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She clearly wanted to say, "Then I hope she likes you too."

But what was printed was—

Kaguya Shinomiya: ...She must be a very happy person.

Ichinose Wakaba: I also hope she can be happy.

Ichinose Wakaba: But I hurt her.

“——!!!!”

Kaguya Shinomiya froze on the bed, even forgetting to breathe.

Her mind went completely blank.

Recently, I've been criticized by my family elders because of my pairing with Ichinose Wakaba, and I've also been hurt online because of this.

There were others at school too; that arrogant nobleman thought, how could someone like Kaguya Shinomiya fall in love with a commoner like that?!

—Isn't this exactly why I was hurt because of him?!

—This is hardly "someone else"!

—His tone, his words, his ambiguity… he's practically confessing his love to me in a roundabout way!!

Kaguya Shinomiya gripped her phone tightly, her heart pounding wildly.

My face felt like it was on fire.

"He...really...likes me?"

At this moment, Kaguya Shinomiya's heart was completely caught in this vortex of "misunderstanding" and "ambiguity".

Even if the misunderstanding was initially her guess, the more they talked, the less the girl could tell... whether it was a misunderstanding or... he was really talking about her.

The girl gripped her phone tightly, her heart pounding so fast it felt like it was about to leap out of her chest, as if an invisible hand was gently squeezing it.

Just then, the phone vibrated again.

[Ichinose Wakaba sent an audio message.]

Kaguya Shinomiya paused for a moment, then subconsciously clicked on it.

A soft humming sounded, clear and gentle. Then came the boy's voice.

Imtellingyou

I want to tell you

Isoftlywhisper

whisper to you

Tonight

tonight this night

You are my angel

You are my angel

love you~

The boy's voice was warm to the point of being sacred, like the night wind blowing through the heart.

Every word is like a gentle kiss landing on the tip of my heart.

Soft, yet irresistible.

Kaguya Shinomiya's world stood still at that moment.

The sound of my heartbeat became the only background noise, "thump—thump—thump—"

It was as if the song was pounding on her heart.

Her fingers trembled slightly, and a little warmth gathered in her eyes.

Even though the name wasn't explicitly mentioned, every lyric and every soft hum was saying on his behalf—the person I like is you.

At this moment, the girl no longer doubted or hesitated.

She closed her eyes and gently exhaled—the person he loves is me.

Wow, Soyo's manga is getting an international edition! I wonder what kind of bonuses it will have. I'll have to buy a copy to collect.

Chapter 427 Shirogane Miyuki is in despair

“…Young Miss, this is strange.”

—This is the conclusion that Hayasaka Ai reached in the corridor late at night.

In the stillness of the night, the moonlight quietly streamed into the corridor, making the ticking of the clock's second hand exceptionally clear.

A faint chuckle came from inside the room.

"Heh... idiot."

"How could you say such a thing..."

Hayasaka Ai leaned against the wall, still holding the warm milk she was about to hand in. Her hand was already raised to knock, but she froze when she heard the uncontrollable laughter.

That's right, that laughter came from the young lady of her family—Kaguya Shinomiya.

This young lady was always calm and composed; even when faced with the most exciting things, she would only let the corners of her mouth slightly turn up. But starting at eight o'clock tonight, her room was filled with soft laughter that seemed to be overflowing with happiness.

It's been almost an hour now.

"Did something special happen between you and the president today?...No, that's not right."

The young lady serving the attendant squinted her eyes, recalling her last trip to the movie theater.

“Even when she was invited out by Guild Master Shirogane last time, she didn’t smile like this.”

Hayasaka Ai approached gently, pressing her ear against the door. Just then, a soft "ding-dong" notification sounded from inside the room.

"Ah...you replied to me..."

That gentle and light tone was like a fawn falling in love, secretly rejoicing in the dead of night.

"Is he replying to Guild Master Shirogane's message...?"

Hayasaka Ai muttered to herself, but something felt off.

She leaned against the door, listening to the laughter all night long.

The next morning, Hayasaka Ai, sporting dark circles under her eyes, noticed that her young mistress was distracted while eating, would space out while writing notes, and would even occasionally drift off when talking to her.

"She really is... a fool in love."

She sighed helplessly, but couldn't help but smile slightly—after all, seeing someone like a younger sister achieve her heart's desire made her feel inexplicably better.

