You Will Regret This Ichinose! [210]

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The crisp sound of a metal spoon tapping against a teacup echoed through the activity room.

Sakayanagi Arisu leisurely picked up her cup, took a small sip, and without looking away, fixed her gaze on Ichinose Honami.

“Ichinose-san, you certainly don’t waste time. Jumping straight in and trying to seize control of the conversation… Allow me to remind you—this isn’t your Class A, and we’re not your obedient classmates.”

“Right back at you, Sakayanagi-san,” Ichinose responded with an easy smile, unfazed by the provocation.

“I don’t believe for a second that someone like you would sit quietly and let others dictate the discussion. Wasn’t it your doing when Class A got betrayed on the uninhabited island? All just to secure your leadership position?”

The moment those words left her lips, the other three girls shot Ichinose startled glances.

The ever-cheerful, seemingly saint-like Ichinose—the girl who always wore a smile, helped others, and radiated boundless energy—had this side to her?

“Oh my~”

Sakayanagi dragged out her words with a knowing smirk, as if she had everything under control.

“So you’re finally showing your true colors? I thought you’d keep up that model student act forever.”

“But I suppose that’s only natural. After all, it’s what he likes, isn’t it?”

“As long as he likes it, I can be anything. I love everything about him.”

Ichinose met Sakayanagi’s gaze head-on, her voice unwavering.

“That’s fundamentally different from your so-called love, which only started after losing to him. No matter what kind of person he becomes, I will still love him.”

For the first time, an almost imperceptible shift appeared on Sakayanagi’s otherwise composed face. Her violet eyes narrowed slightly.

“You’re quite bold, aren’t you?”

“Why wouldn’t I be? I’m not like you sneaky little cats, always creeping around behind my back.”

Ichinose’s words were a direct AOE attack.

In her eyes, all these girls who had approached her Gen-kun while she wasn’t around, attempting to steal his affection, were nothing more than thieving cats.

“Ichinose-san,” Horikita Suzune, who had been observing quietly until now, finally spoke up.

“I don’t mean to interrupt, but isn’t it a bit premature to declare victory?”

“In high school, 70% of couples break up after graduation. And besides… that guy has never publicly acknowledged you as his girlfriend, has he?”

Kamuro Masumi, the silent spectator, twitched at the corner of her mouth.

Uesugi barely ever leaves his dorm because he’s too busy gaming. And when he does show up, it’s almost always with one of these girls. He’d have to be out of his mind to openly declare his relationship in front of all of them.

“Popping the champagne too early isn’t exactly a good habit.”

Sakayanagi smoothly followed up, taking the chance to land another strike.

“In stories, isn’t it always the one who starts in the lead that ends up losing in the end?”

Lately, under Uesugi Gen’s influence, she had been binge-reading manga.

Lines like, ‘Arisu, give up. Everything you’ve done is meaningless before these eyes.’

Or ‘A mere grain of sand is not even worth half of me.’

She found them delightful.

She had already decided—next time she played chess, she was absolutely using one of those lines.

“Um, wouldn’t it be better if we all got along?”

The ever-smiling Kushida Kikyo suddenly jumped in, seizing the perfect moment.

“Didn’t Uesugi’s father say that a winner will be chosen among us?”

Her underlying message was clear—even his father didn’t say you’d already won, so quit acting so high and mighty.

Ichinose swept her gaze across the group, unfazed, her voice calm as she delivered her counterattack:

“We’ve already done it. Many times.”

Tch…

This cheating woman!!!

All of them cursed in unison in their hearts.

Damn you, Uesugi Gen!!!

Ichinose sat comfortably on the couch, absentmindedly twirling a strand of her golden-pink hair, her lips curling into a meaningful smile.

“When it comes to that, he’s completely different from his usual playful self, you know. When he gets serious, he utterly captivates me…”

Swish!

Horikita Suzune and Kamuro Masumi’s faces instantly turned pink.

Damn it…

Having the advantage of being in the same class really isn’t fair.

She gets more time with him than all of us combined.

Sakayanagi sipped her tea, her mind churning with calculations.

“That…”

Kushida Kikyo, the supposed peacekeeper, suddenly spoke again, drawing everyone’s attention.

Under their expectant gazes, she gave an innocent, harmless smile—then shot Horikita a provocative glance.

Horikita frowned, confused.

Then, Kushida slowly raised a hand to her cheek and, with exaggerated shyness, murmured:

“I’ve done that too~”

NANI?!?!

In that instant, even Ichinose looked taken aback.

She hadn’t expected there to be someone else who had beaten her to it.

As for the rest—

It was one thing to lose to Ichinose.

But now, they weren’t even second place?!

Horikita’s icy gaze locked onto Kushida.

Wasn’t the plan to team up against outsiders?! And yet you had the audacity to cheat?

Kushida, receiving the unspoken brainwave transmission from Horikita, cheerfully ignored it.

Instead, she flashed an even sweeter smile.

Hah? Who said an alliance meant I couldn’t sneak ahead? Did you seriously think I was a woman of integrity? We’re archrivals, remember?

Yes, Horikita-san, that’s exactly the expression I wanted to see. That look of frustration and disbelief… it’s exactly the same as in my dreams.

Ahaha, defeat suits you.

Kushida had to use every ounce of self-control to not burst into triumphant laughter.

Defeat… defeat…

Horikita clenched her fists at the word, and the image of a certain smug bastard popped into her head.

Her knuckles cracked.

“…Kushida-san,” Ichinose finally broke the silence, forcing herself to remain calm.

“Mind if I ask when exactly… that happened?”

The others turned to Kushida, their gazes burning with curiosity.

They all wanted to know.

“Christmas Eve~”

We should’ve never let him escape that day!!!

For once, they were all completely in sync.

Uesugi Gen… you are SO dead.

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“ACHOO!!”

Uesugi Gen, still in the middle of his “Where Did My Wives Go?” quest, suddenly sneezed violently.

A second later, every hair on his body stood on end.

An overwhelming sense of impending doom crashed over him.

Not good!

I need to find them—FAST!

Uesugi Gen violently shook his head, banishing the terrifying mental images forming in his mind.

He turned to the security room, his voice desperate.

“Have you found them yet?!”

“Almost! Almost!”

Time was running out.

And he really didn’t want to imagine what would happen if he failed to stop them in time.

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T/N: ITS OVER HES DEADDD

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