The Beautiful Girl Who Asked Me to Pretend to Be Her Boyfriend Didn’t Want to Break up With Me for Some Reason - Chapter 2.2

“Don’t twist my words. If that’s the case, then Shirafuji waking up early was indeed the best solution.”

“Living together at one of their houses was the best option. They wouldn’t have to worry about waking up in the morning, and if Hakuto woke her up, she wouldn’t oversleep.”

“…Isn’t it true that another problem arose instead of solving the oversleeping issue? They couldn’t live together just because of a fake relationship. They weren’t real lovers.”

“If there was a danger, that might have been the case, but Hakuto wouldn’t force her, right?”

Shirafuji tilted her head slightly, looking puzzled.

Was her true intention trust or perhaps overconfidence?

There was probably a bit of both, but for him, it was overwhelming.

After all, he was just a healthy high school boy.

If asked whether he found Shirafuji completely unattractive, his answer would have been no.

But if asked whether that meant he would make a move on her, the answer would have been the same.

He didn’t want to betray the trust he had built with Shirafuji over the past six months.

Given his face, a momentary mistake could have left her with a lifelong scar, and thinking about that made him more cautious.

Moreover, he knew well the pain of having his expectations betrayed.

“If we were lovers, it would be normal to spend the night together.”

“If we were real lovers, yes. But we weren’t, were we?”

“…That may have been true, but didn’t she want to try spending the night together? Besides, she had spent the night before.”

“I only stayed because I thought it was better than leaving her alone when she had a high fever.”

In reality, he had only stayed at Shirafuji’s house once.

As he said earlier, he stayed to take care of her because he was worried about leaving her alone with a high fever.

That had really been tough.

Maybe it was because of her fever, but she kept asking him to wipe her sweat and stay by her side.

He wasn’t that desperate to touch a sick person, so he was glad about that…but staying up all night taking care of Shirafuji, who looked so miserable, was a vivid memory.

That aside, spending the night…

In the end, most of the problems that arose from it would have been something he had to endure.

“I could do it if it was necessary for the fake relationship.”

“Recently, I’ve been getting more confessions again. It’s spring, so there’s no need to get that excited. I thought I might need some sort of appeal.”

She sometimes complained about it, but not to that extent.

There were probably still some people who doubted their relationship.

It was understandable.

It was rare for anyone to believe there was a connection between someone like him, who had a scary face and was avoided by people, and someone as beautiful as Shirafuji.

Even if they were always together at school, people who saw him as an enemy might have thought Shirafuji was being coerced.

It was really a ridiculous rumor.

He was such a peaceful person.

…However, if it was that kind of story, he needed to reconsider.

If Shirafuji thought it was necessary for the appeal of their relationship, he should respect that intention as much as possible.

“Then at least let’s do it on the weekend. That way, they could both relax.”

“It could have been today. The layout of the room hadn’t changed, and she was already prepared to spend the night.”

“…Come to think of it, after he got sick, he did order a set of bedding for guests.”

“With that, if he got sick again, Hakuto would stay overnight to take care of her.”

“Don’t get sick in the first place. Well, he understood there were some unavoidable parts since they were human.”

“It was necessary preparation. So, shall they plan to spend the night on the weekend? The place would be…her room was fine, right?”

Shirafuji sought his final confirmation.

He felt like he had been led into this, but he nodded, and Shirafuji continued as if she just remembered.

“Since they were at it, let’s buy new pajamas on that day. That sounded fun.”

“…Are you saying I should come along?”

“Of course! Because you’re my boyfriend.”

Shirafuji looked at him as if to say, “What are you talking about?” while finishing the corn soup left in her cup, then put her hands together and said, “Thank you for the meal.”

“It was delicious today too. Thank you.”

“It was nothing special. I’ll clean up, so you can rest.”

“I’ll help too.”

“…Then, can you dry the washed dishes? Just be careful. If you dropped them, don’t touch the pieces. You’ll get hurt.”

“…I knew without being told several times. I wasn’t a child.”

She looked at him with a dissatisfied gaze, but he felt like no amount of caution was too much.

Maybe it was just because he had been overly sensitive after something similar had happened before.

“After washing the dishes, could she tie his hair once she was done?”

“I couldn’t do anything elaborate.”

“You were much better than I was, right? Even if you had a younger sister, you wouldn’t have been able to do it so well if you weren’t skilled.”

“You were just too clumsy, Shirafuji.”

“Now, I thought that worked in my favor.”