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Chapter 41: Ambush
Returning to the present timeline.
Kudo Mitsunobu blinked innocently, wearing an expression that suggested none of this had anything to do with him.
"I couldn't help it either. A few days ago, my grandfather suddenly called me back to the main house."
"Then he told me about this matter, and the subsequent developments just turned out this way."
Saegusa Mayumi stared intently into Kudo Mitsunobu's eyes, feeling that his expression didn't seem feigned, and sighed.
"Fine, I forgive you."
She hugged Kudo Mitsunobu's arm tightly again, burying his arm deep into her cleavage.
"We can put the engagement aside for now, but you absolutely must make up for the confession."
This was the thing that truly angered Saegusa Mayumi; she was naturally overjoyed to be betrothed to Kudo Mitsunobu.
Before meeting Kudo Mitsunobu, she had already given up on the idea of finding someone she loved to spend her life with.
Therefore, meeting Kudo Mitsunobu was truly a stroke of great fortune for her.
She was merely angry that the natural order of her romance had been disrupted by such a sudden turn of events.
"I understand. I will prepare it in due time, so please look forward to it!"
This level of compensation was only natural, and Kudo Mitsunobu agreed readily.
"Alright then, let's get going!"
"We're about to miss the assembly time."
The two walked to the school gate while remaining pressed against each other. Since they had arrived quite late, the bus was already full of students.
Their posture naturally broke the hearts of the male students on the bus. Although they had been mentally prepared, the reality of the day was still unbearable for them.
"It seems those two are planning to go public officially?"
Watanabe Mari said to Ichihara Suzune, who was sitting next to her.
"Who knows!"
Ichihara Suzune remained as uninterested as ever.
Under the scorching sun, Shiba Tatsuya, who was still diligently registering personnel outside the bus, silently checked off the last two names upon their arrival.
"Tatsuya, I'm really sorry! We're a bit late."
"No, you two arrived within the allotted time. You are not late."
"Then I'll head to the back."
Shiba Tatsuya declined Kudo Mitsunobu's apology and returned to the technicians' bus to rest after finishing his work.
After Kudo Mitsunobu and Saegusa Mayumi boarded the bus, they discovered two adjacent empty seats in the front row.
Seeing Watanabe Mari smiling at him, he knew this had been specifically arranged by her.
He returned a look of gratitude to Watanabe Mari and pulled Saegusa Mayumi down to sit.
Not long after the vehicle started moving, Saegusa Mayumi, unable to resist the waves of drowsiness, leaned against Kudo Mitsunobu's shoulder and fell into a deep sleep.
Because of the events of the previous night, Saegusa Mayumi had been too excited to sleep until three in the morning, and she had woken up early this morning just to show Kudo Mitsunobu her outfit outside of her school uniform.
Saegusa Mayumi was sleeping quite comfortably, but for Kudo Mitsunobu, it was something of a torture.
Because the two were so close, Kudo Mitsunobu only had to glance sideways to catch glimpses of the beauty hidden beneath her white dress.
The breath Saegusa Mayumi exhaled while sleeping brushed against his ear, making it ticklish.
Kudo Mitsunobu felt his self-control was truly remarkable; anyone else in this situation would have long since lost their composure.
He gently covered Saegusa Mayumi with his jacket, careful not to let her catch a cold from the bus's overly aggressive air conditioning.
"You two should be a little more mindful of the atmosphere in the bus!"
Watanabe Mari leaned over from behind and whispered to Kudo Mitsunobu, clearly afraid of waking the sleeping Saegusa Mayumi.
Kudo Mitsunobu was, of course, aware of the piercing, subtle gazes from the boys on the bus, and even the girls were whispering among themselves.
Naturally, the gaze from Hattori Hanzo, sitting diagonally behind him, was the most chilling.
"They'll get used to the jealousy soon enough."
"Besides, there's no reason for us to accommodate them."
"But what happened to you two? It feels like the relationship between you has suddenly taken a huge leap forward."
When Watanabe Mari asked this question, the nearby students curiously pricked up their ears.
"I cannot say."
Kudo Mitsunobu had no intention of satisfying their curiosity; he forcibly ended the conversation and waved away the classmates who wanted to watch the spectacle.
Seeing that she really couldn't get anything out of Kudo Mitsunobu, Watanabe Mari had no choice but to return to her seat, feeling a bit awkward.
At the same time, Shiba Miyuki, who was sitting in the back, began to radiate a gloomy, low-pressure aura for some unknown reason.
All the students shifted their attention to Shiba Miyuki, naturally leaving them with no time to pay any more notice to the two of them.