It's just a pudding, right?

"...." 

It was his first time seeing someone's eyes filled with bloodlust and killing intent. 

Ishigami thought that something like that could only exist in manga or anime, but it seemed that wasn't the case. 

Kaguya's eyes really could kill someone! 

Those emotionless and cold eyes that appeared like a cold-blooded beast... he had to say, they were quite cute. 

To be honest, if it was someone else, they would be panicked, and the previous Ishigami would think that Kaguya would kill him, but fortunately, he had faced many encounters and passed all of them safely. While he knew that sooner or later, his luck would be over, confidence was something that he couldn't lose. 

Moreover, how could one expect a victory when one had already wallowed himself in despair?! 

A chance is something that one needs to win over instead of waiting for a miracle! 

So—

"Senpai is about to fall, so I'll catch her." 

Once again, Ishigami used his most trusted excuse since it was usually the one that worked fine. 

"Ah, is that so?" Kaguya sighed in relief, and the killing intent in her eyes disappeared. 

Ishigami inwardly sighed in relief, but outwardly, it was impossible to calm down since when Chika sat on him, the natural reaction of every man to have a beautiful girl on top of him was impossible to hide. 

Yet, it was impossible for Kaguya to wait, and to be honest, while he didn't want Chika to leave so she could help him hide his precious thing if she was close, he also knew that it was impossible for him to recover if this continued. 

However, Kaguya wasn't someone who was indecisive, so she quickly pulled Chika away from Ishigami, which made her uncomfortable. 

"Ah!" 

Chika was startled by Kaguya's action and wanted to do something to help her boyfriend. More importantly, she didn't want to let Kaguya see Ishigami's precious thing! 

It was like how a man becomes defensive and wouldn't let others see the skin of their woman; a woman was similar! 

However, unlike Chika, who was self-proclaimed low-carb and low-sugar, Kaguya was diligent and often did her workout, so it was impossible for Chika to fight. 

"Huh?!" 

Kaguya was dumbfounded and saw the natural 19 cm carrot that grew from her junior's body. 

"Kaguya-san, you can't look! Yuu quickly turn your body now!" 

Chika quickly covered Kaguya's eyes, and Ishigami quickly turned his body so it wouldn't be seen. 

As for hiding it with his hands, it was impossible! 

Fortunately, Ishigami reacted fast, which made Chika sigh in relief, but then again, she felt that Ishigami needed to control himself better. She knew how exceptional he was as a man, and if Kaguya couldn't control herself, then...

Even Chika would feel helpless! 

However, Chika also knew how charming she was, and it was impossible for Ishigami to control himself, so his reaction was understandable, but then again, there was a time and occasion, okay? 

Yet, Kaguya, whose eyes were taken by Ishigami's 19 cm carrot for a while, fell into silence, watching the two for a moment, before she asked softly, "...you two are rather close." 

Chika was stunned, but then she nodded. "Yes, we're close." She quickly pulled Ishigami closer, pressing her cheek against his. "Right, Ishigami?" 

"...." 

Ishigami looked at Chika, who advanced instead of retreating, showing the bravery and wittiness of the daughter of a famous politician family.

"Oh, I see..." Kaguya wondered whether there was something that Chika hadn't told her. 

For Ishigami, she knew that he had told her about everything, the fact that he had a girlfriend and how he wanted not to ruin everyone's relationship. More importantly, she knew that he wouldn't dare to lie in front of her since if he did... hehe...

"..." Ishigami. 

Yet, what about Chika? 

Did nothing really happen between Chika and Ishigami during the date? 

Did they hide something from her? 

Yet, even if she wanted to press them further, she knew that it was impossible for her to do so, especially when a friend wasn't supposed to tell everything. 

Yes, they might be a friend, yet was it necessary to tell your friend everything? 

It was like her life in the Shinomiya family and the expectations that they had for her. Should she tell Chika or Ishigami all of that? 

No way, right? 

It was the case with Chika, too, and this made her wonder whether Chika hadn't given up on Ishigami. 

"But don't be so close. He has a girlfriend, you know?" 

Still, even if Kaguya couldn't straightforwardly tell that she was unhappy by how close they were, there were many ways to take them away. 

Well, calm, intellectual, and ladylike, this was how Kaguya wanted to appear to be, but somehow, in practice, she directly dragged Chika away from Ishigami, separating them once again. "Anyway, you two are a male and a female; you shouldn't be so close!" 

"Ah, Kaguya-san... wa-wait a moment!"

"No, wait!" 

While Chika might appear like a silly girl, her eyes observed Kaguya's expression in a subtle way, gauging and determining the reason behind this strong reaction. 

'No way, right?'

Chika thought as she glanced at her not-so-innocent boyfriend.

