We met on the train and I fought for her seat. I turned around, stared at him for a few seconds before answering in a relaxed manner. Moreover, adding the last phrase was to elicit a reaction from the girl who looked as if she ate something bad.

Oh. So thats ho

OI, Onoda-chi? What fought? Didnt you squeeze the poor passenger to the right? Its one-sided. Totally no fighting happened!

Like I intended, Fukuda failed to finish because the girl walking next to me instantly flared up by the way I worded that phrase. She also quickly shifted back to her gyaru persona. Because in Fukudas and the other students eyes, shes a known gyaru. If she suddenly acted like a sweet girl around me, theyd all be confused.

But its true that I got you a seat, right?

Thats totally correct But I apologized for you, Mr. No Common Sense. Youre totally gonna get karma from being like that.

Ill be relying on Ms. Common Sense then.

Dont give me that crappy title. Ugh.

Just getting back at you.

With those exchanges, Fukuda had no way to intervene anymore. Even though Chii mindfully used her way of talking as a gyaru, our conversation was nothing short of lively. Moreover, if seen by the onlookers, there should be a comfortable atmosphere surrounding us.

At times, Chii would even inch closer to either nudge my shoulder or poke my cheeks. Those little gestures were her way to convey what she couldnt do with words. Obviously, its mostly because of how grating my words were.

Soon enough we reached our school gates and Fukuda lost the chance to even put in a word. At least, Chii was sensible enough to greet him Good Morning halfway through our walk but her focus instantly returned to our lively conversation, leaving him out completely.

Its not that he didnt try at all, he was just getting shot down whenever he would do so.

Only when we reached our classroom did Fukuda get a chance to approach her without my interference. We had no choice but to separate, after all. But the way he looked at me was now laced with a hint of hostility.

Hes probably starting to feel that his chance of wooing Chii was close to xistent. In the first place, Chii never considered him

Well, if I didnt enroll here, Chii as well as the other girls starting from Kana wouldnt be involved with me. Only Haruko had the chance to reconnect with me considering shes part of that chat group.

But thats not how it unfolded. I was already a menace that broke a lot of relationships and potential relationships. And thats something I wouldnt regret at all. These guys could only blame themselves for being too slow on the uptake.

Anyway, Chii was welcomed by her gyaru friends, cutting him off once more. On the other hand, Aya, whos already at her desk, flashed her adorable smile as soon as she spotted me approaching my seat.

Satsuki was most likely at her club while Nami, Hina and Saki hadnt arrived yet.

Its kind of a miracle that I still arrived this early even though Shio and I took our precious time.

Mhm As always, you look the prettiest whenever you smile.

Once I sat down next to Aya, I greeted the girl and leaned slightly to add more, for her satisfaction and my desire to see her blooming beautifully.

Aya instantly blushed but she quickly composed herself to also compliment me, Y-you too, Ruki. I always look cool and refreshing

Upon saying that, she bit her lips and lowered her head. Most likely embarrassed at the way she constructed her words.

I gave her headpats before stroking her hair gently. Doting at her this early in the morning and seeing her get comfortable was something I would never get tired of.

Nonetheless, theres really no escape from the reactions from our surroundings.

From behind us, I heard someone whistling. Its not from Fukuda or Chiis group but somewhere closer.

Turning around to check, I found Wakaba, her lips stretched into a proud grin. Next to her, the other girl from last Tuesday was also smiling proudly.

Looks like they really started taking care of Aya and helping her appeal to me.

Those proud smiles were all directed to her, after all.

Although what Aya did was just what we normally do, the two probably thought that it was a result of their coaching.

I nodded at the two and greeted them good morning before returning my focus back on Aya.

Well, whatever coaching theyre trying to do, everything would be effective to me. I already love the girl, after all. I just had to do some acting to satisfy them. That would certainly result in them becoming more eager to talk and help Aya. That way, friendship could slowly build between them.

However, I wouldnt just command Aya to go all out befriending them It would be her decision whether she likes to or not. All I did was create a situation where she could interact with other people apart from me and the other girls thats in the same relationship with me.

Looking at how she reacted to their proud smiles, shes just returning a courtesy by nodding and smiling back at them. Most likely shes still in the stage of getting to know them.

Mhm How are those two? I didnt put you in a tough spot, or did I? I asked.

No Theyre easy to talk to; Wakaba and Kashiwagi. They said I should be aggressive in approaching you and stop you from treating me like some kind of a little sister figure. If they find out that Im already more than that, I think theyll be frozen in shock. Aya giggled at the end of her sentence and even looked towards the two.

Not knowing that Aya was just amused by their assumption and advice, the two silently clapped their hands. Most likely, they interpreted her giggling as great progress in Ayas fight to be my special one.

Well, hearing Aya being able to talk that much and in longer sentences even if its not about the book shes reading or have read, its an indication that the girl successfully made a connection to them.

I guess its a good decision to choose the two as her practice partners on socializing with other people.

Nonetheless, I understood that opening up to someone wont miraculously cure anyones introversion and its not something that needed to be cured as it wouldnt just be flipped easily.

Introversion doesnt equate to shyness, after all. Its actually a type of personality.

Aya is clearly an introvert that was layered with too much gloom and shyness to open up to others. I crawled myself in her space but this time, shes trying to open up a path for the others to tread.

And I guess the same goes for those girls from the Poem Appreciation Club. Mina isnt an introvert at all. Shes just someone who lost her trust in others. As for Himeko and Edel, the former was someone weak to pressure while the latter was hindered by her childhood experience.

I had no idea about the other two though.

Anyway, thats that. Aya slowly getting to know the two was great progress for her social awkwardness.

I mean. Im probably an introvert myself because I wasnt always open with what was on my mind. Except in front of my girls though.

Yes, they will be more than shocked especially when they found out how bold you are in bed

Upon hearing that, Aya overheated.

A few minutes of flirting with Aya later, the room quickly filled up and our homeroom started.