Yukino knew very well that once someone was caught in her sister's sights, their fate would never be good.
Her sister had always only taken an interest in people she found interesting and amusing, and this current reaction was clearly interest in Miura Yumiko.
Yukino Yukinoshita didn't like Miura Yumiko—she felt that she and Miura Yumiko were natural enemies—but she didn't hate her either. Now her sister was going to toy with Miura Yumiko, and how should she put it!?
There was just a tiny bit of anticipation.
Only,
Yukino watched her sister now, using her fiancé's body to 'toy with' Miura Yumiko, and felt that simply wouldn't do.
What if her sister went too far!?
Just that exchange with Isshiki Iroha a moment ago showed that her sister today would surely go all out, until she was satisfied.
Having said goodbye to Shizuka Hiratsuka, Haruno followed Yukino toward Sobu High's academic building.
She was familiar with everything here. Walking through it, the experiences and bygone days of her former life gradually surfaced in her mind—that was nostalgia, those were beautiful memories.
Time really did fly.
She had already graduated from Sobu High,
and Meguri Shiromeguri, the underclassman who had once trailed behind her, was also about to graduate from Sobu High.
This really was fast.
"Meguri,"
Haruno spotted a familiar face, but she seemed not to have heard and didn't look over, continuing on until she disappeared around the corner.
"Meguri actually ignored me. I'll have to teach her a proper lesson,"
"Please remember, you're Lin Ye right now,"
Yukino couldn't help reminding her the moment she heard this.
"That's still no good. Yukino, don't get involved in this,"
"Refused,"
"Hey, hey, Yukino won't even listen to me now?"
"Heh heh,"
She didn't listen to her sister every single time. She had her own ability to discern and judge, and she would make her own decisions. Even if her sister had reluctantly coaxed her into agreeing to certain things, that was only built on the premise that she could accept them.
And now, this request from her sister clearly fell into the unacceptable range, so she would not accept it.
Yukino's attitude was firm, and Haruno sensed it too.
Students hurried past around them, and class time was drawing very near.
So Haruno didn't keep arguing with her sister; in any case, she was going to do what she wanted.
"Oh, right—tell me about this Miura Yumiko business,"
"Mm,"
She'd known her sister would be curious.
Still, Yukino Yukinoshita was weighing whether to send her sister a message explaining, or to tell her at noon—but at noon the Service Club would also have Student Yui Yuigahama, plus the occasionally arriving Isshiki Iroha.
Today, Isshiki Iroha would probably show up too!
In the end, Yukino decided to send the message.
The two entered the classroom one after the other.
At Yukino Yukinoshita's hint, Haruno made her way to Lin Ye's seat.
She looked toward the seat to the front-left, where her sister's figure sat.
"This seat's nice. With a slight turn I can see Yukino."
This seat really was nice; she liked it a lot.
She figured Lin Ye probably admired her sister Yukino's back from this angle every single day, and she was envious—she also wanted to be able to admire her sister like this every day.
'Ring, ring, ring…'
The class bell rang.
In came the math teacher.
One look and Haruno smiled—a familiar face, a teacher she knew.
Her mood brightened.
Returning to Sobu High—this brand-new experience really was rather nice.
If only the time could last a bit longer.
So Haruno hoped.
One hour,
two hours,
until noon.
Haruno realized she still hadn't returned to her own body.
"It seems this time the swap is lasting a bit longer than I imagined."
"That's a good thing,"
And over the morning, from the message her sister had sent over, she'd also learned about what happened between Lin Ye and Miura Yumiko.
Interesting, very interesting.
A bet—Miura Yumiko had lost, and then she'd originally meant to confess to Hayama, who was present at the scene along with Lin Ye, but seeing that Hayama didn't accept, she immediately turned it into a confession to Lin Ye.
And Lin Ye, mindful of Miura Yumiko's pride, ultimately didn't refuse, leaving the tennis court holding Miura Yumiko's hand. This also spread the news of Lin Ye and Miura Yumiko dating throughout Sobu High, and most of the teachers and students already knew about it.
Haruno pondered how to tease and toy with Miura Yumiko.
Such a good opportunity couldn't be wasted.
To the outside world he was still Miura Yumiko's boyfriend, and since he was already her boyfriend, doing a few things wouldn't be any problem at all!
Haruno couldn't help thinking.
It was noon.
The bell rang.
The students of the International Class filed out one after another.
When Yukino stood and turned around as usual, she was startled to find her sister Haruno gone—
the figure that had been in that seat to the rear-right was gone.
