Itsuki Has Been Acting Strange Lately

With a bottle of matcha soda in hand, Shinichi returned to class just as the bell rang.

"Let's have a drink during lunch..."

For some hidden reason, Shinichi didn't want to consume anything that would exceed the taste on his lips.

So, even though it was a bottle of matcha soda given by Miku, he didn't plan to drink it now. At least until he finished savoring it.

"Asada-san, why did it take you so long in the bathroom?"

Fumino asked curiously as she saw him return right after the school bell.

Itsuki, who was behind her, also diverted her gaze. She had just been caught up in a question and had to finish it from the end of the class to the beginning, so she couldn't quietly follow Shinichi out. Otherwise...

"Ahem." Shinichi cleared his throat and calmly replied, "I happened to meet Miku. I just chatted with her for a few words."

"Did she also give you this can of drink?"

Fumino looked towards the matcha soda on the table. After hearing Shinichi nod, her suspicion was confirmed, and she sighed, no longer concerned about this matter.

Fumino could naturally tell whether Shinichi was lying or not. The slightly guilty expression he showed didn't seem like he was lying, so Fumino wasn't suspicious; it was just a bit amusing.

(Am I a girl who gets jealous over trivial things like this? Huh, you're underestimating me, Asada-san!)

Itsuki felt something odd but didn't understand where this intuition came from.

"Huh?"

Itsuki wondered and carefully pulled out two strands of hair from Shinichi's shoulder and neck without realizing it.

The pink and slender hair at the tips of her fingers looked familiar.

Tilting her head, many clues appeared. After that, the answer to the question emerged.

(According to [Asada-kun's Character Analysis], he wouldn't lie unless necessary, especially to women. Therefore, what he just said is true. Whether it's going to the bathroom, meeting Miku, or a can of matcha soda, Asada-kun isn't lying... The only questionable thing might be the word "just".)

(He didn't say what actually happened.)

Itsuki frowned and accelerated her thoughts.

(From here, it can be imagined that Asada-kun met Miku in the corridor, grabbed a can of drink, and they chatted, but it's definitely more than that. This hair is proof; in a short time after school, they did something other than just chatting.)

(Asada-kun needed three minutes to go to the bathroom, and his journey took about two minutes. He needed about two minutes to find a place where no one could see him. Ten minutes left only three minutes. In three minutes, what can a man and a woman do more than just being friends but not in a definite relationship?)

Almost instantly, two things came to Itsuki's mind.

First, Ichika asking them to catch Shinichi. Second, the fact that Miku had already kissed Shinichi.

"Could it be..."

Itsuki's face turned red, and in her uncontrollable fantasy, Miku's face, similar to hers, slowly approached Shinichi's face. She gently pursed her lips and kissed him passionately.

Lips and teeth entangled, tongues clashed fiercely, Shinichi's dishonest hands moved up and down her body, heavy and fast breaths were heard in the ear, the warm temperature of his palms penetrated through the clothes, and they started acting recklessly.

A loud sound came, and Shinichi's entire body trembled as he turned.

Itsuki laying her forehead on the table, her long and curved hair, and white smoke seemed to come out of her head.

"Itsuki, are you okay..."

Fumino also turned with a worried expression on her face. "Are you feeling unwell... I heard many people would divert their attention with headaches and pain in other parts of the body when they experience menstrual pain..."

"I-I'm fine! Thank you both for your concern!" Itsuki raised her hand, buried her face on the table, and answered in a muffled voice.

Fortunately, the teacher came at this moment; if not, she would attract attention more than tenfold now.

After comforting her two attentive classmates, Itsuki suppressed the bad thoughts in her head. Her face was so hot that she dared not lift her head and straighten her chest. She secretly took out the textbooks, but her panicked eyes seemed not on the textbooks.

"It's all my fault; if Ichika hadn't said those words... It made me think wild thoughts..."

(The same dream in the morning, why did I dream about Asada-kun, and why did it turn out like that...)

Thinking back to it, Itsuki clasped her knees, and her thighs were tight, leaving no gap.

Her whole head felt overheated, and she couldn't hear what the teacher said during the first ten minutes of the class. She slowly calmed down afterward, discreetly raised her eyes, and stared at Shinichi's back in front of her.

Itsuki really wanted to ask, did you just go out to kiss Miku?

But however slow and weak she was, she still knew that asking such a question was too sudden and meaningless. If she asked, would Shinichi honestly answer?

Knowing this fact, what could she do?

What was the purpose of asking him like this?

Unconsciously, her fingertips gently touched her lips, pressing down on their softness.

"Do I also want to be with him...?"

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Later in the day, Shinichi went to the cafeteria carrying matcha soda.

Today was a bit different from usual. His mother fell asleep, and Nino didn't say anything about preparing him lunch last night. If he didn't go to the cafeteria, he might have to eat the leftover oranges to satisfy his hunger.

Of course, if he didn't want to go to the cafeteria, the girls he knew would have to be willing to give him lunch or even treat him to a meal directly.

But Shinichi, as a determined man, would never accept even the slightest from a girl!

Just be a scoundrel who rides many boats. If he still dares to eat many bowls of rice, he deserves to be destroyed as a human.

Stepping into the cafeteria that hadn't been visited for a long time, Shinichi took a moment to sigh at the bustling atmosphere, then planned to go to the meal coupon machine to choose today's lunch.

But before he could step forward, three girls appeared in front of him.

"Oops, I met Asada-kun!"

A girl named Fujiwara Chika, who was incidentally the cancer of the earth, shouted loudly, looking like she was facing a formidable enemy.