Chapter – 03
It’s an Order
I entered my classroom and took my seat.
I placed my bag on the desk and organized my things while mulling over a fact that was pretty much set in stone.
And then I thought about what was likely to happen next… Ah, damn it. My head hurts.
“Whoa! A headache?! Are you having a headache?!”
“…Your voice is making my head hurt even more.”
“Am I a low-pressure system or what?!”
This incredibly noisy personâactually, the noisiest person I knowâwas laughing “Wahaha!” right in front of my seat.
“Nowagawa, I’m already drawing attention as it is, and now thanks to you, people are looking at me weird.”
“That was already the case, wasn’t it~?”
Nowagawa Usagi.
She’s the first friend I made after entering high school.
Her signature features are her distinctive orange hair and the headband she always wears. If she kept her mouth shut, she’d actually look pretty good.
She’s on the taller side among the girls, and on top of that, she’s got huge boobs. For real. So it’s not strange at all to call her a beauty.
But her most notable featureâand her biggest downsideâis what’s on the inside.
“But getting stared at weirdly is the best, don’t you think? It gets me all hot and bothered~! Whoa! I’m fired up!!!”
Yeah. Her insides and herèšèĄ are completely off the rails.
Dirty jokes are an everyday occurrenceâshe’s a walking sexual harassment demon.
On a completely different vector, Nowagawa is just as famous as Koyatori.
“You’re in a good mood today too, huh.”
“That’s so half-hearted! Isn’t it your supreme mission to satisfy me, Rintarou~?”
“I have no memory of ever being given that mission.”
“That was decided the moment we met!”
“So it was a mandatory event, huh…”
And it’s also a newbie trap.
Looking satisfied with our exchange, Nowagawa hummed “Fufufu~nâȘ” carefreely.
“By the way, Rintarou, I heard about yesterday~! As expected of my Rintarou, you really know how to get things done. So, did you kiss? Or waitâdid you grab her boobs?!”
“Hey, keep your voice down.”
Nowagawa spoke at a volume that was anything but private, so the other classmates heard her.
Sure enough, my classmates were saying things like:
“Hey, did you hear ‘kiss’?”
“Wait, I heard ‘boobs’!”
“No way?! That means he grabbed Koyatori’s boobs, didn’t he…”
See? They’re clearly misunderstanding things.
“Sorry, sorry. I just got carried away. I mean, Koyatori-chan is one of my favoritesâshe was even on my list of girls I’d grab if I got the chance.”
“Your genderlessness is impressive.”
Nowagawa might just be messing around, but she’s into both guys and girls.
According to her, erotic things have nothing to do with gender. Is that philosophy?
“So, so, so! Is it true that you and Koyatori-chan are dating? If so, definitely let’s have a threesome again!”
“No, we’re not. And what’s with the ‘again’? We’ve never done that.”
Thanks to her loud voice again, people around us got even more wrong ideas.
I really don’t want more trouble.
“I’m not dating Koyatori. Besides, you’re asking even though you already know, right?”
“What?! I want to gossip about romance too, you know~!”
“Sorry I’m so uninteresting.”
If she wanted to, she could be in a relationship anytime she wanted.
“I see~ So Rintarou’s still a virgin, huh.”
“Unfortunately.”
“Hmm… I like Rintarou, so wanna go at it once?”
“Once wouldn’t be enough.”
“Then let’s go multiple times!!!!”
“That’s enough.”
Thank you, and good night.
â â â
After school.
“…………”
“…………”
In a quiet café, tasteful BGM played softly.
Sitting there, blending in surprisingly well, she tilted her steaming coffee glass and let out a soft breath.
“So, did Fuyunose-kun grope my breasts?”
“I did not.”
Koyatori set the coffee glass down with a small clink.
Going back about an hourâ
Just as I was about to head home, slinging my bag over my shoulder and stepping out of the classroom.
“Fuyunose-kun.”
“…What do you want, Koyatori?”
Completely unbothered by the eyes around her, Koyatori was standing in front of my classroom like a guardian statue, and I got caught.
“I have something to talk to you about. Follow me.”
“Is this voluntary?”
“It’s an order.”
Still looking displeased, she walked down the hallway, telling me to follow with her back.
I had no choice but to trail a step behind her.
And now, here we are.
“Oh, that’s strange. I heard that Fuyunose-kun said in the classroom that he ‘groped Koyatori’s breasts.'”
The way rumors spread is brutal. No wonder the telephone game actually works as a game.
“That wasn’t meâit was Nowagawa who said that.”
I sighed at how the rumor had gone far beyond what I’d imagined, and took a sip of my still-warm coffee.
“I see. Nowagawa-san said it. Speaking of Nowagawa-san, I recall that there are plans for a threesome between me, Nowagawa-san, and Fuyunose-kun.”
“PFFTâ!!!”
“That’s disgusting.”
“Sorry, sorry.”
I couldn’t help but spit out my drink at Koyatori’s words. But it’s a testament to how impactful that statement was.
“All of that is just Nowagawa’s nonsense. Besides, I’m not dating Koyatori, contrary to the rumors, right?”
At my words, Koyatori twitched slightly.
“True, we’re not dating.”
There was something odd about the way she said it, with a hint of implication.
“This is such a pain. Because Koyatori went and called me her boyfriend yesterday, everyone’s got the wrong idea.”
“True.”
“People are giving me weird looks, I keep getting whispered about… I’m exhausted after just one day.”
“True.”
“…Ah, I’m really tired. Being Koyatori’s boyfriend is way too much for me.”
I got a sharp glare from Koyatori.
Koyatori really does have as much pride as she looks. Well, if she didn’t, she wouldn’t always look down on everyone with that expression.
“Hey, Fuyunose-kun. I think you’ve probably sensed this already, but… would you mind if I gave you one order?”
“I think the standard phrasing is ‘a favor.'”
I decided to let that slide as just a minor complaintâprobably Koyatori’s way of hiding her embarrassment.
Koyatori looked straight at me and said:
“Fuyunose-kun, won’t you be my boyfriend?”
Hearing those words, as expected, I traced the rim of my coffee cup.
Now, what should I do about this?
