Is it a problem to have a harem in a stranger heroine?

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"What are you doing here?"

"Come and see Icy tail. I have something important to tell them."

"If you have something important to say, just talk online. Communication is so convenient nowadays. Why bother coming all the way to the piano room? Not only is it a waste of time, but haven't you heard that physical contact between men and women is forbidden?"

Iori Hatajima pursed his lips.

He wanted to take back what he said about Eriri's combat power being only 5. In terms of being annoying, the other party had a combat power of at least 500.

"Men and women shouldn't touch each other, so it's best to keep it that way when you're alone. Aside from Icy Tail, everyone else is here. Aren't you Kato-san and Sawamura-san here too? Hmm... I don't think Senior Xiao is here. If he were here, it wouldn't be awkward."

"Don't mention that bastard who left me alone to go home and slack off!" Ying Lili clasped her hands and gritted her teeth.

In front of outsiders, she has to maintain the politeness and dignity of the eldest daughter of the Sawamura family, but when facing Byakuya and Hatashima Iori, she doesn't have to hide her true character and can directly talk back to everyone!

Iori Hatajima was speechless.

How come this blonde with twintails doesn't even hesitate to confront her own boyfriend? Is she angry?

"Kato-san, are you guys here in the piano room for something important?"

Iori Hajima tried to use the "return the favor" strategy on Kato Megumi, but was caught by Eriri in the middle.

"Is there a problem with us having a women's club here?"

The corners of Kato Megumi's mouth rose slightly, but immediately retracted the moment she was noticed by Hasima Iori.

She understood why Byakuya-kun had asked Eriri to come.

Just like the confrontation between the Order camp and the Evil camp, if a Chaotic Neutral character suddenly appears, the whole scene will become chaotic and messy. At that time, the test will no longer be who is more fully prepared before the war, but who has a stronger ability to adapt to changes.

"Eri, Hajima-san, if you have anything to say, let's go inside and talk."

Eriri nodded and walked into the piano room first to find Icy Tail's room. After entering, she greeted him warmly:

"Michiru, I'm here to play with you!"

Everyone who was practicing the piano on the stage stopped their instruments when they heard the sound. Michiru plucked the strings, raised her hand with the red bracelet, and welcomed Eriri with music.

"Hey~~ Eriri, you're here!"

Himekawa Tokino, Morioka Aiko, and Mizuhara Eijika nodded and greeted Eriri. Although they were not familiar with each other, they could be considered acquaintances.

However, when they saw that Hatima Iori was also coming, their expressions became much more enthusiastic, and Himekawa Tokino even took the initiative to step forward and say hello.

"Iori-san, are you coming to play too?"

"Yeah, come here to listen to some music and talk to everyone about other things."

Michiru picked up the water bottle and took a sip. When she walked off the stage, she was surprised to see Kato Megumi was also there.

"Mei, are you coming to play too?"

Kato Megumi paused, her eyes flickering slightly.

"Yeah, Bai Yejun asked me to come and see everyone. He's been a little busy lately with a lot of work and worries."

She said this not only to Bingtang, but also to the members of Icy Tail and even more to Iori Hasima.

"Uh... Ah Ye is very busy..."

There was no news in the chat group for several days. Bingtang smelled something wrong and went to ask everyone in the community for the reason, but the answers he got were unclear.

She took Eriri and Kato Megumi to a corner and asked quietly:

"What's this quarrel you're talking about?"

"A quarrel is just a quarrel, what's there to talk about?" Ying Lili had no intention of hiding her voice.

Kato Megumi pursed her lips.

"It's a matter of philosophy. We all disagree with Byakuya-kun's way of doing things. Don't worry, Michiru. There's no problem with the relationship between us."

"Is it a problem of concept..." Bingtang scratched his head. "I don't understand such complicated things. Sigh... I'm also not free here. I have to perform on stage at the school anniversary next week."

"I agree. I really don't understand your complicated affairs." Eriri agreed.

"Don't worry, it will be over soon." Kato Megumi comforted.

Their purpose of coming here today was very simple, first, to tell Hyodo Michiru and Icy tail that everything was fine on behalf of Byakuya, and second, to keep an eye on Hamajima Iori to prevent him from causing trouble.

