Man-to-Man Showdown

Walking down the corridor with a box in her arms, Nino gazed at the misty scenery with drizzling rain.

"Miku, what's going on..."

Thinking about Miku's recent strange behavior, she began to suspect.

Since she came home late, Nino felt increasingly unable to understand Miku.

First of all, she clearly didn't like to eat fruit, but she bought a bag of bananas and put them in the fridge. She ate one banana every day and didn't even finish it in the living room.

Was she not afraid of making a mess in the room? Although bananas didn't drip juice...

Furthermore, when Miku was looking at her phone, she was very cautious about the people around her. Sometimes, when Nino passed by, she could see her quickly switching screens.

Naturally, she asked her if she was hiding something, and Miku honestly admitted that she was, then didn't talk about the rest.

Even if she pressed her on the sofa and interrogated her, Miku firmly refused to confess. Even when she gasped for breath and weakened, she showed a mocking smile at her and looked at her like a defeated dog.

The last thing that annoyed Nino the most was this!

"What's so proud about that guy!?"

Thinking of Miku's superior expression, Nino always felt like she was missing something, which was very unpleasant.

Needless to say, something must have happened to cause Miku's attitude to change like this.

The starting point of her change was clearly that night, based on the twin radar guide, Nino quickly identified it.

Miku not only helped Shinichi with his official duties, but she also did other things with him!

The question was, what did they do...

Nino, who had completely forgotten the details of that night's conversation, felt irritated by it, and even the cold rain couldn't extinguish the burning unhappiness in her heart.

"I'll just leave the box here. I'll be back later. Thank you for your hard work."

"Nino-san, thank you for your hard work~"

After taking the box into the classroom, Nino waved to the students who were still busy inside, grabbed her school bag, and went straight upstairs.

She couldn't hold back and wanted to go straight to Shinichi to ask him clearly.

This was also the opportunity he finally found. Everyone was busy with the school festival. Miku was also sent to submit documents from the teachers. If her guess was correct, there should be a lot of documents in the student council room, but he didn't finish them all.

If so, Nino was also here to help him "handle official business" today.

The question was only asked casually, so as not to show her jealousy. She clearly agreed that Shinichi had sailed so many boats, and she was aggressive and chatty with him because of a little guess, she wasn't that tsundere.

Most importantly, Nino wanted Shinichi to confess to her.

She liked the way he told the truth.

We've heard enough white lies. If we like each other, shouldn't we tell each other everything about ourselves?

Full of enthusiasm and from heart to heart, this was the romantic part of love.

Right now, Nino was very satisfied with Shinichi.

Even though she occasionally had the idea of "locking this guy up and monopolizing him", his attitude of never lying to her even though he knew he would be angry was one of the important reasons why Nino could hardly accept his advances.

Of course, she still had to ask him what she cared about.

This was Shinichi's bad habit. He didn't lie, and he didn't take the initiative to tell the truth. He answered when asked, and pretended not to care when others didn't ask.

Fortunately, Nino wasn't his only girlfriend, otherwise, she would be suspicious to the point of having a mental breakdown...

Filled with complaints and dissatisfaction, Nino quickened her pace and approached the student council room door aggressively, with a stern expression as if she wanted to barge in and start the meeting immediately.

But she restrained herself, took a deep breath in front of the door, calmed her expression, and knocked calmly.

"I'm coming in."

Without waiting for a response, she pressed the door knob and pushed in.

But she found...

"Huh? Why is it locked?"

Nino pressed it several times, and after making sure that the door was indeed locked, she crossed her arms and took a step back.

Then, while staring sharply at the door, she stepped on the ground seriously and systematically.

Now, there were two possibilities.

First, someone was inside, but because the other party was doing something difficult to discern, they locked the door and pretended not to hear the sound.

Second, there was no one inside, and Shinichi wouldn't be back for a while, so he locked the door.

If it was the first possibility, Shinichi would definitely die today.

Unfortunately, the front door key was rarely used, so Nino left it at home. If not, the first thing she would do is open the door and make sure, and she wouldn't be stomping around here.

It would be too late to go back and get it while shouting outside, "You have the ability to open a harem, you have the ability to open a door!".

Nino's dignity didn't allow him to do that.

So how could she confirm it?

Nino thought for a moment, then took out her phone and dialed.

Regardless of whether her had long been "prepared to catch the traitor", she went straight to the point and didn't take a roundabout route. This was Nino's style.

Immediately, the call was answered.

"Hello? Nino, why did you suddenly call me?"

Nino listened carefully to the sounds inside the door, and after making sure that it was still empty inside, she said to the person on the other end of the phone:

"Shi-kun, where are you now?"

"Outside."

"Outside?!" Nino said in surprise, only then did she realize the faint sound of raindrops hitting the umbrella from the microphone, and occasionally she could hear the sound of vehicles speeding through the water.

"So, you're not in the student council room? No work to be done today?"

"I'm ready to take it home." Shinichi paused and asked strangely, "Why, did you come to the student council room to find me?"

"Yes, I wanted to ask you something. I didn't expect you weren't here."

As she said that, Nino turned and left. After making sure that there was indeed no one in the student council room, a new question arose.

"Why do you want to take work home? Is the heater broken?"

"Not broken, it's just that suddenly there's something more important I have to do."

Shinichi looked a little helpless. After sighing, he suddenly softened his tone.

"Hey, Nino, listen to me."

In the corridor, Nino stopped unconsciously, a feeling of anxiety engulfing her heart, and her expression changed slightly because of that bad premonition.

"What's wrong? Your demeanor is somewhat strange..."

"I won't lose in the next battle."

"...Huh?" Nino was stunned and let out a dull sound.

Why did a chuunibyou-like sentence suddenly appear in the middle of the conversation?

Ignoring her bewilderment, Shinichi continued to speak to her in a gentle tone.

"Don't worry, for my happiness and to fulfill your consciousness, even if I'm shattered into pieces and thrown into the reclamation of Tokyo Bay, I will rise from hell and be with you forever."

"No way!" Nino reflexively answered, "Isn't that like turning into a zombie after rising from hell? I don't want to marry a zombie!"

"In that case, I'll try my best to become a monster."

"Is this a species issue?! No, it seems better to marry a monster than a zombie... Hey, that's not the point! Can't you just be human?!"

After finishing her coarse words, the anxiety in her heart grew stronger, and Nino shouted anxiously into the phone:

"Don't make jokes like your last words to me! First, tell me where you are right now, and I'll go find you!"

"I'm here, at Yoko-2-chome Park." Shinichi wanted to persuade her, "You can come, but I don't want you to disturb us. This is a duel between men, and it's a rolling stone of fate. That I can never escape..."

"Nonsense!"

Nino ended the call decisively, threw her phone into her bag, and without bothering to pay attention to the school rules, she ran straight down the corridor.

After changing shoes in the shoe locker, she took out her umbrella and rushed out into the heavy rain without hesitation. Although the rain coming towards her face gradually soaked her soles and clothes, her speed did not slow down at all.

Butterfly hair ornaments fluttered, not falling amidst the rain, her beautiful face serious, silently worried.

Fight or whatever, he must be joking, right?

Shi-kun wouldn't make jokes like that, he must be experiencing a difficult problem that's hard to solve, so he deliberately used this statement.

And what is called this difficulty might have something to do with him and them.

Therefore, if Nino's guess is correct... He's encountering a difficulty that might separate him from them.

"That idiot, you should have told me earlier if something as big as this happened!"

"You don't look like a man at all!"