Chapter 8: I Hope Hiyori’s in a Better Mood… (Hidetoshi’s Perspective)
――The morning after my cheating was exposed, I was waiting for Hiyori near her classroom.
A night had passed since then, and I was curious to see how Hiyori was doing.
Even she, who’d splashed juice on me as she left, might have calmed down after some time had passed.
She might have surprisingly calmed down, and maybe we could even talk again… Thinking this, I smiled when I saw Hiyori arriving at school.
“Hiyori, good morning!”
As if fate itself was on my side, there was no one else but us in the hallway right now. It was the perfect situation to talk.
So, I called out to Hiyori just like I always did, but… she silently walked right past me and into the classroom.
“H-Hiyori…?”
“…”
Far from returning my greeting, Hiyori’s attitude of completely ignoring me without even a glance left me a little shocked.
But well, I figured a single day probably wasn’t enough for her to calm down, and things wouldn’t go that smoothly after all. So, before heading back to my own class, I decided to peek into her classroom and see what Hiyori was up to.
I expected she’d either be talking with friends or pouting alone at her desk… but then, an unimaginable sight jumped into my view.
“Huh?! Why is she all over him like that…?!”
What I saw was Hiyori hugging a male classmate from behind.
Their bodies were pressed so close I could tell even from this slight distance, and their faces were near each other too… In that position, Hiyori seemed to be saying something to the guy.
The guy looked surprised too and hurriedly turned around.
And then, when I saw the face of the guy who turned around, I felt a shock as if I’d been bashed in the head with a hammer.
“Ogame, Yusuke…!? Th-that guy, with Hiyori…?!”
That listless face, that huge body—I’d never forget them. He was the man who put an end to my middle school basketball career… Ogami Yusuke.
Back in middle school, when I was the ace leading my team, we clashed with the basketball club he belonged to in the final summer tournament… and we were utterly defeated.
He, who was a good head taller than me, easily blocked my shots, and I couldn’t stop his.
I desperately tried to get past Ogame, but his teammates covered for him so well that our offense was completely shut down. The match was pretty much decided by the end of the first quarter.
That Ogame, the man who had etched a sense of defeat in me so profound it brought me to tears, was now all chummy and close, talking with Hiyori.
At that sight, which wounded my pride to its very core, I clenched my fists, my whole body trembling… But then, as if by revelation, a lightning bolt shot through my mind.
(Th-That’s it…!! Hiyori’s trying to make me jealous!!)
Ogame and Hiyori are classmates, but they don’t have any deeper relationship than that. For Hiyori to hug Ogame like that is completely out of character.
But Hiyori was actually hugging Ogame. Why would she do such a thing?
The answer is simple. Because she knows I see Ogame as a rival, Hiyori is deliberately being all touchy-feely with him in front of me to try and make me jealous.
She ignored me earlier, but Hiyori must actually be conscious of me.
Flaunting how friendly she is with my rival like that to get my attention… it’s more than just being conscious of me; she’s clearly still hung up on me, isn’t she?
(Geez, she’s still such a kid! Does she really think I’d get flustered by such a tactic?)
Once I figured out Hiyori’s plan, there was nothing to panic about. In fact, I was actually happy to know she’s still conscious of me.
All I have to do now is not rush, stay composed, and wait for Hiyori. Eventually, she’ll start feeling empty about being so clingy with someone she doesn’t even like.
That’s when I’ll talk to her. I’ll tell her I don’t mind anymore, so she can come back. Hiyori will be overjoyed but put on a coy act, yet she’ll still decide to get back together with me… Perfect.
For me, who understands Hiyori better than anyone, I knew exactly how things would unfold from here.
So, for now, leaving Hiyori alone was the best course of action… Not showing any more signs that I was bothered, and deliberately keeping my distance would be the shortcut to us getting back together. Having decided on my plan, I returned to my classroom in high spirits.
(Come to think of it, it’s kind of thanks to Ogame that Hiyori and I started dating in the first place. Guess I’ll use him again this time!!)
In a way, Ogame is the cupid for Hiyori and me. When I was crying tears of frustration after losing to him, Hiyori confessed to me while comforting me.
I’ll use him in a similar way this time and have him help Hiyori and me get back together.
It’ll probably be a shock for Ogame when a girl he was friendly with suddenly turns cold and becomes another guy’s girl… but he gets to have a nice dream until then, so that’s good enough, right?
But there’s one thing I absolutely can’t forgive: him getting Hiyori’s huge boobs pressed against him. Even if Hiyori was doing it to show off to me, there was no need to go that far, was there?
This just means that once we get back together, I’ll have to grope Hiyori’s boobs to my heart’s content. Getting excited as I imagined the sensation, I returned to the classroom, my mind eagerly anticipating that day, my imagination running wild.
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As a result of various opinions, starting tomorrow, I’ve decided to post two chapters daily, one at 5 PM and another after 6 PM!
From here on, I think the story will continue with slightly ecchi parts and subtly “serves you right” (zamaa) developments!
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