At this moment, a scream was heard behind them, shattering the originally relaxed and cheerful atmosphere in the piano room.

"Shi Xiao, what's wrong?" Bingtang turned around suddenly.

An air of panic emanated from several people, quickly hovering over the piano room, making the air heavy.

Himekawa Tokino's eyes were solemn. He raised his cell phone towards Bingtang, his voice trembling.

"Michiru, look..."

Chapter 727: The big crisis of losing Icy tail?

Kato Megumi and Eriri felt something was wrong and turned to look at Michiru, only to see her rush up to the team members in three or two steps and grab the phone, so they also hurried forward.

"what happened?"

There was a photo on the phone, a photo of Michiru wearing a yukata and being carried on Baiye's back. Not only did the two of them have intimate expressions, but Michiru also buried her head in Baiye's shoulder, behaving like a couple.

Seeing the red torii in the background and the kimono on Michiru, Kato Megumi immediately understood where the photo came from and why everyone was panicking.

Eriri hadn't thought of this yet, and pointed at the photo and said:

"Is this... a photo of us at the hot springs? Michiru, were you guys photographed at Hakone Shrine?"

"It seems... yes." Michiru said stiffly.

What made her feel bad was not only that intimate photos of her and Bai Ye were taken by others, but also that the photos were actually posted on the forum.

It's a scandal!

This thought couldn't help but burst out in Michiru Hyodo's mind, like a wildly growing vine, instantly pulling her thoughts into a tangled hemp rope.

"Iori-san, when did you see this photo?" Michiru grabbed Iori's arm tightly.

"I stumbled across this post while browsing the forum last night. It was posted on Monday, so I thought it was a prank and ignored it. But today, I saw it was spreading, so I rushed to tell everyone."

Iori Hasima's face showed the same anxiety as everyone else in Icy Tail, but his expression was still relaxed, giving people a sense of confidence.

The next second, he sighed.

"I can't believe it... Being photographed like this is a huge deal in the industry, especially for a girl band like you that just debuted. It's going to have a huge impact on your image and popularity. So troublesome..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the piano room became even more tense. The members of Icy Tail looked at each other in panic.

"Michiru, why are you being photographed?"

"I, I don't know... How did I get recognized?"

"We have a school anniversary performance next week, and an inter-school arts festival in a month. If our reputation is damaged, Teacher Misato will disqualify us!"

"No, this can't be true?!"

The Icy Tail crew fell into deeper confusion.

The inter-school art performance is the most important part of the plan to gain fame. If they are cancelled from the competition because of this, they will regret it.

Thinking of the possibility of not being able to participate in the inter-school art performance, negative emotions such as anxiety, unwillingness, and complaints began to erupt in the team members' hearts, and they pointed the finger at the culprit of the incident.

"Michiru, how did you get photographed? This is terrible. I shouldn't have let you go to the hot spring."

"I don't want to either. There's nothing wrong with me going to the hot springs!"

"Where is Mr. Agent? He's not here when something like this happens. Really? At least don't mess around when it's important."

"It's not Ah Ye's fault, okay? Don't you have boyfriends too?"

"But nothing happened to us! The agent is too flamboyant!"

Seeing that Icy Tail was gradually developing into a quarrel, Kato Megumi keenly realized that something was wrong, especially when the topic involved blaming Bai Ye.

Bai Ye was certainly wrong about the photo, but from her point of view, now is not the time to hold Bai Ye accountable, otherwise it would fulfill Iori Hatima's wish.

She understood that Iori Hatashima wanted to use this opportunity to suppress Byakuya's image and influence in Icy Tail, and then pull the other members of Icy Tail to his side, and then consolidate his position under the pretext of handling the accident. If she allowed this to develop, the final outcome might be that she would take over the entire Icy Tail.

At that time, even if Michiru is reluctant, she will be cautious about the interests of Icy Tail and the feelings of the team members and will have to agree to Iori Hatima's even if it is excessive.

She would never allow Bai Yejun to be treated like this!

"Everyone is a little cold..."

