Stealing Spree

Chapter 1379 Solution?

A kiss shouldnʼt be a big deal, especially for couples. However, if someone did it with multiple people in quick succession, thatʼs where it would be considered a problem. Or rather, people would find it scandalous because itʼs against what was accepted as the norm.

I mean, itʼs already lucky that Nami and Hana kissing me two days ago didnʼt get blown up that much. Only the fact that the transfer student kissed me escaped into the wide sea of gossip and became the hottest topic resulting in Momoiro-senpai, Kawakami-senpai and Nazuna coming to find and talk to me with concern about their respective friend in a relationship with me.

Now that it happened again and I did it to not just one but five girls, one could expect it to become the top among the juicy rumors for the day once again.

And given that I wouldnʼt be here at school for the rest of the day, I couldnʼt help but worry about the chaos that I would be leaving behind.

Perhaps noticing that, as soon as I finished kissing Saki who also took advantage of the moment by prolonging what shouldʼve been a simple peck, Nami stood up and dragged me out of our classroom.

Yeah. Before everyone could erupt at the absurdity of what they witnessed, the main heroine already made her move to prevent it from blowing out of proportion.

Furthermore, the other girls, especially those who also timely realized what was about to happen if I remained there, threw us a glance before standing up to stop anyone from following us. In short, while Nami would remove me from the premises, theyʼre going to be the ones to calm the situation down.

As to how they would do that, I could only think about one scenario. Admitting to everyone that theyʼre fine with the level of intimacy Iʼm having with them.

Although itʼs also possible that they could just simply go all out and confess the true nature of our relationship, theyʼre well aware of the impact it would make.

And so, by only admitting that small part, they neither denied nor confirmed if Iʼm really dating all of them, all at once.

Where did I see that?

Of course, they adapted it from the same method I was using.

Well, thatʼs just my assumption but itʼs probably not going to be that far off. As I was being taken away by Nami, there was no way to find that out.

Around two minutes later, Nami and I soon arrived at the empty room near the stairs and the bathroom.

Itʼs that one room where a lot of things transpired between me and my girls.

The room where I proposed to Nami to make me her fake boyfriend.

The room where Hina tried to frame me with her scheme.

The room where Himeko confronted me.

The room where I confessed to Satsuki as soon as I remembered my feelings of love.

And lastly, the room where Aya experienced her first blowjob.

Yeah. It remained the same empty room with nothing else in it but the old utility locker.

”Ruu, can I scold you? Uh. No. I better not. Itʼs unproductive and it wonʼt help at all.” Nami started the door closed behind us. Looking at the slight frown on her face as though she was trying her hardest to come up with a solution, it was no doubt that I had just given her a headache.

”You can scold me. I mean, I spontaneously decided to do that. You shouldnʼt coddle me, right? If I did something wrong, point it out.”

”Idiot Ruu. Whatʼs there to point out when you already realized what you did? I get it. All of us wanted to stop pretending we were just close friends in public. However, weʼre also aware that if that happens, itʼll be like opening Pandoraʼs box. It cannot be contained and most likely will bring us more problems than solutions.”

As Nami presented what was on her mind, she clung to me, her grip tightening on my uniform. If I had to guess, this girl, or perhaps not only her, everyone in that room must be thinking that if something happens, it will be their fault.

Such a mindset was unacceptable. Because in the first place, I considered all of that before doing it.

”Itʼll be fine,” I said, grabbing her trembling hands and lifting them close to my lips. After kissing the back of her hands, I repeated my words which made the girl react dumbfoundedly.

”What do you mean by it will be fine? Ruu! You know it. This wonʼt die down at all. Arenʼt you worried that by being this high key, it will affect us? Satsuki and the others mightʼve been doing something to mitigate it at the moment but it wonʼt solve our situation.”

Sheʼs right. And Iʼm well aware of that. There will be no end to people inquiring about the state of our relationship. Nonetheless, when I said that itʼll be fine, I mean it.

”Yes, Iʼm worried. But Nami, am I someone who will do things without giving them a proper thought first? Kissing all of you is just the start.”

”Thatʼs… What do you mean by itʼs just the start? Are you planning something else?”

