"You! What do you want to do?!"
Seeing that Hoshimi dared to mention last night's dream in public, Yukino blushed with anger, and her voice involuntarily rose a little.
"Yukinoshita, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me?"
Hoshimi's tone and expression remained gentle, with a hint of pleading that was easy to detect. Yet his gaze towards Yukinoshita was filled with obvious playfulness.
Revenge?
Come on, let's hurt each other! The best deal is to die together!
It is unrealistic for me to sit and be beaten all the time!
"So Yukinoshita-san and Hoshimi-san actually have such a relationship... So that's the case... I understand..."
At the same time, after a short period of shock and silence, the classmates around the two fell into a state of frantic gossip.
"Yeah, I didn't expect that the cold Yukinoshita would be captured, but it's normal if you look closely. Hoshimi is indeed handsome, even more handsome than Hayama from the football club..."
"Oh, it's not a question of being handsome! Don't you wonder why Hoshimi-san transferred here now? Maybe he transferred to Sobu High School just for Yukinoshita-san!"
"That's right, it's really problematic to transfer schools at this time... From this point of view, there is a high probability that Hoshimi-san transferred because of Yukinoshita-san~"
"Oh~ oh~ I see! Yukinoshita-san just targeted Hoshimi-san! She must think that Hoshimi-san's behavior is stupid! So she wants to vent her grievances!"
"Oh~ oh~ this is youth~"
"By the way, there is also the sentence that Hoshimi-san said just now. Could it be that Yukinoshita-san and Hoshimi-san have..."
Listening to the eager discussions of the students around them, red, blue, and white colors flashed alternately on Yukinoshita's delicate and pretty face.
She gritted her silver teeth tightly, staring at Hoshimi with her black eyes full of anger.
"Hoshimi, do you know what you're talking about?!"
"Hiss~" Hoshimi gasped, as if he suddenly understood the unreasonableness of what he said and did.
He glanced apologetically at Yukino, then held the edge of the desk with both hands and anxiously explained in a low voice to the students around him.
"Students, don't get me wrong. What I just said was just a dream. It never happened in reality. Today is the first time Yukinoshita and I have met."
After listening to Hoshimi's explanation, the students stole glances at the two, then lowered their voices and continued to discuss eagerly.
"Hoshimi-san's lying skills are so bad... Yukinoshita-san calls him by his name, how could this be the first time we've met?"
"Yes, but it looks like Yukinoshita-san doesn't want to make this relationship public?"
"It should be... Yukinoshita-san is really strange to have such a handsome boyfriend and still wants to hide it."
"This is Yukinoshita's problem. Why does she want to hide her love affair? I can see that all his classmates have transferred to her. Being treated like this, Hoshimi must feel uncomfortable."
"Well... Hoshimi is so pitiful..."
Listening to the low-toned discussion of the surrounding students, the red and white colors on Yukinoshita's face changed more and more frequently.
She gritted her teeth and glared at the sorrowful-faced Hoshimi.
Damn bastard! To use such a despicable trick to influence public opinion!
"You!!"
Yukinoshita clenched her fists tightly, with blue veins looming on her temples, and her icy blue eyes seemed to be covered by a blizzard, leaving only the endless blizzard at the end of the world.
"Yukinoshita... oh~"
Hoshimi sighed melancholically, his crimson eyes full of regret and apology.
But the secret smile on the corner of his mouth seemed to mock Yukinoshita.
"!!!"
Yukinoshita's pretty face flushed with anger. She clenched her fists tightly, and her body trembled slightly, as if she was about to lose control and burst into anger.
"What's the noise over there? Still haven't calmed down?"
Just as Yukinoshita was about to erupt, Hiratsuka Shizuka's voice acted like a bucket of cold water being poured over her head, temporarily extinguishing the flames and restoring her calm.
After giving Hoshimi a cold glance, she turned her head and looked straight ahead.
Hoshimi subtly curled the corners of his mouth, then turned around nonchalantly to flip through his textbook.
"It's just a mere fledgling who hasn't been socially sinister. How can she play with him?"
As for giving way to Yukinoshita? Impossible. The spirit of a gentleman has no place here.
"Okay, let's continue the class."
Hiratsuka Shizuka glanced at Hoshimi and Yukinoshita, then continued the class somewhat helplessly.
She had also overheard some of the students' comments just now, but she didn't expect that something unexpected would happen.
How did Yukinoshita get involved with the transfer student?
Be careful in the future; both Yukinoshita and this transfer student are very troublesome.
"Let's continue to explain the characteristics of..."
Classes continued in an orderly manner.
Under Yukino's irked expression, her delicate and pretty face gradually returned to its former coldness. But beneath that cold exterior, there seemed to be a quietly simmering intensity.
Hoshimi, who had been inattentive all year, couldn't focus on the lesson and instead found himself gazing with great interest at Yukinoshita's profile.
Truly, her face was so flawless and perfect. With looks like hers alone, Yukinoshita's minimum standard far exceeded that of ordinary people.
The unfairness of the Creator was vividly illustrated in this point.
"Look, classmate Hoshimi is gazing at classmate Yukinoshita infatuatedly."
"It's really enviable... I wish a handsome guy would transfer to my school just for me..."
"Don't even think about it, Hiratsuka-sensei just glanced at you."
"Huh?!! Why didn't you warn me! You ungrateful woman! Last time I..."
"Hiratsuka-sensei is looking at you again now..."
"..."
The previously quiet classroom now had a bit of commotion after Hoshimi arrived...
But under Shizuka Hiratsuka's stern gaze, the noise quickly subsided.
...
"Jingle bell~~~"
"That concludes today's class. Class dismissed."
As the bell signaled the end of class, Shizuka Hiratsuka collected her lesson plan and promptly left the classroom.
"Hoshimi-san, you..."
As soon as Shizuka Hiratsuka left, some female students immediately surrounded Hoshimi.
They were quite curious about this transfer student with white hair and red pupils who seemed to have an ambiguous relationship with Yukinoshita, eager to ask questions as soon as class ended.
"Hoshimi, come with me."
But before these girls could inquire further, Yukinoshita, with a cold expression, interrupted them.
Yukinoshita approached Hoshimi with a frigid demeanor, causing the girls around him to instinctively step aside.
"Yukinoshita, what's wrong?"
Hoshimi, seated, looked up at Yukino with a gentle smile.
The warm, timely spring sunlight shone on his excessively fair face, adding a touch of irresistible gentleness to him at that moment.
Watching Hoshimi, the female students felt an inexplicable flutter in their hearts, as if they were being caressed by a soft kitten's paw.
"..."
Gazing at Hoshimi, who seemed harmless to anyone, Yukinoshita didn't bother with small talk. She grabbed the sleeve of Hoshimi's upper arm and forcefully led him out of the classroom.
Let this wretched Hoshimi continue to perform in public, and perhaps the situation would only worsen...