The School Saint, who is kind to everyone, leave a bite mark only on me [Dropped] - Chapter 6 - New friend of the saint?

“That reaction…!? Could it be that the rumors are true!? Have you, the one who was once known as a fanatic and has been always alone like me, now has a girlfriend who is known as the Holy Maiden!? Is it true that you, who swore a bond of firm friendship with me, promising not to get a girlfriend until we graduate, have now truly become the lover of the infamous Ichijoji Hatsuyuki!?”

This theatrical tone was characteristic of a person named Saraku Negusa.

She was exaggerating like a stage actor, but it suited her somehow.

She also had a somewhat absent-minded personality with a boyish bob haircut and was actually a member of the photography club.

Anyway, there was no way that I would answer honestly to her.

“Huh? What right do you have to complain if I get in a relationship with Hatsuyuki-san? And it was you who forced me one-sidedly to not get in a relationship.”

“What’s with calling Ichijoji-san by her first name? Oh, is this for real? Hey everyone, have you heard the rumor that’s been going around since this morning, right? Until yesterday, the person who used to refer to the saint as Ichijoji-san all the time is suddenly calling herself Hatsuyuki-san now.”

“What!? You! You set me up, didn’t you!?”

Yes, it was a trap from the very first question.

Without realizing it, I had fallen deeply for it.

And that was a really big blunder on my part…

“Really!? That Takekiyo-kun!?” 

“Has the fanatic finally made a move on the Holy Maiden?” 

“What? But he is called a fanatic for a reason… there is no way the rumors are true.”

In short… They were all completely shocked.

“…But don’t they actually look good together?” 

“Well, while we come from upper-class families, in this day and age, we shouldn’t be so obsessed with social status.”

But fortunately some of them even supported it.

“When you consider his energy, personality, and grades, Yoshihisa is actually a pretty good match.” 

“If only he wasn’t a fanatic…”

They were also evaluating my worth.

Although the class was divided into three groups, in general the response to this news wasn’t that bad…

“Congratulations, Takekiyo-kun!!”

Some of them approached and congratulated me with a smile on their face..

“But even if I accept your congratulations, what exactly is a fanatic? Was I really called by that nickname?”

I tilted my head, unable to remember ever being called by that nickname.

My classmates looked at me with disbelief, and after making eye contact with each other, the girl standing next to me said,

“Ehh? Didn’t you realize what you were being called all the time? Even after doing all of that? Didn’t you realize that you were a fanatic?”

“I have no idea what you’re talking about though?”

“And also… You are loved by the holy saint, the daughter of the chairman of our prestigious private school, the one who is loved by all the students and highly trusted by the teachers… Ichijoji Hatsuyuki.”

“Though all of that is actually true, don’t you think you are exaggerating it a little bit the way you phrase it. I can’t stay calm now, you are really scaring me”

“Why do you use those words and say you’re not a fanatic? You’re clearly a follower who worships Ichijoji-san to the point of madness, aren’t you?”

She stared at me with sharp eyes. Saraku-san was a good friend, an excellent student, and a close friend beyond gender. However, when it comes to Ichijoji Hatsuyuki, she becomes very blind and impulsive.

“I can’t believe you didn’t even realize it.”

Nevertheless, she didn’t expect me to be so unaware of my own fanaticism.

She shrugged her shoulders and began to explain, as if to say “whatever.”

“The man who tried to pick up Ichijoji-san was actually dealt with from the shadows and there have been no cases of stalking after that.”

She continued…

“The road she often walks on to reach the school is swept everyday and not a single pebble is left behind that can hurt her.”

Why don’t I recall all these events? Though the first part was true, the rest was definitely not my doing…

“Isn’t it fair to call me a fanatic? Even though I helped her in many ways from behind the scenes, without letting her know about my existence, I was just an abnormal person who loved her, that’s it?”

“But Ichijoji-san is a saint, isn’t she? She should make everyone happy, regardless of insignificant people like me and you.”

“Haah… Why is your self-evaluation for me so low, in many strange ways?”

Because I twisted things like that, I eventually turned to distortion and heinous crimes, but I wasn’t very aware of it myself.

“Well, it can’t be helped. Let’s leave that to the saint. Congratulations. You finally realized your intense one-sided love since the entrance ceremony. As a classmate and above all as a friend, I’m happy for your happiness!”

Saraku showed a carefree smile, while I smiled back at her awkwardly hiding my guilty thoughts.

“Wow, thanks my friend!! I can’t believe how happy you are!!”

“But you still stink, okay? When and where did you meet her and progress your relationship? Please tell me about it as a blessing. Oh, before that, should we have a congratulatory hug?”

“You’re doing that thing again, Saraku. Please don’t do things that make others misunderstand about it, okay?”

“Ehh? But it’s a congratulatory hug!!”

“No means no!”

“Alright, it’s just a blessing hug.”

“Haah… Fine. Come here.”

I opened my arms and soon I felt a soft sensation enveloping my body. I thought, ‘Why do girls feel so soft?’, while our classmates were looking at us with wry smiles.

There was not even a single upset or jealous reaction from the classmates, which was a surprise in itself, because despite not having many friends just like me, Saraku-san was quite cute.

But all those thoughts went to the back of mind as the person which I was least expecting to visit at the school hours appeared at the door of our classroom.

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