Her sister had left.
"Didn't she say she was going to the Service Club?"
Yukino Yukinoshita irritably took out her phone, and soon she received a message—a message from her sister Haruno: "Going to the restroom. Little Yukino, you head to the Service Club first!"
"So she went to the restroom!"
But Yukino thought about that scene for a moment, and her mood turned somewhat complicated.
Still, they'd already swapped bodies; everything that should be seen had been seen, everything that should be touched had been touched. There was no point overthinking it—she could only hope her sister wouldn't go too far and would mind certain behaviors.
But contrary to what Yukino believed, Haruno hadn't gone to the restroom at all; instead she'd left the academic building directly and headed for the Student Council Office.
"If nothing unexpected happens, Meguri should be in the Student Council Office,"
"And with a bit of luck, Meguri will be there alone,"
If it were just Meguri alone, then this coming lunch break would be interesting.
Haruno strode briskly up to the Student Council Office and raised a hand to knock. "Knock, knock, knock."
A crisp knocking rang out.
Soon, a "Come in" answered.
The corners of Haruno's mouth lifted—sure enough, Meguri was in the Student Council Office.
'Creak…'
She opened the office door, and her eyes swept over the empty Student Council Office—it held only Meguri Shiromeguri.
Luck.
She couldn't help thinking to herself.
What came next would be a pleasant time.
Meguri was so cute; she'd always teased her before, so teasing her again using Lin Ye's body was only natural.
"Student Lin Ye, is there something you need?"
Meguri Shiromeguri was surprised to see that the visitor was Lin Ye.
And just then, after Haruno stepped inside, she casually shut the office door behind her.
This didn't make Meguri Shiromeguri think much of it—except that the 'click' of the lock being engaged suddenly made her heart shudder.
Why lock it for no reason? Something was off!
Meguri Shiromeguri grew nervous.
Some... rather indecent scenes even surfaced in her mind, and for a moment she nearly wanted to scream for help.
But soon, rationally, she decided this was impossible—
Lin Ye wouldn't go so far as to assault her here at school.
She guessed Lin Ye must have some important matter.
Before long, Haruno had walked right up to Meguri Shiromeguri—more precisely, separated by an office desk, the two facing each other eye to eye across a gap of less than two meters.
Lin Ye's expression quickly shifted from calm to slightly tense,
and this brief change made Meguri Shiromeguri freeze again.
Could it be, could it be…
"President, President Shiromeguri, actually… there's something very important I want to tell you,"
At this moment, Haruno propped both hands on the desktop, expression solemn and earnest, instantly piling greater pressure on Meguri Shiromeguri.
"Go ahead, Student Lin,"
Meguri Shiromeguri swallowed, feeling her premonition growing ever more accurate.
But she remembered that Lin Ye had already become lovers with Miura Yumiko, and that he'd previously liked Yukino Yukinoshita and had confessed to Yukinoshita. Oh, right—today she'd vaguely heard something about Lin Ye confessing to Yukinoshita that very morning.
There was no way he'd be confessing to her now!
So Meguri Shiromeguri thought.
"The truth is, the truth is I've noticed President Shiromeguri since a long time ago."
That single sentence sent ripples through Meguri Shiromeguri's heart. It seemed she'd guessed right; her premonition was correct—Lin Ye was going to confess to her.
"In my heart, President Shiromeguri is beautiful, kind and gentle, so understanding. Your figure and your face are already deeply engraved upon my heart,"
Haruno pressed a hand over her chest, emotions growing ever more impassioned, her gaze ever more intense.
"By the time I came to my senses, I found my mind full of nothing but you. I—I've already fallen for you, President Shiromeguri. I want to be with you, President; I want to date you,"
Haruno glanced at Meguri Shiromeguri, wanting to gauge her reaction. At this moment, Meguri Shiromeguri sat in her chair, emotions tangled, not knowing how to respond.
In that case,
Haruno figured she should seize the chance and charge once more.
She especially loved this feeling right now; it really was nice.
Haruno took two steps, rounding the office desk, which made Meguri Shiromeguri instinctively rise—but under Haruno's pressure she plopped right back down into her seat.
"President, I like you—truly, from the bottom of my heart. I really do want to date you,"
"Um, Student Lin,"
"Does the President have a boyfriend?"
This made the words of gentle refusal Meguri Shiromeguri had just been about to speak suddenly catch in her throat.
"Please answer my question. President, do you have a boyfriend?"
