CH 63

Chapter 63 – High School Girls in Both Hands (Part 1)

Hey, what’s going on? The mood seems dark?”

Touko-senpai asked me that, looking concerned.

“Uh, oh, no, nothing..”

I huffed and said.

“Is the bento not delicious?”

Touko-senpai’s expression changed from “worried” to “anxious”.

This is the cafeteria, and it is now lunch time.

Today, Touko-senpai made me a lunch box.

It consists of rice with cod roe and baby sardines. Fried fish cake with ginger soy sauce, egg omelet, shaumai, and boiled broccoli.

“No, it’s not like that. It’s delicious.”

I was honest about my opinion.

It was not flattery.

Her cooking skills were really improving rapidly.

Now I look forward to the bento she makes for me once a week.

“What’s wrong then? You’ve been looking gloomy all day, haven’t you?”

“Really?”

I knew for myself that the voice itself was listless.

“Perhaps you’re worried about being slandered on the Internet again?”

Yeah, there’s also that when I think about it.

But that’s not the problem that’s bothering me at the moment.

It is the white gal I met yesterday, Enka Sakurajima.

She was the younger sister of Touko-senpai.

Due to her sister’s trap, I am under strict orders from Enka to break up with her sister, Touko, and go out with her best friend’s sister, Meika Ishida.

If I disobey, she says, “I will show my sister, Touko, pictures that should not be shown to the public.”

I think it would be better for me to tell her before she acts. If I explain it properly, Touko-senpai will understand. ……

That’s what I think in my head.

But I don’t have the courage to do so.

Frankly, I am afraid.

After all, it hasn’t been that long since I started going out with her.

I don’t know why she would be angry.

And I don’t believe that Enka Girl’s confident attitude is just a bluff.

I’m sure she’ll believe me. …… She’s always had a soft spot for me. ……

…… If our dad finds out, you’ll be in big trouble. …… He could get you in trouble with the police. ……

When I remember those words, I still lose the will to “say it”.

“Yu-kun, Yu-kun.”

The voice of Touko-senpai calling me brought me back to myself with a start.

“What’s really wrong with you? you’ve been in a daze since a while ago.”

“Oh, no, nothing. I didn’t sleep well last night.”

I replied, turning my gaze away from her.

…… But I’m at a disadvantage as it is. I might as well gather a little information on this Enka ……

I made up my mind.

“Um, senior Tomoko. You said you have a younger sister, didn’t you?”

Touko-senpai looked at me with a scowling expression on her face as she held the tip of a chopstick in her mouth.

“Yes, there is, but what about it?”

“What kind of person is your sister?”

Touko-senpai answered me with a curious look on her face.

“Ummm, in a word, I would say she is a ‘free-spirited girl. She is not caught up in anything, or she doesn’t care too much about details.”

“Freewheeling, is it? ……

I don’t think that thing is on that level.

“Whereas I tend to overthink things, she doesn’t think too far ahead and makes decisions on a hunch. I try to be careful about that, though.”

“Intuition …… haha.”

It would have been terrible if my gut instinct had made me break up with Touko-senpai.

“You are also a man of action. I think I am quick to take action when I have an idea. I’m usually a bit of a slacker.”

That dynamic is bothering me right now, isn’t it?

“Because she is the youngest and a girl, my father is also very lenient with my sister. My mom is in a lot of trouble, but she spoils her.”

When I said this, Toko-senpai cowered her shoulders and laughed, saying, “Couscous.

“Having said that, I’m a bit lenient with Enka, too. I do her homework and reports when she asks me to. After all, she’s my little sister, so I care about her and she’s cute.”

This is …… overwhelmingly against me, isn’t it?

If I sue, Isshiki-san is an enemy of the Sakurajima family. ……

Once again, Enka’s words come back to life.

Then I was reminded of what Enka had said yesterday regarding Touko-senpai.

She was worried about my sister, saying things like, “I’m not hung up on her,” but then she said things like, “I hated her smile,” and “She won by kissing me first,” and other things that just didn’t seem to tug at me.

I wonder what is going on with that girl.

“Do you two get along well, Touko senpai?”

The answer was immediate.

“We get along well. Even though she is a bit of a nuisance to father and mother, she listens to what I say rather easily. We often go shopping together, and even go out to eat delicious food.”

So, that meant that Enka’s behavior was, “I’m going to take my sister away from you! Is it a sense of crisis?

No, no.

She said, “Kamokura would be fine.

She was not happy with “my relationship with Touko-senpai itself.”

Generally speaking, it is unthinkable that a “man who cheats on his girlfriend” would be better. ……

Or is this just my idea?

Are you saying that from a high school girl’s point of view, a ‘good looking guy who cheats on his girlfriend is better than a ‘dorky guy’?

“But what’s wrong? Suddenly you’re asking about my sister.”

Touko-senpai asked me that.

“No, nothing. I’m an only child, so I just wondered what it was like to have a brother or sister. I can’t even imagine what it’s like to have sisters.”

At that moment, my phone vibrated.

“Oh, excuse me.”

Then I looked at my phone and saw an incoming text message.

I opened it to see who it was and saw ……

It’s the Vortex, Enka!

SUBJECT: Today at 5:30 at a karaoke bar in Funabashi

Body text:.

Come to “Provence” karaoke bar in Funabashi at 5:30 today!

I’ll go ahead and wait for you!

…… Hey, what the hell is with this girl? Out of nowhere. ……

I hit reply immediately.

SUBJECT: Re: karaoke bar in Funabashi today at 5:30

Text.

I can’t because I’m busy.

Then, almost without a pause, the next email flew in.

When I opened it, there was no body text, but it had a JPEG attachment.

The image appears automatically.

The image is ……

I can see me reaching behind her blouse, which is hanging down below her shoulders, with a look of discomfort on my face!

Moreover, the image was politely labeled “Who are you?” and was added later with paint software.

…… This bitch ……

I gasped at the sheer magnitude of it.

She wasn’t bluffing or anything. She was really taking pictures of yesterday’s events and using them to blackmail me.

“What’s wrong? You look so scared.”

Touko-senpai asked me worriedly.

I hurriedly put my phone back in my pocket.

“No, nothing! I’m fine, not at all! I think one of my reports got resubmitted …… and I was just in a hurry!”

“Really? If it seems too difficult, would you like me to take a look at it for you? I got almost all S’s last year. What report?”

At our university, S is excellent, a is good, B is acceptable, and C is not.

“No, it’s fine. I can do this by myself. It’s not like that, it’s not worth bothering you, Touko-senpai!”

“Really?”

“Yeah, and I have to get ready for my next class, so I better get going.”

“Really? So can we go home together today?”

“Hmm, I’m not sure yet, so I’ll call you after ……!”

Touko-senpai looked a little sad.

“I’m sorry, really. I’ll be sure to call you later!”

“I understand. But you should really tell me if you couldn’t figure out the report. I want to go on a library date with Yu-kun, too.”

Touko-senpai said so with a smile.

I feel like I’m betraying her and I feel very guilty.