6 Main Heroines Who Absolutely Want to Monopolize Me - V1 Chapter 2.2

6 Main Heroines Who Absolutely Want to Monopolize Me – Ria Meguro

The first candidate: Ria Meguro.

“Seriously?”

She appears at the chapel entrance, adorned in a peach-coloured dress and beaming with a dazzling smile.

I can hardly believe my eyes.

With a sweet smile on her face, she introduces herself.

“Hi, hello! ♡ I’m Ria Meguro, 15 years old, a first-year high school student from Saitama Prefecture! My favourite animal is a capybara! Call me Ria, nice to meet you! ♡”

“…hello, I’m Shinichi Hirakawa, 17 years old, a second-year high school student. My favourite animal… well, it doesn’t really matter.”

“Hehe, that’s funny! ♡ Do you know, you seem like you’d make a great idol!”

“Well, I don’t think so…”

I can see it myself. What awkward communication this is!

I had been telling myself to remain calm and composed, but my heart’s protective barrier wavered immediately.

However, I think it’s only natural for me to be a bit like this.

After all, standing before me is the centre of the top idol group 『Harumeku Pleats』 Ria Meguro, whose fame in Japan is so immense that even someone as oblivious to the entertainment industry as I am would have a hard time not knowing her.

Her name often appears on the front page of newspapers that I see while working part-time as a newspaper delivery person, and if I walk down the street, I can see her in various advertisements around the city.

It is no exaggeration to say that even her unique self-address, 『Rii』, is known by the whole nation.

Even during the graduation ceremony, when my classmates were talking about idols, it was Ria Meguro.

…No, wait.

“Weren’t you supposed to have suddenly graduated? Why are you here?”

“Rii graduated to come here, you know? ♡”

“Graduated to come here…?”

While I was dumbfounded, she gently held my hand and said with a million-point smile,

“To be in a romantic relationship with you, Shinichi-kun ♡.”

“Romantic relationship…with me…?”

In response, all I could manage was a zero-point nod (a mere repetition).

“Yeah! Idols are not allowed to fall in love, right? But Rii fell in love with you, Shinichi-kun! That’s why Rii quit being an idol and came here! ♡”

“In love? With me? From which aspect…?”

“That’s a lot of questions, huh? Well, where should I start…? Maybe everything, perhaps? ♡ Your sleepy eyes are cool, and you’re really smart since you seem to be studying hard. You don’t have many friends, but you seem single-minded.”

Is that supposed to be a compliment?

No way, I can’t believe this Ria Meguro could like me in any way.

No, wait.

“But even if that were true, is it really possible for someone to quit being an idol for such a reason?”

“To turn that question around, Shinichi-kun. This Rii…”

Suddenly, a cold intensity glimmers in her smiling eyes.

“Do you really think this Ria Meguro graduated from HaruPuri as a joke?”

” ….. “

Her eyes were fixed on me.

“There is no way, right? ♡ Right now, I want you to understand that Rii came here with that much determination!”

“I, I see…”

I try to return a gaze, wanting to gather as much information as possible, but her idol-like radiance that appeared in her eyes makes me want to look away.

It’s too dazzling for a loner at an all-boys school like me.

I close my eyes and take a deep breath.

This is my routine for concentration, which I always do before studying.

I call it the ‘2-Second Meditation.’

Phew… Alright…

“What’s wrong? ♡”

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

“Hmm? Your face was red before, but it’s back to normal now.”

“Yeah, I guess so.”

I’m glad I mastered the 2-Second Meditation…

“Anyway, let’s…”

As Ria says that, she leans closer to me and give me a hug.

“…Huh?! R-Ria…?!”

“What’s wrong? ♡”

Looking up at me with that charming smile, I feel my heart swaying, even though I know it’s her idol persona manipulating me.

As expected of an idol captivating one hundred million people… No, wait…

A warning alarm goes off in my mind.

This is bad. She’s getting too physically close.

She’s exceeding my tolerance level.

“Hmm? ♡”

This is no good; she’s probably going to stay like this no matter what I say.

I’m going to do the 2-Second Meditation again.

…Alright.

With a calm expression, I look back at Ria.

“Mhm…! You’re a tough one, huh? When Rii gazes at any boy for six seconds, their face turns red, you know?”

Saying that, Ria puffs out her cheeks in a flirtatious manner.

“Anyway, wait and see, Rii will definitely make you fall in love with me! ♡”

“Uh, I’ll take up that challenge… (?)”

“It’s time.”

Juujo-san rings the bell, signalling the end of Ria’s turn.

“Let’s talk again later, Shinichi-kun! ♡”