Chapter 200

After the young man named Jian left, Hayasaka Aya finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was fine during the competition, but when the competition ended and she realized it was already midnight, and she was in a room with a man she didn’t know very well, it was impossible for her not to feel nervous and wary.

“Phew, I’ll go take a shower first.” Hayasaka Ai took out a white short-sleeved shirt from her shoulder bag. This was a spare shirt she kept at school in case of any emergencies, for herself or Kaguya Shinomiya to change into. She didn’t expect to need it here. It was a pity that she didn’t have any underwear or skirt to change into.

Hayasaka Ai took off her school uniform in the bathroom, revealing her fair skin. The girl was only wearing light blue underwear, which was then removed, revealing her youthful and alluring body.

With a “whoosh,” Hayasaka Ai turned on the warm water from the showerhead, letting the warm water flow over her body, the glistening water running down the girl’s beautiful body.

It took about half an hour for Hayasaka Ai to quickly wash herself and come out of the bathroom. She first dried her golden hair with a towel and then found a hair dryer.

“I remember it being here.” Hayasaka Ai had found the hairdryer while tidying the room earlier. “Found it.”

After spending another ten minutes drying his hair, Hayasaka Aisa collapsed onto the bed with a “thud.” Although the evening’s competition was not primarily physical, it had taken a toll on his mental energy, and a wave of fatigue washed over him as he lay down on the bed.

The blonde girl with a side ponytail turned on her phone. Her conversation with Kaguya Shinomiya ended after dinner, and she hadn’t received any messages since, probably to avoid disturbing her. It was already past midnight, and Hayasaka Ai had only sent a “I’m safe” text message. She would talk to Kaguya about the details tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Hayasaka Ai returned to the Shinomiya family home first and went straight to Shinomiya Kaguya’s room, knocking lightly on the door.

The door clicked open, and Kaguya Shinomiya peeked out from behind it. “You’re finally back, Hayasaka. I was so worried last night. I wouldn’t have been able to sleep if I hadn’t received your text message.”

“I’m sorry to have worried you.” After Kaguya Shinomiya opened the door, Ai Hayasaka entered her room, and the two girls sat down on the bed again.

“Hmm,” Kaguya Shinomiya shook her head. “Hayasaka, everything you did was for me. It’s not right for me to worry about you. I hope nothing happened last night.”

“It’s alright, let me tell you what happened yesterday…” Hayasaka Ai recounted the events of yesterday to Shinomiya Kaguya.

“So you’re saying any competition is fine, as long as it’s reasonable?” Kaguya Shinomiya’s red eyes lit up, as if she had seen a glimmer of hope.

“That’s true, but as you just learned, Miss, that guy is incredibly freakish. I didn’t win a single game all night, or rather, since the afternoon.” It’s a little embarrassing to say, but that’s the truth.

“Indeed, but with our efforts, Hayasaka and I should be able to find a way. It’s at least more hopeful than defeating a super-powerful corporation.” Kaguya Shinomiya clenched her small fist to encourage herself and Ai Hayasaka.

“Young Miss, do you mean it’s still difficult to persuade the head of the family?” Judging from Kaguya Shinomiya’s behavior, she seems to be placing more hope on defeating that person named Ken. This is to be expected. If the head of the Shinomiya family could be easily persuaded, they wouldn’t need to negotiate with that person.

“Hmm.” Kaguya Shinomiya felt like she hadn’t even said a few words before it was over. Her father’s unquestionable attitude made her very uncertain, which is why she seemed quite excited when Ai Hayasaka told her about the other side of the story.

“I understand. Let’s quickly discuss a strategy. I remember that you are good at…” So the two began to discuss how to deal with the enemy until it was time for school.

Kaguya Shinomiya set off first in the car that usually took her to and from school, followed by Ai Hayasaka. After leaving the Shinomiya residence, Ai Hayasaka immediately called someone to confirm when the competition could begin that day.

Originally, the other party said to continue after school in the afternoon, but after Hayasaka Ai insisted, it was changed to start at 10:00 AM. Therefore, when Hayasaka Ai arrived at Shuchiin Academy, she met up with Shinomiya Kaguya and asked the school teacher for leave together.

