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 ~ - 3-4

Chapter 3: Charming Men Is Just a Part of My Everyday Life

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While chatting with the popular group, I, Kisara Sarashina, found my thoughts drifting back to what happened after school yesterday. Yesterday, I managed to bring two more people under the control of my “succubus ability.” With this ability, I could make anyone I touched fall in love with me. The amount of love was in proportion to the time I spent touching them. With this ability, men became completely obedient to me. Well, who could refuse a request from someone they loved after all? With this, 80% of the boys in the class were in love with me. If I could capture the remaining 20%, there wouldn’t be a single boy left in the class who could go against me. 

Why am I doing this, you ask?

Well, I don’t have any grand plans or anything. Do I really need a reason to use the ability I have? Does someone with exceptional athletic skills need a reason to shine in their club activities? Does someone who’s good at studying need a reason to score well on tests? What I’m doing is no different from them. For me, charming men is just a part of my everyday life. If I need to come up with a reason then… I guess for ‘self-defense?’ I’m just a delicate girl, after all. I wouldn’t stand a chance if a boy ever tried to overpower me with brute force. 

No matter how high my social status was, no matter how much people admired me for being a beautiful girl, I was well aware that I couldn’t compete against boys in terms of sheer, raw power. The boys’ power could easily destroy everything I had built in an instant. But… If all the boys fell in love with me, none of them would ever harm me. On the contrary, they’d go out of their way to protect me. That was what I wanted. 

“Hey, hey~ Kisara, look at this!  In the class LINE group chat’s ‘Who’s the Cutest Girl?’ poll, you’re the top contender so far!”

At that, I let out a dramatic sigh. 

“Boys are so ridiculous. What’s even the point of doing something like that?”

“Ah, which reminds me… I saw on the bulletin board that Kisara received another confession again? Is that true?”

“Hmm~ I’m not sure. I receive confessions almost every day, so it’s hard to keep track.”

“It’s very Kisara to say something like that so casually~ But, you’re not dating anyone, right?”

“Yeah. I’m not really interested in having a boyfriend or anything like that right now.”

“Really? What a waste~ Even though Kisara is super pretty… But you know, if you actually start dating someone, the confessions might stop coming in, right?”

“Well, maybe? I’m starting to get tired of running away from the confessions too…”

“If you get a boyfriend, you need to let me know, okay?”

“Ahaha~ Yeah, yeah~”

Ah… The popularity polls, the bulletin boards, the confessions, and the conversations where I need to assert my own status through them… All of them are so pointless. Does being a high school student mean I need to spend all of my time every day doing these pointless stuff? Besides, there’s no way I’d date anyone. I don’t even have someone I like and most importantly… 

While nodding along to the girls’ talk, I switched my focus to search for my next target. 

Now… Who should I choose today? I want someone to carry my bags when I go shopping after school…

I glanced around and then, something caught my attention. 

Huh? Isn’t that Hayato Makabe and Michihito Naruse? Those two… Were they always this close? They don’t seem like they have much in common… I wonder what they’re talking about…

“You know, Sarashina…”

Huh?  Are they talking about me? What’s the meaning of this? I’m pretty sure I asked him to stay quiet about yesterday’s incident?

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Chapter 4: What a Pretty Interesting Conversation

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“Like I said, you and Sarashina have something going on, right?”

I pressed Makabe for an answer, getting closer to him in the process. 

Huh? Didn’t Kisara Sarashina tell me to keep quiet about it? Well, I don’t want to say this again, but… I’m just a curious, impulsive and always-hungry second year high schooler after all.

After hearing all that from Kokubun, of course I wanted to know the truth. Hence why I tried to pressure Makabe to give me a clear answer. 

“Come on, tell me~”

“I told you, there’s nothing going on. Quit being so persistent.”

“You’re actually dating Sarashina, aren’t you?”

“….”

“You’re actually pretty close with Sarashina, aren’t you?”

“….”

