The S**ttiest Gyaru in the Class Confessed to Me
“I’m sorry. Sou……”
Ichika looks apologetic, which is out of character.
…It’s probably a breakup.
My heart rate soared.
Shoot. I had let my guard down somewhere.
I thought this time would last forever.
But there was no such guarantee.
“Ichika…..no.”
I was surprised at how my voice was trembling.
Then Ichika pulled out a paper bag from behind her back.
“Here. Um, it’s a bit late, but…chocolate.”
“Eh? Chocolate?”
I don’t understand.
“……,You should’ve realized ! Valentine’s Day ! !”
…..It’s July now.
I looked into the paper bag that was given to me.
Then, inside the paper bag were many boxes.
“Eh. It’s July, right?”
“I couldn’t give it to you this year ! ! That’s why.”
“But why? You could have given it next year.”
“Because, Sou, sometimes you look lonely. You did the same thing at the hotel entrance earlier. I’m stupid, so this is the only thing I can think of.”
Maybe the reason I look lonely to her is completely different from mine.
But still, that’s a lot of boxes.
There are 12 boxes.
“Why so many?”
“Because. I couldn’t give them to you last year and the year before that. That’s why.”
I see.
Although I’m wondering why there are 12 pieces instead of the number of the year. It’s Ichika. There may be no reason.
“Thanks. …..Can I try right away?”
“Do whatever you want. It’s yours now.”
I opened the box and found a box of handmade chocolates. The next box and the next box. And the next box.
All of them contained different kinds of chocolates.
“How long did it take you to make all these?”
Ichika hid her face with her bangs.
“Not long. I made it little by little, so it wasn’t that hard. I just made one for Pigimaru.”
Pigimaru is strictly forbidden to be fed.
Ichika continued.
“So, whaddya think? Does it cheer you up?”
The first box was mixed with dark matter, but with each box I opened I could see my baking skills improving.
…..She worked hard for me.
“Oh. This is the best chocolate I’ve ever received.”
“Have you ever received one from another girl before?”
“Ah, no. Just my mom, my sister, etc.”
“…That doesn’t count. Don’t try and show off ! !”
Ouch.
I got kicked off by Ichika.
She’s really violent. This guy.
Ichika continued.
“Then, you haven’t gotten it from a girl yet. Is it your first chocolate?
“Well, yeah, it’s kind of lame for a 17 year old.”
The corner of Ichika’s mouth lifted up, revealing a set of white teeth.
“….It’s really lame.”
“I’m sure you’ve given a lot.”
…Even though I know it’s a mean thing to say, I can’t change Ichika’s past.
I look at the chocolate.
…Ichika spends a lot of time making it for me. What else can I do?
So, I’m the one who’s the fool for wanting what I don’t have.
I think she’s so humble because she has no confidence in herself.
Did I ask her in a nasty way and make her feel bad…?
I looked at Ichika with trepidation and saw that she had her index finger on her chin and was worried about something.
Perhaps there were too many to count?
After a while, she seemed to have finished counting them and answered.
“It’s the first time in my life that I’ve ever given someone something homemade.”
I realized I was smiling.
“…I don’t know about the ready-made ones, but there are a lot of people and I forget…”
I was so enchanted by the homemade chocolates that I couldn’t hear what Ichika was saying.
“Thank you so much.”
Wow. I’m so happy.
I wanted to kiss Ichika.
If she’s giving me this much chocolate, she won’t refuse it, right?
I hugged Ichika’s shoulder.
“Wait, Sou….”
I put my lips close to hers.
Her breath hit my nose.
It smelled of bright mint.
My right hand is touching Ichika’s and I can feel her heat.
Her lips are so pretty and pouty.
I want to make them mine.
But before I could reach them, I was pushed back.
“Hold on. Sou ! ! Don’t ! !:
“Why?”
She lets other guys have it so much, so why can’t I? Am I just a person to kill time with, nothing more than a playmate?
Then Ichika turned her head down and said.
I can’t see her expression, but she is biting her lip.
“‘Cause Sou said we’d do it in three months.”
“That’s more like a rough estimate.”
“Then it’ll just be a kiss. I wanna kiss you, Ao. So I wanna look forward to it until then…”
I don’t know what the difference is between a kiss, but for Ichika, it seems that they are clearly different.
Ichika wiped her eyes.
Eh, are you crying?
“But if you want to, Sou…you can. I’ll feel a little sad though.”
I was the one who said in three months.
Surely Ichika must have found something special in that moment.
If I throw a tantrum, maybe I’ll get to kiss her.
Maybe even sex beyond that.
But that would be…..
I don’t know why, but I felt like it was over with Ichika.
“Sorry. You’re right. Just a little over two months left. I want to enjoy my time with Ichika too.”
“Yeah ! !”
Ichika clung to my arm.
“Sou kun. ….ek”
“Hm? Ek?”
And what’s with the ‘kun’.
“……It’s nothing.”
Ichika stared at me as she finished wiping away her tears.
Then she pressed her cheek against mine and said.
“I just wanted to eat steak ! ! Don’t look at me ! You kissing pervert !”
I can’t argue with the fact.
“Pervert…..”
“Hey, Sou. Why don’t you share your smartphone schedule? It would be a problem if you were late again.”
This guy. She puts her own problems aside.
Well, it would certainly be convenient.
“Okay.”
Ichika operated her phone, and my phone responded. A system message appears on my phone.
(System) “You have accessed from Ichika. Would you like to share Calendar: Pervert?”
P-pervert…….
Is that the nickname I have in Ichika’s mind?
I chose to grant permission.
(System) “I will share my calendar with Ichika. Registered event name: Sou’s first kiss day ♡”
When I opened that event, “I’ll give you a proper happy kiss !” was written down.
Ichika is usually a woman of few words.
But this message gave me a glimpse of her true feelings.
I felt like she really cared about me.
So, from the bottom of my heart, I’m glad I didn’t force myself to kiss her.
Nom nom.
I thought about this and nibbled on the dark matter that I had received earlier.
……Yeah.
It’s hard, brittle, and bitter.
But it makes me happy.
That’s what Ichika’s chocolate tasted like.
[Illustration] (5) Ichika and chocolate.
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