Chapter 13 – The Leading-On Girl

“Paisen♡”

While I was writing the club entry test novel on the tablet I brought to school, another troublesome matter came sauntering over with leeks on its back. By the way, can I just have AI write the entry test novel for me?

“I have a little favor to ask~”

A maiden spoke to me in a spoiled, clingy way — or rather, she actually was acting spoiled and fidgeting.

“Is Sudou Karma bored or something?”

“How rude~. I’m serious about my love for Paisen, you know?”

She sure can spout lies without hesitation.

“He’s talking to the love-fallen angel.”

“What’s the verdict?”

“Death penalty sounds good, right?”

The jealous stares from the crowd hurt. Feeling superior from this would be impossible. In the first place, the love-fallen angel aka Sudou Karma doesn’t think anything of me.

“Um. I got called out by a guy during lunch break~. It’s scary so can you come with me?”

“Declined.”

“Ehh. So mean. Paisen. Is it okay if that guy gets rough with me?”

“It’s fine.”

“…………”

Stop looking at me like I’m trash.

“I’m really scared, you know~. I can only rely on Paisen~.”

“I have no reason to stick by your side.”

“Even though I love Paisen this much…”

That’s why I’m telling you to stop with the false reports. The way my classmates look at me is like looking at filth. The guy who’s dealing with both the Moonshadow Goddess and the love-fallen angel in that “good grief” protagonist way is guilty as charged.

“Did you do something?”

“I’m the loved type, aren’t I~? So I get confessed to quite often~.”

“Good luck.”

“Please. Senpai. Come with me.”

She didn’t go full dogeza but she lowered her head. I could ignore it, but it’s nothing new for this girl to tease guys. On top of that, I can’t predict how this misunderstanding will turn out. At least if I knew the opponent and could use my side-eye rejection vibe to see, the situation would be clearer.

“Fine, during lunch break then.”

“I’ll treat you to lunch. Is yakisoba bread okay?”

“Eating on the rooftop, huh. That works too.”

“Perfect, shikuyoro desu~”

Once she got my approval, Sudou Karma immediately switched back to her smug attitude as if she’d secured the promise. Well, that’s part of her charm too.

“Is the novel okay?”

“I already wrote 3,000 characters today so my daily goal is done.”

That said, why do I have to write a fictional love romance just to join the Literary Club? And in first person with the heroine as Akira no less.

“Well, whatever.”

Besides, Eri seems interested in the Literary Club too. This way we’ll have about four members. Are we going to release doujinshi at the school festival or something?

Anyway, putting that aside.

“Sudou Karma. Go out with me!”

Some unknown male student. During lunch break. He was confessing to Sudou Karma on the rooftop. I watched while eating the yakisoba bread. Of course it was her treat.

“Um…”

Sudou Karma fidgeted and made an expression like she was happy about the love confession… or so it looked, but in my eyes I only saw disgust toward the guy.

“Annoying. Gross. Don’t talk to me. Disgusting.”

That’s what Sudou Karma actually felt toward the male student.

“I’m really happy about your feelings but… going out is a bit…”

“Why!? Didn’t you say you liked me!”

“Eh~? I didn’t say that?”

“On SNS you said ‘if senpai doesn’t have a girlfriend~’!”

“I was just a little envious of romance… and um… did I make you misunderstand?”

Of course he’d misunderstand. It wouldn’t be strange for an unknown male student to think the love-fallen angel had feelings for him. Asking if he had a girlfriend is basically saying you’re interested. But when viewed through my side-eye rejection vibe… I see.

“That’s not the issue here!”

The enraged male student closed in on Sudou Karma and grabbed her wrist.

“I dumped Tokoyami-san so I could go out with you!”

Ah, I see. So the guy in front of me was Akira’s ex-boyfriend. The culprit who drove her to attempt suicide by jumping. And the reason he dumped Akira was to get with Sudou Karma, who had been leading him on. What a mess, and now I’m dragged into it too.

“Stop it. You’ll get charged with rape.”

“Who the hell are you!?”

“Just a random mob guy.”

Not wrong.

“Shut up! This is between me and Sudou!”

“Even so, she turned you down. Pressuring her after that is a bit much.”

“This girl likes me! It’s mutual love!”

“But she rejected you, didn’t she?”

Munch munch on the yakisoba bread. The rooftop had a solid fence installed specifically to prevent jumping suicides that regular students couldn’t climb over. That’s why the rooftop at Komenuka High School was open to students.

“Who the hell are you in the first place!”

“Like I said, mob guy.”

Nothing more than that.

“Senpai~. Help me. I’m being attacked right now?”

“I’ll help if it becomes a criminal case.”

“It’s already a potential rape case though~?”

“Hey Sudou-chan? You like me, right? You said so, didn’t you? We’re gonna date, right?”

“Um. I’m terribly sorry~”

“You bitch! Damn it! For you! I dumped the Moonshadow Goddess!?”

“That’s not my responsibility~”

“Yeah, that’s on you.”

I chimed in. I understood the situation myself, but in this case he just had to accept it as his own fault.

“Help me~. Senpai~”

“Too much hassle, no.”

“At least make the yakisoba bread useful.”

“Either way, as long as I’m here he can’t assault you. If he commits a crime it’s over for him.”

“Y-you’re joking, right? Sudou-chan… You like me… right?”

“I didn’t say that. If I made you misunderstand, I apologize~”

Sudou stuck her tongue out in a little “tehe” like a little devil and delivered the cruel truth.

“U… aa… aaaaaahhhh…”

The brain-broken male student couldn’t accept this reality. He looked like he was suffering a migraine, hallucinating this nightmare-like scene.

“Hey. Sudou-san.”

“What is it, senpai?”

“Let me see your phone for a second.”

“Ehh. A maiden’s privacy is always top secret, you know~?”

Then I have my own ideas.