Faced with Haruno's forcefulness, Meguri Shiromeguri unexpectedly softened. "No, no I don't,"
"Have you ever dated a boyfriend before?"
In any case, Haruno knew that Meguri had never dated a boyfriend—as for whether she'd ever dated anyone in secret, that she really didn't know.
"No, I haven't…"
She still seemed terribly embarrassed, her words quavering as they came out.
It couldn't be helped—she'd never once been in a relationship from childhood to now, which she saw as an extremely shameful thing.
Not even any dating experience—wasn't that a rock-solid sign of having no charm?
"Good, that puts me at ease,"
Haruno smiled, and facing Meguri Shiromeguri's stunned expression, she went on, "From now on, President, you have a boyfriend."
As she spoke, she half-crouched and took Meguri Shiromeguri's small hand.
"I'm your boyfriend now, President. Please don't refuse—and you're not allowed to refuse—otherwise, I'll leak the dark history about you, President, that I got from Sis Haruno."
Meguri Shiromeguri: ???
Dark history? Sis Haruno even told you about my dark history?
Haruno suddenly leaned in and softly whispered into the girl's ear.
It was Meguri Shiromeguri's dark history—her unbearable past.
"President, surely you don't want Sobu High's students to find out their President once did something like that!"
The unhurried words drifted out, threats like those of a very devil.
Meguri Shiromeguri's face filled with disbelief as she stared blankly.
Sis Haruno really had spilled it, and now Lin Ye was using this dark history to threaten her into becoming Lin Ye's girlfriend.
Why? Why was this happening?
Sis Haruno, you've doomed me!
Meguri Shiromeguri even arrived at an extremely sinister thought—that Sis Haruno had done this on purpose, that Sis Haruno had even deliberately egged Lin Ye on to do it.
Could it be revenge for her not properly providing some information about Student Yukinoshita?
No!
Meguri Shiromeguri was about to cry.
Haruno, on the other hand, was about to laugh. She reached out and gently stroked Meguri Shiromeguri's cheek.
The girl didn't dodge, letting Haruno caress her.
"President Shiromeguri, I like you. I've liked you for a long, long time—very, very much,"
If she had a male body, she definitely wouldn't let Meguri off. Wasn't the chance right here now? Though this was Lin Ye's body, it was under her control at the moment, and she was destined to be at Lin Ye's side for life—didn't that also mean half of Lin Ye belonged to her?
In that case,
how could she possibly let Meguri off the hook!
Watching Meguri now—wanting to weep but unable to, wanting to flee yet forcing herself to hold back—Haruno was thrilled, growing happier by the second.
"So go out with me!"
"I, I… if I don't agree…"
She looked nervously at the man before her, and noticed his smile—it was practically identical to Sis Haruno's, which frightened her all the more.
"Nothing will happen. I like you, President—how could I possibly do something to hurt you! Isn't that right, President Shiromeguri?"
But this rhetorical question gave Meguri Shiromeguri no reassurance whatsoever; if anything, it only made her worry more.
On the surface it said he wouldn't, that he wouldn't hurt her—but in reality it absolutely meant the opposite.
This was still a threat,
and Meguri Shiromeguri could tell.
But to accept Lin Ye's confession just like this—she couldn't do it!
She really didn't want to end up dating so vaguely and inexplicably.
"Sigh, I truly do like you. Sis Haruno told me so many things about you, President, and the more I heard, the more I liked you,"
This was absolutely a further threat!
She cried.
She really was about to cry.
Tears were nearly welling up in Meguri Shiromeguri's eyes.
"President,"
Haruno gave a little wave of her hand.
She knew she was just that tiny bit away from winning Meguri Shiromeguri over.
"Meguri, I'm serious—be my girlfriend!"
"..."
She pursed her lips, holding back tears.
She didn't agree, but she didn't refuse either,
and victory was now merely half a step away.
Haruno then placed both hands on Meguri Shiromeguri's shoulders and slowly leaned in.
Meguri Shiromeguri instinctively wanted to flee, but Haruno pinned her down firmly.
Closer, closer still.
Haruno gazed at Meguri Shiromeguri's lips, her heartbeat quickening, an impulse rising within her.
Once again she felt the changes in this male body.
But what she cared about more now was what she ought to do next.
Haruno made up her mind, and leaned in even closer.
Meguri Shiromeguri trembled even harder, yet in the end, as though giving up, she abandoned her struggle and closed her eyes.
She… had resigned herself to fate.
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