“Get out?”
With a puzzled expression. Watanabe couldn’t easily co to terms with what I suddenly asked her.
Most likely, she found this situation bizarre. She got pulled into this by Shizu and the other girls yet here I am, offering her a way out if she so wished.
But I stand with my reasoning to try this with her. Even without doing anything too flashy, I sohow got an enemy who was trying to clip my wings. Then there’s the small incident that could easily be written off as unfortunate yet they started dragging into their trouble.
Now, even if the girls were holding Watanabe’s neck, there’s always that unexpected variable that could co and bite us from the back.
And this situation was my way of stepping up to prevent that.
“Mhm, if you’re only forced into this situation, you must have so kind of wish to escape, right? If you accept, you don’t need to answer my or the girls’ call. However, to guarantee that you’re going to keep our secret, I will be checking on you once in a while.”
That sounds too good of an offer. But instead of delight, Watanabe beca more puzzled.
Am I being soft? No. Not really. It’s a common strategy when it cos to negotiation. Intimidation might be good but it could only take you sowhere.
Although I didn’t use this strategy much during my stealing days, it’s always effective when it cos to getting soone’s trust or good sentint.
And with the new knowledge being poured into by Mizuki, I could now use so improvent to it.
There’s a chance that if Watanabe started seeing that I was acting like her savior here, she’d be more inclined to listen to and my reasoning. And through that, we might truly get an ally out of her.
Stealing her from Masato-senpai should be off the table for now… It’s been two months since my change and I don’t hold any ill will towards the guy, unlike Ogawa and Goto. But that doesn’t an it’s not an option. Gonna save that as a last resort.
“T-that’s… too good to be true.” Watanabe eventually muttered an answer.
As expected, that’s how she would see that.
“Yes, it is. Besides, you always have the option to co to Masato-senpai for help. I’m certain, as your boyfriend, he won’t let you be in this kind of a ss. This is not a threat but if he also beca involved… then he’ll be put in the sa situation as you.”
Yeah. That’s kind of bullshit. No matter how one looks at it, it sounds like a threat.
And perhaps, that answered why she’s not answering whenever her boyfriend is being brought up.
This ti as well, Watanabe didn’t reply to it. Instead, she stared at or specifically at my face, trying to read my expression.
Eventually, her head moved rather erratically. It’s like she’s nodding her head and shaking it at the sa ti.
She’s really in a dilemma.
Once more, I thought of easing up the tension that was building up.
I put on a smile and acted more relaxed.
“Alright. I’ll leave you to think about this choice. You can go to any ti when you finally find your answer. One thing though, do not think of yourself as a prisoner or a slave. Rather, we can be friends. Aren’t we heading in that direction before all this?”
And that one’s a lie. She was no more than an energetic Student Council colleague for . Among them, I only really care about Shizu.
From puzzlent, Watanabe now looked at with slight suspicion. However, she soon dropped it as she probably reached a consensus in her mind.
After rehearsing words in her head, she leaned slightly forward and spoke in whispers.
“Onoda-kun, I understand what you’re trying to do. And if not wrong, it’s for the President again. You don’t want to hate her, right?”
Alright. I’ll give it to her to reach that conclusion pretty easily. But thinking about it, it’s really easy to see through that if one has a calm mind.
Without waiting for to answer her, the girl continued, “… However, part of also wanted to do this. Be involved with you.”
Did I hear that right?
“Co again?” I sohow blurted out. Unlike last night with Fuyu, what this girl said took by surprise.
After everything I said, she’s now saying she wanted this. What’s wrong with her head?
Fortunately, Watanabe seed to have realized that her words could be taken differently, “Uhm. No. Let rephrase that, I’m interested in what I discovered. I find it exciting to see President Asakura and the other girls willing to do everything for you. For soone they love. I’m a sucker for a great romance, I tell you. Your story seems out of fiction.”
This girl… she did rephrase it but that only made her more unusual. A sucker for romance… But why is she not seeing the worst part of our situation?
“Hold up. Watanabe, don’t tell you don’t see anything wrong with our situation?”
“Do I have to? If you know you’re wrong, you yourself should’ve stopped before it gets to this point.”
Damn it. She’s right. However, at the sa ti, she’s not normal herself to think like this.
“Alright. I understand now. But that choice, I’ll keep that open for you.”
“Thank you, that’s reassuring, really. And Onoda-kun, I think I’m starting to see you in a different light. You’re too considerate. Are you really the guy who scared twice?”
I guess that’s kind of default at this point. Once I interact enough with a girl, they’ll be seeing that trait so easily. It’s a different story if it’s a guy though.
“It depends on the situation. I can still be scary if you want to.”
Upon saying that, I stood up and pulled her up from her seat. Watanabe froze instantly as soon as my hand got enclosed around her wrist. With this distance, the girl could only avert her gaze unless she wanted to stare at in close proximity.
“… Onoda-kun. I get it. You’re scary. But another kind of scary. Can you let go?” Watanabe eventually spoke in a pleading tone.
“Not so used to physical contact?”
“Yes. Even Ma-kun won’t hold this close without any reason. Yet you, you’re doing it to simply scare .”
“I see. It just ans he cares for you, right?”
I let her go at this point and we both sat back down in our seats. I couldn’t care less about Masato-senpai but at least, he’s serving his usefulness by becoming a soft spot that I can poke on for more information with this girl.
“You might be right. Anyway, let’s move on. I’ll say the catch to get to join your club.”
“Sure, I’m listening.”
“Apart from hiring again as your Treasurer in case you win the election… I want to ask a favor for a friend.”
“What kind of favor?”
“The kind where you’re good at.”
“A fight?”
“That’s another reassuring info but no! Give my friend so motivation to strive.”
Eh? Am I hearing that right? How am I good at motivating soone? But more importantly, I didn’t expect her to bring up a friend…
Wait. Maybe it’s another reason why she’s willing to do this. For a friend.
Ugh. Now that’s sothing I’m aware I’m a sucker for; wonderful friendship.
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