Having decided what were going to do, I had Saki sit on one of the chairs around the table in the middle of the room before I opened the door to let the silent guy enter.

He stared at me for a moment upon seeing the doors open before him. Nevertheless, he stepped inside hurriedly, his eyes immediately went to search for Saki.

When he saw her sitting comfortably there, despite the girls unamused expression, the silent guys complexion glowed brighter.

Hes too easy to read.

Whatever. He can continue admiring her but

Before he could even take a step towards her, I grabbed his shoulder and tightened my grip, stopping him from continuing.

Theres no way Id let him approach her when Im around.

He should become one of those guys whod be content at admiring their crush at a distance. If not then hed push himself to a bout of suffering like what Ogawa went through.

I let you enter the room. But where do you think youre going? I laced my voice with a silent threat.

Last Sunday, he caught us but we never explained anything to him. Rather than that, we lost him in that neighborhood before running back to the school and hiding there.

The day after that, the guy neither confronted us nor told anyone what he witnessed. He kept it all to himself while throwing slight hostility towards me.

According to Saki, hes capable of speech. Hes just choosing not to.

Besides, he wouldnt reach high school if he couldnt.

Alright, you chose that path. Maintain your silence then. What you saw last Sunday is true. Saki is my girlfriend. I released my grip on his shoulder and patted it.

He reacted by trying to sweep my hand away. However, hes too late. I pulled it away after one pat as I made my way to Saki.

When our eyes met, we nodded to each other, confirming what were going to do next.

I stopped in front of her and stretched my arm forward. Saki flashed a beautiful smile and while intentionally letting the guy behind me see it, she took my hand and stood up.

I immediately pulled on her hand, put it on my shoulder and placed my hand behind her. Although we looked like were about to dance, thats not the aim.

I reversed our position. I sat down on the chair while stringing her along.

By the time we finished, Saki was now sitting sideways on my lap, both of her hands gripped on my shoulders. Meanwhile, one of my arms was supporting her back while the other was comfortably resting on her exposed thighs.

Since hes still refusing to talk, its better to show him our relationship.

This is almost the same as when I called Ogawa to their clubroom and showed him Hinas relationship with me.

And naturally, I wont do anything more than this.

Maybe a few kisses if I cant hold back anymore. For now, this is enough.

Besides, I told Saki to do what she wanted to do once were in this position.

Its a lot better for her to initiate things than make it look like I am coercing her.

Taku This is my relationship with Ruki. If youre thinking Im only being led around by him, thats where youre wrong. Saki said.

The girl only glanced at him for a moment before switching her gaze back to me. And while caressing my cheek, Saki unhesitatingly kissed me.

Her lips hungrily nibbled on mine as if she couldnt wait to show the guy that she belonged to me.

And while I accepted all of that and even returned in the same intensity, I kept observing the silent guy. I made it a task to catch any changes in his expression.

And well within the character that I compiled based on my observation of him, the guy expectedly remained frozen from where I left him. Hes visibly shaking in repressed anger, evident by his cupped fists.

Hes not mute so it goes to say that hes also not deaf or blind. He heard what Saki said and even watched us making out in front of him.

However, even with that, he still kept his mouth closed.

Honestly, the way he acts is bordering on what Ogawa showed. Worse, even.

If he remained silent after this then hell definitely continue holding onto his infatuation towards Saki. And he probably wont care whether she returned it or not.

Ogawa could openly show his hate and he kept on wearing his emotion on his sleeve. But for this one, not only was he not saying anything, hed only show some kind of reaction when he saw us together.

Hmm? Since youre not saying anything I guess you dont mind our relationship, right?

I intentionally put on a shameless smile to rile him up.

However, hes like a huge boulder sitting in the middle of a raging stream. Unmoving.

While were showing him our intimate relationship, we took turns in riling him up to at least say or do something. But in the end, his eyes only became bloodshot apart from the intense shaking of his whole body from the rage that built up.

Its official. This guy is even more hopeless than Ogawa.

If I have to guess hell probably only talk if hes alone with Saki. But theres no way I can risk letting Saki be alone with him after frustrating him like this.

I guess this is enough. Confronting him this time will not result in him stepping back. However, it proved that his self-restraint was higher than Ogawas. Even after humiliating him like this, he didnt do anything. Either hes too scared to do something because Im here or hes still holding onto a faint hope. Faint hope that he can still change Sakis mind.

After whispering something to Saki, the girl stood up from me and pulled me with her. We then picked up the bags we placed on the table and began to move towards the door.

When we reached his position, Saki and I stopped next to him. Naturally, I placed the girl on my right just in case he lost it and tried to grab her.

Taku, I get it. You like Saki but youre damn too late to confess. Im telling you this man-to-man if you keep being silent as you are now and resort to stalking, you will never be more than a stalker. I tapped his shoulder once more before continuing. Also, I know youre raging right now. Great job at keeping it in, by the way. But dont you ever touch her. I kid you not, you wont like it if I get angry.

Yes, Im threatening you. You can stare at me with bloodshot eyes and glare as if Im your archnemesis but thats not going to change anything. Dont be like Ogawa.

More than my threat, the last sentence I added seems to be more effective. The guy flinched and groaned as his rage seemingly disperse slightly.

Before we continued on our steps, Saki also said something. Something better as a closing remark for today.

Taku, were part of the same circle. Lets not change that, okay? I appreciate that youre not telling anyone about this but please give up on me.

Without waiting for what his reaction will be, I brought Saki out of the room and escorted her to their clubroom.

We never mentioned my relationship with Nami. Thats intentional. Im actually waiting for him to bring that up on the table. Unfortunately, he chose to keep being silent.