Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Water on the Dreams
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Hikari raised his head to look at the blushing face of Akane and spoke: "Come with me."
Saying so, Hikari stood up and walked toward a certain place.
Akane seemed to realize something, and her pretty face flushed red, bright and vivid, as if blood would drip from it.
Although she hesitated slightly upon seeing Hikari resolutely get up, she gritted her teeth and followed him.
Hikari touched his vibrating pocket and led Akane to an outdoor washing sink.
Seeing Hikari stop at the sink, Akane was a little confused.
'Isn't this sort of thing supposed to happen in a small room or in the woods?'
'The first time… starting off so bold?'
Akane's face turned crimson as she asked in surprise: "Hi… Hikari-kun, isn't this place too open? Feels like someone could come by at any moment."
"Are we really going to do that… here?"
Under Akane's shy and puzzled gaze, Hikari shook his head.
He didn't speak but merely turned on the faucet, cupping his hands to gather some water.
Then, under Akane's dumbfounded stare, he splashed the water directly at her face.
"Ah?"
Feeling the cold water's stimulation on her face, Akane instinctively exclaimed.
Touching her now wet hair tips and pale cheeks, the blush on Akane's face was noticeably cooled by the water's chill.
She asked Hikari in confusion: "Hikari-kun, what… what are you doing?"
Hikari looked her straight in the eye and said calmly: "It's simple. The purpose of washing your face is to wake up. I just wanted you to wake up a little."
Hearing Hikari's words, Akane seemed to realize something.
But before she could speak, Hikari continued: "I don't want to become scum like Coach Togo, who drugs people and takes advantage of them."
"If you genuinely want to give yourself to me, I won't refuse, because I don't consider myself some saint."
"But I don't want it to be a decision you make when you're not in your right mind, something that might not reflect your true will. Understand?"
"After all, we've only known each other for a few days, right?"
"And besides, I don't like the idea of you doing this out of some vengeful mindset against Coach Togo or Katase Shouya. From the way you spoke earlier, I sounded like nothing more than a tool to help you 'break through' or 'move on.'"
"I have my own dignity and pursuits too. Understand?"
Hearing Hikari's words, Akane covered her face in shame.
She nodded repeatedly: "I'm sorry, Hikari-kun, I understand now."
"I'm really sorry. Earlier, I was only thinking about myself—about my own feelings and pain. I didn't consider you."
"I just wanted to get back at Shouya and Coach Togo, those two scumbags. I didn't think about how it would hurt you. I'm truly sorry, Hikari-kun!"
Seeing Akane, on the verge of tears, apologizing almost to the point of kneeling, Hikari felt like he was bullying her unfairly.
He waved his hand and said: "You should think it over yourself, Akane-san. I'll be leaving first."
Seeing Akane covering her face in shame, Hikari felt that staying any longer would only make her feel more awkward.
After covering her face for a moment, Akane realized that Hikari had already turned and left.
She quickly lowered her hands and stared at Hikari's departing back.
At that moment, the slanting sunlight shone on Hikari, stretching his shadow far, far behind him.
Staring at that upright figure, Akane was momentarily entranced.
"Hikari-kun is really… so handsome…"
"Whether it's his looks or the fact that he's saved me several times… so handsome."
"And earlier, when I offered myself to him, he actually… refused…"
Akane had always known her chest was quite large. Though she didn't like it, she understood that it was something that boys found attractive.
Earlier, she had practically pressed herself against Hikari, yet he refused her.
And his earlier words had completely touched Akane's heart.
Clutching her ample chest through her JK uniform, she could still feel her heart racing wildly beneath her soft skin. [T/N: Her must have been beating like a wardrum to be felt above that large breast.]
Like a beating drum, strong and forceful—this was the fastest her heart had ever raced in her life.
Akane suddenly realized she had truly fallen for Hikari.
Not the vague, confused feeling of wanting to offer herself for revenge, but genuine affection and love.
She still remembered, back at the start of school, being slightly moved by Katase Shouya's baseball skills.
But looking back now, she realized it was nothing more than the fleeting emotions of youth.
This time, however, Akane could clearly sense it.
Her feelings for that upright figure, who had saved her time and again, were genuine affection and real love.
It wasn't motivated by revenge or any other external factors—she truly liked this man.
Akane quickly stood up and ran toward Hikari's departing figure.
"Hikari-kun! I've thought it through."
"I like you! I want to give myself to you—"
But turning a corner, she found… no one.
Hikari's figure had disappeared.
Akane stared blankly ahead at the empty space, letting out a sigh.
"Well, I guess it really won't happen today."
"But I've decided on my feelings. Tomorrow, I'll tell Hikari-kun again."
"Whenever Hikari-kun needs me, I'm always ready…"
Akane leaned against the wall, her large eyes sparkling with two pink hearts.
———
Meanwhile.
