episode_0017

Looking back, Vita and Carlyle’s first meeting was a year ago.

“Senior, senior.”

Strangely enough, she had been in a bad mood since the morning that day. While they were having lunch together, Lou called her over and Vita turned her head.

“Why, Lou?”

“A strange guy came?”

What kind of guy is he?

Vita was speechless for a moment as she followed Lou’s gesture and turned her gaze towards him.

Wasn’t there a perfect wannabe for you? And you were getting a lot of attention from a lot of students.

-Oh, that guy…?

-The transfer student who was supposed to come today?

-He’s really handsome.

Vita also heard the gossip around them.

Broad, broad shoulders, long, cool legs.

An appearance that is not missed even by the same man.

Black hair, golden eyes.

He was a guy who caught people’s attention with his cold yet chic impression.

But that’s it. Vita quickly lost interest in the other person, which is to be expected, right?

If I were a woman, I would have been interested, but aren’t you a man?

‘It’s obvious what kind of guy he is even without looking, he’s only good-looking.’

Vita thought to himself that he was just a slacker and that he was nothing special.

In fact, I don’t know if I was jealous on the inside. To the point where I unconsciously thought of negative prejudices.

But Carlyle Schultz was truly something of a man.

[Semester End Overall Rankings

1st place. Carlyle

2nd place. Vita … ]

Does that include the written test score?

So, if he’s a fly kid, he may be good at PE, but he’s not good at writing?

“No, what… ”

Even though I saw it with my own eyes, I couldn’t believe it.

I lost the first place. In other words, I lost.

But that was only the beginning, and I had no idea that it would continue on. Since then, Vita has never been able to defeat Carlyle.

“Two more in 1st and 2nd place. It’s really a close difference.”

“They’re always ranked first and second. Aren’t they almost rivals?”

I had no choice but to admit it, biting my bitter lips at the surrounding chatter.

At this point, Carlyle and I are practically rivals.

Yeah, rival.

“Let’s wait and see about the next evaluation, I’ll definitely win.”

“… I don’t know what you’re talking about. Who are you?”

But, unfortunately.

Carlyle, the other party, was someone I didn’t even care about. That pissed me off. That night, when I pretended to know him and got screwed, I was so angry and upset that I couldn’t sleep.

‘Just this once…’

Let’s beat Carlyle Schultz. Let’s crush that cocky nose.

***

“Huh… Puhut… ”

Are you having a good dream?

I guess it feels pretty good to laugh while sleeping.

“ha- Really.”

Carlyle was dumbfounded.

It’s so absurd that I can’t help but laugh.

[Let’s date, me.]

I confessed without missing a beat because I thought I could set the mood and that it might work out. Women are creatures who are all influenced by the mood.

But isn’t that person actually fainted?

No, really.

[… … Bianca?]

Carlyle felt as if his breath had stopped for a moment.

[Bianca!]

I was really flustered, which was unusual for him. I thought he had suddenly collapsed due to some health problem.

But that wasn’t it. He simply fainted.

To be more precise, he was asleep.

A bewildered smile hung on Carlyle Schultz’s lips.

How is it that everything this woman does is so cute?

It’s both fortunate and absurd.

I’ve seen women cry because they’re happy after receiving a confession, but this is the first time I’ve seen someone faint.

Even Carlyle, while trying to administer artificial respiration and first aid, ended up hearing the sound of sleeping breathing.

“Hmm… ”

okay.

Only then did I feel a little relieved when I heard the wheezing sound of her breathing.

Carlyle changed his mind.

‘Was it so good that you fainted just because of a confession?’

Because I have already finished interpreting it that way.

Well, actually.

It feels good, doesn’t it?

Carlyle gently stroked the sleeping opponent’s head. In fact, he was quite satisfied with this moment.

Two eyes that were shaking a lot, a cutely red face.

I was already certain just from the reaction at that time.

Bianca likes me. I think it’s obvious, even though she’s not very good at expressing her feelings.

Or at least.

‘I don’t think you have any negative feelings towards me.’

It was about to ring the bell. The afternoon classes would begin.

But Carlyle had no desire to wake up his sleeping partner.

“Um… ”

What a smiling expression.

“Wake up now, miss?”

Instead, he whispers softly. She is a woman who is fun to look at even when she is sleeping.

The upright nose is cute, and the delicate eyelids are pretty.

It’s so tiny, white, and delicate that it looks like it’ll disappear if you touch it.

Looking at the sleeping partner with an unknown fullness.

Carlyle Schultz thought.

I guess today just won’t do. It’s an unbearable day.

If you want an excuse to seduce someone, he already has it.

And then, at that time.

Vita, who had been sleeping, slowly regained consciousness.

“… Hmm?”

What should I say? I don’t understand the situation.

The first thing I see when I open my eyes is Carlyle’s face.

“Did you sleep well, Bianca?”

Vita stared blankly at that smiling face.

‘What is this, is this a dream…?’

Just now he was giving Carlyle a hard time.

[Haha, you didn’t know?! Actually, the Bianca you and I were was me turned into a woman!]

When he turned back into a man and revealed the truth, Carlyle Schultz screamed.

[Oh, that’s ridiculous…! I can’t believe it!]

Covering his face, Vita was laughing right in front of him.

I had a feeling I had forgotten something very, very important. But my mind was blank and I ended up saying something random.

“… I’m not Bianca.”

“Then what is it?”

No, reality?!

Only in that moment of bitterness do I come to my senses.