As a maid assigned to Kaguya Shinomiya, Hayasaka Ai has the task of reporting Kaguya’s movements at school. However, this also means that if she wants to hide something, the Shinomiya family may not know what is happening at school. For example, Kaguya has someone she likes. This is probably the only thing Hayasaka Ai feels is beneficial about being a spy maid.

The school teachers naturally granted them leave, given their status as the eldest daughters of the Shinomiya family. As soon as the two girls left the academy, they took a taxi to a multi-purpose dojo.

Kaguya Shinomiya booked this dojo after discussing it with Ai Hayasaka this morning. Of course, this is not the Shinomiya family’s dojo; it’s just that Kaguya Shinomiya used her financial power to book the entire place. Her savings are much greater than Ai Hayasaka’s, so today’s matches can basically be held in the dojo.

“This must be the Tenrakuai Dojo.” Since the agreed time was 10 a.m., I went out after eating the delicious breakfast prepared by Sakuya. During that time, I only went to the Homura Confectionery Shop to buy some sweets and met with a beautiful mature woman. After giving Kosaka Kinuho a special breakfast, I went to the location that Hayasaka Ai had sent a message to.

The walls of the temple, visible from the outside, are hundreds of meters long, indicating that it is a large temple. Entering the temple further confirms this, suggesting that the Tianluohe Temple is composed of several temples and is a comprehensive temple.

“Excuse me, are you Mr. Jian?” As soon as I entered the dojo, a staff member who had been waiting at the entrance asked me.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Okay, please come in. Ms. Shinomiya and Ms. Hayasaka are already waiting inside.” The dojo staff gestured for me to enter, and I nodded and followed behind them.

“This is it.” After walking with the dojo staff for about ten minutes, we stopped in front of a dojo sign with a camellia flower hanging on it. The dojo staff opened a door for me.

I took off my shoes and stepped onto the wooden corridor. I said “thank you for your help” to the staff and entered the Camellia Dojo. Upon seeing this, the staff bowed, closed the door, and withdrew.

As soon as I entered the Camellia Hall, I saw the blonde and black-haired girl sitting upright on the cushions, with a tea set in front of them. I think I already knew what the first competition would be today.

I walked toward the two girls. As a flower tea dojo, it was smaller than a regular kendo or judo dojo, but it was usually used to teach those who came to learn, so as a dojo, it was still larger than a regular tea room.

The floor wasn’t made of wood but of tatami mats. Hayasaka Ai and Shinomiya Kaguya were sitting in the center, both wearing black school uniforms. Could they have skipped class? But given their status, it was more likely they had asked for leave.

“I didn’t keep you waiting long, did I?” I sat cross-legged directly opposite the two girls, with a dark blue cushion just like theirs under my bottom.

“Yes, we’ve been waiting here for a while. Could you please schedule it a little earlier next time, like nine o’clock?” Hayasaka Ai crossed her arms over her chest, lifting her well-developed breasts.

The two of them had indeed been at the dojo for a while, about an hour and a half. Of course, they hadn’t been sitting in the Camellia Dojo waiting the whole time; they had just come in about ten minutes early to prepare.

“Miss Hayasaka, you’re overthinking it. Let alone coming earlier, I might have to postpone it tomorrow. After all, if you hadn’t been pestering me like a little devil today, I wouldn’t have come at ten o’clock.” I said helplessly, spreading my hands.

“You little devil…you little devil?” Hayasaka Ai made the call after Shinomiya Kaguya left the Shinomiya family home for school, so Shinomiya Kaguya didn’t know what Hayasaka Ai was talking about.

But a troublesome little imp? Kaguya Shinomiya had never seen anything like Hayasaka Ai, or rather, she couldn’t even imagine it. Therefore, when the girl heard this, she widened her beautiful red eyes in surprise.

“Young Miss, don’t listen to his nonsense!” Seeing Kaguya Shinomiya’s surprised look, Hayasaka Ai quickly explained to her, then glared at me with her sky-blue eyes, “You bastard, what nonsense are you talking about? I’m not like some kind of troublesome fairy. I was just arguing my point.”

