What was wrong with this tension?
When the girl at the entrance of the classroom appeared, everyone frowned and strangely in silence.
Even Yume, Akatsuki, and Reina weren't much better.
"What's wrong?" Mizuto asked quietly.
"..." Yume, Akatsuki, and Reina.
"...don't you remember her?"
"Who?"
"....."
They fell in silence for a while, but then, they thought that he might not remember much yesterday as his face was covered in blood.
Watching their silence, Mizuto felt even more confused and decided to focus his attention on the girl who wished to meet him.
He thought she was cute. Her height was about Reina, but unlike Reina, her body was slim and slender, yet she was much bigger than Akatsuki's. Still, he wouldn't say it, as Akatsuki might bite him.
Yet, there was no doubt the color of her hair attracted him the most as it was pink.
Mizuto knew that this world was different from his previous world, and it was quite normal for someone to have a unique hair and eye color.
Still, as their eyes met, the girl blushed, hesitating, before she decided to enter his classroom. When she entered, everyone was staring at her, yet she kept walking toward him.
"Is there something?" Mizuto was confused.
His confusion was clearly shown on his face, making the girl feel helpless, wondering whether Mizuto had forgotten about her. "Um.., Irido-kun, I am sorry, and thank you!" Her voice was rather loud, especially when she thanked him.
"Don't be like this. Raise your head."
Watching this girl suddenly bow his head, Mizuto became even more confused and quickly told her to stop doing this exaggerated act, but then he thought of something and asked unsurely, "...are you the girl who fell from the stairs yesterday?"
"Yes." The girl quickly smiled, seemingly happy when he remembered him.
"Sorry, the blo—" Mizuto was about to say that his eyes were covered in blood at that time, so he didn't remember well, but he was afraid that he would make this girl feel even more guilty. "Is that so? I am glad that you are fine."
"Yes, thanks to you, but if I didn't fall on you..." She started to feel guilty again, especially when she thought of his bloody face yesterday. "I... I am so sorry that I couldn't react well at that time, and I am sorry again for troubling you..." Bowing her head, she apologized to him once again.
"Raise your head. You don't need to apologize to me like this. I am fine, and you are fine. That's what's important, right?"
While Mizuto didn't mind humiliating a girl for a particular play, he didn't have a hobby for humiliating someone in public. Though, he also knew that this was a common way for the people in this country to apologize. As long as they made a mistake, they would bow their heads several times. Even if they didn't do anything wrong, they would still bow their heads and thoughts, but he didn't have such a hobby.
"Ah, yes, I-I am sorry."
"Now, you apologize again."
Watching his smile, she was in a daze for a moment, then while she was embarrassed, she said, "Um... if you don't mind, can I thank you by—"
"Mizuto, isn't it about time?" Yume suddenly interjected, which stunned him.
Did this girl think that Yume didn't notice her strange gaze toward him?
While Yume knew that she wasn't the sharpest woman out there, she could tell that if she let this girl communicate with Mizuto, then a romance might bloom between them. It wasn't like she thought he would betray her and date this girl, especially when she knew he loved her, but this was a precaution!
Yes, that's right!
This is a precaution!
It was like one used a condom so they wouldn't make their partner pregnant.
Yume felt like it was like that. She knew how charming Mizuto was, and this girl was so damn cute!
Yume had to admit that while this girl's breasts weren't as good as hers, this girl was so loveable that she felt slightly threatened.
While Mizuto was speechless, Akatsuki nodded.
However, while Mizuto thought the girl who apologized to him was cute, he could see that this girl seemed to have a boyfriend. He slightly tilted his head and saw an effeminate boy who seemed restless when this girl was so close to him. While he didn't mind doing it with a housewife, he didn't want to trouble someone with a boyfriend. What was the difference?
If someone asked that, he would say that they were different.
A married woman knew how to hide well, as they knew that they had betrayed their family. However, a woman with a boyfriend was different, as they could break up with their boyfriend so they could be with him.
Watching the girl's boyfriend, he was afraid that if they broke up, this boy might cause a lot of trouble on social media, slandering him that he had stolen his girlfriend or something.
While this was a small problem for him, he didn't want to be a distraction from his ambition.
So, he pretended to look at his black CasiOak watch and said, "Now that you mention it." He then looked at the girl again and apologized. "I am sorry, but I have a plan to go with my family after this, so I have to go home."
"Ah, sorry for stopping you!"
"It's okay. You don't need to apologize. You don't know, after all, but you shouldn't make your boyfriend worry, you know?"
"Boy-boyfriend?" The girl was stunned and even confused, but as he pointed his finger, she turned her head and saw a familiar figure. She was startled, and the boy seemed to be awkward when she noticed him.
"Then, see you."
"Excuse us." Yume looked at the girl apologetically as she linked her arm to Mizuto.
"We'll leave first."
"Goodbye."
Akatsuki and Reina also followed.
"Ah, wa—"
The girl was stunned when she saw Yume link her arm against Mizuto, and her face became complicated. Still, when they left, the boy who had been following her quickly entered the class awkwardly and asked in concern. "Are you okay, Shikimimori-san?"
Hearing this question, the girl looked at the boy who had been misunderstood by Mizuto as her boyfriend.
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"A plan with your family, eh?"
"Mizuto-kun, you are a good liar."
Mizuto looked at Akatsuki and Reina, speechless, especially Akatsuki, who smiled mischievously. "Then, what do you want me to say?"
"You should be straight. She has a boyfriend, right? Then, it would be best if you didn't seduce her," Reina said straight away, causing Yume and Akatsuki to nod. After all, like how a guy would fall for those gentle girls, the girls would also fall for those gentle guys. If he wasn't so gentle, then the girl wouldn't fall for him, right?
Still, fortunately, the girl had a boyfriend, they thought.
Mizuto rolled his eyes since the girl only came to thank and apologize, yet they tried to exaggerate every little thing, which made him helpless. Still, when he thought about his trip to Osaka, he became spirited. "Then, we will leave first. See you after we go back, Akatsuki, Reina."
"Bye, Akatsuki-san, Reina-san." Yume also smiled and kept linking their arms, skipping slightly, feeling happy as she thought they would go on the trip to Osaka.
Watching them leave, Reina sighed and said, "Akatsuki."
"Hmm?"
"I feel a bit jealous."
"....."
Akatsuki fell in silence and looked at Reina speechlessly, wondering whether she would have another strong competitor.
Nevertheless, those things didn't matter to Yume and Mizuto since, as soon as they went home, they prepared their luggage for their trip to Osaka.
"Be careful, okay?"
"You two, Yuni-san, Dad."
"Um, tell us when you have arrived."
Unlike those who went to Osaka the night after their exam, their parents would go to Sapporo tomorrow.
"By the way, do you need me to send you a car to pick you two up tomorrow?"
Mineaki and Yuni looked at the luxurious black BMW XM that was parked in front of their house, along with a driver who was faithfully waiting, gulping, and thinking their son (stepson) seemed more amazing than they had thought.
"...can we?"