Chapter 39

Yuriko and Takeru had finished having lunch together, but since there was still plenty of time the school bell rang. The two were still flirting, and by that, I mean Yuriko forcibly making Takeru sit on her lap, let her pat his head and tightly hug him. And of course, all of the other boys were really jealous of Takeru being pampered by Yuriko right in front of them

Some did try to talk with her but…

"H-hey, N-Nanami-senpai…"

"…" *Too busy rubbing her cheek on Takeru's head*

"W-What's up, N-N-Nanami-sama?"

"…" *Too busy tightly hugging Takeru*

They were all ignored by Yuriko since her attention was focused on solely spending as much time with Takeru as possible, and she kept doing that until she saw that she had to go back to her classroom

With some reluctance, Yuriko went back to her classroom, and the moment that she was out of view, everyone surged on Takeru and began asking many questions about why Yuriko was only close to him, and of course, he didn't want to answer any of their questions, since he found it embarrassing

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Meanwhile

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Yuriko was making her way back to her classroom with a happy expression after she spent a good amount of time with Takeru

"Nanami-sama!"

"Hm?"

But she was stopped by a boy who called her from behind, the boy in question was a very handsome and tall one, but still not as much as Yuriko in either category. Yuriko turned to face the boy, he looked pretty confident in talking to Yuriko hadn't it been for his trembling legs

"Is there something you need me for?"

"Yes, I need you to break up with-"

"No"

Without even letting him finish, Yuriko refused what he was about to say, then turned and left. Leaving the handsome boy standing there with a shocked face, as he fell to his knees due to his legs giving up from the shock

Some time later

The school bell had just rung, signaling the end of the lessons for the day, and just like everyone else Yuriko was putting her belongings inside her bag, as she prepared to return to the apartment with Takeru. After organizing her stuff inside the bag, she left the classroom and gave her farewells to some of her classmates, mainly the girls. Then as she walked down the corridor…

"Nanami-sama, wait a minute!"

"Hm? What is it?"

This time the person who called her was another boy who was also pretty handsome, but not only that, he had the same height as her and looked very athletic

"How do I say this… That person is not fit to be your boyfriend, so please go-"

"I refuse"

Yuriko just like the other boy, refused with a smile, before turning and continuing on her way to the shoe lockers. While the boy fell to his knees

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Meanwhile

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"…"

Takeru was already at the shoe lockers, swapping his indoor shoes for his outdoor shoes, and as he was doing so, someone approached him

"Hey, are you the first-year Tanaka Takeru?"

"… Yes, what do you want?"

"You see, I heard the rumors saying that you are going out with Nanami-sama"

"And what about it?"

"You need to break up with her"

"… … … Haa???"

"You see, you aren't suited to be by her side"

"And who are you to say that"

"I'm clearly someone who has the looks, popularity, and personality to go out with Nanami-sama"

"But I'm the one going out with her and I won't break up with her, so shut up"

The boy talking to Takeru was about to say something else, but a certain someone's voice stopped him from speaking

"Takeru!"

And that someone was Yuriko, as she hugged Takeru from behind and even gave him a kiss on the cheek, which made the boy seeing that feel envious of Takeru

"Nanami-sama, you need to b-"

"If you say that I need to break up with Takeru, I'll punch you in the face"

"…"

Hearing Yuriko say that with a smile but with a terrifying tone, was enough to stop the boy from continue talking

"Shall we get going, Takeru?"

"Ah… Yes…"

Yuriko then hugged one of Takeru's arms and hurried him to keep with her pace as they both walked towards the school's gates. As for the boy, he fell on his fours from being on the receiving end of Yuriko's intimidation

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Some time later

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Yuriko and Takeru were studying together, the two were concentrated on answering the questions in front of the, but it was possible to see that Yuriko was pretty annoyed from everything that happened earlier

"…"

"…"

"… *Sigh*"

Then with a sigh, Yuriko put her mechanical pencil down and then approached Takeru, who she began to hug from behind as she buried her face in Takeru's back

"…" *Concentrating on his studies

As she did that, Takeru didn't show too much of a reaction, he was already somewhat used to Yuriko hugging him, and since the two were alone and she was only hugging him from behind, Takeru didn't feel as embarrassed as he usually gets

"… Takeru…"

"Yes, Yuriko"

"Pamper me"

"… But didn't you say I needed to study?"

"Now I'm saying for you to pamper me"

"… *Sigh* Good grief"

With that, Takeru put down his pencil and began to pamper Yuriko as he did his best to hide his embarrassment

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"There, there… Are you feeling better now?"

"Yes"

Right now, Takeru was giving Yuriko a lap pillow as he caressed her silver hair, which was currently loose

"… … … Takeru… About what that guy was saying to you…"

"If you are going to ask me if I at one moment thought about what he said, I didn't. And I also already forgot what he had said"

"… I see, I had other guys saying for me to break up with you, but I refused to listen to anything else they had to say after that"

"Heeeh? Is that so?"

A shadow was cast over Takeru's eyes as he said that in a tone very similar to whenever Yuriko was angry or jealous

"Fufu, Takeru if you ever think of breaking up with me, you'll receive a very harsh punishment for doing so"

"I won't"

"I know because you can't live without me anymore, can you Takeru?"

"Perhaps, but you definitely can't, Yuriko"

"What are you saying, I can definitely endure a few days away from you, Takeru"

"… … … The last time that happened, it said otherwise"

Takeru began blushing a little when he remembered that week they both ignored each other, that only made Yuriko get very clingy to him afterward. And Yuriko, who was still receiving a lap pillow, began pouting with a cute angry face

"That's unfair, Takeru! Now you have to receive a punishment!"

Yuriko then got up from her lap pillow and began tightly hugging Takeru

"Yes, yes. But it's pretty late right now, so please let go of me so that I can go take a bath"

"… … … Together…"

"Hm?"

"Takeru… Let's take a bath together!"

"… … … HAAA?!"

When Takeru heard those words coming out of Yuriko's mouth, he couldn't help but shout in a confused voice as his face turned completely red. While that happened, Yuriko started to reminisce about her childhood and past