Noda Was a Terrifying Girl Too

Noda’s intrusion turned lunchtime into an ice age. Kaede was furious, and terror froze me in place so I couldn’t move.

At that moment, Kaede poked my side with her fingertips: poke, poke. I jolted upright.

“W-What? Kaede.”

“Lend me your ear for a sec.”

As she asked, Kaede whispered softly to me.

“Ryoma, chase this girl away.”

“Huh!? M-Me!?”

“Yeah. You’re my pet, right? You have to follow your owner’s orders.”

She was asking the impossible… How was I supposed to handle a girl who wasn’t fazed by Kaede’s intimidation?

But I was Kaede’s pet, so I couldn’t defy her… What should I do?

“Please?”

“~~~~~…!!!!!!”

She whispered in that incredibly cute voice. And she blew a sweet breath gently over me. My ear tingled and melted sweetly.

When she asked in such a cute voice, there was no way I could refuse. A truly cute girl could get a guy erect with just her voice.

“What are you two whispering about?”

“! N-Nothing! Um… well, Noda.”

“Yes, what is it, Yasumura?”

Noda stared straight at me. Her expression was blank; I couldn’t tell what she was thinking.

Facing her head-on like this, Noda was stunningly beautiful too, and I felt utterly overwhelmed.

But even overwhelmed, I couldn’t lean back. Kaede was right behind me.

“Noda, I don’t think observing someone like me would be interesting at all. And Kaede doesn’t seem to like it either, so could you stop…?”

Ah, somehow I managed to say it smoothly, more than I expected.

But it was less that I said it and more that I was made to say it. Kaede’s breath had melted my brain, and I felt like I was dancing on the palm of her hand.

I was so well-trained… Like a loyal dog.

“…If that’s what you say, Yasumura, then I understand.”

Oh, she got it. Communicating properly really was important, huh.

“…But first.”

“Hm!?”

Noda’s eyes seemed to flash sharply, and I braced myself.

“Could I have just one bite of Student Council President Nakajo’s bento?”

“Huh?”

Kaede said “Huh?” with a straight face.

Her voice was so cute, yet it carried a pitch-black undertone.

“…Senior Noda, isn’t that awfully presumptuous of you?”

Kaede really did say things bluntly.

With me in between, it felt like a battle was unfolding across me, and my stomach twisted in agony.

“Please. Just one bite. If I get that, I’ll leave.”

“…Go ahead.”

Kaede didn’t look convinced, but she offered the bento box.

Noda picked up one piece of tamagoyaki egg roll and put it in her mouth.

It wasn’t much of a munch. After a quick chew, Noda’s movements stopped dead.

“It’s awful!!!!!!”

Her voice rang out so loud it might have echoed across the whole rooftop. At the same time, she made a face like she’d bitten into a bitter bug.

Hey, Noda!?!?!?

You didn’t have to say it that loud… And that face screamed disgust like there was no tomorrow. Come on, at least try to hide it a little.

“…………”

Eek…!? Oh, crap. I could tell without looking; her aura alone screamed Kaede’s rage.

That killing intent was aimed solely at Noda, yet it felt ominous enough to sweep me up too.

“Student Council President Nakajo, this is super awful. So you’re really terrible at cooking, huh?”

She had to say it that bluntly!? Please look closely—can’t you see Kaede’s about to explode!?

I had figured Kaede’s cooking had a strong quirk and wouldn’t appeal to everyone, but it seemed like it clashed terribly with Noda’s tastes.

“Yasumura, how can you eat this stuff so much? Aren’t you worried about getting a stomachache?”

“No, I actually think it’s delicious…”

I wasn’t forcing the words out of fear of Kaede. I really did find it delicious.

Was my sense of taste off? Did I have a plebeian palate? Noda came from big money and had probably eaten all sorts of fancy things, so maybe her tongue was refined.

Whichever it was, it didn’t suit Noda, but it suited me. That was all.

“Whatever. You promised to leave after eating, so I’ll go as agreed. See you.”

Noda walked away.

What was the point of coming over? Did she just drop a bomb? I thought my stomach was done for. Eating during all this max tension was wearing it out too much.

“…That girl really was dangerous. Good thing I added her to the blacklist.”

“Dangerous is one way to put it… She’s an amazing girl.”

Did she have no fear? Facing off against a fuming Kaede and blurting things out so casually… Maybe that steel mental fortitude was what it took to succeed in society.

“Honestly, I wanted to kill her. But as student council president, violence is absolutely out of the question. Holding back was tough.”

“Ha, haha…”

All I could do was laugh bitterly. Restraining that much killing intent was impressive.

No, not yet. Her patience was still on the verge of snapping. If she blew up now with Noda gone, I’d be the one to die. Better not say anything more. Please, just don’t explode.

…That’s what I thought, but in the next instant, I felt her deflate… and calm down.

“…I knew I wasn’t good at cooking, but getting that disgusted a face… Am I really that bad…?”

Kaede looked down. The thing I feared most had happened. Don’t get down, Kaede—seeing you down was the worst for me. I’d rather get yelled at and killed than see your sad face.

“It’s okay, Kaede! It’s not that you’re bad; you just happened to not mesh with Noda! I’m enjoying it just fine!”

“…Ryoma, you don’t have to force yourself to eat it.”

“What are you talking about! I’ve said it’s delicious tons of times! Look, I can eat this much more, no problem—that’s proof!”

I shoveled it in frantically. No way I’d leave any; even if a meteor hit, I’d eat it all.

“…Ryoma… thank you! I love you!!”

Squeeze.

“Whoa!?”

Kaede hugged me tight.

“H-Hey, Kaede! We’re eating…”

Creak.

“Gh… ugh… it hurts…”

Getting hugged by Kaede was incredibly happy, of course.

But her grip was so strong… Her embrace was too powerful, and my scrawny body felt like it would crack and snap. I’d resolved to eat everything, but I couldn’t right now. Stop, everything I ate was about to come back up. I had to prevent that at all costs.

Still, a tight hug meant closer contact, so her amazing scent filled my nose, and her ample breasts squished against me. Even through her uniform, the softness and springiness came through so vividly.

I’m in so much pain right now; no way I’d get hard…

…No, I was getting hard… My crotch was swelling. Getting erect from being squeezed this hard was way too perverted.

Yet for all that strength, I felt gentleness and fragility too. What was this—pain and pleasure hitting me at the same time.

“Hee hee, Ryoma… I never want to let go like this…”

Rub rub.

“~~~~~…!”

She rubbed her cheek against mine. The squishy feel of her soft cheek rang bells in my heart.

“Ryoma, you said my cooking doesn’t mesh with Senior Noda, right?”

“Huh? Oh, yeah.”

“So that means you, who says my cooking is delicious, mesh with me super well, right?”

“Gh…! Y-Yeah.”

“Hee hee, I love you, Ryoma…”

I was embarrassed. So embarrassed it felt like I’d turn into a steam human. My feelings were steaming out from inside me.

I nearly dropped my chopsticks but gripped them tight. I was way over capacity and in no state to eat, but even so, I kept eating the bento.