The top member of the drama club, the tomboy beauty Wakaba Chiaki, was quite famous in a certain area.
Under the pressure of her aura, the chattering girls all dispersed, leaving only her, Mika, and Seiji.
"Harano Seigo — that's a pretty good pseudonym, but I still think that your real name sounds better," Chiaki said in a low voice as she smiled at the boy. Through Mika Uehara, she knew about Seiji as well as his real name.
Seiji scratched his face awkwardly.
After personally meeting this friend that Mika had mentioned, he finally understood some of what Mika had said before.
Why did that blondie have his eyes on Mika? Apart from her own physical attractiveness, that blondie seemed to have heard some rumors and had some misconceptions about her.
Then the question was, where did the rumors come from? And why did they spread?
Mika believed that it was because she had a charming friend who was quite popular among certain groups of girls, which caused her to be jealous of her because she was close to her friend.
"It can't be helped — Chiaki is really beautiful and has a unique charm. Many girls are secretly smitten with her …" Mika smiled wryly at the time.
As the close friend of this famous and charming tomboy prince of the drama club, she was maliciously slandered by those who were jealous of her, which resulted in bad rumors.
Compared to society, school was simpler, but there were still some ugly rumors.
"Harano-kun, can you drink?"
"Eh?"
Seiji blinked in surprise.
"I'm underage, and you should be as well."
"No need to be so inflexible. As Mika's good friend, I really want to have a drink with the hero who saved her!" Chiaki smiled and licked her lips. "I have some alcohol at home — come on ~"
This small action seemed rather flirtatious when paired with her words.
Seiji raised his eyebrows and was about to say something when he was interrupted by a voice beside him.
"No! Sei … uh, Seigo can't drink! " Mika interrupted the conversation. "You too, Chiaki. I've told you many times to stop secretly drinking!"
"Alcohol is one of life's great pleasures. You won't lose out if you try it early ~" Chiaki smiled seductively. "And if you get drunk, you can do even more interesting things …"
"What's more interesting!?" Mika forcefully retorted.
"No means no. Alcohol is not a good thing."
"Eh, alright ~" Chiaki had a regretful expression on her face.
"Juice is fine." Seiji smiled. "If you have time, you can come to the shop where I work. The food there is quite good."
He started chatting naturally with the two of them.
The twintailed beauty, the tomboy, and the handsome boy chatting merrily and wittily, the scene was as beautiful as a youth idol drama.
However, such a beautiful scene was rather glaring in the eyes of some people.
For example, Kazufuru Ooike.
Seeing this scene, the feeling of suffocation in his heart increased even more. That Mika Uehara wasn't anything special, but Wakaba Chiaki was a popular celebrity at school, and she was a talent that Wanhua Summer Night admired.
Seiji had once spent a great deal of effort to befriend Chiaki Wakaba. However, he had been rejected by Chiaki Wakaba's brilliant methods.
But now, that Harano Seigo was having a heated conversation with her as soon as he arrived.
He was annoyed, truly annoyed.
But, what could he do?
Kazufuru Ooike's mind was filled with dark thoughts, but he quickly rejected them.
He had always been proud of his ability to defeat his opponents head-on. No matter if it was appearance, behavior, grades, or sports, he had always defeated his opponents fair and square, and he had never used any underhanded methods.
He believed that he was outstanding, and apart from his family background, he possessed all the qualities of a superior!
Harano Seigo seemed like a strong opponent just by looking at his appearance.
But so what? He, Kazufuru Ooike, could still defeat him, just like how he defeated his previous opponents!
...
During the entire morning class break, Seiji got to know some other students apart from talking to Mika and Chiaki.
But what made him smile bitterly in his heart was that all the people who were enthusiastic about him were girls, and none of the boys took the initiative to talk to him. And when he went to talk to the boys, the response he got was either lukewarm or clearly distant.
That was why being too handsome had its disadvantages.
What should he do in this situation?
It was time for lunch break, and Seiji stood up from his seat as he thought about it. He saw a boy with short brown hair, glasses, and a delicate face walk over.
"Hello, Harano -san."
"Hello."
"I'm the secretary of the student council, Kazufuru Ooike. President Wanhua specifically told me to take care of you after you transferred here." Kazufuru pushed up his glasses, "Do you have any problems after an entire morning of classes? If you feel like you can't keep up with the class or have any other problems, I can help. "
Seiji stared fixedly at the handsome boy in front of him who seemed to have the aura of a top student.
"What … what's the matter?" Kazufuru felt a chill run down his spine from Seiji's stare.
"You'll be able to help me with anything?" Seiji's mouth arced upwards.
"Er … Yes, if I can help." Kazufuru nodded. After all, he was asked to help by the president, so he had to do a good job on the surface.
Seiji suddenly took a step forward and grabbed his opponent's hand.
"Please, become my friend!"
This sentence was spoken loud and clear.
