COTE : Backed By Black Technology System-Chapter 190 - : Of Course, Kushida Has Changed Too

After Horikita left, Kanda Shuichi hurried back to his room and turned on his computer. That video of Horikita kneeling and apologizing—he had to save it.

Wait, why was he saving it?

To blackmail Horikita?

That didn't seem necessary.

Should he show it to Kushida? She'd definitely be thrilled to see it.

But if he did, wouldn't that expose the fact that he had a hidden camera behind his door?

Would she lose it on the spot?

Hmm... Why did that sound kind of fun?

No, no, he had to stop thinking like that. The more he thought about it, the more he wanted to do it.

So, Kanda Shuichi extracted the video from the camera and, while the data was transferring, sent a message to Kushida.

[I've got something interesting to show you.]

[Give me five minutes.]

The moment he sent the message, Kushida replied.

He had said fifteen minutes, but in less than five, there was a knock on his door.

"Good evening, Shuichi."

Kushida Kikyo still felt frustrated that Horikita hadn't been forced to kneel, but she didn't take it out on Kanda Shuichi. Instead, she greeted him with her usual gentle smile.

But then...

"That useless Ryuen! Why didn't he make Horikita keep kneeling?! And that bitch Horikita—!"

See? She was totally faking it just now.

"Alright, take a look at this. It might put you in a better mood."

As he spoke, Kanda Shuichi grabbed the ranting Kushida and sat her down in his computer chair.

"What is it?"

She was annoyed about being interrupted, but since Kanda Shuichi had never stopped her before, she figured he must have a good reason.

Kanda Shuichi just smiled and opened an image on the screen.

It was a side-angle shot of Horikita Suzune kneeling on the floor, bowing her head to him. His expression in the picture was clearly one of shock.

"Is this... Horikita?"

Because Horikita's head was lowered and her hair covered her face, Kushida didn't recognize her at first.

"Yep, that's her. For some reason, she felt she had to kneel and apologize to me."

Kushida stared at the screen, her eyes locked onto the image. Her face started turning red, and her breathing grew slightly heavier.

"Heh... Heheheh... Well, well, Horikita... Who would've thought you'd end up like this?"

Kushida reached out and gently touched the computer screen, where Horikita was kneeling. It was as if she wanted to lift her head and see her expression.

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Watching this, Kanda Shuichi felt a chill run down his spine. What the hell is wrong with you? Seeing Horikita kneel and apologize makes you this happy? She's not even kneeling to you.

After a moment, Kushida Kikyo snapped out of it, got up from the desk, and looked at Kanda Shuichi with a bright smile.

"Shuichi, don't you think there's something you should say to me?"

"Say what? What do you want to hear?"

Faced with Kushida's smiling but probing question, Kanda Shuichi decisively played dumb.

"The angle of this photo is kind of weird... It looks like someone took it from the doorway with a camera."

As she spoke, Kushida glanced toward the door.

"Yeah, actually, I asked Akito to come over and take that picture on purpose. I even made Horikita kneel again for it."

Kanda Shuichi was talking complete nonsense with a straight face.

"Really? I don't believe you. I'll just ask Miyake about it then. Oh, and Shuichi, you're coming with me."

Kushida tilted her head slightly, making what sounded like a completely reasonable suggestion.

"Uh, no need for that. It's already late, Akito's probably asleep by now."

"Shut up! You've had a camera installed in the peephole for a while now, haven't you?!"

Seeing that Kanda Shuichi still wouldn't admit it, Kushida snapped and lost her temper.

Now that's more like it. If we both drop the act, things get a lot easier, don't they?

"Yeah, I installed it within the first few days after school started."

"The first few days...? That means before you and I even got close?" Kushida looked completely shocked.

"Yep. So, Kikyo, do you want to see the video of you breaking my phone back then?"

Seeing Kushida starting to lose her cool, Kanda Shuichi smirked.

"You bastard, Shuichi!"

Without warning, Kushida shoved Kanda Shuichi onto the bed and pinned him down, straddling him.

"Delete it!"

She pressed down on his shoulders, her expression fierce.

"No way. Besides, do you really not trust me? Do you think I'd betray you?"

"If you wouldn't betray me, then there's no point in keeping that video, is there?"

"I just thought you looked really cute back then. Keeping it as a little memory—is that so wrong? And if I really wanted to hide it from you, you'd still have no idea right now, wouldn't you?" Kanda Shuichi refused to back down.

"You—"

Kushida suddenly felt something pressing against her, and her voice cut off instantly.

Taking advantage of her moment of shock, Kanda Shuichi grabbed her arm and flipped her over, pinning her beneath him.

"Let me go! What do you think you're doing?!" Kushida struggled, but with her hands restrained, she couldn't break free.

All that training I've been doing hasn't been for nothing. Sure, I might not be that strong compared to other guys, but holding down someone like Kushida for a while? No problem.

"What I want to do should be pretty obvious, right? You were the one who pushed me down first."

"Damn it! That's only because you set up a camera and recorded my embarrassing moments!"

"Not my problem. You started this fire—now you put it out."

Suddenly, Kushida started laughing.

"Hmph, Shuichi, don't tell me you forgot what day it is today?"

"Tomorrow is the first of the month, so today is... September 30th..."

Wait, no way.

Damn, am I really this unlucky?

"Hahaha, hahahahaha..."

Seeing Kanda Shuichi's face freeze up, Kushida suddenly burst into laughter.

"But you did say something right. Since I started this fire, I should be the one to put it out. Consider it a reward for showing me that picture of Horikita kneeling."

As she spoke, Kushida licked her lips slightly and then reached out toward a certain spot.

...

Some time later, Kushida looked at Kanda Shuichi with surprise in her eyes, mixed with a hint of joy and a little frustration. Even her cheeks were feeling sore.

"Shuichi, I guess some people really can't be judged by their appearance."

"Of course."

Hearing Kushida's praise, Kanda Shuichi felt so proud he could practically wag his tail.

"It's getting late. I should get going."

With that little distraction, Kushida seemed to have completely forgotten about the camera on the door. No—she definitely hadn't forgotten. She must have just decided it didn't matter anymore.

"Bye-bye!"

After sending Kushida off, Kanda Shuichi flopped onto his bed and spent a few minutes in a moment of reflection.

The sports festival had officially come to an end.

The red team won. The rankings from first to fourth were A, B, D, and C.

Although the class rankings didn't change, the scores shifted quite a bit.

- Class A (Ichinose): +50 points from the festival, now at 1,019 points.

- Class B (Sakayanagi): -100 points from the festival, now at 742 points.

- Class C (Ryuen): -200 points from the festival, now at 478 points.

- Class D (Kanda): -50 points from the festival, now at 461 points.

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