Light Novel Chapter 31

ひとつとひとり (Hitotsu to Hitori, lit: One Thing and One Person) is the thirty-first chapter of the light novel series of The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat.
==Plot==
Youto, Mai, and Azusa form a search party for the missing Tsukiko. They are joined by the cat, which seems to be doing everything it can to get their attention.
They run into Cozy-sama, who informs them about a supposed sighting of a ghost — it was jumping up and down the hallways with insane speed and making inhuman movements. Another student adds that it apparently ate the teachers' sashimi dinner.
The students are shooed back to their rooms by a teacher. Remembering that he left his cat piece in the girls' room, he follows all the girls there along with the cat. Upon entering the room however, they are greeted with the sight of a sleeping Tsukiko, surrounded by food stolen from thei kitchen.
Youto's suspicion that Tsukiko had switched bodies with the cat is confirmed, and the real Tsukiko is sulking in despair in the corner of the room. While he tries to communicate with the real Tsukiko, the other girls end up deciding to hand her over to the teacher. Azusa tries to stop them, but is unable to come up with coherent logic. Desperately, they try to explain that Tsukiko was possessed by a cat, but no one believes them as they step out to report to the teacher.
The vice president asks Youto what he intends to do, but Youto is at a loss. Of course, he wants to save Tsukiko and to make her happy, but he fears that he doesn't have the right to, knowing that his inevitable memory loss will only cause everyone sadness.
As Youto falls into despair, Mai hands him a notebook that had apparently fallen out of Azusa's souvenir bag — Tsukiko's grade book. Appearing to have no distinction or goal in mind, the notebook is filled with detailed records depicting every single action that Youto has taken, almost as if she was writing down all of Youto's memories in his stead.
Mai tells Youto about what happened at the ninja residence — Tsukiko asked her countless questions about all kinds of things and wrote down all of it, saying this was "the least she could do." This leads Youto to the realization that even though Tsukiko failed to change the six-year-old Youto's wish, she has done everything she could to preserve his memories. Calling him a moron, Mai tells Youto that he should take more pride in his life, urging him to face up to it just like he has told her before.
Making up his mind, Youto decides that he will play villain in order to save Tsukiko from repercussions. He wakes up the sleeping cat, which resists as Youto tries to fix up its clothes, apparently not liking the sensation of fabric touching its skin. Youto suggests to "Tsukiko," that if it hates it that much, it should turn back to a cat. Oddly, the cat reluctantly accepts this, and Tsukiko regains her body. Tsukiko immediately apologizes. She says that she was only forcing her feelings onto Youto and was only being a bother. She her way to the door as the footsteps of teachers approach, ready to take responsibility for her actions. However, Youto tells her she's wrong, confessing that he likes her, including this side of her that keeps on bothering him because it makes him feel alive.
As the teachers, the Old Miss, and the Moustached Daruma enter, Youto fully embraces his Hentai Prince persona, theatrically claims responsibility for the commotion, pretending it is all part of his "research" on raising the birthrate in the region.
As everyone expresses disgust towards Youto, his childhood friend Ponta unexpectedly intervenes. Having seen through his lies, Ponta believes that Youto is not the kind of person he's pretending to be, asking him if he has other reasons to protect the girl. Thankfully, Mai comes to Youto's aid, shutting down Ponta by announcing an emergency meeting for the field trip committee.
To further distract everyone, Youto accuses the Old Miss of having a secret romance with Moustached Daruma. The Old Miss turns bright red with embarrassment, while the Moustache Daruma awkwardly admits that he wouldn't mind the suggestion. Thus, this unexpected revelations becomes the new center of attention, as voices of celebration, gossip, and jealousy fills the room. Youto is satisfied with the outcome as he is ultimately dragged away for discipline.
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