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

Chapter 189: Flirty Lunch With Himesaki

On the way to the courtyard with Nozomi Himesaki, passing students stopped and turned, their eyes widening.

For me, always with the three beautiful girls, this was a familiar sight, but it reminded me that Nozomi was on par with them.

As Kanade Tanaka passionately argued before, I admit Nozomi’s looks rivaled Rui’s.

But Rui had more than just looks—she had mature demeanor, the grace of a Yamato Nadeshiko, and absolute charisma… Nozomi was different.

I glanced at Nozomi’s profile as she walked beside me.

Nozomi, a returnee from abroad, looked perfect, but honestly, that was about it.

She threatened a near-stranger with photos, ordered me to be her dog, gave vague commands, and then suggested eating lunch together…

Worst of all, she was completely immune to anything erotic.

Even Airi Miyama, who didn’t know about ●●● on the bus, blushed at mild dirty jokes, but Nozomi genuinely seemed clueless.

If she weren’t so curvy, she’d be beyond ignorant—pure enough to shock even Socrates.

I mean, in Western school movies, overseas kids throw around raunchier jokes… didn’t she ever banter with friends?

“Ryota-senpai, why are you staring at me?”

“Oh… uh, well…”

“Yes?”

“You lived overseas, right, Himesaki? What was life like there? Was it more fun than here?”

I honestly asked what I was curious about.

Then Nozomi suddenly stopped, staring out the hallway window.

“…It’s the same.”

“Huh? The same?”

“Exactly the same as now… I never thought it was particularly fun.”

Nozomi answered flatly, though she smiled faintly.

Crap… did I step on a landmine?

“Anyway, Ryota-senpai, what’s your favorite side dish in a bento?”

“Side dish?! Oh, you mean for a bento.”

“What other side dishes are there? Ugh, Ryota-senpai, you’re so weird.”

Nozomi sighed, exasperated.

Damn it! This girl really throws me off.

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Chapter 190: Himesaki Can’t Be Perverted

We arrived at the courtyard and sat on an empty bench.

The scorching sun made it hot, so few students were in the courtyard.

That was convenient for us… but it was really hot outside.

“Ryota-senpai, shall we eat our bentos now?”

“Oh, yeah.”

Nozomi opened her bento wrap cheerfully.

How was Nozomi not sweating at all in this heat?

“…Wait, what’s that bento box?”

I thought it was a normal bento box, but when she opened the wrap, a huge black box appeared, and inside, giant sandwiches, packed to the brim, revealed themselves.

“Ta-da! Today’s lunch is sandwiches! I woke up early to make them.”

“…They’re way too big.”

The fillings, like eggs and ham, looked ready to burst out of the wrap.

Were these a normal size overseas…?

“Is something wrong? Are there any ingredients you don’t like, Ryota-senpai?”

“No, it’s not that… aren’t they too big?”

“Really? You think these are big? You’re surprisingly a light eater, Ryota-senpai.”

“My sense of size is normal! Geez, what’s up with this?”

I said that but took a bite of the giant sandwich, holding it with both hands.

“Oh, it’s surprisingly tasty.”

“What’s with ‘surprisingly’?! That’s rude!”

“No, I just had this image of you being all cute on the outside but kind of a mess inside. You don’t even give perverted orders.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?! I’ll have you know, I’m top of my year in grades! I don’t get this perverted orders thing, but I’m super capable!”

Nozomi puffed up her breasts proudly, snorting.

“Capable, huh? Yet you resort to blackmailing with photos just to eat lunch with me? If you went that far, didn’t you have something bigger you wanted to do?”

“…I’m fine with this. This is enough.”

“Really? If I were in your shoes, I’d be doing all sorts of things.”

“All sorts? Like Mono●oly or something?”

“Why is your mind always so wholesome?”

I sighed but finished the sandwich in my hands.

“There are three more, so have another, Ryota-senpai?”

“…Alright.”

One already filled me up… but I couldn’t refuse something a cute girl made. Hang in there, my stomach…!

“…Ryota-senpai, do you care about Rui-senpai that much?”

“What?! Where’d that come from?!”

“You’re following my orders for Rui-senpai’s sake, and I honestly didn’t think you’d show up for lunch.”

“You thought I’d bail?”