I Ended Up Pretending to Be the Boyfriend of a Beautiful but Tough Classmate for Just a Month, but It Seems That She Has Awakened Her Yandere Tendencies Because of That.

Chapter 29

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On the morning of the start of the week.

It seems that Takamiya won’t be picking me up today.

When I noticed the message on LINE after I woke up, it said, “I’m staying at Mika’s house today, so I’ll just go straight to school tomorrow.”

I felt a little lonely, but somehow, I also felt relieved. I was happy thinking that Takamiya hadn’t spent her time alone at home.

“Take care.”

I left the house a little earlier today.

I won’t deny that the feeling of wanting to meet Takamiya when I got to school made me want to get there sooner.

It was, of course, the first time I felt like I wanted to go to school just to meet someone.

After all, I have special feelings for Takamiya.

I’m not sure if this is love, friendship, or sympathy for the story she told me yesterday.

But one thing is clear: I want to know more about her.

So, from today, I decided to be a little more honest.

I thought I’d enjoy playing the role of Takamiya’s boyfriend.

But then—

“Good morning, Suzukaze-kun. Did you have a fight with Riara today?”

The cheerful mood from the weekend was completely ruined by the voice I heard from behind me.

“Are you following me again, Jinguji? You’re not stalking me, are you?”

“Aw, aren’t you a little too self-conscious for Riara’s boyfriend?”

“You really have nothing else to do, do you?”

“Am I not allowed to greet my classmates just because I don’t have an agenda? Or does your girlfriend tell you not to talk to other girls? She’s kind of a mental mess, huh?”

Despite the obvious disgust on my face, Jinguji didn’t back down and walked right up next to me.

“Don’t walk next to me.”

“Why not? By the way, how’s your speech coming along? Are you organizing it well?”

“How do you know about that?”

“Well, since it’s her, it’s obvious she’d ask you to help. She’s probably possessive.”

“Even if that’s true, you think I’d give you some inside info?”

“Oh, so now you’re acting like a fighter. Well, that makes it more fun for me. But remember, if you lose, you’ll keep your promise.”

“If there’s no way out, I’ll just win. That’s all there is to it.”

“Wow, you’re so cool. As expected of Riara’s boyfriend. But honestly, if you don’t win, it won’t matter at all. Ahahaha.”

Jinguji sped up, laughing loudly, and walked ahead of me.

Finally, I was free.

But Jinguji’s words weighed heavily on my mind.

If I don’t win, it’ll be meaningless.

That’s true.

If I lose, I’ll have to work with that woman in the student council.

Losing means everything is over.

I need to think more seriously.

It’s clear that I can’t win if I go in with a half-hearted attitude.

How can I make everyone see Takamiya more clearly?

What can I say to help people understand her better?

I need to think more seriously.

I need to think about Takamiya.

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“You were sneaking around with Maria again, weren’t you?”

As soon as I entered the classroom, Takamiya, who had been there before me, walked up to me as soon as I came in.

She suddenly started sniffing me.

With a glare, she said.

“I—It wasn’t like that, she just came up to me.”

“Ah, so you did meet her. Hmm, when you knew I wasn’t around, you went to school with Maria.”

“It was just her bothering me again.”

“Do you have proof?”

Right in front of the classroom entrance, where only Takamiya and I were, she stared at me intensely.

“Proof… you know I dislike Jinguji, right?”

“I don’t know. Maybe you’re just saying that.”

“What’s wrong with you? You’re acting strange.”

“I… I don’t know.”

She suddenly became pouty, starting to fidget as she looked away.

What’s going on? Did something happen?

Or maybe she wants to say something?

I can’t think of anything…

“Hey, could it be that you’re mad because I didn’t reply to your message?”

“Then what? I told you to reply properly, so of course, I’d be mad!”

“…Sorry. I was about to reply, but Jinguji bothered me.”

“And then you had a nice chat with her?”

“That’s not what happened!”

“Then promise me, you’ll never skip replying again.”

“…I promise.”

I nodded quickly, wanting to settle things, and finally, Takamiya said, “Well, I’ll forgive you this time.”

As she turned and walked back to her seat, I was finally able to enter the classroom.

I sat down and started organizing my stuff, when Takamiya suddenly took out a pencil and, jokingly, turned toward me.

“If you cheat, I’ll kill you, remember?”

“I’d rather not be sentenced to death for something I didn’t do.”

“It’s your fault if you’re suspected.”

“Isn’t the rule ‘innocent until proven guilty’?”

“Then don’t make me suspect you…”

“Takamiya?”

The tip of the pencil she was holding trembled slightly.

Then, after setting it down, she looked at me with strong eyes and said.

“It’s the worst for a man to make his girlfriend feel insecure. Get it together.”

“I understand. But can you at least trust me a little? Otherwise, we’ll never have a proper conversation.”

“Then, if I bring Maria’s head, will you trust me?”

“What are you, a queen from some ancient time?”

“Hehe, in that case, are you my slave?”

Finally, I saw her smile. Just as I did, a bunch of classmates came into the room, and a few girls started gathering around Takamiya. I put my head down on my desk.

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“I’m being called by the teacher. You can eat lunch first today.”

During lunch break.

As soon as we left the classroom, Takamiya handed me my bento and said this.

“Is it about the student council?”

“Yeah. Maria’s probably going to be there too. I’ll listen to what they have to say.”

“Don’t fight.”

“I won’t. I’m not so bored as to care about people I don’t like.”

With that, Takamiya headed to the staff room.

I didn’t go back to the classroom and instead headed to the rooftop as usual.

It was because I was embarrassed to eat Takamiya’s homemade bento in front of others.

“But really, is she okay with that person?”