“She’s fine. Just a mild case of low blood sugar.”
“Got it. Thank you.”
Hearing that Yui Yuigahama was okay, Miura Yumiko finally relaxed.
“Mmm…”
Right then, Yui slowly opened her eyes.
“Yumiko… what happened to me?”
She pressed a hand to her dizzy head, still dazed.
Miura put her hands on her hips and sighed in annoyance.
“What happened? You passed out. Ethan carried you to the infirmary.” 🏥
“Eh?”
Yui vaguely remembered something.
Warm… like she’d been held the whole time.
She quickly turned toward Ethan and thanked him.
“Thank you for bringing me here.”
“No big deal.”
Ethan handed her the candy the school nurse had given him.
“Apparently you fainted because of low blood sugar.”
“Yui, why do you even have low blood sugar?” Miura asked with a frown, arms crossed.
“Uh… I-I…”
Yui awkwardly poked her fingers together.
“I’ve been dieting lately, so…”
Got it.
Barely eating to lose weight fast.
“Starving yourself to diet is a terrible idea.”
Ethan shook his head with a helpless laugh.
“Not only does the weight come right back, it’s bad for your health too.”
“And honestly, your figure’s already great. Why would you even need to lose weight?” 😳
“M-My figure is good?”
Yui’s face immediately turned red from the compliment.
“Of course. Speaking as a guy, it’s definitely attractive.”
Ethan nodded seriously.
“…Actually, maybe I shouldn’t be the one saying that. Anyway, since you’re okay now, I’ll get going.”
“Wait!”
At that moment, Miura finally called out to stop him.
Ethan turned around, puzzled.
Of course he knew who Miura Yumiko was.
The tsundere girl who seemed to like Hayama Hayato.
But why was she stopping him?
Miura clenched her fists, summoning the courage to finally ask the question she’d kept buried all this time.
“Ethan… back in second year, why didn’t you respond to my love letter at all? Was it because… you hated me?” ✉️
She had even noticed that he never really looked at her directly.
Just like now.
He could joke around with Yui so casually, yet he’d ignored her existence from beginning to end. Enjoying the story? Read on at g.com.
What was that supposed to mean?!
She wanted an answer.
“A love letter?”
Ethan froze for a second.
Miura Yumiko had written him a love letter?
This development…
Yeah, he definitely needed to explain himself.
“There’s a good chance I never even read it.”
“So it really was because you hated me…”
Miura’s expression darkened instantly.
“No, you misunderstood.”
“Huh?”
“What I mean is, I used to get tons of love letters every single day. How was I supposed to read them all?” 📉
Ethan laughed helplessly.
“If I replied to every one, I’d die from exhaustion. So I just stopped reading any of them.”
“Ah?”
Yui stared at him in shock.
“So… Yumiko, you misunderstood him this whole time?”
“…”
At that moment, Miura could only curse herself internally.
Why had she never considered that possibility before?
“Haha… knowing now that such a gorgeous girl liked me back then honestly feels like a waste.”
Ethan laughed softly.
“If you’d actually confessed to me in person at the time, I probably would’ve said yes.” ⏳
Back then, he’d just been an ordinary person.
Under normal circumstances, he probably would have accepted Miura’s confession.
But now…
He wasn’t the same anymore.
Life really did love playing tricks on people.
“Well, if there’s nothing else, I’ll head out first.”
Ethan turned to leave.
Yui immediately shot Miura frantic looks.
“Go! Do something, Yumiko!”
Miura suddenly snapped back to reality.
Then her body moved before her mind could catch up.
Yui’s mouth dropped into a perfect O of shock.
Because Miura had wrapped her arms around Ethan from behind.
“E-Ethan… I-I still like you. C-Could you be my boyfriend?” 💘
She gathered every ounce of courage she had and confessed again.
This time, she finally said it out loud to his face.
Her cheeks burned bright red, her heartbeat thundering in her chest.
But…
Ethan gently shook his head.
He turned around to face her, one hand lightly brushing her cheek.
“The person you like might still just be the version of me you imagined.” 🎭
“But if you can still like me after seeing who I really am… then I’d be willing to genuinely care about you too.”
Ethan could decisively take a girl’s body through a mutual exchange if both sides understood the deal.
Because then, it was something earned.
But he wasn’t shameless enough to deceive a girl’s feelings.
Still, whenever it came to a woman who genuinely attracted him, Ethan never hid the “wolf” lurking inside him.
That was true with Mai Sakurajima.
And true with Kato Megumi too.
He wanted them to become attached to the real him, the honest, lustful version of himself.
And he intended to treat Miura the same way.
He leaned closer.
Then, in a voice only the two of them could hear, he whispered into her ear:
“I’ve already slept with two girls.”
“And there are plenty of other girls I’m interested in too.” 🐺
“If you really want to know who I am… come to the rooftop at lunch.”
After saying that, Ethan ignored the stunned Miura completely and walked out of the infirmary.
The door shut behind him.
Miura still stood there blankly.
His words echoed endlessly in her mind.
Slept with…
Two girls…
Likes multiple girls at once…
Every revelation hit harder than the last.
What… even was this?
For a moment, it felt like the person she’d admired all this time had completely shattered.
💔
“Yumiko… why are you crying?”
Yui walked over worriedly.
“N-No, it’s nothing!”
Only then did Miura realize tears were running down her face.
She hurriedly wiped them away, pretending not to care.
“Haha… I’m just shocked I actually managed to confess.”
“Since you’re okay now, Yui, let’s head back.”
“Huh? What did Ethan say to you just now?”
“Nothing. Come on, let’s go!”
Miura brushed the question aside and hurriedly dragged Yui away.
But the pain in her heart refused to fade.
I need to find out…
What kind of person is he really?
Even if my feelings die, at least let me die knowing the truth.
🌧️
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