episode_0027

Her name is Emily Swan. She is 19 years old.

One of the three great flowers of Antiope Academy, a mature and beautiful female student with blue eyes like a lake and transparent silver hair.

“Why can’t I contact you…?”

Emily stuck out her lips.

We’ve been a couple that I haven’t been able to contact often to begin with, but it’s gotten a bit worse recently.

But she has no intention of blaming her opponent.

‘You’re always a busy kid.’

Emily suddenly became unwell before the start of the semester. So she had to recuperate separately. And tomorrow is the first day of school for the semester.

Emily lets out a shallow sigh as she combs her hair.

It’s a fact that most of the other kids at the academy don’t know, but Carlyle Schultz and she are childhood friends. If you really want to be specific.

Emily thinks so, but she doesn’t know what Carlyle Schultz thinks.

From a prestigious family of educators, her family has supported orphanages in the area for generations.

One of them is the orphanage where Carlyle belongs, so the two have occasionally encountered each other since before.

[Oh, hello?! What’s your name?]

How nervous I was when I first greeted you.

[His name is Carlyle Schultz.]

I fell in love at first sight. It was so ridiculous.

Emily falls in love with the black-haired, golden-eyed boy who looks cold and intellectual.

From then on, I would always follow my father to the daycare center once a month.

So Emily was upset.

Needless to say, Carlyle’s female history has been a source of great concern to him.

However, the reason Emily has not confessed until now is because she is afraid. Although she has a strong personality, she is also timid, which is why she has become like this.

Rather, I was afraid that since we were already friends, I might not feel romantically involved, and that I might be rejected.

‘And if you get rejected…’

I’m afraid that I won’t be able to maintain even our current relationship.

All of these are factors that have made Emily hesitate.

So right now, at this moment, the group chat I saw earlier is lingering in my head.

-Hey guys, have you heard anything about Carlyle recently? I haven’t heard from them at all.

Carlyle is somewhat of a celebrity at school. He’s a kid whose every move is always a topic of conversation.

The responses that poured in to the messages left after hesitating.

-Well, you know.

-That’s it, Emily.

Of course, Emily’s friends know who her crush is. Emily was a little dazed by what happened next.

“Bianca, Shamal… ?”

Carlyle’s seeing a new woman again? And he seems serious about it?

No way, that can’t be true.

-We have lunch together every day.

-I told you, it’s a total piece of gum.

Emily bit her lip.

“You said we weren’t dating anymore… ”

Didn’t Carlyle himself say that?

-I just don’t want to date anymore.

-Yeah, why?

-It doesn’t really have any meaning.

With a rather indifferent expression.

How happy she was inside when she said that to herself. And then Emily made up her mind!

‘This semester, I absolutely must…!’

Just then, a powerful rival appears?! They may not even be rivals anymore. What if the two of them are really dating?

“Shamal, Shamal… ”

Emily kept repeating the name because she had heard it somewhere.

[Joe, I like it-!]

Only then does she recall the boy she had shyly confessed to in the past, Vita Shamal.

“Ah, Vita-!”

There are so many coincidences.

That pure-blooded, passionate boy. Could he be Vita Shamal’s sibling?

I remember that I deliberately treated him a little coldly.

It seems so sincere, so it’s hard to refuse.

“… It was still bad though.”

Yeah, really. Emily regretted that time.

[My taste is a little closer to someone who is more masculine.]

A family of dedicated educators who lead the sponsorship business.

So Emily’s nature is also rounded rather than square.

“Ugh, right. You didn’t have to say it like that.”

I am aware that I made a mistake.

Because the pure-blooded boy confessed confidently in front of everyone.

I was embarrassed by him and felt burdened by everyone’s gaze.

“I’ll be honest with you,” Emily sighed.

I have heard about Vita Shamal’s physical condition.

‘I guess I’ll have to apologize sometime?’

No matter how embarrassed you were, you shouldn’t have said that.

Anyway, that’s it.

I’ll have to check once I get to the academy.

Emily was just curious.

‘What if we’re not dating?’

If that’s the case, then I can’t back out.

Even if it is still possible to compete fairly…

“Okay, let’s ask!”

Emily braced herself and cheered for no reason.

***

The next morning dawned.

Vita’s head is in disarray.

Anyway, continue.

Since hearing Carlyle Schultz’s confession that wasn’t a confession.

