Kyoto: I just want to be a gentleman

"I already told you not to do that."

The three goddesses in the class were having a warm conversation as usual. The classmates around me were laughing so hard, but I felt a chill.

Watanabe Hideyuki turned another page.

“In the end, Kuroki only spoke to me one sentence in the morning, and then he never spoke to me again, either during breaks or while walking around the classroom.

But - this makes people feel even more uneasy.

Kuroki, who had never spoken to me during the three years of junior high school and one year of high school, suddenly took the initiative to talk to me, and then never mentioned me again. No matter how you look at it, it feels wrong.

(Why did Kuroki specifically mention lime?)

If she was just curious because she saw my account recommended on Lime, then it wouldn't matter. But if she noticed the change in my relationship with those two people... then it would be troublesome.

Of course, the change in the relationship between Kaiyama and Ichinose only happened the day before yesterday and yesterday, and it is unlikely to be discovered. However, Kuroki Rui's IQ is far higher than that of ordinary people. It is said that she once predicted all the questions in the final exam by guessing the teacher's thinking.

There are even rumors that Kuroki Rui is not only a beautiful girl, but also a perfect superhero who is good at both literature and martial arts. She won first place in all the events she participated in at the National Junior Track and Field Olympics in junior high school, and her science score was rated A in the Tokyo University mock exam in her first year of high school. This Yamato Nadeshiko, who is both talented and beautiful, has made her a perfect existence in everyone's mind.

Therefore, those who can approach her and talk to her on an equal footing must have certain qualities that she does not have. Airi Umiyama has a slender figure, but has a super high school-level plump chest, and her face shape is more cute than beautiful. Yuria Ichinose is a hot girl who wears fashionable, modern girlish style, and has charming thighs that attract boys' attention, which is also an advantage that Kuroki does not have.

It is precisely because Airi Umiyama and Yuria Ichinose have absolute personalities that they have the confidence to talk to Rui Kuroki, and the relationship between these three people is also very good.

So, if Kuroki found out that a shady otaku like me knew the secrets of Kaiyama and Ichinose, she would definitely come to question me in order to protect her cherished friend.

(If the conversation this morning was her testing me...it was a bad feeling)

Also, if we consider other possibilities, maybe one of Ichinose or Umiyama asked Kuroki about the secret I knew. This could also cause Kuroki to start paying attention to me... But in that case, their own secrets would also be exposed. So, I don't want to believe that those two people would do this.

(So, why is Kuroki...)

The mystery deepens.

"Hey, Ryota."

"Ok?"

After the fourth class, I was sitting in my seat in a daze when I heard someone in the front row calling me quietly. Haishan in front of me turned half-way and waved to me.

Since it was already lunchtime, Ichinose and Kuroki on the left and right were not there.

"Look at Lime. Gather there."

"???"

I took out my phone in confusion, but Haishan had already stood up and left casually.

(Look at lime? Haishan, is there anything you want to talk to me about?)

There was a notification on my phone. I opened lime and saw it said:

"Umiyama: Let's have lunch in the empty classroom on the third floor? Yuria is on the cultural festival executive committee, Rui is at the club meeting, so Airi is bored—"

There's also an angry octopus emoji sticker.

Another invitation to lunch. But this time she chose a place where no one would notice her. It seems like she is thinking about me?

(But, an empty classroom... does that mean we are alone?)

Could it be that Haishan is attracted by the "masculine charm" hidden in me?

(…Impossible)

When I calm down and think about it, I have no charm at all. If there is any special feature, it is probably that I have three chest hairs...but no one knows this.

(Having lunch alone with Kaisan... Oh, if only it could be a little more erotic, and I could touch those breasts...)

While thinking about these obscene things, I went to the store and bought some rice balls.

(No, no, now I should think more about Kuroki than these fantasies.)

Kaiyama helped me solve Ichinose's problem yesterday...I'll consult her this time too.

