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I was suffering from sleep deprivation and a blocked feeling of blockage, and I was unable to eat solid food and had a poor appetite.
I couldn’t touch the lunch box that the young lady woke up early to make for me, and I felt bad that she saw how I was feeling and felt sorry for me.
“…… are you okay? Do you want to go to the infirmary so I can sleep with you?”
“I’m fine. I just haven’t had enough sleep.”
“…… lack of sleep? I wonder what in the world is causing it. ……”
I felt like there was a monster that had snuck into my futon late at night, but I don’t think the young lady would go to the trouble of sneaking out of the Izumi house and getting into my futon, so it must have been a nightmare or a hallucination.
Waking up every morning with my face staring at hers at close range is heartbreaking, but I’m sure I’ll develop a tolerance for it and eventually get over it.
It is even more uncomfortable to share a meal with two celebrities and the top-ranked student in the academic achievement test.
I envied Yuzuriha-san’s boldness to eat a large set meal without paying attention to the stares of others.
“Hozuki san, please don’t overdo it, okay? If you fall down, I’ll carry you on my back!”
“No, thank you. Akane’s front and back, every inch of his body belongs to me. I can’t let a pervert like you, who is full of ulterior motives and wants to enjoy the feel of Akane’s body, carry him on your back.”
As expected, the young lady muttered a sarcasm like a bad little mother-in-law to the confident Yuzuriha-san who rolled up her sleeves and showed her arms.
I decline the offer to the two again, saying that it’s really okay, and move the chopsticks.
No, it still doesn’t seem to go down my throat. I realize that my mental burden is that severe.
Was my mind so fragile after enduring abuse from the young lady on a daily basis, or was my fatigue building up without me realizing it?
I also felt sleepy from lack of sleep.
I managed to endure the morning class, but in this condition, I would fall asleep in the afternoon class.
I should go back to the classroom first and have a light sleep.
I made up my mind to do so and got up from my chair,
“Hey Izumi, show me your face.”
Someone calls out to the young lady at the wrong time, and I lose track of the time to get out.
Being forced to stay, I look at the person who called out to me. Behind him was a Buddha-faced head and two of his cronies in tow.
Yukina gives me a look, telling me not to move unless instructed, and sips her tea gracefully.
Yuzuriha-san, who is a natural, interrupted her meal to look at Yukina and my face in a hurry at the disturbing appearance of these people.
“Lend me your face ……? I wonder if you can’t understand that I’m eating right now. Don’t you think that you should say one’s own name to the first person one meets?”
I was moved by the nostalgia I felt when I saw this Izumi-bushi, which reminded me of the time before time leap, but I didn’t have time for this.
The young lady, who has no memory, thinks she has never met him before, but I am sure he is a friend of hers whom she has never met before. Above all, the young lady’s foul-mouthedness must have lowered her reputation among the people around her.
As a servant, I pinch her side to restrain her, regretting that I should have prepared moral textbooks and picture books to nurture people’s hearts earlier.
“───Hyah! Ahhh Akane ……! This is Akane’s proposal of taking responsibility and getting married by daring to leave it damaged!?─ ─ I understand. Let’s go get married right now.”
Having been given a strange interpretation by the young lady with a crazy thought process, I tell her my advice in order not to make things worse.
I tell her in her ear to “improve your tone, your attitude,” and she shakes her head with a shudder.
“–Excuse me. S-S-So W-What do you want from me?”
The young lady smiles amiably with a blue streak on her forehead and replies in a broken tone.
“……Why don’t you remember my name,……! …… litsen? I belong to the White Rose, seat seven on the Committee of Ten, and am the sergeant of the Kanae family of the Three Families, Kanae Suzaku,……!”
He confidently presented a polite self-introduction, and he was Kanae-san, a vigilant partner who was ranked second in the academic examinations and who seemed to have a liking for the young lady.
───An alarming situation has successfully occurred.
If my presence becomes public because of the young lady’s perversion, I will be noticed by him, who has tremendous power.
I am sure that he, who loves the young lady, would be displeased with me. If this happens, I will be expelled from the school as an enemy of love.
The solution to this problem is to make my presence less noticeable so that the young lady will not expose her perversions.
“Ah, yes. Ah ……, well, how should I put it? Uh, um, …… how can I help you?”
Perhaps because of her unaccustomed polite tone of voice, the young lady replied brusquely.
