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 61

Chapter 61

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“Mika, I’ve been feeling warm all over for a while now. Do you think I’m feeling sick again?”

“You feel warm when you’re with Suzukaze-kun? Wow, you’re seriously dense. That just means you like him! You know, the classic ‘Oh, I see, thanks for the meal’ moment.”

“W-What do you mean, ‘thanks for the meal’?”

“Ahaha, you need to keep up with these little jokes. Well, as long as you’re happy, that’s all that matters. Just hurry up and start dating already, idiot.”

After finishing my call with Suzukaze-kun, I called Mika like always.

But for some reason, Mika’s attitude felt unusually careless today. Was it just my imagination?

“Hey, are you mad because things are going well between me and Suzukaze-kun?”

“Of course not. I’m just dumbfounded by the ridiculous reality that, despite being so obviously in love, you two still aren’t officially dating.”

“I-It’s not ridiculous! We made a proper promise, and I want him to confess again properly after that. Ehehe~.”

“Ugh, that’s so dumb. That’s like getting engaged, meeting both families, submitting the marriage registration, and then having a formal proposal afterward.”

“I-It’s fine if it works for us!”

“Just don’t get too comfortable and end up getting blindsided.”

As always, Mika seemed to see right through me. Her words yanked me out of my happy mood and threw me into uncertainty.

I remembered something unpleasant.

“…Are you talking about Enjou-san?”

“Oh? So you do have something in mind. So, who is that?”

“Wait, I didn’t tell you? She’s the person who dumped Suzukaze-kun really badly in the past.”

“Oh, is she the transfer student today? But did she actually try to get involved with Suzukaze-kun?”

“Yeah. She even came to his house. Isn’t that awful?”

“Hmm…”

For once, Mika let out a thoughtful hum over the phone.

Then, after a short silence, she spoke in a serious tone.

“This might actually be a much deeper issue than it seems.”

“Deeper issue?”

“I can’t say for sure just from what I’ve heard. But you’re planning to go see that woman, aren’t you?”

“…Well, I don’t want to burden Suzukaze-kun. At the very least, I can tell her to stay away.”

“I see. Then I’ll go with you tomorrow.”

“Huh? Really? Why?”

“Half of it is because I’m worried about you, but the other half is my curiosity. Something about this stinks.”

“Stinks?”

“Ah, never mind. Anyway, just go to school like usual tomorrow, all lovey-dovey. And keep in mind, she’s not the only problem here.”

As usual, Mika wouldn’t give me a direct answer. She just left me to figure it out myself and ended the call.

“Haa… Yeah, I know. There are problems everywhere.”

There’s still the student council stuff to deal with, and I’m also worried about Maria.

Honestly, I thought everything would be fine once the election was over, but things are looking rough.

“Oh, a message.”

It was from Suzukaze-kun this time.

Even though I teased him a lot earlier, he still sent me a kind message: ‘Let’s do our best starting tomorrow.’

All my exhaustion and worries instantly vanished.

As long as he’s with me, I can overcome anything.

I want to be with him forever.

My feelings have been decided for a long time.

So—

“That woman is the only thing in my way.”

Enjou Chou.

The person who gave Suzukaze-kun his trauma.

The trash who tormented him for years and now acts like nothing happened.

I’ll kill her.

If she says something stupid tomorrow—

“I swear, I’ll burn her to the ground.”

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“I’m off!”

Morning.

Takamiya came to pick me up, and we left home together, heading to school.

This usual, unchanged routine is the most comforting thing.

“Ahh, I can’t wait for the weekend. I’m so excited about the aquarium!”

“We just went the other day.”

“So what? No matter how many times we go, it’s still relaxing. Besides, once the weekend is over… you know?”

Takamiya looked at me with a shy expression, as if asking, You get it, right?

Of course, I knew exactly what she meant.

After the long weekend, I’m going to confess to Takamiya again.

This time, I’ll officially ask her to be my girlfriend.

It seems like she’s looking forward to it too. Honestly, part of me thinks I should have just done it sooner instead of dragging it out.

But sometimes, waiting for something makes it even better.

I really can’t wait.

“Oh my, the winner sure looks confident.”

As expected, this morning was just like any other.

Jinguji showed up, flashing her usual smug grin.

“Morning. Yeah, I feel great since I won.”

“Hmph, enjoy it while you can. Knowing you two, I bet you still haven’t found a secretary, right? I’m looking forward to seeing who the teacher recommends today.”

“Oh, about that. Tokito-san is going to be our secretary.”

“Yeah, Sanae is perfect for the role. She’s smart and—wait, what?”

“You didn’t know? She personally asked me yesterday, and I accepted.”

“Huh?! What the hell? Nobody told me!”

Jinguji frantically pulled out her phone and started making a call.

“Hello, Sanae?! What’s going on? What do you mean, ‘Call me Secretary Tokito’?! No, what are you even saying? Hey—hey! She hung up!”

Looks like she really called Tokito-san.

When she was done, Jinguji glared at me and hissed, “I don’t know what tricks you pulled, but you better remember this!” before storming off toward the school like some dramatic villain.

“…Looks like Tokito-san is on our side.”

“Looking at it this way, Maria doesn’t seem to have much support, huh?”

“Yeah. She’ll probably settle down soon enough.”

With Jinguji out of the way for now, she wasn’t really a problem anymore.

But there’s a much bigger issue.

“…She’s not here.”

“Looking for someone? Enjou-san?”

“W-Well, yeah. I don’t want her to start anything.”

“If she does, I’ll burn her.”

“…”

Praying that no trouble would come our way, we arrived at school safely.

But no matter how much I wanted to avoid her, Enjou-san was in my class.

There was no escaping her.

“Good morning, everyone! Looking forward to studying with you all!”

Not long after we got to the classroom, she walked in.

With the same bright smile from back then, she greeted the class.

“Good morning, Enjou-san! Looking forward to it!”

“Enjou-san, want to have lunch together today?”

Usually, people would gather around Takamiya, but today, they were all flocking to Enjou-san instead.

Well, she’s a rare transfer student, cheerful, and beautiful, so it’s only natural.

Actually, that’s fine.

Please, keep her busy.

If possible, forever.

But, of course, things weren’t going to be that easy.

“Good morning, Kagami-kun!”

From behind the crowd, Enjou-san stretched up and waved at me.

…A weird atmosphere settled over the class.

Wait, are they acquaintances?

I hesitated.

Should I ignore her or just respond casually?

Ignoring her would be easy, but as the new vice president, it might look bad if I was too unfriendly.

On the other hand, if I replied, I might end up with a knife in my desk.

After thinking it over—

I ignored her.

But then—

“Aw, don’t ignore me! Or is your girlfriend the jealous type?”

Everyone turned to look at Takamiya.

It was well known that we were together, so it was obvious who she meant.

And then—

“…S”

Muttering something, Takamiya stood up.

For a second, I thought she was going to attack her. But instead, she walked up to Enjou-san and calmly said—

“Don’t talk to my Suzukaze-kun so casually.”

Then she left the classroom.

The air froze.

The crowd scattered like it was a funeral.

Even Enjou-san looked bored as she sat down.

I ignored my classmates’ stares and pretended to sleep.

Seriously, what the hell was that?

Oh, a message.

I should go get her…