Chapter 1290 This Is Merely The Start

“How cold… But I expected this much. Consider that as a greeting, Ruki.” Faced with my harsh words telling her to vacate Satsuki’s seat, Hana only acted hurt at first before the same smirk flashed upon her lips.

But as she obediently stood up there as an acknowledgment of my words, the same fake, angelic smile replaced her smirk. Her eyes then wandered off of me to look at the girls who had a strong reaction to what she just did.

“I must say, Ruki. You’re quite the popular one.” She said, her voice still having the same melodic chant. She then thoughtfully pressed a finger on her cheek as she continued, “I didn’t return just to lose though.”

At this point, everyone had already started to recover from the shock of what they witnessed. However, because of the somewhat tense atmosphere created by Hana and the girls who stood up from their seats, no one dared to utter a word.

Reading the room, they all knew that it would be bad for them to join the fray. Especially the cucks who were once again glaring at me.

Luckily, Sakuma wasn’t around. Otherwise, he’d be reacting faster than my girls. And surprisingly, Yamada, the class’s loudmouth, was also tongue-tied.

“Ayase-san, Hina-san, Saki-san and… Chizuru. It’s nice meeting you four again.” Politely addressing those she knew by name and face, Hana bowed to them slightly. Nonetheless, her confident demeanor hadn’t subsided.

Because of that, none of them took her lightly, even Chii who still wanted to be on friendly terms with her had this serious expression as though she wanted to scold the girl.

“Y-you shouldn’t have done that, Hana… Y-you can’t just kiss Ruki without warning.”

Although stuttering a little, the adorable girl next to me led the charge. Ignoring the slight trembling of her whole body, she bravely faced Hana.

“Go, girl!”

“Fight for your Ruki!”

From behind, I could hear Wakaba and Kashiwagi suddenly cheering for the girl. However, they were easily silenced by Hana.

“I apologize. But like I said, it was a greeting. You know what they say, that’s how it is in the west.” Replying to Aya, Hana remained unshaken. She even resorted to using that kind of excuse, putting an end to Aya’s argument.

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Obviously, that was a widely known misconception. You couldn’t just kiss anyone and say that it was just a greeting there. More often than not, you’d be sued for sexual assault.

But not knowing that, Aya could only purse her lips as she tried her hardest not to admit defeat. The girl looked like she was about to say something but at this point, I already made my move.

There’s no way I would have her be embarrassed in front of everyone. Besides, it’s also my fault for not dodging Hana’s lips.

I should take responsibility for resolving this situation, right? While this would look like I was preventing them from clashing against the girl, I’d rather not let this situation go out of control than it already was.

And so, I openly reached for Aya’s hand and pulled her back down to my side, disregarding what kind of reaction Hana would make.

As for Hina, Saki, Chii and Nami. I looked at them one by one, wordlessly conveying my intention.

Although I could see the reluctance in their eyes, they eventually yielded and sat back down.

No. Not everyone.

Nami remained standing there.

Maybe it was just my eyes playing on me but the girl looked like she was set ablaze. Judging by the intense gaze that she was sending my way, I somehow understood what was going on in her mind.

Hana successfully triggered her.

Furthermore, with how the girl declared earlier about answering Hana’s challenge, fires of determination and resolve burned in her eyes

In but a single moment and under the unblinking eyes of everyone, Nami traversed the short distance between our desks and arrived in front of me.

First, she stood before Hana, looking like she was ready to throw her fist. Obviously, that’s not what happened.

Instead, Nami’s main heroine aura oozed out and boosted her presence. It’s like she was a female warrior sent to take down the fallen angel.

And as her hand reached for my collar, Nami opened her mouth, “Shinohara-san, am I right? We have yet to meet before this but… I’ve heard a lot about you.”

“Oh my, is that so? I’m flattered.”

“Don’t be. I’m not going to praise you. Rather than that, let me remind you about something.”

“Hmm? What is it?”

“It’s this. Ruu will never be stolen by you.”

As Nami declared right in front of Hana’s face, she finally harnessed strength to her arm as she pulled me up.

Understanding what she wanted to do, I was naturally prepared for this. Even though it would probably appear that I got dragged up by the girl, I willingly gave her control of my body.

And with this, unlike Hana who bent forward to kiss me, Nami pulled me up to let everyone witness our intimacy. Moreover, unlike the kiss I shared with Hana, I actively responded to Nami. I parted my lips open and answered it with the same intensity, albeit stealthily.

From the front and the back, it would look like I was once again forcibly kissed but that was far from the truth.

And Hana, being the one closest to us, once again witnessed how I treated my girls differently from her.

When our lips separated, I acted like I lost strength in my legs and fell back down on my seat.

As for Nami, she once again faced Hana whose fake, angelic smile had just frozen.

“I’m Andou Nanami, by the way.”

Ending that with saying her name, the girl flippantly turned around and returned to her seat while radiating a triumphant glow.

Was it over? Maybe. With how the events turned. Everyone or especially, the cucks couldn’t even stand up and make a noise regarding what had transpired.

At this point, Shio, who probably recovered way before this, loudly tapped her table, gathering all of our attention.

With a stern expression on her face, her eyes wandered across the room, silencing whatever rumbling reaction from the spectators. And to end it, she gave me this stabbing glare that seemed to convey her thoughts.

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Surely, I’ll be in a bind later. But like I said, it’s my responsibility. I was ready for that and everything that would happen afterward concerning this situation.

I could only put on a smile for Shio which resulted in the woman sighing helplessly. But at the next instant, her gaze sharpened once more as her authority as our homeroom teacher returned.

“Shinohara, since there was no empty seat yet, I’ll have someone get a desk in the storage room later for you. In the meantime, you can take that seat behind Onoda-kun.” She paused for a moment as she pointed to Sakuma’s seat. And continuing with an authoritative voice, she declared, “I’ll let what you all just did slide for now. However, remember, this is my classroom. I expect you all to behave and respect my presence here.”

Hana, who had just gathered too much attention to herself, lowered her head to Shio in apology before moving to her designated seat.

As the breeze accompanied by her fragrance passed by my nostrils, my ears twitched.

Hana’s will remained unrelenting.

Before she settled on Sakuma’s seat, her lips closed in on my ear, and whispered, “Ruki, this is merely the start.”