Rizu looked straight at Rui.
"...What opinion do I have? Do you still have to ask?"
After being surprised, Rui shook her head, not angry, she sighed and spoke.
"Confessing to him in front of his girlfriend, no normal person could do something like this" Rui glanced at Fumino.
"Furuhashi Senpai, do you think so too? Think about it from my perspective, can you guys tolerate another girl's confession to your boyfriend in front of you? This is even worse than fighting for love behind your back."
"I…" Fumino subconsciously tightened the sleeves of her yukata, not knowing how to answer.
She originally wanted to support Rizu, but what Rui said directly put her in a dilemma. Thinking about it from her perspective, if Shinichi's girlfriend was her, and the other girl confessed to him directly was Rui, what would she think?
Even if she don't say it, it will definitely feel uncomfortable in she heart.
Precisely because in this scene, it was as if she was the one who was going to be NTRed directly, Fumino couldn't immediately support her friend, and in the end could only look at Shinichi.
But before that, Rizu spoke again.
"So? I don't care about these things."
"I don't understand what you mean by putting yourself in someone else's shoes. If you asked me to put myself in the shoes of a particular character in this scene, I wouldn't know how to give you the answer. It's always like this, emotions are too complicated for me. I can't always understand it."
"But it's precisely because of that that I got to know Fumino and Shinichi-san, and I think this is a very beautiful thing."
Rizu adjusted her glasses.
"So now, there is only one thing I can tell you."
"I want to tell Shinichi-san how I feel, and I want to speak up about this matter. I did, it's that simple. "
Rizu took a step forward, and words inevitably flowed towards Rui.
"Why is speaking your mind frankly considered a bad thing?"
"If you want to accuse me, please tell me the answer to this question first!"
"…"
Rui stepped back a little, and looked at Shinichi, looking for his help.
But under her hot gaze, Rui felt that she would lose if she ran away from here. She stood firm, and stared not to be outdone.
"The worst is that in front of me, who is my boyfriend, you act like you want to snatch him away!"
Rizu frowned: "Taking him away? I didn't hold Shinichi-san's hand or ask him to leave you, so why are you saying I took him away?"
"Isn't it obvious? You have clearly confessed to him!"
Rizu shook her head and spoke calmly.
"Emotions are feelings, and relationships are relationships. I like Shinichi-san, and becoming his girlfriend are independent events, and there is no definite causal relationship."
"Hah? No kidding..."
Rui opened her eyes wide and felt a lump in her throat, and found that she couldn't continue speaking.
Because in the past, she seemed to have this idea...
"Like him, it has nothing to do with him."
As long as she could stay with him, it didn't matter whether they were a couple or not.
Strange, she had clearly thought like this before…
(Why do I feel so uncomfortable when I hear other people say that now?)
While Rui was in a daze, Rizu looked at Shinichi, then turned away. Her face looked slightly red under the dim lantern, but her demeanor was still just as confident.
"Perhaps for you, confessing and being a woman's boyfriend are the same. I don't want to deny the validity of this, because... Being able to be a couple with the person you like should be a very happy thing!"
Rizu clenched her fists on her chest, and said loudly.
"But I like it myself, who wants to live like you?'
"Cousin or girlfriend... I like Shinichi-san. No matter who has an opinion, I will not take it back!"
"That's it, the argument is over!"
After speaking, she was embarrassed now, and hid in Fumino's arms without daring to look at anyone.
Fumino looked down, gently stroking her hair helplessly.
Seeing her ears red, Fumino hid the envy in her eyes, and whispered in her ear.
"Ricchan, you are truly amazing..."
Shinichi looked at the two people who had a good relationship, he didn't know whether to be happy or emotional, but a smile appeared.
"Is this the growth that results from learning..."
The science girl who used to not understand people's hearts, is now able to face her own feelings and say the name of the person she likes out loud...
Rui suddenly kicked his calf and said through gritted teeth.
"Why are you laughing? You should support me, my boyfriend!"
Shinichi bent down with a grimace and explained while rubbing his shins.
"This is not a proud smile..."
"You're smiling! Tsk, it's a good thing I'm not actually your girlfriend, otherwise I wouldn't be able to stop myself from attacking you sooner or later."
Rui felt very uncomfortable at the moment. If it weren't for the popular idiot in front of her, she would have abandoned them and ran away alone.
In the end, he was still smiling?
Please understand, the person who was just attacked was your girlfriend! Do you really want me to NTR directly?
Even if it is fake, who can stand this kind of treatment?
Too lazy to care about this guy who only knows how to watch shows, Rui stabilized her mentality, and spoke calmly.
"Forget it, whatever you say. There are a lot of people who like this guy, and you are not the only one who likes him. Keep loving it like a star chaser."
"Anyway, soon you will know how big the difference is between unrequited love and lovers."
After saying that, she ignored Rizu's confused look, turned around, took Shinichi's hand, and walked towards the stall at the back.