The Charm of the Popular Beautiful Succubus in Class Doesn't Work on Me ~ For Some Reason, This Beauty Keeps Trying to Hold My Hand ~ - 26

Chapter 26: I’m Sorry…

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Kisara Sarashina’s POV

Right now, I was in Michihito-kun’s room. To put it simply, I was visiting the sick Michihito-kun. Actually, despite looking like this, I had excellent grades and because I was really smart at carrying myself, the teacher had entrusted me with the role of the class representative. Hence why… I was here as the class representative to visit the sick Michihito-kun. I had brought the handouts for today’s lessons, just as the teacher had asked me to do. 

I wasn’t here because I wanted to thank him for yesterday or return the blazer I had borrowed. Nope. Definitely not. Of course, I still hadn’t forgotten the embarrassment from this morning either. After making me say all that, he actually had the audacity to tell me was just joking around… Unforgivable. I really couldn’t forgive him… Or so I thought until just a moment ago. 

Indeed. Right until I spoke with Michihito-kun’s mother. From what I had heard from his mother, it seemed Michihito-kun’s condition had been far worse than I had imagined. By the time he had gotten home, he had been barely conscious and his fever was very high. Despite that, he still made an effort to go to school in order to not make me feel guilty. He had even tried to reassure me by throwing in some lighthearted jokes. There was no way I could blame him for that. 

And somehow, his mother had mistakenly thought I was Michihito-kun’s ‘girlfriend’ and she had also ushered me into his room as if it was the most natural thing to do. Yes. Getting into Michihito-kun’s room was definitely a bit problematic in a lot of ways, but since I had also had things I had wanted to say to him in person, I ended up accepting the situation albeit a bit gingerly.

I rested my arms on the edge of the bed and peered at Michihito-kun’s face as he lay there. His eyes were tightly shut and he let out rough, uneasy breaths as he slept. In fact, he was whimpering softly in his sleep. Watching him like this made my chest tighten painfully. 

This is all my fault… Because I asked him to let me under his umbrella back then… I also made him go home completely drenched even though the rain had been pouring so heavily yesterday…

My heart was filled with guilt. The guilt over dragging him into my silly selfishness that caused him to get sick like this. But then… For some reason, I suddenly felt that wasn’t quite right either.

Would I really go this far to visit someone just out of guilt? If it were the old me, I probably wouldn’t go this far. After all, I only ever see men as pawns to be used. So then… Why the change? Why did I change? Ugh… I don’t know anymore. 

That said, I couldn’t deny that he had become a major presence in my life. At first, I had been incredibly curious about him because my ability didn’t work on him. However, my fascination toward him had only been about his immunity to my ability. I had never been curious about him as a person. And yet… At some point, his actions and words began to move my heart. His actions and words felt so warm. At some point… I started to take an interest in him as a person. Even so, a part of me couldn’t help but think… 

Isn’t that just an extension of my curiosity because my ability doesn’t work on him? Then… Does that mean I can never truly escape from the curse of my ability no matter what? 

My mind was in shambles, but the feeling of ‘guilt’ was real. As for Michihito-kun… He wasn’t just someone that was immune to my ability. I started seeing him as a boy and so…

“Michihito-kun… I’m sorry and… Thank you.”

I whispered those words in a voice so fragile it might disappear with a single breath. I knew Michihito-kun was still sleeping, but even if he were awake, my voice was so frail that I doubt he would be able to hear it. He probably didn’t hear me, but he started letting out a pained sigh, almost like a groan. 

According to his mother, Michihito-kun had taken his medicine, but his fever still hadn’t gone down yet. His cheeks were slightly flushed and a thin sheen of sweat made his forehead glisten. I took the damp towel his mother had prepared and gently wiped the sweat from his forehead. He let out a soft ‘Ugh…’ sound and twisted his body away, as if he was trying to escape the towel. 

Fufu… He’s kind of cute. Heh. Doing something like this… I really look like his ‘girlfriend,’ huh? I wonder if his fever has gone down, even if it’s just a little… 

After confirming that Michihito-kun was still asleep, I reached my hand out toward his forehead. 

Ah… 

Just when my hand was about to make contact with his flushed skin, I pulled my hand back. 

No… If I touch him now, my ability might activate. I know my ability won’t work on him, but… What if… What if… Wait. Huh? I thought my goal was to make him fall for me?

Right now, Michihito-kun was lying weak from the cold. I could touch him as much as I wanted and not just his hand. I could touch any part of him and he wouldn’t notice anything. Yes. Wasn’t this the thing I had been hoping for? I might never get another chance like this…

“…”

No, I can’t… This is way too unfair… Taking advantage of this situation feels wrong. I know I won’t be satisfied if I don’t make him say “I like you” with my own power. Yeah. I’ve decided. No matter what happens today, I won’t use my ability. I absolutely won’t touch him.

Somehow, I found myself staring at Michihito-kun’s sleeping face. Ever since he had cut his hair, he had really turned into a full-fledged ikemen. At this rate, he was bound to become popular with the girls in class. He had always made cheeky remarks and he had been a bit annoying, but… When he was sleeping like this, he actually looked kind of cute.

By the time I realized it, I had been staring at him for a long time. I was completely captivated by the sight of his sleeping form. 

Jeez… You’re leaving me with no choice. 

I had already decided not to use my ability today. This was something special, a Kisaragi-chan’s Special, so to say. I straightened up and leaned in close to Michihito-kun. Then,I brushed my bangs aside. 

I’m only doing this to check his temperature… My ability might activate if I touch him with my hand, but forehead to forehead contact should be fine. Besides, I’m only going to tap our foreheads a bit, nothing more. 

Ten centimeters…

Five centimeters…

(Tap)

“…Sarashina…?”

“Hweh…?”

I instinctively looked up at the voice that suddenly entered my ear. Then, I saw Michihito-kun. We were so close. Our foreheads were almost touching. He was looking up at me with his face completely flushed red. He also looked visibly flustered. 

“Wait…! This is not like what you think it is!!”

Panicking, I hurriedly tried to explain, but Michihito-kun quickly averted his gaze, clearly uncomfortable by the situation. 

“Umm…”

“…”

“Right. Can you grab me a drink first…? My throat is parched.”

He said with a sheepish smile.

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