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 42: The Next Day

The next day, as soon as Riku entered the classroom, this happened…

“Go to hell, Rikuuuuu!”

“Huh?”

The one who angrily yelled at Riku was…

Although the rumors of him being a delinquent were slowly disappearing, there’s only one person who could boldly say such a thing in a one-on-one situation.

“What’s wrong with you, Kenta? You’re really worked up this morning.”

“Damn right I am!”

Kenta, emitting an aura of anger, was undoubtedly happy to see Riku as well.

“Make up your mind whether you’re angry or happy. It’s hard to react to this.”

“…Right, first, take your seat, Riku. I need to calm down. And then, I have something to talk to you about.”

“Your switch is amazing… Well, whatever.”

Kenta’s demeanor changed as if the switch had been flipped off, returning to his usual calm self.

His ability to switch emotions was on par with Shizuku’s.

“Ahem… So, let me get straight to the point… You’re dating Shizuku-senpai, right?”

“…Why do you ask?”

Kenta cleared his throat and immediately got to the main topic.

Facing Kenta, Riku replied to the question with a question. After all, he still had something to confirm with Shizuku.

(Is it okay to tell everyone about our current relationship?..)

If it was inconvenient for her, they would have to hide their relationship.

As long as they hadn’t talked about it, one statement from Riku could make it irreversible. That’s why he couldn’t just be honest about it.

“Yesterday, someone saw you wall-slamming Shizuku-senpai. They said you two were flirting like crazy… Just saying that should be enough for you to understand.”

“…What!?”

Riku was confronted with the truth he wanted to avoid by Kenta. Cold sweat ran down his back…

“Did a motorcycle with two people on it pass by at that time? A bike honking its horn.”

“…”

“To continue the story, the person sitting in the back seat of that bike was a classmate of ours from this school.”

“…”

Riku was informed of the details one by one, each tightening the noose around his neck. As Kenta said, he was cornered the moment he was seen in that situation. There was no way to talk his way out of it.

“By the way, the one driving the bike was a woman who couldn’t graduate from her youth. She honked the horn to vent her frustration.”

“I didn’t need that information… Is it… true?”

“It’s true, and the story has spread like wildfire. After all… Shizuku-senpai was wall-slammed.”

“Seriously…?”

Shizuku was wall-slammed. This was undoubtedly a big scoop and would definitely be a hot topic among the students.

The student council president, Shizuku, had always kept her distance from any guy. The moment her ironclad image was shattered was bound to create a buzz.

“Before that, you’re such an idiot… You should’ve known this would happen if you did something like that in a place with a lot of car traffic.”

“I, I didn’t think it through… It’s my first time being in a relationship with someone… I couldn’t keep my emotions in check…”

“Well, I can understand if it’s with Shizuku-senpai. But more importantly, is it alright on her end?”

“Alright, what do you mean?”

“Is it okay for her to make the relationship public? Mainly for Shizuku-senpai… I guess you didn’t ask her about that, so you just glossed over it earlier.”

As expected of Kenta, he seems to see right through Riku’s thoughts.

“Anyway, we should contact her, right?”

“There’s no need to contact her anymore. There’s no way Shizuku-senpai doesn’t know about it.”

“Y-Yeah, you’re right…”

“Well, it’s better to believe that she wanted to make the relationship public. There’s no doubt that it’ll make you feel more at ease.”

“Thanks… I’ll do that.”

In the end, the only one Riku can rely on is his best friend, Kenta.

With a sigh, Riku calmed his heart.

After finishing their conversation, Riku tried to put his study materials into the bag he brought. While doing so—

“So… how far did you guys go? Can’t you tell me, as your best friend?”

Kenta poked Riku with a mischievous smile.

“It’s not like I can say that…”

“I thought you’d say that. Then let me compromise… Who confessed first? Can’t you tell me that?”

“No, that’s fine. …It was me.”

“Oh, you showed your manly side there. Nice job.”

“I-I was a nervous wreck, though…”

“That’s how the first confession usually goes.”

Riku can say for sure that his confession was the most nerve-wracking experience of his life.

If he had been rejected, their relationship could have fallen apart. No matter what she said about reserving her spot, feelings could change, and the possibility of being rejected was not zero.

“Also… there’s one more thing I want to know.”

“What is it?”

“Shizuku-senpai, was she her usual iron mask even when she accepted your confession?”

“No, not at all. She blushed just like anyone else.”

“…S-Seriously?”

Kenta’s expression turned incredulous, but it can’t be helped.

At school, Shizuku was known as the “cool” student council president with little change in her expression.

Everyone has only seen her like that, so it’s natural for such an image to stick.

“Besides, when she smiles, you can see her canines”

“Shizuku-senpai has canines? No way, that’s a lie. There’s never been any information like that, right?”

“It’s true.”

“…Really?”

“Yes.”

“In other words, she has expressions that only you get to see… You’re really important to her, huh?”

“Expressions only for me…?”

“You know, I’ve never heard of Shizuku-senpai blushing or anything. And I’ve never seen her smile like you said… Alright, fine, just go to hell.”

“Shut up!”

Kenta gestures at the classroom window as if telling Riku to jump out. Of course, this is a joke. Jumping from this floor would undoubtedly result in instant death. It’s just a high schooler’s way of joking around.

“But seriously, imagining the usually cool Shizuku-senpai blushing and showing her canines when she smiles… just thinking about it is insane. She must be absolutely adorable, right?”

“Yeah… Honestly, there are so many captivating aspects to her. A-And… I find her cute no matter what expression she makes…”

Riku scratched his cheek and spoke shyly, happiness radiating from him… It’s a perfect display of being smitten.

However—this was a complete landmine. The moment Kenta saw this, something snapped within him…

“Don’t you dare gloat about it! Damn it!”

“Get a hold of yourself!”

As such, Riku spent his time trying to calm Kenta down.

[Come to the student council room during lunch break. Of course, just you, Riku-kun.]

It was then that a message from his girlfriend arrived on Riku’s phone, which was set to silent mode.