Part-2 Ch-09 Ep-02

 She’s her Real Girlfriend, Got a Problem with that

一一What is that girl doing, I wonder.

Mari is late coming back.

Today she said there was a meeting for the sports committee members, so she would head home afterward.

As usual, I completely ignored those words and am waiting here like this.

The sports committee members from other classes have already returned, and they have either gone to their club activities or started heading home.

She is probably getting caught up by someone somewhere again, or sticking her nose into something she does not need to involve herself in, isn’t she.

Thinking that, I made my way all the way to the classroom where the committee meeting was being held, and just as expected, she was surrounded by a group of first-year girls.

Seeing that scene, I thought, I see, that explains it.

Ever since the sports festival the other day, I have noticed people glancing at Mari here and there, even within our own grade.

When she walks down the hallway, several girls and boys keep stealing looks in her direction.

Well, Mari really was impressive that day, after all.

The co-ed mixed relay held in the afternoon of the sports festival.

Mari suddenly joined as the third runner, received the baton while in sixth place, steadily closed the gap, and in the end overtook four students to finish the race.

And this was Mari, who is not a member of the track team or any athletic club at all. I imagine many people, including our classmates, were taken by surprise.

Moreover, she did it because she did not want me to be taken by Godaiin-kun. It was the manifestation of Mari’s possessiveness.

My body shuddered with pleasure.

There is nothing that makes me happier than that.

And then there was Mari’s confession afterward in the infirmary.

Mari at that time was truly adorable. To be honest, it was extremely difficult to restrain myself.

I remember her lying on the bed, shyly hiding her face as she cried. The humid air of the infirmary, the scent of sweat mixed with dust from the sports grounds, Mari sobbing on the bed.

The memories return so vividly that I cannot help but swallow hard. I step into the classroom, the door left wide open.

I lean against the wall opposite the teacher’s podium, arms crossed, my back resting against the surface.

From there, I watch Mari and the large group of girls surrounding her. Well, if it is only for a little while, I suppose I can wait.

The brave figure of Mari during the sports festival that everyone has been making such a fuss over was for my sake, and I am the only one who knows that.

And that girl has now become my girlfriend.

Hmph, I snort quietly through my nose.

I am no longer the kind of person who gets jealous over something like this.

It seems Mari still has not noticed that I am here.

“Really, during the sports festival the other day, watching you, Nagase-senpai, was so exciting. You were incredibly cool.”

“Eh? Ehehe, really?”

Mari smiles brightly.

Even from a distance, I can tell she is a little embarrassed.

Seeing that, the girls around her giggle happily.

Hmph.

“Do you participate in any club activities, senpai?”

“No, I am not in any. I am in the go-home club.”

“Eh? And yet you were that fast? That’s amazing.”

“Ahaha, you’re embarrassing me.”

The girls grow increasingly excited, calling out that Mari is cute, while she blushes and looks shy.

Mari’s cuteness is something I have known for far longer than anyone else.

“I always thought Nagase-senpai seemed easy to talk to and very kind, but I had no idea you were also so good at sports.”

“Ah, no, I am not really good at other events.”

“I thought so too. You always seemed easy to talk to.”

“Me too. Even during committee activities, you always help us out without making a big deal of it.”

“Geez, thank you.”

Mari is completely flustered now, her ears bright red. Watching her, I think to myself.

She is acting far too lovestruck, isn’t she.

That slightly embarrassed expression, that shy look, and even that cool face.

All of it should be shown only to me.

At this rate, maybe I really should lock her away somewhere and create a situation where she can see only me.

I was half-seriously thinking that while glaring, no, while staring at Mari, when it happened.

Mari suddenly flinched and noticed me.

Seeing her expression stiffen as she pulled back slightly, I wondered if I truly looked that frightening and rubbed my cheek.

Well, I am aware that my brows were deeply furrowed.

Since our eyes had already met, I kept my arms crossed and jerked my chin to the side, signaling for her to come over.

Mari nodded repeatedly, her face still stiff, but it seemed it would take a little more time for her to free herself from the center of the group.