I Accidentally Sent a Love Letter to the School's Most Prestigious Young Lady Instead of My Childhood Friend, and Now She's Bowing to Me, Asking, "Please Date Me—On the Premise of Marriage!" - 3

And then, it happened the next morning in the classroom.

As I, having gotten no sleep at all last night, was slumped over my desk feeling utterly exhausted—

“Yuu.”

A very familiar voice reached my ears from behind. But there was no usual hug from behind; instead, the tone was filled with what sounded like accusation or interrogation.

Reluctantly, I raised my head and turned around to face a scary expression. It was Haru, piercing me with her gaze as she asked:

“Yuu, were you… in love with Shion-san?”

“No, that thing yesterday was—”

“Shion-san. During the student interview, she said you confessed to her, didn’t you?”

“…………”

Regarding Shion-san’s declaration, all sorts of embellishments—true or not—had been added, and it had blown up into a huge buzz. Depending on my attitude, the entire school’s hatred could turn toward me. The situation had reached a point where I could no longer deny it.

“I thought for sure, Yuu, that you were…”

Haru lowered her eyes and cut off her words. Then, after hesitating, she looked up and continued in a heated tone:

“Even after we started middle school, we still fooled around and took baths together, right? When it was hot, we’d both strip down to our underwear and eat ice cream in the room, right? That… didn’t that mean… you liked me? Even if you seemed blunt, didn’t that mean you cared about me?”

Haru was clenching her fists in front of her chest. I stared at her desperate expression and groaned inwardly.

“Haru, so you really… about me…”

“Anyone could tell if they looked! What girl would press her chest against you and hug you every day for no reason?”

“Wait, was that… on purpose?”

“Of course I was trying to seduce you! A girl in puberty wouldn’t just cling to a boy for no reason. I was embarrassed, you know!”

Haru puffed out her cheeks, her face turning red. As if to cool down our heated exchange, a gentle breeze blew through the classroom.

“Good morning.”

Shion-san entered the classroom with her usual calm demeanor, completely unchanged. She walked directly toward us as we stood facing each other…

“Good morning, my husband.”

No sooner had she greeted me than she suddenly brought her face close and sealed my lips.

It was just a slight touch of lips—a lip kiss. But indeed, my first kiss had been stolen right in front of Haru by the gentle and sincere Shion-san.

“It’s my first time too…”

Shion-san declared, her cheeks flushing slightly. The class froze at her sudden action, and I was left utterly dumbfounded.

Haru trembled with rage, her fists shaking, glaring at me with a demonic expression. I snapped back to reality and waved my hands in denial.

“Th-this isn’t what it looks like…!”

“What do you mean it’s not?! You wouldn’t even touch me when I offered myself to you!!”

“Shion-san did it on her own—”

“I did it on my own… is that what you’re saying, my husband?”

Shion-san asked with a puzzled expression. I hurriedly tried to explain to her too.

“No, that’s not what I meant either…”

Shion-san looked at me questioningly while Haru glared at me with tear-filled eyes. Then, as if she had reached her limit—

“I won’t let you throw me away now, Yuu!!”

Haru shouted those parting words at me, then ran out of the classroom crying, “Waaaaaah—!!”

“A love triangle…?”

Someone in the class muttered quietly.

Popular Haru and the school’s Princess, Shion-san. It seemed I had gotten caught between the two of them, and I was at a complete loss.

Desperately trying to figure out how to correct this situation, I racked my empty brain for solutions. But before I could make a move, it was Haru who charged in first.