70 Having friendship is hard

Sports Test. 

Mizuto had explained it before, so there was no need for him to explain it anymore. Still, this time, it wasn't the fake sports test, which he did at night with Akatsuki, but a real sports test that was held at school. 

As Nami had announced before, on Wednesdays, their class needed to do a Sports Test. 

The content of the Sports Test was quite simple as they only needed to check their growth, health, and physical abilities. 

Due to this, he needed to change his uniform into a sports tracksuit. Still, as he took off his uniform, many eyes were on him, marveling at his well-developed body. Before they were helpless, they looked at their flab and scrawny bodies.

Still, it didn't mean that all the boys' bodies were terrible since some of them, such as Kogure Kawanami, maintained their bodies quite well. However, there was a limit to human power, so unless one had exceptional talent and hard work on the improvement of physical ability, it was impossible to match Mizuto. 

Naturally, Kawanami wasn't such a person, so his body lacked an impact. 

"How did you work out, Irido?" 

"Aren't your muscles like those Greek sculptures?" 

"...can I touch your muscles?" 

"....." 

Still, Mizuto had to betray everyone since his relationship with the guys definitely wasn't bad. Originally, due to Yume's popularity and beauty, many guys wished to get to know Mizuto, and along with his reclusive personality, he didn't have any guy friends except for Kawanami Kogure. However, as he had become Mizuto, naturally, it was different. Still, as Yume was beautiful, naturally, many came to get to know him with the purpose of being introduced to his stepsister, but he simply ignored them and got to know the rest, as not everyone would fall in love with Yume. 

Moreover, those people knew that even if they were able to get close to Yume, their hearts wouldn't be able to bear when they saw her hand being held by Mizuto all the time.

Frankly, the relationship between Mizuto and Yume had always appeared ambiguous. Even if they never confirmed their relationship, and they were step-siblings, what would the reality be?

There were also some who didn't think that they could stand a chance with Yume as they didn't have much confidence in themselves. 

However, the guys in the high school had always been simple people who would do anything, begging to be introduced. 

Facing those types of people, he might as well become a loner. 

Yet, being handsome and the best in his entire grade gave him many advantages, and that was to become everyone's leader in their subconscious. If it was in elementary school, this might not be the case as everyone was still childish and didn't know anything, thinking that they were the king of the world, but in high school, everyone had grown up, and there was something known as an invisible hierarchy. 

Mizuto happened to be on the top, so even if someone caused trouble, it would be them who would become a loner instead of him. Moreover, showing his body also made their confidence crumble even further. If it came from the worst, he wouldn't mind using the "Brainwashing" skill for those "extras" to destroy them socially. 

Still, if he had to say, it would be hard for him to have a friendship, considering he knew how he would become in the future. With his achievement, he would stand on the top of billions of people, and they would become, at best, similar to those hundreds of millions of people who spent their time working all the time, so while he knew them, he wasn't that close, and he didn't intend to be close. Moreover, he was afraid that those guys didn't want his friendship but something far closer to him, which made him shudder, especially when many weird things started to be legalized.

Then, wouldn't his life be lonely?

This was the price of being on the top. Everyone had a price they needed to pay, and this was his price, yet he was okay with it since the future was long, and there were many types of people. While he might not be able to find a friendship in this school, there might be other chances in the future. 

As for Kawanami? 

After what Mizuto had done to Akatsuki, it would be amazing if Kawanami would come to approach him. He knew that Kawanami was Akatsuki's first boyfriend and also a childhood friend by using his "Identify" skill. 

Then, who was Mizuto?

If Mizuto had to describe himself, then he should be one of those characters who stole the childhood friend from the protagonist, which made him speechless somehow.

Nevertheless, while he knew what had happened between Kawanami and Akatsuki, he wasn't going to give up Akatsuki since he had marked her.

