Chapter 63 – Hayasaka Ai: Kaguya-sama Wants Me to Confess
[Jealousy]
A type of feeling that boys have for girls, or girls have for boys.
Looking from the girl's perspective.
Not wanting him to meet other girls, not wanting him to be intimate with other girls.
A bit more extreme, even if the boyfriend's gaze lingers on another girl's body for just a few seconds, that's not allowed! Girls are extremely jealous creatures, sometimes when angry they might even stab that guy! But well, that kind of situation only happens in anime.
And the kind of extreme, twisted girl like that is usually called a [yandere].
Yandere: (♡ˊ͈ ꒳ ˋ͈)っ✂╰⋃╯
In real life, they probably don't exist, right? Umu, something that terrifying, it's better if it doesn't exist!
(Note: HERESY!!!!)
Because everyone has a different definition of "flirting" and "cheating," the boundaries that cause jealousy are also very different.
For example, Fujiwara Chika, right now she's feeling a bit jealous.
"Why didn't you tell me! President Shirogane! And Sakurai-kun too! What were you two just talking about? Tell me right now! I'm really, really curious." Fujiwara Chika had just pushed the door open and found the two of them chatting very excitedly.
But when she sneakily got closer, she discovered they stopped talking!
This situation, it's just like they're deliberately avoiding her! Fujiwara Chika therefore felt jealous!
The two boys exchanged glances.
"Um… Secretary Fujiwara, how should I say this, this topic… is a bit private, I can't tell you directly." Shirogane Miyuki began speaking evasively.
Sakurai Saki glanced at Fujiwara Chika — who was now naturally sitting beside him — and then opened his mouth: "We're afraid you'll spread it around!"
"Grr!" Fujiwara Chika puffed her cheeks in anger, "I won't spread it around!"
૮₍ ˶>⤙<˶ ₎ა
Except when it comes to love matters!
Secretary Fujiwara had absolutely no resistance when it came to romance topics, she was extremely addicted to gossip. If someone told her a piece of gossip without emphasizing "absolutely don't tell anyone," in just one hour she could use her loudspeaker to broadcast the news across the entire Shuchiin.
"Tell me~" Fujiwara Chika shook Sakurai Saki's arm, starting to act spoiled: "Pleaseee~ Saki-kun~"
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She even secretly changed how she addressed him.
In the end, Sakurai Saki helplessly leaned close to her ear, whispering a few sentences.
"…Don't go blabbering it out."
"Eh! What's this! Are you serious or joking!? Hayasaka-san got a love letter!?" Fujiwara Chika was so shocked she couldn't help blurting out loudly.
(๑•̀ㅁ•́๑)✧
After speaking, she suddenly realized and hurriedly covered her mouth.
Shirogane Miyuki glanced at the closed door of the student council room and let out a sigh of relief.
This was something Sakurai Saki just said, but he only mentioned that he saw "something that looked like a letter," so it wasn't certain yet.
"She's about to go accept a confession?" Fujiwara Chika eagerly asked.
Hayasaka-san is finally willing to give up on Sakurai-kun? Then doesn't that mean I'll definitely win!
( • ̀ω•́ )✧
Wonderful!!
Because she had quite a good relationship with Hayasaka Ai, Fujiwara Chika still hadn't planned to ambush; she wanted Sakurai Saki to proactively confess himself!
After the previous confession incident, in fact, Secretary Fujiwara was quite panicked, she worried that Sakurai Saki would give up, turning into an "Ishigami 'loser' Yuu" who only buries his face in games every day after school, but fortunately, Sakurai Saki wasn't that weak, just one failure wasn't enough to knock him down!
"Maybe I saw wrong, just treat it as if you don't know anything," Sakurai Saki spoke up.
Fujiwara Chika nodded.
In the place where they were unaware.
Behind the door of the student council room, Shinomiya Kaguya was listening to the conversation inside, she slowly took out her phone.
Arriving early can't beat arriving at the right moment! She just overheard some explosive news.
Hayasaka hmph… something like this and she still won't share it with me, she's truly a distant one, isn't she~
'Hmm hmm~ fake news? It's about to become real soon!'
(≖ᴗ≖ ✿)
In love, exchanging true hearts for true hearts leads nowhere — for Shinomiya Kaguya, only by constantly using strategy to seize the other's affection is there any viable path.
