While Tsukune meekly followed Moka toward the academy and Gin plotted Tsukune’s downfall, Kurumu walked toward the academy alone. Having had a good night's sleep, she felt relaxed and focused her thoughts on trying to unravel the mystery of the strange youki she had sensed the day before.

That wasn’t a coincidence. The youki appeared just at the moment Tsukune started sneaking glances at our underwear…

Frowning, Kurumu made a guess.

Is Tsukune a monster that can use basic illusions?

She shook her head.

No, that doesn’t make sense. If he was born with illusion magic or had trained in it, he should have been able to sense my charm. Any creature with innate illusion magic would have defenses against it.

Kurumu continued to wrestle with her thoughts as she reached the academy. Inside, she spotted Tsukune and Moka, with Tsukune dejectedly following Moka. She considered saying hello but couldn’t focus due to the lingering thoughts about the energy she sensed the day before.

Tsukune noticed her and waved, but Kurumu turned away with a huff, deepening Tsukune's sense of rejection.

He didn’t need to perv on me. Stupid Tsukune. He could have just asked.

Blushing with frustration, Kurumu walked away, determined to unravel the mystery of the previous day's strange energy.

However, no answers came to her. After an entire day of classes, Kurumu prepared to return to the clubroom.

Fortunately for Tsukune, Kurumu's irritation over his accidental perversion had faded, and seeing him walk toward the clubroom excited her.

Ooh! Tsukune!

Feeling a bit playful, Kurumu began to follow Tsukune, casting a low-circle magical spell to hide her presence.

Hehehe, once I catch you, Tsukune, I'll show you a taste of heaven.

But as she trailed him, Kurumu noticed someone else following Tsukune. She quickly dismissed her low-circle spell and replaced it with a mid-circle invisibility spell that also masked her scent.

Can’t be too careful. Some monsters have a stronger sense of smell.

Following the two, Kurumu quickly recognized the recently introduced senior, Gin.

Hmm, Gin's following Tsukune… It looks like he’s up to something. The clubroom is on the way, but that look is different.

Gin eventually calls out to Tsukune.

“Tsukune!”

Hearing his name, Tsukune turns around and sees Gin waving with his trademark smile. He was about to respond but hesitated, remembering the events from yesterday, which made him uneasy.

“Oh… Gin…”

Ignoring the incident from the previous day, Gin cheerfully continues.

“We’re holding our club meeting on the roof today,” Gin says, pointing toward a different path. “Come with me,” he adds, not waiting for Tsukune’s response.

“Oh… uh,” Tsukune started to speak, but Gin was already moving away. “Hey, wait!” he called out, rushing to catch up with him.

Kurumu continues to follow the two men, remaining hidden by her magic.

Rooftop? But this is leading to...

Frowning, Kurumu keeps her distance as Gin and Tsukune make their way to the back of the school.

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Just as Kurumu suspected, they eventually reached one of the many back areas of the academy.

With a puzzled look, Tsukune turns to Gin and asks, "Hey, Gin. I thought we were meeting on the rooftop. Isn’t this the back of the school? Why are we here?”

Gin chuckles and answers with a reassuring tone, “Hahaha, don’t worry! The others will be here soon!”

Turning to Tsukune with an apologetic smile, Gin quickly said, “Hey, about yesterday, I owe you an apology. I hope Moka wasn’t too angry.”

Finally hearing an apology, Tsukune felt a flicker of relief, even if it didn’t fully address the misunderstanding with Moka. “Angry?! She didn’t speak a single word to me all day!”

Tsukune felt a surge of hope. If Gin was willing to apologize, perhaps he could clear up his image as a pervert with Kurumu and Moka. Moka’s pretty scary when she’s mad. I’ve got to shake this pervert image.

Noticing Tsukune’s shift in mood, Gin’s opinion of him dropped again. What a chump.

Gin glanced around and finally spotted a familiar building. “Ah, finally. We’re here, Tsukune.”

Tsukune looked around, confused. “Here? I thought we were meeting on the rooftop?”

With a reassuring smile, Gin pointed at a nearby area stacked with pallets. Without addressing Tsukune’s concern, he said, “Hey, Tsukune, see that little window over there?”

Tsukune followed Gin’s gesture and saw a small window above the stacked pallets. He nodded.

“Take a look through it,” Gin urged.

“Huh?! Why?”

“Just look! It’s a riot!” Gin laughed, his smile making Tsukune uneasy.

Gin’s next words made Tsukune take the suggestion seriously. “Looking through that window is how you’ll get Moka to forgive you.”

