The Heroines Want to Confess

Chapter 430: Iino Miko: Can you add me to the harem?

Iino Miko had never imagined that there would be a day she would hate Fujiwara Chika.

Yes, never. Even though Chika in the student council was always noisy, loved playing games with people without caring about others' feelings, Miko had never once hated her.

Iino Miko had long stopped believing there was perfection in this world—after enough interaction, anyone would reveal flaws; that was only natural. But Iino Miko still thought Fujiwara Chika was a good girl.

Even though she was loud, liked Sakurai-senpai, she was a good person.

'But… why…'

Methods to commit murder without leaving evidence flashed through Iino Miko's mind.

As a terrifying woman who was well-versed in the law, Iino Miko was undoubtedly a dangerous existence. Unlike Kaguya, who used overwhelming power (money) to "send people to their graves," Miko-chan preferred to do everything within the boundaries of the law——

Those who can find loopholes are always the ones in the related field; "killing within the law" was no different.

'Why… Fujiwara-senpai, why did you interrupt my confession?'

Iino Miko looked at Fujiwara Chika with empty, lifeless eyes full of eerie curiosity.

In her heart, Chika had already "died" countless times.

"...Miko-chan?" Fujiwara Chika waved her hand in front of her face.

Chika felt something was strange about Miko-chan tonight. What was she thinking?

Weren't they talking about her friend's love situation just now?

Iino Miko returned to reality, her lifeless eyes blinking, her voice full of danger: "Fujiwara-senpai, why did you appear here?"

And why did you interrupt my confession?

I gathered all my courage, thought about it for half a month—no! More than half a year to confess! Why did you interrupt me?!

My only romance in high school, completely ruined by you—ruined by you, this parasite of the planet!

Ha, ha ha, just like Kaguya-senpai said, Fujiwara-senpai really is the cancer of Earth...

Fujiwara Chika displayed her signature goofy smile: "I couldn't sleep, so I came out to get some fresh air..."

This woman—lying through her teeth!

Fresh air was a lie, she clearly came out because she was hungry and wanted to sneak food. Earlier, she even snuck into Sakurai Saki's room, but unfortunately no one was there.

"As for your friend's issue, I think..."

"Miko-chan! You must tell your friend not to give up! Even if that senpai already has a girlfriend, that doesn't mean she should surrender! We can fight a prolonged battle, because on the marriage certificate there's only one name, and secretly carrying his child to force marriage isn't a bad option either..."

Fujiwara Chika dragged a chair over, sitting between the two of them, and expressed her opinion.

This action made Iino Miko even angrier.

Not only did she interrupt my confession, but now she dares to sit so close to Sakurai-senpai!

Honestly, friends or whatever don't even matter anymore. Today my confession was interrupted, and later it'll be even harder to find an opportunity!

Iino Miko wanted to cry but had no tears.

Moreover, regarding marriage due to pregnancy, she didn't even give me a chance! I've never even kissed senpai—doing that would be even more absurd!

'The atmosphere was clearly perfect! I clearly had the mindset that it's okay to be rejected when confessing! Fujiwara-senpai! You…' Iino Miko, listening to her talk about "her friend's love," only saw the world grow darker.

The moonlight outside the window was glaring, the air hot, but Iino Miko at this moment felt neither happy nor sad, her whole body icy cold.

"In short, in my opinion, Miko-chan's friend has to try her best!" Fujiwara Chika said, patting Miko on the shoulder to encourage her.

Because of friendship, Miko had also matured.

No longer afraid of social interaction, that's good!

"Try her best? No, her love has already fallen apart." Iino Miko said coldly.

"Eh? Why's that?"

Fujiwara Chika's face was full of: 'Who am I, where is this? Are we even talking about the same thing?'

'Why? How dare you ask me why?' At this moment, Iino Miko only wanted to pin Chika to the ground and punch her a few times.

She no longer cared about hierarchy or social rules; right now she just wanted to overturn everything!

"Chika, don't ask anymore. Miko-chan's friend is very timid, letting her compete with other girls isn't okay, and moreover, that senpai could be a scumbag; I heard he's always ambiguous with multiple girls."

Having observed the two talking for a while, Sakurai Saki spoke to cut in.

Apparently, Miko-chan had intended to confess to him just now, and Sakurai Saki understood that.

