Free Web NovelChapter 639: Chapter 639: Using the Principal’s Back Door, Getting the Files, Sumeragi Rikka’s Old Acquaintance
’Not to mention going through his counseling again. He probably won’t even look at her if I stood in front of him.’
’No, maybe he’ll even spit at me a few times to get back at me for ordering him around and acting high and mighty while riding on top of him last night.’
’Fortunately, I will no longer be a young lady of a noble family, nor will I remain a student of Seika Girls’ Academy. There is no way I would meet Hikari-kun again.’
’Let this rare bit of sweetness in the middle of all this sorrow become the last lingering taste before I fall into the abyss...’
Rurikawa Tsubaki wanted to leave something behind as a keepsake. In her eyes, someone like Hikari would probably like money, so her first instinct was to give him some.
But when she reached into her pocket, she found it completely empty.
Letting out a sigh, Rurikawa Tsubaki removed the emerald necklace from her neck and placed it on the cabinet beside the bed.
Then, after taking one last look at Hikari’s sleeping face, she turned and left.
From now on, they would belong to two different worlds.
"Goodbye. Let’s never meet again..."
Murmuring softly, Rurikawa Tsubaki closed the door and quickly left the hotel.
What Rurikawa Tsubaki didn’t know was that the moment she shut the door, Hikari, who had seemed to be sleeping soundly, sat up.
He raised a hand and wiped the saliva from his cheek.
Hikari was somewhat speechless that Rurikawa Tsubaki had left him with a face full of drool before leaving.
"Did she really enjoy yesterday’s physical and mental counseling that much? She kept that cold expression the whole time. Tsk! What an fickle girl."
Hikari had actually been awake for quite a while.
After all, Rurikawa Tsubaki hadn’t been quiet when she slipped out of his arms.
He had seen her secretly kiss him and leave the necklace behind.
Putting himself in her shoes, Hikari felt a little embarrassed for her, so he hadn’t exposed her.
He casually picked up the emerald necklace from the bedside cabinet and examined it.
It was quite exquisite and was probably worth a lot.
"This young lady from the Rurikawa family is really full of contradictions."
Hikari put away the necklace and shook his head.
Rurikawa Tsubaki’s behavior was contradictory and didn’t quite match the impression he had of her.
In Hikari’s stereotype, Rurikawa Tsubaki, a noble young lady from a declining family, should have been a maid who quietly accepted whatever came her way, disliking it inside but obedient on the surface.
That was also the premise he had planned to use when educating her yesterday.
But while they were playing games yesterday, she had acted like an arrogant young lady overflowing with dominance.
She constantly wanted to take the lead.
She even looked like she wanted to control him.
Yet she wasn’t very skilled, and ended up making Hikari uncomfortable.
If he hadn’t forcefully taken the initiative at the end, he probably would have woken up dissatisfied today.
Thinking about the way Rurikawa Tsubaki had acted yesterday, ordering him around with that overbearing, aloof ice-princess attitude, Hikari suddenly felt like bringing her home as his maid and training her properly.
But this morning she had secretly kissed him and left him an after-the-fact "tip" with a complicated expression.
That didn’t match what she had shown yesterday either.
"This expressionless young lady is probably conflicted because of what’s happening to her family."
Hikari recalled the background and story related to Rurikawa Tsubaki. Combined with the obviously darkened luck aura he had seen around her yesterday through his Aura Observation Technique, he guessed much of the truth.
"I should keep an eye on this. Maybe I can earn some pure-love points along the way."
Hikari remembered that after the Rurikawa family fell, Rurikawa Tsubaki, who had once been a noble young lady, might be bought by some aristocrat and trained as a maid.
Maybe the original Rurikawa Tsubaki hadn’t liked anyone, in which case it wouldn’t count as being stolen away.
But yesterday, the two of them had already engaged in deep and meaningful exchanges.
Not to boast, but Hikari knew very well how capable he was in that area. Combined with Rurikawa Tsubaki’s behavior, there was no way she felt nothing for him.
And there was no way Hikari would just watch Rurikawa Tsubaki, who had already shared such intimate exchanges with him, get bought and taken home as someone else’s maid.
"’Goodbye? Let’s never meet again?’"
Hikari suddenly remembered the sad whisper Rurikawa Tsubaki had spoken before leaving.
’Did she think we will never have a chance to meet again?’
’Looking at it from her perspective, that is true.’
But Hikari didn’t think so.
’Maybe we will meet again very soon.’
And when he thought about how Rurikawa Tsubaki had looked yesterday, expressionless as she gave him orders from above, Hikari found himself looking forward to their next meeting.
While thinking about it, Hikari took out his phone.
He called Sumeragi Rikka.
As soon as the call connected, he heard Sumeragi Rikka yawn and ask, ["So, how did this counseling session go? Smoothly?"]
Hikari smiled, "Pretty smoothly, I guess. But there’s something I’d like to ask about Miss Rurikawa."
