My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As Expected

Ah, it seems I've already guessed it.

Rumors continued to ferment within the school, and a flood of posts, some true and some false, emerged on the forums about the various protagonists involved in the Class 1-D incident.

Some even dug up the past of Yoshida and Kuraki from their middle school days. It was said that Yoshida had nearly been expelled in middle school for injuring a classmate, while Kazue Kuraki had experienced bullying during her middle school years.

Yukino thought to herself that people who wished to sever ties with their past would fear this kind of digging up of their unpleasant history the most.

The trend of digging up dark histories intensified, and everyone in the class felt a sense of unease. Yukino also heard that many students in Class 1-D had even started to become enthusiastically friendly towards Shoko Nishimiya, as if they wanted to plaster "I am not an accomplice to sin" on their foreheads.

The next day, after morning classes, the homeroom teacher of Class 1-D held a brief class meeting, announcing that a black box would be placed in the classroom that afternoon, along with identical complaint envelopes. Everyone in the class was required to write a self-criticism regarding the incident.

Of course, if the person who had actually stolen Kazue Kuraki's money was willing to place the stolen money in an envelope and exchange it, the school, considering the students' immaturity, would let the matter go.

Otherwise, the school's investigation procedures would continue.

Yui Yuigahama was very curious about the outcome.

"Yuki, Yuki, do you think the thief will really secretly hand over the money?"

She had no idea when this person had started calling her "Yuki" so intimately.

Yukino rolled up a test paper and lightly tapped her head, "Have you finished the problems? Did you pass the retake exam?"

Yui Yuigahama tearfully hugged her head, "I've finished all the example problems you marked for me, Yuki, and I'm confident about the retake exam too."

Yukino nodded, "That's good then."

"So, can the stolen money really be recovered?"

Yukino casually drew a timeline of the Momoyama Period and its major events on her draft paper, reviewing ancient Japanese history in this way.

"I don't know if the thief will return the money, but the others certainly will."

Yui Yuigahama hugged her head, making a cute sound.

"Eh?"

Before school ended that afternoon, the final outcome of the Class 1-D self-criticism session was live-streamed in text form by their own classmates on the forum.

When the results were revealed, the poster who had created an anonymous thread posted a bunch of question marks.

[Kazue Kuraki lost 6000 yen, but eight of the envelopes received contained 6000 yen????]

[Is there something wrong with them??? Are the students in our class that rich???????]

It wasn't that there was something wrong with them; it was just that most of Class 1-D wanted this incident to end as soon as possible.

While Sobu High School couldn't compare to Shuchiin in terms of having students from wealthy families, it wasn't lacking in 6000 yen (380 RMB). Being able to spend money to quell the escalating digging up of dark histories within the class was certainly worth it.

Miura thought this, and sent a message to several other administrators on the Campus Forum, telling them to start restricting the appearance of such posts.

This incident ended smoothly. Although it was a bit regrettable that they couldn't find out who stole the money in the end.

When school ended in the afternoon, Yukino was putting away her textbooks and glanced at Miura.

The beautiful Blonde Hair girl was extremely sensitive to her gaze. Her face instantly flushed, and she quickly packed up her things and ran out, not even hearing Utako calling her from behind.

Yukino: ???

I told you that day it was just an accidental bump, and we only touched foreheads. What are you blushing about?!

Miura ran all the way.

After getting on the train, she realized she hadn't waited for Junko and Kaho today.

Their homes weren't close, but they could usually take a few stops on the train together.

When she opened her phone, she saw that Junko and Kaho had already sent a bunch of question marks. Miura felt a little embarrassed. She had really done a lot of foolish things recently.

[I had something urgent and had to leave first, sorry!]

[Okay, okay, Yumiko, remember to send a safe arrival message when you get home... Why did you run off so fast?_?]

Miura hated herself for lying to her friends like this.

She didn't have anything urgent at all, she just couldn't face Yukino.

Her parents were still out on business today, so no one was home, and no one cared what time Miura got home.

Miura got off at a station. Not long after walking out of the station, she saw a familiar bookstore.

She had too many urgent doubts and fears in her heart, and needed something to give her an answer.

She walked past the study materials section and Fashion Magazine section she usually frequented, and came to the light novel and manga area.

<Love Metronome--Complete Remastered Edition Arrives, Author Utako Kasumi Redefines Romance>

<Transmigrated to Another World, I Actually Became the Villainous Male Lead>

My Online Girlfriend is My Younger Sister???

Finally, she saw a manga with a cover of two girls leaning intimately against each other.

She had only picked it up and looked at it for a few seconds when someone patted her on the shoulder.

"Wow, you like this manga too? What a coincidence!"

Miura turned her head in fright, only to find a blonde, foreign beautiful girl?

"Hello, hello, my name is Smith A. Ohba." The fluent blonde girl's face was full of a pure and cute smile.

Why are you introducing yourself to someone you just met!!!

Miss Smith said happily, "I'm so happy to meet a girl my age who likes Yuri Manga!"

Scared, Yuri Manga?????

Miura struggled to explain, "Uh, uh..."

Miss Smith pulled her to a seat in a nearby bookstore. Even her deliberately lowered voice couldn't hide her excitement.

