Chapter 45: The True Culprit of Theft

As soon as Ryuto sat down at school, his best friend Ono Sengoku approached him. At this time, Asuka was not in the classroom and was probably in the student council room.

"Ryuto, did you hear?" Ono Sengoku asked.

Right off the bat, he asked a confusing question.

"What?" Ryuto replied.

"It's the new song by the internet idol Tensyoin Miyuki, the new song."

Ah, why does that name sound familiar? After thinking for a moment, ah, right, it's that person.

Thinking of this, Ryuto couldn't help but feel a headache.

"I haven't really listened to it," Ryuto answered vaguely.

However, it seemed like Ono Sengoku was really into it and started rambling on.

"Ah, she sings well, and she's beautiful. She's perfect, my goddess."

Hey, hey, although I feel sorry for breaking your delusion, that person's true nature is not as good as you think. You're just being blinded by her appearance.

"..."

But Ryuto couldn't casually speak up and shatter his best friend's fantasy. After all, the resentment of an obsessed fan is quite terrifying.

"According to my investigation, she's in our school, and unbelievably, she's even in the same grade as us! Ah! I believe this must be God's arrangement, a fateful encounter."

Hey, hey, weren't you always skeptical of God? Why are you suddenly back to believing in fate?

It's more like the beginning of misfortune, if you ask me.

I can't do anything about it. This guy is beyond saving. Although I really want to help, even if it's a desperate attempt, he's already beyond redemption. Please forgive me, but I'm powerless.

"Is that so? Congratulations, I'll support you," Ryuto said.

"You're truly my good brother. I will never forget you in this life," Ono Sengoku replied.

Heh, I just hope you won't stab me with a knife when the time comes, Ryuto silently prayed in his heart.

Due to the troubles of the past few days, Ryuto's progress in reading had fallen behind. So, the whole morning, Ryuto was engaged in a difficult battle, secretly reading manga under the teacher's watchful eyes. It was quite an achievement for this century.

And so, the whole morning passed, and when it was time for the next class, Ryuto realized that there was something important he hadn't done yet.

"Oh no, is it already noon? I only have half an hour left at most, it's a big crisis."

"Ryuto-sama, what should we do in this situation?" Hiyori asked.

Although she asked this question, Hiyori seemed quite calm.

"At this point, we don't have time. We'll have to first make up for the money. Luckily, I have a treasure map here. Let's go to the playground and dig for treasure. I remember it's somewhere in a corner of the playground, we have to hurry."

Hiyori didn't have any doubts, so Ryuto and Hiyori quickly rushed out of the classroom.

The classmates just laughed it off at their whimsical words, but...

The scene then shifted to a corner of the playground.

Since it was noon, there weren't many people here.

Suddenly, a figure appeared. The figure confidently went to a certain tree and started digging with a shovel.

But the sudden voice interrupted them.

"It's really you."

"Ah..."

The figure panicked because of the unexpected turn of events. The hand holding the shovel stopped naturally, and they turned around to see three people standing behind them.

It was Ryuto, Hiyori, and Setsuna. Setsuna was probably the most surprised by the outcome.

Therefore, Setsuna didn't hide her confusion and said with a surprised tone, revealing the identity of the person in front of her.

"The culprit is the class president."