After all, this isn't a confession scene from a shoujo manga: the male and female leads watch fireworks together, the confession is drowned out by the explosions. Or confessing on the train tracks at the crucial moment—the very last second, a train whistles by, and the confession blows away with the wind.

Stories like that were overly cheesy; Sakurai Saki didn't like them.

So, he chose to follow Miko's topic, giving an answer in a way she would understand.

Miko-chan was a second-year student at Shuchiin, top of her class, so she would understand this method.

"Scumbag doesn't matter. My friend won't notice." Miko-chan gave her answer.

She naturally understood.

Sakurai Saki wasn't only close with his girlfriend Hayasaka Ai; with Fujiwara Chika, and even Kaguya, he also acted ambiguously. The details Iino Miko didn't know precisely, but she understood that Sakurai Saki wasn't entirely innocent.

"That's not right, Miko-chan. If that guy is a scumbag, your friend should stay away a bit. Otherwise it's too dangerous!" Fujiwara Chika hurriedly cut into their conversation.

Knowing he was a scumbag, and still trying to intervene?! No, how stupid does someone have to be to do that?

Fujiwara Chika couldn't even imagine it.

'The person who should avoid Sakurai-senpai the most isn't you, Fujiwara-senpai?' Iino Miko thought to herself.

In the student council, only Fujiwara Chika dared to stick close to Sakurai Saki every day.

By her reasoning, the person who should stay away the most should definitely be her, Fujiwara Chika!

"Scumbags look flashy on the outside, but their hearts are dark. You've probably seen many cases like this, right? Many girls deceived, manipulated psychologically, made into servants for them and yet still endure faithfully. People like this are terrifying!"

"Don't let your friend do something stupid and get stuck in the mud! Miko-chan!"

Fujiwara Chika advised.

Hearing this, Iino Miko felt a few things needed clarification: "Fujiwara-senpai, if you say that, then why are you still close with Sakurai-senpai?"

How dare she? Miko-chan couldn't understand at all.

Isn't she afraid Hayasaka-senpai will notice?

"Eh? But Ai-chan knows I like Saki-kun?" Fujiwara Chika tilted her head, calmly saying something that sent Iino Miko's heart into turmoil.

"Hayasaka-senpai knows?!"

Really? I don't believe it!

"Umu. The win-or-lose between me and her isn't something decided just by dating; at least marriage-level is needed to settle it, right?" Fujiwara Chika said aloud, but she truly thought so in her heart.

Although she no longer cared about Sakurai Saki forming a harem, the main player had still made no decision!

Even if he loses in high school, there's still university… After graduation, whose name ends up on the marriage certificate is still uncertain, right?

Iino Miko looked at Sakurai Saki, the despair in her eyes not dissipating at all, but instead growing even more terrifying.

'Sakurai-senpai is truly a scumbag, and he's doing it openly!'

The most frightening part was! Hayasaka-senpai agreed… agreed… really agreed.

Iino Miko had thought she liked Sakurai Saki enough, but now she realized that her level of affection compared to Hayasaka Ai was on a completely different scale! Hayasaka Ai was truly willing to share Sakurai Saki with others—this was something Miko had never expected from beginning to end…

In general, no woman wants to share her lover; that's a universal truth, right?

'But sadly, in this country, the noble class no longer has only one woman.'

Even Iino Miko—a person who worships justice—could not deny that the nobility truly had terrifying privileges.

Ordinary law and social conventions couldn't limit them. Don't even talk about forming a harem; a few dozen women is no problem. For nobles, keeping secret lovers is extremely common.

Because of her parents, Iino Miko often interacted with the upper class. There was no shortage of people considered by ordinary folks as symbols of justice, yet she rarely saw any lawyer or judge surprised by the wealthy keeping mistresses.

It was so commonplace that no one found it strange.

"But why did Hayasaka-senpai agree?"

"Because..."

Because… Saki-kun isn't an ordinary person.

Fujiwara Chika added in her mind, not even considering the influence of his mother, just the fact that he's an esper is already formidable, nearly unmatched.

Hayasaka Ai certainly understood that the future of the two wouldn't last just a decade, but a whole lifetime, so she didn't care about this matter.

But Chika couldn't tell Iino Miko these things.

"Ah, maybe she thought she wasn't worthy of Saki-kun's love?"

"Umu… sounds like a line from a cheesy harem novel, something the female lead often says."

