The Villain Who Got Pinned Down Until He Ran Out Of Stamina ~ This Time I Raised The Protagonist's Affection Too Much And Everyone Fell For Me~

“Yuji-sama, how do you feel about the exams?”

“I haven’t finished all of them yet! Today is the final day!!”

While eating breakfast, I was hurriedly trying to memorize English vocabulary, which was somewhat bad manners. The thing about English vocabulary was that when you sleep, the spellings you’d memorized tended to slip away slightly.

After the study session ended, I studied with Yuito at the library. At home, Hibari taught me. I thoroughly followed Mahiro’s advice to solve problems and review repeatedly during the exam preparation period. If I kept this up, I would surely avoid failing grades.

“Do your best until the end.”

“Thank you! And thanks for the meal!”

I finished today’s breakfast without leaving a single grain of rice. Alright, I’d successfully get through the final day of midterm exams!!

“Yuji-sama seems to be enjoying school life lately.”

“You think so?”

“Previously, you used to force me to come up with excuses for skipping school.”

“Wait, wait. Where did that last bit of information come from?”

As always, Hibari produced mysterious statements.

“Hibari, please. Think of a good excuse for me.”

“I don’t want to bother thinking up excuses, so please go to school.”

“What?! You could at least try to think of something! You seem smart!”

“Besides, I think a good excuse would be wasted anyway.”

“Wasted?”

“Yuji-sama has an unfriendly-looking face, so even if you skip, people will just think, ‘He really is a delinquent. Let’s not get involved with him.’ You’ll receive cold stares the next day… eventually lose your place, and be alone for all three years—”

“Aaaah! Stop! That could really happen!!”

Well, I’d been anxious and lamenting at first.

“The fact that I’m enjoying school life now is thanks to you, Hibari, for encouraging me to go to school back then. Thank you.”

“I’m glad I could be of help to you, Yuji-sama.”

Saying that, Hibari began clearing the dishes.

“…”

Sometimes, I wondered what Hibari’s school life had been like… But I couldn’t ask. It felt like a past that shouldn’t be casually brought up, or rather, it was difficult to ask about…

“Yuji-sama, your thoughts show on your face.”

“Wha?! I-I wasn’t thinking about anything!”

“Please don’t be unnecessarily considerate. It hurts more.”

“Ugh… s-sorry…”

“I’m joking. It’s in the past now. I don’t think about it much.”

“I see…”

“It’s true that my school life was lonely. But in daily life, I was with someone rather noisy, so it wasn’t boring.”

“Oh?”

Hibari interacting with a noisy person… I couldn’t picture it. Well, I was the noisy one, so perhaps we were surprisingly compatible.

“I have an older sister who is two years older than me. Her personality is the exact opposite of mine.”

“A sister!”

Hibari had a sister! If Hibari was this exceptional and beautiful, her sister must certainly be amazing too…

“By the way, Yuji-sama.”

“Hm?”

“This is sudden, but I won’t be able to pick you up today due to an urgent matter.”

“That is sudden. I understand. I’ll walk home for a change.”

“Thank you very much.”

“It’s finally over!!”

“Let’s go hang out!”

It was just before noon after all the exams had ended. The classroom was filled with sighs of relief and excitement over where to go to celebrate.

I had worked hard up until today too, so maybe I deserved a reward…

“Kasajima.”

“Hm?”

Usually, Yuito would be the first to come to my desk, but… this time it was Riina.

“Are you free now?”

“Could it be…?”

“Yes.”

“I understand.”

With this brief exchange, I understood what would happen after school. Riina had emailed me in advance saying she wanted to offer her thanks either today or tomorrow.

“Then let’s go.”

“Alright.”

I slung my school bag over my shoulder, and we both started walking out of the classroom. However, our classmates wouldn’t stay quiet about the unusual pairing of Riina and I.

“Riina-chan is with Kasajima!?”

“Whaaaat?! Could it be that Riina-chan… is going out with Kasajima…?”

“N-no way… But today they’re alone together…”

“I thought Kasajima-kun was involved with Saeki-kun~”

The last comment couldn’t be ignored, but it was understandable that everyone was surprised. Riina had rejected all invitations to hang out until now. Even from girls. And now that same Riina was about to go somewhere alone with me, the class outcast who was treated like a pariah. Some students were beyond surprised—they were dumbfounded.

Yuito and Mahiro weren’t in the classroom because they were on class duty. Or rather, Riina had approached me when those two weren’t in the classroom. It seemed to be a secret from Yuito and Mahiro.

“What about your beautiful maid picking you up? Is it okay to decline?”

“Ah, she said she had an urgent matter and couldn’t come. I don’t know what it’s about though.”

“I see. Then we can proceed without hesitation.”

“Without hesitation… this is about your thanks, right?”

“Yes, it is.”

Um… this was kind of scary… Also, being alone with the younger of the beautiful sisters was… somehow dangerous…?

——At the same time. At the airport.

Hibari was waiting by the clock tower in the designated terminal. Today, she was wearing casual clothes instead of her maid uniform.

“…As demanding as ever. I’ve told you to notify me by the previous day if you need to be picked up.”

Expressing slight dissatisfaction, Hibari glanced at her wristwatch. Five minutes had passed since the plane landed. Soon…

“!”

Hibari’s body jolted in reaction. Two hands had suddenly appeared from behind and were groping her chest.