Shirogane Miyuki felt uncomfortable all day, always having an ominous feeling, as if two pairs of eyes were constantly staring at him from behind, yet he couldn't see anyone.
"President? Please stamp here, the corner seal must cover both pages."
"Ah, sorry..."
His nerves were constantly tense, and only when he suddenly came to his senses did he realize he was already in the Student Council room.
Seeing Kaguya Shinomiya's worried expression, Miyuki Shirogane hit his head in a headache, clumsily made an excuse to cover up his mistake, and then immediately ran away.
"Ha, ha... Yu-senpai?"
"I'm here!"
"Oh! Where did you pop out from!"
In the empty cooking classroom, Miyuki Shirogane shouted tentatively, and Miyazawa Yu instantly appeared beside him.
Seeing his over-the-top reaction, the latter pointed to the window that was left open after the last class and explained: "From here, swoosh—jumped in."
"A truly descriptive onomatopoeia, so the one following me today was you, then?"
"Of course! I've been following closely all the time, never letting up, my Lord!"
"I told you not to use strange ninja dialogue! So, what did you figure out..."
It was impossible not to use ninja dialogue, after all, it creates a super atmospheric feeling when talking.
Therefore, Miyazawa Yu chose to completely ignore Miyuki's request, instead pulling out a small notebook from his pocket, and with an unfriendly look, said loudly: "There are huge problems! First, Private Shirogane!"
"Yes!"
He stood at attention for some reason, Miyuki Shirogane looked at Miyazawa Yu dumbfounded, completely unaware of what madness the other party was up to.
"First! Today you had a full ten opportunities to tell Miss Kaguya you like her, but! But you blocked all of them, why is that?"
"If I say it like that, it'll sound too much like a confession..."
"Dead wrong! As long as you yourself don't think you're confessing, you aren't!"
Holding data that he clearly hadn't compiled himself, Miyazawa Yu, seeing Miyuki was successfully bluffed, immediately spared a moment to look out the window.
On the large tree not far away, Ai Hayasaka gave a thumbs-up, then tilted her head and brought the headset microphone closer to her mouth.
"This is just a normal way for classmates to deepen their relationship, don't you want your relationship with Kaguya to be better?"
"!!!"
He was hit right where it mattered, Miyuki Shirogane looked up slightly, his eyes flashing with utter amazement—
He actually saw through his predicament in just one day, Yu-senpai seems unreliable, but his understanding of me is already this deep!
That's right! He also felt that focusing too much on the Love Brain Battle had severely affected his normal emotional exchange with Kaguya!
"Then what should I do! Teacher!"
With the time you have to ask what to do, just go confess! Seal the deal, I don't believe you can still play this respectful distance game after that!
He roared silently in his heart, but the Pab-style scumbag dating philosophy was clearly not something that could be instilled into a middle school student.
Following the female voice coming through the headset, Miyazawa Yu, full of disappointment, offered an extremely sincere opinion.
"It's simple, just spend more thought on Miss Kaguya, for example, observe if the other party looks shy, if not, it's a signal to start a war."
"And if she is?"
"If she is, it means she genuinely wants attention and praise, you idiot!!!"
A little girl, full of youthful shyness, already has a flushed face, and you're still thinking about that useless brain battle!
I'll tell you, I, Miyazawa Yu, am also about to confess, so this kind of low-level flaunting trick won't work on me!
"Uh... I'm sorry."
Seeing Miyazawa Yu completely overheated, with a grimacing smile on his face, Miyuki Shirogane broke out in a cold sweat and quickly apologized.
To be honest, everyone at school is usually friendly and polite, this was the first time he had witnessed such a twisted face-acting display.
"Hoo—it's okay, you're quite lucky, kid, that a girl is willing to play along with you like this..."
Taking a deep breath, Miyazawa Yu, seeing Miyuki's good attitude in admitting his mistake, decided to spare his life this time; if it were Iori, he would have been sunk into the sea by now.
"All in all, even if you want to fight the Love Brain Battle, you need strategy and skill. You know the Thirty-Six Stratagems, right! Reading more about military strategy is beneficial for life!"
"I see!"
Cupping his chin, Miyuki Shirogane sank into serious thought.
No wonder Senpai instantly saw the root of his problem, love and military strategy are actually interconnected in private, he truly learned something!
Just as he was contemplating whether to make a trip to the bookstore tonight to study the distant and ancient Eastern wisdom, outside the cooking classroom, Kaguya Shinomiya's eyes were icy cold—
How does this guy, who came out of nowhere, know her habits, and his tone sounds like he has been stalking her for a long time!
