I became the boyfriend of the school's madonna, who had turned down numerous confessions, but somehow, without realizing it, I wasn't just playing a role anymore - Chapter 126

Chapter 126: The Beaming Smile

“…! …! …!”

Due to her father’s attitude, Misaki made a tearful, incoherent sound and looked at me in a panic.

She was probably worried about being disliked by me.

Seeing her in such a pitiful panic, I gently pulled Misaki closer with one hand.

Then, using that hand, I slowly patted her head.

“It’s okay. I would never dislike you, Misaki.”

“Raito-kun…”

By smiling at her while I patted her, Misaki began to regain her composure.

I wanted her to calm down a bit more, but since this reaction came from her feelings for me, it felt endearing.

Once we’re both settled, I want to spoil her a lot.

As I thought about this, I noticed Kokoa, who was puffing her cheeks as if she wanted to say something.

She probably didn’t like being completely ignored, acting as if she was refusing to engage.

“Niini, mean…!”

It seemed my guess was right, as Kokoa pointed at Misaki’s house’s entrance while looking up at me.

It looked like she called Misaki’s dad mean.

“I-I’m sorry, Kokoa-chan…”

As a result, Misaki, who hadn’t done anything wrong, ended up apologizing to Kokoa.

Thanks to that, Kokoa, not understanding why she was being apologized to, had a bewildered expression and tilted her head adorably.

She was a smart kid, but she probably didn’t grasp these kinds of social cues yet.

“Misaki hasn’t done anything wrong. Still, this is troubling… I didn’t expect him to refuse to meet me…”

After I contacted Misaki last night, of course, she told her parents that I was coming over.

Yet, even though Misaki came to pick me up today, she didn’t mention that her father wasn’t planning to meet me.

She didn’t seem overly worried, so maybe she didn’t know about it.

That would mean her father hadn’t shown any signs of rejecting me.

Looking at the situation from that perspective… I couldn’t help but conclude that Misaki’s father was acting rather childish.

“This might be the first time I’ve ever felt angry at my dad…”

For kind-hearted Misaki to say something like that about her own father… my gut feeling must not be wrong.

Or rather, between this and the issue with Sasagawa-sensei, I can’t help but wonder if I’m somehow ruining Misaki’s family relationships.

What if, because of me, she ends up running away from home in the future?

What should I do?

—And, perhaps, it was because I was thinking such things.

“Ah…!”

Misaki, sitting beside me, suddenly let out a sound as if she had a realization.

Whenever she does this, she usually says something outrageous.

“I’ve got it, Dad! We’re going home now…!”

I expected her to direct something at me, but instead, she threw it straight at her father, with a beaming smile.

““Wha…!? “”