"Ma-kun…" Watanabe raised her head right away as soon as she recognized Masato-senpai's voice. There wasn't any panic in her voice and in fact, she sounded more relieved that he arrived.
Most likely, she believed that with the guy here, it would be impossible for to tease her again.
With her conscience clear, the thought about this being a delicate situation that could cause a misunderstanding possibly hadn't sunk into her head yet.
Whether that's naivety or not, I had no idea.
In any case, it would be good if Masato-senpai could believe her. I an, this should be the first ti in a while that there's really nothing going on except for that golden timing of his arrival.
True. I teased Watanabe to the point that she got this weakened but had he appeared two or five seconds later, this scene wouldn't be the one to welco him.
Anyway, since I also believe that my conscience is clear, I pushed the girl's weakened body and straightened it up before releasing her in my hold. After that, I glanced behind to check on the guy before gesturing to the paper that I dropped on the table.
"Masato-senpai. Good timing. I thought of helping Watanabe with her work but I guess you're best suited to do that."
"Help ? Don't lie, Onoda-kun. You're here to tease !"
Still failing to read the air, Watanabe pouted and pointed at like soone reporting a bully. Furthermore, she didn't stop at that. The girl grabbed her head and started combing it with her fingers, fixing the ss that I made, "Look what you did to my hair. Uhh… I told you not to."
At this point, Masato-senpai remained standing at the entrance, neither saying nor doing anything. His eyes which were slowly narrowing into a slit, put us under his intense gaze.
Yet, Watanabe failed to pick up on that. For sure, based on how she's behaving, it's not an act but her genuine reaction. In her eyes, nothing was wrong with this.
However, that probably wasn't the case with Masato-senpai. With skepticism in his eyes, he started making his way to us. He still hadn't said any word yet except that dread-sounding inquiry when he arrived.
By the ti he reached our position, his accusatory gaze landed on and remained there for a few seconds before it turned gently as he looked at his girl, he reached out for the girl's head and helped her comb it back to normal.
I guess he's believing her, huh? However, the guy clearly started looking at in a negative light.
"Okay, I'll help you. Onoda-kun, can you… vacate that seat?"
If his tone towards Watanabe was as warm as the morning sunlight, it quickly dipped to absolute zero when it ca to .
Acting oblivious, I put on a smile and stood up, vacating the seat like he asked.
Well, that's his usual seat, anyway.
Furthermore, the fact that he kept his internal thoughts in was a lot better in this situation.
Rather than be confronted on sothing I didn't do, I'd save us the energy for that.
Of course, he'd definitely be more guarded around after this. Unfortunately for him, Watanabe was already tied to us. Unless he prohibits her from interacting with , she'd remain my assistant when it cos to gathering news.
As for Watanabe… well, it's hard to determine whether she's acting or she's really that clueless about what happened.
In any case, when she saw stepping away, Watanabe made a face and stuck her tongue out at while looking comfortably at the sensation of Masato-senpai's touch.
Yep. Most likely, she thought she won against . Little did she know, I only chose the route where there wouldn't be a direct confrontation. Also… she's unaware that Masato-senpai wasn't looking at that gesture kindly.
He's jealous. No doubt.
Dropping my initial thought of helping her, I walked away from the couple and started preparing the tea.
In the short duration before Shizu arrived, Watanabe would occasionally call out to , provoking with words like, 'I thought you're going to help , Onoda-kun? What are you doing there?'
In which I would respond, 'Don't be greedy. Masato-senpai was already helping you. Just focus on his voice and stop dragging in.'
That amused the girl and obviously, it's the opposite for the guy. But in the end, he never voiced that out.
Was that him being a wimp? I don't think so… He probably didn't want to make a scene with Watanabe here but I'll sure expect him to confront .
In any case, it didn't matter to . No matter what, my conscience is clear. Right?
I only teased his girl. I had no plans to steal her from him.
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Right at the sa ti as I finished preparing the tea, Shizu arrived at the room. By barely acknowledging the couple's presence, the girl quickly moved to my side, jumping at at first instance.
"Good. You're still here. I missed you, blockhead." The girl squeezed into my embrace before tiptoeing to kiss .
I welcod that wholeheartedly and returned the kiss with more passion.
While Masato-senpai couldn't look at us straight, Watanabe was acting the sa as usual, her eyes fixed on us as though she was watching her favorite soap opera.
The only difference from before is… her notepad wasn't around. She could only commit what she was witnessing to mory.
"You know I won't leave before seeing you. So… sit down and let serve you before I get to work." I eventually replied after finishing our passionate exchange. Furthermore, even though I told her to sit down, I actually started carrying her behind her table before I returned to get the tea set.
When I started pouring the cup for her, Shizu affectionately watched . And after taking a sip, she turned her attention to the couple.
Donning her normal persona of being the Student Council President, she started addressing the two regarding their work.
"Masato-san, have you finished collecting the data for the upcoming event? And Watanabe, you can finish that next week. It's not urgent."
Upon hearing that, Masato-senpai who was still looking at with a hostile gaze quickly flipped as he stood up to make his report.
As for Watanabe, she simply nodded her head cautiously. Her smug face from earlier disappeared by the second.
From that, it once again highlighted how much authority Shizu holds.
Well, in any case, I still served the two their tea before returning to Shizu's side.
Since I still have sothing else to do, I spent a few minutes watching them work and also pampering my girl before excusing myself.
Inugaki never showed up. Perhaps, he's afraid to see there or he's hiding sowhere. I told him to make an apology for his behavior in front of everyone in the Student Council as his punishnt for aiding Ichihara when the guy confronted a few days ago. However, because I could only be present on Mondays and Fridays, he had yet to do that.
In any case, with Shizu already aware of what happened back then, it's only a matter of ti before he could be dealt with. She had started giving the guy less work or importance. And according to her, she's going to pressure him to resign from the position. It's not within her authority to fire him without probable cause, after all. And what happened with Ichihara wasn't enough so…
As for who would replace him when it happened, Shizu told that if Haruko wants it, she was going to appoint her. If not, she's going to find soone else. Soone she could control, unlike the dog of a Vice President.
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