Chapter 714: Honey Trap
"The big bad wolf doesn’t want to come out, but he can still spank you."
Kaoru turned around just in time to encounter the increasingly bold little rabbit.
Even Ichinose Honami’s "big rabbit" didn’t dare act recklessly, so he wondered what gave her the confidence to speak to the big bad wolf like this.
Sure enough, Karuizawa Kei’s expression shifted slightly, and she instinctively tried to shrink away, but Kaoru grabbed her wrist and pulled her over forcefully.
"Don’t you dare hit me!"
Karuizawa Kei warned Kaoru with a false show of strength—being spanked was just too embarrassing.
"Fine, no hitting then."
Kaoru smiled faintly; he had plenty of other ways to torment her.
Before the girl could react, Kaoru had already pulled her into his embrace, his fingers slipping under the hem of her pajamas, the smooth skin beneath giving off an exceptionally pleasant sensation.
"Mmm..."
Karuizawa Kei bit her lip, her breathing becoming somewhat enticing.
She couldn’t push Kaoru away, so she could only let this tingling, numbing sensation gradually intensify.
However, at the last moment, Kaoru stopped.
"Go to sleep early, or you’ll miss the bus."
Kaoru withdrew his fingers as if nothing had happened, then picked up Ichinose Honami on the other side, intending to use her as tonight’s hugging pillow.
Karuizawa Kei stared at him blankly, finally realizing this was his form of punishment.
She couldn’t help feeling a bit puffed up with anger, wanting to bite this guy to death.
Ichinose Honami stifled a laugh, but she didn’t dare move recklessly either, because she could feel Kaoru’s reaction. She just quietly extended her small hand.
Of course, she wasn’t going to do anything—she simply wanted to help Kaoru relieve some tension.
By the time Karuizawa Kei fell asleep behind them, Ichinose Honami finally withdrew her small hand, though her clothes were already somewhat disheveled.
"Should we meet them?"
Perhaps due to the feverishness, the girl’s cheeks were flushed, and her heart was beating rapidly.
Kaoru knew exactly who she was referring to and couldn’t help holding the girl in his arms tighter.
"Next time."
After all, it was Tachibana Akane’s birthday, and Kaoru didn’t want to make things messy.
Ichinose Honami gave a soft "mm" in response, then pushed Kaoru lightly, saying shyly, "Stop hugging me, let me change my clothes."
Kaoru hadn’t done anything with her, but he had slightly soiled her clothes.
...
Since the school hadn’t made any public announcements, and Kaoru had always kept a low profile, no one knew he could leave the school.
The only potential trouble was Ichinose Honami and Karuizawa Kei—their friends could easily notice something off, so they had to come up with excuses to brush it aside.
Thus, Ryuen Kakeru remained completely unaware of Kaoru’s disappearance.
He was currently in negotiations with Koenji Rokusuke, who had previously taken a considerable amount of his Personal points.
"I can let last time slide," Ryuen said. "But if you take the money, you do the job. Pay attention during the next exam."
"I’ve already spent it all."
Koenji Rokusuke wore an expression that said, "Do whatever you want."
Hundreds of thousands of Personal points, gone in just a month or two—what a spendthrift!
Ishizaki Daichi, who had been standing behind Ryuen, took a small step forward upon hearing this but forcibly restrained himself.
Ryuen Kakeru had anticipated this and sneered coldly, "Don’t forget, we have transaction records between us. If I expose them, you won’t come out unscathed either."
"Is that a threat?"
Koenji Rokusuke glanced at him a moment longer. "I think if you want to deal with Kaoru, you don’t need me at all."
"Do you have any advice?"
Ryuen showed a bit of patience.
Koenji pointed at Ibuki Mio behind him and dropped a bombshell: "Some people like beautiful girls. Why not just gift him one?"
Ibuki Mio’s expression instantly darkened. She was here to supervise what Ryuen was doing, not to be treated as a present!
"Say that again!"
Faced with Ibuki’s fury, Koenji remained unfazed. "I heard you’re investigating a spy in your class. Why not send one to his side instead?"
Ryuen fell into deep thought, while even Daichi Ishizaki was stunned.
"You want me to be a spy?"
Ibuki couldn’t accept it. "I’d rather die than get close to that guy!"
"I never specified it had to be you. Why are you so worked up?"
Koenji seemed to have discovered something amusing. "Do you dislike Mitoma?"
Ibuki was momentarily speechless, then stiffly replied, "I look down on lecherous types like him from the bottom of my heart."
"Hahaha, perfect! If you take on this role, Mitoma would never expect it!"
Koenji seemed even more pleased but added, "Of course, this is just my suggestion. Whether you act on it or not has nothing to do with me."
"..."
Ibuki took deep breaths, trying to calm herself before she really punched this tasteless jerk.
"I gave you so many Personal Points, and all I get is one suggestion? Doesn’t seem quite fair, Koenji."
Ryuen didn’t comment on Ibuki being a spy but instead looked playfully at Koenji.
"I know rich kids like you look down on people like us. You probably wouldn’t even glance at Class A."
"I’m indeed not interested in any of you. Are you threatening to make me drop out?" Koenji said flatly.
"If it works on you, I’ll use it."
Ryuen smiled fearlessly. "But right now, I just want you to play this Game with us a little longer."
Koenji sighed. "How troublesome. I thought my idea was quite good."
Still, he wasn’t worried about any transaction records. If anything, he had previous transaction records with Kaoru too—they proved nothing.
After securing Koenji’s assurance, Ryuen left the restaurant.
"Hey, you’re not actually planning to make me a spy, are you?"
Ibuki couldn’t help asking.
"Ibuki, can’t you even handle this much?"
Ryuen raised an eyebrow. "If it means defeating Mitoma, I’d even cross-dress. Are you really going to let a mere spy assignment break you?"
Ibuki felt inexplicably aggrieved. "I think there are other ways!"
"Heh, other ways are other ways. To deal with Mitoma, we must use every means possible."
Ryuen dismissed her concerns.
Seeing this, Ibuki’s face flushed with frustration.
Asking her to use a Honey Trap on Kaoru? She’d rather die!
After holding back for a long time, the girl finally blurted out: "What about Manabe and the others?"
"Don’t worry about them. Keep lulling Mitoma into a false sense of security."
Ryuen Kakeru was brimming with confidence. "Once he lets his guard down around us, that’ll be his end."
Daichi Ishizaki scratched his head and muttered quietly, "I think Shiina would be more suitable than Ibuki. Ibuki is too fierce."
"What did you say?!"
Mio Ibuki bristled like a provoked cat.
What did he mean by "too fierce"? She had always been this way.
"That makes sense."
Ryuen Kakeru stroked his chin. "Hiyori has been getting quite close to Kaoru lately. Perhaps she’s more suitable."
"I’ll do it!"
Mio Ibuki declared firmly. "Shiina-san isn’t cut out for this kind of mission at all!"
What a joke—sending Shiina Hiyori on this mission would be like throwing meat buns at a dog, with no hope of return.
However, she didn’t know that Ryuen Kakeru smiled silently to himself.
This was exactly the answer Ryuen had wanted.
How could he not know that Shiina Hiyori was unsuitable? Asking a literary girl to carry out a honey trap would be far too difficult for Shiina Hiyori.
Besides, Shiina Hiyori would never agree to it anyway.
The only person who could handle this mission was Mio Ibuki, because her personality ensured that this girl would never fall into Kaoru’s hands.
Although Ryuen Kakeru wouldn’t stake all his chips on this so-called honey trap.
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