âI like you. Iâve always liked you.â\n\nâEh??â\n\nWhen I held her hands and told her what I was thinking from the bottom of my heart, the pretty girl standing in front of me let out a shrill voice.\n\năHer large eyes, which were usually wide open, opened even wider, and her once pure white skin turned bright red.\n\năHer small lips quivered as if she wanted to say something, but she couldnât seem to get the words out.\n\nIs it my imagination, or does the hairdo that mimics cat ears (TN: Nekomimi) looks upright?\n\nAs I was thinking about this, the onlookers who had been staring at her and me began to make a buzzing noise and a fuzz.\n\năSome of them were flippant enough to cheer at what I can only call my outburst, but most of them seemed to be making confused noises.\n\nThe man in the suit grabbed me by the arm.\n\n\nâSir, you canât do that.â\n\nWhat? But isnât it normal for fans to do this at âŠâŠ idol handshakes?â\n\nâNekoto is a pure and untainted child, so this kind of behavior is not acceptable.â\n\nI was told that, and my hand was removed from Nekoto-chan.\n\nâAh..â\n\nImmediately afterwards, I heard a cute anime voice.\n\năIt was Nekoto-chanâs voice, but did she sound disappointed or was it just me who wanted to think so?\n\nWell, it was probably just a confused expression.\n\nâOh, I see. Nekoto-chan is so pure, thatâs why sheâs so red in the face. âŠâŠ!â\n\nâNekoto-chan embarrassed in bright red is too cute âŠâŠ!â\n\nâMy angel sure is different,yesâ (TN : talking like a samurai like degozaru)\n\nAs I was being taken away by a strong man in a suit, I heard the relieved voices of the men who were Nekoto-chan fans like me.\n\năApparently, they were upset by Nekoto-chanâs condition and were buzzing about her.\n\nWell, normally anyone would be confused if she reacted like that.\n\năEven I, the person who confessed to her, was confused by her unexpected reaction.\n\năIf youâre a normal idol, youâll be able to let it go with your usual cute smile. But to be embarrassed with a red face by a fanâs confession like that, Nekoto-chan is really cute.\n\nI was warned by the manager not to do anything like this again, and I was laughed at by one of my two bad friends who had come with me, while the other gave me a scornful look\n\n â\n\nâI still donât understand you, Yorito.â\nThe day after the handshake event, I walked into the classroom and was approached by Sasakura Minato, who was still reeling from yesterdayâs events.\n\năI could tell from his expressions that he was very much dismayed.\n\nâYouâre still saying that, âŠâŠ.â\n\nâOf course not. I feel so embarrassed.â\n\nâIâm sorry, but youâre the last person I wanted to be lectured by.â\n\nThis guy, Sasakura Minato, looks like a pretty boy, but inside heâs pretty rotten.\n\năHe has a very peculiar proclivity to complain about men, but wants to be scorned by girls.\n\năThatâs why his favorite idol is the one in the same group as Nekoto, the one who represents the character of a younger sister with a poisonous tongue.\n\nIâm not sure what to make of that.\n\nI donât want to be told about embarrassment by someone like that.\n\nâAs far as Iâm concerned, both of you are the same.â\n\nââWho do you think is the most problematic oneâŠ?ââ\n\nâEhâŠâ \n\nThe other bad friend, Emura Shota, came into the conversation, and Minato and I were quick to give him a retort.\n\nShota, on the other hand, glared at us in frustration.\n\nâYes, yes, youâre all troublemakers in my eyes.â\n\nâ Hey Class-rep, why did I get hit on the head?â\n\nâOh, itâs because you were in the right place.â\n\nA small beautiful twin-tailed girl her beautiful hair tied up on both sides, tilted her head in a cute way in response to my question and spoke.\n\năShe was holding a notebook in her hand, the one that had just hit me on the head.\n\nâAbout the Class-rep being a violent womanâŠâ\n\nâY..youâre the only person Iâd ever do this toâŠâŠ!â\n\nâWow, special treatment that doesnât make me happy at all. Itâs wrong to assume that everything will be forgiven if done in a cute tsundere style,you know? â\n\nâThatâs a shame, I thought it would work on Kazehaya-kun.