Chapter 1797 Conflict Misunderstanding

Chapter 1797 Conflict Misunderstanding

“See you tomorrow on the camping trip.” I waved my hand to the three girls as the bus dropped them off near their street.

Satsuki grumpily pouted. Judging from her reluctance to let go of my hand, the thought of dragging me with her and bringing me home passed by her head.

Juri coyly waved her hand while sporting her usual charming smile. It’s enough to make my heart throb again.

And lastly, Setsuna-nee narrowed her eyes and clicked her tongue in annoyance.

I already understood why she was like that... I stole most of Satsuki’s attention and let her watch me flirt with the girl. As for whether she found something suspicious between Juri and me, that’s still up in the air.

But with her personality, she’d probably interrogate me right away. So, without it, it’s safe to say that she had no idea yet. Or maybe she already got used to Juri having a favorable impression of me. Hence, Setsuna-nee interpreted that as her friend’s simple fascination.

That helped us at least but I know that it will be harder to hide in the future. You can trace the roots of this content at n0v@lbin

Returning to the seat at the back of the bus, the remaining girls inside the bus used that chance to talk to me. Well, I entertained them so that they wouldn’t be that bored waiting inside.

As expected, while the topic started with basketball and other things such as how I am in the classroom, the topic of conversation soon switched to my relationship with Satsuki.

Most of them were curious about how we started. At this moment in time, the thought that Satsuki was scary because of her natural grumpy or oftentimes emotionless face was already wiped from their heads. They already treat her as their precious junior who helped the team to win a championship this year.

Even the second years who will take over Kawakami and Kanno-senpai next year were looking forward to creating a stronger team with Satsuki as their center.

And that’s why, they’re extremely curious how the girl could be like a fluffy creature whenever she’s in my arms. They said the gap between her usual self when I’m not around and when I’m around was like the difference between heaven and earth. Her smile always appears naturally every time she glances at me.

As for my answer, I kept it simple, “That’s the power of love, I guess? I’m successful at making her fall for me so... now, I got her all to myself.”

When they heard that rather daring answer, they all laughed and nodded.

“Yeah. That’s not hard to believe. If we’re Satsuki-chan, we’ll be the same as her. You’re that great of a guy Onoda-kun.”

“You flatter me, senpai. But I’m also just the same as all of you. If it’s for those I love, I will do my 100% or more if I have to.”

“Kyaa~ what a romantic!”

I acted humbly again but this time, it seemed to be three times more effective as the girls seemingly got shot by Cupid’s arrow.

“Onoda-kun, you better be careful. Your tongue can make a girl fall to her knees. Look at them. I heard you’re close to other girls too, it’s surprising that Satsuki-chan isn’t jealous.”

Kawakami-senpai stepped up while shaking her head. She was just watching earlier but I guess with the other girls making that kind of commotion, she had no choice but to step up.

“Ah. That... Because she believes and trusts me.”

“I see.”

I answered with confidence and Kawakami-senpai nodded, also believing my words.

After this, the bus started stopping every few minutes, dropping one girl at a time.

As the girls dwindled, Kawakami-senpai took the seat next to me. I asked her if she already rested enough and her answer came with a yawn. That made her a little flustered but seeing there’s only me left behind, she just covered her reddened cheeks.

Out of everyone who played earlier, she’s surely the one who should be the most fatigued. She played from start to finish. Not to mention, she’s also the playmaker. As the Captain of the basketball team, she did more than what was asked of her. I wouldn’t be surprised if once she got home, she’d just plop herself down on her bed.

Orimura-sensei tried to talk in the same way as earlier but even if I don’t point it out, Eguchi-sensei noticed it. Hence, she spoke of her name.

“I know, sensei. You’re not being truthful. Your claim is wrong. Yes, I did keep on asking you to stop before regretting it. But you forgot how I also lost myself in it... That isn’t just your cross to carry.”

“Huh?! No. Why are you...”

“I’m serious, sensei.”

Before Orimura-sensei could argue further, I closed that conversation and turned my attention back to Eguchi-sensei.

“Ryouko-san, just as you heard, Orimura-sensei is not being truthful. I’m also at fault there.”

“Wait... Onoda-kun. Are you doing this because you think our friendship might come to ruin?”

“Is that not the case? I mean, we are...”

Eguchi-sensei quickly cut me off.

“Can I scold you?”

“Sensei?”

I’m confused. What’s happening here?

“I’ll take that as a yes then.” Pulling her hands out of my grasp, Eguchi-sensei cupped my cheeks before squeezing it as much as she could.

Then she glanced up at Orimura-sensei and nodded as if they had some kind of hidden communication line.

Whatever that meant, I could only wait for my fate.

“You misunderstood me. Or us, Onoda-kun... I did catch on that she was not being truthful when she confessed it to me earlier and I already scolded her myself. But you... you’re making all this effort to salvage what isn’t broken... You said it yourself, your emotions are oftentimes written on your face whenever you’re in front of your girl. I can see it.”

She paused for a moment before a smile stretched from her lips, “I was conflicted but not anymore. I’m confident that our affection for each other is more important than what happened between you two. Sanae said she’s going to correct your ways but it backfired on her even before she could start.”

“Ryouko! That’s not what happened!” Orimura-sensei tried to argue again.

However, the two of us arrived at the same answer.

“It is.”

“Yep. It is.”

“Sanae, do you understand now? Onoda-kun is different. If there’s someone who can take care of us at the same time, I believe it can only be him.”

“Ugh... You two... You do fit for each other!”

Looking like she couldn’t take any of our words anymore, Orimura-sensei hit her temple before running out of the bus.

As we watched her back disappear, Eguchi-sensei and I chuckled at each other. And at the next moment, like magnets failing to resist the attraction force, our lips got drawn to each other.

I had no idea if I truly misunderstood her or not. But at this point, I could only try to understand what had transpired here... Eguchi-sensei. She was jealous but that’s just all. She simply wanted to get all her facts straight before scolding me and also firing back at her friend.