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

“Riku, you always read so many history books, are they really that interesting?”

Kenta called out with concern when he saw Riku reading through books throughout the break time.

“It is Interesting, if it’s not interesting, I won’t read it.”

“Well, I guess so, but…”

“If I were to give another reason, it’s because the only person who talks to me is you, so I have no choice but to kill time like this.”

“……Don’t say such sad things. If you want, I can go and find out who started the blackmail rumors, okay?”

“Don’t do that. Everyone makes mistakes, and I’m okay with that.”

“You’re a real softy. …”

Despite having helped others with good intentions, it’s understandable for frustrations to arise when things turn out like this. If the misunderstanding has affected school life, it wouldn’t be strange to hold a grudge against the person who misunderstood. However, Riku doesn’t plan on doing anything like that and was considering the feelings of the person who misunderstood. It’s probably accurate to say that Kenta’s description of him as “Softy” was correct.

“Well, if you says so, okay then. …… So, just to change the subject, when did you become interested in history?”

“I got interested in history when I was in elementary school.”

“Elementary school!? That’s amazing. ……isn’t it usually in middle school that you start to get interested in it?

“I got …hooked after someone recommended it to me.”

“A certain person ……? It is unusual for you to mumble your words.”

Kenta questioned Riku for mumbling his words. From Kenta’s perspective, who has been involved with him since high school, it was not often that Riku mumbled his words.

“Well, it’s because they’re someone important to me. …During the time I couldn’t go to school, they even helped me with my studies,”

“Is that after your parents passed away?”

“Yes. When my parents went to heaven and I couldn’t get over it, that person used to show up every day and used to cheer me up.”

He scratched his cheek and told Kenta what was on his mind. Riku had only one parent. She was what was called a single mother. Her mother died of illness when Riku was in elementary school.

Riku was taken in by relatives, and there was a time when he closed his heart because of the absence of his parents. He was unable to go to school and keep up with his studies, but the person who helped him out of that situation was that person, …. It was Shizuku Kujo, the student council president of this school.

It was true that he cared about Shizuku. However, he did not have romantic feelings for her.

“Hey, is that person a … woman by any chance?”

“…. Well, yeah.”

This is something he has not told anyone. This was something he keeps to himself alone. The name of the other person was not to be mentioned.

“She definitely has a crush on you,”

“That’s not true. Even if I said something, she’s on a different level.”

It was a well-known fact that the level of this person was extraordinary. Most of the boys in this school have confessed to that one and have been …… turned down.

“Let me tell you something, my friend, you’re pretty high up there too, you know that?”

“Even if Kenta says so, she’s still on top.”

“Are you saying that she’s on the same level as Shizuku-senpai…?”

“Yes, exactly”

‘That person’ Riku was talking about was Shizuku ……. Kenta was yet to find out about it.

“I haven’t thanked that person yet. ….”

“You can’t do that. You have to say it properly.”

“It’s hard for me to say …. this. It’s embarrassing because it happened so long ago.”

“Well, good luck.”

“I’m going to do my best.”

The thank-you for that time was something that must be conveyed. Needless to say, Riku had that thought in his mind.

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Shizuku’s POV

“Love fortune-telling……Love fortune-telling….. Here.”

After school. I went to the library and moved to the bookshelf where there were books about “love”.

The genre belonged in a corner of the library, not in a place exposed to the public.

Perhaps this arrangement, I thought ……, captured the feeling of embarrassment of reading this type of book.

“Examining date of birth….Is this okay?”

I moved to the front of the bookshelf where that type of genre was located and, looking at the label, I reached for one of the books and picked it up …..

“This fortune-telling is right!” Such was the headline of a love fortune-telling book.

As I was not familiar with love fortune-telling books, I had no choice but to rely on such headlines. ……

(But I’m glad I’m the student council president. …. I shouldn’t, but I could easily get information about Riku-kun ……)

I was in a position to easily grab minor information about current students …….. I did the wrong thing by looking at personal information without permission, but it was only the date of birth. I have no intention of abusing it. … As long as I have these feelings for Riku-kun, I have no choice but to act in this way. …

After I had finished making my excuses in my mind, I compared my date of birth with Riku-kun’s date of birth – and looked at the page with the results of the fortune-telling.

[Your personality, which makes it difficult for you to express your true feelings, along with your family-like atmosphere, is firmly ensconced in that person’s blueprint for the future.]

—“that person” mentioned here refers to the person I have feelings for. In other words, Riku-kun.

(R-Riku-kun is ……)

Even though I know this was just a trick, I was happy to see the good results.

I moved my gaze sideways and continued reading.

[The two of you will be changing, especially during the spring and summer months. This is not a bad change or a period of weariness, but a sign that the distance between the two of you will grow closer. Riding this wave will strengthen the bond between you and that person in the future.]

(The distance will shorten. ……. Yay ……)

Riku-kun is my love ……. Seeing this result that the distance between us will shorten was something that made my heart dance with joy.

Showing a small gut-pose in my heart, I further read ahead.

[He has a sensitive side to his personality, but your generosity covers it well, so I can say that the compatibility is very good. It’s just that…]

(……)

I looked at that sentence, the auxiliary conjunction, and a bad feeling arised.

The word “just” in the sentence is used to restrict or supplement the previous content, and to point out differences or contrast in a supplementary way.

In short, it indicated that the sentence that followed was not a good thing in the least.

[If you are unable to express your true feelings because of your environment, you will give rise to the misunderstanding that you have no connection with that person. This misunderstanding will greatly affect the fate of the two of you. It is important to show your true self.]

(T-hat’s right, ……. Especially the part about it being due to the environment…)

I couldn’t take my eyes off the result anymore, as the more accurate it was, the more credible it became.

[That person may not have a very good reputation. However, do not be too worried. Their reputation will gradually become better, and eventually you and that person will gradually drift away from each other…]

(……!?)

A bad impression was definitely that Riku-kun was a delinquent. ….That it will change into something good means that rumors will spread that Riku-kun is actually kind. …

It was referring to things like the increase of rivals in love.

[The most important thing for you is to show your true self. It’s okay to do it just in front of that person. It can be a shortcut to getting closer to that person, and it can also be a chance to catch their attention.]

(R-Really, If I let my real self out…)

This was the only thing this love horoscope said I should do.

And what was written under it was after we got together. …. It was after I started a family with Riku-kun.

[You are a family oriented person by nature and have the ability to enjoy your work while doing housework and raising children even after you have entered the home. That person will feel at ease and be able to focus on what they need to do.]

[Both of you have the luck to have a happy family, so you don’t have to do anything special to enjoy a happy married life.]

[Also, the longer you are lovers, the more trust that person will have in you, and the less likely he or she will be attracted to other people. Taking your time and going at your own pace is also a good idea.]

What was written here was that life could be lived amicably.

(So, in other words… there won’t be a problem as long as it develops into a relationship…)

My face got hot …… as I imagine what it would be like after a relationship and having a family with the person I have feelings for… Embarrassment came over me. …

Holding that love fortune-telling book to my face, I hide my cheeks, which were turning bright red.

“Muuu……. Riku-kun…….”

I made a spoiled, coaxing voice…….

A voice I’ve never let anyone hear before……. But that changed from this moment on.

“Y-yes ……?”

“……?!”

The voice of that person,, from behind me, reached my ears…….

The voice of that person who could never be mistaken. The voice of the person I was thinking of. ….I forgot to hide my cheeks, which were flushed like autumn leaves, and ended up meeting eyes with that person…