“Don’t get excited, just crack a joke to lighten the mood. You two seem pretty nervous.” Of course, Hayasaka Ai’s phone call this morning wasn’t like a nagging little devil bothering me; otherwise, things would probably be very different now.

“Is this the kind of joke you can just make? Besides, a tense atmosphere isn’t necessarily a bad thing; it can boost our fighting spirit.” Hayasaka Ai snorted coldly. If it weren’t for the upcoming match, she might have stepped forward to teach this guy a lesson, but today she should have that opportunity.

“Phew, that’s good. I thought you did something weird that you didn’t want to do for me, Hayasaka.” Kaguya Shinomiya patted her chest. Relatively speaking, Kaguya Shinomiya’s breasts were a little smaller than Ai Hayasaka’s, which was about the development level of a normal girl.

Strange things… Well, given Kaguya Shinomiya’s knowledge of that area, it might indeed be true. Anyway, it’s not a bad thing, and Hayasaka Ai felt her anger subside a bit.

“The misunderstanding has been cleared up, congratulations!”

“Whose fault do you think this is?!”

“Okay, I’ll pay attention next time. So, who’s coming today? With this location and the tea set laid out in front of you, shouldn’t we be competing in the art of tea? Of course, if you just want me to brew a good pot of tea, that’s fine too.”

I glanced at the complete tea set in front of me. Whether it was Hayasaka Ai, who was likely Kaguya Shinomiya’s maid, or Kaguya Shinomiya, who was a young lady, they should both have some knowledge of it.

“Dream on. Today, the young lady will compete against you first. The first competition is as you can see: the tea ceremony.” Hayasaka Ai rolled her eyes at me, then briefly explained the situation.

While Hayasaka Ai was speaking, Shinomiya Kaguya exhaled and closed her eyes. After Hayasaka Ai finished speaking, Shinomiya Kaguya opened her eyes, but her temperament had changed completely, becoming the cold and aloof temperament she had when they first met.

“As Hayasaka said, nice to meet you.” Kaguya Shinomiya placed her slender white hands forward on the tatami mat, tilting them together. Then, the girl bowed slightly, displaying impeccable manners, though her demeanor remained icy.

“Nice to meet you.” Some people may find the aloof Kaguya Shinomiya unapproachable, but I still find her to have a unique charm.

“Then let’s get ready to begin. Miss, you can go first, right?” Hayasaka Ai acted as the referee, moving from sitting next to Shinomiya Kaguya to a position slightly above and to the side of me and Shinomiya Kaguya.

“Can.”

Kaguya Shinomiya first boils the water, then pours the boiling water into the teapot and various teacups, and then quickly pours it out to clean and warm the teawares before putting the oolong tea into the teapot.

“Although we couldn’t bring the tea set, the tea is top-quality oolong tea that we brought from the Shinomiya family. It should be good enough for this competition.” Hayasaka Ai acted as both referee and commentator.

After placing the oolong tea into the teapot, Kaguya Shinomiya poured boiling water into it again, tapping the spout three times as she did so—a gesture of respect to the guest.

Once the boiling water was above the spout of the teapot, Kaguya Shinomiya used her fair, delicate hands to pick up the lid and brush away the floating tea dust. Then she put the lid back on and poured the boiling water over the entire teapot.

While waiting for the tea to brew, Kaguya Shinomiya used tea tongs to place the aroma cup and tasting cup in groups on the tea tray. The girl’s movements were elegant and pleasing to the eye.

Once the tea was brewed, Kaguya Shinomiya poured the tea from the teapot into the fairness cup so that everyone could enjoy tea with consistent color, aroma, and taste. Then she poured the tea into the aroma cups, filling them to about seven-tenths full. In this way, the tea was considered brewed.

“Please.” Kaguya Shinomiya gestured to me with her delicate, fair hand, and then gestured to Ai Hayasaka as well.

Upon hearing this, I picked up the aroma cup and poured the tea into the tasting cup. I first took a light sniff of the lingering fragrance in the aroma cup, and then used three fingers to hold the tasting cup and slowly sipped the oolong tea that Shinomiya Kaguya had brewed.

“Not bad.” Thick, mellow, smooth, and soft, the tea soup has a rich, sweet, and lingering flavor. After carefully tasting Shinomiya Kaguya’s oolong tea, it was my turn.

