The Story Of How I, A Gloomy Guy, Ended Up Surrounded By the Top-Tier Beautiful Girls In Class After A Seat Change - Chapter 24-25

Chapter 24:

“Do you have any idea about it, Tanaka?”

“W-Well, sort of.”

Tanaka nodded slightly.

“Back in middle school, I was on the broadcasting committee, remember?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“As part of the committee, I was responsible for hosting events and preparing equipment backstage. So, during school assemblies and such, I was always backstage… There was a certain incident during our second year’s graduation ceremony.”

“An incident?”

“Yes. It was just before the valedictory speech at the graduation ceremony. Kuroki, who was representing the students back then, forgot the written speech she was supposed to deliver.”

“What…?”

“Despite Kuroki being so great, she was busy with track and other activities as a sophomore, so delivering the speech without the paper was difficult… It caused quite a commotion backstage.”

To think something like that happened…

Indeed, during her second year of middle school, Rui Kuroki was the student council president and the track team captain. So she did seem busy, but even a perfectionist can make surprising mistakes.

“Changing the subject, there was another incident during our second year’s graduation ceremony, right, Ryota-kun?”

“A-Ah… Yeah, I remember that one.”

In my second year of middle school, that incident was when I witnessed my seniors’ graduation ceremony.

Since we, the second-year students in supporting roles didn’t have much to do, I ended up dozing off in a pipe chair.

Just sleeping would’ve been fine, but the moment I dozed off—somehow, I felt my body flipping over, and in an instant, I woke up. I had fallen off the chair without even realizing it.

It happened right after the announcement of the graduates’ names ended, during that brief silence, drawing everyone’s attention to me at once.

I thought for sure I had stood out in a bad way. Still, the homeroom teacher who rushed over mistook it for poor health, and I was immediately sent to the infirmary. They diagnosed it as mild dehydration, but there was nothing abnormal.

I only confided the truth about this incident to Tanaka.

(Since then, I’ve tried not to stand out and hoped for a peaceful student life…)

“By the way, what does my incident have to do with Kuroki’s incident?”

“The incident where you fell asleep and Kuroki-san forgetting her speech seem like separate incidents at first glance, but they’re connected. Because you collapsed right after the names were called, the graduation ceremony was paused for a few minutes. Someone brought the written speech left in the student council room during that time.”

So indirectly… Did I save Kuroki?

“Then… ‘that day’ refers to…”

“It’s just my speculation, but could it be referring to that graduation ceremony?”

Kuroki might have thought she was saved during the graduation ceremony and noticed me and noticed that I was the only one who hadn’t confessed to her…?

(But wait a second. That graduation ceremony was at the end of our second year. If I was targeted from then on, does that mean Kuroki has marked me for two years…?)

“Ah! It’s almost time to go back to class. Ryota-kun, shall we head down?”

“A-Ah.”

With a sense of unease in my heart, Tanaka and I left the rooftop together.

When we reached the floor with our second-year classrooms, before Tanaka returned to her classroom, she stopped me.

“We talked about a lot, but in the end, Ryota-kun, you won’t confess to Kuroki-san, right?”

“Huh? There’s no way I would!”

“S-So that’s right! Ryota-kun can’t confess!”

It feels like I’m being made fun of, but… what she’s saying is true.

As an introvert like me, confessing in the first place is impossible.

“Well then, I’ll go back now.”

“Y-Yeah. Thanks, Tanaka.”

After that exchange, I parted ways with Tanaka.

Thanks to her, I felt quite relieved.

(Whether that graduation ceremony matters or not, a fog in my mind has cleared a bit. I need to thank Tanaka properly next time.)

Feeling refreshed, I returned to the classroom with a clear expression, but…

“Hey, did Airi and Rui study for the classical literature test?”

“I did! What about Airi?”

“I didn’t~ Rui-chan, let me cheat~”

“No way~”

In the classroom, the three beautiful girls were sitting side by side chatting, and Miyama sat in my seat.

(Hey, isn’t this the most awkward situation for an introvert, the “um, that’s my seat…” phenomenon?)

Should I kill time somewhere?

But there are only two minutes left until homeroom starts, so I need to sit down quickly…

(If it’s Miyama, she should move when I arrive.)

I clenched my fists tightly and started walking.

It’s crucial not to approach from behind but to head towards my seat from the front to make Miyama aware of my presence early.

As I slowly approached my seat, Miyama unexpectedly made eye contact.

(P-Please move, Miyama…!)

Praying like that, when I reached in front of my seat, Miyama suddenly opened her eyes as if she sensed my feelings.

“Oh, right! This seat belongs to Ryota, right? Sorry, sorry~”

Miyama started to get up from her seat… Ryota!?

(S-Shoot!)

I panicked so much that I almost blurted out.

Calling me “Ryota” in front of Ichinose and Kuroki is not good!

“—Ryota? Huh? Airi, are you calling Izumiya-kun by his first name…?”

“Wha-?!”

Kuroki’s reaction speed was truly lightning-fast.

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Chapter 25:

Airi Miyama inadvertently called me Ryota reflexively.

As a result, the atmosphere became tense.

If it were just a simple slip of the tongue, it might have been smoothly overlooked and forgotten, but the genius Rui Kuroki was present.

