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「Not going for it?」

She says in a sulking tone. That’s hot.

「C-can I?」

I asked with my virgin-ness in full display. Well, not necessarily.
Miyu ignored the question and cast her eyes downwards.

「Listen, I’ve been thinking about it; yesterday we were swept by the mood and ended up kissing, but that’s actually not good, isn’t it? But if you really want to do it, I don’t think there’s anything I can do to stop you. So, Misaki; are you willing to be a bad guy?」

Hearing that, my mind froze.
*Eh?* That… what does that even mean…?

Is that in a romance sense? Being a romance newbie, this is too high concept for me; I can’t read her intent.
It’s like whe you’re asked to do factorization when you barely know division.

Is it like the *’Will you love me even if the world is against us’* kind of thing? Nah, that’s too grand-scale.
Am I perhaps… too stupid?
No, this must be one of Miyu’s mischievous trap questions.

Saying yes should be the wrong answer, I’m sure. Her plan must be to say, *’I don’t like bad guys, thou~gh,’* and pull the rug under me.

「N-no, I’m a good guy on the side of justice, so…」
「*Hm~n*, that so?」

Miyu swiftly turned around and left my room.
*Huh?* Was that the wrong choice? But isn’t being a bad guy… bad?
*Hanyah?*

I chase after Miyu and we leave the apartment.
I stick close to Miyu while she walks at a quick pace; it’s our usual configuration.

However, I feel like Miyu’s steps are somehow quicker today than usual.
As I thought, did I upset her? I don’t know.

There’s no point thinking about things I can’t figure out.
For now, let’s reset. Let’s pretend that nothing happened earlier.
I need to get my act together and redeem myself somehow.

It’s not like I was just sitting idle after being smug and going, 「I’ll seriously make Miyutan fall for me,」 yesterday night.

『Female Mind Tsundere Rizz Guide Fall in Love Feminine Kiss Sexy Techniques Tutorial Video』

Using these keywords, I scoured the internet. Incidentally, if someone ever sees my search history, I’m going to dive into the nearest river.
I just remembered that I fell asleep before I could search how to delete your search history.

『Girls love being praised!』

There was a lot of stuff written, but it was all too difficult for a level 1 romantic.
So this is the only feasible advice for me.
I caught up to Miyu and called her.

「Miyutan, wait up, Miyuta~n.」
「Your eyes are so big and shiny.」
「Your skin is so smooth and soft.」
「Your lips are so puffy and glossy.」

I play around with my voice to hide my lack of vocabulary.
If I were a man, these would be quite cringey lines.
However, with a Super Beauty such as I saying it, it’s just charming. Easily permissible.
Miyu glanced my way.

「… What’s with you all of a sudden?」
「Nothing, those just came to mind.」
「Are you being sarcastic?」
「*Eh?*」
「I’m not even near your level anyway.」

Why the self-deprecation?
*’Not even near my level’*—that’s not true at all. Even when downplaying her, Miyu would be around shoulder-level at the very least.
For me personally, there’s no better or worse between us; it’s just a matter of preference.

「That’s not true at all. You’re so beautiful, I’d love to be reborn as you.」
「… You’re so cringe, though.」
「Misaki, cringe—in short?」
「Misacringe.」
「Don’t pronounce it like miscarriage.」
「You’re the one who made me say it.」

Wait, that’s wrong. We’ve just reverted to our usual exchanges.
Actually, I now realized that most of our conversations just were nonsense like this, and it’s making my head hurt.

It appears that praising Miyu about her looks won’t make her happy. On the contrary, it made her more upset.
Now that I think about it, I’ve never seen Miyu flaunt her cuteness. I don’t see her acting girly much either.
Well, it is true that when we’re together, she can seem inconspicuous with how much people flock to me.

Praising her looks is a landmine, *huh*.
And, honestly, being indirect isn’t good to begin with.
It’s not like we’re so unfamiliar with each other that we still need to exchange light jabs.

From my analysis, twisted people like Miyu are sure to be weak against sincerity.
In that case, it’s time to go 180 and challenge her directly.

「Miyu, you’re cute today, too. I luv you.」

Since she made me repeat it earlier, it’s no longer embarrassing. In the first place, she already knows how I feel; no need to hide it.
I can honestly express my feelings to the person I love. It genuinely feels liberating.

