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!" - 36

“Knock knock.”

The sound of rapping on the door reached my ears—

(She’s here!)

I clenched my fist internally.

Morning had come, and the sun was already up. In the end, I hadn’t slept a wink, and this moment had arrived.

I sensed Haru slowly stirring awake. Then came her defiant line: “She’s here.”

More time passed, and after another knock at the door—

“Excuse me, Yuu-sama. My apologies for disturbing your rest. Breakfast is—”

Along with the sound of the door opening, Shion-san’s voice cut off abruptly mid-sentence.

“…………”

“…………”

A silent moment passed, filled with palpable tension.

I, too, gave up pretending to be asleep and slowly sat up. It was an act, of course.

When I opened my eyes, just as I’d sensed, Haru and Shion-san were staring each other down in the strained atmosphere.

Haru looked at me and spoke.

“Morning, Yuu. Yesterday felt amazing, didn’t it? You were half-asleep, though.”

I deliberately didn’t respond to Haru’s smug grin.

As the three of us remained silent, Shion-san finally spoke.

“Haru-san… Why are you here? And in that state? I thought you’d gone ahead for breakfast…”

“I thought I’d get a little exercise in before breakfast. The kind between a man and a woman.”

Haru’s voice was provocative, tinged with the confidence of victory.

To this, Shion-san responded calmly, yet with an icy chill in her tone.

“Wasn’t sneaking ahead prohibited?”

“When did we decide that?”

“We discussed it yesterday before going to the open-air bath.”

“Did we? Well, the match is decided now, so it’s fine, right?”

“…………”

Shion-san fell silent. Haru pressed on with her triumphant expression.

“Haven’t you learned from history that all tactics are permitted in war and love?”

“…Indeed. I understand, as I’ve resolved to sell my soul to both angels and demons.”

“The winner makes the rules.”

With a smug smirk, Haru declared to Shion-san’s stern face, “After all, Yuu and I already did it.”

Haru’s words were filled with triumph. Shion-san quietly looked at me and asked, “Did you… do it? With Haru-san?”

“…………”

I hesitated over how to respond.

This situation was within expectations. The conversation between Haru and Shion-san, their positions—I had simulated it all last night while staying awake.

Having prepared myself, I decided to tell Shion-san a ‘lie’.

“…It seems we did, judging by the situation.”

I heard Haru’s satisfied chuckle. Shion-san remained silent for a moment, then…

“…I see.”

She replied in a calm voice before stating matter-of-factly, as if it were simply the truth:

“That’s fine too. Yuu-sama and I are already in that kind of relationship as well.”