Hikari, having just left the school gate, was reviewing the rewards from defeating Coach Togo, the NTR bull..
[Ding~ Detected that the host cleverly locked Coach Togo and Shouya Katase in the warehouse together, allowing them to spend time alone, thereby achieving multiple accomplishments and successfully promoting the spirit of pure love]
[Reward obtained: Pure Love Points +200]
Seeing the detailed reward list from the Pure Love System, Hikari nodded in satisfaction.
Locking Coach Togo and Shouya together turned out to be the right choice. The reward was significantly higher than that for simply blasting through Minotaurs.
This kind of thing is actually pretty interesting.
Next time, should he consider locking a group of delinquents together to play some fun little games?
The rewards might end up being quite generous that way.
As Hikari let his thoughts wander, he suddenly heard the system's notification sound in his mind again.
[Ding~ Detected that the target, Akane Nanao, has reached an extremely high level of affection for the host. The host helped her properly understand her own heart, awakening the pure love within her. This action greatly embodies the pure love philosophy advocated by the Pure Love System and aligns perfectly with the Pure Love Fighter Spirit]
[Ding~ Congratulations to the host for earning a reward: Pure Love Points +300]
Hearing the sudden notification from the Pure Love System, Hikari was slightly stunned.
"Goodness, this sort of thing can happen too? Didn't I just reject her? How did her affection level still go up?"
Hikari was genuinely a bit dumbfounded by this unexpected notification.
He had anticipated the rewards for blasting through Coach Togo and Shouya, but Akane's case really caught him off guard.
Actually, what he had just said to Akane, while sincere, wasn't the complete truth.
It must be said, Akane, as the female lead in this series, really is a stunningly developed beauty.
A beautiful girl like her taking the initiative to offer herself is undeniably tempting.
With her well-developed figure pressing against him, Hikari wasn't entirely without a sliver of thought.
However, he really didn't like Akane's current state of mind—losing control of herself and wanting to sacrifice her body as a way to spite others and herself.
He didn't dislike being passive. In fact, in the face of someone like Mira—cough, no, let's use another example—when dealing with a mature older woman like Yukino, he sometimes even quite enjoyed being passive.
But in Akane's situation, he genuinely wasn't into it.
So, even though it was a tempting offer, he still rejected her.
Of course, this wasn't actually the main reason.
The real reason was that when Akane forcefully kissed him, his phone in his pocket had been vibrating nonstop.
Someone had been calling him frantically, and the phone vibrating in his pocket had left his groin numb. How could he possibly focus on accepting Akane's advances?
Hikari took out his phone to check who had been calling him.
It turned out to be an unknown number, and the caller had persistently dialed seven, eight, nine, or even ten times.
The timing was just after the principal of Seika Private Girl's Academy, Rikka Sumeragi, had called him.
Hikari immediately guessed that this was likely the first student he needed to counsel as a specially hired psychological teacher at Seika Girls Academy.
At that moment, Hikari's phone vibrated again—the caller was dialing once more.
Without hesitation, Hikari quickly pressed the answer button.
On the other end of the line, the caller seemed surprised that Hikari had answered so quickly this time.
After a brief pause, a sweet, melodious voice like that of an oriole began to speak, soft and tender, full of youthful charm:
"Hello, is this Teacher Hikari, the specially hired psychological counselor for Seika Private Girl's Academy?"
The voice was incredibly pleasant to the ears, but Hikari had no time to dwell on it. He responded quickly, "Yes, this is Hikari. Who am I speaking with?"
The caller replied, "I'm a student at the Academy."
Hikari asked, "May I know your name?"
There was no answer from the other side, only a slightly annoyed retort,"Teacher Hikari, I've called you dozens of times, and you didn't pick up until now. Even I'm a little angry. So, I don't want to tell you my name. Let's talk in person."
"I'm waiting for you at the Starbucks on East Osaka Street. Hurry over now."
The sweet voice quickly finished speaking and hung up the call without giving Hikari a chance to respond.
Looking at the already disconnected call, Hikari felt a bit helpless.
It had been a long time since someone hung up on him.
But there was nothing he could do.
After all, this was a job. Although he was nominally the teacher, and the caller was a student he needed to counsel, in a way, she was also his client—a female student in need of psychological guidance.
Moreover, this situation was ultimately his fault.
He had promised Rikka to answer calls promptly, yet he had missed more than ten calls, leaving someone waiting in vain.
"Fine, I'll deal with it when we meet."
Although Hikari didn't know which student from Seika Academy this was, as compensation for missing her calls earlier, he would do his best to provide both physical and psychological counseling.
However, if she continued to behave rudely, like hanging up on him abruptly, he wasn't above asserting his authority as a teacher and pulling out a metaphorical stick to discipline unruly students.
Hikari casually hailed a cab and headed toward the Starbucks the caller had mentioned.
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