Chapter 297: Miko Wants a Hug
Two days before Valentine's, Sakurai Saki noticed something strange about his girlfriend.She watched him like she guarding against a thief approaching him.
After school, she didn't go home with him.
At the same time.
Shinomiya Kaguya also, for some unknown reason, glanced at him once, then walked out.
'Alright then, today I need to go to the Occult Research Club to pick up some materials—was planning to tell Ai-chan to head home early.'
What's called a coincidence? This is a coincidence, as if an invisible hand were pulling all the strings.
Sakurai Saki picked up his bag, preparing to carry out the task assigned by Shirogane Miyuki.
He was the general affairs of the student council, way too free; if he didn't do something he'd turn into a donut-loving vampire.
[What are you thinking? I'll punch you to death!]
Shinobu: (ง'̀-'́)ง
Sorry, that was too much.Girls liking sweets is an adorable point.
[Hmph~ even if you say that, I still… won't forgive you!]
…a classic tsundere flavor, with its own special taste.
...
Out in the hallway, Sakurai Saki noticed quite a few girls glancing his way.He returned their looks with a dazzling sunshine smile, and several of them squealed like side characters in a shoujo manga.
A strange atmosphere spread all around.
This was today's superpower.
[Today's superpower: change the art style (feminine type)]
It felt like there could be other series too—JoJo style, Baki style… not impossible.That idea was creepy; Sakurai Saki didn't want to wake up tomorrow with extra bulging muscles, nor strike bizarre poses (even if they were cool).
But today's power was no less troublesome: it turned the surrounding area for several kilometers into a lovestruck zone—people living and dying for love.
Suddenly.
"I!!! I want to confess to Akama-senpai in third year!!!"
A girl's shout echoed from the rooftop!
"I've liked you for so long!!! I can't stand it anymore!! If you don't accept me, I'll jump!!"
Ayo girl! Don't jump just for love!A beautiful romance will turn into a detective horror story!
This won't do, seriously!
'Today, how many times has this happened already?'Sakurai Saki originally thought his own confession during the sports festival was impressive, but he didn't expect so many warriors to appear today.
Aren't they afraid of suspension?
Oh, because I caused it—then it's fine.
Sakurai Saki had made a huge contribution to the nation's declining birthrate; today Shuchiin might gain a few dozen new couples.
As for whether those students would be expelled?
Expulsion was impossible. Other than himself and Shirogane, everyone here was the child of the wealthy; even the principal had to cater the menu according to the guests.
"I love you! Emilia~" In the hallway, a couple gazed at each other affectionately.
"I love you too, Subaru."
Sakurai Saki covered his forehead and went downstairs.
He really wished time would jump straight to tomorrow.This kind of ability was the most annoying: no harm to the body, but the mental damage to Sakurai Saki was immeasurable.
He suddenly understood how Shirogane Miyuki felt—seeing a horde of couples flaunting affection every day—so this is how it feels?
"Hey! You two! Let go! Separate now!"On the second floor, a petite discipline committee member was trying to break couples apart.
"I told you all… uuu~ separate already!"Miko was on the verge of tears.
Miko: (っ˃̣̣̥ -˂̣̣̥ς)
She… she had seen so many couples today.
Normally there weren't nearly this many.
Why wasn't everyone sneaking around to date anymore?
They were all flaunting it out in the open—what was discipline supposed to do?
The discipline committee was short-staffed, who's going to fill in for us!
"Sakurai-senpai, look at them!"Miko spotted Sakurai Saki and pointed at a couple in the hallway, making a little report.
'Telling me does what? I'm not a teacher.'
Sakurai Saki looked at her with a helpless expression.
"Miko-chan, if you stay this serious, you'll probably make a mountain of enemies tomorrow."
The girl clearly didn't understand the law of majority rule.Right now the whole school was in shoujo manga mode, while she seemed to have walked in from a detective film…
Huh?
"Senpai~" Miko wrapped her arms around Sakurai Saki's waist, burying her face in his chest:"Hold me tight~"
Miko: (づ๑ > ᴗ < ๑)づ♡
Everyone knows, [hug] is a code word for physical intimacy; her words were equivalent to [pin me down and xxx].
(Note: huh???)
Miko-chan, what's wrong with you? Did you also catch the 'shoujo virus'?Sakurai Saki felt a bit frightened.
"I like hugging, probably about five times more than a normal person."
That kind of information doesn't need to be said out loud!
"Hold me~"
Iino Miko was like an addict, breathing in the scent of Sakurai Saki.
He discovered she was hugging very tightly.Helpless, he could only comply, putting his arms around her in return, hoping to satisfy her.
This was just a hug for a cute kouhai-chan, nothing like romantic feelings.
At least, that was how Sakurai Saki saw it.
"Sakurai-senpai~" Miko panted softly, a blush spreading across her face.
Miko: (⸝∩⸝⸝• ω •⸝⸝∩⸝) ♡
Sakurai Saki shuddered in surprise, quickly trying to inject her with a "virus antidote":
"We're breaking school rules right now, Miko-chan. You're a discipline committee member—are you really okay with this?"
It has to work! Use her sense of duty as a committee member to awaken the justice inside Miko!
"No problem."
"Huh? I already have a girlfriend, you know," Sakurai Saki said, though even he wasn't sure of himself.
Because he noticed that every time he said this, it was always right when a girl was about to push him down!
Isn't that strange? As if some invisible hand was controlling everything!
"If senpai likes me, then let's fall into the abyss together."At this moment Miko carried a trace of yandere aura.
Sakurai: Σ(°ロ°)
Miko-chan is acting so weird, way too weird!
Has she evolved from Iino Miko into Gasai Yuno already?
Sakurai Saki suddenly remembered a novel he had just finished reading:in the ending, the male and female leads cheated during marriage, and right at the climax on the bed they swallowed poison.That poison's name he still recalled clearly—it was potassium cyanide!
This is bad!
Pinned tightly by Miko, Sakurai Saki didn't know what to do for a moment, when suddenly he spotted someone at the corner of the hallway.
"Ishigami!!!"
"Sakurai-senpai!!! What's going on? Why is Iino hugging you like that!"Ishigami Yuu had just pushed open the classroom door, still clueless.
"She's infected with the shoujo virus—right now she's in a love-brain state, our world is doomed!!" Sakurai Saki shouted.
"... Senpai, what are you even talking about?" Ishigami Yuu walked up to him.
He observed for a moment, then asked suspiciously:
"Hey, Iino, could it be that you just felt the atmosphere was so good and took the chance to hug Sakurai-senpai?"
"... No, it's not like that."Miko still clung tightly to Sakurai Saki's waist, refusing to let go.
Miko-chan only wanted senpai to hug her, what's wrong with that?
But today, for some reason, she especially wanted to be hugged by senpai—strange, isn't it?
A few minutes later, Sakurai Saki finally slipped free of her arms, changed his shoes, and walked toward the club building.
Indeed, Miko smelled lovely, and she was soft; holding that small body in his arms felt genuinely pleasant.
...
"Uwuwuwu~"
(⸝∩⸝⸝>﹏<⸝⸝∩⸝)
What on earth did I just do?
Suddenly hugging Sakurai-senpai like that—so embarrassing!
Miko squatted in the hallway, covering her blushing face.
[Today's Victory: Miko's Victory! (Successfully hugged Hayasaka Ai's boyfriend)]