“Remember our promise?”
“Haee…..? Promise?
─ – not good. The young lady, who has a poor memory, did not know about the event in which Kanae made a promise that she would be his girlfriend when he won the first place.
Or rather, the first place was taken away by Yuzuriha-san, and she wondered how the story would add up.
“I heard that Kanae-san asked the young lady to go out with him if he won the first place in the exam.”
“WWWWWhat the heck is that—! My mind and body all belong to Akane! Akane’s things are mine! I mean, you are second place. Who do you think you are to ask me to go out with you? ……”
“Since the young lady was in fifth place, I think she thinks it is possible to fulfill her promise.”
“I’m jealous of the flower-like brain that interprets things to the extreme…”
“I don’t think that’s for you to say.”
As I continued to have such an exchange with the young lady in a whisper, Kanae-san glared at me as if he found it distasteful.
“You know what? I beat you in the scholastic exam. Winners are righteous in Spring Festival. You will be my lover.”
“Ehh …… ah, that’s, that’s ……”
“You understand? You, the loser, will do as I say. From today on, you belong to me. You will behave in a manner befitting a mate of the Kanae family.”
I felt that the part of this Kanae man who imposed his own desires on others without regard to their will overlapped with the previous young lady.
As a result of urging the young lady to restrain herself, she is unable to reveal her usual strong attitude and is pressured by Kanae’s pressure.
I don’t want to see the young lady in a weak mood. I can’t help it here…but it’s only natural that he will notice me, and it’s unavoidable that the young lady will interpret it as troublesome, so I’ll be the one to show up.
“Will you please stop abusing her?”
“Haaah? Who are you?”
It’s only natural that I, a man of the third rank, would interject myself into the conversation.
I’ll introduce myself to get him to give up his relationship with the young lady….
“I’m her lover, Hozuki Akane.”
“!”
“──Buffuhu ……! Excuse me, ……!”
Don’t laugh, Yukina, stop pretending to be a bystander and find a peaceful solution to the situation.
I feel like I’ve already made a declaration that can’t be taken back, but I can excuse myself later.
“I see… you’re Hozuki Akane…! ”
It seems that Kanae was already aware of this. Most likely, he had heard from Okashira about the fact that the young lady had become disoriented.
Okashira was just standing behind Kanae and did not try to intervene in our question and answer, maintaining her usual pouty face.
“─ ─ So, Akane and I are lovers who have promised to marry each other.”
The resurrected young lady gazed at me with her hand on my cheek as she leaned closer.
The eyes were filled with a terrible look that said, “I’ve got your word, don’t withdraw it.”
“I don’t know about this promise, and I don’t have time to talk to you any more. I’m busy making love to Akane. Can you not make me take extra time? You’re in second place, aren’t you? At least show your face after you get the first place.”
Kanae and the young lady had their eyes on me, and my life was one step closer to ruin, but for some reason, I felt my mood had eased.
I am not sure if this is resignation or desperation, but I am under the illusion that I can do whatever I want now.
“You guys! ……! Well, I guess I’ve been too lenient. ……It seems that idiots who don’t understand verbally need to be disciplined…! ”
Kaneda urges me to declare a duel or come out to the public.
Amid the echoes of the surroundings, I was forced to lead him outside, but someone appeared to block me.
“P-Please stop it! I-I don’t think that’s a good idea,…….!”
It was not Yukina but Yuzuriha who stopped him to warn him.
Yukina herself did not like the attention Yuzuriha-san was getting, and tried to restrain her, but Yuzuriha-san had reached the end of her patience.
“It’s not good to treat people like objects. …… That’s a no-no!”
“Aah? Who are you?”
“Hyaiiii ……!”
Cowering instantly at the threat of Kanae’s intimidation, Yuzuriha-san hid herself behind me.
But, Yuzuriha san, without being frightened, came out of my back and continued to speak.
“I am the first place. …… Since I’m ranked higher than you, I think I’m entitled to it. ……!”
Does that mean that she has the authority to associate with the young lady?
“Are you Yuzuriha Arisu ……?”
“Yes, I am Yuzuriha Arisu. …… I’m smarter than you ……!”
Unknowingly, Yuzuriha san was agitating Kanae, which made me hold my head in my hands.
It’s not good for her to be noticed by Kanae as collateral damage. In order to turn the heat back on myself, I tell Kanae.
“Shall we duel?”
