You Will Regret This Ichinose! [147]

“Haaah—”

Uesugi Gen yawned as he squeezed toothpaste onto his toothbrush.

“Here, Sakayanagi-san.”

“Thank you.”

Sakayanagi Arisu accepted the toothbrush with a smile.

“…Are you sure this is okay?”

Standing beside her, Uesugi stuck his toothbrush into his mouth and mumbled through the foam.

“You’re not going back to change?”

“I asked Masumi to bring me a fresh set of clothes. I’ll change into them later.”

…Huh?

Hearing that, Uesugi suddenly felt wide awake.

Wait a second… If Kamuro’s already coming here…

Wouldn’t that mean he had the perfect chance to—

His eyes flickered toward Sakayanagi.

Noticing his gaze, she turned slightly and flashed him a knowing, crescent-eyed smile.

Oh ho~

Anticipation surged through him.

Kamuro Masumi’s unwilling, reluctant, begrudging expression…

Just imagining it is already making my day!

---

Kamuro Masumi stood frozen before the door, staring at the buzzer with a deeply conflicted expression.

She had been standing there for a solid few minutes now.

But she still couldn’t accept the sheer absurdity of the situation.

Those two idiots—

Didn’t they say they were just playing chess last night?!

How the hell did that turn into… this?!

Frustrated, she rubbed her temples, trying to process everything logically.

Nope.

Still didn’t make any sense.

The more she thought about it, the more she regretted not answering that bastard’s call last night.

If she had known what was happening, she would’ve dragged herself over here no matter what!

And now—

Instead of just dealing with one annoying idiot, she had to face both of them together.

With a long, resigned sigh, Kamuro Masumi finally pressed the doorbell.

Ding-dong!

SLAM!

The door immediately flew open.

Uesugi leaned forward, locking eyes with her.

His gaze flicked over her expression—

And then—

“Ahhh—”

He exhaled in exaggerated satisfaction.

With a swift movement, he grabbed Kamuro Masumi and yanked her inside.

“I’ve been waiting forever! Come in, come in!”

And with that, he shut the door.

...

Sakayanagi Arisu was sitting on Uesugi’s bed, her legs tucked neatly under her.

Seeing Kamuro Masumi enter, she smiled.

“Good morning, Masumi-san.”

Kamuro Masumi’s gaze darted toward Sakayanagi—

Her loose, oversized clothing.

Then, toward Uesugi, who was calmly packing his shoulder bag.

Her stomach sank.

“…I brought what you asked for.”

She scoffed, tossing the bag onto the bed.

“But seriously, what the hell is this look?”

Then, with a smirk—

“Did you turn into his pet or something?”

“Oh, this?”

Sakayanagi adjusted her loose-fitting shirt, smiling playfully.

“Let’s just say it’s my punishment for losing at chess.”

Immediately, Kamuro Masumi shot Uesugi a glare, as if looking at literal garbage.

“…Trash.”

“Oi, oi, Sakayanagi-san, you’re slandering me here!”

Uesugi quickly tried to explain.

“She fell asleep, and I couldn’t carry her back to the girls’ dorm, so she just stayed here for the night.”

Sakayanagi simply let out an ambiguous chuckle.

“Heh heh~”

Kamuro Masumi’s expression twisted into even greater disgust.

That wasn’t just a regular ‘you’re trash’ look.

That was an ‘irrecyclable trash’ look.

“…Ahem.”

Uesugi cleared his throat, desperately changing the subject.

“Alright, time’s up. Sakayanagi-san, hurry up and change.”

If they kept going like this, even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he wouldn’t be able to wash himself clean.

---

After dealing with Kamuro Masumi, Uesugi soon faced an even greater challenge—

Sakayanagi Narumori, Chairman of Advanced Nurturing High School.

This man—

Who had nearly suffered a heart attack upon seeing the photo Uesugi sent—

Had already been brainstorming names for his future grandchildren.

His mind a complete mess, he arrived at Class 1-A’s homeroom, utterly lost in thought.

Only to see—

Sakayanagi Arisu, sitting there, perfectly fine.

At that moment, an enormous weight lifted from his chest.

However—

His relief was immediately replaced by rage.

He turned.

Faced the Class 1-B homeroom.

And without hesitation—

He marched straight toward it.

“You! Get out here, now!”

Uesugi—who had already foreseen this disaster—calmly straightened his uniform, adjusted his tie, and with a casual, ‘be right back’ gesture to his classmates, stepped out.

Immediately, the entire classroom erupted into whispers.

“Wait, isn’t that the chairman?”

“Yeah, I recognize him from the school’s official site. So Uesugi really does have connections to him! I knew that clubroom wasn’t something he got through normal means.”

“I heard from Kanzaki that Uesugi is actually his long-lost son.”

“What?!” x N

Both Uesugi and Sakayanagi Narumori were covered in metaphorical black lines as they quickly walked away.

---

With great restraint, Sakayanagi Narumori suppressed his rising fury.

For now, he would listen to what Uesugi had to say.

“Explain yourself! What’s going on between you and Arisu?!”

Calmly, Uesugi took a sip of tea.

Let the silence linger for a few moments.

Then—

With utmost nonchalance, he said—

“Your daughter’s trying to seduce me.”

Sakayanagi Narumori fell into dead silence.

His eyes slowly drifted down—

Watching the tea leaves floating in his cup, as if contemplating life itself.

A long, long pause.

Finally, he sighed.

“…I figured as much.”

“…You’re not angry?”

Uesugi raised an eyebrow.

Sakayanagi Narumori’s expression softened.

“Arisu is a strong-willed girl.”

His eyes flickered with nostalgia.

“Just like… her mother.”

Then, with a bitter chuckle—

“When I saw the picture you sent me this morning, I had already mentally prepared myself."

"If she wasn’t interested in you, she wouldn’t waste so much time on you.”

His gaze sharpened.

“So—”

He locked eyes with Uesugi.

“What do you intend to do?”

Uesugi…

Shrugged.

“Dunno.”

His answer was peak scumbag.

“Dunno?! What kind of response is that?!”

Uesugi turned toward the window.

Clouds drifted across the sky, carried by the wind.

“Getting together isn’t the hard part."

"Staying together—that’s the real challenge.”

“We don’t truly understand each other."

"Maybe one day, she won’t like me anymore."

"And even if I gave you an answer right now—"

"Would you even believe me?”

“…Fair point.”

Sakayanagi Narumori followed his gaze.

Through the window, the clouds continued their slow journey across the sky.

“…Three years.”

He exhaled.

“In three years, she’ll have enough time to see you for who you truly are."

"If she still chooses you then—"

"Then I’ll worry about it then.”

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T/N: peak scumbag speaking of which new akikan story! havent read it yet but hopefully its decent!

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