Chapter 53
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Chapter 53: The Cross-Dressing Man Is Totally Put Off By The Chūnibyo Girl
After that commotion when Akane was attacked by Okunozaka and the others. Alongside, Senpai Ginjou and I going on a rampage―――――― The next day.
I was walking the usual long slope to get to Hananomiya Girls’ Academy.
“Fwaa…”
I let out a big sigh unexpectedly.
Yesterday… a lot happened.
I rescued Akane with Senpai Ginjou, then threatened Okunosaka and the others. I called and asked Karen to help me handle the aftermath of the incident, so we could keep commotion a secret. Anyway… I had to do so many things and was exhausted all day.
I hadn’t moved my body so much in a while, so now I’m suffering from muscle pain all over.
I’d like to take it easy for the past few days, but… there’s also the ‘Romeo and Juliet’ play in two days.
I can’t afford to rest comfortably.
“――――――The one with blue eyes.”
As I reached near the school gate, I saw Hanako standing there with a Gothic Lolita-style parasol.
She approached me with her usual expressionless face and stared at me.
“I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”
“Hanako-san? Is there something I can help you with?”
“What are you talking about? After that incident, I haven’t heard what happened in the end. Was Tsukishiro-san safe? Were you able fight off the bullies successfully?”
“Oh… I, I completely forgot to update you on what happened after that…”
“You and that lesbian didn’t come back to school yesterday, and even Rain’s reply never came… Do you understand how anxious Francesca-san was at school? Blue-eyed one.”
Hanako, or rather Francesca-san, spoke with her lips pursed and glaring at me.
I smiled slightly at her and opened my mouth.
“Hanako-san, you are really a kind person. You even supported me yesterday. I truly felt yesterday from the bottom of my heart that I am so lucky to be able to become friends with such a kind person as you.”
“Wh-what――――”
Hanako suddenly widened her eyes and began to blush.
But soon, she returned to her usual expressionless face and glared at me with even more intensity.
“…You’re being annoying. Please stop with those nauseating lines. Did that lesbian’s tendencies rub off on you? Blue-eyed one.”
“Eh… e-ehhh? Did, did I say something so nauseating just now…? And, lesbian?”
“Shut up. Anyway, please hurry up and tell me about what happened yesterday!”
“Y-yes. Then, let’s move to the courtyard――――”
“Ka, Kaede-sama…”
At that moment, a voice called out from behind.
I turned around and narrowed my eyes at the group standing there.
“Oh my… Good morning, Okunosaka-senpai and your friends.”
Standing there, staring at us with frightened expressions on their faces, were Okunosaka and a group of second-year female students surrounding her.
With their shoulders shaking, they stare at my face and begin to bow deeply.
“I-I’m so sorry for yesterday!! We, we were so rude to Kaede-sama…!!”
“You’re apologizing to the wrong person, aren’t you? Who should you truly apologize to?”
“Th-that would be… Akane-san…”
“That’s right. Make sure to apologize to her properly later.”
“Y-yes…”
Hehe. That’s right, Okunozaka-san, you remember the promise you made to me yesterday, right?
I approached the frightened girl and whispered in her ear.
Then her body began to shake more violently.
“Of course… S-so, about that, please… don’t upload those photos to the internet…”
“Yes. If you obey me, I won’t do such cruel things. However… if you try to harm Akane-san again… well, I don’t know what will happen.”
I narrowed my eyes with a sinister smile, and Okunosaka and her followers stiffened and took a stand-to-attention pose.
I put on the mask of the villain I had played yesterday and spoke to them in a cold voice.
“Go.”
“Ex-excuse us!!!!!!”
They bowed deeply, lifted their heads, and then quickly fled through the school gate.
I watched them leave and sighed deeply.
“Well… from their appearance, it seems they have no intention of rebelling against me. If there had been even a hint of a plan to scheme, I was considering using forceful measures to subdue them… but it doesn’t seem necessary.”
I muttered this quietly, and Hanako, who had been standing next to me, asked with a confused expression.
“…W-what exactly did you do? From the flow of the conversation, those people were the ones bullying Tsukishiro-san, right? Why were they so afraid of the Blue-eyed one…?”
“That’s… because I threatened them.”
“Threatened…?”
When Hanako replied with those words, I gave a fearless grin.
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“I see. So, you stripped Okunozaka and the others, take photos of them in that state, and threatened to upload their embarrassing moments online… Even though your face doesn’t match it, you use quite a ruthless method, Blue-eyed one.”
As I sat on a bench in the courtyard and told her the whole story, Hanako looked at me with a shocked look on her face.
That method, though it might have seemed extreme, was actually inspired by a certain sadistic young lady’s tactics, you know?
Oh, that’s not the way I thought of it, right? It all started with Karen, the tea-gulping monster who took a picture of me embracing my sister.
Hanako looked at me with a shocked look, so I cleared my throat and spoke again.
“Those kinds of people who don’t know the pain of others only understand how inhumane their actions are when they feel pain themselves. So I wanted to do the same thing to them. To Okunosaka and her followers, who had stripped Tsukishiro, had some boys from another school r*pe her, while trying to film it…”
“I understand the intent behind making them experience the pain they inflicted on others. However, there’s probably a big difference in the weight of the consequences between uploading naked photos online and filming a r*pe video. The latter is far more heinous. Francesca thinks it’s much worse.”
“Yes, that’s true. However, such people are generally weak mentally. They mistakenly believe that being in a group makes them stronger, so if you beat up their leader right in front of them, they will easily become obedient.”
“Did you really beat them up?”
“Yes. Did you see Okunosaka limping earlier? That was me.”
I smiled as I said this, and Hanako looked even more horrified.
“…I knew it. You really are a nasty person. Francesca noticed it from the start. Despite your cute appearance, you’re actually a ruthless liar.”
“Eh? R-ruthless liar…?”
“Yes. From the moment we met, I sensed something ominous about you. Having grown up in a harsh environment, I have confidence in my ability to judge people.”
“I see…”
Well, I am a cross-dressing boy, so being a liar is indeed true…
“I wanted to hear more details about the incident from yesterday, but it’s almost time―――――”
At that moment, the sound of a bell rang out throughout the school.
Hearing the sound, Hanako stood up and turned her back to me.
“Let’s leave it at that for now. Blue-eyed one, see you later…”
Saying that, she waved a small goodbye and quietly left for the school building.