All the students turned around in unison with astonished expressions.
Mika, who was about to walk over, froze in place. Even Chiaki was stunned.
The entire classroom fell into an abnormal silence.
Kazufuru Ooike had an expression of confusion, unable to react.
After an unknown number of seconds, he stupidly uttered...
"Huh?"
...
In the school courtyard.
Kazufuru adjusted his eyeglasses and tried to organize his thoughts, but he discovered that he still couldn't think properly.
In front of him was a smiling Harano and Seigo, a still-stunned Mika Uehara, and Wakaba and Chiaki who were smiling mysteriously.
All three of them had their own lunchboxes in front of them. Kazufuru Ooike was a lunchbox lover as well, so to others, they seemed like a harmonious scene of two boys and two girls having lunch together.
"Harano -san …"
"You can just call me Harano, or you can just call me Seigo. I'll call you Kazufuru as well, bro."
'Who's your bro!?'
Kazufuru Ooike's face twitched, and he almost retorted, but he forcefully swallowed his words back down.
"Sigh, I thought that I wouldn't be able to make friends of the same gender. Luckily, I have such a warm-hearted bro like you, Kazufuru. Here, as proof of our friendship, you can have this piece of green pepper."
"I don't want it!" Kazufuru wasn't a picky eater, but he would politely decline a green pepper, a demonic green food, and reflexively resisted.
Wait a moment, that didn't seem to be the main point?
"Don't worry, it doesn't taste bad. This green pepper was specially made by our beautiful and gentle landlord." Seiji was still smiling.
"Seigo!" Mika couldn't stand it anymore. "You're not allowed to be picky!"
"Is that the only place you want to retort?" Chiaki glanced sideways at her friend.
Kazufuru suddenly felt tired.
"Harano -san, just what are you doing?" He sighed and looked directly into Seigo's eyes.
"Nothing much." Seiji retracted his evil smile and spoke lightly. "Just as I said earlier, I just want you to be my friend."
"… Why?"
"Isn't it obvious? It's quite difficult for me to talk to other boys." Seiji casually stated the reason.
"It doesn't matter if other boys are jealous of me or just don't like me. With the current situation, it's quite difficult for me to fit in with them.
That's why I need a sufficiently strong stepping stone. And you, the student council secretary, Kazufuru-san, who's obviously a popular and excellent student, are the best choice. "
Seiji's words were far too direct and direct, causing the other three to be stunned.
Only after a long while did Kazufuru regain his senses.
"So you're saying that you're using me?"
"Yes, and no. I want to be friends with you, and I'm not lying when I say that." Seiji smiled and placed a fried egg on Kazufuru's lunchbox. "You'll accept a new friend, won't you, student council secretary Ooike-san?"
"What if I refuse?" Kazufuru stared at Seiji.
"Nothing much will happen? At most, I'll just express my disappointment in front of the entire class, and if I have the chance, I'll also express my disappointment in front of President Wanhua. "Seiji shrugged.
Kazufuru Ooike's face twitched.
He could already imagine just how much of a commotion the scene just now caused in class. If he refused Harano, and Harano put on a show in front of the class, this incident would become an even bigger topic of discussion, which would damage his reputation.
Not to mention, there was also the Wanhua president …
After thinking it over, Kazufuru discovered that he had no other choice.
"You … are amazing." In the end, he looked directly at Kazufuru and said coldly, "As you wish, I'll become your friend, but we're not friends."
This sentence was obviously contradictory, but it was also easy to understand. At the very least, Seiji understood it quite well.
"I treat you as a friend, and I believe that you'll change your mind." Seiji smiled and reached out his hand.
Kazufuru Ooike looked at his hand for several seconds before he slowly reached out and lightly shook it.
Mika Uehara, who was watching this entire scene, was still in a daze, while something flashed in Wakaba and Chiaki's eyes.
He was pulled into a strange trap by his opponent … but it was still acceptable. Kazufuru Ooike thought to himself as he ate his lunchbox.
'Let me see clearly what type of person you are, Harano Seigo.'
After lunch, Kazufuru used the excuse that he had something to do with the student council and left.
After watching the student council secretary leave, Mika Uehara turned to look at Seiji Mukai with an expression that seemed to be asking for an explanation.
"It's quite simple. I didn't want to be ostracized by all the boys in class, so I forcefully used this secretary." Seiji shrugged.
Relationships in school could be big or small. He came to school to enjoy his daily life, not to be a lone wolf. Even if what he did was a little offensive, he still needed to first secure his position in class.
Mika Uehara nodded as if she understood.
"That was … wonderful." Wakaba and Chiaki smiled as they evaluated him. "I thought that you would fall into a difficult situation … if that happened, Mika and I would accompany you. But, it's good that you broke through on your own. "
Although Seiji's method was rather despicable.
However, being able to instantly see through the masked excellent student's true nature and make use of him showed that he was indeed talented.
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