In Tokyo: They are heavily dependent on me

Chapter 33. The Recognition of Inevitable Defeat

The last class in the morning was a Japanese history lesson that made me want to fall asleep.

More than half of the students had already fallen asleep on their desks. When the teacher in charge of Japanese history saw this, he would bang on the lectern, and the students who had fallen asleep would immediately straighten up before slowly falling asleep again, forming a unique pattern.

Kaoru yawned, taking notes in his textbook while forcing himself not to fall asleep. The dry and boring Japanese history was tedious, and coupled with the teacher's unique hypnotic voice, even he couldn't help but start to feel sleepy.

In comparison, he prefers the fun of math and the English that enriches his life.

After a while, even he, who loved learning, couldn't keep up any longer. He rubbed his eyes and then noticed that the young lady at the next table was propping up her left cheek with one hand, studying very diligently.

There are still people interested in Japanese history...

Just as he was thinking this, he heard the sound of a textbook falling to the ground beside him.

Looking towards the sound, I saw that Mizukami, who had been supporting herself, was now slumped on her desk. Her textbook, which she had placed on the edge of the desk, had fallen to the ground, but she was completely unaware of it.

Seeing this, Kaoru decided to take back her previous thought.

What... So she's the same way...

When the midday classes ended and the bell rang, those who had been slumped over their desks seemed to spring back to life like wind-up toys, gathering together to discuss some hot topics.

Kaoru took out the lunchbox his sister had prepared for him and just placed it on the table when the sound of a chair being moved came from beside him.

He turned around, and the young lady from the water was looking at his bento box with an expectant expression.

"You...you want to eat?"

"Yeah, you said last week that you would bring me a lunchbox."

Kaoru was about to deny it when she suddenly remembered that she had promised last week to bring this young lady a bento box.

Got it!

If she, who hates lies the most, finds out that I lied about this, I will definitely be thrown into the sea to join her shark friends!

In less than ten seconds, Kaoru thought of a hundred cruel ways to die.

"Yes! I did say that last week. Here's a copy for you."

"Oh well."

Mizukami opened the bento box, inside was eel rice prepared by Rin, along with tofu and some green vegetables as garnish.

She unpacked the prepared disposable chopsticks and was just about to bend down to taste them when she saw Xun looking at her pitifully, and suddenly something occurred to her.

"Hoshino-kun, why aren't you eating?"

"Ahem... I was so focused on bringing your lunchbox that I forgot to bring my own."

Xun scratched her face, revealing a helpless smile.

Mizukami frowned, sensing something from his words.

"I see. So you really don't take your promises seriously. Hoshino-san is the kind of person who doesn't keep his promises."

She began eating her bento box in silence, and as she savored the deliciousness of the food, her previously serious expression quickly softened.

"Whatever, it's all the same anyway. I put a bento box in my bag. I'm not interested in that kind of food. Go and get rid of it for me."

"Oh...so you have your own lunchbox."

Xun thought to herself, "It's so hard to please a young lady like her. She has a lunchbox in her bag, but she still wants to eat the one he brought from home."

Is it possible that her servants cook terrible food?

Curious, he went to the table on the water, unzipped it, and took out the bento box inside.

He then sat back down in his seat and, with a click, unlocked the lunchbox.

The young lady's lunchbox was noticeably larger than his, and it kept the food warmer. He took out the small boxes from it and filled the entire table, then opened them one by one.

"What...what is this?!"

"Grilled Silver Cod in Saikyo Style"

"And these two...could they be...could they be the legendary ones...!"

"A5 grade Wagyu beef steak, French lobster salad."

The young lady, who was eating eel rice, answered casually.

Kaoru is very knowledgeable about the prices of ingredients. According to his preliminary estimate, the total price of these more expensive ingredients... probably exceeds 30,000 yen!

It also contains exquisite desserts, which would probably be worth several thousand yen if sold separately.

Xun dared to guarantee that this was the most luxurious meal he had ever eaten.

He hadn't finished the lobster and steak, and not wanting to waste it, he decided to pack them up and take them home for dinner.

"You don't eat this every day, do you? There's so much... Can you finish it all by yourself?"

The steak tasted great, even better than the one he had grilled at the barbecue restaurant yesterday, and it was far more delicious than he had expected.

Mizukami, who had eaten every last bit of eel rice, raised his face and nodded gently.

"Yes, if we can't finish it, we can just throw it away, but most of the time I don't eat it. When I get back, I share it with the servants at home."

"What a waste! That's tens of thousands of yen!"

"It's alright. If Hoshino-kun is willing to be my servant, I can let you eat the freshest caviar every day, as much as you want."

Kaoru blinked, wondering to herself, was the caviar the young lady was talking about... the caviar he was imagining?

The last class of the afternoon has ended.

As planned, Kaoru went to the Kendo Club. Teacher Shoko had already explained that as long as the club president agreed to his application, he would officially become a member of the Kendo Club.

According to the information he had, the requirements for joining the Kendo Club were too strict, and so far there was only one member, the club president.

It's astonishing that the kendo club hasn't been abolished under these circumstances.

"Hey, you're not planning to come and laugh at me, are you?"

Beside her was the young lady from the water who had been following her from the very beginning. Kaoru stared at her face, suspecting that this girl had ulterior motives.

"So you can understand my thoughts after all. It seems you're not as stupid as I thought. To be honest, I'm really looking forward to seeing you get beaten up like a pig's head. So please feel free to embarrass yourself from now on, Hoshino-kun."

"What a pity, I'll definitely disappoint you, Mizukami-kun."

Eighteen-year-old Hoshino Kaoru is full of confidence. He firmly believes that he will become the greatest person in Japan in the future. From the moment he was born, he was destined to be extraordinary.

The two arrived at the entrance of the kendo club.

After knocking on the door, a voice came from inside.

"Please come in."

Kaoru and Mizukami went inside.

In a clean, smooth activity room resembling a dojo, a young girl grips a bamboo sword and repeatedly swings it forward.

Each swing of the sword was accompanied by a loud shout. Just as Xun was trying to explain his purpose to the other party, a sharp gaze immediately pierced him.

"You're here to fight me, aren't you?"

The other person pointed the bamboo knife in his hand at him.

"Then, be prepared for certain defeat."