I'm Way Better Than Him, Right? ch5

It's her fault that I'm so feverish!

The next day after a lot of crying...

Good morning, Kano.
M-Morning...

Your eyes are all red. Did something happen?
Eh? Ah... I didn't get much sleep.

I can't exactly tell Nene I was crying thinking about her.

Hm!?

Are you okay?
Eh? Nene!?

!!

Your face is red,

but it doesn't seem to be a fever.
I-I don't think there's anything wrong with my body...

That's good. Let's go then.
After what happened yesterday, I thought she was gonna kiss me for a moment there.

There must be something wrong with me to be thinking that right now.

Me and Nene kissed.

Calm down.

Actually, why is Nene acting so normal after what happened yesterday?

Ah.

I see...

Nene isn't conscious of me.
She only sees me as a friend...

My heart aches.
It's different from the guilt I've felt up until now.

Even thinking about Nene is painful,

because she isn't mine...

But this pain

is love...

I'll bet right now,
I'm making the same bashful expression Nene had back then...

Inside Kano's head

Aah~
So embarrassing!

Not to mention I did it while thinking about Nene last night.
Hah Hah
Nene
Hah
Nene
Ah

So to meet with Nene after that is...

Seriously, is something the matter?
No, it's just... y'know...

We did... "that" yesterday, right?
Hm?
Now that a day has passed, I remembered it a little...

Ah...

Yeah, I guess it was kinda embarrassing when you look back on it.

S-So cute.

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I wanna hug her right away
and kiss her again!

That was fun. I'm looking forward to next time.
Yeah! Leave it to me.

I'm glad she enjoyed it.

But why treat it so lightly? Am I the only one getting worked up about it?
Will the next time be at the weekend?
Could it be that wasn't Nene's first after all...?

It's not like I know everything about Nene...
That's the plan.
I'd really hate it if she did something with someone else.

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For starters, to NTR someone
means acknowledging that they're dating.
I don't wanna see that.

Why did I think about wanting to NTR her?
Maybe I should've gone with the "only look at me" approach from the beginning...

But Nene probably doesn't see girls as romantic targets, huh?
I wonder if Nene would be perplexed if I confessed to her...

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I can't afford to be half-assed with my date practice.
I should check out this guy so I can form a proper hypothesis.

There he is!

The real thing isn't anthing special...

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Popular as ever I see, Kawakubo.
Way to go.
That's not true.
I'm so jealous, dude.

Senpai, that girl...
Yeah.
Now then, what to do...

I haven't seen your face around here.
Are you one of the president's fans too?
!?

No, I've got business with the classroom up ahead so I'm just passing through.

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If you're interested, won't you join our fanclub?

Thanks.
Do they always walk around carrying these...?

There's a compiled report of our activities in the library, so please check it out.
If you join, you can get even more intel from our social media group.
There's photos and videos too.
Is that so? Thank you very much.

I wanted to talk to the president, but that doesn't seem likely.

Library

But I gained some useful info.

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There it is!

Still, that's one heck of a name...

Kawakubo Ken-sama Respects Sword FC Report Record

They even plastered his face all over it...

From what the librarian told me, the literary club puts out a special edition during culture festivals.
Now then, what do they have on this guy?

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This Month's Feature

An interview, huh?
This could be good.

Q012: What kind of girls do you like?
Let's see. I like girls who are themselves.

That's a vague response if I ever saw one.

Hmm...

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!!
I've got it. How about some makeup guidance next time?

She's sure to give the okay on making her into the president's type.

I can touch Nene's face all I want

and maybe even lead into another kiss.

I wonder what else there is~

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Q060: Do you prefer the mountains or the beach for leisure?
The beach.
Oh, nice!

If he likes the beach, we can pick out swimsuits and swim in the ocean!
His social media says he likes going to the pool during summer break too.

Q079: Do you like karaoke?
I go once in a while when I'm feeling stressed, by myself.
I can use this too.

Karaoke is like a private booth.
We could practice the type of date that comes dangerously close to crossing the line.

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Q100: Do you have a lover?
I'm the student council president right now, so everyone is my top priority.
Keh.
What a bunch of lip service.

Then again, his fanclub is pretty annoying.
Kyeh
No jumping the gun!
No confessions!!
Hissss~

The school rules bans romance between boys and girls, so maybe I can just ignore him...

There's no way the student council president would break the rules.
If that were the case, I'd have nothing to worry about...

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But if it's Nene,
he might be willing to throw everything away to make her his lover.

They're just school rules in the end, so I can't be careless.

Guess I'll need to keep on the offensive after all!
I won't let anyone have Nene!

The NTR strategy can't be stopped!!