The second person to notice was Fujiwara Chika.

"Kaguya—!"

The girl rushed over with her usual sweet smile.

Let's go to the Petronas Twin Towers opening ceremony together this weekend!

"Ah... I'm sorry, Fujiwara-san, I have to be with the production crew that day."

“Ehhhhhhhhh——?!”

Chika Fujiwara's scream almost echoed in the student council room.

Normally, Kaguya Shinomiya would never directly refuse an invitation to any event; at most, she would say she needed to "finish some things first." But this time—she refused decisively.

Moreover, Chika Fujiwara was well aware that this event took place before the program was filmed and did not conflict with it.

"Kaguya, do you... have a boyfriend?!"

"W-How could that be, Fujiwara-san! Besides, this has nothing to do with me refusing your invitation!"

"Your reaction is problematic!!"

Fujiwara Chika approached step by step, her eyes gleaming with the light of a "famous detective."

"You're blushing! You're definitely hiding something from me, aren't you!"

Kaguya Shinomiya frantically denied it, but the more she reacted this way, the more it seemed as if her secret had been exposed.

The last person to realize it was Yu Ishigami.

"...Shinomiya-senpai is acting strange today."

After school, he lay on the student council table, muttering to himself as if he had thought of something.

"I saw her this morning carrying a very nice paper bag."

"The packaging of that paper bag was very sophisticated, tied with a ribbon, clearly indicating that it was something carefully prepared."

"...Could it be that he's preparing a gift for someone?"

Yu Ishigami put down his game console and, recalling the day in which Kaguya Shinomiya seemed lost in thought and whose lips occasionally curled up, couldn't help but utter a remarkably insightful observation from an otaku: "Ah... I see."

—She's in love.

"As expected, Ishigami discovered it too."

Fujiwara Chika, who had overheard their conversation, suddenly jumped out from behind the student council door.

She struck her signature "detective" pose, extending her finger with a determined look in her eyes.

There is only one truth!

In that short day, everyone close to Kaguya Shinomiya noticed the change in her.

—Laughter in the dead of night.

— An excuse to no longer casually keep appointments.

—A carefully prepared paper bag.

Each event is like a piece of a puzzle.

All these clues point to only one thing: "Kaguya is definitely in love!"

Although the vice president of Sooji Academy herself was unwilling to admit it, others had already seen through her thoughts.

"President? President?! What's wrong?!"

Fujiwara Chika turned her head and saw Shirogane Miyuki frozen in place, his face visibly changed.

When he heard more than one person say that "Kaguya Shinomiya is in love," especially when two people close to her came to the same conclusion, Miyuki Shirogane felt as if he had been punched hard in the heart.

He knew that he had been carefully vying with Kaguya Shinomiya in this "ambiguous relationship" all along, waiting for someone to take the first step.

But now——

“…No, that’s impossible.”

Shirogane Miyuki's voice was somewhat strained, with a slight tremor, as if he were forcing it out.

"How could it be impossible?"

Fujiwara Chika immediately put her hands on her hips, striking a pose that said, "I knew it all along!" She exclaimed, "President, don't you realize this is Kaguya? You know how aloof she usually is! Yet today she's smiling like a girl in love!"

“Secondly!” Fujiwara Chika held up a second finger. “She actually rejected my invitation to go out! Kaguya has never directly rejected me before; at most, she’d say she needed to finish her work first. But this time, she refused immediately! What does that mean?!”

"This means she has more important things to do."

"And also—"

She held up a finger, like a teacher about to explain the equation of love in class, "Have you ever seen Kaguya prepare a gift for anyone so carefully?!"

"And they kept it from us?"

"...Never seen it before."

Shirogane Miyuki answered stiffly.

"right!!!"

Yu Ishigami chimed in leisurely, "That kind of packaging is obviously meant for someone very important. And I've noticed that Shinomiya-senpai always keeps it carefully in her pocket."

"Plus, when she took out the gift and peeked at it, the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up," Ishigami added in an extremely calm tone, "I'm eighty percent certain that she was preparing a gift for someone she likes."

“That’s right! Ishigami-kun is right!” Fujiwara Chika switched into detective mode, getting more and more excited as she spoke. “And also, she’s been constantly on her phone all day today, and the way she looks when she’s texting is just like a girl in love!!”