I called both Sakura and Sudo to my room in the evening.
Sakura came as expected, but Sudo came too.
Is he a simp?
Oh. Looking at the way he is glancing around my room, he must have been excited to enter a girl's room.
Sakura and Sudo are some of the first dogs that I want.
Sakura because she is beautiful, and Sudo because he is strong. He is obviously not anywhere close to me due to Suzu, but it will be good to have bodyguards in the future.
It will look cool!
Yup!
I can already imagine him being in black suit and glasses, clearing the crowd as I will pull my Rolce Royace at the airport, and control media from clicking photos.
Anyway, I looked over their test sheet of the surprise quiz that happened yesterday.
...It was bad.
"At what time are you guys free?"
While Sakura continued stuttering, struggling to reply, Sudo immediately replied.
"I am free after 7 in the evening!"
I then looked at Sakura. She still is stuck in 'I-I-I-'.
Is she really like that Shinchan's teacher who had glasses?
I couldn't resist my intrusive thoughts, and snatched Sakura's glasses.
"Huh!?"
She shouted without stuttering.
"Why do you hide your beautiful face behind these fake glasss?"
"Please give it back!"
She tried to get back her glasses, but I simply threw them to my bed.
I then got up from the floor, and sat down on the bed.
"Sakura, come here."
I patted the bed, gesturing her to sit beside me.
"Hey Horikita-"
"Shh! Sudo. As if I will bully such a beauty."
I played with Sakura's hair, and gently smiled at her.
For some unknown reason, Sudo started blushing by my actions.
Sakura sat on the bed beside me, and tried to grab her glasses. But I threw it on the sofa, and held her by waist.
"Eep!"
I touched her face, squeezed and stretched it, and looked at her in the eyes.
"Sakura, you are the person I see the most potential in the class.
Will you allow me to train you? With your beauty, I wouldn't be surprised if you had stalkers in the past, leading you to become this shy.
Am I right?"
At the mention of stalker, she flinched and averted her gaze.
Hmm... so the stalker is already making problems for her.
"You know, I had a stalker in the past. So I kicked him in the balls, tied him up to an electric pole, and interrogated him.
You know what he said?
'Only I know Horikita's charm! The kindness that she keeps hidden beneath her rudeness!'
If you try to hide yourself, you will only attract weirdos.
So, it's practical to not hide yourself. Atleast, some good fans will defend you against weirdos."
I don't understand how she dreams of becoming an idol with how timid she is.
What if a weirdo stabs her?
I then turned to Sudo.
"Sudo, we will start studying in your room from 7 to 9 pm daily from tomorrow. I know that basketball is important for you, but if you get expelled from this school, you wouldn't be able to get the resources and connections to become a pro.
If you really love basketball, you have to aim atleast 30th position in our class of 39, just to be safe.
Though today, I need your help. We have a stalker to catch."
"Stalker!? Let's go, I am gonna beat him up!"
He stood up, enraged.
Wow. That's rich coming from someone who would have tried to plant spy cameras in girls' changing room.
"N-no!"
But Sakura protested.
"Shh!"
I put my finger on her soft lips, and whispered into her ears.
"It's alright. Sakura-chan. I will protect you instead of your glasses.
Just leave everything to me."
She started blushing and made some weird noises.
Well, there is another reason I am sort of seducing her. Though I don't want it, one day, there is a high chance that Suzu will give out a symbiote.
So I will need to get a good host for it who will be under my control.
Though, I hope it never comes to that. I want the existence of symbiote a secret.
"Tell me, who is stalking you? Don't you want to kick him into the balls? We will hold him down for you."
"B-but!"
"Hey Sakura! Tell me his name, I will beat him up!"
Sudo shouted, making her more scared.
I gently caressed her head as I hugged her.
"Don't shout, Sudo. She will get scared. Take deep breaths and count sheeps to calm your anger."
They did as he was told, and I continued comforting Sakura.
"I-it's the electronics store clerk."
"Alright. Both of you, follow me. I will teach you how to handle delusional criminals."
I grabbed Sakura's hand, and pulled her out of the room with me.
"Wait! My glasses!"
"Shh! You don't need them anymore."
I will give her character development in a day that Ayanokoji couldn't give in one and a half year.
And well... she will be grateful to me, and will do anything I say. If I want to start my own company in the future, she will work for me even with lower salary.
And even be a host of a symbiote if it comes down to it.
This school isn't for climbing to class A.
It is to form connections.
"Just wait for a bit."
I went inside my bedroom, and Suzu heard my wish and oozed out of my skin to form a trench coat over my uniform.
We look badass!
'Yup.'
I came out of the room, and called Mashima-sensei.
It's time to catch a stalker.