「Miyu-chan, I luv you.」
「Miyutan, I luv, luv, love you.」

As I repeatedly continued with my luv-luv, it’s starting to make me feel good. I’m getting kinda aroused. It’s like I’m showering her with sensual words. Am I a pervert?

However, the critical Miyu in question had zero reaction.
She silently continued walking with her face forward.

「Hey, Miyu~? Are you listening?」

I call out to Miyu while peering into her face. While not intentional, I ended up sounding like a clingy attention seeker. Still, being ignored makes me feel anxious.

Then, suddenly, Miyu stopped walking. She’s looking down all frozen.
I followed her gaze, thinking that she might have seen some money, but there was nothing.

「*Fuuuu*…」

Looking closely, she’s closing her eyes and taking a deep breath.
Miyu Hashira is using her breathing technique again. She’s clenching her fist.

*’S̲h̲i̲t̲, am I going to be exterminated?’* Or so I trembled in fear, but then Miyu opened her eyes and our eyes met.
She turned away before speaking.

「… Hey, could you not do that at school?」
「Why?」
「… Just think about it. If you keep going all luv-luv on me, people will find it weird.」
「*A~h* right, right, that. You want to keep it a secret, right?」
「What’s the point of making it public?」

Miyu is apparently concerned about the public opinion.
Personally, if two girls were to say that they are dating, people probably would just go, ‘*Oh, good for them.*’

Well, if they do flirt around indiscriminately, both men and women would probably be upset about it, though.

「*Oh,* you shy girl, you.」

I poke at her soft cheeks.
Miyu’s cheeks immediately turned red. She smacked my hand with a backhand.

「Do you even understand the position you’re in?」
「I know. I am a Miyutan-luv-luv-ian.」

Miyu pursed her lips tightly.
She’s desperately trying to mask her emotions, but it’s obvious that what she’s hiding is her bashfulness. How adorable.
I can win. I know which direction to go now. Even if she calls me cringe for this, forward is the only path ahead.

「What about Miyu?」
「… I’m a normal human.」

「I’m a Misaki-luv-luv-man. I’m gonna get you,」 was the response I wanted, but I guess that’s aiming too high.
Her being contrarian was expected to some extent.

The reason she’s acting cold is simple; she’s probably just embarrassed to say, 「I like you, too.」

Miyu, if you just jump the shark like me, you’ll see a brand new horizon.
It’s only a matter of time until my, 「Miyutan, I love you!」 would be reciprocated with, 「Misakitan, *mwah, mwah*!」

「*Fufu*…」

As I smiled, Miyu averted her eyes and started walking again.
It’s my Super Handsome Beauty Smile. Practiced it in front of the mirror yesterday.
Image-wise, imagine that there are roses blooming in the background behind me.

In the end, power resolves things faster than words.
This face—which has tempted even this twisted woman to assault me in my sleep—can resolve everything.
Abandon all weaknesses and focus on your strengths.

I moved my face to where Miyu averted her gaze.
She looks away. I move in front of her. She looks away. I move in front of her.

From an outsider’s perspective, this completely looks like harassment.
However, I am unfortunately a Super Beauty. The people around us only see two beauties frolicking about.

「C-come on, m-move!」

Miyu finally showed emotion.
While her voice expressed anger, her cheeks were a tinge of red. Crazy adorable. You can feel that she’s simultaneously happy and embarrassed.

Once again stopping in her tracks, Miyu locked her gaze on my face.
She suddenly has a serious expression.

*Oh?* Want a piece of me? Is it time for direct confrontation?
At this moment, I show off my Super Duper Beauty Smile.
Miyu’s face draws near.

―*Smooch.*

「*Eh*…」

By the time this voice left my mouth, Miyu’s lips already parted from mine.
A gentle scent lingered on my nose.

While I was agape in shock, Miyu flashed a triumphant smile in front of me just for an instant. After that, she passed by me without saying anything else and continued walking ahead.

My knees wobbled, and I collapsed to the ground.
Ambush attacks are cowardly. One hit, one kill.

What was she on about when she said she didn’t want things done in public?
*Geez*, guessing how girls think is hard. I don’t get it.

But regardless of how it happened, we kissed in public so early in the morning; did I just win in life?
Don’t regret losing here. Frankly, this is a win.
So with a Misacringey expression, I chased after her.