The Story Of How I, A Gloomy Guy, Ended Up Surrounded By the Top-Tier Beautiful Girls In Class After A Seat Change - Chapter 80-81

Episode 80: Yuria’s Smile

As Snow White, I received a poisoned apple from the queen disguised in black robes.

“This is a token of gratitude for your help. Now, young lady, please try this apple.”

This is the climax.

Once I eat this, I just have to lie down in bed.

“…!”

I take a bite of the apple in my hand, immediately clutch my throat, and collapse onto the bed.

The bed, made of exercise mats and cardboard, is very sweaty to lie on… no, it’s really stinky. It’s making my nose curl.

“Kuhaha! Snow White is dead!! The most beautiful in the world is meee! Uryyyyy!!”

Hino’s Queen delivers a compelling performance and then exits.

I close my eyes on the bed, waiting for the prince’s kiss in complete darkness. Yuria, please come quickly.

“…Lost in thought as I wandered through the woods on horseback, I never expected to find a house here.”

Suddenly, Yuria’s boots echo on the stage.

“Eeeek! Yuria-chan!”

“Yuria-chan looks so cool!”

“Hug me!”

Yellow cheers erupt from the audience.

Yuria has this many female fans…?

Yuria is usually a big-thighed gal, but despite her sharp personality, she’s caring like an older sister.

I wonder if that’s what many girls find appealing.

“There are so many small pieces of furniture in this house, but oh? Here, a beautiful woman…”

Yuria’s voice and footsteps draw nearer, and Yuria’s shadow peers down at my face.

“…Isn’t she breathing? Quick, we need to perform CPR!”

In the pitch-black, Yuria’s perfume feels stronger, and I can clearly sense her presence.

(Let me open my eyes just a little… huh?)

Yuria’s face right in front of me.

Is it the bright lights, or is her forehead sweating, her eyes moist and about to cry as she looks at me?

“Ryota… sorry for waking you up.”

Realizing my eyes have opened slightly, Yuria murmurs and gradually leans closer.

The fans of Yuria cheer from the audience.

I can’t tell if we’re really kissing, it’s like Schrödinger’s Kiss to them.

“…!”

Yuria’s breath tickles my nose.

Why is her face so close?

During rehearsals, she quickly moved on to the next lines after pretending to kiss…

“…I thought I had some guts. But when I saw your face, Ryota… I realized I couldn’t play such a sneaky trick.”

S-Sneaky? Huh? What?

With my eyes closed, all I can do is listen to Yuria’s words.

Was it her soliloquy?

Then suddenly—a soft sensation on my cheek.

Slightly moist and soft… could it be?!

“…!!”

Shocked, I jumped up from the bed.

Th-That feeling just now on my cheek.

There’s no mistaking it… a kiss, right?

“Are you awake, princess?”

Yuria smiles innocently, as if nothing happened.

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Chapter 81: The Truth Behind the Cosplay Incident

Yuria’s sudden cheek kiss shook him.

(Yuria’s lips touched my cheek!?)

When her lips touched, he felt Yuria’s warmth, ticklish breath, and smooth skin up close.

Even though it was on his cheek, it felt almost as stimulating as a real kiss to him. Even in the middle of the play, he couldn’t stop thinking about Yuria’s lips.

Yuria’s lips were incredibly soft!

For a shy introvert like him, even a cheek kiss was too intense. Blood rushed to his lower body, but luckily, his skirt hid any signs.

(If I had been the prince, wearing tight skinny pants, it would have been socially disastrous… That was close.)

“Snow White? How do you feel?”

“Uh, um…”

Oops, now it was his line.

“Oh, Prince! Thank you. Your kiss woke me up.”

After that kiss incident, he continued acting absentmindedly.

Rather than nerves, he could only think about Yuria’s lips.

“In this fateful encounter, I vow to love you forever.”

With these final lines, the morning performance ended.

☆☆

After the morning play, they had free time until the afternoon one. Those involved changed back into their uniforms and headed to the school festival.

Of course, he also changed back to his uniform in the restroom.

(Sigh… I don’t want to embarrass myself any further. Just one more time.)

Once changed, as he left the gym restroom, he found Rui and Airi waiting outside.

“Welcome back, Ryota-kun. Great job!”

“Oh, uh, thanks.”

To him, it was just another embarrassing memory, so he couldn’t genuinely be happy.

“Oh right, Ryota-kun. Tanaka-san wants you to come to the maid cafe later.”

“Oh, okay. What about Ichinose?”

“Yuria’s taking pictures with fans behind the gym. Airi wants to join, but there are too many fans.”

“I see…”

Come to think of it, after the play, she was whisked away by the girls somewhere.

