Stealing Spree

Chapter 1392 Flexible

Usually or at least, in my experience, a girl would be flustered or even scared and angry when I grabbed their hands out of nowhere. That held true for almost everyone I encountered. That seems to be not the case with Saionji. Rather than what I listed above, the only reaction she showed was a fearless grin as if nothing could topple her, followed by a meaningful sidelong glance to Nao situated at her side.

”Resorting to scaring me, are you? Too bad. This is also not going to work, junior~” Upon saying that, her hand wriggled out from my hold and turned the tables on me. Her slender fingers flimsily wrapped around my wrist and yanked me towards her. And while repeating what she just did earlier, she proudly declared, ”I may have been helpless from the rumors about me and my only avenue is to get angry to clear it but this…”

The girl trailed her voice there as she lowered her gaze to my arm or the state of how she effortlessly pulled me over.

”… Junior, this will never be enough—”

Just before she could finish that sentence, I interrupted her with my other arm which instantly made its way to the back of her head.

Slipping my hand beneath her messy ponytail, I firmly grasped her nape. ”What will not be enough, senpai? I never said Iʼm going to scare you. Iʼm simply reciprocating the interest youʼve shown me.”

As I said this, I slowly leaned forward, closing the boundary created by the desks between us. Sheʼs already close enough so it only took a moment for our heads to be at a dangerously close distance.

But as always, it wasnʼt in my intention to kiss her. Itʼs just a surefire and proven way to get a different reaction from everyone. The result varies, of course. And I am expecting this girl to show me something new.

”Youʼre beautiful, I wonʼt refute that. However, compared to my Nao there, youʼre a far second, senpai.” I continued. The same as what she did, I intentionally blew my breath right against her face, resulting in the girl flinching in response. And with her head locked in my hold, her only path of retreat was to turn her head to the side.

Since sheʼs someone very confident about her looks, comparing her to another girl was undoubtedly the best way to hurt her pride.

Right. Similar to earlier when I declared that only Nao could take my breath away, Saionjiʼs slanted eyebrows twitched as she tried to come up with a rebuttal.

Unfortunately for her, I didnʼt give her a chance to do so. ”Everyone has their own way to view things. If youʼre only going to rely on your beauty to stay on top of everything, sooner or later, youʼll find yourself in a ditch. Ah no. The rumors about you mightʼve even stemmed from the way you carried yourself. Say, senpai, what do you think about your classmates? Or, what do you think about those friends you hang out with? Are they your friends because you see them as equals or you just thought them convenient to be with?”

Naturally, what I said was only based on my own assumption that sheʼs egocentric and narcissistic to a fault. I mean, the reason why she decided to chase me was to get validation. That sheʼs beautiful and I got taken in by her beauty. Thatʼs not something a normal person would do, right?

And by interacting with her here, the way she never wanted to take a loss proved how much she thinks highly of herself. If sheʼs like this everyday, I wonʼt be surprised if my guess that she became a target of rumors by those jealous or just annoyed at her to drag her off her high seat.

As for the friends… well, it really depends on how she treated them. Either theyʼre genuine, cut from the same cloth as her, or just using her to label themselves as the ʼcool kidsʼ or the popular group.

I waited for half a minute before relaxing my grip on her nape. Although she wouldnʼt appreciate that as sheʼs still not affected by the pressure that I was trying to place on her, it would help me in giving her a false sense of security.

And sure enough, the girlʼs countenance experienced a slight change. She dropped the notion to rebut on how I see Nao as someone more beautiful than her and digested my words while still emanating full confidence in herself.

Most likely, sheʼs running it in her skewed perception that everything revolves around her. She wouldnʼt realize her flaws.

”Huh? What are you on about? Iʼm the queen of my class. Everyone can only bow down to my splendor. And my friends? I suppose I can consider them as my royal guards. Howʼs that?”

