Stealing Spree Chapter 1636 Convenience



"Hey, Onoda-kun. Can you stay for a bit?"

On my way out after bringing Shio's teaching materials to the neighboring classroom, Watanabe ran up and stopped from going. She did it so casually that even I was a little taken aback.

But thinking about it, we’re both in the Student Council and this wasn’t the first ti we’re talking to each other. The attention that I thought would be, at least, considerable was swept away instantly.

I guess that’s pretty much normal. Despite still being a hotshot from all the rumors surrounding , losing interest in a normal interaction like this was understandable.

They’re not paparazzi who would want to know everything about . Only those spicy rumors that would make them gasp in amazent or disgust.

Anyway, I turned around from that call and found Watanabe sporting an impish grin. Whatever was running through her head, I could only imagine it to be related to her fun.

She once again looked spirited as if her concern from the last ti had already been solved and she was back to her full interest in my romcom situation.

Not far from behind her, I also spotted Komoe who was just pleased to see . Since I kind of put her on the sidelines yesterday at the Student Council, I kept in contact with her through the ssaging app which sohow made up for it.

Well, she misunderstood Shizu and decided that she had to do better to be deserving of the sa treatnt as my girls. Not taking the lead in approaching today was probably a part of that.

There’s also Yanagi Kaede but even though I converted her from a stalker to a friend, she opted not to show that to her class openly. She simply remained in her seat, admiring from there.

When I openly waved my hand to her, so of the boys – those who were probably trying to woo her – warily looked at .

I ignored that and so was Kaede. She smiled and waved back before slumping down on her desk.

Watanabe, who caught that small interaction and was still waiting for my reply, snorted and began scribbling on her notes again. As for Komoe, it’s as if she found another rival in the making. She alternately looked between us before eventually deciding to co to Kaede’s side, perhaps to ask what’s her connection to .

And with that, Watanabe and I got left alone. I walked out of their classroom and she followed. This way, no one would hear our conversation even if only a few of them were seemingly interested.

"Stop scribbling there. I’m already staying. What is it that you want to talk about?" I addressed the girl who imdiately hid her notes behind her.

And then while giggling in a good mood, she said, “Pfft. It’s nothing too important but I think I have to say it to you directly.”

“Stop putting in suspense, will you? Alright. Let guess. Is it about you and Masato-senpai?”

As if I hit the right mark, the girl imdiately stopped and stared straight at .

“Eh? How did you manage to guess that?”

“Girl. Between the two of us, there are only a few things that we do talk about. If it’s not about , then it’s about you. Did you reconcile?”

“We do. We’re not really fighting, just so you know. I just… cleared things to him and he understood. Thanks to you.”

“Oh? Congrats then. But ‘thanks to ’? What did I even do?”

If I recall correctly, I didn’t even talk to him yesterday and I spent my ti in the Student Council just pampering Shizu.

“He said after talking with you, he sorted things out in his head. He apologized for doubting and it’s wrong for him to act like that based on his own assumption. He took on a date yesterday.”

Ah… I see. So the help I rendered wasn’t but last week when he questioned about Watanabe. I assured him that nothing was going on and this girl was simply appointed to help .

But then again, I didn’t even give him advice back then. He sorted out his shortcomings by himself if he truly ant that apology.

On one hand, it could be sincere but on the other, it sounded more like a bait for Watanabe to slip on. If the girl revealed what exactly was happening between us then he’d have a justification to be mad at .

In any case, if Watanabe was this pleased by Masato-senpai’s apology and subsequent actions then… I was probably overthinking it.

“Wow. If I’m hearing you correctly… Are you here to brag about your date? Good for you, huh?”

“Eh? Wait. That’s not what I…”

Perhaps realizing that it’s actually how she’s acting, the girl’s face imdiately turned to shock before an embarrassed expression replaced her elated look.

“Well, don’t beat yourself to it. I’m glad you settled your difference. If there’s sothing I can take away from that brag, it ans you can work more efficiently for from now on. I’m looking forward to your hard work.”

“That… Onoda-kun, that’s sly!”

“Girl, you set yourself on an easy difficulty. That’s not even the extent of how sly I can be.”

I don’t even see how sly that is. But this girl… She’s probably expecting to praise her and not just congratulate her, right?

I don’t really know what’s going on in her head but at the very least, she’s already proven herself helpful in so situations. I should make use of her more. She’s going to be pleased about it anyway.

Let’s see… What about this…?

“Alright. You can pause pooling news for , Watanabe. Instead, look after Komoe and Kaede for , alright? Also, if you can approach Kujou-senpai again, I’ll appreciate it.”

Right. Given that this girl was willing to do more for , perhaps to satisfy whatever interest she has in our situation, I should take advantage of that.

Of course, it’s not an excessive request and it’s up to her to do that.

She already approached Marika last week, she can do it again. That way, I can have soone close to near her. As for Komoe and Kaede, I only added it to confuse her a little. They’re already classmates and friends with each other. Even if I didn’t ask her for that, she’s still going to look after them, much like when she requested for to motivate Kaede again.

Upon hearing that, Watanabe took a few seconds before his eyes glittered brightly. Then with another one of her weird salutes, she happily declared, “Roger that. See you at the Disciplinary Office later Onoda-kun. I’ll report to you.”

This girl… Would you look at that? She’s now more proactive. I didn’t even ntion needing a direct report and yet here she was presenting it by herself.

If Masato-senpai heard this, I wonder what his reaction would be.

Soon after that, I watched Watanabe run back to their classroom and I returned to ours.

Unfortunately, even if I have ti, all the advisors of Year 1 and Year 2 were called back to the Administration Building through the intercom and that included Shio, of course.

From what I heard from her, it’s probably related to the upcoming camping trip. While the event would be handled by Setsuna-nee and Juri’s college departnt, teachers would still be there to supervise us.

They’re going to hold a eting there to prepare for it.

On the bright side, the first few minutes of the 2nd period were going to be another free ti.