Chapter 90: Different from imagination

"Nice to meet you. My name is Ishigami Yuu."

While Ishigami tried to be polite, the two young women who came with Tsubame remained silent and kept staring at him with scrutiny as if trying to gauge him, and naturally, their expressions were far from gentle and kind.

If there was something fortunate, it was the fact that Kobachi and Onodera weren't around, so that way, the situation wouldn't become more complicated.

Yet, whether it was Yume Atenbo or Shizuku Asahi remained in silence and kept staring at Ishigami.

"H-Hey, you two! Say something!"

Tsubame could feel awkward, and while she felt sorry and apologetic for him as she couldn't keep everything a secret from her two best friends, she didn't want their relationship to turn sour or antagonistic.

Yes, her relationship with Ishigami might be improper, but even so, she didn't think it was wrong and wanted to be with him even if the others probably thought she was crazy for wishing to do so.

So, even if Yume and Shizuku were her best friends, Tsubame wished them to give some respect to Ishigami. Even if they can't give proper respect, they should be more polite, right?

Yet, what she didn't know was that the two were just in a daze, watching how handsome and different Ishigami was from their imagination. In their minds, Ishigami would appear like a smug, snobbish playboy who usually appears in manga. Such a character wasn't uncommon, and in reality, there were many such guys who always looked down on others, appearing like they were above everyone, then showed off all the women that they had slept with to everyone like a trophy.

However, unexpectedly, that image couldn't be seen in Ishigami, and all they could see was just an image of a pure, gentle young man, which confused them.

At the same time, this guy was too handsome, right?

While there was talk that Ishigami was handsome, they didn't expect that he would be this handsome, and watching him from so close like this, the impact was even more serious than they had imagined.

It was like a guy who couldn't talk properly to a beautiful girl; they were the same.

Somehow, they understood why Tsubame couldn't keep her skirt and decided to seduce him. Thinking of pure Ishigami, who knew nothing about the relationship between a man and a woman, then being seduced by a slutty senior... Yume and Shizuku couldn't help but look at Tsubame with a blaming gaze.

"W-What's with that gaze?! Why did you two look at me that way?!"

Tsubame wasn't sure, but she knew that they were thinking something rude about her!

"Calm down, Senpai..."

While the two female seniors before him hadn't said a single word to him, Ishigami could feel that they didn't think of him negatively, which was a great and weird thing.

It was great since he knew that there was no need to worry about a conflict, but weird since he wondered why the two of them didn't have a negative thought toward him, considering his improper relationship with Tsubame.

Why did they have a good opinion of him?

Was their relationship not as close as he thought it to be?

After all, he was a scumbag, so they should be unhappy to see a man who seduced their best friend, right?

"Ahem..." Yume decided to ignore Tsubame, then looked at Ishigami softly. "Ishigami-kun, can I call you that?"

"Yes, Senpai." Ishigami tried to be polite and didn't show disrespect toward his senior.

"...you are so cute that I want to bully you somehow."

Yume's eyes were slightly parted, showing a somewhat predatory expression.

"....." Tsubame and Shizuku.

Ishigami was also dumbfounded, but then he showed an awkward and slightly frightened expression. "Please don't..."

"Tsubame, let me take him for a night."

"Yume!"

Shizuku let out a helpless sigh, then looked at Ishigami and said, "Ishigami-kun, sorry about the two."

"No, it's fine. I am glad to know that Tsubame-senpai has great friends who are worrying about her."

His voice was gentle and soothing, which made Tsubame smitten even further.

Yet, Shizuku kept staring at him and said bluntly, "You are... different from what I have imagined you to be."

"Was I?"

"Yeah, I thought that you would be..."

"Bad?"

"Yeah..." Shizuku showed an awkward expression when she heard Ishigami's blunt answer.

"I don't think that you should worry about that."

"Oh?" 2x

"Why?" Shizuku asked, and Ishigami said, "I don't think that Tsubame-senpai is such an easy woman, after all. She might appear naive, but I know well it is because she just doesn't want others to worry about her, and when you know her better, you will understand how deep her mind is, so there is no need for you to worry that she will be deceived by someone."

