All the Heroines are my Ex-girlfriends

"It's time to get off the plane."

Yukima Azuma gently poked Shijo Maki on the forehead.

( ´･･)ﾉ(._.`)

The girl, who was completely immersed in Saekano, was startled upon hearing that.

She looked up and glanced out the window.

Sure enough—

The scenery outside was no longer the blue and white sky.

Instead, it was a foreign airport in a distant land.

The flight from Japan to Hawaii—

Was not short at all.

Yet for Shijo Maki, it felt like just a blink of an eye.

Realizing that she had been so absorbed that she completely lost track of time—

She was momentarily dazed.

Even when Yukima Azuma poked her forehead, she had not yet fully recovered.

Only after a while—

Did Shijo Maki finally look at him and slowly say:

"I admit, this novel is truly outstanding."

(,,¬﹏¬,,)

In her eyes—

There was astonishment, a hint of reluctance, and a trace of admiration.

Her expression of "you're better than me now, huh?"—

( ｡ •̀ ⤙ •́ ｡ )

Made Yukima Azuma want to reach out and tug at her twin braids.

But instead—

He simply took his backpack down from the luggage rack.

Yukima Azuma conveniently grabbed Shijo Maki's backpack as well and tossed it to her.

Watching Yukima Azuma easily reach up and take the bags down, while she had to stand on tiptoes just to barely touch them—

Shijo Maki felt a strange sensation welling up inside her.

Like the protagonist in a novel… Is he really 1.8 meters tall?

Looking up at Yukima Azuma again.

Shijo Maki had a feeling—it might actually be true.

In Japan, where the average height is relatively low.

Yukima Azuma's height was indeed quite striking.

But for some reason, it was only today that Shijo Maki noticed this.

After mentally comparing Yukima Azuma to the protagonist in the book.

Shijo Maki immediately realized.

The two had a lot in common.

After all, the protagonist under Yukima Azuma's pen was based on himself.

And upon discovering this, Shijo Maki instantly began applying the psychological descriptions from the book to Yukima Azuma.

Suddenly, she felt like she understood him much better.

"What are you spacing out for? Give the book back."

Yukima Azuma saw Shijo Maki still looking dazed.

He really couldn't figure out what this tsundere girl was thinking.

He simply reached his hand out toward her, demanding the light novel back.

Hearing that, Shijo Maki instinctively hugged the book tightly to her chest.

She hadn't finished reading it yet!

She was already completely engrossed in Saekano's storyline.

If the book was taken away now.

It would be no different from taking Shijo Maki's life.

The craving to read was serious, okay?!

Seeing Shijo Maki looking like a mother tiger protecting her cub.

ᕙ( ᗒᗣᗕ )ᕗ

Yukima Azuma couldn't help but let out a faint smile.

As for Shijo Maki, at this moment, she suddenly realized something.

"You did that on purpose, didn't you? You never intended to take the book back—you just wanted to tease me, didn't you?"

( ,,⩌'︿'⩌,,)

She stared straight at Yukima Azuma, emphasizing each word.

Yukima Azuma was slightly taken aback.

Huh? Did the tsundere just get smarter?

In truth, although Shijo Maki was a tsundere, she was undeniably a true genius.

Her intelligence level was nearly identical to Shinomiya Kaguya's.

In terms of IQ, her scores were extremely high.

It was just that before, her EQ had been somewhat lacking.

But after understanding Yukima Azuma better—

Shijo Maki immediately grasped this teenage boy's wicked little habit.

After all, in the book, the protagonist would also occasionally tease the heroine.

The only difference was the frequency.

With the heroine in the book, he only teased her once or twice for fun.

But with her—

Every time they met, he just had to mess with her a little.

Shijo Maki took a deep breath, puffed her cheeks, and glared at Yukima Azuma.

(｡•̀ ⤙ •́ ｡ꐦ) !!!

So annoying! This guy!

"How much is this book? I'll buy it from you."

(◣ _ ◢)

Shijo Maki shot him a glare and asked.

"This is a collector's edition, not for sale. Plus, it has my autograph."

¯\\_(ツ)_/¯

Yukima Azuma stated the truth.

Hearing that, Shijo Maki's expression drooped slightly.

If it was a non-sale edition, then she really couldn't buy it with money.

But returning the book to Yukima Azuma right now...

She really couldn't bear to do it.

She wasn't even sure if bookstores in Hawaii sold Japanese light novels.

Just as she was struggling over what to do—

"But if Shijo-san likes it, I'll just give it to you for free."

( ◠‿◠ )

Yukima Azuma, after pausing deliberately, finally chuckled and spoke.

At first, Shijo Maki was overjoyed, nearly jumping in excitement.

But then, she realized.

This guy was teasing her again.

He could have just said it straight from the start, yet he had to drag it out like that.

Annoying!

Even though she felt a little fiery inside, Shijo Maki still obediently thanked Yukima Azuma.

Sometimes, free things were the most expensive.

