Whoa, whoa, whoa-girl, I have a bad feeling you're thinking something dangerous.
Noticing the change in Lala's expression, Hiro's face stiffened slightly.
And in the next moment, her words confirmed it completely.
"I'm Hiro's fiancée, you know."
The pink-haired girl smiled brightly as she waved toward him.
Beside her, the other two pink-haired girls-Momo and Nana-raised their right hands to their foreheads at the same time, wearing deeply troubled expressions.
The entire classroom fell into a moment of deathly silence.
Then-
"Ehhhh!?!?"
The gasp exploded outward, spreading through the whole school building.
"Hiro-kun! When did this happen?!"
Among the overlapping cries, Asuna Yuuki's voice rang out clearly.
She was only a few dozen centimeters away from him.
Which made it hurt even more.
Catching Asuna Yuuki's incredulous stare, and the unmistakable scumbag look in Koneko's eyes, Hiro's mouth twitched.
Before Lala could continue revealing more so-called "truths," he stood up decisively.
"I'm not! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense! We clearly just met for the first time. How could you be my fiancée?!"
Hearing his denial, Asuna Yuuki finally let out a breath of relief.
The look she gave the pink-haired girl carried a rare hint of hostility.
I don't know who you are, but declaring Hiro-kun as your fiancé on first meeting is way too much.
In every way, I'm not inferior to you.
Her gaze swept over Lala as she reached that conclusion.
To reiterate-??? is an invisible giant.
"What? So she's just being delusional. I thought Hiro-sama was really taken. You scared me."
"Exactly. She's just a transfer student and already this arrogant."
"Let's teach her a lesson sometime."
The girls in the class naturally didn't miss Hiro's defense.
They relaxed immediately, and the looks directed at Lala turned cold.
Some didn't even bother hiding their hostility.
Of course, who would teach whom a lesson later was another matter entirely.
Someone who could punch through reinforced concrete with bare hands, was suspected to be immune to bullets and blades, and had fought a famous assassin to a standstill-
surrounding that kind of combat power with ordinary people...
Whack!
Seeing that Lala was about to say something else, Momo-standing to her left-raised an eyebrow and swiftly slapped her hand over her sister's mouth.
"Um, there was a small error in what my sister just said. Allow me to clarify."
With her right hand firmly covering Lala's mouth, Momo stepped forward on the podium and smiled politely at the class.
"I'm Momo Belia Deviluke, Lala's second younger sister. What Lala-nee meant was that she and Hiro Nanamiya have a very high possibility of developing into a fiancé-fiancée relationship."
"Actually, our mother is currently discussing this matter with Hiro-kun's mother-Nanamiya Yasuko. We should have results very soon. My sister's wording caused a misunderstanding. I sincerely apologize."
There was a strong confidence in Momo's tone.
As if once her mother made a move, the marriage was practically settled.
However, listening to this explanation, Hiro narrowed his eyes slightly.
A trace of doubt surfaced.
Lala's mother, Sephie Mikaela Deviluke, was discussing something like a "Charm Person" with fatal attraction to men with Yasuko.
Given her identity, her persuasion skills were beyond question.
But if that was all, where did Momo's confidence come from?
Although it wasn't very polite to say this, Hiro had quite a bit of faith in his golden-haired, big-breasted mother-who was slightly absent-minded in some areas, doted on him excessively, and could even be said to spoil him outright.
At the very least, she wouldn't sell out her own son for vague promises, money, or benefits from a stranger.
After all, to Nanamiya Yasuko, money only mattered if it was enough to spend.
Anything more was just a number.
And with Hiro's current level as a plagiarist, meeting her modest requirements was absurdly easy.
I only have one mother.
My father died suddenly before I was even born.
So what makes you think Yasuko will definitely agree to Sephie's proposal?
And why is a galactic princess targeting an ordinary-slightly peculiar-Earthling like me?
Recalling the only alien he had encountered before-Golden Darkness-and the related events, Hiro quietly withdrew the word ordinary.
"Ahhh! I'm so jealous! Why isn't it me?!"
"Damn Nanamiya! Just because he's handsome, he gets everything?! And the girl's parents are the ones pushing for it?! Unforgivable!"
The wolves in the classroom were red-eyed, tears of regret streaming down their faces.
At this point, seeing the situation veering off course, homeroom teacher Kijido stood up.
"Alright, we'll stop here for now. There are still two students who haven't introduced themselves."
He waved a hand, suppressing the noise that had already died down somewhat, and gestured for the remaining two girls to step forward.
"Hello everyone. I'm Nana Astar Deviluke. Lala's younger sister, and Momo's older sister."
"I'm Ingvild."
Not using a fake surname like Sona Sitri, but directly ignoring "Leviathan," huh?
Listening to the purple-haired girl's introduction, Hiro raised an eyebrow.
The anime's second season is almost over.
I'm planning to move on to the next world for a while.
So... does anyone mind voting for the next one?