The school prince (♀) is only close to me (♂) Remake

Chapter 42

"Hey! What are you two talking about?"

"About Nanami-san's friends"

"Ah... You mean Takahashi-san and Inoue-san?"

"Yeah"

"From the stuff about them that I heard from others, Nanami-san should really stop hanging out with them"

"You're right, from all the rumors about them. I'm pretty sure they're either bringing or blackmailing her to hang out with them"

"About that, I heard some things about Takahashi-san and Inoue-san, and they were that Inoue-san apparently scam older men and threatens to accuse them of sexual harassment if they don't give them money, while Takahashi-san apparently sleeps with old men for money"

"Those rumors sound pretty far-fetched"

"They aren't! I heard them from a friend of a friend who knows a person who's friends with the person who witnessed the two walking pretty close to old men in the shopping district"

"Heee? That sounds pretty untrustworthy, if I may say"

" " "?!" " "

When the three heard a pretty familiar voice saying those words in a furious tone, they all got surprised and looked at the owner of the voice at the same time. It was Yuriko, who was smiling but her closed eyes meant that it wasn't out of happiness

"N-Nanami-san?! Y-You got it w-wrong we-"

"Are you going to say that you didn't mean to say that I should break my friendship with Aki and Ayano when you said it earlier?"

"Erk..."

"Those two are my very important friends, and I really hate hearing others badmouthing them and then telling me who I should be friends with. Today, I'll overlook everything that I heard from you three, but don't expect a second time"

" " "?!" " "

The three and everyone else who happened to be in the classroom, felt a chill running down their backs when they heard those last words of Yuriko. As for her, she picked up her bag and belongings, then she left the classroom in a hurry

"..."

After a few minutes, Yuriko was at the shoe lockers, which were currently empty, there she ended up cooling down but Yuriko still felt angry, so she began to pout and stomp the floor in anger, then as she was doing that...

"I knew it was you, Yu-chan"

"!"

When Yuriko heard that voice, she turned and saw Aki and Ayano standing behind her

"Aki-chan..."

"Did something happen, Yu-chan?"

"Ayano-chan..."

Seeing the two, Yuriko dashed at them and tightly hugged them... Way too tightly for both of them

"Y-Yu-chan... Loosen your arms a little bit... I can't breath" *Desperately tapping Yuriko's back*

"... " *Tapping Yuriko's back even more desperately*

After a few seconds, Yuriko loosened her hug, before she started talking

"Nee... We'll always be best friends, right?"

"What are you talking about? Of course, we'll always be your best friends, Yu-chan!"

"Yup, yup, whatever that you might have heard from the others. You know that they're all fake rumors"

"... ... ... I missed talking to you two"

" "It has only been a few days!" "

Aki and Ayano looked at each other with small smiles on their faces

"Yu-chan... You really need to train on being able to endure staying alone for some time

"..."

"Yu-chan... This is necessary since there'll be some times that we might not be able to see each other for more than a week. Like if I go on a vacation overseas with my family"

"... Fine..."

"There, there. Yu-chan, don't worry about that it'll be a good experience for you"

Yuriko pouted at Aki's arguments while Ayano pet her head

"Well, Yu-chan... For today, let's all have a study session together... But don't be lenient to Ayano under any circumstance!"

"! Yes, I will!"

"Yay! A study session with Yu-chan!"

"..." <I'm regretting this already, but... Yu-chan is always cuter when she's happy>

Aki sighed internally but she showed a happy smile at seeing that Yuriko's mood had improved. The three later made a group study session in Aki's house, and Yuriko was very lenient to Ayano to Aki's regret, after the study session ended, Yuriko forcibly made the two take a bath with her by throwing a tantrum and making a face that she was on the verge of crying in front of them