"....." Ishigami. 

As the two had an argument, suddenly, the door of the student council room opened. 

"...what happened here?" 

"...." 3x

At that moment, all the arguments ceased to exist. 

---

"I see...." Shirogane understood the reason behind all the conflict in this place. "So, Fujiwara-san wanted to take our pudding, right, Ishigami-kun?" 

"Yes, Kaichou." 

Hearing the confirmation, Shirogane and Kaguya only stared at Chika in silence. 

"Objection!" 

While hiding behind Ishigami, Chika said, "Pudding isn't a food that can be kept for a long term, so I try to consume those puddings in case they might be spoiled!" 

"Rejection!" Shirogane looked at Chika angrily and berated, "Aren't you just being greedy here?!" His junior did his best and prepared puddings for his two seniors, yet this bitch tried to be greedy and took all of them by herself! 

"Kaichou, I know that you can't believe my words, but my purpose has been pure and clear. There is nothing dirty about my purpose, and everything I do is nothing but for everyone!" 

"...." 3x

Whether it was Ishigami, Shirogane, or Kaguya, they were speechless, wondering how someone could be so shameless. 

"With that said..." Shirogane looked at Ishigami and Chika, who were so close to each other. "You two are rather close." Frankly, there was a part of him that wanted to talk with Ishigami alone, especially when he heard that Ishigami had just gotten a girlfriend. 

How?! 

Inwardly, he wanted to ask that, wondering how Ishigami could get a girlfriend, but his pride didn't allow him to do so, especially in front of Chika and Kaguya. 

At the same time, was it his imagination that he felt Chika was a little too close to Ishigami? 

Even if Ishigami told the truth about what Chika did, she didn't seem angry and even stuck closer to him, which made Shirogane feel confused. 

"Are you jealous, Kaichou?" Chika snickered as she clung to Ishigami from behind. 

"....." 

"Wh-Who is jealous?!" 

While Shirogane tried to refute Chika, Ishigami felt a cold sweat on his back, especially when he could feel Kaguya staring at him closely. 

'Dammit...' 

This morning, everything moved in a good direction, yet unexpectedly, during the class and even on the student council, he had to face so many life-threatening dangers.

However, what he could do was just hold on since if he explained, or even worse, showed that he had done something wrong, the situation would become even more complicated. 

So, hold on! 

"Though, it makes me curious how delicious Ishigami's pudding is that you even want to steal ours." 

After all, it was just pudding, so was it worth it to make a fuss like this? 

"How could you say that, Kaichou?! Yuu's pudding is great! If you don't want it, then give it to me!" 

Chika felt like it was a waste to give Ishigami's pudding to Shirogane, someone who couldn't appreciate the deliciousness of the pudding. 

"No! No! I will eat it!" 

When Chika reacted so strongly like this, Shirogane also became curious and quickly protected his pudding. Kaguya also reacted the same way and became curious, but then, her eyes only moved slightly away from Ishigami. 

"...." Ishigami. 

Fortunately, soon, Kaguya looked away, appearing to be in a daze, especially after she ate his pudding. 

As Ishigami sighed in relief, he looked at Shirogane, who was in a daze, then Chika, who put her hands around his waist and whispered to him softly, "Yuu, make me some more later." 

"Delicious..." 2x

Watching how Shirogane and Kaguya were in a daze, Chika felt envious and wanted to try his pudding more. 

"There are a lot of delicious sweets. There is no need to limit yourselves to pudding, right?" 

"Really?" 

"Yeah." 

"Then, I can't wait!" 

Watching Chika's sweet, silly smile, who was so close to his side, Ishigami wondered if she had forgotten that they weren't the only ones in this place. 

As expected, it was impossible for Shirogane and Kaguya to ignore Chika's smile and slightly doting, which mixed with helplessness on Ishigami's expression. 

'This... they aren't dating, right?' 2x

Yet, they didn't voice this question out and kept everything deep. Still, there was no doubt that they had to remind Chika, especially when her closeness to Ishigami might make his girlfriend misunderstand their relationship. 

However, when the truth was revealed, then...

Kaguya looked at the half-eaten cup of pudding in her hands. The pudding was yellow, and the caramel was dark brown. While the caramel was sweet, there was a slight bitterness within, yet was it her imagination that the flavor of her caramel was particularly bitter? 

'Even though I shouldn't feel like this...' 

Yet, even if the caramel was bitter, the sweetness of their memory remained vividly within her mind like the pudding she ate. 

Nevertheless, there was no doubt everything was okay, and his days were smooth after everyone ate his puddings, which had a magic that calmed everyone's heart, yet this was far from the end since when he was studying in the library, waiting for his sweet senior to teach him, he realized that Tsubame Koyasu didn't come alone.