CH 69

Erika’s Point of View

I’m really tired in the morning. A guy from another class called me up and confessed his feelings for me. I was also picked up by students from other schools who came to the festival.

Phew, I’m really tired.

Is that Kazama on the edge of the rooftop? Uh, that face.

He definitely doesn’t know what’s going to happen to him today.

I don’t know who gave it to him, but he’s casually eating baby sponge cake. Interesting, as always.

But it’s finally started. The main event of the festival.

It’s gonna be interesting. I’m sure of it.

”This me !!! In this school !!! I like someone !!!”

And just now, at the beginning of the main event, Renya Todo is shouting on the rooftop to those of us on the ground.

His first voice filled the ground with excitement, and thanks to him, suddenly, it became a proper festival.

Well, it’s fine to be in a festive mood, and I don’t mind it.

But am I the only one who has a bad feeling about it?

Uh?　Why do I have a bad feeling?

Because of his recent behavior.

He was shouting at the ground from the rooftop, and his eyes were looking at me… all the time.

A confident look in a nutshell…

Honestly, I wish he wouldn’t call my name here.

However, this is…

Sigh, should I make some arrangements before I can see something interesting?

It would be great if this was someone I liked. Unfortunately, I haven’t met him yet…

Someone who makes my heart throb with excitement.

Well, Kazama looks like a good guy, and it is a pity, but in his case, I’m more thrilled in the sense that he’s interesting.

I wonder what it’s like to seriously fall in love with someone. Well, I’m not really in the mood to think about that.

”That someone is ! ! ! “

” ” ” ” Who?! ” ” ” “

And, no. He’s totally still making eye contact with me…

”Erika Hirose ! ! ! You ! ! ! “

Oh, my bad premonition.

I was right on the money…

I heard his loud voice calling out my name and the cheers from the ground that went hand in hand with it.

”Erika ! ! ! Come on, come on ! ! ! “

All the cameras on the rooftop turned to me one after another… And the eyes all around me…

To be honest, I don’t mind standing out, and I welcome it.

However, in this case. To refuse in such an atmosphere, I need a certain way of refusing. And the more the mood is like this, the more you can make it more stimulating if you do it wrong. Especially since he is the other party, the pressure that the confessed one will receive from the others is great.

That’s why I didn’t like it.

”Eh? Is he confessing to Erika?”

Well, it’s a very popular TV show on national TV. At first, I should do this, make a surprised face and act embarrassed for the camera.

Hmm, don’t forget to look up at them. Viewers all over the country. They’ll fall in love with me, won’t they?

After all, I had prepared a refusal just in case. All I have to do now is to reject his confession in the cutest way possible.

”Look, Erika ! ! ! Come on, come on ! ! !”

Come on?　Does that mean to come to the rooftop?

Heh…..?　I don’t remember any scenes in the past videos where the confessed person also goes up to the rooftop.

No, there is no way…

No, no.

See, the rooftop is more crowded.

Is he doing something unplanned? That’s not right.

But they get more excited when he says that…

I have a bad feeling about this. I hate it. I absolutely hate it.

And then, a staff member comes out of the entrance and approaches me, which makes me feel even worse…

”Excuse me. Please go up to the rooftop.”

Yes, this sucks…

”Yes.”

I wanted to say no, but I couldn’t help smiling and nodding my head in the mood of the people around me.

It’s my bad habit to be carried away at times like this.

And the next thing I know, I’m already on the rooftop…

In front of me is Renya Todo. On the ground below him is a crowd of hundreds of excited students.

It’s a little scary. This height.

Is it safe? I am afraid to look down.

I can’t help but smile because there’s a camera in front of me. However it’s just really scary.

”Erika! ! ! I’ll say it again! ! ! “

And then, adding to the horror, there’s this guy in front of me.

”Yeah. What is it? Todo?

”I love you ! ! !”

Uh?

What? Why is this guy in front of me suddenly grabbing my shoulder…

Closing his eyes?

No, wait a minute. This guy… He’s trying to kiss me! What?

Huh? What’s more, the kids below us suddenly became quiet and looked at us… as if gasping for air! The camera is also looking at our faces from a close distance…

No, no, no, seriously. I don’t like this.

”N-no, hey…”

While I was thinking that, the man in front of me, Todo’s face, was slowly getting closer to mine.

I don’t want to…

Unexpectedly, I stepped back to reject it as if to run away… And then…

”Huh?”

Clang-

That sound. What…

Err, what? Wait, there is no way… right?

The stage railing fell off and… My feet are in the air…?

”Heh?”

And then, from the rooftop stage where I would have been just a moment ago, I saw a man looking at me with a look of utter astonishment on his face.

And then I also saw Todo, the man who was reaching out his hand towards me with a surprised look on his face.

No way, I fell from the rooftop…

This school building is on the 5th floor…