”Mhm. Like you said, we opened pandoraʼs box. Itʼs something out of the norm to see someone getting into multiple relationships openly. Sure, people will think how absurd it is to play with all of you. Most people will hate me and some will try to persuade you to stop associating with me. Maybe someone will also raise this to the teachers to ask them to revoke my position or suspend me…” I trailed my voice there before pausing for a moment.

Nami, whose expression gradually scrunched up from how incredulous the possibilities I listed, took that moment to open her mouth, worry apparent in her voice, ”Ruu… donʼt say that. Weʼll prevent this from getting out of our classroom.”

Sensing the hint of desperation in her voice, I placed my hand on her head and patted it until she calmed down. Once that happened, I continued, ”Unfortunately, thereʼs no preventing that, Nami. Listen, let me continue, alright? Those I listed are only possibilities. Whatʼs certain is that… I shamelessly kissed all of you. Iʼm sure everyone will focus on that point.”

”And since none of you hated it, they cannot simply fault all of you about it. Everything will be blamed on me whether we like it or not. What Iʼm going to do is to act entirely the same as before… If someoneʼs going to confront me about it, Iʼm not going to run away.”

Although she was already relaxed, what I said brought back the frown on her face, ”I donʼt get it… Ruu, if you act entirely the same, youʼll just gather more animosity. Even those who are fond of you might flip their views and call you out. Kana-senpai, Rae-chan, Satsuki. Those who know about your relationship with them will surely come and attack you.”

”Mhm? Thatʼs exactly my intention, Nami. I donʼt care about the others. You know it. Thereʼs nothing more important to me than ascertaining your happiness. People can hate me for all I care, and that will actually save me the trouble of interacting with them through an amiable mask. But then again, if itʼs those people who truly care about you, Iʼll speak to them honestly and convince them.”

”Ruu, I cannot see that as a solution… What if you canʼt convince them? And what if you really get stripped of your position and suspended that even Shizu-nee cannot overturn? What then? Will we only be watching on the sidelines while youʼre being crucified by the public?”

Should I tell her? Well, thereʼs no other choice. Besides, itʼs not something I will keep from them anyway.

”That wonʼt happen. I have the power on my side.”

Although I said that like a chuunibyou, I mean it.

The power truly is on my side.

And as for what Iʼm talking about.

Itʼs that… The reward that I will be getting after this trip with Eguchi-sensei.

Although I wasnʼt sure if it was truly going to be reliable… thatʼs what I considered when I decided to act crazy right there by kissing all of them.

”Ruu, for once, that doesnʼt suit you. Thatʼs too lame for a fantasy character you can bring. ʼPower on your sideʼ? Please elaborate.”

Namiʼs voice was still a little serious but because of my act, she was actually restraining herself from laughing.

”Alright. Iʼm talking about Hayashi-senseiʼs reward for her task. When I finish it, she said she is going to overlook my relationships with all of you. If someone raises a complaint, sheʼs going to step up for us.”

Thereʼs a saying ʼdonʼt count your eggs before they hatchʼ. And the meaning of it could be applied here. Itʼs still up in the air whether Hayashi-sensei would honor it or even if she did, I am aware of the limit of what a director or owner of the school can do.

More importantly, since itʼs about the morality of the students of the school, itʼs probably impossible to strong-arm everyone to accept it as the norm.

And thatʼs why I didnʼt forget to put another layer beneath it.

”If thatʼs not enough, Iʼll be working on it myself. Quelling the rumors and letting it disappear from most of the studentsʼ minds.”

After saying that, I intently stared into Namiʼs eyes to check her reaction.

As I expected, sheʼs still a little skeptical about it. ”… Ruu, I will sound pessimistic here but all of that might not work. Canʼt we just have them accept the reality of our situation?”

”Nami, thatʼs the one thing that wonʼt really work easily unless it becomes something accepted as the norm in our society…”

Right. After all that talking about a plan to make things acceptable, Iʼm still aware of that one point.

But hey, canʼt we be the pioneer for it? What a laughable notion that is.

In any case, thatʼs how this talk ended. Still, nothingʼs certain yet except the fact that I kissed all of them.

Before going to the Administration Building to wait inside Eguchi-senseiʼs office, I decided to go back with Nami to check and help the girls calm the situation down.