My Online Friends Turned Out To Be the Ultra-Beautiful Girls in My Class and They Were Yandere - 6

Chapter 6: Is Haruna Misono Really the Ice Queen?

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“Misono-san, what did you just say?”

“Oh my, you didn’t hear me? I said I want you to pretend to be my boyfriend.”

“I heard you, don’t worry. But why??”

I couldn’t keep up. No, I clearly heard that she wanted me to pretend to be her boyfriend. I understood the meaning too. But why, why me?

“I’ve never had anything like that before, so I probably can’t act the part properly.”

“It would make me happy if you did, but you don’t have to force it. Just calling each other by our first names would be enough.”

“More importantly, why me?”

“You’re the first one, Hara-kun. The one who helped me.”

She suddenly used my first name… she was already assuming I’d agree. Still, that was pretty awful. Why didn’t anyone help her before? What, were they afraid of being avoided or something?

“Besides, I heard you’re being stalked by someone, right?”

“How do you know that?”

“I happened to overhear your conversation with Muna this morning.”

That topic coming up out of nowhere surprised me a little. Right, if I pretended to be her boyfriend, maybe the stalker would back off. But if things went wrong, Misono-san could get dragged into it too. That wouldn’t be fair to her. But then again, she said she was tired of people approaching her all the time… Haah, I guess it couldn’t be helped.

“This is my request, so I should give you something in return, right? I’ll take care of that stalker problem for you. And don’t worry, I’m fairly strong.”

“That confidence… Well, actually, I can think of plenty of reasons for it. Alright, I’ve decided. I’m in. Looking forward to it, Haruna.”

“! Y-yes. Looking forward to it too, Hara-kun.”

When I actually called her by her name, Haruna looked surprised, her face turning red as she lowered her gaze slightly. Maybe she wasn’t used to being called by her first name? 

D-damn, that’s cute!

“Anyway, we should order something soon. I guess I’ll just get orange juice. What about you, Haruna?”

“Hehe, there’s something I’ve been wanting to try. If you don’t mind, would you eat it with me?”

“If I can eat it, sure. Let’s share it.”

“Hehe, yay♪”

With a big smile, Haruna pointed at something on the menu labeled “Deluxe Jumbo Parfait vol.2,” an obviously gigantic parfait.

I-it’s huge! What is this obvious pile of sugary stuff!? Well, parfaits are basically that, but still, this is way too big! S-so we’re eating this… fine, brace yourself, Hara Kamitsuru! There’s a girl in front of you smiling happily! Once you’ve said yes, you have to follow through! You can’t disappoint her!

“Oh my, do you not like sweets?”

“It’s not that I dislike them. I just think it’s way too big.”

“That’s why I want to share it. There’s no way I could finish this alone. You’ll eat it with me, right?”

“A man doesn’t go back on his word. If I said I’d eat it, I’ll eat it.”

“Hehe, how cool.”

Haruna smiled gently at me. It was so cute that it made my heart skip a beat. Was she really the Ice Queen? Or maybe it wasn’t that at all, maybe everyone who talked to her just had ulterior motives or something. Right now, I couldn’t sense even a trace of that. She was just a cute girl. Just an ordinary, cute girl smiling kindly.

“By the way, you mentioned Muna earlier. Do you know her?”

“Yes. We don’t talk much, but Muna and I are childhood friends.”

“Really? I didn’t know that.”

If she is Muna’s childhood friend… Does that mean Tanaka too?

“He’s not. I was the one avoiding him.”

“Oh, I see… wait, don’t just casually read my mind!”

“Hehe, I’m your girlfriend, at least in name. What’s the point if I can’t read what’s on my boyfriend’s mind?”

“I can’t read yours, though.”

“You don’t have to. Even if you peeked into my mind, it wouldn’t be anything pretty.”

While we were talking, the Deluxe Jumbo Parfait vol.2 was brought over. It was far bigger than I had imagined. I thought maybe it would be around chest height for Haruna, but not even close. It was big enough to cover her whole face. Wait, wasn’t Haruna supposed to be on the taller side for a girl?

“Alright, let’s eat.”

“Y-yeah. You can go first, Haruna.”

“Oh my, what are you saying? I told you, we’re eating it together. Here, Hara-kun.”

With the same mischievous smile as before, Haruna scooped up some parfait with a spoon and then…

“Here, say ahh♡”

“W-what!?”

She held it out toward me. I couldn’t get any words out, just opening and closing my mouth like a fish. It was so sudden that it went beyond just being surprising.

“Surprised?”

“Of course I am! I mean, someone as beautiful as you doing something like that, Haruna!”

“This is part of acting like it, too. Now, will you open your mouth?”

“When you put it that way, I can’t argue. O-okay… ahh.”

Since it did count as acting the part, I reluctantly ate the spoonful she offered. But after eating it, I realized something. Did we really need to do that when no one was even watching? The parfait was insanely good. So good it made me wonder what this even was. The moment I swallowed, Haruna’s phone buzzed in her hand. A call?

“…Tch. It’s a call from Muna. Sorry, I’ll step away for a bit. Can you keep eating?”

“Yeah, got it.”

After saying that, Haruna walked toward the restroom. Wait, didn’t she just click her tongue?

Still, I see. Muna and Haruna are childhood friends, huh. Maybe I’ll ask Muna about it next time. They’re close, right? Man, this really is good. The whipped cream has just the right amount of sweetness, and the chocolate sauce mixes perfectly with it. The flakes and bananas scattered throughout are great too.

I wonder how much time passed. By the time about half the parfait was gone, Haruna came back.

“Welcome back, Haruna. Uh, well… sorry, I ate too much.”

“No, it’s fine. Don’t worry about it. Is it good?”

“Yeah, it’s insanely good! It’s been a while since I’ve had something this good!”

This was bad, I was completely hooked. I seriously couldn’t stop eating, it was too delicious! Wait, this was supposed to be Haruna’s order…

“Nom… mmm♡ so good~♡”

Haruna took a bite of the parfait herself, letting out a voice that could easily be misunderstood, while holding her cheeks with both hands.

W-what is with this girl!? That’s way too cute!! There’s no way she’s actually the Ice Queen, that has to be some kind of mistake!!

“Haruna, hey. Why are you only like this with me? It’s not just because I helped you, right? And you should know the rumors about me too.”

It was something I’d been wondering while spending time with her. Why wasn’t she cold toward me? It didn’t feel like it was just because I happened to help her. After a brief silence, Haruna spoke.

“Rumors are just rumors. But… I see, you’re asking. In that case, fine. I’ll tell you.”

Haruna gave me a gentle smile. But there was something in that smile. Not mischief, not teasing, nothing like that. I couldn’t quite tell what it was… but I still felt something.

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