Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard
Chapter 178 - 166 Now, the Plot Begins to Move Quickly

Chapter 178: Chapter 166 Now, the Plot Begins to Move Quickly

The rain kept pouring, and Hanamaru Hiroki needed to attend to follow-up matters. After dropping everyone home in the police car, he hurriedly left.

The final car accident seemed unexpected.

"Sakura... do you want to eat something? But it looks like there’s only instant noodles left... Sakura?"

Hanamaru Hanabi was speaking when she was suddenly hugged by him.

"Just... hold on for a while longer."

"A-are you okay?" Hanamaru Hanabi opened her eyes, and her small hands unconsciously embraced him as well.

The two embraced each other, so peaceful and lovely.

Uesugi Shio quietly shook her head and turned to walk to the second floor.

"Just this afternoon, I thought about many things, like what it would be like if one day Hanabi wasn’t by my side anymore."

"Sakura... why say such things? Though it was quite dangerous just now, Hanabi already hid far away when the car lost control, it was just the plastic bag was a bit heavy and accidentally slipped... tonight’s dinner is gone... what a pity..."

Uesugi Sakura hugged her tighter, breathing in her delicate lily-like fragrance.

Hanamaru Hanabi leaned against his chest, feeling the warmth from his chest, and couldn’t help but smile.

"But Hanabi still wants to thank Sakura for caring about her, Hanabi is very happy."

"Mhm."

The sound of cold rain outside reached their ears, as rain-drenched leaves of roses swayed gently.

An elusive chill made Uesugi Sakura hold the soft, fragrant body of the girl in his arms tighter.

The warmth from her for the past twelve years was already etched into his heart, her smile always warming him, and though this feeling had grown a little dull with time, too familiar.

But it was already impossible to let go.

Just like this... holding her was enough...

...

School proceeded as usual, according to my father-in-law, those two guys would be charged with attempted murder. They had detailed plans written out, carried out daily trailing routines, and had dangerous knives hidden at home.

And my father-in-law had been monitoring their movements all along, gathering evidence of their daily tailing and secret photography, and formulating detailed plans for their arrest.

My sudden exit from school was just something unexpected to him.

That car... in the end, it was aiming directly at Hanabi....

June 28th, Monday, weather: Light rain

———— Uesugi Sakura.

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July 2nd, Friday, weather clear.

Everyone was preparing for the sports festival.

Uesugi Sakura leaned against the window, always able to see the high school girls on the field practicing jump rope, their skirts fluttering in the wind, stirring youthful excitement among the boys.

With Tanabata approaching, another season of confessions was near.

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Closing the system page, Uesugi Sakura glanced at Hanamaru Hanabi quietly reading and studying in the classroom.

Lately, she’s been extraordinarily diligent.

"Uesugi!"

Goto Iwao, dressed in Kendo attire, entered from the doorway, his loud voice drawing the attention of many, while Hanabi’s concentration was also disrupted.

Uesugi Sakura glancingly assessed him and slightly nodded: "Hmm... not bad, finally putting the phone down makes you seem a bit more manly, and your Qi Union shout should be strong."

"Damn it! You tricked me into the Kendo Department, while you don’t even come! You said slacking off could earn us 500,000 yen, lies, all lies!"

Hearing the word "lies," Tsubokawa Takahiro, who was playing a game at the back desk, subconsciously raised his head for no apparent reason.

"How could I, Uesugi, deceive anyone?"

Uesugi Sakura lowered his head again, continuing to write the homework assigned by the history teacher, the smoothness of the pen bringing satisfaction merely from a glance, "Which sentence that I previously said was false? Five hundred thousand?"

Goto Iwao steadied himself and carefully recalled the things he previously said.

It seems... really none...

But why am I so tired? It’s been high-intensity training every day, and the bamboo sword has almost numbed my ears.

"Leaving that aside, the Minister wants you to visit the Kendo Department."

"I’m not going." Uesugi Sakura continued doing his homework, "I replied to her on LINE."

Goto Iwao returned to his seat and, from his side, said:

"Uesugi, you’re the main general of the Kendo Department! The main general hasn’t come to the Kendo Department even once a week, don’t you find it odd? Everyone doubts your skill."

"Honestly, I don’t know how skilled you are either," he added.

Uesugi Sakura didn’t even lift an eyelid and said, "What era do we live in that I still have to go and defeat them one by one? Even light novels wouldn’t dare write such outdated plots."

"They just want you to show your face!" Goto Iwao said, "It’s not about strength, no one has even seen you in the Kendo Department."

"We are going to Waseda Affiliated High School for exchange learning today. If you, as the main general, don’t come... we will be very embarrassed."

Uesugi Sakura paused his pen, thought about it, acknowledging the truth of it, but said that this reason was still not enough to make him leave his seat.

"Wait a moment, let me finish my homework first."

This week’s history homework is almost finished! Still writing.

Goto Iwao looked at him silently and slowly spoke: "The president of Hanabi’s fan club is also in the Kendo Department."

Uesugi Sakura immediately closed his book, revealing a smile: "Why, didn’t you say earlier?"

Goto Iwao: "..."

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Hanabi said that while she attended cheerleading practice for dancing, there was always someone secretly watching her and taking photos.

Their captain failed a few times to catch that guy, and afterward, those photos started circulating in Hanabi’s fan club group.

Walking on the way to the Kendo Department, Uesugi Sakura checked his phone and opened those photos again in the group.

It must be said the photography was quite good.

Hanamaru Hanabi held cheer pom-poms, her soft hair flying, her cherry-blossom-pink cute face, her small hopeful eyes, the little belly peeking from under the short shirt, the snowy thighs peeping from under the pleated skirt, all captured in this photo.

This ascending jump action and the feeling of movement were gracefully captured in the photo.

Just a glance at the lively posture of the youthful girl and you would feel your heart flutter.

The photo also had an air of being secretly taken, the perspective very low.

But the more beautiful it was, the more uncomfortable it made the heart.

Damn it, who allowed you to secretly take these photos?!

Uesugi Sakura clicked save and then reported the photos.

Such things must not stay in the group.

Following Goto Iwao to the Kendo Department, they changed shoes and walked in, the sound of bamboo swords clashing echoed repeatedly.

Unexpectedly, within a short week, Uesugi Shio had recruited so many new members, seemingly quite a few girls.

Not sure if it’s the attraction of Kendo or Uesugi Shio’s personal charm, but in the past, this Kendo Department was merely a place for slacking off and earning credits.

Uesugi Sakura saw several words displayed in the room.

"Only me, Yishin"

All for the so-called revival of the Kendo Department, he just stepped forward and wrote these words.

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