My tea-brewing techniques are similar to those of Kaguya Shinomiya, but the difference is that I incorporate a natural state of mind, focusing on the “way” of the tea ceremony.

The most direct feeling was that of the two girls, Hayasaka Ai and Shinomiya Kaguya. A sense of being immersed in nature arose spontaneously. Even though I was just watching from the side, my mind seemed to be moved by them.

After tasting the tea I brewed, the two girls had to admit that they had lost this time. I took a sip of my own tea, glanced at the two girls, and said, “Actually, my tea-brewing technique is basically the same as that of Lady Shinomiya.”

“Then why do they taste so different?” Hayasaka Ai could tell that the two people’s methods were extremely similar, and she even had a feeling that the guy did it on purpose.

Kaguya Shinomiya looked at me silently in response to this question. I gave a simple explanation to the two girls’ doubts: “In the tea ceremony, you have already fallen behind when you mix the mindset of competition into it. Although you may seem to have put these things aside on the surface, you have not really done so in your heart, have you?”

Kaguya Shinomiya remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement with what I said. “With the invisible coordination between my state of mind and my actions, you should have felt a sense of peace and tranquility. This relaxed and peaceful tea drinking is the embodiment of the tea ceremony, isn’t it?”

“I understand.” Kaguya Shinomiya put down the teacup she was holding and bowed slightly to me. “I’ve learned a lot. This time, we accept our defeat wholeheartedly.”

“Don’t worry about it. It’s not easy for you young girls to understand that kind of mindset.” Perhaps it was due to the influence of her mindset, but Kaguya Shinomiya’s cold demeanor seemed to have softened somewhat.

The same goes for Hayasaka Ai. She used to give me disapproving looks from time to time because of the jokes before, but she’s much better now. In short, both girls’ moods have calmed down during this tea tasting.

“So, how about it, Ms. Hayasaka, you and I have a tea ceremony competition?” After leisurely enjoying half an hour of oolong tea, I turned my gaze to Hayasaka Ai, who had recently returned to sit next to Kaguya Shinomiya.

“Next, it will indeed be my turn, but not for the tea ceremony. Since you can’t beat me in the tea ceremony, I don’t need to waste my time.” Hayasaka Ai’s tea ceremony skills are about the same as Shinomiya Kaguya’s. Even if she explained why Shinomiya Kaguya lost, Hayasaka Ai didn’t think she could understand it all at once.

“The right choice. In that case, Ms. Hayasaka, what you will be competing in next is…” This is a flower tea dojo, not a dojo for teaching how to brew flower tea, but a dojo that combines flower arranging and tea ceremony. Could it be that the next competition is flower arranging? However, Hayasaka Ai’s answer was not what I expected.

“Fighting, I’m going to spar with you in karate next.” Karate was a self-defense technique that Hayasaka Ai learned. In fact, Shinomiya Kaguya also has a certain level of skill in martial arts, although the reasons and types of martial arts she learned are different. Shinomiya Kaguya learned judo.

However, out of concern for Kaguya Shinomiya’s own safety, Ai Hayasaka took the initiative to accept the fighting match, and she also wanted to take this opportunity to teach her opponent a lesson, if possible.

“Fighting? Ms. Hayasaka, are you sure?” Judging from Hayasaka Ai’s words, she must have learned some fighting techniques. However, women are generally at a disadvantage compared to men in fighting, especially an adult male like me compared to a girl.

“That’s right, what, are you scared?” Hayasaka Ai’s karate was taught by a very powerful female karate master. In her words, she already had a first-dan black belt, which was no worse than that of men of the same level. And a black belt is not something that can be achieved easily.

“No, that’s not true. It’s just that Hayasaka mentioned fighting techniques but didn’t specify karate. Can I use other fighting techniques instead?” It’s not that I can’t use karate, but if I can use other techniques, I think there would be more interesting options.

“Because I don’t know if you know karate, what if you refuse outright? So you can use whichever fighting technique you like.” Hayasaka Ai is confident in her own fighting skills, and she also has backup plans even if she loses.

“I see. Well then, I’ll make a concession too. I won’t dodge during this fight,” I said thoughtfully, stroking my chin.

