The Top Idol Next Door Can't Help But Crave My Guilty Pleasure Meals-Chapter 5Volume 2 .4 - Geez, I cant take it anymore...♥
ROUND 5 – Geez, I can’t take it anymore…♥ 4
“Are you going to finish lunch break without eating anything? Don’t blame me if your stomach starts growling later.”
“But… I’ve been holding back recently…”
“When was the last time you had a big meal? Are you planning to waste this precious opportunity?”
“But there’s no turning back if I eat this now…”
I took Yuzuki’s arm and placed an onigirazu in her hand.
“It’s okay, there’s nothing to be afraid of. All you need is a little courage. First, just relax?”
As if skimming her consciousness, as if luring her into a dream world, as if hypnotizing her——I spoke to her quietly.
Her pale cherry lips hesitantly parted.
“Now, why don’t you bring this onigirazu in your hand to your mouth? It’s okay, just relax and surrender to your subconscious.”
“Haa… Haahh…”
Yuzuki gripped the hem of her skirt tightly, her breathing roughened.
Her lips, which had just kissed the onigirazu, seemed somehow lustrous.
“Now for the final step. Open your mouth wide and take a big bite.”
“…Geez, I can’t take it anymore…♥”
Yuzuki’s hands, holding the onigirazu, tensed with strength. The gates to her stomach were about to open.
And at that moment.
Knock- knock-
A silhouette appeared on the frosted glass of the entrance to the clubroom.
Yuzuki’s hand stopped. It was as if the timing was meant to prevent her from falling into the trap of the meal.
“It’s not Sumino-san… probably.”
Then it must be someone who wants to join the club. But would a prospective member casually come for a visit at such an odd time in late June?
There’s no place to hide in the clubroom, and opening the sliding door would mean certain defeat.
I put on my indoor shoes and called out cautiously.
“…Who is it?”
“This exchange reminds me of the day I first met Mamori-san.”
“…No way!”
The voice’s owner goes without saying. It’s Yuzuki’s ‘Older sister (ane)’ and the leader of 【Spotlights】, Emoto Ruru.
“Yuzuki is here too, right?”
“…Yes, I am.”
“Yuzuki. You’ve long passed our meeting time, haven’t you? We promised to meet in front of the school gate? And you didn’t answer your phone.”
With a face that said, ‘I forgot’, Yuzuki checked her smartphone.
“I planned to leave school early for work this afternoon. After having lunch and having a brief chat with Suzufumi, I was going to head straight there, but I ended up staying longer than I intended.”
While I was happy that she took the time to confide in me, I couldn’t help but feel genuinely sorry for getting in the way of her work.
Resigned, I opened the door, and Emoto-san appeared before us.
In contrast to Emoto-san, who wore a relaxed smile, Yuzuki looked perplexed.
I also wondered why an outsider was allowed inside the school and how Emoto-san knew which room to find Yuzuki in.
Various “whys” were swirling around.
As if sensing our questions, Emoto-san spoke up.
“Just to be clear, I did go through the proper procedures at the guard station, okay?”
Around her neck, she wore a holder with a card that read ‘GUEST’.
Emoto-san was also in her school uniform, having apparently left school early.
It’s a pure white blouse with a black sleeveless dress and a bright red ribbon at the chest.
It was definitely the uniform of a prestigious girls’ school in the neighboring town.
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It wasn’t within walking distance, so had she really gone out of her way to come here using public transportation?
Instead of Yuzuki, who has a question mark floating over her head, I asked,
“How did you manage to find Yuzuki’s whereabouts? It doesn’t seem like you went door-to-door checking every classroom.”
“I tried going to Class 1-B first. There, I happened to make eye contact with a girl wearing red-framed glasses. It seemed she knew me, so when I said I had urgent business with Yuzuki, she told me where to find you.”
Emoto-san smiled quietly.
Even for the sake of her ‘younger sister’, going to such lengths was beyond the norm.
Yuzuki was clearly taken aback by such extraordinary initiative.
“More importantly, Mamori-san, you’re with Yuzuki again, huh? Can you take responsibility for her if other students witness this scene and start spreading strange rumors?”
“Uh, that is…”
Ever since meeting Emoto-san, I felt like I was constantly being scolded by her.
“Listen, Ruru-san. It was me who called Suzufumi!”
Yuzuki tried to explain herself, but Emoto-san looked down at her with an exasperated gaze.
“You always cover for him like that, which is why Mamori-san never learns, you know? The risks of meeting boys at school are something I shouldn’t even need to explain, right?”
“But, still…”
“…Yuzuki. If someone were to find you with Mamori-san and it turned into a scandal, you might not be able to continue your idol activities as before. Didn’t you always want to remain an idol above all else? Why do you insist on being with Mamori-san so much? Has being an idol become less important to you?”
Emoto-san stepped onto the tatami and grabbed Yuzuki’s shoulders. The look on her face was one of desperation.
Yuzuki, too, didn’t try to hide her annoyed look. Normally, she would be more receptive to her advice.
Reacting to her response, Emoto-san’s eyebrows twitched for a moment before she glared at me.
“Mamori-san, we’ll have a thorough discussion about this matter another time. We can’t afford to take it easy today… Let’s go, Yuzuki.”
“Wait, Ruru-san…”
Emoto-san forcibly pulled Yuzuki’s hand, urging her to stand up.
It seemed less about concern for being late to work and more about wanting to separate Yuzuki and me as quickly as possible.
Her tone was more impatient than usual.
Maybe she was growing impatient with Yuzuki’s reluctance to leave my side.
“Arisu Yuzuki is everyone’s idol. You said it yourself when you debuted that you wanted to make “as many fans as possible smile.” I’ll work harder too, so let’s join forces again like we used to, okay? Hey, rely on me more…!”
“Wait, if you pull me that hard——”
At that moment, everyone present held their breath.
The onigirazu Yuzuki was holding slipped from her grasp. It fell onto the tatami mat with a cold, flat sound.
The atmosphere in the etiquette room became heavy, with both Emoto-san and Yuzuki frozen in place.
I picked up the onigirazu from the tatami.
It wasn’t visibly dirty, but obviously, I couldn’t possibly let anyone eat it now.
It was a shame since it was a work I was proud of, but it couldn’t be helped.
Emoto-san’s face had turned completely pale.
“It’s not, I didn’t mean to do that on purpose…!”
“I understand, Emoto-san.”
When I spoke up, Emoto-san flinched.
“Nobody is at fault here. It was just bad timing.”
I tried to keep my tone as gentle as possible so she wouldn’t feel unnecessarily guilty.
Suddenly, a strong force was applied to my right arm.
By the time I realized it, Yuzuki had bitten into the onigirazu I had just picked up.
“Hey, Yuzuki…!”
“Yuzuki, stop that!”
But Yuzuki continued to eat voraciously, and in no time, the ‘meat and egg’ onigirazu had vanished from my hands.
“Thank you for the meal. It was delicious.”
“Ah…”
Yuzuki turned to look at Emoto-san, who was still standing stiffly.
“Yuzuki, I was at fault just now, but——”
“Emoto-senpai.”
Her voice was as cold as a blade thrust forward.
“Thank you for coming to pick me up. But today, I want to go to the site alone, so please excuse me… Also,”
Yuzuki turned around.
As if frozen over, her amber eyes were dark.
“I no longer think of you as my ‘older sister (ane)’.”
As Yuzuki walked away, Emoto-san reached out to her.
But her hand grasped only air, unable to touch Yuzuki.
