Why Is the Prettiest Girl in School Trying to Talk to a Loner Like Me during Lunch Break? - Chapter 45 - Yamada

Chapter 45: Yamada

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“Good morning, Asakura-san.”

“A-Andou-kun! Good morning…”

(Eh, that Andou-kun greeted me first today… No way, it’s like a dream!)

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(Asakura-san is already using the bookmark we bought yesterday… She’s grinning while holding it. Does she like that bookmark that much? Also, the classroom is unusually noisy today… Oh, the Class Rep is coming toward Asakura-san with a scary face…)

“Asakura-san, can I talk to you for a moment?”

“Oh, Class Rep, good morning. Ehehe~~ Hey, listen, listen~~”

“We’ll talk later, just come here for a second.”

“Hm? What is it…”

(What’s going on? The Class Rep took Asakura-san to the corner of the classroom and they’re whispering?)

“Asakura-san, this is bad.”

“Eh~~ What’s bad~~?”

“Well… Asakura-san, you went on a date with Andou-kun yesterday, right?”

“Yes! That’s right! And you know what!”

“Shh! Keep your voice down. I’ll listen to your date report later… Actually, someone saw you and Andou-kun on your date yesterday, and now you two are being gossiped about in class.”

(This is bad… Honestly, if Asakura-san gets together with Andou-kun, she’ll owe me a favor and my position at school will be secure as one of Asakura-san’s trusted friends… That was the plan, but if rumors spread and their relationship gets complicated, my relationship with Asakura-san will be ruined… Worse, a heartbroken Asakura-san might mistake me for a romantic rival again. So I need to somehow squash these rumors…)

“Eh! So if we’re being gossiped about in class…”

“That’s right… Asakura-san.”

“That means Andou-kun and I are officially recognized as a couple!”

“Asakura-san, calm down… Hey, why have you been slightly unhinged since earlier?”

“Ehehe~~ That’s because today Andou-kun—”

“Ah, I get it already, enough.”

(Ahhhhhhh! Andou-kun, why did you have to make Asakura-san happy at a time like this?! Because of that, Asakura-san who’s usually so sharp is now all mushy!)

“H-hey… Andou?”

“Hm?”

(Oh crap! While we were talking, some of the boys started approaching Andou-kun! I-I need to keep their relationship secret somehow!)

“Is it true you were at the department store with Asakura-san yesterday?”

“Eh!”

(Ah, I see… I thought I felt more stares than usual today. Someone saw us yesterday… But what should I say?)

(Andou-kun, no! Deflect!)

“Um…”

“I definitely saw it! Hey, Andou! You were with Asakura-san at the department store’s 9th floor yesterday!”

“Eh, you’re…”

(Who is this guy again…? I think your name is—)

(YAMADAAAAAAAAAAA! You’re the one spreading rumors! What the hell are you doing, you idiot?! Because of you, I, the Class Rep, am about to get caught in the crossfire!)

“Yamada-kun! That must have been a coincidence!”

“Ah, Class Rep.”

(Did the Class Rep come to help… Okay, I should play along?)

“Ah, right, right. It was a coincidence.”

“S-see! Andou-kun says so too! Right?! Right?!”

“Oh, just a coincidence?” whisper

“That makes sense~” whisper

“Such overly wary friends.” whisper

(G-good! Now the rumors about them should—)

“Eh, but Asakura-san and Andou were flirting together at the bookstore, weren’t they?”

(YAMADAAAAAAAA! I’m trying to deflect here, why are you dropping bombs?!)

“No way! They were flirting? That’s seriously crazy!” whisper

“And it’s THAT Asakura-san and Andou-kun?!” whisper

“Such a big scoop, friends.” whisper

(Ahhhh! It’s over! Now the rumors are spreading like wildfire! At this point, I need them to deny it directly—)

“H-hey! A-Asakura-san! Is it true that yesterday… um, you were at the department store with… Andou-kun, was it?”

(Good! Asakura-san, deflect here—)

“Yes!”

(ASAKURA-SAAAAAN! Oh no! Asakura-san’s head isn’t back to normal yet! Right now she’s so full of thoughts about Andou-kun that she has absolutely no capacity to lie!)

“Kyaaaa!”

“It’s true!”

“No way!”

“It’s the end of the world!”

“Messiah!”

“Hey, Andou! Is it true you went on a date with Asakura-san?!”

“That’s what I’ve been saying! It’s true! I saw Asakura-san and this guy on a date at the department store!”

(Yamada, shut up! You be quiet! Andou-kun, please! You’re my only hope! Just deflect somehow!)

“Um…” glance

(Hm, Andou-kun… why are you looking at me?)

“My secretary, the Class Rep, will answer everything.”

“Huh?”

(A-Andou…kun?)

“Class Rep, what does this mean?!”

“Class Rep, do you know something?!”

“What do you mean secretary?! Class Rep!”

“Class Rep, tell us!”

“Wait, hold on! Gyaaaaa!”

(Wh-what do you mean secretaryyyyyy!)

(Sorry, Class Rep… As a loner, I can’t stop this commotion…)

(That doesn’t mean I can stop it eitherrrr!)

“Tell us, Class Rep!”

“Is it really a date?!”

“What’s the relationship between Asakura-san and Andou-kun?!”

“Are they friends?”

“If you’re the secretary, answer!”

“W-well, that’s—”

(Ahh… why am I, the Class Rep, suffering like this… Fine, I’ll definitely kill both Yamada and Andou-kun later)

“Those rumors are all true!”

‘Eh?’

(That voice is…)

(A-Asakura-san?)

“Asakura-san! All true means you went on a date with Andou…”

“It’s true!”

“Being friends with Andou-kun… is that also—”

“It’s true!”

“The official name of Okinawa is Okinawa—”

“Main Island!”

(Fufufu… It seems our relationship has been exposed and the whole class is in an uproar, but isn’t this a chance? If I confirm everything here and the class accepts Andou-kun and me, then from now on we can chat openly without sneaking around! P-perfect…!)

“So to summarize…” whisper

“That Asakura-san…”

“With that Andou…”

“…They’re friends?”

‘EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!’

“…………”

(Actually… why didn’t anyone else in class notice before this…)

[Bonus SS] What If: “What if Asakura-san was a maid?”

At Andou-kun’s house

“Um… I’m home.”

“W-welcome home, M-M-Master!”

“Asakura-san, calm down… This is just like playing house, so you don’t need to be so tense.”

“Wha! Wh-what are you saying, Andou-ku—I mean… M-M-Master?! It’s not like I’m panicking from mixed feelings of ‘happiness’ and ’embarrassment’ just because I became Master’s maid!”

“Ah… yeah, I don’t really understand but you seem fine?”

“That’s right! Of course I’m fine! Yes, that’s why I’ll properly fulfill my duties as Master’s maid!”

“Okay, then I’ll look forward to it.”

(Well, even if she’s a maid, it’s just like a helper for this bonus story, so it should be fine…)

“So… M-Master!”

“What is it, Asakura-san?”

“W-would you like dinner? A bath? Or perhaps… m—”

“?! W-w-wait! Hold on! Asakura-san, stop! That’s wrong! That’s not what maids say! What were you about to say?!”

Conclusion: Asakura-san goes out of control and becomes something other than a maid.