Chapter 90 I'm leaving. Remember to contact me if you have any questions.
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Now both Rin and Horikita Suzune fully understood why Karuizawa was looking for Rin and wanted him to pretend to be her boyfriend.
It turned out that she wanted to find a reliable backer so that she would no longer be bullied.
"I can understand, but I can't accept it." Horikita Suzune muttered to herself while leaning against a tree.
Karuizawa is not Horikita Suzune.
When Horikita is bullied, she will fight back strongly and even dare to go to her homeroom teacher or the dean of studies.
However, Karuizawa's strength is only a superficial phenomenon.
If Karuizawa had chosen to resist the first moment she was bullied, then perhaps she would not have had such a tragic experience.
"I'm done." Karuizawa said in a low voice, and then a look of surprise suddenly appeared on her face.
Because Karuizawa found that she had told all the tragic experiences of being bullied, but she did not feel any fear or terror at all.
You have to know that before, whenever Karuizawa recalled the bullying she experienced at that time, she would tremble with fear and have a strong urge to vomit.
But now, Karuizawa has told Rin Matsuoka all of her tragic experiences... Although she still feels fear, this fear cannot make her so scared that her body trembles.
'It's because of him.'
'Because he is by my side, because he is holding my hand now, I am not that scared.' Karuizawa looked at Rin Matsuoka.
Karuizawa's gaze made Rin reveal a subtle expression. What did she mean by "I have chosen you"?
[Congratulations host, you are being targeted again.]
'Narrator, shut up!'
Karuizawa Kei mustered up the courage to take the initiative and took a step forward. She came in front of Rin and raised her head slightly.
"Matsuoka-san, I've already told you why I want you to pretend to be my boyfriend."
"Now I tell you clearly, I..." Karuizawa shyly turned her head away, "I want you to be my... boyfriend, the real one, not a fake one."
[Host, what Karuizawa Kei said is the truth.]
'I know that, too.'
Rin Matsuoka, looking at the blushing profile of Karuizawa, responded to the narration in his mind
In fact, after Karuizawa told Rin Matsuoka all about her experience of being bullied, he no longer felt that vague sense of disharmony from Karuizawa.
I guess the source of the discomfort that Rin Matsuoka felt from Karuizawa was the tragic past that she was hiding.
When she found that Rin Matsuoka had not responded to her confession, Karuizawa Kei couldn't help feeling uneasy and panicked.
"So... So what is your answer, Matsuoka-san?"
"My answer..."
Rin Matsuoka sighed and suddenly reached out his hand and pinched the side of Karuizawa's face facing him. It was smooth, warm and felt very good.
"Woooooa..."
Karuizawa, who was pinched on the face by Rin, screamed in surprise. The girl's shyness made her take two steps back in panic.
Karuizawa's flustered look was so cute that Rin Matsuoka couldn't help but laugh.
"Ha~"
Karuizawa glared at Rin with some annoyance, but soon she shyly looked away.
Because Karuizawa found that the smile of the boy in front of her was very bright and handsome, without a trace of malice.
"What are you laughing at? What exactly is your answer, Matsuoka-san..." Karuizawa muttered.
Rin took back the hand that had just pinched Karuizawa's face. He shrugged and said, "Since Karuizawa-san wanted me to pretend to be your boyfriend before, I'm not sure if you really want to be my girlfriend now."
"I've already explained it. I really want to be your girlfriend now..." Karuizawa showed an aggrieved expression. If she had known this, she wouldn't have mentioned pretending to be his girlfriend in the first place!
If she had confessed directly, there wouldn't have been so much trouble!
"Let's put the matter of you being my girlfriend aside for now," Rin said, looking at Karuizawa seriously. "I know you're afraid of being bullied again, so you want to find someone to back you up."
"Hmm..." Karuizawa nodded slightly.
Rin took out his phone from his pocket and assured her earnestly, "We've already followed each other's Line accounts. If you really encounter bullying, contact me immediately."
"As long as I'm in this school, I'll be by your side right away."
Karuizawa Kei's eyes brightened, and the joy and sense of security made her glow with a radiant brilliance.
"Really!?"
"Yeah, really. After all, you're my friend now."
"Girlfriend?"
"Just a regular friend," Rin corrected, slightly annoyed, and Karuizawa pouted.
Okay... ordinary friends for now.
Karuizawa believed that time would prove it. As long as she kept pestering Rin, he would eventually realize that she truly wanted to be his girlfriend!
By then, she and Rin would definitely become a couple!
"Let's go. Remember to contact me if you need anything."
"Then can I contact you even if everything's fine?" Karuizawa asked expectantly.
"No!" Rin flatly refused.
"Woo…"
The aggrieved look on Karuizawa's face made Rin want to pinch her cheek again. He resisted the urge, waved to her, and said goodbye.
Karuizawa watched Rin's tall figure as he walked away. She gathered her courage and shouted after him, "I won't give up!"
"I will be your girlfriend!"
Rin didn't respond but waved his hand as he walked off.
Horikita, still leaning against the tree, remarked faintly, "Although Matsuoka didn't take Karuizawa's confession as a challenge, it's pretty close..."
In junior high, Rin once took a girl's love letter as a challenge.
Now, Rin seemed to treat Karuizawa Kei's confession as a way to shield her from the hardships she faced and to protect her from bullying.
In both cases, the essence was nearly the same.
What Horikita Suzune found intriguing were the sentences Karuizawa had just said... that she wouldn't give up and would definitely become Matsuoka's girlfriend.
Horikita's gaze shifted to the aisle, where she spotted Karuizawa walking with a relatively lively stride.
From the way she was walking, it didn't seem like she had just been rejected after confessing her feelings to a boy.
Karuizawa truly didn't think that her confession had failed!
She understood that Rin was still bothered by the fact that she had initially wanted him to pretend to be her boyfriend. If it had been a normal confession, Karuizawa was confident she would have succeeded!
Karuizawa believed that if she kept trying, she would soon become Rin's girlfriend!