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

Chapter 48

Touma-kun Show Off This and More

Translated by AmaLynne

My favorite girl is looking straight at me…

She’s kind of pouting… What’s going on?

「Hello, Aya…Aya-san…? Hey, Aya.」

I approach Aya and gently place my hand on her cheek.

Then I kiss her cheek softly.

「Hyah! T-Touma-kun! Everyone’s looking!?」

「That’s okay. It can’t be helped, you’re just too cute.」

「「「Kyaaa――!!」」」

「Ehh!? That!?」

「Is that the guy I heard rumors about!?」

「You’re totally rocking it! He’s so handsome?!」

For now, let’s ignore the outsiders.

The rest will do itself.

「Hauu……but..but…」

「That’s good. Aya, congratulations on your first place. That’s great.」

「Y-You’re Touma, right?」

「Yeah, that’s right. What’s up? Something wrong with my outfit?」

「No! Y-You look good! Very good looking! But…」

「That’s good. Come on, let’s go.」

「Ah…y-yes…」

I pull Aya’s hand, her cheeks flushed, and walk to the classroom.

Then, we walk past the noisy crowd and enter the classroom.

「Who is that guy?」

「He’s holding hands with Shimizu-san?」

「Huh? That means…」

「Yo, classmates. I’ll introduce myself once again. I’m Aya’s boyfriend, Touma Yoshino. Anyone who wants to confess to Aya, come to me first. I’ll crush you fair and square.」

「Eeeeeeeeeeeeee――!!!???」

「Was it like that?」

「Kyaa――!! Aya-chan, that’s good――!!」

「hauuu…」

「What is it? Aya. What’s wrong?」

「M-My heart can’t take it…」

Then, someone tapped me on the head.

「Nn? What is it, Shinji-san?」

「You’re making too much noise. Take a seat.」

Everyone quietly took their seats.

「Now, the test is over. Next is the sports festival. We’ll decide who’s going to do what tomorrow during the morals class. Think about it. Touma!」

「Yes, yes, what is it? Sensei.」

「I’ll decide your competition. You owe me! You can’t say no to me!」

「Not so much…all right, have it your way.」

「All right! Now we’ve got a better chance of winning!」

Apparently, he really wants to go to the cabaret.

「Y-Yoshino-kun, right? Oh, um, I’m…」

「Yo, Tanaka-kun. I’m me. I hope you will treat me the same. We’re all friends here.」

「I-I’m not sure if that’s okay. We’re too different in type…」

「Don’t worry about it. Let people say what they want to say. What matters is what we think of each other.」

「I understand. I’ll do my best.」

「Oh you…by the way, Aya…you’ve been looking at me too much…I’m embarrassed…」

「Eh!? I-I’m not looking! No, I want to see it! ……auu……」

「No, you can do whatever you want. If you look that adorable, I don’t really care anymore.」

Later, after the morning classes, it’s time for lunch break.

「Hey~ hey~! Yoshino!」

「Hm? Morikawa? What’s up?」

「Let’s eat together!」

「Right, I’d like to join you.」

「T-Touma-kun, I’m sorry… these two wants to talk to you.」

「Oh, okay. Let’s do it here.」

I move to my seat and take the seat where Morikawa and the others usually are.

In the meantime, we talk while eating.

「Hey, what do you like most about Aya? Tell me.」

「…That’s a hard question to answer…」

「Hey! Aiko!」

「I’m curious too.」

「Even Kana!」

「Oh? Aya doesn’t?」

「Ehg!? That’s…curious…」

「…I guess it’s the smile, after all. When Aya smiles, I feel happy. Aya, thank you for everything. Thanks to you, I’m happy every day.」

「Yes…i-it’s my pleasure…」

「Oh~, is that it? So this is Aya’s pattern.」

「My my, it looks that way. Okay, nice guy. Are you interested in switching to me?」

「Hey!? Kana!!」

「Sorry, I have eyes for no one but Aya.」

「…Ehh~! Even I thought it was good!」

「That’s pretty destructive……」

「Geez, you two! I knew this would happen!」

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「Hey, that guy…」

「T-To be surrounded by the three most beautiful girls in class…」

「I envy you, but…」

「But more than that, it’s awesome to see him standing tall…」

「「「「That guy is not just a guy…」」」」

Apparently, I’ve been recognized in unintentional ways…

Except for some of it.

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Then comes after-school after afternoon classes.

After homeroom, I received the key from Shinji-san.

「Okay…Aya, are you going home?」

「Yes!」

「You look awfully happy, don’t you?」

「Because…Touma-kun said something that made me happy!」

「I just said what I thought. Come on, let’s go.」

I hold out my hand to Aya.

「Un! Let’s go home!」

We hold hands and walk around like we’re showing off.

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I hope fewer people confess to Aya.

If you’re coming, come, I”ll smash everything…!

As I left the school building, I spoke to Aya.

「Well then, Aya, stay in front of the main gate.」

「Eh? Oh, right. You ride the bike, don’t you?」

「That’s what I meant. See you later.」

I go to Shinji-san’s parking lot and get on the bike.

Then I stop in front of the main gate.

「What!?」

「Ah! I saw it this morning too!」

I take off my helmet and call out to Aya.

「Look, Aya. You wanted to do this, didn’t you?」

「Ehh!? D-Did I ever tell you…?」

「No, you don’t. But you asked me the other day if I was going to ride my bike to school. I thought maybe you were.」

「S-So happy…! You’ve been watching me…!」

「Well, it’s just for today. At least give me a break.」

「Uh-huh! Thank you, Touma-kun!」

Aya gets the look I like best.

「Yeah, I’ve grown to love that smile.」

「Huh? ……auu……」

「Your shy face is cute, too, though. Here, hop on.」

I hand Aya the helmet.

「Okay, excuse me.」

「Okay, let’s go.」

Riding the bike slowly so that the students around us can see us.

Then, as we pass the station, I speed up.

「Okay…this should make it a little better.」

「I think you’ve gone too far! But I love you, Touma-kun!」

It looks like all the hard work was worth it.

But it’s probably not enough.

I’ll have to keep working hard to become a man worthy of Aya.