"I'm home——————"
Ai Kitagami, carrying her school bag, returned home looking somewhat tired. She wasn't surprised by the empty house. The white-haired girl dragged herself upstairs to her room, tossed her bag aside, and collapsed onto the bed.
Face down on the soft bed, she then rolled left and right, covering her face with her hands as she did so. This kind of shy, girlish pose was something the original Ai Kitagami would never do. It was precisely because her personality had changed that she was acting so girlish.
"Haa, that kind of thing really..." Ai Kitagami reminisced about the feeling of being pressed against a roadside tree by Kazuma and played with. Now, pulling open her collar, she could still see the kiss marks inside that hadn't faded yet. There were quite a few of these ambiguous marks.
Besides on her towering peaks, there were many left on her neck and shoulders. As for the marks left by Kazuma's hands grabbing her, there were even more.
There wasn't a single place on her body he hadn't grabbed. Everything that should and shouldn't have been touched had been touched by him. Of course, in the end, Kazuma-kun didn't take her virginity. He used his fingers to help her release the fire inside her body.
"Is that the feeling of climax?" Although she didn't know what the real experience of doing it was like, even with just fingers, Ai Kitagami felt very satisfied. Even now, back at home, she was still reminiscing about that sensation.
"Ah, I feel like I'm becoming a girl," Ai Kitagami covered her face with both hands, rolled on the bed a couple more times, then hugged a soft pillow to her chest. Her silver-white hair spilled onto the bed, slightly messy, combined with her body that hadn't completely calmed down after being teased and played with by Kazuma. It made her look a bit more charming and graceful.
"Well, at least it's better than bullying people like I used to," Ai Kitagami murmured to herself, burying her face in her pillow, "And Kazuma-kun..."
"Kazuma-kun is clearly such a good person, so why did I have to bully him before?"
Just as she was thinking about it, her phone suddenly rang.
It was a message from Kazuma. Ai Kitagami had already added him on LINE. It contained a few photos of herself that Kazuma had sent, which made Ai Kitagami blush. "Don't just send these out randomly!"
She had left behind quite a few shameful photos, all of which were now in Kazuma's possession.
"I'm only sending them to you, so remember to save them. Also, Ai Kitagami, you're so cute like this~ Especially when you're shy. To be honest, I've started to like you a little."
"Ugh... cute or whatever... and liking me, he's probably just joking."
Ai Kitagami started rolling around again; she looked every bit like a love-struck girl. As for being a gal? Not a trace of that temperament remained.
Yesterday after school, Sachi had been on edge while out shopping with Kaho, terrified that the dangerous guy would jump out at any moment and bully her and Kaho.
However, in the end, it was just her scaring herself. He had stood them up, and he really did stand them up; he never appeared.
After returning home in the evening, she didn't know if her boyfriend had returned to normal, but he kept calling and texting her incessantly. Sachi ignored all of it; after all, she had already done that with Kazuma, and he had been the one to initiate it.
What was the point of talking about that now?
"Sachi, Kaho—"
Upon hearing the call, the blonde and the blue-haired girl turned around to see Ai Kitagami jogging over. The blue-haired girl with the ponytail was still unaware of the changes in her friend. "Good morning, Ai Kitagami."
"Good morning."
"It's a pity you weren't there yesterday. Sachi and I had a lot of fun at karaoke," Kaho said. "Ai Kitagami, do you want to go together today?"
"I don't mind, but are you guys sure? Wouldn't it get boring going to karaoke all the time?" Ai Kitagami said, walking with a light step beside them. "And I was also quite... happy yesterday."
"Ai Kitagami, what were you busy with yesterday?"
"I was with Kazuma-kun."
Sachi widened her eyes, and for a split second, her expression was one of shock. As for Kaho, the blue-haired girl hadn't realized the severity of the situation yet. "Kazuma? Did you go bully him again, Ai Kitagami? Seriously, you didn't even invite me to such a fun thing."
Was it Ai Kitagami bullying him, or was she being bullied by him? That guy stood them up yesterday—was it to deal with Ai Kitagami? But looking at her expression, she didn't look like someone who had been bullied. What was going on?
Sachi was a bit confused. Could it be that Kazuma didn't do anything to Ai Kitagami?
"Kaho, you've misunderstood. It's not bullying," Ai Kitagami said, pursing her pretty lips and looking seriously at her two friends. "I chatted with Kazuma for a while, and we became good friends."
Huh? The blue-haired girl and the blonde stared blankly at Ai Kitagami, dumbfounded, their brains unable to process what they had just heard.
"About the bullying... I've thought about it. Bullying others like that is really boring, and I don't like treating him that way, so I've deleted all those videos and photos," Ai Kitagami said with a serious face. "Not only that, but I also apologized to Kazuma-kun, and he forgave me."
The two beautiful girls looked as if they had seen a ghost, staring at the white-haired girl with wide, incredulous eyes. "Ai Kitagami, w-what did you say?"
