The Pain of an Inferior: A Blistering Love Comedy That Begins After a Broken Heart - Chapter 160

Chapter 160 – Crimson Sky

It was the day before the school festival officially began.

The school building had been thoroughly transformed to suit the occasion. The students were in a state of excitement as they eagerly awaited for the event to start.

The school festival provides opportunities to earn evaluations through participating in performances, as well as the chance to get closer to the people they like.

The evening party that will be held after the second day of the school festival was especially popular. Not only the the outgoing students, but also the regular ones were looking forward to attend as well.

The event, in which around one thousand and two hundred students from all the years of high school will participate, shows promise that it will be successful, just like every year it has been held up until now.

But before the event had even started, a terrible incident had occurred.

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On a spacious meeting room that was located a distance away from the cafeteria.

There stood Shun, Shinku, Himari and Mika.

Aside from them, there were three unassuming girls sitting on one of the benches and ate their bento box in silence. They were watching with curiosity at the number of celebrities that had appeared before them.

“Shinku, are you hiding something from me?”

Shinku was confused at Shun, who had suddenly called her out to talk during the recess out of the blue.

“Huh? I’m not hiding anything…”

When asked about what she was hiding, the first thing that came into her mind was Haruka.

Did she somehow got exposed? Did Himari or Tsuyuri rat her out? Regarless, the reason didn’t matter.

If it was the current Shinku, she doesn’t mind being found out. She had already gathered enough courage to declare herself as Haruka’s wife openly.

“I’m on your side. Please tell me everything.”

“That… how did you…?”

Shun took out a picture of a smiling Haruka besides Shinku who was shedding tears with a sad expression on her face.

The picturesque photo, one that could be assumed to be taken by a professional photographer, only made Shinku shudder.

“… I think I know what’s going on now.”

Seeing Shinku remaining silent and didn’t respond to him, Shun nodded his head as if he had understood everything.

Meanwhile Himari, who knew about Shinku’s circumstances, pondered on how she could help her.

In such a situation, only Mika was looking cheerful while listening to them.

“Leave it to me, Shinku.”

Shun twisted into a wicked smile as he said that.

“I’ll take care of everything.”

“No, I’m fine desu wa.”

“Huh?”

He was stunned at Shinku’s response.

“This is my problem, I will resolve it on my own.”

“Don’t be too stiff, you should just rely on me.”

“Like I said??”

“Since Shinku insisted, let’s just wait and see how things play out for now.”

Interrupting Shinku who was about to lash out, Himari attempts to calm the situation down.

Shun was desperately trying to convince Shinku to accept his help. There was tension in the air, things could get heated between the two if it continued as they are.

“Either way, that b?a?s?t?a?r?d? Haru is already finished.”

“…. What do you mean by that?”

Sensing the unpleasant tone in Shun’s words, Shinku asked him to elaborate.

“The photo had already been passed around among your passionate fans.”

“No way…”

She felt her blood starting to boil.

No, things should still be okay, Shinku convinced herself.

Academic prowness was required to enroll into A-10 Academy. Naturally, those who aren’t up to task are unable to get in. Akito, who was often ridiculed by his relatives for his short-sightedness and being a musclebrain, was in fact very smart.

There shouldn’t be any fools who would attempt to physically harm Haruka.

Shinku couldn’t help but hope so.

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[Uhm, Obi-kun… can I to talk to you?]

It was recess time.

While Shinku was taken out by Shun and the others, Haruka was also called out by an unknown female student.

Haruka had left the classroom while feeling the glares of Ria, Miyako, Tsuyuri, and Reika on his back.

The girl who had called out Haruka was a third year student named Ohara Satomi.

Although the girl’s looks were well-defined, there was an air of uneasiness exuded around her.

“Where should we go?”

“The courtyard.”

“What are we going to talk about?”

“I’ll tell you when we get there.”

“Is that so.”

Satomi was walking ahead of Haruka. From what he could see, she doesn’t seem to be planning to confess or anything of that sort.

Despite feeling something unpleasant in his gut, Haruka silently followed her.

“This is my first time going to the courtyard.”

Although Haruka finds enjoyment in strolling around the large buildings of the school, he had never found himself in the courtyard before.

Normally, when hearing the word courtyard, one could imagine that it was a place for leisure. But, the courtyard of A-10 Academy was far from that presumption.

The place was far too dim and gloomy.

Since the courtyard was surrounded by tall buildings, the only source of natural light was from the opening that could be seen from the distance above.

There were some benches provided, but it was not a good place for a meet up.

“So, what did you want to talk about?”

“I’ve brought him!”

Ignoring Haruka’s question, Satomi suddenly shouted for the people around to hear.

Immediately, a number of men came out from the school building one after another.

There were more than ten of them.

The men’s eyes were bloodshot. They weren’t even bothering to hide their killing intent as they directed their glares towards Haruka.

“Good work, Satomi. You’re free to go now.”

At the behest of the leader of the group, a large man that was most likely a sixth year student, Satomi ran straight back to the school building. The door was then closed and locked.

“What do you guys want?”

Haruka asked, trickling in cold sweat.

“You laid your hands on Claudia, you mere piece of filth!”

“Ah, are you a fan of hers?”

Perhaps someone had seen them together recently. Or maybe it was because of the kissing incident that happened a while ago.

“Even my Tsuyuri-tan was tainted as well! You must have taken a hold on her weakness to make her do your bidding, am I right?!”

An overweight guy spat out as he shouted.

“Ever since you kissed her, I’ve always wanted to get rid of you. You lowlife, having the gall to defile Claudia…”

The man’s eyes that was glaring into Haruka were filled with madness.

Haruka knew those eyes very well.

They were the same crazy eyes belonging to those of Miyako’s fans.

It should be the same for Shinku and Tsuyuri as well.

Fanatics who were delusional and blind, willing to sacrifice themselves for their insane devotion.

“Bullying is bad, you know.”

“This is not bullying.”

With sadistic grins on their faces, the men took a step closer to Haruka.

“This is a valuable lesson from your seniors. Accept it gracefully.”

After saying that, the leader of the group closed the distance between him and Haruka.

“Die, you piece of s?h?i?t?!”

The man raised his fist in the air.

A dull thud resonated throughout the courtyard.

TL Note

Updated chapter 15. Upon rereading, I discovered that I had failed to translate the chapter in full. It’s fixed now.