About Touma-kun, Who Wants to Spend His Time Quietly, Is Liked by the School’s Madonna

Chapter 8

Touma-kun Offers a Compromise

Translated by AmaLynne

……This is, bad.

Ignoring it is a poor idea.

I know in my head that I should answer.

But how do I answer?

And how do I get through this crisis and live in peace?

No, I know it’s tough.

When this Madonna spoke to me… 

But don’t give up!

Turn your head around! Minimize the damage!

What’s the worst thing that could happen right now?

It’s not likely, but I guess it’s getting a confession here…

Or, I’ll be outed as an ex-Yankee here…

Then, what I should do is…

「Um…Touma-kun, are you listening to me…?」

「Shimizu-san. I’m sorry, may I change the place? I don’t like to stand out too much.」

「Ah, y-yes, that’s right! I’m sorry!」

「Don’t be sorry. Follow me.」

I walked out of the classroom without hearing any reply.

At that time, I felt a gaze from the riajuu group at end of the room.

Good grief…I’d like to keep it quiet.

It’s getting tricky…

Shimizu seems to be following me docilely.

I’m now racking my brains, trying to figure out my next plan.

So, what do I do from here?

For now, if it’s the empty classroom I usually go to, no one should come.

Assume the content!

No way, a confession is…no, you should always assume the worst.

So then, is it simply a thank you?

Or just curious?

No way, you mean like threatening me?

I was thinking about that when I arrived at an empty classroom.

All right! Now I just have to play it out!

I enter the empty classroom with all my might.

「Heee…do you always eat here?」

……Shit! ! !

I put too much importance on not being heard! !

I’ve given away my secret place to my enemy! ! !

Oh my God…this is what it means to be a schemer and fall into your scheme……

Good grief…I guess I can’t keep my cool after all.

「Um, Yoshino-kun? You’re making a hundred faces, are you okay?」

「I’m fine…So, what’s the story?」

「Umm, let’s start with this…」

This is…student ID card…

I see. That’s how she knows.

 It looks like I dropped it when I was running away.

This can’t be excused…

Okay, I’m going to make up my mind.

「Oh, yeah, at that time. Thank you? Is that strange?」

「Fufufu, yes. Maybe if I hadn’t chased after you, you wouldn’t have dropped it.」

Oh no…so cute, Aya Shimizu…!

But don’t lose! Me!

You want to live in peace, don’t you!?

「Well, I guess I do. Well then, are we done?」

If we go on too long, some people will get the wrong idea.

「Eh?? No, I mean, that…it was annoying after all, wasn’t it?」

「Well, to be honest, yes. I’m not going to let a Madonna like you talk to me and ruin my peaceful days.」

「I-I’m sorry……」

……So shunned and depressed……!

I can picture my mother’s angry face in heaven and the lines in my head…!

Fuyuma? Mother said, okay?

She said if you hurt a girl or make her cry, she won’t approve of it.

「No, you don’t have to apologize. As I said the other day, no need to thank me. I acted according to my beliefs.」

「You’re……cool……」

Yes?

Just now, what did she just say?

She’s holding her face with both hands and squirming in agony?

And she’s cute?

……Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! !

Shit! Don’t be fooled! Stay with me!

First, check…what this girl wants.

「Gohon! So, what do you need…?」

「Eh!? …You will listen?」

「Well, just in case. Otherwise, you might start talking to me again.」

「I might…do that. Then…for the time being, would you be my friend?

I see, so it comes to that.

Hmmm……not a bad offer……

And once she gets to know me, she’ll become disillusioned.

Then there will be no problem except that I will get hurt……

Of course, I would be hurt if a pretty girl became disillusioned by me.

But this is more of an opportunity.

In exchange for accepting this, I can make an exchange.

「All right, fine. But on one condition.」

「Eh!? You sure!? But is it a condition…」

「No big deal. All you have to do is not talk to me too much at school.」

「Ah, that’s right. That would cause trouble, wouldn’t it? Un! Okay!」

Aya Shimizu said with a radiant smile.

…Kuk! So cute! It’s the Pathos in me! Be still!
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……Hoo, that was a close call.

「So that’s that then.」

I try to leave naturally.

「Ah! Wait! And, if we’re friends, can I, you know, ask you for your phone number…?」

She said, as she was getting more and more embarrassed.

Damn it! I couldn’t get away with that…!

「Why not ask for LINE?」

「Eh? …I somehow thought you didn’t have one…You’re the only one who’s not in our class LINE group…」

「You’re right. I don’t think there’s anything more unnecessary than that. That’s not what a smartphone is for me in the first place. Well, okay.」

I write my address and phone number on a note and hand it to her.

「T-Thank you! Um, can I email you…or something? Ah! Sure, I won’t do it that often…」

That’s an exquisite way to ask…

Even I’d have a guilty conscience if I turned this down…!

「…I’ll get back to you as much as I can, but it probably is slow, okay?」

「Yes! That’s still fine! Thank you!」

「Well, I’ll go back to the classroom. Please be a little bit. And I’ll make a good excuse, and you just nod to it.」

「Um……that’s, that’s fine, but……not……you.」
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「Hmm? …Shimizu then.」

「Yes!」

「I see. Then.」

On my way back to the classroom, I sent a text message.

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And the reply came immediately.

I didn’t want to owe her anything, but I couldn’t turn my back on her.

I open the classroom door.

Naturally, all eyes are on me.

Well, let’s see if I can execute the plan…