The Carnivorous Beast Beauties Are Dying to Devour This Herbivorous Beast Me - 10

Chapter 10: Hell…!

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“Haruu~! Let’s have lunch togeth—wait, what’s with this atmosphere?”

The fourth period came to an end and it was time for lunch. Just like usual, Miran came to Haruku’s classroom to have lunch together. However, this time, as soon as Miran stepped into the classroom, she stopped dead on her steps. Why? Because the atmosphere in the classroom was nothing short of unusual.

…To be precise, Haruku had moved my desk to face the wall and quietly ate his lunch alone. Meanwhile, Seira was watching Haruku with a guilty expression on her face while fidgeting nervously. The boys around them wore similarly awkward faces too, while the girls had a range of reactions—some were blushing as they stared at Haruku while others were whispering among themselves. 

“…What’s with this?”

“Ah, sorry… Regarding Haruku… It’s kind of our fault…”

One of the male classmates replied to Miran’s question. 

“W-Well… After Yukiya-san said that Haruku smelled kind of… Manly. Umm… Well, ‘et’s just say, a lot of things got exposed and we started teasing Haruku a bit too much and…”

“Ahhh, I see. So he’s sulking, huh?”

“Yeah. He’s sulking.”

“Seira-chan… Have you learned your lesson now? That you need to watch what you say?”

“I-I’m sorry… It’s just… Haruku-kun’s scent made my stomach feel all fluttery and tingly, so…”

“See?! That’s what I mean! I literally just told you to watch what you say and there you said it again! Do you know how many boys just started having weird thoughts because of what you said?!”

Miran raised her voice. Her snake-like, piercing eyes scanned the classroom intimidatingly. A majority of the boys quickly averted their eyes from her. 

“….”

She let out another snort of disapproval before turning her gaze back to Seira. 

“We-Well… I get it though, Seira-chan. I really do. Boys can be like that sometimes…”

“Yeah… I don’t dislike Haruku-kun’s scent either…”

Seira’s words sparked a ripple of excitement among the boys. At the same time, Miran didn’t miss how Haruku’s shoulders twitched a bit. He probably overheard their conversation.

His ears are turning red… Hmm… So he’s not entirely against the idea? Maybe if we push him just a bit more…

“Seira-chan, would you dislike it if Haru… Directed those kinds of feelings toward you?”

“Me? Well… I don’t really understand it, but… I guess I wouldn’t dislike it… I guess…”

“I see. Well, me too. I wouldn’t really mind it either… If Haru insisted, I might even lend him a hand…”

When Miran said those words out, her face turned beet red and her voice gradually grew quieter. The boys collectively stared at her in awe while the girls erupted into delighted shrieks of, “Kyaa!” 

Meanwhile… Haruku, who had been eating his lunch quietly in the corner, ended up choking on his food and had to spit some out. 

“…So, does that mean if we begged hard enough like a shameless puppy, Sakuraba-san might offer herself as a side dish—”

“Huh? Die, you filthy mutt.”

“Ugh…! That straightforward rejection is so brutal that I’m physically hurt…”

“So it’s only Squirrel-chan, huh?! Damn it!!”

“This is injustice! A clear case of a stratified society!”

“Can you believe this?! While we’re stuck gazing longingly from the side, there’s someone in our class who gets to be spoiled by his childhood friend!”

“I’ll never forget this humiliation!”

“What? You guys have a problem with that?”

“””Nope, none at all! Our apologies, Sakuraba-san!!”””

Hearing the boys complaining, Miran shot them a deadly glare that quickly shut them up. As a snake beastman, her glare was so sharp, seemingly capable of killing a man. Not one boy was brave enough to talk back to Miran. 

^[1](Miran-chan is way too strong…)

It was worth nothing that from this day forward, the girls in this class began referring to Miran as “Big Sis,” but that was a story for another time.

“That’s why, Haru. You don’t have anything to be embarrassed abou—huh? Haru?”

Miran turned her gaze toward Haru’s desk, only to find it empty. It seemed he had slipped away at some point. His seat looked so lonely, as if his seat was missing its occupant as well. 

“Where did he go…? Even though I had gone out of my way to cover for him…”

“If you’re talking about Squirrel-chan, the class rep asked him to help with something. So Squirrel-chan is with the class rep now~”

So it was. Although Miran was feeling a bit frustrated by that, but she knew the situation was beyond her help. And so, she opted to wait for Haruku to return to his class. 

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“Thank you, Class Rep.”

