After breaking up, my ex asked me to win her back

Before Hosaka Yui made a decision, let's talk about her past.

It's about how she became connected with Kiryu Hina and how she was saved.

Baba activities, commonly known as the "round corner."

A type of social interaction prevalent in the Island Nation between female students and older men.

Sadly and regrettably, Hosaka Yui had once fallen into this situation.

In the past, due to her broken family, she turned to extremes, made an online boyfriend who half-tricked and half-forced her into using this method to make money.

Her boyfriend was scum.

Hosaka Yui knew this well but couldn't resist his violence.

Until Kiryu Hina appeared, like an angel, and redeemed her.

She not only successfully broke up with her boyfriend but also completely escaped from that filthy trade and finally was able to live upright and normal in the sunshine.

Afterward, Hosaka Yui became a loyal supporter of Kiryu Hina, keeping in touch from time to time.

For her, Hosaka Yui could do anything, not to mention just figuring out a way to get a couple to sleep together.

She accomplished that task.

But trouble followed closely behind.

The man and woman she dealt with, one of them was Uka's former Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee, who still had a significant influence within the school.

She showed Hosaka Yui some videos taken by her ex-boyfriend, recorded to sell for money.

She absolutely couldn't let them leak, or she would lose a place to belong.

Hosaka Yui clearly recognized this.

But the price was betraying the most respected person.

Her choice was...

"I... refuse!"

Hosaka Yui's face darkened with displeasure, but still, clenching her teeth and fists, she firmly voiced her inner answer.

She would rather get hurt herself than trouble the person who had once saved her.

She believed it was the right thing to do.

"Oh? More courageous than I thought."

Ayakoji Chiyoko's face gradually turned cold, perhaps she had not predicted this outcome, "Your loyalty is utterly useless, Kiryu Hina considers you as just a pawn to be discarded anytime, can't you even see that?"

"....."

But Hosaka Yui just silently did not respond and remained unmoved.

The air became tense.

"Let's each take a step back,"

The standoff was broken by Kagura Hikaru speaking out: "Hosaka Yui, if you don't want your dirt spread out, then go to the Society Discussion Meeting and admit to your own wrongdoings voluntarily, but you don't need to mention anything about Kiryu Hina. President Ayakoji, what do you think?"

Ayakoji Chiyoko closed her eyes: ".....I can agree to this condition."

"Hosaka Yui, your decision?"

".....Okay, I will go."

"That settles it."

Kagura Hikaru concluded with this statement.

Later, Ayakoji Chiyoko added some details, making Hosaka Yui publicly admit that the post and the housing records were falsified by her, thus ending the series of pranks with an accusation of libel.

She had no other choice but to agree.

With this, the matter was truly resolved, and Ayakoji Chiyoko released some of the pent-up frustration in her heart.

Although this time she failed to implicate Kiryu Hina and strip off her pristine disguise, it did expose Hosaka Yui as a hidden pawn, tarnishing her reputation to the point that Kiryu Hina would find her too tainted to use again.

Both sides barely reached a draw.

The three parted ways in the courtyard.

On the way back to the room, Ayakoji Chiyoko couldn't help but snort and express, "Men really are unreliable, both the matter about Hosaka Yui and previously Ruzaki Mami."

If it weren't for Hosaka Yui's ex-boyfriend handing over leverage for free, it wouldn't have been easy for Ayakoji Chiyoko to find anything else to hold her down.

She appreciated this fact on one hand and despised the guy who easily betrayed his ex-girlfriend on the other.

Kagura Hikaru discontentedly said, "What's unreliable is human nature, not men."

Ayakoji Chiyoko glanced at him and scoffed, "There's a typical example right here—you, a scumbag."

"...I am aware of that."

"Since you know that, what gives you the courage to pursue me? Do you know how unpopular people like you are among girls?"

"..."

"Let me make it clear, I'm not one of those little girls who only look at faces." Ayakoji Chiyoko flicked her hair and strode away, "Allowing you to be my companion is already a tremendous favor."

[If you perform well, ignoring that dark past isn't out of the question, after all, it's that dead woman who was hurt, not me.]

[It's just that his having thoughts about me is somewhat...]

[You have gained through mind-reading: Judo +2]

[Judo lv4 (80/100)]

The imagery for mind-reading is a hotel room under the moonlight.

A change in mindset likely started from there.

"Is that so..."

Kagura Hikaru smiled silently.

The gap between him and Ayakoji Chiyoko was gradually narrowing, much more than before their trip to the Capital City.

It seemed there was hope to continue the plan.

...

A discussion to follow.

Or rather, this outcome.

The Society Discussion Meeting reported Hosaka Yui's confession; she admitted that the accommodation record was false information she fabricated on her own.

Due to the severity, the school ordered her to reflect at home for three days of suspension.

Three days later, Hosaka Yui returned to school and left the Kendo Club.

Then, she joined the Student Council.

It seemed that Kiryu Hina was not the type to disdain touching a tainted blade; she gladly accepted the stranded Hosaka Yui, using her own strength to provide her a haven and took on all the external skepticism.

When Kagura Hikaru and Hosaka Yui met again on the campus, the latter even thanked him with a smile: "If it weren't for this, perhaps I wouldn't have the chance to get closer to President Kiryu. I should actually thank you all."

Saying so, she happily chased after the figure of Kiryu Hina with files in her arms.

Now, she was the accountant of the Student Council.

Hosaka Yui found a better refuge, and Kiryu Hina gained even more loyalty.

Kagura Hikaru also took this opportunity to ease his relationship with Ayakoji Chiyoko.

Only the final Ayakoji Chiyoko, it seemed she maneuvered a lot but didn't reap any visible benefits.

Losers look like winners, and winners look like losers.

This made Kagura Hikaru once again feel as if everything was within Hina's control — a déjà vu.

All events were moving in a direction favorable to her.

If this was mere coincidental luck, frightening.

If this was the result of precise calculation, frightening.

Summary: What a terrifying woman.

She was just like the mastermind behind the scenes in stories.

As a result, in this story, Kagura Hikaru once again played a role who was manipulated from start to finish. Discover more stories at empire

Was he really that foolish?

No, it was because he never tried to actively understand external matters.

Every time, he simply stood in place looking up at the sky, waiting for man-made disasters to fall upon him, solve them, and then look up at the sky again, waiting.

Perhaps neither Hina nor Ayakoji Chiyoko discussed their plans with him because they saw through the passive mentality deep within Kagura Hikaru.

After all, when will such days end?

He often thought of this lately.