The Pain of an Inferior: A Blistering Love Comedy That Begins After a Broken Heart - Chapter 106

Chapter 106 – [120cm Dual Purpose Ground-to-Air Magnetic Explosive Compound Accelerated Semi-Automatic Fixed Cannon]

Wednesday.

Before homeroom started, Haruka handed a white paper bag to Shinku.

“Here you go, Claudia-san.”

“……”

Shinku didn’t respond, she only stared at Haruka with a blank expression on her face.

The paper bag was marked with gold plated letters.

She had never heard of the brand before, but from what she could see from the letters and details, Shinku realized that it came from a highly reputable confectionery shop.

“What’s this for?”

“I’m sorry for yesterday. I made you worry.”

Not only did Haruka worry her, she also caught him sleeping with two girls whom Haruka had not been even dating. But she knew that it was a half force majeure, so there was nothing that Haruka could do about it.

“……”

Shinku peered into Haruka’s eyes, her face not showing any expression.

“It’s an eclair. You can eat them during lunch break. They’re kept cold, so they will be fine until the afternoon.”

The eclair was wrapped in a special bag designed to keep it’s contents cold, so there was no problem even if it wasn’t put into the refrigerator.

“… Then, I will gratefully receive it desu wa.”

After thanking Haruka and accepting it, Shinku immediately turned her head away with a scowl look on her face.

The way Shinku looked was so adorable that Haruka almost forgot that they were in the classroom.

Haruka came back to his senses and went back to his seat. There he saw Yunika with her mouth agape and her eyes wide open.

“H-hey. What did you give her?”

Yunika asked him, her eyes darting around. She was clearly upset.

“I blundered yesterday.”

“For what?”

“Various reasons.”

From Haruka’s attitude, Yunika guessed that he would not tell her no matter how hard she pressed him.

Yunika envied Shinku to death. She couldn’t help but feel that she wanted to have an expensive looking confectionery. Not even that, she was fine with even a cheap one.

From Yunika’s perspective, although Shinku looked very indifferent to Haruka, there was a kind of intimate atmosphere between them.

As for the kiss, as well as this incident, Yunika could guess that Shinku has feelings for Haruka.

She couldn’t believe it.

Shinku, who was so concerned about her status and despised ordinary people, would fall in love with Haruka, who was beyond ordinary and has yet to show his talent.

In a value system where bigamists were tend to be ridiculed, it was unimaginable for Shinku and Haruka, the latter already going out with Ria and Miyako, would get together.

However, Yunika’s heart was still beating wildly.

Yunika stared at Haruka silently.

Haruka tilted his head and stares back at her.

Ever since the talk with Ria that day, Yunika has been thinking about it.

The despair at the thought of Haruka dating someone else. The jealousy that made her heart ache.

A thirst to be the best. Yunika couldn’t be one.

A wish, a prayer that Haruka would only had his eyes for her.

A relationship with more than one person would never work out.

Yunika’s hesitation bound her heart and continued to torment her.

She found herself taking and holding Haruka’s hand.

“What is it? A handshake?”

Without showing any confusion, Haruka smiled and shook her hand.

Haruka’s hand was warm, and a feeling of happiness gradually seeped into Yunika’s brain.

“It’s, nothing.”

Before the seat change, Haruka had once held hands with Ria on between their seats, intertwining their fingers together.

It was a privilege for Ria, who had already been his lover at that time. From remembering that, Yunika felt jealous and frustrated, her heart stirred uneasily in her chest.

Yunika grabbed Haruka’s wrist and slips her other hand into Haruka’s fingers.

She squeezes it tightly.

It was the so called lovers’ bond.

Frankly speaking, Yunika was acting oddly.

As she expected, she saw Rui, Hibiki, and Akito looking at her in surprise at the corner of her eyes.

Yunika felt embarrassed. But she didn’t want to remove her intertwined fingers from his.

Haruka on the other hand, was smiling nonchalantly. He was not showing any concern while saying “Yunika-san’s hands are so tiny.”

It’s not like Haruka was used to women or anything like that.

Haruka was strange to begin with.

Yunika liked the strange Haruka.

And of course, the very dependable Haruka that made her fall in love with him in the first place, the one from the forest school.

“Obi-kun. May I have a word?”

It was Reika, who recently had a makeover, spoke to Haruka with a friendly smile, not seeming to care about Haruka and Yunika holding hands.

“Will you go shopping with me on Friday? I’d like to give a gift to Yuzurika-san as thanks for her kindness, could you help me choose one?”

“I’m sure my Nee-san would be happy with anything.”

“That’s only half the pretext. I wanted to go shopping with you… Ehehe…”

Reika’s cheeks were a little reddish, as if she was getting embarrassed in the middle of talking with him.

“I really do want to thank Yuzurika-san, so if you have time, please do.”

“Sure. On Friday.”

“Then… can I visit your house again on Saturday or Sunday? I’d like to give it to Yuzurika-san personally.”

“I’ll give it to her in your stead.”

When Haruka said this, Reika smiled bewitchingly.

“That’s also just half the pretext.”

Reika, who had never glanced at Yunika, made eye contact with her only once as she was leaving.

“I’m sorry to have disturbed you.”

Reika turned away from her.

Ever since her image change, Reika had been walking with a straight back, her mood had become brighter than before.

She was suddenly being friendly with Haruka.

Once again, Yunika’s heart was shaken with anxiety.

She realized that everyone was attracted to Haruka.

Before she knew it, they were getting closer to him.

She couldn’t stand it any longer.

Yunika wanted to go out with him.

She wanted to be his lover.

Their hands have remained tied together for a long time.

Haruka did not untie his hands, but instead engaged in casual conversation with Yunika.

Yunika listened to him half-heartedly, and thought.

Even if she asked him to go out with her right here and now without any context, she was sure that Haruka would respond positively. But then again, Yunika was sure he would do that to any girl who was cute enough to confess their feelings to him.

It doesn’t have to be her, Hibiki, or even Shinku.

If Haruka was asked to go out with anyone, he would accept it. He gave off such an atmosphere.

It made her feel bitter, sad, and sorrowful.

“I don’t remember myself being this much of a stick in the mud…”

“Come again?”

“It’s nothing…”

Yunika knew.

No matter how much she wondered, no matter how much she suffers, she would still love Haruka.

Not going out with him, giving up, forgetting about him. None of those was an option.

She was sure that thinking too hard about it… was a waste of time.

“Hey, Obi…”

“What is it?”

“I love you… Please go out with me.”

It was just another ordinary day in the classroom.

The usual routine was disrupted by Yunika’s words.