“Hmm? You said it yourself, don’t go back on your word when you lose.” This wasn’t good news for Hayasaka Ai. For the other party to say that, it meant either excessive arrogance or absolute confidence in their own abilities. Based on their current interactions, Hayasaka Ai leaned towards the latter.

In any case, Hayasaka Ai would not refuse such favorable conditions. Her opponent might be very strong in combat, but perhaps because of these limitations, he might not be able to unleash his full potential. In that case, it would be hard to say whether he could defeat her.

“No, it won’t.” With that, both sides reached an agreement. Then it was time to change places and clothes. I had already checked the dojo before I came, just in case. There was nothing that would invade people’s privacy, so changing clothes here shouldn’t be a problem.

It took me about ten minutes to get to the karate dojo. The dojo was made up of rectangular wooden floors, with a square karate sparring mat in the center.

I didn’t have to wait long. Five minutes later, Hayasaka Ai and Shinomiya Kaguya arrived at the dojo together. Hayasaka Ai changed her side ponytail hairstyle to a hairstyle tied back, and at the same time, she changed into a pure white karate uniform. The sleeves of the karate uniform reached the middle of the girl’s forearms, and she wore a white T-shirt under the uniform.

A black ribbon was tied around the girl’s slender waist, and long trousers covered her long, jade-like legs, but revealed her bare, exquisite feet.

Hayasaka Ai’s small, round toes were also painted with light blue nail polish, and her fair, rosy soles could be faintly seen as she walked.

“Not wearing protective gear?” I was a little disappointed that Hayasaka Ai would wear protective gear, since it would cover some parts of the girl’s body.

“You weren’t wearing protective gear either,” Hayasaka Ai retorted, raising a delicate eyebrow.

“Does this mean we’re on the same wavelength?” I snapped my fingers and said as if I had reached a conclusion.

“Tch, who said we’re on the same wavelength? Shameless.” Hayasaka Ai waved her small, white fist. The reason she wasn’t wearing protective gear was because her attack power would be higher without it, so she would have to rely on herself for defense. However, if the opponent didn’t dodge, she would naturally prioritize offense.

“That’s right, Hayasaka didn’t wear protective gear for certain reasons.” Kaguya Shinomiya chimed in. She knew why Hayasaka Ai wasn’t wearing protective gear, and although she had tried to persuade Hayasaka Ai to wear it, Hayasaka Ai still didn’t.

“What a pity.” Kaguya Shinomiya, who was standing next to Ai Hayasaka, hadn’t changed into her karate uniform, so I couldn’t see another side of the girl. Therefore, my regret is twofold.

“Not at all… a pity…” Hayasaka Ai emphasized each word clearly, “I’m not going to waste time talking to you, let’s get started.”

Urged on by Hayasaka Ai, the blonde girl and I stood on opposite sides of the square mat, while Kaguya Shinomiya stood outside the edge of the mat, acting as the referee this time.

“Ready…” After the two got into position, Kaguya Shinomiya raised her delicate white hand—no, someone didn’t seem to be in position at all. “Mr. Ken, is there a problem?”

“No, I’m fine like this, Miss Shinomiya, please continue.” I waved my hand to indicate to Shinomiya Kaguya not to mind. Compared to Hayasaka Ai, who was in a karate stance, I didn’t adopt a clear stance, but rather stood there casually.

Since the other party said so, Kaguya Shinomiya didn’t care about anything else and continued, “Begin.”

After Kaguya Shinomiya finished speaking, the dojo fell silent for a moment. Ai Hayasaka frowned slightly as she looked at the unguarded young man, wondering whether he was bluffing or had some real strategy.

After moving back and forth to observe for a while, it became clear that the other side showed no intention of attacking. They simply changed direction as she moved. Hayasaka Ai had originally planned to wait for the other side to launch an attack to assess their strength before counterattacking, but now it seemed that the other side wouldn’t take the initiative. Since the other side couldn’t dodge anyway, she decided to…

Hayasaka Ai’s back foot is turned outwards, her knee is bent, and her front foot is on the forward extension line of her back heel. She approaches her opponent with a cat-like stance, moving quickly yet steadily.

