537 I should have won! (2/2)

”I heard it from the volleyball club members in my class. I even heard that someone saw you and Eguchi-senpai walking down the street together, and you were holding his hand in a rather intimate fashion…”

”I did no such thing! I was merely holding his hand!”

”So you did hold his hand.” Natsuya had an 'Aha!' expression.

”Sigh… No, wait! What I said now doesn't count!” Meisa's face became even redder.

Kazufuru felt nothing at all from watching this cute senpai of his dig a pitfall for herself.

He was more interested in the student council president. He felt that she was behaving slightly exaggeratedly, unlike her usual self, almost as if she wanted to conceal something.

Her love chocolate's target was a secret… this meant that she might really have a love chocolate target in mind! Otherwise, she should have directly said ”I don't have anyone to give love chocolate to.”

Kazufuru felt a chill within him as he realized this.

Natsuya Yoruhana had a love chocolate target.

Could this person… possibly be himself?

He tried his very best to think of any possibilities of this being true. However, his sense of logic and reason told him that this was impossible.

Natsuya Yoruhana's love chocolate target couldn't possibly be himself, Kazufuru Ooike!

His emotions were unwilling to accept this.

However, that was what his logic was telling him.

Deep inside himself, Kazufuru loathed his own intelligence.

'If only I wasn't such a logical type.

'If only I was stupider.

'If only… I was just like those other idiots in my class!

'If I simply spent time wastefully just how I wanted, living in a vulgar, base fashion, I wouldn't feel this terrible right now!!'

”Ooike-san, what's the matter?” someone asked concernedly.

This was the gentle-appearing and nice-person-type member of the student council, Kouji Samasa.

Kouji Samasa was the member who ran all the errands for the student council. He had an excellent temper and was an incredibly nice person just like his appearance suggested.

Kazufuru felt that this senpai of his lacked presence, so he looked down upon Kouji. But now that he was receiving concern from Kouji, Kazufuru felt simultaneously warm yet humiliated inside. He didn't know what to say.

”You don't look well. Are you feeling uncomfortable?” Kouji asked Kazufuru another question.

Natsuya and Meisa noticed Kazufuru's strange expression as well.

”Ooike-kun, what's the matter?”

”Ooike-san, your expression looks awful. What happened?”

”…I'm fine.” Kazufuru averted his gaze.

It didn't seem like he was fine.

”If you're tired, don't force yourself. Go on home and have a rest. You can leave the rest of the work up to us,” Natsuya told him.

”I really am alright. No need to worry about me.” Kazufuru wanted to respond calmly. Yet, when he spoke, he sounded rather grim.

”Ooike-san…” Meisa and Kouji both glanced over at their junior in confusion.

Something flashed in Natsuya's eyes as she looked at Kazufuru for a while.

”Go home for now, Ooike-kun.”

Her calm words sounded as if she saw through everything.

Kazufuru felt a strong sense of frustration upon hearing this.

”I said I'm fine! Leave me alone!!”

His icy, grim words came out in a shout that seemed like he was venting.

He instantly felt that he had made a mistake. Yet, the next instant, he felt like he didn't care at all anymore.

'Actually, I'm the idiot after all.'

Kazufuru speedily thought about how he spent so much time next to Natsuya Yoruhana's side with zero progress and felt that he had truly been an idiot. He had actually wanted to romantically pursue this scion and felt that he could succeed?

The honest truth was that he didn't have a chance from the start! His former beliefs and self-confidence seemed just like a joke to him right now…