"I was first!"
"I was clearly first!"
"There are only two kinds of girls in this world. Besides childhood friends, all other girls are thieving cats!"
"A future where Sora is stolen by a thieving cat and I end up dying all alone... I absolutely refuse ahhhh!"
"..."
Anna snapped the Losing Heroine Diary shut with a thud. She pulled out a bag of crispy seaweed from nowhere and, like a little hamster whose sunflower seeds had been snatched away, puffed her pink cheeks and started munching with a crunching sound.
"Mmm~ Crispy seaweed is indeed super delicious."
As the snacks settled in her stomach, Anna's eyes quickly curved into crescents, and her anger meter rapidly plummeted.
"Whether it's a Losing Heroine Diary or a Future Diary, as long as it allows me to protect Sora, that's enough." Anna stuck out her pink tongue, gently licking the seaweed crumbs off her fingers. "To think that Sora's future marriage partner would actually be Shiina Mahiru... how strange."
Although the diary only had names and no pictures, just looking at the name, Anna could still lock onto the target.
If her guess was correct, it was highly likely to be that Mahiru from their class.
Because she always treated everyone equally with an angelic, gentle smile, she was known as the 'Angel'.
But as a fellow girl, Anna could clearly perceive that while the other party seemed gentle to everyone, she actually maintained a subtle distance from everyone.
Sora is always so serious and motivated, he never casually chats with girls at school. Why would he develop a relationship with Mahiru?
Anna bit her lower lip in distress, completely unable to figure it out.
"I won't think about it anymore." Anna quickly tossed her worries to the back of her mind. Foodies usually have a great mindset. "No matter what happens today, as long as I keep a close eye on Sora and stop him from coming into contact with Mahiru, it will be fine."
"As long as I defend against the thieving cat, I won't become a losing heroine!"
"..."
In the blink of an eye, it was the lunch break.
Sora and Anna left the classroom together, heading to the emergency stairwell to eat their bentos. The entire duration was peaceful and safe, with no one else appearing to disturb them.
"Ehehe~"
Swallowing the last mini sausage with complete satisfaction, Anna hugged her bento box, happily following behind Sora.
"You've walked past the classroom." Sora turned his head helplessly, reminding the blue-haired girl behind him. "Are you planning to follow me into the restroom?"
Anna clenched her right fist, speaking with plausible reasoning:
"It's too dangerous for Sora to go to the restroom alone, I'll accompany you."
"...That is completely unnecessary."
Sora refused outright.
"Eh, how heartless. I just gave you my favorite shrimp ball a moment ago..."
Anna could only stop in her tracks. Her gaze shifted as she looked into the classroom.
By a desk near the window, a beautiful girl with radiant blonde hair, looking as if an angel had descended to the mortal realm, was quietly reading a book.
"Ah, I've got it."
Anna tapped her forehead, walked briskly into the classroom, quickly lay over her desk, and picked up a textbook to cover her face, secretly observing Shiina Mahiru.
Sora is a boy after all, so we can't be practically glued together... so as long as I keep my eyes on Mahiru and stop her from contacting Sora, it should be fine, right?
I, Yanami Anna, am indeed a cute girl combining both wisdom and beauty. Likes appreciated~
"..."
At the same time.
On the other side.
Sora came out after using the restroom. Seeing that there were still more than ten minutes before class, he headed straight for the gymnasium.
The first class in the afternoon was physical education, and the venue was precisely the gymnasium.
Sora walked into the gym, preparing to head to the men's locker room to change his clothes. As he passed by the door of the women's locker room, the door was suddenly thrown open, and a petite girl with long, straight black hair rushed out in a panic, crashing right into him.
Thud.
Sora was a guy after all. Caught off guard by someone crashing into him, he only took half a step back. It wouldn't be as exaggerated as getting a face full of oppai.
Instead, the black-haired girl who crashed into him fell to the ground in a sorry state amidst an exclamation.
"Sorry, are you okay... what the hell?!"
Before Sora could finish speaking, his eyes subconsciously widened.
When she fell just now, the black-haired girl had subconsciously controlled her body, so she didn't fall on her butt. Instead, she twisted halfway around and fell onto her knees.
The hem of the girl's school uniform skirt flipped up messily, revealing a classic pair of blue-and-white striped panties, the rounded heart-shaped outline faintly visible.
Of course.
None of that was important.
The important thing was... what was going on with that elegant black cat tail?!
Sora blinked in disbelief, thinking he was hallucinating.
"It hurts..."
The black-haired girl, with tearful eyes, propped up her body. Immediately following that, she noticed Sora's gaze. The black cat tail trembled in panic as she hurriedly pulled her skirt down, but for the moment, it couldn't be completely hidden.
Hallucination my foot!
That was clearly a real cat tail, alright!
So a catgirl's tail actually grows from right above the tailbone...
Sora complained internally in a low voice.
Obviously.
That was a real tail, absolutely not some kind of terrible special prop.
"Ah, someone fell over there."
"Let's go help."
"..."
Voices and footsteps approached together as several girls preparing for PE class walked over quickly.
"O-Oh no..."
A panicked expression surfaced on the black-haired girl's face. She propped her hand on the floor, ready to get up.
"Ugh—"
A distressed, soft groan slipped from the girl's lips.
When she fell just now, it seemed she had hurt her knee. For the time being, she was clearly unable to move.
Seeing the girls approaching quickly from a distance, a flustered and helpless expression rapidly washed over the black-haired girl's pretty face, while the tail behind her curled up nervously. She clearly didn't want her secret discovered.
If someone discovers my tail... I'll be stripped of my human rights, won't I?
No way!
The identity of the Dark Night's Black Cat absolutely cannot be exposed!
"..."
Just as the girl was panicking and feeling helpless, a deep male voice suddenly sounded beside her:
"Classmate, do you need some help?"
"Eh?"
The black-haired girl nervously lifted her small face. Her eyes, adorned with purple color contacts, finally saw clearly the boy standing in front of her.
His appearance was quite good-looking, but his expression was cold and indifferent, inexplicably giving off the vibe of an unapproachable poker face...
Oh no... I've encountered a Goblin Warrior.
The black-haired girl sat in a duck-sit posture on the floor, her hands tightly clutching her skirt hem, feeling increasingly nervous inside.
Sora said expressionlessly:
"Those girls are coming over. Once the secret of your tail is discovered, it's highly likely those girls will spread it around."
"W-What tail?"
The ahoge on top of the black-haired girl's head trembled violently. She flusteredly averted her small face, stammering a guilty denial:
"That's just my cosplay prop..."
"Foolish mortal, you don't actually think that's a real tail, do you?"
"Only a foolish high school boy would fantasize about encountering a wild catgirl in the gymnasium. How truly pathetic."
"..."
Stop lying. When you fell just now, your skirt flipped up. I saw it clearly; that's a real tail growing out of you, not some prop stuffed in there!
"I'll just assume I saw wrong. Goodbye."
Sora remained expressionless, turning around to leave immediately.
The girl in front of him wasn't just a chunibyo, but also possessed a sharp tongue attribute. He suddenly completely lost any desire to help.
But just as he took two steps away, a small hand suddenly reached over, nervously grabbing the hem of Sora's shirt. The black-haired girl looked up, her eyes misty with tears, begging shamefully:
"I-I'm sorry... please don't leave me alone..."