Stealing Spree Chapter 340: Doubts

Because of that comnt, our classmates that were still in the classroom all turned their attention to us.

So even whistled as if they were waiting for Satsuki to flare up at .

A month after the start of the school year, it's already established that we're in the sa group.

However, when it cos to Satsuki, even if we're often seen together, our closeness wasn't that noticeable because of how she previously acted. Always looking as if she's annoyed at everyone with that cold glare of hers. Most importantly, they were already used to how this girl treated Sakuma.

Judging from how she instantly covered her mouth, that girl who comnted probably blurted it out after hearing what Satsuki said.

Well, it's not in her character to just say 'Carry .'. That's why after that, the girl surnad Misumi was probably wondering if she heard Satsuki right.

She then took a step back in fear that Satsuki would glare at her because of her comnt.

What should I do? After the three left without interacting with to dampen the rumors surrounding us, this girl suddenly did this.

Ah. There's no point circling around this now when all their attention was on us.

I glanced at Misumi first and wryly smiled.

"Should I? What do you think?"

Without any change in my expression, I deflected the question to the grinning girl in front of .

Upon hearing that, her grin retracted as she slowly raised her body.

"Who will date a pervert like you? They must be out of their minds." Satsuki clicked her tongue, sent a glare to Misumi and went out of the room.

That girl. That kind of answer neither confird nor denied our relationship.

Nonetheless, she's low-key directing that last sentence to themselves. To enter a relationship with , they're out of their minds to accept this kind of situation.

"It's alright, Onoda-kun. Sakuma-kun also suffered the sa. You'll get used to it." The girl next to Misumi sent a word of consolation to .

And after her, so of the guys from the back also consoled as if I got rejected by Satsuki.

If only they knew…

After a while, I also left the classroom when they went back to their business.

Like I thought, Satsuki was waiting for just outside of the School Building.

When I saw her, she's leaning against the wall and had her arms crossed. One of her knees was bent as the heel of her foot rested on the wall.

Even from afar, I could sohow feel the chilling aura that she was exuding.

Anyone that would be brave enough to approach her would surely feel weak on their knees from the intensely glaring eyes.

"Your highness, how long have you been waiting? Shall I carry you now?"

Using the sa way I called her from back then, I jokingly asked when I approached her.

And unlike what she showed in the classroom, Satsuki stood upright and clunkily opened her arms as her grumpy expression relaxed to a slight smile.

"What are you waiting for?" Contrary to her cool aura, Satsuki titled her head cutely as she beckoned towards to pick her up and carry her like a princess.

"Alright. It's my loss today."

As much as I want to do it and pamper this girl, we would truly be out of our minds to attract attention by doing that in public.

"Heh. I finally won against this pervert." While having a smug expression, Satsuki stepped forward and hooked her arm on mine before dragging along with her towards the Gymnasium.

Because she was slightly taller than , it looked like I was being dragged by a senior. Nonetheless, I could certainly feel this girl's happiness when she started humming through our walk towards that special side door of the Gymnasium.

Obviously, because of our interlinked arms, we gathered so attention from the students who were walking alongside us.

If there was any from our class, I failed to check.

Either way, those present with us earlier still hadn't gone out when we started this walk.

"You're aggressive today, did sothing happen between you and Shizu?" After a while, I opened a conversation which instantly garnered a reaction from her.

Satsuki unconsciously tightened her grip on my arm and averted her gaze.

For her to suddenly beco this aggressive at how she interacted with , that's the only possibility I could think of.

This girl told that she would talk to Shizu today because of how she noticed that I was downhearted yesterday.

Did she get overwheld by how much Shizu wanted to monopolize ?

For now, I just hope that it didn't get to the point that the two would start having a strained relationship.

"This idiot. Stop guessing correctly… Yes, sothing happened."

"As I thought… Can you tell about it?"

"It's nothing… or not. Asakura-senpai is… She's a lot stronger than . Strong enough that I started becoming envious of her."

Stronger than her? I guess it's about how that girl was adamant about what she wanted.

"She clearly loves you. Loves you enough to open her hidden side to you."

Satsuki continued as she started retelling what happened between them today. Their ti with the ntor Program was used for that conversation.

Satsuki tried to convince Shizu in my place. To have her accept that I can't be with her alone.

Although I didn't ask this girl for that, her desire to help probably won over her reason.

And when she ca face to face with Shizu's unyielding determination that I experienced yesterday, Satsuki started to look at her in a new light.

In turn, she beca envious that Shizu could be that strong despite the possibility of losing the man she fell in love with.

Satsuki honestly told that because of that talk with Shizu, she began looking back to her past decisions. Her affection for Sakuma that she threw away in favor of going all-in with as well as her decision to accept that she's not my only one.

She began thinking about what would happen if she ended our relationship when I told her about my past and the truth about .

After that, she lanted about what would happen if she also beca stubborn with her love for Sakuma.

And that led to her being slumped at her desk after returning to the classroom.

All those tis, various thoughts were running in her mind. And they're mostly negative.

Perhaps she was thinking that if she held onto her love for Sakuma, our group would still be the sa. And instead of , that Sakuma would one day confess to her and they would start dating.

However, when she heard my voice whispering in her ear, according to her, all of the good things that happened between the two of us surfaced from her mories and shattered all those possibilities she was thinking.

That's the reason why she unconsciously blurted those two words out while smiling beautifully upon seeing .

Well, she didn't know that even if she held onto that affection, I would continue trying to steal her. Even if she refused to kiss in their locker room, I would find a way to make her change her mind. Back then, I was still the sa desire-driven guy. I wouldn't stop with just one rejection.

When she finished her story, we had already arrived at the side door. And without letting open my mouth to put in words about what she told , Satsuki hugged tight and dropped her lips on mine.

"I'm envious. But… that's not enough to make throw everything I feel about you. Ruki. I'm sorry if I can't change Asakura-senpai's mind. And I'm sorry if I started thinking about the what-ifs if I changed my decision to enter this relationship with you."

When our lips separated, Satsuki seed as if she was about to cry. However, to stop her from doing that, I put my hand on her face and caressed it gently before planting another kiss on her lips.

Carried along with that kiss was my undisguised affection for her. The love that I'm currently feeling for this troubled girl.

She was feeling guilty for thinking back to her decision. And well, there's no way I would bla her for that. I basically forced her to be in a relationship with . Our exchange of ssages, the first kiss at the locker room, that trip at the infirmary where I took advantage of her while Sakuma was at the next bed and finally the trip to her house.

True, she accepted all those but without being that pushy, she wouldn't be betraying her love for that guy.

So would say that it was also Sakuma's fault but in the end, I'm the culprit why she fell in my grasp.

I appreciated her attempt to talk to Shizu for but I was wrong. I should've stopped her.

"Satsuki, there's no need to say sorry. You were trying to help with Shizu. I should've stopped you when you told that. And about the thoughts you had. It's fine, look at , who is with you at this mont?"

"… You."

"And who am I to you?"

"You're my… You're my Ruki."

"That's right. Cheer up now. You still have your basketball practice to go to. Let's talk more when we have the ti."

"You're not mad at ?"

"Hmm? Where's that aggressive Satsuki from earlier? No, of course, I won't be mad. Like you said, my voice when I whispered earlier, and the mories we shared together already shattered the little doubts that were forming in your head. You're still my Satsuki." I continued caressing her face to comfort her and with every few words that ca out from my mouth, Satsuki would sniff to stop her tears from bursting out of her eyes.

From being aggressive to becoming this troubled with her thoughts, this girl… she's now more honest than when I first interacted with her. And I honestly appreciated this.