章節 104: -103- You dumped me?
"Ichinose-san..."
Watching as Ichinose Honami blushed like a shy girl, Shiranami Chihiro felt uncomfortable, as if she had witnessed something incredible.
Following that, when Shiranami Chihiro looked at Hori, her eyes were not only wary but also filled with hostility.
But that wasn't scary at all.
After all, even with hostility, when someone's tearful expression falls upon others' eyes, it still earns them an adorable evaluation rather than fear.
Being stared at with such eyes by the girl, Hori could only furrow his brows.
(What kind of play is this?)
Setting aside Shiranami Chihiro's inexplicable reaction for now, even Ichinose Honami's blushing expression was bewildering.
At least, Ichinose Honami, who usually interacted with Hori, was always cheerful, lively, generous, helpful, and not at all fussy. When did she ever show such a shy expression?
No, during the discussion with Class C before, Ichinose Honami did indeed show such an expression.
But was it because Hoshinomiya Chie's topic of love made this innocent girl somewhat unable to handle it, that she became like that?
Could it be...
(Is it now when this innocent girl appears least adept at handling the topic of love?)
Just thinking about it made Hori find it somewhat amusing.
Because, it was simply impossible.
(Is she showing such a shy expression towards me because she likes me?)
Other men might think so, but not Hori.
Hori acknowledged that although he and Ichinose Honami had some interaction, it was far from the level of love.
Let alone Hori himself not having such feelings, Ichinose Honami shouldn't have them either, right?
Otherwise, in the process of interacting with Hori, this innocent girl should have shown some abnormal behaviors.
(I've never seen such behavior from Ichinose before.)
So, Ichinose Honami's shy expression towards him indeed felt inexplicable.
Moreover...
(Even if Ichinose really has feelings for me, what does it have to do with Shiranami?)
Seeing Shiranami Chihiro's tear-filled angry gaze towards him, Hori could only think of it as none of his business.
(Could it be that Shiranami also has feelings for Ichinose?)
Is this what they call a yuri tendency?
(Does Class B's relationship override even the principles of human relations in Class D?)
Hori was speechless.
At this moment, it seemed like Ichinose Honami had made a decision. She said to Shiranami Chihiro beside her,
"I'm sorry, Chihiro-chan. There's something I want to discuss with Nanaya-kun. Could you wait here for a moment?"
After saying that, Ichinose Honami gently freed herself from Shiranami Chihiro's hold and approached Hori.
"Nanaya-kun, could you come with me for a moment?"
Without giving Hori a chance to react, Ichinose Honami pulled him aside.
"Ichinose-san..."
Shiranami Chihiro's voice sounded lonely and distressed from behind, making Hori feel the resentment in her gaze on his back.
In this situation, Hori was pulled aside by Ichinose Honami.
"What kind of play is this, Ichinose?" Hori exclaimed helplessly.
"I'm sorry, Nanaya-kun," Ichinose Honami apologized sincerely, clasping her hands together and closing her eyes. Then she continued, "But this situation is quite complicated, so please help me out first."
Help?
Hori suddenly had a bad feeling about this...
If his earlier suspicions about Shiranami Chihiro's potential romantic interest in Ichinose Honami, and Ichinose Honami feeling awkward about it, were true, then Ichinose Honami's request for help was probably related to getting out of this awkward situation, right?
Thinking about Ichinose Honami's shy expression towards him just now, Hori couldn't help but think of a very cliche and melodramatic scenario.
"...Are you asking me to pretend to be your boyfriend?" Hori blurted out.
As soon as he said that, Ichinose Honami looked surprised.
"H-How did you know?" Ichinose Honami admitted, looking completely taken aback.
Was it because she wanted to pretend to be in a relationship with Hori that the innocent Ichinose Honami felt shy?
What else could Hori say?
Should he really say it like this?
"That kind of thing is so outdated, even elementary school kids don't do it anymore."
In the end, Hori couldn't help but speak his mind.
"Elementary school kids don't do it anymore?" Ichinose Honami seemed a bit shaken, anxiously explaining, "B-But I searched online, and it said that this method is the least harmful to others."
In this day and age, are there still people blindly believing things they find online?
Ichinose Honami, who seemed quite savvy when it came to dealing with class competition, turned out to be so naive when it came to topics she wasn't good at, like romance?
"Or are you afraid it'll be troublesome if rumors spread?" Ichinose Honami offered an explanation on her own, hastily adding, "Then afterwards, you can tell people we broke up, and I'll say you dumped me. It won't make you lose face."
Please don't do this.
If she really did this, then all the boys and girls in the school would probably think of him as a scumbag who dumps girls after playing with them.
Especially a certain teacher who might still have a vengeful heart, would surely add fuel to the fire.
Even though Hori didn't care about others' opinions, negative rumors were one thing, but scandals were another matter entirely.
Just as Hori was about to refuse, Ichinose Honami unexpectedly clasped her hands together desperately, pleading with him.
"Please, just help me this once. I'll try to provide you with some new information in the future. Please help me this time!"
Hearing this, Hori softened.
This was an extremely difficult situation.
Hori, who was always calm and unfeeling, actually felt soft-hearted towards someone. This had never happened before he came to this school.
But Ichinose Honami's words still had some effect on Hori.
(After all, I've benefited a lot from her before.)
Perhaps he could repay these favors all at once with this opportunity.
Even though this wasn't something Hori had done before.
"Oh well," Hori sighed and rubbed his temples, saying, "Just this once, but it's not going to become a habit."
"You agreed?" Ichinose Honami's face lit up with joy, quickly saying, "Then I'll leave it to you!"
Looking at Ichinose Honami's radiant smile, Hori sighed inwardly.
(Pretend to be her boyfriend?)
In that organization, there had indeed been training to impersonate various identities for covert operations.
For Hori, who had honed those skills to the bone, it shouldn't be too difficult to do this, right?
Yeah, it shouldn't be...
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