Chapter 134: New Week

Monday.

Another week finally arrived, with everything that happened these past 2 weeks, I guess my outlook in life changed drastically. But one thing didn't change, my continuous desire to steal someone for myself. Well, since I could control it now, I didn't need to hurriedly start on a new one. There's still a lot on my plate and with the SC President out there that could possibly ruin everything, I have to tone it down.

Nami and I left that Manga Cafe last night in a somewhat satisfied mood. Though it all stemmed from me making a blunder by being caught by the SC President, it became our reason to meet each other.

She told me that she's now slowly getting drawn to me, more so than Ogawa. After I resolved this thing with Shizu-senpai, I'll tell her everything and depending on what will be her reaction, I might successfully steal her from Ogawa.

She will also bring me to Shizu-senpai sometime this week. Because of what she said last night to her, it earned us some time but yeah, it's not really good to delay it. Nami knew that Shizu-senpai was doing that for her so she couldn't actually hate her for it. What she did to tell Nami about it was only right.That's how a normal person will react when it's done to someone close to them.

Shizu-senpai's voice when Nami talked back at her sounded somehow relieved and sad. Relieved that Nami could finally stand on her own and maybe sad because that meant she wouldn't rely on her that much anymore.

My influence is starting to change Nami, just like how Kana, Satsuki and Aya changed.

But is this really a good change for Nami? How can we let Shizu-senpai understand the nature of our relationship? It will be unacceptable for her if she finds out that Nami got involved with someone who has multiple relationships with girls. Though my girls understood and accepted it, other people will surely be repulsed.

Haa. I'll think of something. It's not just about stealing her from Ogawa anymore.

When I arrived in class, I was immediately greeted by Chii. With her mood that good, I guess she's looking forward to something.

Is it about our agreement? I still don't know what's wrong with her that she wanted to talk to me alone. She won't ask me to get her out of Fukuda's group, right?

That guy likes her like a fool. She's on my list but yeah, I need to know her situation first.

Aya was always early since she could read more books while waiting for the class to start. Upon seeing me, she smiled sweetly as she uttered her greetings. I noticed that she cut a bit of her bangs to let her eyes be exposed again. With her usual shy and timid nature, seeing her sparkling eyes and smile like this, it immediately made this morning better.

I talked to her for a bit about the book she was reading before taking out Kana's novel. Even though I couldn't read it in one sitting, I will take it out to read whenever I have time. Now, I'm currently at chapter 3. Her novel is in a light novel format and it has 8 long chapters with each chapter having different objectives that she wanted to reach before moving the story further. 

By introducing the characters and the mystery they needed to solve at chapter 1, chapter 2 and 3 revolved around them trying to search for clues. It's intriguing enough that even I who seldom read books couldn't help but be absorbed in her story. Reading bit by bit also somehow helped since I could then mull over the details that I couldn't understand at first.

After finishing chapter 3, I put it down and discussed it with Aya just like the first time. She's really engaged as she pointed out what she likes and what needs improving. Aya and Kana will probably be comfortable with each other when they meet.

Ah. I'll take her to the Literature Club this week or maybe next week since there's still the issue with Kenji. That guy won't easily give up on Kana. With the time he invested in her, he's probably thinking along the lines of he did all of that for her so he should be harvesting what he planted. If that's how he will think, I need to be at Kana's side to protect her.

When Nami and Satsuki arrived they both looked at me without concealing their affection. But since everyone was busy at their own things, none of them noticed it.

Nami went to her seat and she was immediately crowded by her friends, Ogawa was also there, just silently looking at her.

Satsuki on the other hand somehow looked tired. Did their practice intensify?

"Are you okay?"

Since Sakuma hasn't arrived yet, I leaned to her desk and asked her.

"Just a bit tired from practice, don't worry. I'll be fine."

Satsuki answered. I noticed that she's breathing heavily and that got me worried. She's probably feeling fatigued from it. She needed a boost to help her recover for the class

I turned to Aya and told her to look out for her.

Going out to buy something for her, I looked at the time and saw that it's 20 minutes before the start of the class. The cafeteria was still closed so I could only rush towards the nearby convenience store. After buying a piece of bread and a drink, I went to the infirmary.

On the way, I ran into Shio who's about to go to our class. Seeing me with a bag of food from the convenience store and a bit sweaty from all the running I did, she couldn't help but ask.

I haven't seen her nor talk to her for days but yeah, now's not the time.

"Where are you going?"

"Ah! I might be a little late, Shi-- Ms. Miyazaki. I'm going to the infirmary to get some vitamins for one of my classmates."

Though I almost called her Shio in public, what she focused on was what I said after.

"Why? Someone collapsed again?"

"Uh. No. Maemura looked fatigued so I thought of buying food for her, which explains this. And I remembered there are vitamins in the infirmary so I also thought of getting some for her."

I raised the convenience store bag containing the bread and juice I bought for Satsuki. Shio stared at me for a few seconds, likely determining the authenticity of my words. Or maybe she's thinking if that girl I mentioned is one of my girls.

"Hayashi-sensei hasn't arrived yet. You go back to the class for now, I'll take some for you."

Shio said as she turned around to go to the corner where the stairs leading up are located. Though she's a teacher that laid her hand on a student like me, she's still a teacher nonetheless.

Ah. I really wanted to spend time with Shio again. I wonder what's going on now with her husband?

I shouted my thanks to her before turning back to the class. Since the nurse wasn't there yet, the infirmary was probably closed so even if I go, I wouldn't be able to enter it. With her volunteering like that, she saved me from being late to the class.

When I arrived, Satsuki was already slumped over her desk, napping.

Sakuma was already at his desk and was looking at Satsuki worriedly. He looked up when he saw me arriving.

"You bought that for her?"

"Maemura looked fatigued so I thought of letting her eat. Ms. Miyazaki will also bring vitamins later."

I nodded and explained. It didn't matter now if he would give meaning to this. I couldn't let her stay like that after all.

After settling back on my seat, I reached for Satsuki's shoulder and nudged her awake. She's really tired that she immediately fell asleep there.

Giving her the bag, she looked flustered at first but didn't reject it.

"Thank you, Ruki."

Satsuki didn't notice that she called me by my first name since she's really tired.

And that was also heard by Sakuma who's just behind me. When I looked back at him, he's wearing a confused expression, processing what he just heard.

It's just a simple change in the way she's calling me but surely, it carried a lot of meaning, specially for this guy.

However, I didn't take his reaction to mind. I already told him what I found out about him and Satsuki's sister. And we also decided to reveal everything to him soon, if that simple change in the way she addressed me bothered him that much then that's not our concern anymore.

Satsuki finished what I bought for her and her complexion really got better. Seeing that, I felt relieved, further pushing Sakuma's reaction at the back of my mind. Satsuki is mine, if he asked again, I wouldn't deny that anymore.

Shio arrived soon and handed me the vitamins, I thanked her for it before giving it to Satsuki. I explained it to her and upon hearing it, she also stood up and thanked Shio before taking one tablet and gulping down her remaining drink.

"This is why I really like you, Ruki. The way you rushed out for her… we're lucky to have you."

I heard Aya whisper with a voice that only could hear from my side.

It's only natural for me to do this kind of thing for them. If it happened to her, I also wouldn't think twice and just rush out to get something for her. They're all important to me.

I don't know what our classmates will think since they saw what I did clearly, maybe some will give meaning to it, while others will just pass it off as a normal occurrence.

Ah. I stood out again, right? There's really no hope to go back at being obscure.

The bell rang soon after that and the class started. With Shio putting on her Commanding Side in front again, the class went on smoothly.