"Hello everyone, my name is Tachibana Marika, and I am Yuu-kun's fiancée in this class. You can call me Tachibana Marika, or you can call me by my future name, Nakano Marika."
After writing both names on the board, Tachibana Marika turned toward the stunned students with a radiant smile.
At this moment, all the students looked shocked. Miura Yumiko, who was sitting below, looked at the suddenly appearing Tachibana Marika, and Tachibana Marika's self-introduction echoed in her mind:
"Fiancée… Nakano… Marika…"
For a moment, Miura Yumiko's mind was overloaded. She grabbed the corner of her desk and accidentally broke it off.
"F-fiancée?!"
As Nakano Yu's newly recognized, legitimate fiancée, Katsura Kotonoha also widened her eyes in shock. She had never heard Nakano Yu mention another fiancée. Not only Nakano Yu, but neither the Nakano Five Sisters nor Nakano Maruo had ever mentioned this orange-haired girl.
"Huh?"
At this moment, Nakano Yu also stood up from his desk. Seeing the girl standing at the podium, Nakano Yu was completely confused.
Why does that girl look so familiar?
What the hell?! Tachibana Marika?!
Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was casually drinking water beside the podium, had a similar reaction to Nakano Yu. After hearing Tachibana Marika's shocking words, Hiratsuka Shizuka spat out the water she had just drunk.
Wiping the corner of her mouth, Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Tachibana Marika, then at Nakano Yu. She clearly hadn't processed that on the first day of the new school year, this transfer student had dropped such a bomb on her.
"Ahem, Tachibana-san, please take a seat first."
Hiratsuka Shizuka coughed twice and said, her gaze sweeping across the classroom. She was about to point to an empty seat when Tachibana Marika stepped down from the podium and walked directly in front of Nakano Yu.
Smiling sweetly at the boy, Tachibana Marika said to the girl in front of Nakano Yu:
"Excuse me, classmate, I want to sit with Yu-kun. Would you mind switching seats?"
Under the influence of Tachibana Marika's gentle demeanor, kindness, and beauty, the girl's cheeks flushed red, and she nodded blankly.
Seeing that the other party agreed, Tachibana Marika's face lit up with joy, and she interlaced her fingers, looking quite spoiled:
"That's great! Thank you, classmate!"
"Y-you're welcome!"
Staring blankly at Tachibana Marika, the girl quickly stood up, packed her books, and vacated the seat, and Tachibana Marika then quite naturally sat in front of Nakano Yu.
For a moment, the classroom fell silent. Everyone looked at the boy sitting by the window in the back row and the beautiful new transfer student. No one spoke, but the gossip in their eyes was already obvious.
Sitting in the seat beside Nakano Yu, Katsura Kotonoha looked at Tachibana Marika, then shifted her gaze to Nakano Yu, her eyes full of curiosity.
She wouldn't be angry or sad because Nakano Yu suddenly had another so-called fiancée. Instead, she was curious about where this girl came from. She had never heard Nakano Yu mention this girl.
If the other party was Yu's fiancée, with Yu's personality, he would definitely tell her immediately and would not hide anything. So… since Yu didn't say anything, then the other party might not be Yu's fiancée, but calling herself that, or there is some misunderstanding?
Thinking about this, Katsura Kotonoha understood. She nodded, no longer thinking about it, and turned to look at Miura Yumiko. She had private contact with Miura Yumiko, of course, because of Nakano Yu.
However, at the beginning, Katsura Kotonoha thought that Miura Yumiko would be difficult to approach because of her personality, but it turned out not to be so. After spending some time together, Katsura Kotonoha began to understand Miura Yumiko; aside from sometimes having a bit of a quick temper, she was quite a good person.
Secretly taking out her phone and sending her guess to Miura Yumiko on LINE, Katsura Kotonoha stopped thinking and began observing Tachibana Marika.
As if she sensed Katsura Kotonoha's gaze, Tachibana Marika, who was writing something on her desk, suddenly turned to look at Katsura Kotonoha, smiled in response to the girl's gaze, then turned her head back to continue writing and drawing.
Confused by Tachibana Marika's actions, Katsura Kotonoha had no choice but to withdraw her gaze.
At that moment, Hiratsuka Shizuka at the podium coughed twice and said:
"Alright, now that I've introduced the new student, let's start the class. Everyone, focus. Don't make me angry on the first day of school."
As Hiratsuka Shizuka's words fell, all the students quickly turned their heads and began the class.
Meanwhile, Nakano Yu looked confusedly at the note that Tachibana Marika secretly handed him.
If he remembered correctly, Tachibana Marika returned to Tokyo half a month ago, right? After so many days without appearing, Nakano Yu thought that Tachibana Marika had forgotten him. And now, she suddenly became a transfer student at Sobu High School, and when did Tachibana Marika become his fiancée?
"Psst! Yu-chan, take it quickly."
Seeing that Nakano Yu didn't react, Tachibana Marika pouted, obviously a little dissatisfied, but still lowered her voice, signaling the boy to take the note.
Hearing the sound, Nakano Yu saw how impatient Tachibana Marika was, took the note and opened it. He wanted to see what Tachibana Marika was up to.
Seeing that the boy took the note, Tachibana Marika's face turned red, and she turned around with a smile, continuing to write and draw.
After opening the note, Nakano Yu's face darkened when he saw its content. The note was simple, just a few sentences:
[Yu-chan, long time no see, did you miss me, are you already eager to meet and fall in love with your cute fiancée?]
