A Very Popular Idol Classmate Has Taken a Liking to Me, A Person Who Doesn't Want to Work for My Whole Life
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.Daininki Idol na Classmate ni Natsukareta, Isshou Hatarakitakunai Ore
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Act 3 - The School Festival
25-7
Therefore, I can't afford to be hesitant here.
Since I've already splashed water on his face, apologizing for it as an accident won't make any difference.
────But to begin with, I have no intention of apologizing.
"Are you screwing with me, you son of a b*tch?"
The brown-haired guy seems to have reached his peak of irritation and kicks the nearby chair with full force.
The chair rolls with a loud noise, causing screams from the women customers.
The people in the hallway also sense something is wrong and quickly disperse from the classroom.
"Hey...I told you to keep your behavior within reason, didn't I?" (Kinjou)
"Shut up! He's irritating me, so don't give me orders!"
Frustrated that his words don't get through, Kinjou clicks his tongue.
The brown-haired guy brushes off the moisture from his hair and grabs my collar.
"Do you think you can pick a fight with me and get away with this easily, huh?"
"It wasn't even crossed in my mind at all...... I don't know you, and I certainly am not the least bit afraid of a "lame-ass" guy who targets weaker opponents than himself in the first place." (Rintaro)
"What...?"
The brown-haired man's face turns even redder with anger.
(It's about the time.)
As if to deliver the final blow, I put on a big smirk.
"Anyway, you're just a lackey who can't move without Kinjou's orders, aren't you? Your pretend anger is getting boring. How about acting on your own volition?" (Rintaro)
"......I'll kill you."
He raises his fist and aims it at me.
Kinjou and the gang rush to intervene, but before they can, his fist has already caught my cheek.
"Ouch────!" (Rintaro)
"Say it again! You bastard!"
It hurts. It really hurts.
I've learned techniques to avoid getting hit in self-defense, but I've never been trained to endure the pain of being hit.
But this is fine. With this, my plan has been fulfilled.
"You idiot! I told you to within moderation!" (Kinjou)
"Shut up, shut up, shut up! I haven't hit enough, damn it!"
"Tch... Hey! Let's get out of here! Take this idiot out!" (Kinjou)
The blond-haired guy is restrained, and the flustered Kinjou and the others drag him out of the classroom.
Watching their backs, I exhale a deep breath.
"R-Rintaro, are you okay?" (Yuusuke)
"Huh? Yeah, I'm fine. Yuusuke-kun and you guys, are okay too?" (Rintaro)
"We're fine, but... you're bleeding..." (Yuusuke)
"Huh?" (Rintaro)
When I wipe my mouth with my finger, there's blood on it.
It seems that I got a cut by the impact of being hit.
Well, I guess I'll have to say this is tolerable.
"You're amazing. Did you intentionally let yourself get hit?" (Ryuuji)
"......Well yeah. Although it feels like it went a little too well." (Rintaro)
With Doumoto's help, I stand up.
My plan is based on two main scenarios.
One is that Kinjou and the others were just bluffing, and they didn't actually intend to resort to violence.
Despite all the excuses they made, they were aware that it could eventually become a problem, and I first considered the possibility that they wanted to keep the harassment to a minimum level so that they could cover it up at the very least.
If it became a clear case of violence, there was a limit to how much they could get away with, no matter how many excuses they made.
That was why they ran away.
And another possible scenario is that they were just plain stupid.
Without thinking about the consequences, if they had just acted recklessly for the sake of harassment, the damage would have been much worse.
Anyway, if they were just going to wreak havoc in the classroom, all they had to do was resort to violence against random people, yelling, "Bring REI out!".
The fact that they didn't proceed with that made the second scenario highly unlikely. That's why I deliberately exposed myself to the guy who seemed most vulnerable to provocation.
I ultimately won the bet, but I can't help feeling relieved that things went so well.
"Everyone! Are you okay!" (Harukawa-sensei)
"......Harukawa-sensei."
Breathless, our homeroom teacher, Harukawa-sensei, burst into the classroom.
Upon seeing the partially vandalized classroom and my bruised face, she wears a pained expression.
"I heard that students from another school were causing trouble, but Shidou-kun, your face is......" (Harukawa-sensei)
"I'm sorry for causing concern. But I'm okay, so please take care of the customers and the girls." (Rintaro)
"...If you say so, Shidou-kun, then I'll do so. But please go to the infirmary and get checked. It looks like you're bleeding." (Harukawa-sensei)
"Yes, I understand." (Rintaro)
The situation is temporarily under control, but continuing today's business will be impossible.
Leaving the cleanup to Kakihara and the others, I head to the infirmary as Harukawa-sensei had suggested.
The hallway around the infirmary, where there's nothing on display, is deserted.
Because of this, I quickly realized that "she" is standing there waiting for me.
"────Rei." (Rintaro)
"......Yes." (Rei)
Leaning against the wall, she looks somewhat apologetic.
"Are all the three of you fine?" (Rintaro)
"Yes, we're fine. But, Rintaro, you're......" (Rei)
"I'm fine. It's no big deal at all." (Rintaro)
As I said, my injuries aren't a big deal.
I'm not just putting on a brave face or trying to act cool.
But even though I convey that, it seems like Rei isn't convinced.
"Hey, Rintaro." (Rei)
She tugs at the edge of my jacket and looks into my eyes.
"I'm sorry for causing you pain, and thank you for protecting me. ────But... please don't do anything dangerous like that again." (Rei)
As I listen to her emotionally charged plea, I find myself unable to say anything.
Her fingertips are trembling slightly, conveying a sense of fear.
It seems to have sprouted not because she found herself in a predicament, but because she cared for me.
"......Sorry for making you worry." (Rintaro)
"No, Rintaro, you don't need to apologize. I will be more careful from now on." (Rei)
Even though I could now more easily discern Rei's emotional expressions, this one is entirely new to me.
I might be a little nuts for feeling that it was worth getting injured just to witness this.
Anyway, for now, I guess────I will stay by her side until she calms down.
◇◆◇
After that commotion.
It seemed Kinjou and his gang left the school, and they didn't cause any more problems.
Since the teachers were looking for him, he would probably be questioned thoroughly when he came to school next. Even so, it would be better if he were to be suspended from school.
Returning to the classroom after the treatment in the infirmary, Kakihara and the others, who seemed to have calmed down, welcomed me.
"We discussed it a bit with the rest, and we decided not to tell Otosaki-san about what happened today. It would be unfortunate if she felt responsible for what happened." (Yuusuke)
I want to express my gratitude to everyone who came to that conclusion, but saying thank you might complicate things, so I just agreed.
Later, I'll have to coordinate with Rei and make sure our stories match.
────So, this is what happened on the first day of our school festival.
~"(This is a Translation Content of pemudatunawisata[dot]my[dot]id. so, read only on there, kay~)"~
[End of Chapter]
Cya~!
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