The Story of How I, a Guy Who Couldn’t Care Less About School Castes, Somehow Ended Up Making All the Five-Star Gals Fall for Me - Chapter 20; Interlude 04

Interlude 04: Jupiter’s Instinct

The nurse said it was just a light bruise, put a cold patch on me, and let me lie down on a bed to rest.

“…He really is a boy, after all.”

While riding on his back, I couldn’t stop noticing the muscles and warmth through him.

It made me acutely aware of the opposite sex, and even now that sensation lingered in my body.

“Ahhh—I actually said it out loud!”

I was so glad Kizuki-kun had been the one to help me.

“W-What do I do… talking with him is actually so much fun.”

My heart wouldn’t stop pounding.

This was the first time in my life I’d ever liked a boy like this.

It wasn’t the same as the love I felt for my dad or my brothers.

Even if they were both “love,” this one was different—tinged with excitement and happiness that left me restless in the best way.

Just thinking about him made my cooled-down body heat up all over again.

There was no way I could see Kizuki-kun as just another classmate anymore.

Now that I’d realized it, my feelings only leaned further toward him.

Like sinking slowly into a bottomless swamp… yet it felt warm and comforting, reminding me of the heat of his body against mine earlier.

My head felt like it was floating, even as my heart sank deeper.

“Haah… I just want to hurry up and tell them the truth—that I don’t actually have a boyfriend.”

I let out a sigh with that regretful confession.

When the others suddenly started saying they had boyfriends, I couldn’t help bluffing along.

Every time the topic came up, spinning more lies had been such a pain.

I’d been stuck with it up to now… but for the first time, I finally thought of a way out.

“──If I just got myself a real boyfriend from now on, that’d fix everything, right?”

Yeah, that really would be the best.

I could finally feel confident—like maybe I really did have a chance.

The curtain around the bed slid open, and my best friends came to check on me.

“Miyu, how’s the pain? Don’t worry, the baseball guys caught that jerk who ran. We’ll make sure he apologizes properly later!”

I really was blessed.

Even when something bad happened, I had friends who cared enough to worry about me.

And maybe soon… I’d finally have my very first boyfriend too.