Although She's a Beautiful Student Council President Who Maintains Her Coolness Towards Everyone, She Wants to Act Spoiled and Lovesick Around Him, Who is Misunderstood by Everyone as a Delinquent - Chapter 20: Shizuku and Rinka..... After the Umbrella

“Phew… That was a nice bath. Thanks for filling it up for me, Rin.”

“Don’t worry about it. It was something I wanted to do.”

“You really are a thoughtful sister.”

By the time Shizuku got home, the bath had been filled up by Rinka. Rinka must have known that Shizuku was going to walk home and saved it for her, taking into account that she would get wet. Not many younger sisters would be so considerate.

“Oh yeah, I was wondering why you didn’t use the car, but I finally understand the reason now. Shizuku Nee-san?”

“…I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

As soon as she saw Rinka’s smirk, a bad feeling overwhelmed her.

“Uh-huh, you really don’t have any idea?”

“…. yeah, I don’t.”

Shizuku was just with Riku until a while ago, so there’s no way she wouldn’t know the reason for refusing to go home by car. …Most likely, Rinka was referring to that fact.

Perhaps Rinka is so confident because she has some evidence in her possession, or maybe she’s bluffing in order to make Shizuku talk…. Despite Shizuku’s hesitation, Rinka calmly utters a certain word without changing her expression…..

“Didn’t you walk home while sharing an umbrella with Riku-san?”

“……”

“I have solid evidence, so don’t act innocent. …You really are amazing, Shizuku Nee-san. Walking home while showing off to everyone.”

Knowing “how they walked home together under the same umbrella” while showing off to everyone could be considered as presenting evidence.

“I didn’t mean to show off. It just happened that way. Riku-kun originally asked me out.”

“Oh, is that so? I actually thought that you were the one who invited him”

“If I had brought an umbrella, though, I might have asked him out myself.”

Shizuku has a clear intention of winning over Riku and… be in a relationship with him. In order to do so, she must take action herself.

“Shizuku Nee-san. How was sharing an umbrella with your crush?”

“…… It was great. I want to do it over and over again”

Her cheeks, which had been on fire after her bath, blushed even more.

“That’s very unusual for you to say that, From the way you feel, …… did you ask him to hold you close so you both wouldn’t get wet in the rain?”

“I can’t tell you about that. It involves Riku-kun.”

Rinka, with her good instincts, tried to get information from her facial expressions, vocal sounds, and even her demeanor. Shizuku, who was dealing with her younger sister, who was never caught off guard or unaware, managed to stay on the defensive.

“I’ll stop prying. …I don’t want to have any negative influence on Riku-san either.”

Suddenly, as if she had turned off the switch of prying, Rinka took a breath and faced Shizuku again.

“…but finally the switch has been flipped for you, Shizuku Nee-san.”

“If Rin left me a letter like that, I’d be all switched on. …It’s just fortunate that it happened to me”

“Good luck in conveying your feelings”

Indeed, being encouraged and supported by that letter, …there was no way for her older sister, Shizuku, to not do her best.

“Ufufu, that’s good to hear… but,”

Rinka had a smile on her face that seemed to say “I did it,” but just as she cut off her words with a meaningful tone, her voice and expression changed.

“But …… you need to do it somewhere a little more private or our father will find out.”

Rinka usually used a soft tone of voice, but here was different. It was with a straight face that indicated the seriousness of the situation. ……

 “……Thanks for the advice, I know it was a bold move.”

Because she knew what Rinka was trying to say, Shizuku just gave a small nod. Rinka must have been talking about this topic because she just wanted to tell her this.

A tense atmosphere enveloped the room…… and in the midst of it, Rinka opens her mouth again.

“Shizuku nee-san, what are you going to do about the next matchmaking? You must have received offers already, right?”

“……I’ll refuse it. Without taking up any meeting time, of course.”

“I-Is that okay? That’s…”

“Don’t worry, I’m still fine. Besides, I’ve made up my mind. I’m going to make a move on Riku… and I have to show that determination”

Shizuku’s mind was already made up. She had already made up her mind that she would refuse the matchmaking in order to avoid any trouble, because she had decided on one man.

She didn’t even make time for a meeting so as not to make him think that there was a connection.

—I just don’t need to imagine the problems that would arise if I did this.

“I know problems will come up, I know they will bother me. But …… I will just do what I want to do. I’m not going to back down because I’m deciding who I want to be with in life. Even if it puts me at odds with this house.”

“You are very strong, Shizuku Nee-san”

“I’m just being selfish. ……But I will never allow the “tradition” of only being able to get married through an arranged marriage.”

“……”

Traditions do not disappear so easily. Nor can they be broken. It is precisely because Rinka understands this that her face is distorted as if to reveal her uneasiness.

“Riku-kun ……”

Shizuku returned to her room and laid her body on the bed in the corner. The feather futon, folded neatly, was soft like cotton, and its quality was evident.

“I was hugged until just a while ago, by… Riku-kun.”

Shizuku laid on the bed, remembering that time. The more she thought about it, the more embarrassed she felt about her own feelings….

“I’m not even his girlfriend, and yet… Instead of making an advance on him, I’m just having him do things I want him to do… This is just…”

She hasn’t forgotten about making a move on Riku, but because she likes him, she wants to do things that a couple would do. Her selfish desires take over.

“But if we become lovers…we could do things like that every day. And if things progress even further, we could do even more things, like this and that.”

Even Shizuku has greed. But that desire is a single-minded one,……, directed at one man, Riku. As a girl in her prime, Shizuku was interested not only in the concept of dating, but also in the physical acts that could come with it.

However, the interest in being in a relationship or engaging in those activities disappears completely if it’s not with someone you love.

Using her body to secure the development of the company or for the sake of her family was something she can’t accept, and it made her feel nauseous

“If I had been born into an ordinary family, I wouldn’t be having these thoughts… But thinking like this is disrespectful to my mother who gave birth to me.”

After saying sorry, Shizuku hugged the soft pillow and buried her …… face in it.

“……I’ve already declared that I’m after Riku-kun.”

At the last parting, the words “I will be the one to steal your lips and your heart first” were not a dream or a fantasy. They were definitely spoken by me.

“I wonder when you’ll realize my feelings, really… it’s just like Riku-kun.”

Despite feeling incredulous, a sense of happiness sprouts within her.

Shizuku had only one regret. –If only I had acted a little sooner…