My deskmate is actually my yandere reader.

As they entered the teaching building and went to the shoe locker to change their shoes, Kurose Izumi glanced at Shiraishi Chiren, who was bending down and lifting the heel of her indoor shoes.

Looking back, just two weeks ago, their relationship was so cold that they would only greet each other when they met.

But now, they live together and have become special friends.

All of this is so unreal that it feels like a beautiful dream.

"The cherry blossoms are about to fall."

Kurose Izumi glanced out the window again at the cherry blossom trees, which had mostly withered and become somewhat bare, and felt a pang of emotion.

But what he didn't know was that it wasn't just the cherry blossoms that were about to wither, but also his own feelings.

In this bright and beautiful spring, his romance withered away in an unimaginably short time.

"It will bloom again next year." Shiraishi Chiren glanced out the window. "The fallen cherry blossoms will become nutrients for the soil, making the trees even more beautiful next year."

"Yes, that's right."

Kurose Izumi nodded, and she and Shiraishi Chiren left the shoe locker and walked into the classroom together.

Naturally, this behavior drew boos from his classmates, who whispered among themselves, speculating about the progress of their relationship.

Most of the boys looked puzzled and resentful, wondering why someone as gloomy as Izumi Kurose could win the favor of the "lonely ace pilot".

Kurose Izumi hung her schoolbag on the hook next to her desk, plopped down, and Hirasawa Mabu came up to greet her.

"Good morning, Quan."

"Good morning." He nodded and greeted him in return. "How was your weekend? Did you manage to get out of the house?"

"Hehe, after playing two games with a younger sister theme, and hearing Hotaru call me Onii-chan, I immediately felt like I was back in the game." Hirasawa Mabu scratched his head and chuckled.

"You're hopeless."

Kurose Izumi shook her head and sighed, wondering why her friend, who was clearly a typical "real-life" person, would be so obsessed with anime characters.

He's clearly rich, handsome, and athletic, but he's just a bit silly.

But isn't being handsome and rich enough?

These two elements are the real secret weapons for modern women!

"Alright, come out with me, I have something to talk to you about." Hirasawa Shinbu glanced at Shiraishi Chiren.

Kurose Izumi immediately understood, realizing that he most likely wanted to ask about her and Shiraishi Chire.

“I’m not going.” He turned his head and looked out the window at the schoolyard.

"Alright, let's not talk about you, let's talk about me!"

Kurose Izumi turned her head back and carefully examined Hirasawa Shinbu's face, noticing that he looked serious, yet vaguely uneasy.

"Walk."

Without saying much, he stood up, hooked his arm around Hirasawa Shinbu's shoulder, and walked out of the classroom.

Before leaving, she turned back and glanced at Shiraishi Chizuru, her lips moving silently as if to read:

"I go out for a while."

Shiraishi Chiren nodded slightly and smiled.

Only then did Kurose Izumi turn around and walk out of the classroom with Hirasawa Masato.

63. Strongman locks up man

After leaving the classroom, the two went to a vending machine outside the teaching building.

"What to drink?"

"roots Black Coffee".

"You really like coffee, huh? I don't understand what's so good about it..."

Hirasawa Masatake muttered to himself as he stole two 500-yen coins into the vending machine and took out a bottle of coffee and a sports drink.

"You're the same, always drinking sports drinks."

Kurose Izumi took the coffee and sat down on a bench next to him, naturally pulling the tab on his coffee.

"So, what's on your mind?"

“Yesterday, I ran into Tsuda Yoshi when I came to school for club activities.”

Upon hearing this, Kurose Izumi paused in her act of raising her hand to drink her coffee.

"Oh? And then?"

"I chatted with her for a bit and casually asked her about her relationship with the minister."

Hirasawa Masato scratched his head, his tone suddenly becoming agitated: "She said she wasn't dating the department head, but that he was pursuing her. She's never experienced anything like this before, and she's very troubled because she doesn't know what to do."

"Uh, what exactly are you trying to say?" Kurose Izumi blinked, somewhat confused about what Hirasawa Mabu was trying to convey.

