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"..."
Fumino Furuhashi paused for a moment, then frowned: "I don't believe you're trying to please me on purpose."
"I'm serious,"
Hayakawa said expressionlessly, "You're much more pleasing to the eye than her."
This is the truth. Hayakawa's way of looking at people is completely different from how normal people look at people. Simply put, he looks at others from the perspective of an emperor. Just like when an emperor in feudal times observes his ministers, he will naturally be more pleased with those who are loyal to him and obey his every word. Hayakawa is like that. He prefers people like Furuhashi and Ogata, who he can play with at will.
The world is his chessboard, and all living beings are merely pieces on that chessboard. He will not allow any piece to escape his control, just like Natsukawa Masuzu.
"I'm not going to believe it anyway,"
Fumino Furuhashi turned her back and whispered, "Are you tired after coming back with so many things? Do you want to rest for a bit?"
"well enough."
Hayakawa sat on the sofa scrolling through his phone, trying to see if he could find movie resources for the two of them using the mobile internet.
"…oh."
Fumino Furuhashi pouted and muttered, "Then I'll go check on the snacks in the bag."
"Go."
Hayakawa didn't even look up.
Fumino Furuhashi passed by, and soon after, bursts of joyful sounds came from all around.
Hayakawa glanced at it twice, then lowered his head and continued browsing the webpage.
He didn't tell Furuhashi about Natsukawa Masuzu's fake confession because, to Hayakawa, it was a pointless and boring matter.
His pure and immaculate sanctuary of learning allows no room for trivial matters.
……
Finding resources online is second nature to Hayakawa. He often searched for study resources online when he was in junior high school, such as past middle school entrance exam papers. It's not convenient to buy these things, so finding resources online is much faster.
Finding movies is the same now. You just need to ask on a few computer sharing forums, and they will usually share with you. If you're willing to spend an extra meal, it will be even easier.
Just as Hayakawa found the resources, there was a knock on the door. Fumino Furuhashi, who was sitting at the table rummaging through snacks, stood up after hearing it: "It must be Ri-chan coming back. I'll go open the door for her."
She got up and walked quickly to the entrance, and soon brought back Riju Ogata, who was wearing an udon noodle shop uniform.
"You're back, Ogata."
Hayakawa looked up at Ogata from the sofa, and was immediately taken aback by the astonishingly large breasts of Ogata Rizu.
Oppai is amazing.
Hayakawa shifted his gaze expressionlessly.
"Ah."
Rizu Ogata nodded, then her eyes lit up when she saw the piles of snacks on the desk: "How come there's so much food?"
"They were all bought by Hayakawa-san,"
Fumino Furuhashi smiled and said, "It's meant to be eaten while watching a movie."
"Thank you, Hayakawa,"
Rizu Ogata blushed slightly, thanked them softly, and then looked at the table with a puzzled expression: "Strange, why are some of them already opened?"
"Let's hurry up and pack up."
Fumino Furuhashi quickly laughed it off and went over to clear the table. She had been so greedy that she had sneaked a bite while Hayakawa wasn't looking.
Rizu Ogata nodded: "Okay."
……
Hayakawa directed the resource link to the TV in the living room, while Ogata Rizu turned off the living room lights to create a movie theater atmosphere, plunging the entire room into darkness.
"Rika, aren't you afraid of the dark? Why did you turn off the lights on your own now?"
Fumino Furuhashi was sitting on the sofa when she saw Ogata return and immediately teased him.
"Who's afraid of the dark!"
Rizu Ogata blushed and puffed out her cheeks, saying, "Don't treat me like a child, okay?"
"But weren't you terrified during the last power outage?"
Fumino Furuhashi covered her mouth, laughing at Ogata to her heart's content.
"I was only scared because of the sudden power outage that time, okay? I'm not scared at all when I turn off the lights myself,"
Rizu Ogata sat on the sofa, puffing out her cheeks, and said arrogantly with her hands folded: "I would say I quite like power outages, so I can get some rest earlier."
"Huh?"
Hayakawa immediately reacted instinctively, giving him a cold look.
Don't want to study?
Rizu Ogata quickly covered her mouth, pretending that she hadn't said anything.
Seeing this, Fumino Furuhashi quickly changed the subject to help Ogata out of the predicament, saying, "But last time there was a power outage, Hayakawa-san actually left get out of class early too, which is quite rare."
"Hum..."
Hayakawa gave a cold laugh and did not respond.
The reason he went to rest during the power outage that day was simply because the darkness was not conducive to teaching others; however, he himself said it had no impact whatsoever.
There had been power outages during thunderstorms before, but the mighty and unparalleled emperor still read in the dark. His unwavering will allowed his gaze to adapt to the darkness, and even see through it, to roam freely in the world of knowledge.
If you want to stop him, don't even mention a simple power outage. Even if the world were to lose all light, he would still be the only torch to light it.
"It seems that Ri-chan isn't afraid of the dark,"
Fumino Furuhashi thought for a moment and said, "What I'm afraid of is thunder."
"..."
Ogata Rizu's proud little face froze upon hearing this, and she lowered her head and whispered, "I am indeed a little scared... just a little bit."