Well, she would seduce him, though.

"Yuu-kun..."

When Tsubame was moved by Ishigami's words, Yume said, "But she was deceived by you."

"....." Tsubame and Ishigami.

"I-I am not being deceived by him! I-I am the one who seduced him, after all..."

With a reddened face, Tsubame shyly said those words as she wished to run away, considering how embarrassing it was, yet she didn't since she knew if she did, Ishigami would be bullied by Shizuku and Yume.

Especially Yume, since this woman clearly showed her interest in Ishigami.

Yes, Tsubame might agree with him about having a relationship with others, but Yume was a different matter, okay?

"Senpai..."

"It's fine, Yuu-kun..."

Shizuku and Yume fell silent, watching the close relationship between the two.

"You know what... what if you just break up with your girlfriend and date Tsubame instead, Ishigami-kun?" Yume straightforwardly asked this question as she looked at him.

Even if Shizuku didn't say anything, she agreed with Yume's opinion.

The two could see how fit Ishigami and Tsubame were. Even if the beginning of their relationship might be improper, they just wanted to see their best friend to be happy.

If that happiness could have been gained when she was with Ishigami, then why not make their relationship proper by breaking up with his girlfriend and dating Tsubame?

Yes, it might be a little rocky, but with their help, the two believed that their relationship could become smooth.

Yet, this was trouble for Ishigami since he had never intended to break up with Onodera. If she had such a troublesome girlfriend, then it might be different, but like Tsubame, Onodera was such a good girlfriend and a woman.

While it might be greedy of him, he wished to be with all of them.

Yes, it might be improper, but he would try to hold on, especially after what had happened this morning.

However, he knew that it was impossible to tell the truth to Yume and Shizuku, considering their relationship wasn't that close and they had just gotten to know each other.

Was it even proper for him to tell them everything?

"Yume, Shizuku, stop, okay? I have brought you here with me because you want to see him but not to cause him trouble. If you're really here to cause trouble, please leave."

Unexpectedly, the one who solved this problem was Tsubame, who showed her strong side that she hardly showed.

Tsubame, who had always been gentle, reacted so strongly to her two best friends, causing all of them to be startled.

"Sorry, sorry. We're just curious about him and won't interrupt your study. Go ahead and study. We will observe you guys."

Yume decided to back down, but she didn't intend to leave, which caused Shizuku to hesitate. However, in the end, she stuck to her guns, and they stayed together.

While Tsubame wanted to say something, Ishigami held her hand and patted it softly.

"Let's just study, Senpai."

"...okay."

So, with that, the two continued to study as usual, and naturally, along the way, Onodera, Kobachi, and even Iino joined together for a while before all of them left, as Ishigami planned to go back.

Naturally, everything was seen by Shizuku and Yume, who remained silent as observant as they had promised before.

"Then, Senpai, I will leave first."

"I will go back too. See you tomorrow, Shizuku, Yume."

"Yeah, be careful."

"We'll stay for a while."

Hearing those words, Ishigami and Tsubame excused themselves, walking home together, yet Tsubame somehow moved closer and looked at him with a naughty smile.

"....." Ishigami.

Naturally, Shizuku and Yume could not see that smile. Instead, they were more cornered about what they had seen today.

"Yume..."

"I think I got the answer!"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Tsubame has a cuckold fetish!"

"...." Shizuku.

"Don't joke around!"

"I was just joking, okay?" Yume sighed and said, "But I know that she loves him deeply, and she will do anything for him. I am not sure the reason, though."

"Yeah, I can see that..."

Why?

Why did Tsubame fall so deeply with him?

They couldn't answer this question, but then again, the two became even more curious about him.

"Well, we have a lot of times, and I can see that he won't hurt Tsubame."

"Yeah, that's a good thing."

If there was something that they were glad to confirm, it was the fact that Ishigami wouldn't hurt Tsubame, and that was enough since, slowly, they could know him better, but what they didn't expect probably their relationship might probably become far deeper than they had intended to be and when they wished to stop, it was too late.