“You’re actually doing all… Sort of stuff with Sarashina, aren’t you?”

“….”

“Come on, you don’t need to hide it. Just tell me if you’re really dating Sarashina or not.”

I said, shaking his body back and forth but Makabe was still being stubborn. He refused to speak. 

Tch… This guy… He’s pretty stubborn… I mean, if they’re dating, why bother hiding it? Or maybe he’s actually just being used by Sarashina and he’s too embarrassed to admit it? In that case…

“How about this then? I will tell you Sarashina’s secret if you tell me the truth.”

“Sarashina’s secret?”

The word “secret” seemed to pique his interest. Well, telling someone’s secret was something no high school student could resist. A look of pure curiosity flashed on Makabe’s face. 

“Yeah, that’s right. You’re dying to know, right?”

I grinned, lowering my tone and whispered into his ear. 

“Actually, Sarashina is an E-…”

However, before I could finish speaking, Makabe suddenly turned his attention to something behind me. His eyes widened, as if he had seen something he shouldn’t have.

“Hm? What’s wrong, Makabe?”

“What a pretty interesting conversation you two seem to be having. Mind if I join in?”

“-!!!”

Suddenly, a voice came from behind me. I jumped and quickly spinned my body around and there stood Kisara Sarashina. She was smiling widely. Just like yesterday, she looked like she was looking down on me. She had this haughty air about her and her eyes were glinting confidently, like she could see through everything. With her flawless physique and perfect posture, she was the very embodiment of a ‘beauty.’

“Ahem, ahem… Oh! Hi, Sarashina! What’s up?”

Feeling awkward, I cleared my throat and tried to brush off the conversation I had been having with Makabe. 

“I heard my name being mentioned, so I was wondering what you were talking about.”

Sarashina said while staring directly at me. 

“No… I mean, it’s just boy talk, you know? You know… Male friendship and all… Right?! Makabe?!”

I said while placing my hand on Makabe’s shoulder, urging him to agree with me. But that Makabe… He remained silent and averted his gaze from me. 

This traitor…

“Hmm~”

Sarashina hummed, looking clearly not convinced by my bad acting. 

“Well, whatever.”

Sarashina suddenly said while shrugging. Then, she put her hands on our back. A seductive smile curling on her lips.

“By the way, I was thinking of going shopping after school today. Would you two like to come with me?”

“Gladly!”

“Huh? Me too?”

At Sarashina’s question, Makabe and I gave her a completely different reaction. 

“Huh?”

In response to that, Sarashina let out a voice mixed with surprise and confusion. It seemed she didn’t expect that kind of reaction from me since the smile she had been wearing just a moment ago vanished like mist. She looked clearly perplexed now. 

No, no, I’m the one who should be saying “Huh?” I mean, why do I need to go along with you two? You’re going to go on a date with Makabe, right? Besides, Makabe is the one who likes you, not me. Don’t drag me between you two.

“Naruse-kun, I don’t think I like your response just now…”

Sarashina said while placing her right hand on her cheek and tilted her head to the side slightly. To be honest, I really didn’t understand what Sarashina was expecting from me. 

She’s going to go shopping, right? Then she doesn’t need to invite me. She can just go with Makabe. Why me? Besides, if they’re really dating, that makes it even worse. Why do I need to go between them?

However, talking about their relationship would be too insensitive, even for me. And so, I was at a loss. I didn’t know what to say. 

“Naruse-kun, could you come with me to the rooftop? I’m sorry, Makabe-kun, but could you wait here?”

“As Sarashina-san wishes.”

Makabe replied without missing a beat. Indeed. This place certainly had too many people around. We wouldn’t be able to discuss the most important thing and without that, we’d just go in circles. 

“Yeah, let’s talk on the rooftop.”

Following Sarashina’s mischievous smile, I made my way to the rooftop.

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T/N: Okay but my nosy ass relate with MC a lot here (*꒦ິ꒳꒦ີ)