Yuria still hadn’t returned…

“Ryota, Ryota! Since Yuria might take a while, let’s go to Kanade-chan’s class’s maid cafe first!”

“Uh, um… I left my Snow White costume, so could you go ahead without me? I’ll join you soon.”

“Got it! Then let’s go, Rui-chan.”

“Yeah. See you soon, Ryota-kun.”

Rui and Airi walked towards the school building together.

Rui seemed to have something on her mind, but knowing her, it was probably about Yuria kissing him.

That kissing scene…

They were supposed to hide the kiss from the audience’s view, and from the wings, Yuria had leaned in quite close. It wasn’t clear if it was on the cheek or not.

Originally, it was just about bringing their faces close, even during rehearsals.

So, his classmates in the wings wouldn’t have expected Yuria to actually kiss him.

None of them mentioned it afterwards, and he was more relieved that the first act was over than anything else.

(But if it’s Rui…)

He kept going around in circles, waiting for Yuria by the gym’s side.

After a while, a group of girls who seemed like Yuria’s fans came from behind the gym and passed by him.

“Oh, isn’t that the guy who played Snow White?”

“Yeah, you’re right! Hey, let’s take a picture!”

The girls pointed at him and started coming closer.

Oh no… Seriously? Even though the play was embarrassing enough, having my picture taken and spread on social media would be the end of me.

“Hey, wait, that’s not okay. Ryota doesn’t like taking photos.”

Yuria, now in her uniform, cut in between him and the girls.

It seemed she had already finished changing, carrying the prince’s costume over her arm.

“If it’s my picture, it’s totally fine for social media, but Ryota is shy. Please stop.”

“Yes, sorry!”

With Yuria’s warning, the understanding fans quickly left.

“Geez, Ryota, you’re getting carried away.”

“Why would you say that?”

“Well, you looked like you weren’t entirely unhappy being surrounded by girls.”

“Well, um… maybe a little…”

“A little? More like… right? Honestly, Ryota…”

Yuria sighed in disbelief.

“What’s wrong with this?”

“But Ryota was really good during the play. His acting was getting better, and it was reassuring to watch. Thanks to that, I was able to do my best too.”

“Is that so?”

“Well, before going on stage, I was nervous. Later, everyone told me that my expression before going on was intense.”

Certainly, Yuria’s expression backstage seemed sharp and stern.

“Also… about the kiss with Ryota.”

“Ah!”

Yuria suddenly brought up a difficult topic.

“Oh, was that like a reward? Ryota was trying hard, but he seemed nervous, so I thought I’d tease him a bit, you know?”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah! So, it wasn’t anything weird… By the way, was Ryota not happy to be kissed by me?”

Even if you ask me that… As a shy virgin guy, it was more like… being excited.

“I, I’ve never been kissed before, so… I was just honestly excited.”

“Huh? E, excited!? What are you saying!”

“Well, I’m just giving my honest opinion.”

“I won’t do it anymore! Hmph!”

“Huh?”

I don’t really understand, but it seems like Yuria got angry. But why is she so mad, especially when it was Yuria’s impromptu kiss that caused it?”Hey Yuria, instead of that, everyone is going to Tanaka’s class maid cafe, should we go too?”

“A maid cafe? Maid cafe… hmm.”

“What’s wrong? Do you not like it?”

“It’s not that I don’t like it, but… I have some bad memories with maid outfits.”

“Bad memories?”

“Remember what Rui almost said when we came to school in the morning?”

Wait… is this about Yuria’s cosplay cafe incident that everyone was talking about as a sad event!?”I want to know more about that!”

“What’s with that reaction… I, I really didn’t want to talk about it, but oh well.”

Yuria sighed and started talking.

Actually, at the cosplay cafe last year, I was supposed to wear a maid outfit, but the skirt of the cosplay maid outfit I bought online was quite short… and compared to that, my thighs are a bit on the larger side, you know?It’s not just a bit, it’s definitely more than that.

In high school, Yuria’s thighs are the thickest and sexiest without a doubt.

“I had already bought it and returning it was too much trouble, so on the day of the cultural festival, I wore that maid outfit, but the emphasis on my thighs was too much. The lady from student guidance said it was too sexually stimulating, so I was the only one banned from cosplay, and in the end, I had to serve in plain jersey… it was really the worst.”

“I see.”

Now, all the mysteries are solved…

In other words, Yuria’s thighs require an R rating.

“By the way, about wearing that maid outfit next time.”

“Do you think you’ll wear it?”

“Oh, yes. I’m sorry.”

Facing those intense eyes, I quickly apologized. Phew.

“Well? I can understand Ryota’s feelings too… If you come over next time, I could let you wear it for a little while.”

“I’ll go.”

“No, an immediate answer is creepy.”