Chapter 510: The Secret That Was Supposed to Be Told
Chapter 510: The Secret That Was Supposed to Be Told
“It tastes good~”
After licking her lips, still savoring it, this move was done alluringly by Evil God-sama, but Himekoji didn’t have time to admire it. He blankly looked at the returned Carp Soup for Pregnancy Care she gave back, his mind went blank, and he didn’t know what to do.
It’s not…
This soup should not be drunk!
He wanted to explain the hidden reason to her, but he opened his mouth and didn’t know how to start. After all, even he himself wasn’t clear about the strange Carp Soup for Pregnancy Care.
But then he thought—since she already drank it, bringing it up later wouldn’t do anything. Even if Kasumigaoka believed him, it would just lead to worry and fear.
Himekoji then pushed down the urge to tell her, slowly took a breath, and quietly prayed for Kasumigaoka to be okay.
Maybe he was just overthinking?
Yukinoshita drank it and had a big effect because Yukinoshita was already pregnant, but Kasumigaoka was fine—so it shouldn’t cause sudden problems… right?
He used this to convince himself, but still felt a bit worried for Kasumigaoka.
Seeing Himekoji lost in thought, Kasumigaoka waved her hand in front of his face in confusion.
“What’s wrong? Are you too cheap to share one bowl of soup?”
Pretending to be angry, she tried to scare him.
Himekoji was snapped back to reality and quickly shook his head to deny it.
“How could that be?”
“You probably aren’t that stingy! And—”
She paused at this point. Kasumigaoka suddenly glanced at Himekoji meaningfully, then lightly stepped closer. She bent her finger and gently tapped his chest one by one, making the mood turn romantic. Evil God-sama said softly and charmingly,
“I only drank one bowl, but a certain Pervert drank a whole vat from me~~”
“Cough! Cough!”
Himekoji instantly remembered that night in Wagou City, and how heavy that vat of bathwater was…
He hadn’t expected Kasumigaoka to bring this up and was caught off guard. He started coughing loudly, his face turning red.
After finally catching his breath, he feigned innocence and tried to defend himself.
“I didn’t drink it!”
“What did you use it for then?”
As if getting interested now, the finger she was using for tapping started drawing circles on his chest. It tickled a bit, and even with Himekoji’s strong will, his mind began to wander.
“Nothing! I did nothing!”
With her soft body and faint scent close, Himekoji couldn’t take it and wanted to step back. But Kasumigaoka acted much faster—before he moved, she elegily moved away. Evil God-sama put her hands behind her back like it was funny, facing him, taking small steps back to put space between them.
The ticklish feeling faded fast, and Himekoji sighed in relief, glad he hadn’t done something stupid. But he still felt a bit sad.
“I have a secret I was going to tell you.”
Hearing Kasumigaoka say this, Himekoji looked at her in surprise.
Evil God-sama playfully blinked.
“But now I have to keep it myself.”
After saying this, the girl waved her hand and turned away coolly.
“Wait!”
Himekoji grabbed her instinctively. What Kasumigaoka said made no sense, but he felt she hadn’t spoken everything.
Bringing up how Kasumigaoka said she’d tried to find him a few days ago but couldn’t…
“Let go…”
Kasumigaoka spoke to him, but her eyes strangely looked around.
“Everyone’s watching! Don’t do that kind of thing right here…”
After Kasumigaoka’s reminder, Himekoji finally noticed that it was lunch break, and the hall was full of classmates coming and going.
After Kasumigaoka’s words, things got even more awkward. The looks from others even seemed hot and intense.
It felt like a misunderstanding!
Himekoji was in a hurry to clear himself and quickly spoke.
“I wouldn’t do that kind of thing right here! Wait, what exactly is that kind of thing you’re talking about?!”
Kasumigaoka didn’t answer. She smiled with her eyes, let her long lashes fall, and looked down at the hand Himekoji was firmly grabbing hers with.
Not just Kasumigaoka’s look, but the people around also fixed their attention there. This touch was clear and obvious—ordinary classmates wouldn’t act so close and open in public.
Himekoji saw the problem right away and embarrassingly let go.
Kasumigaoka smiled at him and slipped away lightly.
Himekoji snapped back to reality and wanted to chase her. But the class bell rang just then, and he ran after her for a couple steps resentfully. Then he found he was still holding a trash bin—he’d forgotten about taking out the trash because of the delay. When he looked up, there was no sign of Evil God-sama, so he shook his head and gave up, just going to toss the waste.
He wondered what secret Kasumigaoka had meant, but it might be Evil God-sama being tricksy to prank him. After all, he’d been fooled too many times, almost getting psychological damage.
He thought about it without results all the way back, but when he entered the Classroom and started listening to the lesson, he finally stopped.
…
The afternoon classes passed just like that.
Himekoji packed his bag and waited early by the Classroom door for Rikka.
It was Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye’s first day at school, and he wasn’t sure if she could adjust well to daily life there. He came to pick her up.
“Hello, senior!”
“Hello, upperclassman!”
“Hello, Pervert-sama!”
“Hello~ Hello~”
Himekoji handled the warm greetings from younger students, smiling on the surface but feeling secretly proud. This must be what people meant by being well-known—he couldn’t hide even from juniors.
He easily found Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye among the crowd. She was surrounded by classmates, seeming to have blended in already.
His worries seemed pointless now. Seeing this, Himekoji felt truly happy for Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye from his heart.
When Himekoji saw her, Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye also noticed him right away, like spotting a lifesaver. Her tiny body jumped eagerly among the people, waving her arms to send a help signal.
Himekoji understood after a pause, then went over with a laugh to rescue Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye.
It turned out Rikka and Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye had just switched control.
Earlier, Rikka had agreed with classmates to go eat sweets, shop at the mall, and sing after school. But the moment the bell rang, Rikka called Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye to take over, tossing that big mess onto the latter.
The classmates she’d promised with gathered noisily around Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye. But Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye didn’t even know their names. Hearing them chatter about the plans, especially when they mentioned singing, her small face fell.
Seeing her so flustered, Himekoji couldn’t help but laugh. Who would have thought Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye—calm even facing death—could be anxious about this.
“Hurry up and help me say no…”
Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye anxiously stamped her feet, tugging Himekoji’s shirt as she begged over and over.
“Relax, relax. Leave it to me.”
Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye sighed with relief just then, but right after, Himekoji turned and sold her out.
“Rikka is yours now, have fun~~”
Himekoji pulled a bundle of money from his wallet and stuffed it into Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye’s pocket. He patted her shoulder to cheer her on.
“Go for it! If you don’t know what to do or it gets tough, just dump it on Rikka.”
“How could you?!”
Pushed toward the group of classmates without warning, Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye couldn’t believe it—sold out by the one she trusted most!
That guy even shamelessly winked at her with a grin.
“Come on, Rikka! Didn’t you invite us?”
“I’m only going for sweets with you because of Rikka!”
“Rikka, when did you meet senior Himekoji?”
“Wow! You hid this all along! When will you introduce me?”
…
Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye was nervously dragged off by a bunch of eager classmates just like that.
Himekoji stood there smiling and watched them go.
He felt okay letting her go with them for two reasons. First, this whole thing was surely planned by Rikka to help Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye blend into the class faster—he didn’t want to ruin her kindness.
The second, bigger reason was that all those classmates Rikka invited were girls!
If even one boy was there, Himekoji would never have let Lady of the Wicked Lord’s Eye play with them.
It’s fine for female classmates, but definitely not for male classmates.
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