February 14th—Valentine's Day. A day filled with excitent, confessions, and the scent of chocolate lingering in the air. For many, it was an opportunity to express their feelings, a symbolic beginning of spring.
But for Ren, it was just another ordinary day.
His thick-frad glasses concealed much of his face, and even though his hair was neatly trimd, he remained unnoticed. Not that he minded—Ren never wanted to be in the spotlight.
Understanding one's self was crucial, after all.
anwhile, his classmates were taking the occasion very seriously.
By the ti morning classes ended, several boys had already received chocolates from various girls. Based on Ren's observations, most of those boys were already dating, though often with soone from another class.
And how did he know this? Simple. Ren had a low presence, which ant he frequently overheard couples talking freely around him.
Especially on the rooftop.
He had, on more than one occasion, been forced to abandon his quiet sanctuary after stumbling upon couples seeking a little too much excitent, sotis even using the infirmary bed for their rendezvous.
That was his cue to leave.
Now that the morning classes were over, Ren quietly made his way to the clubroom.
However, soone had arrived before him.
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"Hey hey~ Hello there! Are you part of this club?"
Standing before him was a pink-haired girl in a Teitan High School uniform, a dark black ribbon tied neatly across her bangs.
Fujiwara Chika.
The mont he saw her, Ren imdiately recognized her.
A woman known by many as "The Cancer of the Earth."
Of course, that nickna was a bit of an exaggeration. She wasn't actually evil, just... a little too chaotic.
And unfortunately, chaos often won.
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"Are you a transfer student?" Ren asked, eyeing her with mild curiosity.
"Yep~!" Fujiwara Chika bead. "I just transferred here today!"
"...I see."
"But you still haven't answered my question!" she leaned in. "Are you a mber of this club?"
"Yes."
"Ohhh!"
Fujiwara's eyes imdiately lit up.
She had figured out who he was.
"So you're the one, huh?" she grinned.
"The reason Kaguya transferred here."
Ren went silent for a mont before giving a small nod.
"You know Shinomiya?"
"Of course! I'm her best friend!" Fujiwara declared proudly.
With an enthusiastic bounce, she stepped closer and studied him carefully.
Then, after a brief pause, she nodded to herself.
"Yep. Definitely more attractive than the Student Council President."
"...?"
The sudden topic shift caught Ren completely off guard.
Fujiwara's pace was impossible to follow.
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"Your na is Amamiya Ren, right?"
"Yes..."
"Sorry! I did so research on you beforehand," she admitted cheerfully.
"I wanted to see what kind of boy Kaguya likes~!"
Ren's face twitched slightly.
"Shinomiya doesn't like ."
"You might be mistaken."
Suddenly, Fujiwara froze, her bright blue eyes locking onto him.
Then, from seemingly nowhere, she pulled out a detective hat and placed it on her head.
"That's impossible."
"My instincts as Love Detective Chika never fail!"
"I'm sure Kaguya has already entered love mode!"
Her unwavering confidence was almost convincing.
But not to Ren.
"...Detective Chika," he said, voice calm, "you seem very sure of yourself, but it looks like you've never actually seen a real couple before."
"Huh?"
Fujiwara froze again.
"You haven't seen a real couple, have you?" Ren continued.
"And that includes Shinomiya and the Student Council President."
Fujiwara's brain short-circuited.
"...W-Wait. Hold on a second."
She processed his words slowly.
"I, Fujiwara Chika, the greatest Love Detective, never realized that Kaguya and the President weren't actually a couple...?"
A deep existential crisis began to set in.
"This can't be...!"
She stood frozen for a solid minute, her expression blank, her thoughts spiraling into shutdown mode.
Only after so ti did she finally snap out of it.
"NO WAY!"
"I—I missed sothing so obvious?!"
Ren simply watched, amused by her reaction.
But then, Fujiwara's eyes narrowed.
"Wait a minute."
"If Kaguya and the President aren't together... then who else is in a relationship?!"
Ren remained silent, staring at her expectantly.
Fujiwara frowned, thinking hard until a realization hit her like a truck.
"...Wait."
"Could it be... Ishigami?!"
Ren nodded.
Fujiwara's jaw dropped.
"WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. HOLD ON."
"Ishigami?! That Ishigami?! The guy who acts like he hates won?!"
"You're telling he actually likes soone?!"
"Who?! Who is it?!"
Ren casually answered.
"Koyasu Tsuba."
Fujiwara froze again.
"Koyasu... Tsuba?!"
"The third-year gymnastics club ace?"
"The school's most beloved upperclassman?!"
Fujiwara was in shock.
Ishigami actually had a crush on her?
That gentle, kind, and beloved senior?!
"Ishigami has high standards."
"What happened?!"
"Rejected."
Fujiwara blinked.
"...Yeah, that sounds about right."
It wasn't exactly shocking.
Ishigami had always been seen as gloomy and unapproachable, while Koyasu Tsuba was practically the embodint of sunshine.
When it ca to choosing a boyfriend, soone like her would naturally prefer soone more outgoing and charismatic.
It was a logical outco.
Still, she couldn't help but sigh.
"Man... that's rough."
"Ishigami isn't a bad guy," Ren said, his tone thoughtful.
"He's kind-hearted, though a little stubborn. His sincerity is actually his best trait."
"But because of what happened to him before, he's been stuck in a gloomy state for a year, and it's given people a bad impression of him."
Fujiwara nodded slowly.
"I get it."
Ishigami had been seriously hurt in the past.
Even so, she never imagined that he actually liked soone and soone so out of reach at that.
"He really aid high, huh?"
She sighed dramatically.
"If only love was easy."
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Alright, I feel I need to address this. I have no issue with you reading the raw, I even dropped the na in my review. But you mustn't think this will be the sa as the raw, at least in so ways. I've seen people complain about the MC's behavior with girls or about him being antisocial. You can check the raw for scenes of him being shy or scenes involving other girls. A perfect example: the date scene. Compare both and see the difference. I'll be toning down those kinds of scenes to the bare minimum that doesn't affect the MC's character as a whole, as I always do. So don't compare both until you find them exactly the sa in scenes like that. Again, the author wrote this MC like that so he can have character growth. If you want a confident MC who flirts with girls and bags one as soon as possible, there are countless fics like that here heck, even I have one lol (JJK X SOL), so you can check those out instead. This is a slow-burn slice-of-life fic.
Phew~ sorry about my rant just wanted to get that out. Like I said before Top 10/maintain it by weekend I promise you guys extra 10 bonus chps, so throw your PS here.
For the review it's currently at (39/40)
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