"Miss, you also like the cliché of the two heroines in this manga having a secret crush on each other, right?"

Heroines? Secret crush?

Miura swallowed the words she was about to say and stammered, "Ah... because I'm confused..."

She had never dared to tell anyone these things, but perhaps it was because the stranger she had just met gave her courage.

"I have a friend..." she said guiltily, "She knows her friend has a crush on her, but she never had that kind of feeling for her friend before."

Miss Smith's eyes sparkled, "And then? And then?"

Miura carefully organized her words, "Then, my friend recently told me that her feelings for that friend are becoming increasingly strange."

"She wants to be with her all the time, and she can't help but smile when she sees her happy, and her mood becomes heavy when she sees her sad, but that's not the worst..."

Miura's expression was solemn, "She even wants to ask what the scent of her friend's exposed neck is, and she can't help but blush and her heart races when she sees her face and lips..."

She shamefully covered her face, "Isn't this completely perverted!"

"Perverted?"

Miss Smith let out a soft "Ah," and then suddenly burst out laughing.

Her smile was pure and cute, looking innocent and harmless.

"This is clearly mutual affection."

Eriri was grinding her teeth!

Ever since she caught Kasumigaoka and the Green Tea Woman in the same car home that day, Eriri had been keeping a close eye on Kasumigaoka and her Twitter alt account.

She wanted to keep an eye on Yukino Yukinoshita, but the problem was that this person didn't have a Twitter account at all. In this modern world of advanced networks, she didn't have Twitter or Instagram!

Kasumigaoka's main Twitter account was Utako Kasumi. This account only posted information about Utako Kasumi's works and rarely involved her private offline life.

Eriri, as a fan of Teacher Utako Kasumi, naturally followed her main account. But even Yukino didn't know that Eriri had even dug up several of her alt accounts.

These alt accounts were used for gossiping, arguing with anti-fans, and posting various melancholic, shameful fanfics that would make her roll on the ground in embarrassment if screenshotted.

Eriri originally intended to screenshot these dark history fanfics from Kasumigaoka's alt account and reveal them to her one day, to see her writhe in shame.

Many of these fanfics were inexplicably written.

The general style from over two years ago was:

[In the end, I had to bear it all alone...]

The general style from over a year ago was:

[The world kissed me with pain, yet asked me to repay it with a song]

And recently, the style of Kasumigaoka's alt account had changed again.

[So, I can also become someone's star]

Eriri felt goosebumps from the sourness. She thought it was a good thing Kasumigaoka's books didn't have so much pretentious drivel, otherwise, she definitely wouldn't be able to read them.

Although she didn't want to admit it, Kasumigaoka's alt account had become increasingly bright lately. She would occasionally post pictures of the bright blue sky, a sliver of sunlight by the window, or her own lush greenery, with captions that spoke of a peaceful, quiet life.

If Eriri hadn't personally seen this potted plant die four times and been replaced four times, she would have actually believed it.

Today, Kasumigaoka's alt account updated again.

[Taking Kitten to get a shot~]

The Kitten in the accompanying photo was the same one Eriri had seen Kasumigaoka and Yukino holding when they went home that day.

Damn it, there really was some commotion!

But if she asked Kasumigaoka, she definitely wouldn't say anything.

That woman was too wicked!

If Kasumigaoka had gotten along well with any guy or girl in the world, Eriri would have felt a little lonely, but she wouldn't have been grinding her teeth like this.

Yukino, that woman, had truly trampled all over her pursuit, her dreams, and her affections.

Eriri got so angry just thinking about that woman's expression back then that she wanted to shut down.

And Kasumigaoka, whom she thought was her steadfast ally in battle, had defected at this critical moment.

Eriri was both furious and confused.

So, the only option was to lure Yukino out.

It's as if everyone knows how to be a Scum King, this is hilarious!

After thinking it over, Eriri applied for a Line alt account, changed her avatar to a popular Japanese ikemen-style handsome guy, and chose a cool, dashing name: [Dream of Japanese Girls].

Then, for her profile picture, she uploaded an obvious online picture of a muscular man, along with pictures of the interiors of her dad's various luxury cars.

Finally, Eriri added Yukino Yukinoshita's Line account, which she had finally managed to find.

What girl wouldn't be moved by this kind of high-quality guy, let alone that Green Tea Woman Yukino!

Haha, even when she Eriri plays the Scum King, she's a rare genius.

[Your friend request has been rejected]

[You have been blocked and can no longer add this account]

This weekend, Yukino had arranged to take the Kitten to the vet with Kasumigaoka for a check-up, deworming, and vaccination.

Just as she woke up, she saw a friend request from someone unknown, along with a message from Kasumigaoka from last night. Yukino had probably been watching sign language tutorial videos at the time.

After casually blocking the eye-searing friend request, Yukino finally had time to check Kasumigaoka's message.

Kasumigaoka: [Did you buy all these things???]

Kasumigaoka sent over a bunch of pictures. The pictures showed piles of things: cat trees, small toys, snacks, dried fish, and more.

Yukino gave a light cough and replied, [No]

Kasumigaoka: [Bullshit, who else could it be?! Do you know I was assembling cat trees until midnight last night, damn it!!!]