“W-Wait, really?” Without giving it much thought, Tsukune moved towards the pallets.

Gin nodded, still smiling. “Of course! I felt bad about her slapping you, so I’m helping you out, buddy!”

Climbing the pallets, Tsukune muttered Gin’s words to himself. “A riot, huh?”

Gin smiled to himself, pleased with how his plan was unfolding. “Oh, and one more thing.”

Tsukune, torn between wanting to resolve things with Moka and being inclined to listen to Gin, was distracted. Just as he was about to look through the window, he heard Gin continue, “Moka is even more beautiful and powerful than they say.”

Tsukune flinched at the comment, anxiety rising. “She reminds me of someone… someone important to me,” Gin adds.

Turning to Gin with a wary expression, Tsukune saw a look of nostalgia on Gin’s face.

“Tsukune, I intend to make Moka mine.”

What?!

“W-What are you suddenly saying—” Tsukune's words were abruptly cut off by a loud noise coming from the window. Instinctively, he turns toward it.

What’s going on in there? Why is it so noisy?

“W-Wait, isn’t this—” Tsukune's sentence trailed off as he peered through the window, only to find himself staring at a room full of half-naked women changing their clothes.

He tried to pull away, but the sight of women in their underwear and changing clothes left him frozen. “G-Gin, this place is—” Tsukune's sentence was interrupted by the flash of a camera.

Turning to Gin, Tsukune saw his senior holding a high-quality camera and chuckling.

“Precisely. It’s the girls’ locker room.”

Gin pulled out a quickly developed photo, showing Tsukune an image of himself peeping into the locker room. “It’s not nice to peep, Tsukune.”

With Tsukune frozen in fear, Gin continued, “And it’s not smart to get caught doing it on purpose. Won’t Moka be upset when she sees this picture?”

The mention of Moka pushed Tsukune past his fear. “What?! You set me up! Destroy that picture!”

Tsukune lunged at Gin, trying to snatch the photo, but Gin, taller and quicker, pocketed it easily. Tsukune grabbed Gin’s collar in frustration, causing Gin to chuckle.

“Oh, Tsukune,” Gin said with an amused tone.

An aura of intimidation swept over Tsukune, making him freeze.

J-Just like… Moka??

“Hey, did you hear a guy’s voice just now?!”

“Yeah, I think I did!”

“Look! The window is open!”

Gin effortlessly pried Tsukune’s hands off him.

“Tsukune, you’re making this too easy for me. Now, I suggest you don’t tell anyone about this unless you want this picture circulating through the entire school.”

Tsukune gritted his teeth, realizing he was at a severe disadvantage. If they were both human, he might have had a chance to retrieve the picture. But as his anger subsided, he understood how foolish it was to attack a monster.

“Gin, please! Don’t do this. That picture would ruin my school life.”

Gin smiled and nodded. "Sorry, Tsukune. As a fellow guy, I understand, but all’s fair in love and war." He then waved playfully at Tsukune. "Until next time." With that, Gin vanished as if he’d teleported.

“He disappeared??” Tsukune muttered, sensing the telltale signs of youki.

The commotion had drawn the attention of the young women in the locker room.

“There’s someone here!”

“A pervert!”

“Voyeur!”

“Catch him, girls!”

Within moments, more than a dozen women burst out of the locker room, charging toward Tsukune. Desperate to escape, he ran as fast as he could.

NOO! How did this happen?!?!

“Catch the pervert!”

“Cut his balls off!”

“Kill him!”

As he fled, Tsukune’s thoughts were consumed by Moka.

This is awful! If Moka sees this…

His mind flashed to Moka’s angry face from when she’d found out about his accidental peeking, and her words from earlier that morning: “I don’t like perverts!”

With an anguished expression, Tsukune internally screams.

I’ve got to escape this and do something!

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While Tsukune was desperately running for both his social and physical life, Moka waited in the clubroom, tapping her fingers on the desk with a frown.

Tsukune isn’t a pervert… I know it was an accident… so why am I still hesitating?

She sighed, glancing around, hoping for Tsukune to appear.

After several minutes of sighing and groaning, the rosary finally spoke up, its tone dripping with annoyance.

~If you’re going to spend the entire day moping, it would be better to look for him rather than be sad here for no reason..~

Moka straightened up, a new resolve forming in her mind.

“You’re right! I can’t judge Tsukune so quickly based on a single accident. He’s been good to us and has been helpful.”

~Sure.~

Disregarding her other self’s lack of enthusiasm, Moka left the clubroom to search for Tsukune.