If Tsuda Yoshi is troubled by being confessed to, why does she seem so close to Kurosaki Tetsuya?

"So, she's not good at saying no to people, so she thought she'd spend some time with the minister to see if they were a good match."

"...Are there really people this stupid?" Kurose Izumi muttered to herself.

What's this all about?

Because I'm not good at saying no, I'll spend some time getting to know people to see if we're compatible.

If you don't like something, you don't like it; if you like something, you like it. Why not just say it directly?

Fortunately, Hirasawa Shinbu was too excited to hear his mutterings, otherwise he would have definitely retorted with dissatisfaction.

"spring."

"how?"

"You said the other day that the minister was with girls from other schools, you didn't see wrong, did you?"

"I'm sure I didn't see it wrong."

Kurose Izumi was absolutely certain that the person in the Dragon's Nest that day was none other than Kurosaki Tetsuya!

"That makes things much easier." Hirasawa Masato grinned. "As long as we confirm that the club president is seeing other girls, we can get Tsuda to reject him!"

"come on."

Kurose Izumi took a sip of coffee and then patted Hirasawa Masato hard on the shoulder.

"Hiss, you little brat!"

Hirasawa Shinbu gasped sharply, his face contorting in shock.

Of course, that was an act.

He's very happy now, and has plenty of time to joke around with Kurose Izumi.

Kurose Izumi saw through his feigned pain and teased him with a smile, "Hey, young master of the prestigious Hirasawa Group, are you trying to scam me?"

"Hehe, now that you know I'm the young master of the Hirazawa Group, why don't you apologize?" Hirazawa Shinbu proudly adopted the demeanor of a capitalist.

"Come on, stop pretending with me. We're like family."

After saying that, Kurose Izumi slapped Hirasawa Shinbu hard again!

Immediately, he stood up and ran towards the teaching building, secretly pleased with himself.

"Damn it, you little brat! Don't let me catch you!"

Hirasawa Shinbu shouted and then got up to chase after him.

"Haha, we'll talk after you catch me!"

"Have you forgotten I'm in the sports club?!"

Hearing the voices approaching from behind, Kurose Izumi immediately tensed up.

Yes, he seems to have overlooked the fact that Hirasawa Masato has excellent athletic ability!

"Haha, let's see where you run to!"

Hirasawa Shinbu watched as he got closer and closer to Kurose Izumi and laughed triumphantly.

Finally, he caught up with Izumi Kurose at the shoe locker in the teaching building and grabbed him by the back of his collar like he was picking up a chick!

"You were so smug just now, weren't you? Now let me ask you, how's your relationship with the class monitor going?!" Hirasawa Mabu hooked his arm around Kurose Izumi's neck and put her in a strong lock.

"Hey, kid, stop messing around! There's nothing between me and Shiraishi!"

"Oh~~~" Hirasawa Shinbu made a meaningful sound, "He's calling Shiraishi directly now, huh? Something must have happened these past few days, right? Hurry up and tell us the truth!"

"No! You can kill me, but I won't tell!"

"That's not very nice of you. You're the one who doesn't tell me things, why are you so tight-lipped?"

"Don't ask, I can't tell you!"

It's not that Izumi Kurose doesn't want to talk about it, it's just too embarrassing to bring up!

Because he started living with Shiraishi Chire, and the things that happened were all ambiguous, it would definitely be inappropriate to talk about it.

"You brat..." Hirasawa Shinbu gritted his teeth angrily, then asked, "Did you hold hands? You definitely did, right?"

"you--!"

Kurose Izumi's expression changed. She was about to ask, "How did you know?" but she suddenly realized at the last moment and didn't let it slip.

His subtle reaction did not escape Hirasawa Shinbu's notice.

"Haha, that's great, Quan." He laughed and let go of her hand, his tone full of satisfaction.

They held hands not long after their relationship improved. If they wait another month or two, wouldn't they be on the path to adulthood?

"You're kidding me!" Kurose Izumi shouted in embarrassment, feeling ashamed that she had been seen through.

He always felt it was weird to talk about love with his best friend.

He can talk endlessly about butter, going on for hours on end...