Haruku said to Hinako Sagisawa, the class representative who was walking ahead of him. The two of them were carrying a rather heavy stack of handouts to the staff room. During the chaos caused by Miran and Seira, the class rep asked Haruku to help her carry the handouts. 

“Could you help me carry these handouts?”

Thinking it was the perfect opportunity for him to step out of the chaotic classroom, Haruku was more than happy to help her. 

Just having a wet dream is already embarrassing enough, but I have to get caught by my little sister, my childhood friend and Seira-san too! I’m so embarrassed that I want to crawl into a hole and die. On top of that, they even have to cover for me too… Had I stayed in the classroom, I might have died from embarrassment. 

Hence, Hinako Sagisawa’s request was a blessing in disguise to Haruku. 

“…I do have a proper name, you know. My name is Hinako Sagisawa.”

“So-Sorry… Thank you, Sagisawa-san. You really helped me out by whisking me out of the classroom.”

“It’s fine… I just wanted to get this done before lunch and it was easier to ask you since you were alone.”

“Even so, you still helped me. Thank you.”

“…I will accept your thanks then.”

Hinako Sagisawa said bluntly. Her expression remained unchanged, just like always. Despite her stoic nature, everyone in the class knew that she was the most reliable person in the class. She was truly a dependable class representative. That was… Hinako Sagisawa.

“…By the way, Arisugawa-san. If you truly dislike something, you need to say it clearly. Otherwise, people are going to keep teasing you.”

“Ugh….”

Turning around, she said sharply to Haruku. Her eyes from behind her glasses clearly showed her discontent at Haruku for not standing firm to himself. 

Sagisawa-san’s gaze is as sharp as Miran’s..

“That’s true… What you said is right. I really can’t deny it… I’m actually embarrassed of myself too…”

“There’s that, but I think Yukiya-san and Sakuraba-san are to blame too.”

“Seira-san and Miran?”

“Yes. Those two… The way they’re staring at you is not normal, to say the least. Considering their beastman type… Don’t you find them a bit scary to be around?”

By ‘the way they’re staring at you is not normal’, she must be talking about how Miran and Seira-san are staring at me like I’m something delicious since I’m a prey beastman and those two are predator beastmen. 

“…I guess it’s a bit scary, but putting their gaze aside, Miran is really kind and Seira-san… Well, I don’t know why, but I just can’t leave her alone… Though, I’d prefer it if both of them could be more mindful with their words.”

“…Then, if you had to say whether you like them or not, what would your answer be?”

“If it’s whether I like or dislike them then… Well, I… I like them. I like both of them.”

“…I see. That answer is good enough then.”

Hinako Sagisawa said before she turned her back around and began walking again, leaving Haruku feeling a bit unsettled. He wondered what was the point of that conversation but for now, Haruku decided to follow her without asking any more questions.

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As she mentally replayed the conversation she had with Arisugawa-san, Hinako Sagisawa headed towards the staff room with steady footsteps. While it was true that she needed help to deliver the handouts to the staff room and that she also wanted to get Haruku Arisugawa out of the classroom since he looked uncomfortable, but more importantly, there was something Hinako wanted to ask him. 

And what she was curious about was… Haruku’s opinion about Yukiya-san and Sakuraba-san. Although she had known since April that Sakuraba-san and Arisguawa-san were childhood friends, but Sakuraba-san was a snake beastman and Arigusawa-san was a squirrel beastman. And now… Recently, Arigusawa-san started interacting with Yukiya-san as well. While it was true that all of them looked like they were close, but still. Arisugawa-san was a squirrel. A squirrel in the middle of a snake and a leopard. 

As a beastman, Hinako understood the hidden implications behind a prey beastman being surrounded by multiple predator beastmen. And yet, the boy actually answered that… He liked the two of them?

Haaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh? A small prey animal falling for carnivores??? He-He’s basically asking to be devoured!! (in one way or another)

Hinako started to think that… The whole idea of a squirrel being devoured by a snake and a snow leopard didn’t sound that bad… 

A successful relationship that every beastman would envy… The relationship between Arisugawa-san and the other girls is the prime example of that successful relationship… This… I need to protect this precious relationship at all costs.

Hinako Sagisawa, the ever-reliable and exemplary class representative. Little did anyone know, she had a soft spot for romantic comedies and anything that seemed like it was pulled straight from the pages of a shoujo manga.

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T/N: I wonder what kind of beastman Hinako is…? I know she must be a carnivore…