Since she wanted this book, she had no choice but to accept the favor from Yukima Azuma.

Hugging her backpack, she carefully placed the light novel into an inner compartment.

Finally, she glared at Yukima Azuma once more before hurriedly running off the plane.

"Eh? What's up with Shijo-san?"

( ╹ -╹)?

Fujiwara Chika watched Shijo Maki's retreating figure, looking puzzled.

"Ah, well, girls, you know."

¯\\_(ツ)_/¯

The culprit, Yukima Azuma, shrugged nonchalantly.

"Umu, girls, indeed."

( ˶ˆ꒳ˆ˵ )

Fujiwara Chika nodded in agreement.

With absolutely no awareness of being a girl herself.

—

Shuchiin had booked an entire beachfront hotel.

After that, room keys were distributed, with several people sharing a room.

Initially, Yukima Azuma thought he would be sharing with some other guys from the class.

But unexpectedly, he received the key to a presidential penthouse suite.

Glancing around, he noticed that Fujiwara Chika was holding an identical keycard.

He immediately understood.

It seemed that the Student Council members would be staying together.

That made sense—after all, the Student Council of Shuchiin held a special status.

Getting the best rooms was only natural.

Besides, they even had authority over an annual budget of hundreds of millions of yen—

A little privilege like this was nothing.

Moreover, even though they were technically staying together, the presidential penthouse suite had many private rooms.

There wasn't even a hint of the ambiguous atmosphere one might imagine.

Carrying his luggage, Yukima Azuma headed toward the room that matched his keycard.

The moment he stepped into the penthouse, Suou Yuki, who had arrived early, immediately approached with a playful grin and whispered:

"Hehe, onii-sama, who would've thought we'd get to live together like this~"

(つ≧▽≦)つ

Yukima Azuma pinched Suou Yuki's cheek.

"This is just a school field trip."

(ಠ_ಠ)

"It's basically the same as living together."

( • ̀ω•́ )✧

"No, it's very different. A field trip is a serious academic activity."

(¬_¬)

"Here's my room key~ You're welcome to a midnight raid, onii-sama~ Ah, no, actually—you must come for a midnight raid..."

ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

Suou Yuki shoved a key into Yukima Azuma's hand.

A vein popped on his forehead.

Just as he was about to discipline this brat, footsteps echoed behind him.

Shinomiya Kaguya and Fujiwara Chika entered one after another.

To protect Suou Yuki's reputation, Yukima Azuma swallowed back his words and quietly slipped the key into his pocket.

Seeing this, Suou Yuki flashed an Aizen-style smirk.

( ͡º ꒳ ͡º)

"Yukima-san, Suou-san."

Shinomiya Kaguya greeted the two of them.

She was still brooding over her previous loss.

"Good morning, President Shinomiya."

Suou Yuki replied with a smile.

—

After that, all four of them returned to their rooms to unpack.

Today wasn't officially the first day of the field trip.

The school didn't call for any assemblies, allowing students to unpack and rest freely—shaking off fatigue from the long journey.

Once he was done organizing his belongings—

Yukima Azuma was the first to step out of his room.

He walked over to the penthouse's floor-to-ceiling window and gazed outside.

A vast, deep blue ocean stretched before his eyes.

Waves rolled in and crashed against the shore, yet he couldn't hear a sound.

Just how thick was the soundproofing in this place?

Yukima Azuma also noticed rows of palm trees lining the beach.

It looked like there were brown coconuts dangling from them.

Judging by their height, climbing up to grab one probably wouldn't take much effort.

"The setting sun and a lone crane fly together,

The water and the sky merge into one vast hue."

Suddenly, a girl's voice recited a poem from behind him.

Just now, when Yukima Azuma looked at the horizon where the sky met the sea, he had also thought of this famous verse.

Hearing someone else mention it at this moment, he couldn't help but feel a sense of resonance.

Turning around, he saw that the person behind him was Shinomiya Kaguya.

"President Shinomiya is quite knowledgeable about Chinese culture, I see."

Shinomiya Kaguya nodded slightly.

"Since childhood, I've studied all six official languages of the United Nations. Out of them, Chinese was the hardest."

"I had to put in a lot of effort, but thanks to that, I learned a lot about its culture as well."

Since she knew Yukima Azuma's interests, subtly showcasing her cultural background was a clever way to gain favor.

Even though Yukima Azuma understood that Shinomiya Kaguya was deliberately saying this, he still couldn't help but feel a bit of camaraderie.

This could be considered a kind of "open conspiracy."

At that moment, Suou Yuki and Fujiwara Chika also stepped out of their rooms.

"Shall we go for a walk outside? What do you all think?"

Shinomiya Kaguya suggested with a gentle smile.

Fujiwara Chika immediately raised her hand in excitement.

Yukima Azuma also wanted to go out, so he nodded in agreement.

Suou Yuki, however, glanced at Shinomiya Kaguya.

Something about President Shinomiya seemed different today.

Could it be that… she's finally getting serious?