“Hey, why did you do that, Airi?”

Aside from ample chest and thick thighs, all talents were naturally bestowed upon Rui Kuroki, so there was no way she would overlook such a mistake.

Moreover, concerning Kuroki, she knew that Miyama and I had been eating in the school cafeteria with track team members.

(Well, she’d naturally be suspicious…)

Rui Kuroki was casting an even more suspicious gaze than usual, her eyes dark, cloudy, and murky like today’s overcast sky.

“Ah! I mean, Airi always calls guys by their first names! This must be a leftover habit from when I called my boyfriend’s name!”

Miyama quickly improvised with a sharp comeback.

(Nice move, Miyama!)

It was quite a clever retort for Miyama.

With this, somehow…

“Hmm. So what does Airi call her boyfriend then?”

“Huh? Um… Yota, I guess?”

Hey! Why, of all names, did she lean towards a name close to mine (Ryota)?

“Ryota and Yota… They sound alike, don’t they?

Kuroki’s gaze turned towards me.

(Th-this is wrong! Not me! Don’t jump to weird conclusions!)

As if to say that, I shook my head sideways.

And Ichinose, who had been silently observing until now, was also glaring at me.

(Even Ichinose…)

Here is the translation:

“Airi telling us her boyfriend’s name, huh?”

“Well, I thought Yuria wasn’t really interested in that kind of talk.”

“…Well, whatever. Hey, Airi, if you don’t sit down soon, the teacher is going to scold you.”

“Y-yeah!”

Thanks to Ichinose, the conversation finally ended.

Phew… Ichinose is like the lubricant in this beautiful girl group.

Kuroki worries about everything due to her intelligence, and Miyama is absent-minded and carefree. With these two, conversations always seem to go like this, so Ichinose’s presence is indispensable.

I breathed a sigh of relief as I sat down in my seat.

Since Miyama was sitting there until a moment ago, there was still the lingering scent of her sweet perfume, and the chair still held some warmth.

(Perhaps because Miyama has a big butt in addition to her chest…)

“…………”

As I entertained impure thoughts, I felt sharp gazes piercing me from Kuroki on my right.

(D-did she somehow figure out I was thinking about Miyama’s big butt…?!)

Panicking, I then felt another gaze from my left.

“…Geez, you’re getting too cocky. Why are you so close with Airi?”

Ichinose muttered under her breath with a sigh.

(Even Ichinose… No, maybe this time it’s just my fault?)

I realized the seriousness of holding each of their secrets.

☆☆

After school…

Throughout the day, I felt sharp gazes from both sides, but… thankfully, the day ended without any major incidents.

Today is Friday.

Since I’ve (self-assumedly) got a movie date with Ichinose on Sunday, I plan to buy some “clothes” on my way home today.

(I can’t exactly go in my usual lame parka and baggy jeans.)

Even though I’m an introvert, if I’m going to walk beside Yuria Ichinose, the gal from first-year high school, I’ve got to dress up properly.

First, I’ll stop by the department store near the station to get some clothes.

“Oh, Ryota, you’re finally here~.”

When I reached the school gate, Airi Miyama popped up from outside (her ample bosom swaying gently).

“Mi-Miyama? Why?”

“I was waiting for Ryota! I wanna try the new Snow Top frappuccino!”

“New frappuccino?”

“You know, we promised before! After school, Sno-To date with me! Of course, Ryota’s treating♡”

Come to think of it, didn’t she come up with some reason last time and make me treat her again?

(She’s got a taste for it. With curry cutlets.)

But cuteness is justice, and ample bosoms are also justice.

(Considering Miyama’s circumstances, if treating her helps her ample bosoms grow, then that’s what I should aim for!)

“What’s up, Ryota? You seem lost. Don’t tell me you don’t want to go with Airi?”

“Of course, I’ll gladly accompany you!”

“Hehe… Why are you talking like a lackey?”

Miyama chuckled heartily, clutching her stomach.

“Wow, Ryota, you’re fun to be around. You’re interesting.”

“I-I am?”

I’m just a plain introvert.

“I said ‘treat me♡’, but last time you treated me to curry cutlets, so shouldn’t it be Airi treating today?”

“No way! I insist on treating! I will nurture them!”

“Nurture them?? What are you talking about?”

Oops. My true desire to turn Miyama’s ample bosoms into ‘super ample bosoms’ slipped out!

“Um, if you put it that way, then let Ryota treat you… Thanks!”

With a bashful smile and a slight retreat, Miyama thanked me and walked ahead.

If we’re going to Snow Top, it’s probably near the high school…

(That place gathers students from the same high school so rumors might spread…)

“Hey! Today’s not just about the frappuccino!”

“Huh? Is there something else you want besides the frappuccino?”

“No! Of course, I’ll order from the food menu too! But that’s not it!”

“?”

“The ‘good thing’ I came up with when we had lunch together in the empty classroom the other day!”

Good thing… Oh, come to think of it.

I thought the ‘good thing’ Miyama mentioned was about setting up Kuroki and me to share an umbrella, but was that a setup by Kuroki?

So the ‘good thing’ Miyama mentioned is something else entirely, right?

What exactly is this ‘good thing’…?