The Story Of How I, A Gloomy Guy, Ended Up Surrounded By the Top-Tier Beautiful Girls In Class After A Seat Change

Chapter 177: Rui, Photos, and Perverted Thoughts

When I arrived at the classroom, I saw a group of classmates gathered around Rui’s desk.

Yuria and Airi had left their bags on their desks and were nowhere to be seen in the classroom.

A girl was sitting in my seat, which was to the left of Rui’s, so I had no choice but to wait by the sliding door of the classroom.

“Good morning, Kuroki-san! The Inter-High was amazing!”

“Congratulations on winning! I went to watch too!”

“As expected of Kuroki-san! You were perfect as always!”

The outgoing girls in our class were showering Rui with praise for her victory.

Their comments were so generic that I seriously doubted if they had even watched Rui’s race.

What Rui had shown at that moment was a different kind of intensity from her usual greatness.

Normally, Rui handles everything effortlessly with a calm demeanor, but that time, she was nothing short of desperate.

Seeing the ever-perfect beauty, Kuroki Rui, giving her all in a serious competition, making such an impassioned expression… it moved me so much that I was left speechless.

That’s why I… I wanted to support Rui’s perfection—

“Hey, Ryota-kun?”

“Huh…?”

While I was standing there dazed by the sliding door, Rui had somehow appeared in front of me and was calling my name.

“Why are you standing there like that?”

“Ah, well… my seat was taken over by your groupies, and I felt bad about asking them to move.”

“I see… Sorry for making you feel that way, Ryota-kun. But they’re gone now, so go ahead and sit.”

Saying that, Rui returned to her seat.

“Ah… yeah.”

I let out a sigh as I responded.

Our conversation felt strangely awkward.

Ever since the Inter-High, after I told Rui that I wanted to become vice president, our conversations haven’t been the same.

The biggest example of this is the ‘photos’ Rui always sends me.

Before, whenever Rui sent me a photo, I would save it and then reply with a message, within 100 characters, describing what I liked about it to show my gratitude. But lately, I’ve felt too embarrassed to do that, and I’ve only been replying with a simple ‘thank you’ stamp.

I don’t know why I can’t reply to Rui like a typical otaku anymore, why I feel embarrassed… I don’t understand the reason.

But this must be similar to the awkwardness a couple feels after their first time having sex (says the virgin).

(But well, from Rui’s perspective, she’s probably relieved that she doesn’t have to read my cringy replies anymore, so it’s fine…)

“Hey, Ryota-kun.”

“Hm? W-What is it, Rui?”

“Lately…”

Rui, sitting to my right, suddenly narrowed her eyes and looked at me sideways.

“You haven’t been writing comments about my selfies, have you?”

“Huh…”

R-Rui noticed that too!?

“I was always looking forward to them, you know?”

“Huh? L-Looking forward to them? Those?”

“Yeah. Because, you see… I want to know more about what part of me excites you when you look at my photos, Ryota-kun.”

“…!”

“Not just my belly button, but I’d like to know what other parts you like too.”

R-Rui actually wants my comments…?! That’s way too erotic!! No, wait, that’s not the point! I can’t let her mess with me like this. This is one of Rui’s verbal attacks.

She always knows how to tease my male instincts… but damn, that’s what makes her so irresistible.

“Alright. From now on, I’ll make sure to reply properly instead of just sending a stamp.”

“Hehe… You know, Ryota-kun, you’ve been acting like a ‘good boy’ ever since the Inter-High.”

“Good boy? What’s that supposed to mean?”

“I mean, before, if I said something like this, you would’ve responded with, ‘Then I’ll announce all your sexy parts in front of everyone!’ or something like that.”

“T-There’s no way I’d say something like that! W-What do you even think I am!?”

“A pervert, maybe?”

“Ah… okay, yeah…”

I had no argument against that.

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Chapter 178: The Lewd Love Letter is Inevitable

“Ah! Ryota, you finally came!”

As I was talking with Rui, Airi and Yuria, who had gone somewhere, returned.

“Ryota, you’re late. Don’t tell me you were fooling around with Tanaka on the way to school?”

“N-no way! It’s just that Tanaka walks really slow, you know?”

“Ryota’s blaming Tanaka again!”

“I’m telling the truth!”

Airi and Yuria started teasing me, so I just shifted all the blame onto Tanaka.

To be fair, Tanaka always takes small steps, so keeping up with her pace is tough.

If I walk ahead without adjusting to her speed, she says, “Guys like that aren’t popular, you know!” But if I do match her pace, she looks away and says, “Ryota-kun… This is exactly what I mean, geez.”

Either way, it’s a huge pain in the ass.

That’s just how Tanaka is (as usual).

“By the way, where were you two just now?”

“Oh? Airi and I were—”

“Wait, Airi!”

“Hm?”

Just as Airi was about to say something, Yuria quickly covered her mouth.

What? Is it something they can’t tell me?

Could it be… yuri action?!

“Ryota, you’re thinking of something dumb again, aren’t you?”

“I-I am! Got a problem with that?”

“Don’t just admit it like that.”

As I was fantasizing about big boobs and thick thighs overlapping, Yuria caught on.

“Anyway, Rui-chan! Track club is off this afternoon, right?”

“Yeah, it is… but how did you know, Airi?”

“I just asked someone from the track club! So, I was thinking… if you’re free, how about karaoke after school?”

“Of course! Then it’s settled—’the four of us’ will go to karaoke after school.”

“Yay! I’m so happy to finally hang out with you again, Rui-chan!”

Airi was more excited than usual, her massive boobs bouncing wildly as she expressed her joy.

If Airi’s chest is moving that much, she must be seriously happy about spending time with Rui.

…Wait a second.

Did Rui just say “four of us”…?

“Wait! Am I going too?”

“Of course! Airi wants to have fun with everyone!”

“O-oh…”

Karaoke, huh… If it were just me and Tanaka, I’d feel more at ease.

But with these three…?

(Still, Airi’s in such a good mood. If I refuse, I might ruin the atmosphere.)

“F-fine. I’ll go too.”

“Yay! Then it’s all set! I’m getting excited for after school!”

Airi said happily.

After experiencing a summer vacation full of lewdness, I became an adult (in more ways than one).

In other words, I learned how to read the room like the extroverts.

This is undoubtedly growth through lewdness.

Not all who indulge in lewdness succeed, but all who succeed have indulged in lewdness.

Having experienced Airi’s boob dive, Yuria’s bare breasts, and thick thigh sandwiches, I am now unstoppable.

“Oh, it’s almost time for homeroom—wait, Ryota, what’s with that face? You’re creeping me out.”

As I grinned to myself, Yuria muttered that I was gross.

“Oh, my bad. A handsome guy like me is just too perceptive and mentally overloaded.”

“Wow, you’re seriously full of yourself. And isn’t that a bit much for just going to karaoke? Besides, if you can read the room, anime songs are banned. You okay with that?”

“…Eh?”

At Yuria’s words, my face instantly darkened.

(O-oh no. I can only sing anime songs. And not just any—moe anime songs.)

“Wait… Ryota, don’t tell me… you only know anime songs?”

No matter how much lewdness I experienced, a nerd is still a nerd.

☆☆

—After school.

Since I didn’t know any normie songs, I was almost certainly going to end up stuck with maracas and a tambourine like a certain lost vocalist.

Feeling dejected, I headed toward the shoe lockers.

“Hurry up, Ryota! Let’s go!”

“Yeah, yeah…”

Unlike the three cheerful girls walking ahead, my steps felt heavy… Hm?