Am I being simulated by their love affair.

Chapter 15 Conflict
There were less than two weeks left until the final exams, but the atmosphere at school was anything but tense. Class 2, Grade 1, was filled with laughter.

But this is normal. If you stop a high school student on the roadside in a small city, he may not even know that there is such a thing as homework.

The bell rang for class. Tomatsu Tomoka sat in the classroom, looking at the empty seat on her right.

Jun Matsueda is being examined in Mr. Kashida's office. Thanks to the geography competition, he doesn't have to attend geography classes in the near future.

While working on his homework, he was distracted by thinking about Tomatsu Tomoka's problem. Two days ago, Tenjima Kou also came to him and said that the wind band was one of the focuses of the promotional video shooting, and asked him to ensure the normal activity of the wind band.

It seems that Yamami Maki has also come to Tsushima Kou. No matter how you consider it, it is necessary to persuade Tomatsu Tomoka to change.

However, he was not surprised that Jun Matsueda's first attempt failed.

This is Tomatsu Tomoka, it’s not easy to convince her.

Because of his attempts, Tomatsu Tomoka has been looking at him with resentful eyes whenever she appeared recently, like a wife who is unwilling to divorce her husband after knowing that he has an affair with a mistress.

"Matsueda, they say that every time you participate in a competition, you bring a few girls back to school. Is that true?" Teacher Kashida interrupted his thoughts.

"Not always." His tone was humble, as if he was saying that he didn't always get perfect scores in liberal arts. "Does Mr. Kashida also gossip?"

"I'm human, and as humans I'm curious." The man pushed his glasses up. "And every time I hear other teachers talk about the Succubus Matsuji during the competition meeting, it feels really amazing."

"Succubus Matsueda?" Upon hearing this name, Jun Matsueda stopped writing.

"The nickname they gave you."

Jun Matsueda didn't like creatures that relied on beauty and bodily fluids to survive, so he decided to explain: "Teacher, although there are girls who come to my school after meeting them in competitions, it's for learning and exchange purposes, and they will be exchanged back after a while. There really aren't many who stay in my school."

"It actually exists." Even Kashida teacher's calm face showed surprise.

Feeling that he was making things worse, Matsueda Jun stopped talking. He quickly finished the questions, handed in the paper and walked out of the office.

As he walked into the classroom, he felt Tomatsu Tomoka's gaze on him the first time.

Maybe it's time to have another good chat with her, Jun Matsueda waited for lunch break to come.

The bell for the end of the fourth class rang, and Jun Matsueda came back from the bathroom and found that Tomatsu Tomoka was missing.

He waited another ten minutes, then went out to look for it.

From the first floor to the second floor, and then from the second floor to the third floor, there was no sign of the girl in the corridor.

Jun Matsueda began searching for empty classrooms and finally heard a sound near the end of the fourth floor.

"Why did Mochizuki-san ask me to come to a place like this?" Tomatsu Tomoka's voice was faint.

Mochizuki Haruka? Matsueda Jun heard an unexpected name; he had never seen these two people communicate.

Jun Matsueda walked over quietly and stood against the wall.

"I'm not doing anything, I'm just telling you not to hang around Matsueda Jun like a fly all day long." It was indeed Mochizuki Haruka's voice.

The two voices sounded very far away, as if they were at opposite ends of the classroom.

"Jun-kun hasn't rejected me yet, why are you expressing your opinion here, an outsider?" This was the first time that Jun Matsueda heard Tomatsu Tomoka speak in such a sarcastic tone.

Mochizuki Haruka actually laughed, "Chun Jun? When you called him that, did he ever pay attention to you? You are the most shameless woman I have ever met."

Tomatsu Tomoka took a few deep breaths and spoke again.

"It's better than you. He used to call me Yuuka, so at least we were on good terms before. Unlike Mochizuki, who just appeared out of nowhere, always sneaking peeks at Jun-kun from the corner, investigating his background, and pretending to be uninterested in him. Do you think he's wary of you?" Mochizuki Haruka's breathing became noticeable. After a while, she said, "I'm different from you. I didn't approach him because I like him. I have my reasons, unlike you who are disgusting."

Jun Matsueda leaned against the wall and thought.

Mochizuki Haruka fired back: "Did you know that Matsueda Jun used to work as a hostess just to pay a large sum of money to hire a private investigator to find out who was spreading rumors about him?"

"You clearly wanted to get closer to him, but you pushed him further away. Were you angry about him drinking with you? It was clearly your own fault!"

There was a sound of chairs moving in the classroom. It sounded like Tomatsu Tomoka lost her balance and sat on the chair next to her.

"He didn't tell me." The girl's voice sounded muffled, as if she had covered her mouth.

"Your love is an ugly puddle of mud, and you still expect the person you've hurt to tell you about it?" Mochizuki Haruka taunted mercilessly. "Everything you do is just self-satisfaction. Driven by hidden desires, you want to assert your sovereignty over all potential rivals through your actions. Does Matsueda Jun's silence mean he agrees? He simply doesn't care what you do!"

Tomatsu Tomoka slammed the table hard.

"Does judging others bring you joy, Mochizuki-san? Ultimately, you're just a coward without courage. You've never admitted your feelings for Jun-kun, and you've only been doing sneaky little things in secret to hinder and attack me. Isn't it great to be a high-ranking lady, knowing and controlling everything with money and power? You're nothing more than a squeaking rat in a dark corner!"

"I told you, I don't like him! I only care about him because he's useful to me!" Mochizuki Yao's voice was like a wolf choosing its prey. "If you don't stay away from him, your mother's company will be lost."

Then Jun Matsueda heard the footsteps of Tomatsu Tomoka. She walked straight forward, and then there was a "pop" sound.

It seems that I have returned the slap.

Jun Matsue opened the door and went in. The two people who were pressed together turned to look at him.

There was no palm print on Mochizuki Haruka's face, but there was a red spot on her left arm. It seemed that she blocked the slap. Matsueda Jun even had the mind to think about such things.

Seeing that it was Matsueda Jun, Mochizuki Haruka's face looked very pale and her lips trembled. Then she forced herself to put on her usual cold expression and said nothing.

Tomatsu Tomoka spoke: "Why is Jun-kun here?" Her eyes looked a little weak, and she didn't dare to look directly into Matsueda Jun's eyes.

"I had something to ask Tomatsu-san, so I wanted to see where you were." Matsueda Jun's tone was very normal, and Tomatsu Tomoka breathed a sigh of relief.

"I've never seen you guys talk before, but it turns out you're having this kind of conversation right away." He sighed and turned to Mochizuki Haruka.

"Thank you for your concern, Mochizuki-san. Let's resolve our own issues with Tomatsu-san. We're all classmates, there's no need to be so tense."

Matsueda Jun added, "I'm grateful for the Mochizuki family's financial support for the orphanage, and for helping me get suspended from school. Mochizuki-san, you don't need to pay so much attention to me and solve my problems behind the scenes. I'll help you, too."

"Yeah." Mochizuki Haruka uttered a word and watched Tomatsu Tomoka follow Matsueda Jun out of the classroom.

Tomatsu Tomoka's lips moved slightly as she passed by her.

"outsider."

She walked out the door and watched the two figures disappear at the stairs, talking to herself.

"Didn't you say you didn't like it?"

"Why does my chest still hurt so much?"

"It turns out that if you like him, you'll get hurt, and if you don't like him, you'll also get hurt."

Mochizuki Haruka took out her cell phone and sent a message to Matsueda Jun.

"are we still friends?"

(End of this chapter)