â\n\nThe class-rep shrugged her shoulders deliberately.\n\năWhen you hear the word âclass-repâ you get the impression that sheâs serious and uptight, but this girl is serious but has a good sense of humor.\n\năAnd because she is a beautiful girl, she is very popular in the class.\n\năIn fact, sheâs probably the most popular girl in the grade.\n\nâPlease let Minato be the one to get hit on the head.â\n\nâItâll just be a reward for Sasakura-kun.â\n\nâAh~â\n\nâWhat are you two agreeing on? I donât appreciate being hit by the class-rep you know..â\n\nWhen Shota and I were satisfied, Minato opened his mouth in disapproval.\n\nâ Iâm only into younger girls only. It doesnât make me happy to be beaten or scorned by my classmates.â\n\nâââHeâs totally rotten.âââ\n\nThis time, in addition to me and Shota, the Class-repâs words also overlapped.\n\năThe Class-rep looked at Minato as if she was looking at garbage, but Minato didnât seem to mind.\n\nIâd love to learn from his steel-like mentality.\n\nWell, thatâs true, the Class-rep is relatively small and has a baby face, so he looks younger than you and is probably passable.\n\nâKazehaya-kun, if you have something to say, letâs hear itâ\n\nâNo, itâs nothing.â\n\nPerhaps by sensing something from my gaze, Class-rep smiled at me, using deliberately polite words.\n\năIt was amazing that our Class-rep could make me feel fear with a smile.\n\nâWhen he was a freshman, Kazehaya-kun was hard-headed and was popular with some girls, but I wonder how he turned out like this. He totally ended up becoming a serious idol otaku.â\n\nThen the Class-rep turned her gaze to Shota and Minato.\n\năIt was only after I started hanging out with Shota and Minato that I became like this, so it was obvious who the culprit was.\n\nBut Iâm grateful to them.\n\nAfter all, I was able to meet a precious girl named Nekoto-chan. âŠâŠ!\n\năFor me, martial arts had been all I had ever known because of my family, and Nekoto-chan was the first healing I had ever known.\n\nThere is no other girl as precious and cute as her.\n\nIâm grateful to Shota and the others for letting me meet such a girl, and I have nothing against them.\n\nâDonât forget, both of you are hated by those girls.â\n\nâHey, donât you think that the Class-rep is one of those girls?â\n\nâYou donât even have to ask.â\n\nâWhat? No, thatâs not it! I donât think anything like that about Kazehaya-kun!â\n\nAs I was thinking about Nekoto-chan, the Class-rep started to get angry, with her face turning bright red.\n\năI didnât hear what was being talked about, so I am not sure. But is she acting like a tsundere again?\n\nâAs I was wondering this, the classroom door opened and a small girl about 140cm tall came into the classroom.\n\nThe girl had a bobbed haircut with long bangs that covered her eyes, making her look a little strange to anyone who saw her.\n\nHer name is Saotome Kaori.\n\nShe is a truant girl who often takes leaves from school.\n\nâSaotome-san, good morning â\n\n ââ!?â\n\n âEhâŠâŠ?â\n\nWhen I greeted her as usual, she was startled by shaking her shoulders.\n\năAs soon as she put down her student bag, she immediately took out her book and hid her face.\n\năNormally, she would bow her head when I greet her. I wonder what happened to her..\n\nâYorito, did you do something?â\n\nâNo, nothingâŠâ\n\nâThereâs no way Kazehaya-kun would do anything to a girl!â\n\nWhen I was confused, the Class-rep defended me vigorously.\n\nThe Class-rep is acting strange in her own way, but itâs okay for now because she can be like this sometimes.\n\nRather, did I do something to scare Saotome-sanâŠâŠ?\n\nI wondered about this, so I kept peeking at Saotome during class.\n\năWhen I looked at her, she would turn her face away from me with such force that I could almost hear a creaking sound.\n\năThis was repeated many times during the lunch break, so I might have really done something wrong to her.\n\n