…This girl.
Putting away the note, Nakano Yu didn't know what to say for a moment. Passing notes was one thing, but adding a cute heart. Yes, that was the Tachibana Marika he knew.
But… when exactly did Tachibana Marika become his fiancée?! How does he not know? Did Nakano Maruo arrange this? No, impossible. Although his father is strict, when it comes to such a big matter, his first move would be to ask for his opinion; he wouldn't make the decision on his own.
"Psst psst!"
Just as Nakano Yu put away the note, Tachibana Marika gave him another one, making a sound to alert him.
Seeing how Tachibana Marika was acting secretly, Nakano Yu turned his head, pretending not to see, and then lowered his head onto the desk.
Seeing that Nakano Yu ignored her, Tachibana Marika widened her eyes, got angry, and turned her head. A moment later, while Hiratsuka Shizuka was busy writing on the board, she quickly turned and slipped the note into Nakano Yu's hand.
After doing all that, Tachibana Marika stopped her little actions and sat obediently, waiting for the class to end.
Holding the note that was forcibly placed into his hand, Nakano Yu smiled helplessly, but still opened the note, wanting to see what this girl was up to.
However, when he saw the content of the note, Nakano Yu was speechless. There was no text on the note, only a hand-drawn fiery red pair of lips from Tachibana Marika.
Putting away the crumpled note, Nakano Yu looked at Tachibana Marika, sighed, and then lowered his head onto the desk to sleep.
Although he didn't know why Tachibana Marika became a student at Sobu High School and even claimed to be his fiancée, he would find out what was going on as soon as the class ended and he could personally ask Tachibana Marika.
Time passed quickly, and soon it was time for break. As soon as the break started, a group of curious girls surrounded Tachibana Marika, excitedly gossiping with her about her relationship with Nakano Yu.
Tachibana Marika dealt with the students, and when she turned to look for Nakano Yu, she found that he had disappeared.
Seeing this, Tachibana Marika had no choice but to give up the idea of finding Nakano Yu for now.
Meanwhile, Nakano Yu sat in an empty staircase, looking at Miura Yumiko and Katsura Kotonoha in front of him, with an innocent expression:
"As for Marika, I know her, and we have a good relationship, but I really don't know anything about that fiancée matter. My current fiancée is only Kotonoha."
Looking at Nakano Yu's sincere expression, Miura Yumiko naturally knew that Nakano Yu was not the type of man who hides things and acts irresponsibly. She sat beside the boy and said:
"If Yu doesn't know about this, why don't you call your family and ask? Maybe they know something."
"Hmm, I also think there is some misunderstanding."
Katsura Kotonoha also nodded in agreement. She felt that something was wrong. That girl who claims to be Yu's fiancée must have her reasons for doing so, so there must definitely be some misunderstanding.
Listening to the two girls, Nakano Yu also agreed. He took out his phone and called Nakano Maruo's private number.
A moment later, the call connected, and Nakano Maruo's voice was heard:
"Yu? Why did you suddenly think of calling me?"
"Dad, I have something to ask you. Do I have an engagement with Tachibana Marika?"
Nakano Yu didn't beat around the bush and directly asked Nakano Maruo.
In the Nakano house, Nakano Maruo, who was processing documents, was also surprised when he heard Nakano Yu's question. He frowned and thought carefully for a moment before clearly answering:
"No. I did consider it before, but Tachibana Gen said he would rather die than let you touch his precious daughter. As long as Tachibana Gen is there, the engagement is impossible. What? You just got engaged to Kotonoha, and you're already thinking about other girls?"
Nakano Maruo said, signaling Edo to take the approved documents. He was about to talk to Nakano Yu about not being so unfaithful when he heard the boy's next words and was completely confused:
"Marika came to Sobu High School, and… said she is my fiancée."
"Yu, are you sure this isn't a joke from Marika?"
After a long silence, Nakano Maruo frowned, still somewhat unable to believe that Tachibana Gen, that old obsessive father, would let his daughter go? What a joke! He had known Tachibana Gen for so long, and knew how stubborn that man was; he was absolutely unyielding.
"Hmm, Dad, you should confirm it with Uncle Tachibana once more. I'm hanging up now."
After Nakano Yu finished, he directly hung up.
Listening to the busy signal from his phone, Nakano Maruo frowned, found Tachibana Gen's phone number and called him. Soon, the call connected, but instead a woman's voice was heard:
"Hello? Maruo, is something wrong?"
Hearing the voice, Nakano Maruo was stunned. This voice… why does it sound somewhat familiar? Who is it?
"Hello, I'm looking for Tachibana Gen. I want to ask about the engagement between Nakano Yu and Tachibana Marika."
Unable to remember who the voice belonged to, Nakano Maruo didn't pay too much attention and simply asked his question.
"There's no need to ask that man. The engagement between Yu-chan and Marika was arranged by me."
The woman was impolite, directly denying Tachibana Gen as Tachibana Marika's father and confirming the engagement between Nakano Yu and Marika.
Hearing the woman's firm tone, Nakano Maruo was somewhat dissatisfied and asked:
"I am Yu's father, and I have not agreed to this engagement yet!"
Just as Nakano Maruo finished speaking, the woman on the other end of the phone said something that left Nakano Maruo completely speechless:
"The engagement was arranged by Reina and me."
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