I Ended up Getting Close With the Class Madonna Who Keeps Rejecting Confessions, Saying She Doesn’t Plan to Date Anyone - Chapter 15

In the Gojou family’s living room, Shinoba and Anju were sitting across from each other at the dining table.

Anju kept giving Shinoba a suspicious look, and Shinoba smiled awkwardly in response.

I placed a glass of barley tea in front of each of them and, after thinking about where to sit, moved my chair to the birthday seat and sat down.

“Why won’t you sit next to Anju, big brother?”

“I’d normally sit next to Shinoba. But if I did, you’d probably say something, so I didn’t.”

“That’s exactly right.”

If anything, she might even move to sit next to me. Then we’d end up sitting in a row, Shinoba, me, and Anju, which doesn’t make much sense.

“This is Gojou Anju, my little sister.”

“Nice to meet you. Um, can I call you Anju-chan?”

“Don’t call me that casually, you wolf-san!”

I flicked her forehead, and Anju rubbed it while tears came to her eyes.

“Call her Anju-chan to show friendliness.”

“Um.”

Shinoba looked at me like, “You expect me to do that?” Then her gaze moved to Anju.

“I’m sorry for earlier. But in honor of your great and wide heart, you can call me Anju-chan, you wolf-san!”

I wasn’t sure if she was teasing on purpose or really hostile, so I flicked her forehead one more time.

“And this is Kokonoe Shinoba, my girlfriend.”

“…”

When I introduced Shinoba, Anju raised her eyebrows. She looked way too tense. She must be really wary of her.

“I’m Kokonoe Shinoba, Soosuke’s girlfriend. I’ll call you Anju-chan, so please call me Shinoba.”

“Wrong! That’s wrong right away!”

As soon as Shinoba started her introduction, Anju switched on full alert. She stood up and stared straight at Shinoba.

“I don’t believe my big brother would make someone unnecessary like a girlfriend!”

I told her not to point at people. She apologized honestly and sat back down.

Still, I guess that makes sense.

Honestly, I’ve always cut out things I don’t need in life. I try to live only for myself, getting rid of useless things.

Even with people, I do the same. I decided that the minimum connection is enough, so since entering high school, I’ve spent most of my time alone.

And Anju already knows.

She understands that I don’t really need friends or a girlfriend.

That’s probably why she feels something is off about me having a girlfriend now.

Shinoba doesn’t seem very good at lying. The best proof is that she couldn’t fool our classmates on our last date.

Looks like I’ll have to give her a little backup here.

“Listen carefully, Anju.”

“Big brother, please zip your lips. I’m asking Shinoba-san here.”

“…Ah, yeah.”

It was rare for Anju to get this fired up. I can hardly remember her speaking to me like this before. That just shows how important this is to her.

No matter how I try to explain, Anju probably won’t accept it. Shinoba herself has to convince her with her own words.

That’s the fastest way to solve this.

I looked at Shinoba. Our eyes met, and I gave her a small nod while saying, “I’m counting on you.”

She nodded back seriously. She was completely focused, ready to handle the conversation in front of her.

I crossed my arms and decided to just watch.

“So, what’s the truth? If you confess now, I’ll forgive you. Aren’t you just taking advantage of my big brother’s weaknesses?”

“I-I’m not… Soosuke-kun, do you even have any weaknesses?”

“None.”

“Yes, he does. And Anju knows big brother well and can definitely tell.”

Anju completely ignored my confident denial. She probably won’t say anything extra if she goes on like this. I have a bad feeling about it.

“W-Well, what kind of weakness?”

Ehehe, Anju let out a deliberately smug laugh.

“Very well. Since you know nothing about my big brother, Shinoba, I’ll tell you. Big brother likes boobs―”

“Anju”

I stopped her before she could say anything worse, but it was too late. Some terrible words had already slipped out.

Now Shinoba was giving me that half-lidded “boobs…?” look.

“Big brother usually says that Anju’s small chest is part of her charm, but he really likes big boobs.”

“…Anju.”

“As proof, all the heroines in big brother stories have big chests.”

“Anju!”

“You can even tell how much effort big brother puts into describing them, his writing really shows it!”

“Anju!!”

She just kept going and spilled everything.

I glanced at Shinoba, worried she might be misunderstanding. But her half-lidded look from before was gone.

Instead, she was hugging herself to cover her chest with her eyes still wary.

“No! That’s a misunderstanding! I don’t actually like big boobs. I only put heroines like that in my stories because I thought readers would want it! And Anju was just explaining the characters’ traits. She wasn’t talking about my personal preferences at all!”

“Hm.”

“I don’t care about chest size. Big or small, it doesn’t matter to me!”

I tried desperately to explain, but Shinoba’s suspicion didn’t fade. Then, she suddenly let out a small laugh she couldn’t hold back.

“I’m just kidding. Boys all like that kind of thing.”

“That line doesn’t exactly clear up the misunderstanding?”

“Hehe, maybe?”

Shinoba smiled softly, and I shrugged. Well, I’ll believe she’s just joking. She doesn’t look disgusted, so that’s something.

“…Big brother is talking so happily.”

I caught Anju muttering that like she’d seen a ghost while watching how Shinoba and I interacted. I didn’t miss it.