She had just opened her mouth to persuade everyone to calm down when Iori Hasima grabbed everyone's attention with a louder voice.

"This seems to be a big deal. I really don't want you to miss the inter-school art performance, but now it seems... Sigh... Where is Senior Xiao? Even if he paid a little attention, he would definitely find out about this. How can he be an agent? Now the conflict between you and Kato is spreading like wildfire on the school forum. Could it be..."

Kato Megumi narrowed her eyes and felt unhappy.

Bai Yejun was already overwhelmed by the "Flash Girl" incident and wished he had three heads and six arms to use. It was understandable that he couldn't take care of Icy Tail for a while.

Right now, if he wanted to clarify the misunderstanding, he would have to explain Bai Ye's recent actions to everyone present, and it would be difficult to avoid letting Iori Hasima smell something strange.

She couldn't imagine the consequences of failure if the other party discovered their true plan.

I dare not imagine it.

"Everyone……"

"Hey, hey—Hajima-san, could you please stop talking to yourself?"

Eriri's indifferent, sharp female voice pierced through the chaotic and gloomy atmosphere in the piano room like a sharp arrow and reached everyone's ears.

Everyone looked over and saw Eriri with an expression as indifferent as her tone, as if even the sky falling was no big deal.

"Sawamura-san?"

"Can you please not respond to me with that questioning tone of that gloomy woman in black stockings in Kasumigaoka? I hate it just thinking about it! Besides, this whole thing wasn't Hundan Baiye's fault in the first place!"

"Whose fault do you think it is?"

Eriri had a confused look on her face and looked at everyone as if they were idiots.

"Aki Tomoya, is there any need to explain such a simple thing?!"

"what?"

Everyone present was stunned at the same time. No one expected that Akitomo, who was gradually fading from memory, would be pulled out of the coffin.

"You haven't forgotten, have you? Wasn't this the incident during the anniversary celebration of Tanaka Shopping Street where you were forbidden from dating because that jerk Renye reported you to Teacher Misato about possibly having an impure relationship?! You've forgotten it in just over a month?"

Facing her look as if she were an idiot, everyone in Icy Tail suddenly felt their faces burning.

They did not forget this incident, but they did not take Teacher Misato's words seriously. They were just not so arrogant in their interactions with their boyfriends for a while, and then they returned to normal.

This time it was Iori Hasima's turn to narrow his eyes. The hint of apology on Icy Tail's face made him a little anxious.

He really didn't expect that Eriri, whose combat power was only 5, would mess up the situation with just a few unreasonable words.

"Sawamura-kun sounds so relaxed, do you have a solution?"

Eriri folded her arms and confidently lifted her twintails.

"Isn't this simple?"

Chapter 728 Ying Lili: Don’t say anything else, just watch me kill!

"Simple?"

Icy tail was stunned, thinking that this was a scandal, and anyone who encountered it would be overwhelmed, so why did the other party's tone seem so relaxed?

But then I thought that the other party was the eldest daughter of the Sawamura family, and her vision, resources, and connections were beyond my reach. Maybe in her eyes, this was just a trivial matter?

Michiru's gloom disappeared, and she excitedly and anxiously grabbed Eriri's hand, her eyes full of anticipation, as did the other team members.

Being looked at with expectation and admiration by everyone, Eriri felt extremely proud. She couldn't help but straighten her chest, and her golden twintails swung around with excitement.

"Hoho, it feels great to be admired. Does Bai Ye often get looked at like this?"

"Eri, do you have any idea how to deal with this scandal?"

"Scandal?" Eriri raised an eyebrow. "Does this even count as a scandal? In my opinion, it doesn't even need to be dealt with."

"Isn't this a scandal?!" Himekawa Tokino suddenly felt she couldn't keep up with the other person's train of thought. "Someone took pictures and posted them online, naming and shaming Michiru. Everyone's saying there's something fishy going on between Michiru and her agent."

"Isn't there actually something fishy going on? How could the truth be just a scandal?!" Ying Lili glanced sideways.

Himekawa Tokino scratched his head, and the others, including Lian Sheng, also showed similar doubts.

"From what I heard, it doesn't seem like..."