Love is war! Love is conquest! The strong must trample and humiliate the weak miserably!
In her eyes, Sakurai Saki, precisely because he lacks a sense of crisis, can afford to be as carefree as he is now.
But being this dense… one can't help but admit, Sakurai Saki really is quite a talent.
Thinking this, Shinomiya Kaguya sighed inwardly.
On Saturday, after hearing Hayasaka Ai vent, Kaguya had sensed her helplessness despite her efforts.
A confession that direct, and yet that blockhead Sakurai Saki didn't have the slightest reaction — no wonder Hayasaka was mad at her.
Sakurai Saki! I hate you like I hate a block of wood!
'Haah, well, not everyone can be as gifted as me. On this path of love, Hayasaka still has a lot to learn.' Shinomiya Kaguya still didn't know that last time, Sakurai Saki got flustered because of Fujiwara Chika — it actually had nothing to do with her.
Therefore, Kaguya now… was very proud!
Kaguya: ( ◡̀_◡́)ᕤ I'm the best!
She even felt she was already a "love expert" — though she didn't have any practical experience yet, her theoretical knowledge was extremely rich! Lately, Kaguya had been diligently reading books on the psychology of love, aiming to help her best maid conquer Sakurai Saki as soon as possible!
'It's a pity Hayasaka won't let she help her probe.'
Otherwise, she could've helped even more!
Shinomiya Kaguya also understood what Hayasaka was worried about — she was simply afraid Kaguya would steal away the love, but that was overthinking it.
That's Sakurai Saki we're talking about! A guy who last year still "bullied" her fiercely, and even this year their relationship hadn't improved much!
Liking someone else is one thing! But Sakurai Saki? No way!
What kind of idiot would fall for their enemy? There's no way, right? No way, right? If there were, that girl's brain would definitely have a problem.
Kaguya pressed the call button for Hayasaka Ai's number.
"Moshi moshi~ Hayasaka~——"
———
The courtyard of the school building.
Hayasaka Ai, having dinner with a friend, took out her phone, said a few words to her friend, then walked a bit farther away.
After confirming the distance was safe enough and there was no one suspicious nearby, Hayasaka Ai finally answered the call.
"Kaguya-sama, what's the matter?"
A few minutes later.
Hayasaka Ai hung up with a face full of question marks.
∘ ∘ ∘ ( °ヮ° ) ?
Just now, Kaguya had called her, telling her to go meet the person who was confessing to her, and then enthusiastically rattled off a bunch of theories.
Hayasaka Ai had tried several times to cut in, but failed.
'A confessor? Who? Sakurai?'
Don't joke, I haven't heard anything about him confessing!?
Fortunately, Shinomiya Kaguya wasn't the kind of person who speaks ambiguously; she had also sent a follow-up email.
Shinomiya Kaguya's phone was a keypad phone, not a smartphone, so she couldn't use LINE. Although Hayasaka Ai had once wanted her to switch to a smartphone, Kaguya was extremely fond of that old-fashioned device. She was a very nostalgic person — as long as something still worked, she wouldn't easily throw it away.
[Hayasaka! If a boy has no romantic rivals, he won't feel a sense of crisis…]
This part she skipped, since Kaguya had just repeated it several times earlier.
Hayasaka Ai scrolled to the very end.
[Today you received a love letter, right? Go meet that never-before-seen boy! After that… reject him!]
Hayasaka Ai: (｡· v ·｡) ?
You mean… you want me to reject a person who doesn't even exist? Is that it, Kaguya-sama?
Hayasaka Ai did understand Kaguya's intention — she wanted her to use this trick to make Sakurai Saki jealous, thus turning him from a block of wood into a normal person.
But…
"I didn't receive any love letter at all!?" Hayasaka Ai's face was full of black lines.
(｡•̀ ⤙ •́ ｡ꐦ) !!!
That love letter was something I wrote myself! I didn't even write anything on the front! How on earth did you know about that!?
And another thing — what the hell have you been imagining, my dear lady!?
"..." Hayasaka Ai felt the whole world turn gloomy.
Might as well resign tomorrow — I can't work another single day in this job!
With Kaguya-sama dragging me down like this, if I actually win, it'd be a damn miracle!