A Sweet Romance That Starts With One Bottle of Juice, Between a Heiress Who Must Marry Her First Kiss and a Lonesome Guy With a Menacing Look - Chapter 11 - The Young Lady Wants Me to Do Club Activities - Part 1

Chapter 11 – The Young Lady Wants Me to Do Club Activities – Part 1

After finishing breakfast, I returned to my room to retrieve my bag. It seemed that someone had already taken care of bringing the necessary items for school, such as clothes, uniforms, and bags. However, there was nothing else in my room…

“Well then, shall we head to high school?”

I walked alongsideYasunomihara-san, feeling a sense of discomfort. Normally, Natsume-san would be walking behind us, but today she wasn’t there.

“Come to think of it, where’s Natsume-san? I haven’t seen her since this morning.”

“If you mean Natsume, she’s been behind us since a while ago.”

“Huh?”

I turned around and saw a woman wearing a suit and sunglasses standing a little ways back…

“Could that be Natsume-san?”

“Yes. It seems she doesn’t want to get in our way.”

If only Natsume-san had understood my feelings as well, about being picked up and dropped off in a maid outfit… I felt a bit embarrassed with how the neighbors were giving me strange looks.

“I forgot to check the location from here while I was sleeping, but is the high school nearby?”

“Yes, it’s quite close. It takes about 10 minutes to walk there.”

“Oh, Yasuda-kun! Good morning!”

While we were walking together, we were called from behind.

“Good morning, Matsubara-san.”

It was my classmate, Matsubara-san.

Perhaps because there was morning practice for the basketball club later, she was already in her jersey.

“Good morning, Matsubara-san.”

“Kyaa, you two are really dating, aren’t you?”

“Well, umm…”

“Don’t say it like that, be more confident!”

I was scolded and poked in the side.

“Hmm? Wasn’t Yasuda-kun’s house in the opposite direction? What are you doing here today?”

“Uh, well…”

Matsubara-san is asking sharp questions.

What should I answer…?

“Oh my, could it be that you stayed over at Yuuka-chan’s house and came from there? How hot!”

“N-no, it’s not like that!”

I don’t want to invite any more misunderstandings.

I looked to Yasunomihara-san for help, silently pleading for her to say something.

“That’s not true.”

Thank goodness. If Yasunomihara-san denies it, then Matsubara-san will…

“Tadakuni and I are living together.”

“Huh?!”

“Is that true?”

Matsubara-san looked at us with wide eyes.

“Why would you say that, Yasunomihara-san?”

“Because… Tadakuni made a face that seemed like he wanted me to.”

“I just wanted to smooth things over.”

As we whispered to each other, Matsubara-san tilted her head.

“M-Matsubara-san! Can you keep this a secret?”

“So, you really live in the same house?”

“Uh… yeah.”

At that moment, I didn’t miss Matsubara-san’s wry smile.

Oh no, I have a bad feeling about this…

“Actually, Yasuda-kun.”

“W-what is it?”

“One of our basketball team members got seriously injured and is hospitalized, so we only have four people now.”

“…Oh.”

While I couldn’t stop sweating, Yasunomihara-san seemed to be completely oblivious to the situation.

Matsubara-san and I were not just classmates—we were like hunter and prey.

“And we have a game this weekend…”

Yasunomihara-san finally seemed to realize what was going on and her blank expression turned serious.

“Would you consider joining the team as a temporary member?”

“Matsubara-san…”

At that moment, Yasunomihara-san interrupted and came between Matsubara-san and me.

Yasunomihara-san… Is she trying to protect me?

“I want to see Tadakuni playing basketball too! By all means, I will accept your offer.”

“Yasunomihara-san!?”

“You have a big body, it’d be a waste if you didn’t play basketball.”

“But…”

“Tadakuni.”

Yasunomihara-san’s gentle gaze seemed to be advising me on something.

I somehow understood what she wanted to say.

“Sigh… I got it.”

“Really!? Are you really okay with it, Yasuda-kun?”

“Yeah… I promised not to run away anymore.”

Yasunomihara-san nodded happily.

“But in exchange, Matsubara-san…about what you heard just now…”

“Keep it a secret, right?”

“And don’t casually mention that we’re living together either, Yasunomihara-san.”

“I’m sorry.”

Well, since Yasunomihara-san is not good at keeping secrets to the point of admitting that we’re dating, it might be just a matter of time.

“Do you mind if I also go and watch Tadakuni play basketball?”

“Of course not! But I’d love it if Yuuka-chan could be the coach rather than a spectator.”

“Yasunomihara-san as the coach?”

“Eh, don’t you know Yasuda-kun? The Yasunomihara family is a sponsor of the Japanese national basketball team, and Yuuka-chan herself was a famous player around here when she was in junior high school.”

“Oh, Matsubara-san… Please don’t dredge up the past.”

So, Yasunomihara-san played basketball.

“Well, I’ve got morning practice, so I’d better get going. See you later, you two.”

After saying that, Matsubara-san went ahead of us.

“I didn’t expect Yasunomihara-san to play basketball. I didn’t know she was such a great player. Why not continue in high school?”

“Well, it was only at the junior high level, and there were also other reasons…”

“Other reasons… Right, I see. I guess being the sponsor of the Japanese team would come with some pressure for Yasunomihara-san.”

“No, it’s not about family background or anything like that.”

“Huh?”

“I was a center, but I haven’t grown taller since middle school… and, um… what grew was my chest instead…”

…O-Ooh, oh, I see…

“Hey, Tadakuni! Your eyes are creepy! Stop thinking weird things again.”

“You’re the one who brought it up, Yasunomihara-san.”

“Anyway, it’s a bit envious to see someone as tall as Tadakuni.”

“That’s unreasonable…”

Yasunomihara-san’s father was also on the shorter side, so I guess it can’t be helped…

“Well, since it’s come to this, I’ll give Tadakuni some training too. Be prepared.”

“Huh…”

“Don’t make that troublesome face! Tadakuni, you always look so lethargic.”

To be honest, I thought it was a hassle.

But I felt like I could gradually change my gloomy self if I was with Yasunomihara-san.