"Soyo-chan,"
After Soyo pushed the black-haired young lady away, another girl beside them suddenly spoke.
"What happened in the past is already over. Don't feel lonely—you still have us."
Hearing this, the other young ladies seemed to think of something as well, and couldn't help but look at her with affectionate expressions.
"That's right, all of us can be your family, can't we?"
Whether Soyo's past was true or not wasn't difficult for these young ladies to find out.
What they hadn't expected was that Soyo actually had such a past.
The girl who was usually as gentle as a mother figure was, in fact, the one most lacking in love!
This contrast stirred up their maternal instincts, and they all stepped forward, wanting her to experience a mother's love.
Noticing the sympathy in their eyes, Soyo felt goosebumps all over her body.
I treat you as classmates, and you want to be my moms?
"I'm not lonely at all. My life right now is already very fulfilling!"
Soyo waved her hands repeatedly, refusing their approach.
She didn't need that many "family members"—mainly because there wasn't enough space at home!
Besides, after letting go of CRYCHIC, MyGO!!!!! was already enough to satisfy her.
Of course, the most important thing was that she could see Kamijou Mutsuki almost every day.
"Alright, alright. If everyone gets too enthusiastic, Soyo-chan won't be able to handle it."
Someone noticed the resistance in Soyo's eyes and reached out to stop the other girls.
"So, regarding CRYCHIC and Sakiko… Soyo, what do you think now?"
After everyone quieted down, someone asked this question.
"…It's all in the past now."
Soyo paused slightly, then revealed a relieved smile.
"I was too stubborn back then."
"Since we already have MyGO!!!!!, there's no need to force everyone to go back to the past."
"And besides,"
As she spoke, a faint, somewhat unnatural blush appeared on Soyo's face.
"I've already found… someone truly worth caring about!"
Seeing Soyo looking like a girl in love, the young ladies around her couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Soyo-san is talking about… Kamijou-kun, right?"
Ever since the school festival, what happened between Soyo and Kamijou Mutsuki was no longer a secret in Tsukinomori.
"If Soyo-san says that, things must be progressing pretty well~"
"Of course,"
After realizing her true feelings, Soyo wasn't going to hide anything in this regard.
"Mutsuki-kun likes me the most. Every time we're together, he can't bear to part with me…"
Of course, Soyo wasn't about to reveal her real situation—that would be too embarrassing.
And in her view, these things were bound to happen sooner or later anyway; she was just saying them in advance!
Hearing Soyo's words, the girls didn't doubt her.
After all, with Soyo's looks and figure—what man could resist?
But someone raised a different point.
"Come to think of it, isn't Kamijou-kun actually Mutsumi's fiancé?"
The smile on Soyo's face stiffened slightly.
If you don't know how to speak, you can just stay quiet!
The girls around them also reacted, sighing inwardly.
In the class—no, even in all of Tsukinomori—the two most popular girls had both fallen for the same boy.
But if that boy was Kamijou Mutsuki, it wasn't impossible to understand.
Only…
"Soyo-chan, you and Mutsumi…"
While watching two beautiful girls compete over a boy was certainly entertaining—if it caused them to fall out, that would be hard to accept.
After all, quite a few of them had even shipped the two of them before!
And now they might become enemies over a boy…
Somehow, that sounded even more exciting?
No, that wasn't right—they shouldn't be thinking like that. Soyo and Mutsumi had always gotten along so well; they couldn't let something like this create a rift.
"Even though Mutsumi is Mutsuki-kun's fiancée, the one Mutsuki-kun likes more is me~"
At this point, Soyo had started blatantly making things up.
"It's just that, since I'm Mutsumi's good friend, I don't want to hurt her."
"What Soyo-san means is…"
Hearing the implication behind her words, the girls couldn't help but gasp.
Although many of these young ladies, given their backgrounds, were at least somewhat familiar with this sort of situation—if not outright used to it—
Seeing it so open and aboveboard like this was still a first for them.
Some of the "harem supporters" couldn't help but think: We were just joking… and you're actually serious about it?
Was this what true friendship looked like?
Even being willing to share a lover.
Quite a few of them couldn't help but feel a sense of awe toward the friendship between Soyo and Wakaba Mutsumi.
Of course, some seemed to think of something else, their cheeks turning slightly red.
The three of them together… wasn't that a bit too exciting?
"That's right. After all, Mutsumi is Mutsuki-kun's fiancée."
"But even so, Mutsuki-kun still keeps sticking to me… honestly, it's such a headache~"
The more Soyo talked, the more she got carried away—she was even starting to believe it herself.
Someone like Mutsumi was, at best, just a snack.
If Kamijou Mutsuki wanted to truly be satisfied, he'd still have to come to her!
Just as Soyo was fantasizing about finally getting her revenge—being all lovey-dovey with Kamijou Mutsuki right in front of Mutsumi—
"Mutsumi-san, is Kamijou-kun really like what Soyo-chan said?"
Wakaba Mutsumi, who had been out of the classroom for some reason, had appeared behind her at some unknown moment, startling Soyo badly.
Seriously, does this cucumber walk without making any sound?
"…"
Listening to Soyo daydreaming in broad daylight, even Mutsumi almost couldn't keep a straight face.
But she had eaten her fill last night, so she decided not to argue with Soyo today.
"Soyo, I'm the one who is Mutsuki's fiancée!"
Still, Mutsumi felt she should remind her.
Even if Soyo really did end up with Kamijou Mutsuki, the main wife would still be her!
…At most, maybe add Miki Sayaka.
Mutsumi, you'll regret this!
Those words almost slipped out of Soyo's mouth. If class weren't about to start, she would've stormed out on the spot.
So what if she's the fiancée?
Is being the fiancée really that amazing?
She wasn't jealous at all!
…Even though, right now, Mutsumi did have just a tiny bit of an advantage over her.
But Soyo believed that one day, she would become the girl Mutsuki liked the most!
And Mutsumi truly had no intention of arguing further. After saying that, she simply returned to her seat.
Seeing this, Soyo let out a small sigh of relief.
It wasn't that she was afraid of Mutsumi—just that the "little cucumber" currently had the upper hand, and it wasn't wise to confront her head-on.
Endure!
However, their exchange didn't escape the notice of the girls nearby.
"So… Mutsumi really is the main wife, right?"
They whispered among themselves.
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