Sumeragi Rikka laughed teasingly, ["Have you developed feelings for a student? That’s not good. The biggest taboo in this line of work is getting emotionally involved~"]
Hikari laughed, "It has nothing to do with feelings. And if I really have feelings for anyone in this line of work, it would be Principal Rikka."
"After all, you’re the only one who regularly opens the back door for a subordinate like me."
"Although sometimes it’s not open very wide, and going through it makes me nervous, I’m still very grateful."
Hearing his words, Sumeragi Rikka’s pretty face reddened slightly.
She scolded him in a coquettish tone, ["Stop it! Your superior is talking to you about work. Don’t say such nonsense to me!"]
Hikari laughed, "But I’m talking about work too."
After teasing her a little, Hikari didn’t continue joking around.
Instead, he reminded her, "Although Student Rurikawa released a lot of stress after the counseling session, I still think there’s something wrong with her mental state. If anything happens with Rurikawa Tsubaki later, remember to let me know."
Sumeragi Rikka replied irritably, ["Got it, got it. You’re just a specially appointed teacher, yet you’re giving orders to the principal. I don’t even know who’s the superior and who’s the subordinate anymore."]
Hikari laughed, "Does it make any difference between us? By the way, Principal, the school has Student Rurikawa’s records, right? Give me a copy."
Sumeragi Rikka smiled, ["Sure. If you want them, come to Seika Girls’ Academy and get them yourself."]
Hearing the trace of flirtation in her voice, Hikari knew, she wanted him to use the back door again.
He immediately laughed, "Alright. I’ll be there soon."
After gathering his things, Hikari left the hotel and took a taxi to Seika Girls’ Academy.
He made his way to the principal’s office as casually as walking into his backyard.
The moment he pushed open the door, he saw a full and graceful figure standing with her back to him in front of the desk. She was bent slightly at the waist, seemingly organizing documents.
Hikari walked up quickly and wrapped an arm around her slim waist, pressing close.
"You’re here."
The moment their bodies touched, Sumeragi Rikka recognized the familiar feeling.
Knowing it was Hikari, she didn’t panic or resist. Instead, she cooperatively swayed a couple of times.
"Good morning, Principal."
Seeing Sumeragi Rikka turn around and reveal her beautiful face, Hikari smiled and kissed her smooth cheek.
"Good morning, Hikari-kun."
Not only was Sumeragi Rikka not angry at all by his boldness, she turned around, hugged him, and kissed him several times.
"Hey, hey, hey. That was a polite greeting. What you’re doing counts as workplace harassment through loopholes!"
Hikari pushed her away with righteous seriousness.
"Hehe! Is that so?"
Sumeragi Rikka looked at him with a smile. Her hair was down today, which gave her a mature charm. Unlike the strict and cold principal she usually was, she now looked like a passionate older beauty.
"Principal, you look beautiful with your hair down today. Even I’m a little tempted."
Hikari praised her.
"Do you like it?"
Sumeragi Rikka led Hikari to the chair behind her desk and asked with a smile.
"I do. It looks great and very feminine. But you should tie it back into a ponytail," Hikari said.
"What? If there’s nothing to grab onto, do your hands start itching?"
Sumeragi Rikka rolled her eyes at him.
"How can you drive without a steering wheel? How can you ride a horse without reins?"
Hikari straightened his back and raised his head confidently.
Sumeragi Rikka had no response.
Unable to argue, she obediently brushed her hair behind her ears and tied it up.
After that, the two discussed yesterday’s counseling work in depth and explored many issues.
After Hikari demonstrated the specific methods he had used to help Rurikawa relieve stress yesterday, Sumeragi Rikka had him hand over the latest materials and carefully checked his qualifications.
Not long afterward, her secretary brought several files over.
In the end, through the back door provided by Principal Sumeragi Rikka, Hikari successfully obtained detailed information regarding Rurikawa Tsubaki and the Rurikawa family.
Under Sumeragi Rikka’s reproachful gaze, Hikari patted her butt.
Then he picked up the documents and left the principal’s office in satisfaction.
"Not a single man is any good!"
Seeing Hikari leave immediately after getting the files without even giving her a massage as thanks, Sumeragi Rikka kept rolling her eyes.
She rubbed her sore butt, which had become uncomfortable from sitting and working for so long, and didn’t bother getting up to see him off.
Hikari didn’t mind at all.
Instead, he completely understood.
While walking out of the school, Hikari casually opened the documents and began reading the information related to Rurikawa Tsubaki and the Rurikawa family.
With Sumeragi Rikka’s connections and resources, obtaining such information wasn’t difficult. After all, Rurikawa Tsubaki was still a student at Seika Girls’ Academy.
As a result, the stack of folded documents in Hikari’s hands was extremely detailed.
And the Rurikawa family truly deserved its reputation as an old noble house. The materials were thick, filled entirely with records of past glory.
The Rurikawa family had once been incredibly prosperous, but over the past decade or so, it seemed to have developed poorly.
And in recent years, it had repeatedly fallen into major crises.
As he read through the documents,
Hikari compared them with the state of Rurikawa Tsubaki’s luck that he had seen earlier.
