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 94

Episode 94: Naive Boyfriend

“Why are you crying…? And, I’m not the one you should be apologizing to, right…?”

I asked Misaki gently, choosing my words carefully.

“It’s just… hic… Raito-kun… sniff… you had to say all that…”

Misaki explained haltingly through her tears.

I had assumed she misunderstood my words and thought I was trying to break up, but that didn’t seem to be the case.

Well, she is quite a smart girl…

“Well, this is part of being a boyfriend, so don’t worry about it.”

I didn’t mean to push her away, and I wasn’t upset or dissatisfied about having to correct her.

Since Misaki understood, there was no need to scold her any further.

However, when she cries, it just makes everything drag on…

While gently stroking Misaki as I held her, I glanced over at Sasagawa-sensei.

“……”

Sasagawa-sensei said nothing, just watching us intently.

Her expression seemed somewhat envious, but having Misaki’s sister witness her crying was quite nerve-wracking.

“Sorry, could we have a little more time…?”

“No, it’s okay.”

Since we couldn’t proceed with Misaki still crying, I asked Sasagawa-sensei for more time.

She responded with a kind smile and sat down on a cushion, indicating she had no intention of leaving the room.

Perhaps she was worried about making things more complicated by returning at an awkward moment.

Neither Misaki nor I could ask her to leave.

I considered what to do and then, with a heavy heart, made up my mind.

“Let’s move a bit.”

“Huh… kya!”

I slipped my arms under Misaki’s knees and back, lifting her up. She instinctively clung to me.

“T-This is like a princess carry…!”

“Don’t worry, I’m just taking you to the bed.”

“The bed!?”

Misaki was startled, but the bed was right there.

She was light, so it wasn’t a big deal to carry her that short distance.

“N-No, not with my sister here…”

“…? Oh, well, I understand why you’d feel embarrassed. I’m embarrassed too.”

“W-What are you saying!?”

Misaki’s face turned beet red again, and she began flailing her hands in a genuine attempt to resist.

Perplexed, I sat down on the bed, lowering Misaki onto my lap.

Facing Sasagawa-sensei, I decided it would be better to comfort Misaki by having her sit on my lap since she seemed to like it there.

—Though Misaki had already stopped crying, making me feel like my efforts were somewhat unnecessary.

“Let’s stay like this until you calm down.”

“~~~~! You’re being so suggestive…!”

For some reason, Misaki angrily blushed even more.

This is strange, why am I getting blamed? And wasn’t Misaki the one being suggestive today…?

“—Haha… Shirai-san, you do have a bit of a naive streak, don’t you?”

Sasagawa-sensei, still watching us, smiled with a hint of exasperation.