"Hello? Hayasaka, that person next to the President..."
"He's already been bribed by me, the first half of the conversation just now was me talking, I didn't say anything wrong, did I?"
"Eh?"
Ice Kaguya broke in less than three seconds, instantly she turned the same shade of red from head to toe, with no trace of the cool Young Lady remaining.
"Wait, then those words just now..."
"It's an improved version of your complaints to me about the President's coldness last night. The Young Lady would certainly be too shy to say these words, so I had to find an alternative way."
Leaning against the tree trunk and removing her fake wig, Ai Hayasaka raised her head, her eyes mixing helplessness and relief.
It's well known that listening to a girlfriend complain about her boyfriend is torture, and if you add the inability to refuse to that, it's absolute hell for a girl!
Now that Young Lady Kaguya's true feelings have been cleverly conveyed, she should be able to rest for a long...
"I'm glad you have this resolve, Miyuki!"
"Mhm! I'll be counting on you for the upcoming French lessons."
"No problem! Then let's first review yesterday's content..."
Walking to the door, Miyazawa Yu motioned and simulated: "Now treat me as Miss Kaguya, you confess to me!"
"I understand, Teacher!"
"What, what, he's going to confess to me, was this part of their lesson yesterday?"
Startled, Kaguya Shinomiya seemed to have heard something very embarrassing.
However, even though her head was a mess, her ears involuntarily pressed against the door, wanting to hear how the President would confess to her.
"Kaguya!"
"Ah! He's calling me by my first name directly, that's too bold!"
"What's so bold about it!"
The phone call hadn't ended yet, and Ai Hayasaka on the other end expressed strong incomprehension regarding Young Lady Kaguya's inexplicable sense of shame.
But that wasn't the main issue, the problem was, if Miyazawa Yu went through with this, she would probably have to stay up all night again, reviewing the situation with Kaguya!
"Hmm? What's wrong, President?"
He even simulated her voice! Wait, do I usually speak so coldly?
Mosquito coils spun in her eyes, Kaguya Shinomiya had completely turned into a steam engine, with heat billowing out from the top of her head.
"Kaguya! I like you, be my girlfriend! (French)"
Gritting his teeth, Miyuki Shirogane endured the shame and did a kabedon on Miyazawa Yu against the door, loudly expressing his love in French.
His super learning ability not only replicated Miyazawa Yu's accent but also added a deep layer of emotion, as if he were genuinely confessing!
However, in response, Miyazawa Yu raised his head with an icy gaze, pulling out a cold arc at the corner of his mouth: "Ara, is the President confessing to me? How cute~"
"Pfft! That's not how the script goes, is it?"
Unemotionally rejected, Miyuki Shirogane spat out a mouthful of old blood.
Although the face was different, this was an eleven-out-of-ten resemblance to Kaguya's reaction he had imagined, the extra point being for the difficulty of the cross-gender performance!
"Well~ didn't I tell you beforehand the mistake of the Love Brain Battle, this is what happens if Miyuki is obsessed with it!"
This was a lie! Miyazawa Yu simply found being confessed to by a boy disgusting, and also genuinely wanted to tease Miyuki.
"That's too much!"
"Well, well—let's hurry up and start the lesson, don't yell at your teacher, okay~"
"If you ever become a teacher, please tell me..."
Veins popped on his forehead, even the most gentle person has a temper, let alone when facing a jerk like Miyazawa Yu!
Miyuki Shirogane couldn't resist right now, but he secretly made up his mind.
If he ever had a child, he would absolutely make sure they stayed as far away as possible from this kind of unscrupulous teacher!
"Hafu—Hafu—"
The voices inside the door had moved away and were no longer at the entrance, Kaguya Shinomiya, with hearts in her eyes, weakly fell to the floor—
The President actually confessed to her, even through a door, this was a beautiful scene she had only dreamed of!
"Miss Kaguya! Young Lady Kaguya!"
"Hayasaka! The President confessed to me, and then I rejected him, what do I do..."
"Is she already having a nervous breakdown! I'll be there right away!"
Jumping from the tree to the corridor, Ai Hayasaka rushed to the cooking classroom door at light speed, covered Kaguya Shinomiya's head and face with her clothes, then picked her up and ran away.
Based on the footsteps, students would be passing by here in ten seconds, protecting the dignity of the Shinomiya family was a maid's rightful responsibility!
However...
Looking at Kaguya, who was alternately crying and laughing like a doll, Ai Hayasaka cursed Miyazawa Yu fiercely in her heart.
Predictably, she absolutely wouldn't be able to get a peaceful night's sleep tonight!