During this time, the girl clenched her four fingers except for her thumb, placing her thumb on the second knuckle of her index finger and making a tight grip, ready to throw a punch at any moment. When she reached a distance where she could attack, her opponent still did not make any reaction.

Regardless of what this guy was thinking, Hayasaka Ai twisted her slender waist, exerted force with her shoulder, and threw a powerful right straight punch at him.

The girl’s fair fist came at me. Don’t be fooled by its delicate appearance; it was surprisingly fast and powerful. Since I had previously stated that I couldn’t dodge the attack, I didn’t choose to avoid Hayasaka Ai’s straight punch. Instead, I gently pushed the girl’s arm with my left hand, deflecting her punch.

Hayasaka Ai was somewhat surprised that her attack was neutralized so easily, but the girl did not stop her attack. Just as she was about to turn her right hand, which had deviated from its target, into a chop downwards, she found that her arm had been grabbed.

With her arm grabbed, Hayasaka Ai tried to break free with a knee strike, but before she could make her move, her opponent suddenly disappeared from her sight—or rather, quickly moved behind her.

“Miss Hayasaka, you didn’t make a move, so this shouldn’t count as dodging, right?” I turned around and went behind the blonde girl, using my left arm to hook her bent left arm, and my legs to hook her slender calves inward.

With a “thud,” Hayasaka Ai and I fell onto the mat at the same time. With the mat cushioning the fall and me intentionally taking the impact from behind, the girl probably didn’t suffer much impact from the fall. However, the position we were in at that moment probably had a greater impact on her than the impact of the fall itself.

I pulled Hayasaka Ai’s arms back with both hands, wrapped my legs tightly around hers, and pressed my lower abdomen against her back, making the girl’s body form a crescent shape, although the arc wasn’t that large.

“What are you doing!?” Being held so tightly and in such a position, even though Hayasaka Ai told herself to calm down, she couldn’t calm down.

“To deal with Hayasaka Ai’s karate, I will naturally choose to use the locking technique from the ancient Chinese martial arts.” The girl struggled with her hands, legs, and waist, resulting in her beautiful body rubbing against mine.

Although the beauty of the girl’s delicate body could not be clearly felt through the karate uniform, her round and perky buttocks could not be hidden by a single karate uniform. Their elasticity and softness were fully demonstrated as they rubbed against my lower abdomen.

“Huh? Chinese martial arts have something like this? You’re talking nonsense.” Hayasaka Ai knows a bit about Chinese martial arts, like Wing Chun, Bajiquan, and Tai Chi, but none of them are like this!

“That’s because Miss Hayasaka’s knowledge is still insufficient. This is the entanglement technique of the Golden Snake Silk Hand, which can render the enemy unable to fight.” The blonde girl probably wouldn’t understand the reference I was referring to, and since I could use it, it certainly wasn’t nonsense.

“I don’t care about your nonsense, just let me go.” Hayasaka Ai didn’t know if what he said was true or false. Her intuition told her that the credibility of his words was extremely low, but that wasn’t the point right now. The point was her current situation.

“It’s not that you can’t let go of Hayasaka-san, but that means you’re admitting defeat.” Smelling the girl’s youthful scent and feeling her youthful body, to be honest, if I had to say whether I was willing or not, I definitely wouldn’t be willing to let go.

Kaguya Shinomiya, who was watching the fight from the sidelines, opened her mouth but didn’t make a sound. In a regular karate match, this could be stopped, but this is a combat sport and there aren’t as many rules and restrictions.

“How could I possibly give up like this!” Hayasaka Ai twisted her waist and swung her legs to forcefully break free from the locked position, and then I locked her in another position with my hands and feet.

“That’s right. It wouldn’t be fun if you gave up so easily, Miss Hayasaka.” Based on the above thoughts, I asked Hayasaka Ai to unlock her body. Besides, wouldn’t it be better to change positions and enjoy different ways of restraining a beautiful girl?

At this moment, I turned around and used my legs to hold Hayasaka Ai’s hands in place. My hands then locked Hayasaka Ai’s slender legs. The girl’s delicate breasts pressed against my thighs, and facing my face were the girl’s fair and rosy feet.

