'Love Tripped Into My Room: I Just Wanted Peace, Not Panties'-Chapter 32: Reina Made Us Act Like a Couple in PubliChapter We Lasted Seven Minutes.

Chapter 32: Chapter 32: Reina Made Us Act Like a Couple in Public. We Lasted Seven Minutes.

Monday morning.

I thought it would be peaceful now.

I thought choosing Riko meant the chaos would end.

But I forgot one thing:

Reina never stops.

Announcement of Doom

She passed out papers to the whole class.

Mine was stamped in red:

Stability Test – Stage 1: Public Relationship Simulation

Beneath it, three rules:

Hold hands between classes.

Sit together during lunch.

Answer two couple-based interview questions from Reina... in front of everyone.

Riko read hers. Looked at me. Said nothing.

I just sighed.

We were so doomed.

Holding Hands – Disaster Pt. 1

We tried.

For exactly seven minutes.

Then Riko pulled away, mumbling,

"Your hand's sweaty."

"It's nerves!"

"Then dry them."

By the time we reached our next class, we weren't even walking side by side anymore.

Reina watched.

And wrote.

A lot.

Lunch Together – Disaster Pt. 2

We sat on the same bench.

Barely.

Riko stared at her food.

I stared at mine.

No jokes.No flirting.Just painfully awkward silence.

Across the cafeteria...

Yuna sat with friends, laughing louder than usual.

Akari was rereading something at the window.

Airi wasn't there at all.

And us?

We weren't even pretending to be okay.

The Interview – Reina's Final Blow

She brought us up to the front of class.

Microphone. Camera. Projection screen.

Reina was serious.

"Question one: What is your favorite thing about your partner?"

Riko blinked.

Looked at me.

Paused.

"...He's... trying."

The class giggled.

"Question two: What's one thing you wish he understood?"

This time, Riko didn't answer right away.

Then—

"...That I'm scared too."

I looked at her.

Eyes wide.

Reina smiled.

"That's enough. You can sit down."

Later – Rooftop Debrief

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We sat again.

Same spot. Same silence.

Then I finally spoke.

"...I thought picking you would fix everything."

She looked away.

"...Me too."

And there it was.

Honesty.

Not dramatic. Not emotional.

Just quiet, painful honesty.

She took a deep breath.

"...I don't want to lose you. But I don't want us to pretend either."

I nodded.

"I'll get better. We will."

She didn't smile.

But she didn't walk away either.