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"So, are you going to reject , gumi-chan?"
As he spoke, Kai leaned in so close his lips were practically brushing her ear. His unique scent washed over her, making gumi's heart race uncontrollably in her chest.
Reject him? gumi had always considered herself an incredibly ordinary girl, destined to find a thoroughly ordinary romance soti in the future. Dealing with an unrepentant scumbag was a variable she had never even considered.
She knew she should reject him outright. But for so inexplicable reason, the words completely died in her throat.
Soone who could spot her instantly in a crowded room, soone who would never ignore her, had finally appeared.
If she just let him slip away now... gumi felt like she would regret it for the rest of her life.
"That's so unfair," gumi murmured softly after a long silence, her head bowed.
"Hmm?" Kai raised an eyebrow in surprise.
In the next mont, still looking down, gumi spoke in a muffled, deadpan voice.
"You already knew perfectly well that I wouldn't be able to say no. That's exactly why you said all that on purpose, isn't it?"
"..."
He was stunned for a fraction of a second before letting out a soft chuckle.
Because of her lack of presence, gumi Kato's personality was vastly different from other typical heroines. Being constantly ignored made her feel overwhelmingly ordinary—very, very ordinary. She didn't think she was particularly beautiful or gentle. Deep down, she even harbored a slight inferiority complex.
"I'm not a god. How could I possibly know everything?"
His tone softened considerably. Reaching out, he gently pulled her into his embrace.
He felt her stiffen and struggle for a brief mont, but then she relaxed, closing her eyes and leaning her weight against him.
"All I know is that if I missed out on you, gumi-chan, it would be a massive tragedy. Besides, I've already made up my mind. Even if you did reject , I would just keep relentlessly pursuing you. The re thought of you being with another guy actually makes want to commit murder."
"Please don't misunderstand," gumi quickly interjected upon hearing his last sentence. "I have no desire to visit you in prison."
"Don't worry, I'm not that impulsive."
"I'm just saying that regardless of whether you agree or not, you're mine. And absolutely no one is taking you away from ."
"I'll admit, I'm definitely not a good guy. But don't worry, I always take full responsibility. And you shouldn't doubt my... capabilities in that departnt."
Saying that, Kai lowered his head and stared deeply into gumi's eyes.
"You're saying weird things again."
Clearly, the second half of his statent had conjured so specific imagery in her head. Especially when she recalled that Marin Kitagawa was literally physically incapable of walking to school today, a furious blush crept across gumi's usually pale cheeks.
"I..."
gumi genuinely didn't know how to respond to that.
But there was no denying the truth. Listening to Kai's domineering and possessive declaration didn't make her feel uncomfortable in the slightest. Instead, her heart practically soared with an inexplicable, fluttery joy.
"Alright, there's no need to rush into an answer."
Kai hadn't actually planned on forcing an imdiate response out of her. After all, he had a lot of targets right now and needed to balance his ti and attention carefully.
"I'll give you plenty of ti to think it over, gumi-chan. Just promise you won't actively try to avoid . Because if you do... I might just have to tie you up and keep you by my side."
"..."
His blatant threat made gumi subconsciously pout in reproach.
"I wasn't avoiding you in the first place. It's just that you're always surrounded by other people."
She was clearly referring to their ti in the classroom. He essentially glued himself to Yui Yuigahama's side, giving gumi no opening to approach him.
"Haha, well, you know the truth now, gumi-chan! Just co hang out with us! I can even introduce you to a few new friends."
"...I think I'll pass."
gumi thought about it for a mont, then shook her head. It wasn't that she disliked the idea, but she would definitely feel very awkward and out of place.
"As long as I can see you... that's more than enough for ."
After hesitating for a mont, she softly confessed her true feelings.
"That's exactly why I said you were so cute, gumi-chan."
A girl like this truly made a man's heart lt. Kai reached out and gently tipped her chin up. Realizing exactly what he was about to do, gumi slowly fluttered her eyes closed.
[Quest Completed]
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The afternoon classes breezed by as easily as ever.
School was out before 3:00 PM.
"Hey, Kai! Let's go play so soccer!" Kakeru Tobe called out, trying to drag his friend out onto the field.
"I'll pass. Why would I want to run around getting drenched in sweat? I'd much rather spend that ti hanging out with my gorgeous girlfriend."
Saying that, Kai smoothly wrapped an arm around Yui's waist.
"Yui, let's go hit the mall."
"S-Sure!"
Hearing the invitation, Yui agreed without a second thought. She desperately wanted to spend more ti with her boyfriend too.
"Damn it all, you lucky bastard."
Seeing Kai living his best life made Tobe and the other guys so intensely jealous they were ready to spontaneously combust. Not too long ago, they had all been single losers together. How did he suddenly score such a sweet, perfect girlfriend??
"Hey, Hayama, why don't you ask Miura out shopping too?"
Thoroughly demoralized, they lost all motivation to play soccer and instead started aggressively egging Hayato Hayama on to ask Yumiko Miura out.
"You guys..."
Hearing their teasing, Hayato looked very helpless.
He had always firmly believed that the person he truly liked was Haruno Yukinoshita. But recently, for so inexplicable reason, Yumiko's growing distance was starting to make him feel a bizarre, unnatural sense of discomfort.
"Miura, how about—"
"I'm busy." Before Hayato could even finish his sentence, Yumiko imdiately shot him down.
She then turned sharply toward Yui.
"Yui, didn't we agree to go check out that new line of costics after school?"
"Eh? But..."
'Did we ever actually agree to that?' However, since Yui was notoriously terrible at saying no to her friends, she instantly found herself caught in a painful dilemma.
"Oh, whatever."
Easily reading the conflict on Yui's face, Yumiko decisively waved her hand.
"It's fine, we can just all go together! You guys were planning on hitting the mall anyway, right?"
"W-Well... alright then!"
Yui looked up and shot Kai a deeply apologetic glance. Their perfect, romantic date had just been crashed by a third party.
But did Kai actually mind? Of course not. In fact, he was absolutely thrilled by this developnt.
On the surface, however, he shot Yumiko a highly teasing smirk.
"Well, look at that. It seems the great 'Fire Queen' couldn't even wait for the exam results before volunteering to be our third wheel."
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