Because her feet were so close to my eyes, I could see the changes clearly. As Hayasaka Ai wanted to exert force, she tightened her rounded toes, and her toenails, which pointed downwards, were like light blue seashells. Her beautiful feet and faint fragrance created an immense temptation.

Adding to that the soft, wonderful touch on my thighs, it took immense willpower to suppress my erection. It was much harder than the fighting match we were in. But there was no other way. Otherwise, once I got erect, with that thick and long size, Hayasaka Ai would definitely have noticed something was wrong immediately.

“Ugh…” Hayasaka Ai found that although she had forcibly unlocked the locked position, the other party quickly locked her up again in a position that was even more shameful than before.

“Well, Hayasaka-san, I think you’d better just admit defeat.” The blonde girl’s feet wrinkled adorably, and her delicate feet swayed slightly up and down as she moved.

“Just kidding, I won’t admit defeat.” Hayasaka Ai gritted her teeth. To be honest, struggling like this required a lot of strength, but the girl had no intention of giving up.

The provocative words had an effect. After maintaining the current position for a few more minutes, I let Hayasaka Ai “break free” from the restraints again. The moment she broke free, I wrapped myself around her again, this time pressing down on Hayasaka Ai’s back, my head resting between the girl’s white neck.

A few strands of her bright golden hair fell onto her jade-like shoulders as Hayasaka Ai struggled. We had been entangled for some time, causing the girl to break out in glistening beads of sweat that slid down her snow-white and beautiful neck.

“Damn it…” Hayasaka Ai, whose hands and feet were once again bound and pinned down, barely managed to lift her head. However, because I was close to her neck, her neck came into contact with my cheek when she looked up.

The JK girl’s neck, damp with fragrant sweat, was exceptionally smooth. The scent of sweat combined with the girl’s natural fragrance, and her dazzlingly fair skin was incredibly moist. I almost instinctively stuck out my tongue to lick it.

“Miss Hayasaka, are you still not giving up?” My cheek was pressed against Hayasaka Ai’s neck, and my lips were less than a centimeter away from Hayasaka Ai’s neck. As I spoke, it seemed that the corner of my mouth was about to touch the girl’s neck.

“You…you shouldn’t speak…” The breath and the sound of her voice hitting her neck disturbed Hayasaka Ai’s mind. As for her neck being pressed against the other person’s cheek, Hayasaka Ai couldn’t care less. She could only desperately twist her body to try to break free again.

“Hayasaka, how about we…” Seeing how things were developing, Kaguya Shinomiya, who had been watching the entire match from the sidelines, felt that continuing like this was not a solution. Hayasaka Ai had already suffered a lot of losses.

“No need, young lady… I don’t want to give up yet…” At this point, it wasn’t just for Kaguya Shinomiya’s sake; Hayasaka Ai herself also wanted to vent her anger and teach the guy behind her a lesson.

With the person involved saying this, Kaguya Shinomiya couldn’t say anything more. Fortunately, Ai Hayasaka’s condition wasn’t too bad; at least she wasn’t injured, probably.

That being said, Hayasaka Ai still couldn’t think of a good way to counterattack. Let alone counterattack, she even had difficulty breaking free from this restrained position. Was that all she could do…?

Hayasaka Ai clenched her teeth, her tongue retracting from her small mouth in preparation for the impact. Then, the girl forcefully headbutted the girl to the lower left. If the opponent did not dodge, this blow would definitely be painful; if the opponent dodged, she would lose. Hayasaka Ai could accept either outcome.

I didn’t expect the blonde girl to go this far. You know, this headbutt has a two-way effect; I wasn’t the only one who got hurt, she also suffered some impact herself.

Faced with the girl’s headbutt, I did not choose to dodge. Instead, I changed the angle of my head to meet the girl’s attack by tilting it, using extremely subtle differences in angle to deflect the force and try to control Hayasaka Ai’s headbutt at a level that she could withstand.

Their heads collided with a loud thud. Kaguya Shinomiya watched this scene with worry. She should have insisted on stopping them. Would Hayasaka Ai be alright? “Hayasaka…”

“I’m fine…” The headache was much less severe than she had imagined. Most importantly, Hayasaka Ai could feel the restraints on her hands and feet had lessened. The girl quickly seized the opportunity to roll over and brace herself on the mat to get up quickly.

