Chapter 209: It's Just That Some Idiot Thought His Girlfriend Was Going to Come Out of the Closet

Just as the two girls were chatting and the topic had inexplicably derailed onto "If I were a boy, how should you chase me?", an arm suddenly reached out from behind Utaha, who was smiling and giving Kyoko advice on how to easily win her over.

The arm stretched across and hooked around Utaha's collarbone, pulling her backward with a bit of force and securely protecting her in his embrace.

Then, before the two girls could react, a gloomy voice drifted into their ears.

"You guys seem to be talking about something interesting. Mind if I join in?"

Already sleep-deprived, Miyahito's darkened face gave off the illusion of being a fierce and terrifying god of death.

"My dear Miss Kasumigaoka, you are taken now. Could you please stop talking about such dangerous topics?"

"Pfft—"

Hearing Miyahito's serious, yet somehow adorably jealous warning, Kyoko couldn't help but burst out laughing.

At the same time, Yoshikawa Yuki, who had happily trailed behind Miyahito sensing 'good entertainment', also heard the warning. She immediately covered her mouth and hugged her stomach, snickering.

Utaha, who was being held in the jealous Miyahito's arms, snapped out of her daze. Noticing her two heartless best friends shaking with laughter, she couldn't help but blush. She turned her head and pouted in shy anger.

"Miyahito! What are you doing! Let me go!"

"No!"

However, Miyahito, whose heart was growing increasingly worried that his girlfriend might have awakened some terrifying attribute, not only obediently let go but hugged her even tighter.

"I want you to remember, you are taken!"

"....."

Flustered and enraged, Utaha glared at Miyahito, who was sticking his neck out like a stubborn mule, acting as if 'I won't let go if you don't remember'.

To be honest, it was one thing for Miyahito to act stupid—Tooru, Yuki, and Kyoko were used to it.

But when it came to Utaha...

"Pfft hahaha, I can't, my stomach hurts from laughing." Kyoko, hugging the petite Yuki with her chin resting on her shoulder, wiped the tears of laughter from the corners of her eyes, gasping for breath. "You two are exactly like an idiot couple, haha..."

"Exactly, exactly."

Yuki chimed in, laughing along.

"It's killing me. It's one thing for Miyahito to act stupid, but have you two been assimilated by each other?" Ishikawa Tooru, hugging his stomach and leaning against the doorframe, looked around with a smile. Seeing everyone covering their mouths, trying to hold back their laughter, he laughed even harder.

Tooru's shifting gaze reminded Miyahito and Utaha. This couple, who were both smart but inexplicably suffered from IQ regression after falling in love, synchronized their movements and looked around. Then, in unison, they fell into a state of questioning their existence.

Who am I? Where am I? Why is everyone looking at us like this?

Just then, a round of applause came from behind the students blocking the hallway, followed by a very familiar, lively voice piercing through the crowd and reaching everyone's ears.

"Hi, hi, hi~~ It's time for class, everyone. Stop blocking the hallway!"

"Tachibana-sensei!"

"It's not our fault! It's the fault of that idiot couple, Miyahito and Kasumigaoka!"

"Sensei, come and do something about these two flashbang-throwing guys!"

"..."

Hearing their Class B homeroom teacher's voice, the troublemaking students, who loved watching the drama, cheered and pushed the trying-to-sneak-back-to-their-classes Miyahito and Utaha to the very front.

"....Sensei. (Laughs)"

"Good morning, Sensei."

Holding her teaching materials, Tachibana-sensei walked up to Utaha and Miyahito with a smiling gaze. She cheerfully looked at Utaha, who was whispering "It's all your fault" while shyly pinching Miyahito's waist, and then looked at Miyahito, who was grimacing in pain but didn't dare to resist at all.

Looking at this scene full of youth and innocence, the playful Tachibana-sensei coughed lightly. Then, under the expectant gazes of the surrounding students, she playfully blinked, tilted her head, and smiled mischievously.

"Mhm, mhm, you two have a great relationship. As expected of our grade's model couple."

"Eh...."

Tachibana-sensei's sudden teasing made Miyahito and Utaha show the exact same shocked expression.

Tsk, tsk, look at the wide-eyed movements, look at the angle of the open mouths, and then look at these perfectly synchronized movements—you could say only one person could do this.

Good! You two even dare to throw flashbangs at the teacher!

Raising her teaching materials, she lightly tapped Miyahito's forehead, then smiled gently at Utaha, who was covering her mouth and snickering.

"Hurry back to class, Utaha-chan~"

"Yes, Sensei."

"Mhm, good girl~~ And then, Miyahito, hurry back to your seat! After class, come to the office and give me an explanation."

"Eh!? Why?! Sensei, this is discrimination!"

"Shut up. Okamine-sensei just complained to me that you were sleeping in her class!"

"What! No, no, I wasn't the only one sleeping! Tooru! Tooru was sleeping too!"

"Hey, Miyahito, didn't we agree not to sell me out?"

"....."

...

After school, a cafe.

Resting her cheek on one hand and stirring her coffee with a small spoon, Sonoko looked at Utaha, who was sitting across from her, looking even colder and calmer than before, her eyes flashing with 'how interesting' light.

"So." As she spoke, Sonoko leaned forward to glance at Aragaki Miyahito, who was sitting in the four-person booth behind Utaha, seemingly writing something. Her tone was somewhat inexplicably gratified, as if she had seen something disgusting being eradicated.

"Are you guys fighting?"

"...." Picking up her cup, Utaha was about to take a sip of hot lemon tea. Her eyes darted strangely toward her editor.

Weird. It sounds like this guy is thinking about something incredible, but she looks pretty normal.

Yeah, as scheming as usual.

"Not really."

Taking a sip of the hot lemon tea and silently complaining in her heart 'Cold is still better', Utaha put down the cup and said nonchalantly.

Hmph, what do you mean I shouldn't drink cold drinks during my period... I never followed such rules before.

"It's just that some idiot thought his girlfriend was going to come out of the closet."

".....Hah?"

As if she had heard something unbelievable, Sonoko widened her eyes, her gaze sweeping back and forth between Utaha in front of her and Miyahito in the back booth, who was wearing headphones and writing something.

Then.

"Pfft hahaha—"

Looking at her editor hugging her stomach and laughing loudly, Utaha sighed helplessly in her heart.

Sigh, I knew it would be like this.