Saki-kun is amazing, and I'd be crazy to monopolize him, so I have to share him!

How can there be a girl like that?

The better the boyfriend, the more the girl wants to monopolize him, right?

Iino Miko was a believer in pure love, reading only female protagonist novels, rarely reading harems—not for any other reason, but because it made her heart ache; she only liked pure emotions.

"Ahaha, yeah, it's kind of like that."

Fujiwara Chika turned away, speaking with a guilty look.

How could Hayasaka Ai overlook rivals in love? She was just indulging Sakurai Saki, so she didn't speak directly, tacitly allowing him to open a harem.

Ai-chan, a former maid of Shinomiya Kaguya, wasn't surprised by playboys; the Shinomiya household even indulged more than Sakurai Saki.

She had even heard of "young masters" enjoying orgies with their wives.

After raising her standards, Hayasaka Ai found Fujiwara Chika and Sakurai Saki hugging perfectly normal; only when she realized Shinomiya Kaguya intended to "cuckold" her did she overreact, but later she adjusted herself.

One could only say, Hayasaka Ai was truly a terrifying woman.

She had never shown anger in front of Sakurai Saki, and just this alone was frightening enough, wasn't it?

"No wonder I always see Shinomiya-senpai and Sakurai-senpai exchanging those affectionate glances…" Iino Miko muttered.

If Fujiwara Chika used her body to interact with Sakurai Saki, Shinomiya Kaguya preferred to use her eyes and presence.

One used the body, the other used the spirit.

As an outsider, Iino Miko's observational skills within the student council were indeed top-tier.

"Eh? Kaguya-san?" Fujiwara Chika suddenly looked at Sakurai Saki, her eyes scrutinizing him, then a few seconds later she smiled at him: "Saki-kun, what's your relationship with Kaguya-san that I don't know about?"

Sakurai Saki was about to give a sweet lie, when Chika said:

"Don't lie to me, or I'll get mad."

"…The hero rescues the beauty, the beauty likes the hero, that's normal, right?" Sakurai Saki answered stiffly.

In fact, before he saved Kaguya, she already liked him.

Taking Kaguya away from the Shinomiya family would at most be like DLC content, some miko costume roleplay…

"You also went after Kaguya-san? Before me? You haven't even touched me yet!"

"Umu." Sakurai Saki nodded shyly.

No need to argue about the order here, right?

"…Am I the last one?" Fujiwara Chika pointed to herself.

She meant: 'Why did I come first, but Kaguya-san got to you first? Is my body not attractive enough? You didn't even bother taking me to bed?'

"Sakurai-senpai, you're so terrible… You didn't even spare Shinomiya-senpai."

Iino Miko couldn't believe it!

"Yes, you clearly knew I liked Kaguya-san the most! And you still went after her! No wonder last time when we went for bubble tea together, Kaguya-san wanted a couple drink with you, I should have realized earlier!"

She was really foolish. She clearly knew Sakurai Saki was a womanizer, yet she didn't stop Kaguya-san—the female friend she liked most—from falling into his hands.

"Senpai, being romantic and being reckless are different things."

The discussion gradually shifted from "Miko's friend's love life" to "criticizing Sakurai Saki."

Even Sakurai Saki hadn't expected this.

Over ten minutes later, after the two girls had voiced all the "accusations" they could think of, Sakurai Saki—the culprit—finally got a short break: "Miko-chan, regarding your friend, what do you intend to do?"

Iino Miko thought for a moment and already had her answer.

As long as she had Hayasaka Ai's consent to pursue Sakurai Saki openly, she wanted to give it a try.

After all, Fujiwara Chika hadn't given up yet—how could she?

Even Shinomiya-senpai was involved. Being the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family, someone from such a wealthy conglomerate choosing to become Sakurai Saki's lover, Miko felt even less need to worry.

"She's already expressed her feelings to that senpai… She told me she doesn't want to give up, so I want her to persist too."

Iino Miko looked at Sakurai Saki and said something with a double meaning:

"This probably doesn't have much to do with her; it's senpai's decision that really matters, right?"

Man proposes, God disposes.

She had done everything she needed to do; the rest depended on the other person's intentions.

If Sakurai Saki didn't want it, no matter what Miko did, it would only be one-sided…

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Note: three consecutive chapters suddenly increased in length, 2k8, 2k2, 2k2...