"I've already deleted everything, and I won't bully or threaten Kazuma-kun anymore," Ai Kitagami repeated. "Kaho, Sachi, you guys should delete the photos too."
"Ai Kitagami, you're not serious, are you?"
"Of course I'm serious. Kaho, let's stop doing bad things. Let's be good girls together." The white-haired gal said this with genuine sincerity, from the bottom of her heart, without a hint of a joke, her heart completely firm.
Kaho and the others felt it, which was why they were stunned. They felt their heads spinning. In their trio, Ai Kitagami was the one who led the bullying and was the most vicious at it. And now, what was she saying? She wanted to be a good girl?
Had she taken the wrong medicine?
"Ai Kitagami, you've become so strange. Why are you suddenly saying things like this? It doesn't fit your personality at all. What on earth..." Kaho asked, confused.
"It was us who were strange before. What's the point of bullying others like that? We're not short on money, are we?" Ai Kitagami grabbed their hands. "I've already reconciled with Kazuma-kun and become good friends with him."
"If possible, I hope you'll join me. Even if you can't be friends with him, at least apologize. Although I haven't known him long, I think Kazuma-kun is a very good person. If we keep bullying him, it would be too pathetic... Sachi, Kaho, what do you think?"
This is definitely not Ai Kitagami. This is definitely not the Ai Kitagami I know!
Kaho was numb. She felt like in just one night, she had traveled to a parallel world, a strange and bizarre world. Meanwhile, Sachi, unlike the existential-crisis-having Kaho, had a look of realization in her eyes, as if she understood something.
It was him! It must have been him!!!
Ai Kitagami becoming so strange, her personality changing so drastically—it must be Kazuma's doing! Only someone as mysterious and dangerous as him could do something like this! Sachi screamed internally.
But she didn't dare say anything right now, let alone expose him. It was too dangerous, too scary. It was one thing for her boyfriend to fall for it, but for even Ai Kitagami to be unable to resist his power? Was that guy a monster?!
If he used that on her... Sachi shuddered, terrified that she, too, would be manipulated and toyed with by Kazuma. No, wait, it seemed she had already been manipulated by him... This was truly a sad state of affairs.
"Sachi, say something too. Ai Kitagami has suddenly become so strange; what on earth is going on?"
"I don't know. But... if Ai Kitagami is willing to reconcile with Kazuma-kun, I think... that might not be a bad idea."
Sachi stammered. Clearly, she was part of the surrender faction, having surrendered even earlier than Ai Kitagami.
The only one left, the blue-haired girl, stared at them in disbelief. What was going on? It was one thing for Ai Kitagami to act strange, but why was even Sachi starting to betray them? "You guys, what on earth is wrong with you?"
Before the soul-searching question could be answered, an unexpected voice startled the gals. Kaede, who had appeared behind them at some point, stared at them with a strange look. "The Kazuma-kun you were just talking about, could it be Kazuma?"
Seeing that it was her classmate Kaede, Kaho looked dissatisfied. "What business is it of yours? Don't think just because you're in the Student Council..."
"Kaho, don't be like that," Ai Kitagami quickly grabbed her friend, who was speaking in a nasty tone, and bowed to Kaede. "Kaede-san, I'm sorry. Kaho didn't mean any harm. We were talking about Kazuma. Do you know him too?"
As a student in the same class, Kaede was well aware of the behavior of this gal group. Seeing Ai Kitagami's gentle attitude, she was dumbfounded. "I don't just 'know' him... You didn't do anything excessive to Kazuma, did you?"
Kaede was well aware that these troublesome gals liked to bully people.
"We had a small conflict with Kazuma-kun, but it wasn't a big problem. We've already made up," Ai Kitagami said, bowing repeatedly, her face blushing shyly. "Kazuma-kun and I have become friends."
Kaho and Sachi stood blankly on either side of Ai Kitagami. They were beyond the point of commenting on Ai Kitagami's change; they could only stand there in a daze, their brains in chaos. Kaede looked at the white-haired gal up and down with a strange expression.
The once arrogant and insufferable gal had suddenly changed her attitude. Kaede was able to accept this much better than Sachi and the others, because she knew what kind of ability and power Kazuma possessed.
"Whatever happened between you, you'd better not go looking for trouble with him. This isn't a warning, it's a friendly reminder. Even if you try to bully Kazuma, the only ones who will end up unlucky are yourselves." Kaede cast a sympathetic look at the three gals. "He is the most dangerous existence in this school... Anyway, you'd better watch yourselves."
Watching Kaede's departing figure, Ai Kitagami maintained her usual gentle, water-like demeanor. Sachi wore an expression of agreement.
As for Kaho, she was the only one completely in the dark. However, seeing the unusual Ai Kitagami and then glancing at the silent Sachi, she seemed to have a premonition. 'You guys couldn't possibly...'
*****
30+ advanced chapters are currently available on Patreon.
You can join at https://www.patreon.com/cw/Kushitsu
✨Advanced chapters and NSFW pictures are available on Patreon✨