He tried to save the fallen girls, but they came after him instead.

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Between the two cubicles, she lifted her skirt and tucked it under her arm.

The two remained in this position, with the veins on Shirakawa's arms bulging and trembling slightly.

Shirakawa could easily lift Maki up, but Maki's long dress and jeweled decorations were too heavy.

"Sakura, I'm so sorry, I didn't perform well during rehearsal just now," Nikaido said apologetically.

Although the proud Nikaido would never apologize to Maki, she knew that it was because of her that the entire rehearsal process had been delayed.

"It's okay, don't worry about it," Sakura comforted Nikaido while using the toilet in the stall.

Listening to the voices next door, Shirakawa could feel Maki's heart pounding with nervousness.

"I wonder what Shirakawa and Maki talked about. Sigh." Nikaido sighed.

"It's probably to comfort my sister and maybe revise the script a bit."

"Actually, the script is fine as it is. I don't want to revise the whole script again because of me."

Nikaido's pride prevented him from becoming a burden to the team.

“I also helped with many parts of my sister’s script, such as the scene we just rehearsed,” Sakura said as she washed her hands at the sink after using the restroom. “To be honest, I didn’t feel very good about it either. I felt good about it when I was writing it, but after rehearsing it, the impression wasn’t so good.”

"Something's not quite right."

"I just feel like the character played by Shirakawa-ge is so despicable, I want to rush over and punch her twice!" Sakura laughed, shaking her little fist.

“I think so too. He’s so different from Shirakawa in person,” Nikaido recalled the scene of Shirakawa pinning her down. “Looking at him, I couldn’t even bring myself to do it…”

"If you ask me, Shirakawa-san is more suited to the kind of role that's all show and no substance, what's that called again, a refined scoundrel!" Sakura teased.

"Indeed, indeed." Nikaido nodded with a smile.

Sure enough, hot girls and delinquent girls get along well.

Shirakawa, inside the cubicle, was nearing his limit, but he dared not let go.

Any slight movement could alert the two women.

Are you two ever going to stop?! If you want to talk, go outside and talk somewhere else!

Maki hooked her arms around Shirakawa's neck, trying to ease his burden.

"Big sister Nikaido, what's your relationship with Shirakawa like?" Sakura suddenly changed the subject and asked.

Maki loosened her grip slightly and listened intently, seemingly wanting to know as well.

"You two get along really well, so what? I'm his boss, and he's my little brother!"

Nikaido's words are true; her relationship with Shirakawa hasn't been officially confirmed yet.

"It's nothing," Sakura said, not pressing the matter further.

Perhaps Nikaido and Shirakawa are really just ordinary friends.

The clueless Nikaido couldn't guess Sakura's intention in asking such a question.

"Let's go back quickly, maybe Shirakawa-nii and his sister are already waiting for us."

"it is good."

A moment later, the two left.

"They seem to have left. Come down." Shirakawa released Maki's hand and put her down.

Maki loosened her legs and stood up straight. The brief conversation between Sakura and Nikaido had calmed Maki down a bit.

After holding it for a while, Shirakawa vaguely felt the muscles in his arms starting to ache.

"Nai, Bai Chuan."

"Ok?"

"Are you and Nikaido really just ordinary friends?"

Maki asked again, still not entirely convinced.

"Yeah, really."

Shirakawa replied.

"That's good..." Maki breathed a sigh of relief. "Can we still do this like this in the future?"

"We'll talk about it another time." Shirakawa neither agreed nor refused.

"Let's go back quickly."

173. Hoshimiya Shio's Interrogation

The two hurriedly returned to the dance studio on the second floor, only to find that everyone else had already changed out of their costumes and put back into their everyday clothes.

Beside Hoshino's feet was a large box containing costumes, and the clothes that everyone else had taken off were inside.

"Hey, what's going on here?" Maki asked, puzzled.

“I just received the news that a celebrity dance troupe booked a rehearsal an hour in advance,” Hoshino Shizuka explained. “Weren’t you also discussing revising the script? So, how did the discussion go?”

If the script needs to be revised, there's no point in rehearsing anymore. Hoshigumi has a board meeting tonight, so there's no need to waste time here.

"It's alright. With a direction for revisions in mind, I estimate it should be finished tonight," Shirakawa replied.

"Don't disappoint me, Shirakawa. You know what will happen if you miss the school festival performance." Hoshimiya Shio glared coldly at Shirakawa.

As the head of the family, Xing Gongxi cannot allow any mistakes in her performance.

"Don't worry, there's absolutely no problem." Under the threat and aura of Hoshimiya Shio, Shirakawa unintentionally used a humble expression.

He knew Xing Gongxi had hundreds of ways to manipulate him.

"Yeah, yeah! Don't worry, Xiaoxi!" Jackie chimed in, fiddling with the prop coin. "We don't perform until the day after tomorrow. At our current pace, we'll definitely be able to finish rehearsing before the school festival!"

"Ugh~~ I thought I'd get to act in my own scenes!" Sakura muttered disappointedly.

"Don't rush! We still have scenes together later, Sakura!" Jackie said with a smile.

"Hmph, when the time comes, I'll use my dragon's breath to kill you in one gulp!"

"Tch, then I'll roll away and dodge, then plunge the knife into your body."

Jackie and Sakura were simulating a battle there.

Nikaido changed her clothes and leaned against the window, watching Maki and Shirakawa return. She seemed hesitant to speak, clearly wanting to say something about her previous mistake, but ultimately remained silent.

"Hurry up and change your clothes, we should go back." Xing Gongxi pointed to the large box on the ground.

Changing clothes? Oh no!

Maki could still vaguely feel the damp, sticky lining and bottom of her skirt after the battle, as well as her oily lips.

The inside was a complete mess. Forget about changing clothes; if you even lifted your skirt slightly, you would be completely exposed.

The pleasure was fleeting; Maki was blinded by lust and didn't consider what to do afterward.

Maki stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.

Shirakawa noticed Maki's embarrassment and quickly covered for her: "Oh, Maki and I are going to write a script together, so can you lend us the costume for a bit? We might need to use it for rehearsals in private."

Xing Gongxi glanced at Bai Chuan again, as if she was annoyed by his talkativeness.

It seems like Xing Gongxi is targeting me in everything, but she's so gentle with these girls. That's such a double standard!

“Yes,” Maki explained, following Shirakawa’s words, “I also really like this outfit. It feels great to wear and gives me inspiration for writing scripts.”

"Then change your clothes. I'll have someone pack them up for you and take them back with you," Hoshino Shio said.

"No need, no need, I'll be fine with these."

“You can’t go home dressed like that, aren’t you afraid of getting into trouble?” Jackie chimed in from the side.

She also vaguely sensed that Maki was hiding something.

"Then I'll go to the changing room or the restroom to change." Maki settled for second best, wanting to find a place to change by herself.

"Huh? Sister? Weren't we just changing in the dance studio? Why are you suddenly shy?" Sakura asked, puzzled. "Just have Shirakawa-nii close his eyes and turn his back."

She also had a feeling that something was wrong.

Um? What is the taste?

Sakura sniffed and sensed that Maki smelled of Shirakawa.

"Sis, what's that smell on you?" Sakura leaned close to Maki, sniffing as she spoke.

"Hey, Sakura, what are you doing?" Maki asked in a panic, taking a big step back.

"Sister, don't move, let me see."

She definitely did something with Shirakawa! Absolutely!

Alright, that perverted older sister actually stole some food from Shirakawa while I was away! Let me see what she's hiding!

Sakura only knew that they must have been intimate in secret, but she didn't think about the possibility of inappropriate physical contact.