(Yes, Haishan may know something about Kuroki that I don't)

I took the rice ball and walked towards the empty classroom on the third floor.

Watanabe Hideyuki looked down one more page.

“I took the rice balls to the empty classroom on the third floor.

Because the area where the empty classrooms on the third floor are located is concentrated with science departments and family science departments, almost no one goes in and out unless there are related courses.

(However, this empty classroom seems to be locked at ordinary times...)

With doubts, I pulled the sliding door of the classroom and it opened easily.

There were only six desks and chairs in the front row of the classroom, and nothing else.

"You're late, too."

When I went in, I found that Haishan had already started eating lunch.

"Sorry."

I apologized and placed the rice ball on the seat next to her.

"Is this all you have for lunch, Ryota?"

“Ah, ahhh.”

There were only rice balls just like yesterday, Haishan asked worriedly.

Although I don’t have much money, the main reason is that I don’t eat much.

Kaisan, on the other hand, was wolfing down a takeout version of the tonkatsu curry he had had yesterday.

(How much does she like tonkatsu curry?)

"Did you really go to the game center yesterday?"

"Of course, after all, it was Haishan who told me, so I have to go."

"Even so, if you really don't want to go, ordinary people will stand you up, right?"

"Y-really?"

"You are such a serious person, Ryota."

As Kaisan spoke, he ate the fried pork cutlet curry in big mouthfuls.

(Is this a compliment or a mockery?)

"By the way, Ryota, do you like Yuria?"

"H-huh? No no!"

How could a humble guy like me possibly like Ichiganose?

"Really? Ryota, you often secretly look at Yuria, and I thought you liked her."

Really?... So someone else noticed me staring at Ichinose's legs. I'll look at them more carefully next time... (legs and breasts).

"What a surprise. I thought you liked Yuria, so I helped you."

"Help, help?"

"Yeah. Actually, I was planning to go to the game center in the neighboring town to check yesterday. But after hearing you say something happened with Yuria, I gave this task to you. I thought I could become a love cupid."

What love Cupid? I am so naive. If Kaisan had gone to that place instead of me yesterday, the beautiful girl group would have disbanded...!

"By the way, where did you hear the news about Ichinose going to the game center?"

"This was told to me by a friend from another class. She was from a neighboring town and saw Yuria entering the game center at the station. Another friend also gave me the same information, so I have been paying attention to it."

"Oh... you have so many friends. Haishan, you are really popular."

"Huh? My face isn't that big! I've been using a beauty roller! Look, here, here"

Haishan showed off to me while posing cutely.

That's not what I meant.

"But Yuria wasn't there in the end. Was it your friend's mistake?"

"Hmm... I don't know."

"If you ask Yuria directly whether she's going to the game center, will she answer?"

"I do not know"

Of course I won't answer. Who would admit that they went there just to get the prize figurine of the busty beautiful girl?

"By the way, Ryota, did you talk to Rui about anything this morning before Airi and Yuria came?"

"what……?"

"Eri is very curious. What did Rui talk to you about?"

Did Haishan invite me to lunch just to ask this? And in an empty classroom where no one would disturb us...

(To Kaisan, I am the only one who knows her secret. It is normal for her to be curious when she sees me chatting with Rui)

It seems that I haven't completely gained Haishan's trust... although I knew it a long time ago.

"I won't reveal our secrets casually. Are you suspecting me of leaking secrets?"

"Huh? What do you mean? Why are you bringing this up now?"

Haishan licked her spoon with a confused look on her face.

……what?

"No, no, you suspected that I leaked secrets, so you snooped on me?"

"Ha... Ryota, you don't know me at all! I won't do anything complicated! If I suspect you of leaking information, I will ask directly!"

"Is that so?"

"Actually, what Ai Li cares about is not you, but why Rui is so happy."

happy……?

What do you mean?

I recalled the conversation with Rui.

(She didn’t seem particularly happy.)