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The worry was dispelled by Hoshino Utsunomiya's next words.

“I have already taken Hero’s hand.”

"So I have no way to reciprocate your feelings."

Fortunately, his apology was followed by...

This is the statement that Emma Sakura is least worried about.

“It’s alright.” Emma Sakura smiled. “What Hiro said doesn’t matter.”

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Chapter 110 Girlfriends in Pairs

If Hoshino Utsunomiya still insists that it's inappropriate between friends, or if Hoshino Utsunomiya simply doesn't want to accept her own feelings...

Then perhaps Emma Sakuraba has no other choice.

But what if Hoshino used Shiro to gag himself...?

Then she'll have a solution.

"Hoshino doesn't need to break up with Hiro."

she says.

Nikaido Hiro: "...?"

What does this mean, Emma Sakura?

She had initially thought Emma was going to offer some profound advice to deal with her, but instead, she uttered this statement instead.

What do you want to do if we don't break up?

Let him have his cake and eat it too?

"In the end, Hero is just a 'trainee girlfriend,' right?" Emma Sakura turned to look at Hero Nikaido: "A 'trainee girlfriend' who hasn't been liked by Hoshino yet, and hasn't liked Hoshino at all."

"Since it's just an 'internship,' and since it hasn't been 'probationary' yet..."

"So even if we have another 'trainee girlfriend,' it won't matter, right?"

If she's just a girlfriend, then they have a confirmed romantic relationship and have clearly identified each other as people they want to spend their lives with.

There is absolutely no way Hoshino would accept such a proposal.

To describe it using an analogy.

It's probably like this.

His girlfriend limit is always kept at 1. As soon as the number 0/1 becomes 1/1, he will clearly maintain a friendly distance from everyone else and will not overstep the mark.

To break through this limitation, one could either manipulate the denominator and find a way to increase the upper limit of Hoshino's girlfriends, so that he wouldn't be so hung up on whether he had one or two girlfriends.

Alternatively, focus on the molecule and fixate on the '0'.

Yes, it's 0, not 1, because he hasn't fallen in love with Nikaido Hiro yet, because Nikaido Hiro is still just a mere 'trainee girlfriend'.

Therefore, Hiro couldn't take the spot as the girlfriend, which is why Emma Sakura has this opportunity now, and that's why she is here now.

Here is a suggestion.

"If Hoshino can try dating Shiro, then it shouldn't be a problem for him to try dating me, right?"

"It's perfectly justified," Emma Sakura said, craning her neck and speaking in a booming voice.

"It's okay, it's not like I'm two-timing. Hoshino hasn't really committed to anyone yet, and her trainee status will remain just that." The girl quickly added, explained, and offered seemingly caring words, one after another, as she softly said:

"It's fine to make a decision once Hoshino truly falls in love with someone."

"What I can prove is..."

The girl raised her hand, pressed it against her chest, straightened her back, and revealed a rare expression of confidence.

"I am more worthy of Hoshino's love than Hiro."

"I want to fall in love with Hoshino before Hiro does."

“I am more worthy of the title of girlfriend than Shiro.”

After a moment of hesitation, Emma Sakuraba glanced at Hoshino Utsunomiya.

"I will prove it. Give me a chance."

I refuse to believe that I am inferior to Hero.

I refuse to believe that Hoshino could dislike me.

I simply don't believe it.

"No, um, wait a minute..."

Hiro Nikaido's mind was in a mess from Emma Sakuraba's words. She never expected that such words would come from Emma Sakuraba's mouth.

For a moment, she didn't even know how to refute it.

Because she couldn't find any points to refute any of the arguments that Emma Sakura presented.

These are all things that someone said in person.

Nikaido Hiro tried to recall Sakura Emma's words in his mind, attempting to find any points of contradiction that could be questioned.

Hoshino doesn't need to break up with Heero.

"Hoshino has to break up with me. I won't accept it if he doesn't."

No, no, this answer would be tantamount to forcing Hoshino to break up with me.

[Trainee Girlfriend]

'She's not just a trainee girlfriend, she's my official girlfriend. Hoshino has completely fallen in love with me, and I've fallen in love with Hoshino too.' (False testimony)

What's the point of spouting such nonsense? Wasn't what he said about his internship girlfriend something he'd already agreed to? To complete the entire process from internship to full-time employment in such a short time... this is just fabricated evidence...

No problem.

'There's a serious problem! Emma Sakuraba can't date Hoshino Utsunomiya because, because, because you're friends!'

Using Utsunomiya Hoshino's words as a counterattack was indeed the right thing to do. If Sakura Emma hadn't already said something similar before and hadn't been refuted by Utsunomiya Hoshino, it would have been a very impressive comeback.

Unfortunately, Hoshino Utsunomiya's response was, "He has already taken my hand."

Hiro Nikaido felt like his head was about to explode.

What other vulnerabilities can we exploit? What other keywords can we focus on?

[Not having two relationships at the same time]

It's like having your cake and eat it too.

[The relationship is not officially defined yet]

'They've already confirmed their relationship'

[More lovable than Hero]

[I liked him even before Hero]

[More deserving than Hero]

"—Then let's prove it!"

Her chaotic thoughts became a complete tangled mess, and the deadlock forced Hiro Nikaido's thinking to a halt. She simply stopped thinking altogether and gave up on speculating about Emma Sakura's testimony in her mind, turning what should have been the debate into a point of contention.

A complete declaration of war.

Hiro slammed her hands on the table, shouting and glaring at her very, very good friend, Sakura Emma.

"Who's afraid of who!"

There will probably never be another friend as close as Hiro Nikaido and Emma Sakuraba.

Hoshino Utsunomiya thought.

Nikaido Hiro, lost in thought, eventually agreed to Sakura Emma's request, expressing his willingness to fight.

They have a really good relationship.

That's all Hoshino Utsunomiya could think.

Good friend, good partner, good sister.

My best friend.

However, now that things have come to this, it would be difficult for him to find a suitable reason to refuse again.

...Anyway, it'll probably be reverted this time too.

Although the attempt to have a heart-to-heart talk with Emma Sakuraba has been confirmed as a complete failure, it would be good if we could really confirm this feeling.

That's a good thing, I suppose.

only......

"How can you prove it?" he asked.

I was dating two girlfriends at the same time, one was my good friend, and the other was my good friend's good friend.

They're now saying they're going to compete to prove who can make me fall for the other first.

The problem is coming.

How can this be proven?

"Hmph." Seeing that Utsunomiya Hoshino didn't refuse, Sakura Emma's heart finally settled down.

She racked her brains, puffed out her chest with a grunt, and said, "That's easy."

"The warden said we'd be living together here for seven days, so Hiro and I will take turns being Hoshino's girlfriend for one day each, and use our own methods to make Hoshino fall in love with us, isn't that great?"

She spoke naturally, seemingly with great persuasiveness.

"...Leaving aside whether seven days together can be enough to make someone's heart flutter, just the fact that each person gets one day...it's impossible for two people to share it equally, is it?" Nikaido Hiro composed himself, crossed his arms back to his chest, and said.

After calming down a bit, she quickly realized that she had been a little impulsive. She should have waited for Utsunomiya Hoshino's reaction before taking action, instead of accepting the challenge on her own.