[…I like you, Bianca.]

My head was spinning. It seemed like he was telling the truth while thinking I was sleeping.

That’s ridiculous.

That’s just nonsense.

I thought so in my head, but it kept coming to mind.

Vita is ready.

“I guess I should go to school first.”

Anyway, shouldn’t we do what we have to do, no matter what the situation is?

“Good morning, Bianca!”

And as I enter the classroom, a new day begins with a greeting from my classmate Shasha.

“Hello, Bianca!”

“Are you feeling a little better?”

Vita felt a little awkward because everyone he met greeted him right away. However, after hesitating for a while, he finally responded.

“Yeah, hello!”

I’m embarrassed, but I don’t feel particularly bad about it.

‘For some reason, I’ve become a little more popular.’

I thought so inside.

After greeting everyone, I went to my seat and sat down.

I glanced at Carlyle’s seat without anyone noticing, and luckily no one had come yet.

“Are you looking for your husband?”

“…?!”

Vita was very flustered by the words that she suddenly heard.

“What, what the…! Are you talking nonsense?!”

I got goosebumps on my arms.

But his partner, Sasha, smiles mischievously.

“I’m so jealous, da-”

What kind of tea are you talking about?

No, what the…

“Bianca is so pure. You can see everything.”

“What, what?”

“I always look at that seat after I go to school.”

Oh, no way.

I’ve never really done that before…

But denying it would only lead to more teasing, so Vita responded with her own timid rebellion.

“How many times have I told you, Shasha? I told you we’re not dating.”

“No one would believe that?”

Following Sasha’s words, there is applause from those around her.

“Weren’t you two dating?”

“That’s right, really. It definitely looked like that.”

Was it because I was momentarily flustered?

Vita got up from her seat and immediately spoke loudly.

“No, really!”

The classroom became quiet.

The gazes that are focused on you and the bewildered expressions of those around you.

Vita was like, oh no.

“Uh, um… ”

I made a huge mistake. It was a sign of my otaku nature to sometimes act rashly.

At that thought, Vita’s face gradually turned red and she ended up covering her face with her small hands.

“Sorry, I overdid it… ”

He sits down in his seat with a thud and apologizes honestly in a hushed voice.

“I’ve been feeling weird lately. I overreacted.”

There was silence. Everyone heard those words.

And when you put it into context, it’s easy to see why Bianca Shamal reacted this way, why her face turned so red.

Originally, when a person clearly denies something, there is bound to be some resentment.

***

So after that moment.

Girls with sparkling eyes gathered around Vita.

“You’re so cute, Bianca!”

“You look like an untainted child.”

“That, right. Could it be that the strange state is related to Carlyle?”

What the heck is this reaction?

Vita was confused once again.

‘Did I say something wrong…?’

I guess that’s how it is.

“Huh? Tell me.”

“Why is my heart strange…?”

No, over there?

I said the condition was strange, but I don’t think I’ve ever said that my heart was strange.

But if we really have to be picky, that’s an exact expression. Vita’s state of mind has definitely been like that recently.

The bright, sparkling eyes stare only at me.

Vita, burdened by that, chose to run away.

Get up from your seat slowly-

“Mi, sorry. I have to go to the bathroom!”

That’s how I ended up leaving.

But then, as luck would have it, Vita came face to face with someone familiar.

‘Yeah, Emily…?’

With Emily Swan, who was just walking this way.

A crush I had as a man, and I even confessed to it.

Vita’s heart sank at the rather sudden meeting with Emily Swan.

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you.

‘I heard you were recuperating… You came to the academy starting today.’

And still, Emily was ridiculously pretty.

Blue eyes like a lake, stylish silver hair, neat-looking clothes and a feminine figure.

She looks elegant, like a young lady from a prestigious family.

‘… … ‘

Their gazes met in midair.

Only after a while did Emily ask Vita.

“Excuse me… Are you Bianca Shamal?”

A shy smile, as if a little embarrassed.

“That’s right, right?”

Even her voice is pretty, this is really unfair.

And it was different though.

Because he was someone I confessed to with really passionate feelings. It was to the point where I, who was secretly shy, had to muster up the courage.

The person he liked so much was Emily Swan.

“Uh, huh… ?”

I suddenly feel like I’ve woken up from a dream and come back to reality.

Vita Shamal’s heart started pounding!