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 50

Chapter 50

“Seriously, why don’t you reply right away? That was dangerous.”

“I’m curious about what exactly was so dangerous, but you don’t have to tell me.”

In the Takamiya family’s living room.

Takamiya, who had brought me coffee while looking a little annoyed, blushed slightly again when she looked at me.

“…You look like a different person.”

“Well, I think so too. Mika is amazing.”

“She’s probably just a different kind of creature from us. Her brain and skills are on another level.”

Sitting down on the sofa, Takamiya glanced at me again before lowering her gaze.

“You should get used to it already.”

“I-It’s not like I’m embarrassed or anything! Really, Mika went too far.”

“So, does it actually look weird?”

I had become way too refreshed, to the point where I wasn’t sure if it suited me.

I asked casually, wondering if it looked strange from an outsider’s perspective.

“…It’s good.”

“Huh?”

“I-I said it looks cool! Ugh, don’t ask me things like that!”

For some reason, Takamiya got angry and stormed out of the room.

“What the hell was that…?”

Well, at least it seems like she’s feeling a lot better.

But you’re the one who told me to get a haircut… huh?

“Did she just call me cool?”

♡

“…Mika, you idiot. You went too far.”

Just how much effort did you put into this?

I only needed him to look a little cleaner.

But if he’s done up that perfectly, I can’t even look at his face.

He looks cool.

What the hell? Acting like some gloomy introvert.

He used to say his eyes looked scary, but that wasn’t even true.

Ugh… I hope I wasn’t making a weird face.

I look at myself in the bathroom mirror.

My cheeks are a little red.

Yeah, I’m definitely aware of it.

And tomorrow is the election.

Damn it, because of Maria changing the schedule, there’s no way I can confess now.

I just want to say it already and get it over with.

…But honestly,

When I see Suzukaze-kun’s face, I don’t think I’ll be able to say it.

♤

“So, tomorrow is finally the big battle. What’s your plan?”

Takamiya returned, now fired up, and sat on the sofa while looking at me with a sharp gaze.

“Well, all I can do is give it my all.”

“Did Mika say anything? Or rather, how was it talking to her?”

“How was it…? I don’t know, does she have the ability to see the future or something?”

“Oh, I’ve thought that too. It’s like she knows everything in advance, but she never actually gives the answers.”

“Right? But doesn’t that mean she might have already seen a future where we win the election?”

“Why do you think that?”

“Just a hopeful guess. But if she really thought it was impossible, she’d probably say so.”

“True. Then we should try to find that possibility.”

Takamiya crossed her arms and started thinking, looking like she had no clue.

But somehow, I felt like I understood what Mika was trying to say.

Be honest.

She had always told me to be open about my feelings.

That’s what this means.

If I reveal how I feel about Takamiya, something might happen.

But still.

Even if I understand it, I don’t think I have the courage to actually do it.

That would basically be a public confession.

She might even be totally put off by it.

“Ugh…”

“By the way, did Mika tell you anything else?”

“Huh? Oh, like I said before—”

“Not that. About her family.”

“Oh… yeah, well. I guess both of them have had it rough.”

“So, she talked about it? Guess that means she trusts you.”

“She said it’s because I’m your boyfriend, so I’m special. You’re the only person she really trusts.”

“…Even though I’ve always just relied on her.”

“She probably doesn’t mind. No one dislikes being relied on by someone they care about.”

It’s not out of obligation.

Mika takes care of Takamiya because she genuinely cares about her.

I could tell just from talking to her.

So Takamiya doesn’t need to worry about it.

Just as I was about to say that, she suddenly looked at me—

Not just looking, glaring. With a red face.

“Wh-What?”

“…Would you be happy if I relied on you?”

“…Huh?”

“I’m asking if you’d like it or not. Hey, would you hate it?”

The sudden question left me speechless.

I wondered if she was just speaking hypothetically, but her expression was way too serious for that.

Wait, wait, this is way too unexpected.

What the hell am I supposed to say?

“What, are you staying quiet because you don’t like it?”

“N-No, it’s not that—”

“Then what? You’re not exactly happy about it either? Oh, I see.”

Takamiya turned away, looking annoyed.

“N-No, that’s not what I meant.”

“Then what? If you don’t say it clearly, I won’t understand.”

“…Of course, I’d be happy.”

A small piece of my true feelings slipped out.

If Takamiya called me, relied on me, leaned on me—

I’d be over the moon every single time.

“…H-Hmph. Then, taking care of me when I was sick wasn’t a bother?”

“Of course not. If anything, I wanted you to rely only on me.”

“…Why?”

“That’s…”

As if testing me, Takamiya waited for my answer, her face growing redder.

My heartbeat echoed loudly through my body.

The feelings I had been trying to keep locked away were getting pushed out by that sound.

“…I”

I like Takamiya.

I was about to say it. But in the end, I swallowed my words.

“…No, never mind.”

“…Why are you dodging it?”

“I’m not dodging anything. But this isn’t the time for this.”

“Then when? You’re just waiting for the day we part ways, aren’t you?”

“If we win tomorrow, I’ll talk.”

Tomorrow.

If we lose, none of this will matter.

I’ll be stuck under Jinguji’s rule, treated like trash, and won’t even have time to hang out with Takamiya.

I used to think things would work out somehow, but not anymore.

Jinguji will go all out to crush us.

So tomorrow.

If we don’t win, we can’t move forward.

“…What if we lose?”

“I’ll think about that if it happens. But I’ll put everything I have into this. So you should too.”

“…Yeah.”

Seeing her nod, I finally felt a little more at ease.

“Anyway, tomorrow’s the day. We should get some sleep.”

“Idiot.”

“What now?”

“Idiot. Coward. You can’t even answer a simple question, and you’re supposed to speak in front of the whole school?”

“Of course, I’m nervous. But I don’t want to lose.”

“Because you don’t want to work with Maria?”

“That’s definitely part of it.”

“Is that the only reason?”

“…The aquarium.”

“Huh?”

“If we lose, we won’t have time to go. And I keep my promises. If we win, we’re going. No excuses.”

That was all I could say before I hit my limit.

I stood up and left the living room.

“You’re leaving?”

“I need to be ready for tomorrow. If you feel sick again, let me know.”

I could feel my face burning.

My shorter hair made it harder to hide.

So I turned away and left the room.

As I put on my shoes at the entrance, Takamiya peeked out from the living room and said—

“The aquarium. It’s a promise, okay?”

“Yeah.”

I answered shortly while hiding my blushing face, and left as fast as I could.