Yudai-senpai is still in the picture, but the fact that Arina is here is, to put it mildly, going to kill me.
I don't even want to imagine the torture that would be waiting for me if she finds out that I went out with someone else just as soon as I said I would not go out with Shirana. Of course, this is not a serious relationship, but for Kanzawaguchi-senpai's sake, for Arina's sake.
If she had found out, I would have told her why, but that hope was dashed when Yudai was present. I was thinking about that as he grabbed me by the shoulders and shook me.

You're dating Kozue, aren't you? That's right, isn't it!''

Yudai-senpai asked me in a terrible manner.
I glanced at Alina. Ugh... she's scary. What's with those eyes? Are you a reptile?
Despite this unusual commotion, it had no impact on the female members of the club who were strolling around the battlefield. They are fighting, shaking their asses. I should have been there, too, but how could this happen?

'......Yes, I'm in a relationship with you.

I said in a whisper. I tried to keep my voice low enough for Alina to hear me, but it was too late, and she seemed to be mortified.

'Really,...... the rumors were true,...... how did you get the OK?'
'...... what?'
So what was the deciding factor in Kozue going out with you?
'No, wait, what do you mean--'
'Don't look at me.'
'Gunu......'

I just wanted to make sure I was interpreting what Yudai-senpai meant correctly. I thought that you, who had turned me down so many times, would be able to find some kind of way out of this, but you simply abandoned me.

Did you tell him? Or did Kozue start it? No, Kozue can't be the type of person who would willingly say something like that. ......It's you, after all, isn't it? Hey, what did you say?
'So, that's ......'

First of all, neither I nor Mr. Kazawaguchi have any romantic feelings for either of us, so there's no way we could come up with a pick-up line. Mr. Kanzawaguchi is a cute guy, but since I just met him and he always looks sleepy, I consider him an 'unidentified life form'.
I'll leave you to your own devices. I feel sorry for Mr. Yudai's situation, but let's consider it as a disappointing event in his life and respect Mr. Kanzawaguchi's intention.

It's just the way things are. It happened naturally.
'What the hell ...... how far along are you with the treetops! Speak up! How far up the stairs--''

The second half was interrupted by Alina.

'Let's not do this, senpai? It's not a good look.'
'Ugh. ...... yeah, I'm sorry.'

Arina's murderous smile made Yudai finally take his hand off my shoulder. The killer smile that appears every once in a while is especially bad for the eyes. They lose their light and become bottomless eyes like an abyss. I've had that look on me a few times, but it only happens when I'm really angry. I felt a millimeter of remorse that I must have really pissed her off.
But in this case, she seems to be angry at her senior. For me?

'Okay. Are you free after school? I'd like to hear more about it.'
I'm a go-home girl, so I'm fine.''
'Good. Can I meet you at the store after school?'
'Okay. After that, let's move to another place.
Good. See you after school. Don't run away, okay?

There's no way I'm running away. Because Kanzawaguchi-senpai has been waiting for this moment. I'll tell him later.
Yudai left and left me and Alina.
After a short silence, I decide to run away. He was staring at me from the side. It's so scary. Let's just get some tomato juice and go back to the classroom.

Geez!

I took a step forward and he grabbed me by the collar and snapped my neck. And it was strong. Probably about the same grip strength as a gorilla.

Why is he hiding from me?

Murderous smile.

I immediately thought of the past.
The Soviets were in a space race. The world's first animal to orbit the earth like a satellite - Laika the b*tc*. I remember the tragic Laika, a one-way ticket to a place she was sure she'd never return from.
I know the scientists who were heartbroken to see her follow their lead after weeks of rigorous training and confinement in a cramped spaceship. I remember the sky that I looked up at, thinking of Laika as she left the ground and disappeared into the blue sky with a dazzling light.
Scientists wishing for safety and saying goodbye. Everyone knew it was pointless. The spaceship was not equipped to return to the earth. Some of them had grudges on their faces against such an unreasonable fate.
That face is Alina's today.
The latter part is my imagination.

'For various reasons: ...... yes ......'
'Tell me.'
'There's a bit of a confidentiality agreement--'
'Tell me.
'Um, so it's confidential--'
'Tell me.'
'I'm acting out a fake love ......'

You can't beat this guy in an argument. You'd have to use a politician who specializes in public opinion as a shield.

I explained reluctantly.
Kanzawaguchi-senpai is having trouble with his bad habit of getting confessions from Yudai-senpai. So if he gets together with someone else, Yudai Yamagata will give up, right? The senior Kanzawaguchi thought. That I was chosen for it. And my feelings of redemption for Shirana.