A look of triumphant satisfaction spread across Fumino Furuhashi's beautiful face: "Just a little bit?"
"You're so annoying, Fumino."
Ogata Rizu was a little embarrassed and angry. She frowned and looked at Furuhashi: "I don't want to talk to you anymore."
"Ahhh, I'm so sorry, Ri-chan..."
The two women beside him were laughing and joking. Hayakawa sat in the corner of the sofa, propping his chin up and looking lazy as he waited for the movie to start. He stretched out his hand and yawned.
"It's so noisy..."
……
The movie that Ogata and Furuhashi had been looking forward to and praising for so long made Hayakawa sleepy after less than five minutes.
"..."
Hayakawa squinted, pretending to be watching intently, but he was actually daydreaming.
The movie is about a future cyberpunk world where various games are rampant, and professional gamers have a high social status. The best players can even represent their country in competitions and win national honors, and their popularity even surpasses that of today's athletes.
Chapter Sixty-Nine: Getting Fat
The protagonist is an ordinary boy with an unremarkable appearance and a lazy personality, who accidentally comes into contact with the professional competition of the most popular game and becomes fascinated by it, thus stumbling and falling into the life of a professional player.
However, this is content from Game World 1; what's playing now is 2.
Riju Ogata tells Hayakawa that at the end of the first part, the protagonist Kawakami had become a first-tier player in the training camp and was sitting on the field of the secondary league, playing his first match.
Hayakawa thought to himself, "The first part is already finished, but the protagonist has only just started his first competition. How long will it take for the protagonist to become the champion? Why not make such a long story into a movie instead of a TV series?"
As for the content of the film, Hayakawa commented that it was disturbing. He couldn't understand why high school students should be playing video games instead of studying.
However, Ogata probably likes this kind of content; she seems to really enjoy games.
Hayakawa looked up at Ogata Riju and saw that the science-loving girl's eyes were sparkling with excitement as she looked at the movie screen with anticipation. She was unconsciously peeling an orange in her hand, but instead of eating it, she put it on the table in front of her, and soon it had become a small pile.
"Ok?"
Hayakawa looked at the peeled oranges on the table, thought for a moment, and then nonchalantly reached out to them.
“Look, look, Fumino,”
Riju Ogata pointed excitedly at the male character appearing on the movie screen and exclaimed, "Kawakami is out! He's about to start his match!"
"Oh, calm down, Ri-chan."
Fumino Furuhashi's forehead was slightly sweaty as she comforted the excited Riju Ogata.
She knows Ogata Rizu quite well. Female gamers, especially those like Rizu who are bad at games, are likely to feel envious or even admiring of those who are good at games. That's probably why Rizu likes this movie so much, since the advertisement claims it realistically portrays the lives of gamers.
"I know, I know."
Rizu Ogata took a deep breath and then reached out and grabbed something from the table.
She grabbed a handful of air.
Ogata glanced at the table instinctively, then froze: "Where are my oranges? Where are the oranges I peeled?"
"Ok?"
Fumino Furuhashi looked at the table and found that it was piled with other snacks, but the pile of oranges that Risu Ogata had just peeled was nowhere to be seen.
"Um…"
Rizu Ogata's face fell slightly: "Who stole some..."
She loved piling up all the foods she liked to eat and then slowly enjoying them. But then her carefully preserved "food" disappeared, leaving her feeling like she'd done all the work for someone else.
Fumino Furuhashi pointed expressionlessly at Hayakawa beside her, and Riju Ogata looked over.
……
Hayakawa was stuffing oranges into his mouth, glancing at the movie half-heartedly, occasionally lowering his head in drowsiness. As soon as he finished eating, he casually reached for the table again, and the surrounding sky and earth suddenly darkened. An invisible pressure descended from above, freezing his hand in mid-air.
"..."
Hayakawa tilted his head back, his head bobbing up and down, and his eyes met Ogata Riju's angry little face.
"Hayakawa-kun,"
Rizu Ogata frowned and said sullenly, "If you want to eat oranges, can't you peel them yourself?"
"yes,"
Fumino Furuhashi stood on Risu Ogata's side without hesitation, saying, "If you want to eat it, do it yourself."
Hayakawa immediately became furious, feeling that he had taught two ungrateful wretches, so he clapped his hands and said coldly, "Take it off yourself if you want."
As he spoke, he reached for an orange and sat up.
"..."
Seeing this, Riju Ogata opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something but didn't, feeling somewhat aggrieved.
Actually, she didn't care that Hayakawa ate those oranges. If he wanted, Ogata Riju would peel oranges for him herself. She was just joking. She didn't expect Hayakawa to react like that.
He's not angry anymore, is he?
Ogata Rizu cautiously looked towards Hayakawa, only to witness an unbelievable scene.
I saw Fumino Furuhashi, who was sitting next to me, also peeling an orange, and after carefully peeling it, she actually... stuffed it into Hayakawa's hand.
Hayakawa glanced down at it, then tilted his head back and ate it, ignoring Furuhashi beside him. Furuhashi didn't seem to mind and continued peeling the orange for him.
Rizu Ogata: "..."
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