See that? If Elizabethʼs chuunibyou antics could be called cute and hilarious, this girlʼs claims were just outright absurd and ultimately belonged to her own created world.

Perhaps, if I picked one of her classmates and asked him what he thinks of the girl, heʼs probably going to answer very carefully to not upset her.

”Iʼll give that answer 30 points out of 100,” I answered while shaking my head.

Saionji naturally couldnʼt accept that. ”You… Youʼre just changing the subject! You canʼt scare and pressure me so now youʼre denying what is the universal truth.”

”Not really. Have you ever seen me gasping at your beauty? No, right? Because compared to the girls around me, theyʼre far lovelier than you.” Withdrawing both of my arms from her nape and her hold, I then leaned back on my seat before gesturing for Nao to return to my side.

And instead of letting her sit down on the same chair, I placed her on my lap and kissed her intimately. Faced with that scene, Saionji unknowingly groaned, interrupting her thoughts.

While she was still trying to recollect herself, I paused on kissing my girl and continued, ”Alright. If you want to report me, go on and do that, senpai. Iʼm not scared. But just to let you know, Iʼm not a trespasser. Iʼm on official business here along with a teacher from my school.”

After saying that, I pointed at my armband that she probably didnʼt pay attention to or disregarded earlier. Although that wouldnʼt prove my legitimacy for being here, itʼs enough to get her out of the loop again.

Saionji frowned and clicked her tongue in annoyance.

”Oh. Before you can point it out. Meeting Nao here in this room is just my personal agenda. You can use that to report me. Iʼll probably get scolded by the teacher I came here with but thatʼs fine. Itʼs all worth it.”

Upon saying that, I turned my attention back to Nao to catch her lips once again. However, she dodged me and said, ”Idiot Ruki. Why tell her that? Sheʼs a junior and very ignorant of your reason for being here. She has no idea that you have just cleared her from suspicion.”

Mhm. Nao is truly a great assistant. For her to anticipate what she has to say after I revealed, she truly deserves my praise.

If I revealed that myself, I doubt it would make an impact on the girl. But as soon as Nao mentioned that, the girl who was already starting to look conflicted rose from her seat, a puzzled expression on her face.

”Wait… What cleared me from suspicion? I donʼt get it.”

Nao looked at me first to make sure that we were on the same page.

”Listen, heʼs here to ask me for information. Not just to meet me. Youʼre about to get in trouble from the rumors revolving around you. Now, with Ruki confirming that youʼre not in a relationship with that teacher, youʼve just been saved from the scrutiny.”

”… No, I still donʼt get it. Why do I have to be in trouble just because of an absurd rumor? I didnʼt do anything!”

”Yeah. You probably didnʼt. But you see, Ruki has been trying to let you realize that everyone has a different perception and you refused to listen. If he didnʼt encounter you here, the information he will acquire might be based on the statements of others or observing your surroundings. Just with the way you act, I can already imagine the other students talking badly about you. So…”

”… No. Youʼre lying. Iʼm just being myself! I donʼt need to adjust…”

As expected, Saionji still refused to bend. But thatʼs fine, itʼs already affecting her, after all.

And thatʼs why I took the wheel from Nao and cut off Saionji, ”I agree. You donʼt need to adjust, senpai. Youʼre kinda interesting as you are. However, wonʼt you at least be flexible? For example, leave this room for us. You wonʼt see me again after today anyway...”

All of this just to send her away peacefully. But then again, with her fearlessness, scaring her wouldnʼt be effective. By revealing to her the reason why I am here and also informing her of my intention, Nao and I could only hope for this girl to be possessed by reason.

After a minute or so of struggling in her mind, the girl whose head wouldnʼt hang low, swung down as she slumped on the desk. And with a feeble voice than normal, she muttered, ”I… have no idea if what youʼre saying is true but… I donʼt have anywhere else to go. I canʼt return in the middle of the class.”

Hmm? Where does the fearless girl go?