What If I Told Tomori-san, The Girl Who's Cold Only Towards Me, That I Knew Her Secret Account? - V1 Chapter 9.3

The Hidden Side of Kimitaka Kagisaka 3

《K-kun was cold again today…》

Seeing such a tweet from a few days ago, a knife was thrust into my heart.

Ah, as I thought.

Tomori hates me——.

《Ehehe~ Well, I can understand K-kun’s feelings though~》

“——— ???”

《From the day after we met at the café, you’ve been ignoring me non-stop, K-kun.》

《You’re really adorable, you know.》

《I can’t believe you deliberately ignore me just because it’s embarrassing to meet my eyes.》

” ….. “

《Uuu, I’m in the same boat, though! It’s so tough to endure every day!》

《When I recall the moment we held hands, my face can’t help but break into a smile!》

” ….. “

《No, this won’t do! Calm down, me!》

《If I keep smiling to myself, people will think I’m weird.》

《Let’s try not to smile too much in the classroom.》

“Ah, by the way…”

Chifuyu also mentioned it.

Lately, Tomori’s smiles have decreased.

I thought she was hurt by being ignored by me, but…

《C-chan asked me if I was feeling down, but I brushed it off, saying, ‘No, everything’s fine.’》

《I’m okay! I’m more energetic than ever! And the distance between me and K-kun is closing… Tomohō——》

《tomochan great victoryiiiiiiiiii !!! But I wonder if it’s okay? If I’m this excited, K-kun might notice my feelings——》

“There’s no way I’d notice that!”

I couldn’t help but shout.

She’s too pure!

Did she think that avoiding me was a positive thing?

She doesn’t realize at all that instead of getting closer, the distance between us has only grown!

I’ve been thinking this for a while, but she’s just way too into me.

Ah, seriously…

“Don’t make the pattern that I thought would never happen come true.”

I couldn’t help but laugh, then leaned my back against the wall and slouched down.

——Though, I’m relieved.

Tomori doesn’t hate me.

Knowing that fact made me inexplicably happy, but I can’t relax now.

I continue to read her tweet, searching for clues about Tomori’s whereabouts.

《K-kun, I still love you.》

However, all I see are tweets like that.

《I really love the kind you. I love the hardworking you. I love how you treat me as an equal like we’re best friends.》

——Even though I rejected her regardless of the number of times she tried to get close.

Tomori loves me this much.

《I want to tell K-kun right now that I love him. I want us to become lovers… Ah, come to think of it, that was the reason I started the secret account. I have to vent here by saying I love you a lot——》

《I can’t stop myself from telling K-kun how much I love him!!!》

What’s that?

Did you create the secret account for such a reason?

How much of a love fool are you, Class President?

“No, the fool is me.”

I was the one who acted coldly towards Tomori, yet I was afraid of being disliked by her.

And now, knowing that she still loves me, I feel an immense sense of relief.

At this point, the conclusion has already been reached in my mind.

” ———— “

That’s why I started running.

I dashed out of the apartment in my school uniform, heading towards Shin-Himegaoka Station.

The destination is a tweet from Tomori just three hours ago.

《That’s strange. Wasn’t the karaoke place near the station under renovation?》

That’s likely Tomori’s location.

A karaoke place under renovation. It’s a perfect place for undesirable people to gather.

I can mobilize members of the Kazarina group, but considering the distance, it would be faster to go directly.

Though if I get involved in any trouble, my true identity might be exposed to Tomori…

(It doesn’t matter.)

Right now, helping Tomori is more important than anything else.

Yes, the decision has already been made.

I finally realized it.

Just like Tomori was trying to suppress her own feelings, I was desperately trying to suppress mine.

Azusa Tomori is not just a classmate.

She is someone important to Kimitaka Kagisaka——!

*****

“I’ll do it for 500,000 yen.”

A 10-story building near Shin-Himegaoka Station.

On the 7th floor, in the large room of the karaoke place under renovation.

In that room, lit by multiple lights, a tall man wearing a white jacket—Takashi Yamashiro—said to me.

“If you agree to that, I’ll break up with her quickly.”

“…There’s no way I can afford that kind of money.”

“What? Don’t lie. Aisu is a super prestigious school, right? If you’re a student there, you can easily get 500,000 yen from your parents.”

Yamashiro distorts his well-defined features and laughs, and his entourage joins in with their raucous laughter.

(…I made a completely wrong judgment.)

I was called here three hours ago to solve Takakura-san’s problem.

The discussion was that only Yamashiro would come to the meeting place, but…

“Isn’t it strange to bring people to accompany you simply for a breakup conversation?”

“What’s wrong with bringing friends? I want to introduce my cute girlfriend. Besides, Takakura is also the one who broke the promise by bringing someone else for a breakup.”

“That’s…”

“Well, it’s fine since the one she brought is twice as cute as her.”

I felt a shiver as they looked at me as if appraising my value.

I want to escape from here immediately, but one of the entourage members is blocking the exit.

My smartphone was also taken away as soon as I entered the room.

Of course, I resisted, but they threatened me by saying they’ll expose hidden pictures of Takakura on social media if I resisted.

I had no choice but to comply with their demands. There’s no real evidence that they took any hidden pictures, of course.

But if the photos turn out to be inappropriate——

“You better pay quickly.”

One of Yamashiro’s entourage members urged me impatiently.