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 ~ - 28

Chapter 28: Kisara Sarashina Is My Girlfriend!

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This incident happened a few days after Sarashina came to visit me when I was sick. 

『Passionate Love Affair Between Kisara Sarashina and Michihito Naruse EXPOSED!!』

When I arrived at school, those big words were written on the class blackboard. Not just words though. There were also a bunch of photos that I hadn’t realized someone had taken. There were pictures of Sarashina and me shopping at the mall, or when we were walking home together, all stuck on the blackboard like something out of a gossip magazine. 

“Thi-This is…”

The shock of the sight left me speechless.

Who-Who would do something like this…?

The classroom went rowdy at my arrival. Amidst that, there was one place that looked especially rowdy. A large group of boys from the class were gathered at that place while shouting about something at the same time. 

Huh…? Isn’t that…? Isn’t that where Sarashina’s desk is…?

A strange sense of uneasiness washed over me as I approached the place where the boys were gathering and soon enough, I could see Sarashina. She was sitting alone at her desk. Her head bowed weakly. 

“Sarashina!!”

I couldn’t stop myself from shouting out her name. Upon hearing my voice, the crowd made way for me quickly and Sarashina’s back entered my sight. 

“Michihito-kun…”

Sarashina turned her back to look at me and her voice sounded really strained. Her face looked like she was ready to cry at any given moment. It was the weakest I had ever seen of her. Did these guys not see that expression on her face? The men surrounding us glanced at me for a moment, but as if they didn’t have the slightest care about me, they turned their gaze back to Sarashina. They resumed their shouting session, yapping their mouth all they pleased. 

“Sarashina-san! I love you more than that guy!”

“That’s a lie, right? Please tell me it’s a lie!”

“You understand my feelings, don’t you? My feelings are reaching you, right???”

The men were attacking Sarashina as if she were a criminal. Meanwhile, the girls from our class were only watching the scene from a distance. It seemed even people from other classes were coming in to watch. They were peeking in curiously. 

What the hell is this…? What exactly has she done wrong…? Can’t they see her face…? How can they do something like this…? And where has Sarashina’s usual boldness gone off to? 

Everyone in the class was causing this ruckus because they thought Sarashina and I were dating. They were jumping to the wrong conclusion. In that case, all she had to do was clear up that misunderstanding. She just had to simply deny the claim, saying,”I’m not dating Michihito Naruse.”

So… Why didn’t she say anything? Why did she hang her head down and look all sad without saying anything in return? Various thoughts were racing through my mind and I could feel my blood rising to my head. 

Then… It happened. 

(Michihito-kun, please help me…)

Maybe it was just my imagination. But… I definitely heard it. I definitely heard her voice, asking for my help and at that same moment, I remembered something Sarashina had asked me before. I clearly remembered her words from that time…

“Michihito-kun… If I said ‘help me’… Would you come and protect me?”

Protect her? But I… 

I could feel the blood that had been rising to my head slowly flowing away. My heart had already made up its mind. Within the next moment, I grabbed Sarashina’s hand and pulled her to stand beside me in front of the blackboard. I scanned the entire classroom and then, I slammed my hand down on the blackboard. 

“LISTEN UP, ALL OF YOU!”

In an instant, everyone in the classroom fell silent. My voice seemed to echo all the way down the hallway. 

“YOU ALL CAN SAY WHATEVER YOU LIKE, BUT KISARA SARASHINA IS MY GIRLFRIEND NOW!”

I could feel Sarashina’s hand trembling in my hold. To be fair, I didn’t know if it was my hand or Sarashina’s, but I had no intention of stopping. 

“You guys… Ganging up on her like a pack of vicious beasts… Can’t you think about Kisara’s feelings a bit?!”

My throat was parched and I could feel my body growing hotter by the second. And yet, I took a deep breath and even though my throat was close to bursting, I still shouted at the top of my lungs. 

“ANYONE WHO MAKES KISARA CRY WILL GET BEATEN TO PULP BY THIS YANKEE NARUSE!! COME AT ME IF YOU DARE!!”

I realized I was doing something completely out of the ordinary. I could feel everyone’s gaze directed at me and yet, I said it anyway. 

Sarashina is my girlfriend and anyone who makes her cry will get beaten to pulp by me. 

A long silence fell in the classroom after I said that. The classroom became eerily still. Everyone’s gaze was fixed on me and Sarashina, but no one tried to speak. Of course, no one dared to come at me either. 

It wouldn’t be long for the teacher to arrive in the classroom after hearing my shout. The silence wouldn’t last long, but I stood my ground. It was a standoff between me and everyone in the class. Yet, I didn’t move from here. I didn’t want them to think I was running away if I were to leave the classroom and if I did that, Sarashina might get ganged up on by the boys again tomorrow. 

My heart was set on protecting her. Nothing else mattered. At that moment, Sarashina came closer to me. Her eyes were filled with unshed tears. The one holding onto my arm wasn’t the usual strong Sarashina. No. This Sarashina looked frail. She was just a frightened high school girl. Her eyes filled with dread. I didn’t even know if I was doing the right thing. Maybe it would’ve been better had I denied the accusation that we were dating, but… I had made up my mind. I chose this method. Simply denying that we weren’t together wouldn’t be of help to her. I knew that after seeing her crying in front of me. 

Sure, this might not be the outcome that Sarashina wanted. She might drag me out and yell at me, asking, “Why did you need to say all that?!” But I didn’t really mind. If this outcome wasn’t what Sarashina wanted, all I had to do was apologize to the class and say,”I got carried away. It was just a joke.” As the infamous ‘loner delinquent’, being isolated by the class didn’t scare me.

So for now… Just for now, let me experience the feeling of being a ‘prince’ for a bit. Thank you for staying beside my stupid self… Thank you, Kisara.

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