In the original, while Kawanami was sick and traumatized due to his relationship with Akatsuki, they still got close. Moreover, she made a decision to cure his trauma as she was afraid to be alone, so she returned to him, considering he was the only one who knew the real her, and Kawanami, even though he was in trauma, it was impossible to erase his memory with Akatsuki, especially when she was his first love. 

Even in the original, when Akatsuki tried to get close to Mizuto, Kawanami would approach Mizuto in the name of being his friend so he could separate the two in the name of protecting him.

Kawanami probably would try to approach him this week, telling him about Akatsuki, yet he was different from the original Mizuto, and everything was too late.

Mizuto knew that Akatsuki was kind of bad, but who made her seduce him?

So, the result became like this: the friendship between him and Kawanami was cut, and the connection between Kawanami and Akatsuki was no longer there. 

Unless Mizuto hurt Akatsuki, then Kawanami probably wouldn't appear in front of him. 

Frankly, Mizuto knew that being with Kawanami would probably be better for Akatsuki as he knew that Kawanami would only love Akatsuki and give all of his love, even treasure her like the most precious treasure.

Yet, what Akatsuki wanted wasn't Kawanami but Mizuto. 

Even if Mizuto knew that he was messed up and might even hurt Akatsuki, he was the one that she had chosen. 

Still, there was no point in thinking about Kawanami or his relationship with Akatsuki, and he hurriedly put on his sports uniform as he didn't want to be leered at anymore or be touched by someone, especially by the same gender. 

Wearing his PE uniform, Mizuto approached one male classmate and said, "Maki, be my partner later." 

"Okay." 

Seiji Maki. 

This was the boy that he chose to befriend since there was no doubt that this guy had the best personality among all of his male classmates. 

As a boy, Maki was relatively short, with saddle brown eyes and straight short hair, and quite good-looking. 

If Mizuto wasn't with the girls, then he would be with this guy. 

Walking to the infirmary together, Maki suddenly asked, "By the way, why did you ignore Kanzaki-kun?" 

Mizuto shuddered when he thought about Kanzaki, shook his head, and sighed. "That guy is crazy."

"Huh? Why?" 

"He asked me to introduce him to Reina." 

As Mizuto was close with so many beautiful girls in his class, it was normal for others to ask him to be their matchmaker, but he simply ignored them since he didn't have any obligation to help them, and his time was far more important than thinking about the love life of a teenage boy, especially when they didn't even give him compensation. Still, even if they would give him compensation, he wasn't so poor and so scummy that he would pimp the women he was close with to others.

"...you are amazing that you can call that ice princess by her given name." 

Mizuto only rolled his eyes since the high school students loved to give strange titles such as the "Four Famous Beauty," "Princess," "Merciless Queen," etc. 

"It's not something amazing. If you just wish to become her friend, then it is possible, but you know the guys what they are really after, right?" 

Maki could only smile, hearing Mizuto's answer. "So, why did you say that he was crazy." 

Mizuto looked around and whispered, "I told him that if he wanted me to introduce him to Reina, he must introduce me to his mother." 

"Huh?!" Maki was dumbfounded. 

"Of course, I was joking. I didn't want him to bother me anymore, so I said that." Mizuto looked at Maki as if he was hurt. "Or do you think that I am someone who will seduce my classmate's mother?" 

"Haha..." Maki could only laugh awkwardly since he could imagine that it was possible. Moreover, the genre where the classmate was in a relationship with a classmate's mother started to get popular lately. Lastly, love came in many shapes, so he wouldn't deny anything, even if the love was immoral. 

"Then, what did you think he answered me?" 

"...what?" 

"He told me to visit his house because his mother seemed interested in me." 

"..." Maki. 

"It was said that he wanted to give his mother happiness since it had been a while since his father passed away, and he told me that if it was me, then..." 

Mizuto didn't continue his story since Maki should know the rest. 

"...I-I don't know what to say." 

"Just keep quiet." 

"Don't worry." 

"You should, or else, I might come to your sisters." 

"I don't mind, though." 

"...." Mizuto.

Still, as they walked together, some girls watched the two, and somehow they had a nosebleed.