“It’s not-! It’s like not thaaaaat!” With her face pressed against her pillow, she shouted out in denial as though it’s a reflex. Me? In love with Kuze-kun? No! It’s not that simple! There’s no way she could be in love with someone so lazy, she thought. She’d even told him that to his face, …in Russian. Still, she was just stubbornly saying things she didn’t mean. But this Masachika was pulling at her heartstrings, over and over. He’s always one step ahead of me, he never shows his nervousness on his face, he never notices what I do for him, what a joke he is, and yet I could never tell him what I really wanted to say. …There’s no way I love him… Right? That question bounced back and forth inside her head. She tried to get rid of the thought. “Really. I don’t like Kuze-kun at all. I just… got a little carried away in the heat of the moment. That’s all it was!” She defended herself in front of nobody in particular, got up, and went to the closet. Even if… That’s right, even if. Yeah, even if I did like Kuze-kun. There are more important things to do, so… As she changed out of her uniform, Alisa mentally organized what was most important to her. There was no need to even think about it. It was, of course, to become the student council president. It would be ridiculous for her to set her goal aside just because of some silly boy. It would be a betrayal to none other than Masachika, who said he would do all he could to support Alisa’s dream. Page 2 Goldenagato | mp4directs.com