‘Isn’t this a dream…?’

As my sense of reality returned, I suddenly realized where my head was lying.

“… !”

Vita suddenly sat up and bumped noses with Carlisle.

“Aya-!”

It hurts.

***

“Ugh, really-”

Vita Shamal rubbed her reddened nose with a tearful face.

That too, but for a moment.

“You, you… !”

She raises her finger and points at Carlyle Schultz, asking him questions.

“Explain, now! Why am I your… ”

“Did you sleep lying on my lap?”

There is silence for a moment.

“Don’t you remember anything?”

Carlyle with a strange smile.

Vita’s face turned red and she was speechless.

I had to recall it. A memory that I unconsciously tried to forget, complete nonsense.

[Let’s date, me.]

After hearing that nonsense, Vita panicked at her own strange reaction.

My head completely stopped and my heart suddenly started pounding.

Stop feeling your face getting hot.

‘…Ma, that’s ridiculous!’

When I realized that about myself, I was so shocked that I lost my mind.

‘No way… Me?’

I have a rather innocent personality, but I am at an age where I know what to know. I have indirectly learned what color my current emotions are by watching movies and animations.

that is to say…

Trembling, liking, excitement, etc. about the other person.

So Vita was more flustered than ever before.

‘… No, this is.’

Because that’s impossible.

When on earth did it start? When did I have a ‘match’ with this guy?

Since that strange night with Nathan?

Is it just because of something like that? Or is it because you are just like this guy says?

It was really shocking in many ways.

Even though he kept telling himself that it was absolutely not like that, he seemed to have lost consciousness for a moment due to the great shock.

‘No matter what, I can’t pass out…’

It feels bad, but anyway, I was trying to protect myself unconsciously.

In conclusion, Vita Shamal recalled all her memories, but she couldn’t admit it. She couldn’t pretend to know.

I can’t do this! Can you admit it?

“Hmm, what is it…?”

So Vita desperately pretended not to know.

“I don’t remember anything. Ugh… My head hurts.”

Carlyle doesn’t know whether he knows or not. He just smiles.

“Well, really? It’s a bit disappointing. But there are still plenty of opportunities.”

Hearing those words, sweat ran down Vita’s back.

But I kept my mouth shut because responding in vain would only get me more involved.

Tiring- Tiring-

And the afternoon bell rings.

Carlyle, who had gotten up again, reached out to Vita.

“I have to go now.”

“What, where to?!”

Vita was on guard, but nodded slightly at Carlyle’s next words.

“Aren’t you going to class?”

Yeah, I should go.

I have to go down.

In the end, the two of them came down to the rooftop without even having lunch. The process of Vita coming back down in Carlyle’s arms was even more awkward than before.

***

And then what?

Time flies.

-At the top here…

Vita had trouble paying attention to the class content, so she pinched herself several times.

It’s hard to concentrate because of the incident on the rooftop. I keep looking behind Carlyle Schultz, who’s sitting far ahead.

‘… Come to your senses, me.’

Vita kept repeating.

Maybe I’ve finally come to my senses.

“What’s wrong, Bianca? Should I pinch you instead?”

I immediately waved my hand at Sasha who was saying that.

“Ah, no-!”

He panicked and screamed, drawing everyone’s attention.

Of course, Carlyle was also looking at this place blankly, so Vita’s face quickly turned red like a tomato.

Not only that, but I kept spacing out and couldn’t even answer the teacher’s questions properly.

“Let’s focus, Bianca.”

“I’m sorry, teacher.”

I suddenly felt like I wanted to die.

Vita secretly blamed Carlyle Schultz while pulling out her hair for no reason.

‘Why that guy…?’

Are you in the same class as Carlyle Schultz? Somehow we ended up getting strangely entangled.

Sometimes when our eyes meet, you smile faintly, which makes me even more angry.

If it weren’t for the words of my partner, Sasha, next to me, I would have been like that for a long time.

“Hold on a little longer, Bianca. Tomorrow is a holiday.”

Oh, is that so?

Tomorrow was a holiday. Vita felt better.

I was thinking of watching some anime tonight for the first time in a while.

Magical Girl Eve Rosaline, season n’s regular run!

Tiring- Tiring-

And at two o’clock in the afternoon. Classes ended early because it was the day before a public holiday.

Vita immediately packed her bag and prepared to leave.

‘When you have a lot of random thoughts, watching anime is the best.’

For the past week, Carlyle has been busy and always disappears somewhere right after class.

In other words, after school is a time for Vita Shamal to regain peace. A time when she no longer has to deal with Carlyle unnecessarily.

Surely, if it had been the case, it should have happened today too.

“Wait a minute, Bianca.”

Carlyle Schultz approached, waving something in his hand.

Sasha, who was watching from the side, let out a shrill scream.

“Hey, this! Isn’t that a Wizni Park ticket?”

A very famous amusement park, a theme park where reservations are difficult.

Above all, it is expensive.

“I made a reservation this afternoon. Do you want to go or not?”

So Carlyle asked Vita’s opinion formally, but the answer was no different from what had already been said.

“Above, Wizni…?”

A ticket to Wisney Park?!

Because it’s a place I went to once when I was young, but I’ve never been back since.

Vita’s amethyst eyes began to sparkle.

I love amusement parks, and there’s a collaboration going on there right now.

Magical Girl Eve Rosaline!

The collaboration of my favorite anime that Vita likes the most and that I was planning to watch today!