“In the end, we’ll settle it with violence, won’t we? Akane, beat him half to death. I will remind you that my fiance is the strongest of all.”
“No, Izumi-san and Hozuki-san, no! Fighting is not good. ……!”
“Fine, but it’s too much trouble ……! I’ll make you understand right here ……!”
The place was in chaos, and Kanae, numb to the situation, moved into action first.
He raised his fist to strike me as he said that..,
“Silence. Everyone take your seats.”
Yukimina, who had been watching from the sidelines, finally spoke up to admonish the situation.
Just before he hit me, Kanae, with his fist still in the air, sat back down in his chair, looking unconvinced.
We returned to our original seats, and as things calmed down a little, the clamor around us died down.
“I will not tolerate violence in my presence. And I will give you a place to discuss the issue like a human being.”
Although dissatisfied with Yukina’s statement, Kanae and the young lady agreed, and Yuzuriha-san and I felt a sense of relief.
“First of all, Kanae-sama. You said that if you win first place…”
“…… Ah, yes.”
“You are unfortunately not number one, so your promise is null and void. Do you have any objection or argument?”
“! No, nothing!”
Perhaps judging that it was not a situation in which he could force his own selfishness through, Kanae retracted his stance.
At that moment, I did not miss the softening of the expression on the face of Okashira who was serving behind Kanae.
I was concerned about the attitude of Okashira, who was not afraid to pick a fight with the young lady, who was in the top 10.
Why was that? It is natural that the young lady is the cause, but it cannot be said that it is all her fault. However, in fact, there was a serious cause in the relationship between Kanae and the young lady.
─ ─ Okashira has a liking for Kanae.
Perhaps the reason for the hostility toward the “I’m not interested in other people” part of Okashira’s attitude toward the young lady is because of her attitude of rejecting Kanae’s favors.
Love has great power, and I have a slight fondness for the rebelliousness and humanity of Okashira.
“Is there something wrong with the people behind you?”
Okashira, perhaps not expecting to be suddenly rejected, turns to face two of her cronies,
“No …… nothing in particular. ……”
Without protest, she accepts Yukina’s proposal.
Although she was a bit forceful, I was relieved that the matter was resolved peacefully.
I nod to myself, thinking that it’s Lady Yukina after all
“Arisu-san!”
“Y-yes!”
“As the glorious first place, Arisu-san has the right to go out with Izumi-san, what do you think?”
─ – Is that still going to happen?
When I tried to question whether this promise was a matter between the young lady and Kanae, I was met with a sharp look that told me not to say anything.
“Haa!? This story has a happy ending, doesn’t it?! What kind of a person are you trying to start the second course against her will? First of all, you don’t have the authority to do that!”
“It is my authority. You will get hurt if you contradict me.”
“You dictator!”
Unlike Kanae and her gang, the young lady was not even given a chance to argue, and her lover’s rights were transferred to Yuzuriha san.
“So, Arisu-san. Do you want to be Izumi san’s lover?”
“I don’t want to thoguh……”
“I heard so. Arara, I’m sorry to hear that.”
“Don’t make it sound like she dumped me without my permission!”
Thus ended the strange serpentine story, and the promise between Kanae and the young lady came to a successful conclusion.
The endgame was one that Yukina just enjoyed, and she smiled a disgusted smile of satisfaction.
“Izumi, I’m not going to give up on you. I will challenge you again. You’d better prepare your countermeasures.”
“There is nothing more vain than the howl of a loser. Unfortunately, my heart belongs entirely to Akane.”
As he was leaving, Kanae made another declaration of war to the young lady.
I was curious as to what part of the young lady he fell in love with, wondering if he liked her that much.
I don’t think the problem is solved, but it is settled and my state of mind regains stability.
“Hozuki Akane, and Yuzuriha Arisu, right? I’ll keep you in mind. Be prepared.”
“Awawa ……”
Yuzuriha-san, who had been turned hostile by a troublesome person, shrank back without a trace of her earlier bravado.
With those words, Kanae left, taking Okashira with him.
I had one question for Yukina, who admonished the situation.
Why does he follow Yukina, who is lower in the class, even though she is higher in the class?
I stood up to get ready for my afternoon class with such a question in my mind, but someone stopped me.
“Akane.”
“Y-yes.”
“You finally admit it, don’t you?”
It seemed that I could not escape from the poisonous fangs of the young lady.
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