After breaking up, my ex asked me to win her back-Chapter 152 - 151: Give Up on Kiryu Hina

"Then let’s break up."

Kagura Hikaru: "?"

Ayakoji Chiyoko: "?"

Not only Kagura Hikaru but even the onlooking Ayakoji Chiyoko was stunned.

What drama is this now?

"Are you... serious?"

"Yes, of course I am." Kohinata Motoyo twirled a strand of her hair, draped it over her shoulder, and smiled as she said, "I’ve realized that this way, neither of us will find happiness. This isn’t the right relationship for us. Let’s start over as friends."

She didn’t seem to be joking from her expression.

In that moment, Kagura Hikaru breathed a heavy sigh of relief in his heart.

Although he didn’t know where this sudden change of heart came from, it was good to see she had come to terms with it.

That was the Motoyo he knew—rational and understanding. It seems that yesterday’s threat was indeed an act of impulse.

So now she must also...

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[You have gained through deep introspection: Tea Ceremony +3]

[Tea Ceremony lv5 (cannot be upgraded)]

[Congratulations on achieving your third maximum level Skill, Mind Reading Technique has been enhanced]

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He had maxed out another skill and also acquired a new ability following the image display from his mind reading.

Unlike last time, Kagura Hikaru could identify the special feature of this new ability at first sniff. Explore new worlds at novelbuddy

It was literally just that, needing only a sniff.

Because the new ability he had just acquired was to discern truth from lies through scent.

This wasn’t so much an enhancement of his mind-reading as it was an upgrade of his sixth sense, or his olfactory sense had been magically modified to smell pheromones.

And unlike the mind-reading ability, it seemed he couldn’t voluntarily shut it off; it was a continuously active passive skill.

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At that moment, both Ayakoji Chiyoko and Motoyo in front of him had not yet noticed the imperceptible change in Kagura Hikaru within that second.

The two stood silent in confrontation.

Like mountain goats meeting on a sheer cliff face.

Kagura Hikaru only needed a sniff to discern the flavors of truth and lie mixed together in the air.

He could clearly distinguish whose scents were whose.

Ayakoji Chiyoko’s smelled clean, like the cool breeze off ice cream, chilly.

The one belonging to Motoyo was like a chocolate eclair.

The thick chocolate coating on the outside was the scent of lies, while the sour-sweet syrup filling inside was the scent of truth.

A mixture of truth and lies, thirty percent to seventy percent.

Even Kagura Hikaru, directly cheating with his new abilities, was almost fooled, unsure of where her lies began.

But actually, the answer had already been given.

It was those constantly repeated mind-reading sentences.

Reflecting on it now, Kagura Hikaru still underestimated Motoyo’s growth over the past year.

Even a lie like a breakup, she now could utter without hesitation.

This obsession overflowing from her heart didn’t look like something she would let go of.

In short, she really had no intention of breaking up; it was just an excuse she casually threw out to drive Ayakoji Chiyoko away.

But such tricks, even without mind-reading and lie detection abilities, Kagura Hikaru himself would soon realize.

Not to mention fooling Ayakoji Chiyoko, who was already extremely wary of Motoyo.

As expected, after being dazed for a few seconds, she frowned deeply, eyeing Kohinata Motoyo’s smile as she assessed, "If you truly want to break up with him, then hand over that photo."

"I’m sorry, but I can’t do that."

"Hmph, just as I thought, you’re pretending, aren’t you?"

"That’s not it. It’s mainly because Kagura actually destroyed the photo," Kohinata Motoyo revealed with a smile, a piece of news that even Kagura Hikaru himself was unaware of.

He immediately thought of yesterday afternoon, when, near Ai Cheng Hua Lian’s house, he snatched Kohinata Motoyo’s phone and deleted the photos from her album.

But he distinctly remembered that right after deleting them, Motoyo personally told him it was useless since she had backups.

Thus, this was yet another obvious lie.

Yet, frustratingly, they couldn’t dismiss the possibility; unable to prove that Kohinata Motoyo was lying, and even if she admitted it herself, the two people present would still be skeptical.

Chiyoko Ayakoji wore a constipated expression.

Indeed, this guy’s style was much like that of Kiryu Hina.

This feeling of knowing there was an issue but being helpless about it – she had experienced it countless times at his hands.

Kohinata Motoyo seemed very cooperative, obediently responding to each of her statements, every query, and accusation.

But how much of it was true and how much false, only heaven knew.

At least it was utterly indiscernible just from the exterior.

Indeed, this approach wasn’t working.

If she was too gentle, this guy would remain uncompromising.

Kagura Hikaru as well, probably too concerned about that photo, didn’t dare oppose Kohinata Motoyo openly and remained a spectator without offering any aid.

Well, letting him confront his former lover holding dirt on his ex-girlfriend might be asking too much of him.

... Wait, now that she thought about it, were his interpersonal relationships a bit disastrous?

Never mind those details.

After all, Kagura Hikaru’s past and present were both messy; she just had to get used to it, as loving someone meant accepting all their flaws.

It was Kohinata Motoyo, however, who was truly troublesome.

Even though the Student Council election had reached its crucial phase, she popped up unexpectedly like a groundhog, startling everyone.

The bad news was that Chiyoko Ayakoji was disgusted by her, as she had snatched away Kagura Hikaru, a key aide in the election.

The good news was that she managed not only to repulse herself but also affected the biggest rival in the election, Kiryu Hina, even more severely than Chiyoko Ayakoji.

This seemed like a silver lining, but the thought of Kagura Hikaru being under her thumb caused Chiyoko Ayakoji to feel she couldn’t ignore the situation.

Even though she knew that starting a conflict with Kohinata Motoyo at this time did not align with her own interests.

In any case, their current situation seemed to be a communicative failure.

That meant she had to confront her harshly...

The narrative continues from Kagura Hikaru’s first-person point of view.

In the end, Chiyoko Ayakoji employed her Intimidation Skill, pressuring Kohinata Motoyo with formidable aggression.

The fierceness of her words made the bystanders feel terrified.

Chiyoko Ayakoji’s demand was for Kohinata Motoyo to relinquish her blackmail, break up with Kagura Hikaru, and to avoid contacting him unless he was willing, otherwise, she threatened to make Motoyo’s life at this school untenable.

Chiyoko Ayakoji was capable of this.

Kagura Hikaru also corroborated this to Motoyo.

As a transfer student who had just arrived two days ago, indeed, if she truly crossed paths with Chiyoko Ayakoji, a significant local presence, she wouldn’t be able to leave unscathed.

However, Kohinata Motoyo responded, "I don’t mind, Classmate Ayakoji. If I can’t stay at Uka anymore, I can still attend another school. It just means less daily time with Kagura. Therefore, I’m sorry I can’t agree."

Thus Chiyoko Ayakoji realized this approach was ineffective.

She hadn’t managed to scare her.

The so-called making her life at Uka untenable was mere intimidation; if she truly took action, the consequences would be unimaginable, as Kohinata Motoyo’s background was something she couldn’t mess with.

Since this path was blocked, she would now have to target Kagura Hikaru.

She would make him voluntarily give up Kiryu Hina and cut off this warped relationship with Kohinata Motoyo.