Hayasaka Ai propped herself up with her hands, and just as she thought she could finally get up and regain her balance, a downward force pulled her down again.

“Miss Hayasaka, I must say your fighting spirit is truly impressive.” Just as Hayasaka Ai was about to get up, I pulled her legs back and grabbed her right hand, which was still barely supporting her on the mat, and flipped the girl’s delicate body onto her back.

At the same time, I turned my legs and instantly locked Hayasaka Ai from the front. My thighs parted the girl’s thighs between her legs, while my calves went diagonally outward through her bent calves, hooking her calves with my ankles and locking her bent legs in place.

I braced my right forearm against Hayasaka Ai’s arm, pressed my palm against her wrist, and lightly touched Hayasaka Ai’s neck with the front of my forearm near her wrist to prevent her from using a headbutt attack again.

My left hand restrained Hayasaka Ai’s left hand in the same way, except that it wasn’t across her neck like my right hand. In this way, I locked the blonde girl in a complete lock, and this time I was directly above her.

“Unfortunately, my locking technique is not so easy to break.” The power of the headbutt was greatly reduced after the force was dissipated. It only made a sound and had no effect on me. Even if I had to take the hit, it would only be Hayasaka Ai who would have been injured. Of course, I still reacted, otherwise Hayasaka Ai would have had a hard time breaking free from my restraint.

Hayasaka Ai pursed her thin cherry lips and remained silent. The fact that she had failed to seize such a good opportunity was indeed a blow to her, but Hayasaka Ai still did not intend to give up. She did not believe that she could not get rid of this guy’s “locking technique”.

Judging from Hayasaka Ai’s eyes and expression, I knew she still intended to continue, and of course I would play along to the end. Anyway, I was guaranteed to gain something by being able to have physical contact with a girl like that.

So my contest with Hayasaka Ai lasted for more than half an hour under such circumstances. During this time, I intentionally or unintentionally gave Hayasaka Ai a few opportunities to break free, allowing the girl to retain hope until she had exhausted all her strength.

“Huff…huff huff…hmm…” Beads of sweat slid down Hayasaka Ai’s face, and the girl’s fair cheeks flushed with the rosy glow of exercise. Her cherry-colored lips parted as she panted.

“The battle is over, Ms. Hayasaka.” Amid the girl’s panting, I gently held her hands and feet, for Hayasaka Ai no longer had much strength left.

“I…” Although Hayasaka Ai didn’t want to admit defeat, she now barely had the strength to move a finger, and she knew she had no strength left to fight. “I… admit defeat…”

After saying that, as if she had used up the last bit of air she had been holding in, Hayasaka Ai lay completely back on the mat. Hearing this, I completely released the blonde girl. The girl, finally freed, stretched out her arms and legs and lay on the mat in a starfish position.

“Hayasaka…” Kaguya Shinomiya, her small feet in black cotton socks, knelt down beside Ai Hayasaka, her red eyes revealing worry. At this moment, Kaguya Shinomiya was completely devoid of her previous cold demeanor. “Are you alright?”

“It’s nothing… I’m just exhausted…” Once that energy was released, Hayasaka Ai found that her exhaustion was a little worse than she had imagined. Now she even spoke with a weak and listless tone.

“Then I’ll give you that bottle of water.” There were several bottles of mineral water prepared next to the karate mat, so that you could replenish your fluids after the match. Kaguya Shinomiya put her hands on her knees and got up to get the mineral water.

“Miss Shinomiya, could you please get me a bottle too?” I sat cross-legged on the cushion, enjoying the interaction between the two beautiful girls. I was very satisfied with the sight of Hayasaka Ai’s bare feet and Shinomiya Kaguya’s black cotton socks on her tiptoes.

“No.” Kaguya Shinomiya, who had just stood up, stuck out her pink tongue at me. Although the other party had not harmed Ai Hayasaka, it would be strange if Kaguya Shinomiya was not dissatisfied that Ai Hayasaka was panting like this.

After saying that, Kaguya Shinomiya walked straight to the edge of the mat. I shrugged. I have to say, Kaguya Shinomiya sticking out her tongue was quite cute. It was worth it.