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 64: Extra (1)
The season when the mountain cherry blossoms began to bloom.
Shizuku had just graduated from high school and was preparing to enter university. Riku was about to become a third-year high school student.
“Fufu, Fufufufu.”
“What’s with you? You look so happy…”
During the spring break, Riku and Shizuku were in a room together. Shizuku was visiting her boyfriend’s room and sitting on a cushion, her legs crossed, with a smile on her face.
“I’m just so happy that my father finally accepted you, Riku-kun. He used to complain about both of us all the time, but now he’s completely fond of you. I know it’s not my place to say, but I was so relieved when he apologized to you on his knees.”
“Oh, that… Yeah…”
Riku had been insulted by Shizuku’s father because of their social status difference. Shizuku was also a target of his disapproval. Even though they were dating, Shizuku’s father tried to force an arranged marriage to separate the two.
Looking back on it, Shizuku’s father, who had reflected on all of this, came to Riku’s house to apologize in person.
“I’ve been wondering about something ever since then. Is it true that the people of the Shinonome family accepted the rejection of the arranged marriage?”
“Yes. Not only that, but they also scolded my father, saying, ‘Is that what a father should do!’ I think it was probably my grandfather who arranged it.”
“Shigeo-san did…?”
“I don’t have any proof, but the head of the Shinonome family and my grandfather have known each other for a long time. They’re both very clever and can read between the lines. I think my grandfather subtly conveyed during the conversation that he wanted them to scold my father.”
“That’s amazing…”
The conversation between the heads of two wealthy families was impressive. They had both participated in many business negotiations to expand their wealth, honing their communication skills and mental agility. Shizuku’s speculation was not wrong.
“It must have cost a lot of money for the apology, but I think it’s worth it just for my father to repent and be more open-minded. Now, he’s always saying, ‘Let me see Riku-kun!’ He’s really in a good mood…”
“Really? That story… It sounds too good to be true.”
Riku squinted at Shizuku, doubting her words since he had never heard this story before.
“It’s true… He’s even excited about getting us married…”
“Wha…!? Marriage!? Huh!?”
“What’s with that reaction…? Are you that unhappy about marrying me?”
“N-No, it’s not that I’m unhappy!!”
“Then why did you react like that…?”
Riku’s voice cracked and grew louder at the mention of “marriage,” causing Shizuku to glare at him.
“It’s just that I was surprised. I-I’m happiest when I’m with you, Shizuku…”
“Hmph. Well, that’s fine. I… I’m also happiest when I’m with you, Riku-kun…”
“Thanks.”
“Yeah… Me too…”
The two had been dating for several months, but the atmosphere became awkward when they discussed their future. Riku averted his gaze and spoke softly, while Shizuku fidgeted and turned her face away.
Their cheeks flushed red.
“…”
“…”
The silence continued, and the awkward, embarrassing atmosphere enveloped them. Then, without warning, someone appeared to shatter the mood completely.
“Yup, yup. You two are getting lovey-dovey, huh? Here’s some tea for you, Shizuku-oneechan.”
With a “click,” the door to the room opened, and Riku’s step-sister Nana handed Shizuku the tea she had placed on a tray and then handed some to Riku as well.
“Ah, thank you… Nana-chan.”
“You’re welcome, Shizuku-oneechan!”
The reason Nana, Riku’s little sister, called Shizuku “oneechan” was quite simple: she was considering what would happen if Shizuku were to marry Riku.
Yes, the relationship between Shizuku and Riku was already known to both of their families.
“Hey, why did you just barge into my room without knocking? At least give a knock first.”
“What do you mean? I knocked several times, but you two were so lovey-dovey you didn’t notice!”
“Uh…”
“Well then, I, the annoying Nana, will disappear!”
Whether she wanted to show off her good sisterly behavior or she had just read the atmosphere correctly, Nana left Riku’s room quickly once she had finished her task.
“…”
“Riku-kun… Were we really that lovey-dovey…?”
“I don’t think so…? Nana was probably just teasing us…”
If there had been a third party present, there’s no doubt that they would have interjected with something like this:
[Are you two seriously unaware?! Just die already!]
[Happy couples, go explode! Just go already!]
[May you two be happy together for a long time!]
Anyway…
“Riku-kun, you should start studying soon, or you won’t be able to attend the same university as me, right…?”
“Yeah, I’d like to go to the same university as you, but… raising my deviation value to 76 is quite tough…”
The national public university, Kanrin University, where Shizuku had been accepted, was an extremely difficult school to get into with a deviation value of 76.
(T/N: Hensachi, or in other words, deviation value, is a value that does not just represent one’s score but an approximate position in the entire student body)
“Don’t you want to go to the same university as me? No, we will go together.”
“I do want to, but…”
“Oh, I heard you took a national mock exam at school the other day. How did it go?”
“I got a deviation value of 63…”
“Oh, just a little more. If you have a year, you can bring it up to an A rating.”
Riku’s grades were among the top at his school, but his goal was still far out of reach. If he were to take the entrance exams as is, he would easily fail.
“You see, I’m not as smart as you.. I worked really hard to get this 63.”
“Then if you work just as hard next time, maybe you’ll get a 67? And then if you raise it to 70, you’ll have a chance at passing.”
“Are you trying to kill me..?”
Despite his words, he knew that he would need to put in that much effort to pass. Riku wanted to attend the same university as Shizuku, and he couldn’t afford to fail once he committed to taking the exams.
“I just want you to pass, Riku-kun… I-If you feel like you’re about to die, I’ll… um, have s-s-s-ssex with you to cheer you up…”
Shizuku, with her flushed cheeks, seemed to have mustered up the courage to say this while gripping her black stockings with both hands.
“You really want to kill me, huh…? No, at this point, it’s more accurate to say you’re here to kill me…”
“What do you mean by that…?”
“Well, Shizuku… you never let it end, do you…? After the act is over and we’re in the bath together, you just dive right back in and try to continue…”
Riku wanted to say that if he studied that hard and then went through all that, he would “pass away.”
“That’s not true…! It’s not because you’re bad at it that I’m not satisfied, Riku-kun…!”
“What!? What do you mean by that!? So, was all of that just an act!?”
Every time Riku thrust deeply, Shizuku would twist her snow-white hips and let out a sweet moan…
(Could it be that even that was just an act…!?)
Riku was filled with anxiety, but that was indeed a baseless fear.
“That’s why… I think we should increase the number of times we do it to get better at it…”
“Listen to what I’m saying!”
As the conversation made clear, Shizuku was satisfied with the act. It wasn’t because Riku was bad at it, but because it felt good that she wanted to do it more.
“So… will you increase the number of times we do it…?”
“Like I said, listen to what I’m saying!”
This back-and-forth went on for about 20 minutes, and in the end, Riku agreed to increase the frequency of their intimate encounters on the condition that he would hear Shizuku’s true feelings.
Riku, the boyfriend, still had a long way to go before he could stand up to his girlfriend…