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 128

Chapter 128: The Little Girl is Strong

“Kokoa, what’s wrong? Did you get surprised?”

As I rubbed Kokoa’s back, trying to soothe her, I thought she might have been startled by the loud argument between Misaki and her father.

“See? It’s because Dad was mean that Kokoa-chan started crying…!”

Hearing Kokoa cry, Misaki glared angrily at her father.

This seemed to intimidate him.

Perhaps he was surprisingly weak against the tears of a young girl.

“It’s okay, Kokoa, right?”

For now, I needed to calm Kokoa down; otherwise, the situation would become chaotic.

I did my best to comfort her. However, despite the argument between Misaki and her father stopping, Kokoa showed no signs of calming down.

At this point, what happened next was—

“Just what are you doing to make a young child cry…?”

—when an unexpected ally emerged from inside the house.

Since she resembled both Misaki and Sasagawa-sensei, it was probably Misaki’s mother.

“N-No, I didn’t do anything…!”

Misaki’s mother had a kind aura about her, similar to Misaki’s, but her father looked even more flustered than before.

It was common knowledge that kind people could be scary when angered, so she was probably the same.

“Mean…!”

As soon as she saw Misaki’s mother, Kokoa pointed at Misaki’s father and complained.

With that, the villain was completely established.

“It’s because Dad said something terrible that Kokoa-chan started crying…!”

Seizing the opportunity, Misaki decided to tell her mother about her father’s behavior.

While it was not wrong, from my perspective, hoping for reconciliation, the situation was only getting worse.

This was really becoming an unmanageable situation that might actually require Sasagawa-sensei’s help…?

“To make a young child cry, I’ve lost all respect for you. Shall we have a proper talk tonight?”

As I was troubled by the worsening situation, Misaki’s mother suddenly began speaking formally.

It felt like she was subtly distancing herself from Misaki’s father.

I didn’t want to think about it too much, but this could possibly be a divorce crisis.

“I didn’t do anything wrong…?!”

“We can discuss your excuses later.”

Misaki’s father, pleading his innocence, seemed to be ignored by his wife.

I didn’t think it would escalate to divorce, but just in case, I felt it was necessary to intervene so that Misaki wouldn’t be negatively affected.

“No, Kokoa was just surprised… More than that, could we talk inside…?”

Due to the young girl’s crying, neighbors were opening their windows and coming out of their homes to look at us.

So, I appealed to Misaki’s mother, hoping she would understand.