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 33: Rendezvous and Disturbance

“Good morning… Riku-kun.”

“Oh, so it wasn’t a joke…”

“I wouldn’t send a message like that as a joke…”

Early the next morning, when Riku opened the front door, there was the student council president, Shizuku Kujo, standing there.

Her silver hair was perfectly styled, and her symmetrical face was beautiful. As usual, she wore black tights that emphasized her slender legs.

People passing by were surely captivated by her appearance.

“Well, yeah, but I didn’t expect to get a message like that out of nowhere. It was kind of strange,” Riku said.

Riku was referring to their promise to walk to school together that they made when they exchanged contact information yesterday. The message in question was the invitation from Shizuku to walk to school together.

“If there are any rumors, I don’t really care. I already have a bad reputation,” Riku said.

“Even though a girl talked to you while you were waiting for me yesterday, you’re saying that?” Shizuku replied with a slightly sharp tone, but it was understandable because she had anxiety that “she might lose Riku.”

“Yesterday? Oh, that was just because Rinka was there, so I talked to her,” Riku explained.

“…Rin’s right. It’s just as she said,” Shizuku agreed.

“What is it?”

“Oh, never mind. That’s just typical of you, Riku-kun,” Shizuku muttered to herself, convinced.

“Anyway, shall we head to school now? It’s better to be early,” Shizuku said.

“Right.”

Thus, the two fulfilled their promise to meet and walked to school together.

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“But I never thought the day would come when I’d walk to school with you. We talked about this when we walked home together once, didn’t we?” Riku said.

“Oh, are you dissatisfied with that?”

“No, it’s not that. It’s just that I never even imagined it,” Riku said.

They had walked to school together a few times in middle school. And now, after a year and a half, they were able to walk to school together again like this.

“I’ve wanted to talk to you since you first enrolled in this school, Riku-kun. But you were always so distant and unapproachable, and I couldn’t talk to you,” Shizuku said.

“Well, that’s understandable, isn’t it? You became the student council president without my knowing, and I was already getting a bad reputation as a delinquent. I thought it would be a hassle if I talked to you,” Riku explained.

If Riku, who had a poor reputation at school, talked to Shizuku, who was the student council president, trouble would inevitably arise. It would cause inconvenience to her, so the only solution was to avoid interacting with her as much as possible.

“But let’s stop complaining now. Finally, we’re able to return to our old relationship,” Shizuku said.

“Our old relationship, huh… You’re right.”

For both Shizuku and Riku, returning to the old relationship – a relationship without walls – was definitely something to be happy about. Shizuku had feelings for Riku, and Riku was starting to feel the same way for her.

“Oh, by the way. Regarding yesterday’s conversation, did you really want to know my contact information that badly?”

“Is there something underlying in the way you’re saying that?”

While walking towards the school at a pace matching Shizuku’s, Riku suddenly posed a question.

“Yesterday, Rinka sent me an email saying, ‘Shizuku-neesan really, really wants to know you contact information.'”

“What?! That can’t be true…?”

“It is true.”

“… a lie, right?”

“Just wait. I’ll show you the contents of the message.”

Riku took out his smartphone from his school uniform pocket and showed Shizuku the email from Rinka.

“Wh-… really? That… that girl… When I get home, I’ll punish her…”

“Hahaha, Rinka just loves to play pranks. But don’t take it too far with the punishment, okay? We know it’s just a joke.”

“There’s no way I can go easy on her… It’s not just a joke…”

“…………Huh?”

Although Riku had been laughing heartily, he suddenly became serious after a pause due to Shizuku’s confession.

“W-… what…?You really wanted to know my contact information that bad?”

“N-… no… It’s not that big of a deal.”

“…………”

“…………”

As a result, they created an awkward atmosphere, just like yesterday.

It’s currently early morning, with many students heading towards the school instead of a deserted night. They were being watched by many people who were envious of the intimate atmosphere between the two.

“Hey, look over there… There’s a space just for the two of them… I’m so jealous… Wait, is that Shizuku Kaichou!?”

“The guy next to her… the delinquent!?”

“I heard rumors about that recently… It seems to be progressing! I’m happy for them!”

“Kaichou is also a girl! The other person doesn’t matter, right!?”

“Right!”

Such voices could be heard everywhere… Slowly, the collective gaze focused on the two of them.

“Ugh… It’s because of you, Riku-kun, that we’re being watched…”

“It’s because you said those things!! It’s hard to talk to you now”

“This is your fault too, so give me some topics to talk about… After all, Riku-kun, you are my junior.”

“At times like this, you’re acting like a senior…”

“Well, I am your senior in reality.”

Completely turning around her attitude, Shizuku continued to walk ahead with her usual coolness, but of course, it included embarrassment and shyness. And Riku was her junior, so he can’t ignore her request.

“‘Topic… topic…’ He thought, looking around…and then something came to his mind

That topic was something Riku was interested in as well.

“So, why do you wear those black stockings every day?”

“Uh, black stockings…?”

“You know, those.”

Riku didn’t have the skill to come up with a topic immediately after being asked. That’s why he had to focus on something that caught his attention. And what he pointed at were the thin black tights that Shizuku was wearing.

“Oh, you mean these?… These are not stockings, but tights.”

“Tights?”

“Yeah, ti…!?”

As she was speaking, Shizuku realized… She realized that if this topic came up, then of course, Riku’s gaze would be directed there.

“It’s okay to talk about that, but, um, please don’t look at my legs…”

“Ah, sorry…”

Actually, Riku had been looking at Shizuku’s legs. But it was because he had a question, not because he had any malicious intent.

“…Tights are different; they go up to the waist. Nowadays, they make thin ones too, so they’re not hotter than they look.”

“Th-they go up to the waist? I think knee socks are fine…”

“But it’s embarrassing to show bare legs…”

Turning her face away, Shizuku touched her thighs wrapped in tights, feeling embarrassed. The school they were currently attending did not have any specific sock requirements. Although there were girls like Shizuku who wore tights, they were a small minority.

And perhaps Shizuku was the only one who wore tights because she was embarrassed to expose her legs.

“Most girls wear knee socks, so it’s not really embarrassing, I think…”

“It’s like the glasses-wearing girl who’s embarrassed to take off her glasses.”

“I see…”

“Besides… teenage boys are inevitably going to look at girls’ legs, right? I don’t have confidence in mine because they’re thick…”

She was not flattering herself; she truly felt that way. Her voice dropped with disappointment.

However, the way she saw herself and the way others saw her were completely different, as it turned out in this case.

“Not all boys are going to look at legs, are they?”

“R-Really…?”

“Well, it might depend on who’s looking… And anyway, if you say your legs are thick, it might make some enemies. They look like they could snap if kicked, they’re so thin. Your legs are pretty.”

Because he understood Shizuku’s feelings, Riku spoke his honest thoughts.

However… it could also be a trigger for unreasonable anger. Because Riku had answered while looking at Shizuku’s legs. Well, in this case, it was natural to answer while looking at them to give his response credibility.

“…Mou~! Don’t look at my legs anymore!”

“Huh?! That was unavoidable!”

“I don’t want to talk to you anymore!”

Uncontainable feelings boiled up inside her as Shizuku quickened her pace, heading towards the school in anger and embarrassment.

However, it was a combination of both shame and happiness that caused these emotions.

“…Riku-kun, thank you.”

“Y-yeah…”

When Riku caught up to her afterwards, he definitely heard it… Shizuku’s voice thanking him.

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“Kujo Shizuku… everything’s going so well… But I’ll never forgive her, I’ll never forgive her…”

As someone watched this scene unfold, they clenched their fists and gritted their teeth…