He did not mention the deal in which Kanzawaguchi-senpai would teach Alina how to save her in exchange. In the first place, I wonder how Kanzawaguchi-senpai knows about Alina's dual personality. Only I, Mr. Akakusa, and Alina's mother know about Alina's dual personality, and Alina has stated so. I did not pursue Kanzawaguchi-senpai because of the suspicious atmosphere of the dark route, but I will ask her about it soon.
Alina listened to me quietly with an expressionless face the whole time, and just when I thought everything would go peacefully, I was punched in the chest plate. I felt all my ribs broken and impaled in my lungs.

Be careful that Hakuna doesn't find out about this,' he said. She'll be sad when she finds out. She'll be sad when she finds out that I really meant what I said.
'That's where ...... I'm going to try.'
'I don't know anything about trying. You must hide it. Girls are weak.
'Wait, you're not convincing me you're weak.
'I am frail. I'm not so popular because I'm fragile and pretty.
If she were an actress, Yellowstone National Park would erupt in flames and the human race would die (yes, yes, yes, yes, yes).
'You're leaking more from your heart.'

Once she sighed loudly, her large breasts heaving, she continued to speak.

You're going to confront that senior after school, aren't you?
'That's going to happen. I'm surprised that things are going as planned by Kanzawaguchi-senpai. He always looks sleepy, but he's pretty smart.
''Hmm.''
After school, we invite Kanazawa-guchi-senpai to come and confront Yudai-senpai directly. Kanazawa-guchi-senpai is planning to decide the match there. My duty may end today.
''Hmm.''
'What the hell. Something wrong?'
Nothing.
'I don't understand him. ......'

I think my killer smile is starting to have a normal smirk component. I don't understand this guy these days.
After we parted, I bought some tomato juice, took a glance at the already withered bread corner, bit my tongue and regretted that I ended up as a loser again today, and went back to the classroom.

I am basically a serious person, and I never doze off in class. The resident of the seat behind me gave him a poke on the back and handed him a small piece of paper. It was a piece of paper with a message on it, the kind of thing that bored idiots like. Apparently, it had been passed around. They are a new breed of people who sneak around committing treasonous acts under the teacher's control in class, and find the immorality of it pleasurable.
It is just too much trouble for serious comets. He cannot concentrate on his teacher's noble lessons. As I hate the classics to death, I really wish they would quit. Seriously, Classics and Chinese literature should disappear. Hell, they make us read romantic comedies of aristocrats from over a thousand years ago.
Maybe it's black history.

Are you dating Kanazawa-guchi-senpai? Ryuka.

I was surprised by the unexpected sender. I thought it was just Makoto messing with me to kill time, but it turned out to be his girlfriend, Ryuka Mimori. Sorry, Makoto. I didn't think it was you for a second.
It's probably because Kanzawaguchi-senpai showed up in the classroom openly before. Makoto was quite surprised... but I'll tell you what surprised me the most. I was afraid of her dizzying style of moving around, as if she had broken her promise not to be open about it.
I couldn't ignore the question, so I said, "This is confidential information, so I can't disclose it for the time being. I wrote a clerical note saying, "Confidential information, not to be disclosed for the time being, will contact you later for the truth or falsehood," and passed it to Ryuka.
After staring at the old text on the blackboard for a while as if it were my parent's enemy, the piece of paper was passed around again.

I understood. Do your best. Ryuka.

It seems to be like Ryuka to leave her name in the form. It's not that she's trying hard, but the fact that she's planning to ruin Yudai's love life, rather than to make him fall in love with her, makes this a very uninspiring story. I feel sorry for Kanzawaguchi-senpai, but I also feel sorry for Yudai-senpai that he is not thought well of (as a matter of course). Hostility from someone you love is too painful.
I don't know how much progress Makoto and Ryuka have made. They seem to be going home together, so I wonder if they are doing well. I don't know what is the standard to determine whether things are going well or not. No, it would be foolish to set a standard. It would be uninteresting if people's relationships and encounters were standardized.

I sent an e-mail to Mr. Kanzawaguchi telling him that Yudai was meeting me at the store. The final battle is about to begin.
I was drinking a glass of tomato juice while idly following the hands of the classroom clock with my eyes.
To be honest, I was not in a good mood. I guess it goes against my philosophy of life. It's true that it's annoying and disturbing to have the same person confess to you incessantly, even if you don't like them. I would be fed up if I were in that position. But I'm sure Yudai is not lying about his feelings. I think he really likes you. But it's no wonder he couldn't accept it from Kanzawaguchi.
I didn't feel good that I was stepping on his true feelings by pretending to be ignorant of them. I was lying and deceiving him. I couldn't feel good about it.

When I arrived at the kiosk five minutes before the meeting time, Yudai was already there. And Kanzawaguchi-senpai was there too.
Yudai rushed to me as soon as he saw me.

Why are you here, Kozue? I didn't ask you to do it, remember?''
''I'm sorry.''

That's all I can say: ....... That's what I've been told by my seniors.

Yudai. Comet-kun, it's not your fault.

She followed me today with a sleepy look on her face.

'I asked you to do this. Let's talk a little.