The Heroines Want to Confess.

Chapter 139: Shurafield

Beside the soccer field.

Sakurai Saki was watching the first soccer match with his classmates.

A bit boring.

There were quite a lot of people around, mostly female students. This time, many members of the soccer club were participating, and since the club was one of the most popular in the school, it was reasonable that they were getting this level of support.

"Sakurai, you're not playing as the setter this time?" Toyosaki Saburo from the same class yawned.

The setter was the central position in volleyball, coordinating the team's entire offense.

"Outside hitter just has to spike the ball, it's an easier position." Sakurai Saki put his hands in his pockets, observing the field.

This was the match for the second-year students.

The reason he came to watch was mainly because his own match hadn't started yet.

"Serving is even easier."

"No, you need to use your brain when serving, outside hitters don't have to. We've been sitting here for half the day and not a single goal—how about we go watch the girls' volleyball match? Our class is about to play." Sakurai Saki pulled out his phone, checking the message Hayasaka Ai had just sent him.

She and Shinomiya Kaguya were both participating in the girls' volleyball match, along with Fujiwara Chika. The atmosphere felt tense.

But in truth, there had never really been any major conflict between those two. If anything, the cause probably lay with him.

"Let's go. But hey, are you seriously going to play as the outside hitter?"

"Toyosaki, aren't you ranked sixth in the entire grade? You're smart, playing setter would definitely suit you better than me." Sakurai Saki tried to dodge the responsibility.

"And you're third-ranked, saying stuff like that?" Toyosaki replied, annoyed.

"By the way, where's Shirogane?"

"Probably at the volleyball court." Sakurai Saki guessed.

Perfect timing to gather everyone there.

After that, the two headed to the volleyball court, which was just as lively.

Low whispers floated by their ears——

"The next match is Chika-chan, Hayasaka-san, and Shinomiya-san's match."

"Wow, look at their expressions. So scary."

"They're love rivals, after all. Nothing strange about that. Have you read the latest issue from the Media Club? The if-route story of Shinomiya Kaguya. The story where General Affairs Sakurai gives up on Chika-chan and Hayasaka-san!"

"The story about the Ice Queen and the Puppy-type boy? I read it."

"Wait a minute, what are you all talking about? Didn't General Affairs Sakurai already start dating Chika-chan? Someone saw the two of them leaving the school gate together yesterday."

"I heard he's dating Hayasaka-san..."

"Vice President Shinomiya and General Affairs Sakurai actually make a good match too..."

Sakurai Saki patted his best friend on the shoulder, telling him to stop laughing.

Then he turned to the group of girls in front and said, "Excuse me, classmates, please make way."

"Ah! It's Sakurai-san!"

Someone exclaimed in surprise!

A few seconds later, the group of girls in front of Sakurai Saki fell completely silent.

Good. So all that talk just now was them making up stories about my love life?

Rustle rustle rustle — the girls instinctively made way for him.

The [Prize] had arrived—how could they block his path?

Sakurai Saki and Toyosaki Saburo walked in.

Then, he glanced at the two groups present at the scene.

Mainly Fujiwara Chika, who at this moment was radiating a dark aura.

[Cancer of Earth: a gift from Shinomiya Kaguya to Fujiwara Chika (nickname). Attribute: Intelligence +1]

[Love Detective: ...]

Sakurai Saki skimmed through the lines.

He looked directly above her head, where a black-glowing title was flashing ——[Kiyohime]

...This title's color felt kind of off.

Also, he couldn't view the details.

Kiyohime, a youkai in Japanese mythology—putting aside the story for now, she could be summed up with one word: Yandere.

At the end of her tale, Kiyohime burned her body and turned to ashes along with the man she loved.

Sakurai Saki looked at Chika's face, the innocent and pure expression she always had came to his mind, and he let out a silent sigh of relief.

There's no way Secretary Fujiwara could be Kiyohime—her love for him wasn't that insane.

Sakurai Saki turned his gaze toward Hayasaka Ai.

At that moment, Ai-chan was radiating a white aura from her entire body.

The two opposing auras clashed, instantly generating a gust of wind that swept through the venue, lifting everyone's hair into the air.

"Toyosaki, can you see the effects on them?" Sakurai Saki turned and asked.

Toyosaki Saburou replied blankly, "It's just a breeze blowing by at the right moment."

'Am I the only one who can see it?' Sakurai Saki wondered silently.

Inside the venue.

Shinomiya Kaguya glanced at Hayasaka Ai, holding the ball and waiting for the match signal.

She asked Hayasaka, "Want to say something provocative?"

In the novels she'd read recently, the protagonist always hurled insults before a fight—crushing the mind was just as important as winning the match.

If you win, then you must humiliate the loser thoroughly!!

"Kaguya-san, that's so childish of you. I'm not going to stoop to that level~" Hayasaka Ai smiled sweetly, waving toward Fujiwara Chika.

"Chika-chan~"

Hayasaka:ヾ(＾ ∇ ＾).

Chika: ٩(^ᗜ^ )و ´-

"Ai-chan~!!" Fujiwara Chika waved back enthusiastically.

(Note: The honorifics and speech levels are inconsistent—I'm guessing the author forgot :v )

'Whoa, these two girls.' Shinomiya Kaguya rolled her eyes inwardly. "Fake best friends" must have been invented to describe these two.

Outside the court, Sakurai Saki looked in.

The two auras had already started to collide.

And the two on the court began chatting——

"Ai-chan, feels like we haven't talked in a while. Was our last time seeing each other the Wednesday before Golden Week break?"

Chika was subtly bringing up how Ai-chan had taken the chance to confess to Sakurai beforehand.

"Umu, I've been going to my part-time job after school every day, so I hardly see you anymore. Anyway, it's different from last year. We're not in the same class now, so we don't spend much time together."

Hayasaka Ai was flaunting the fact that she was in the same class as Sakurai Saki.

"That's right, I go to the student council room every day after school. Our schedules don't really match anymore, huh, Ai-chan."

The student council room was enemy territory as far as Hayasaka Ai was concerned.

"Chika-chan, that romance movie showing recently—have you seen it? I went last week with someone. The plot was pretty decent."

"Yesterday, I went to the game center with Saki-kun."

Finally, they started throwing direct punches!

She went ahead and brought up Sakurai Saki by name!!

Hayasaka and Chika: (❁˃́ᴗ˂̀)(≧ᴗ≦✿)

Hayasaka and Chika inside: (_/ •̀д•́)_人_(•̀д•́ \_)

Everyone watching held their breath.

The manga magazine published by the media club… might all be true!

The love triangle might also be real!

The next second, Sakurai Saki felt countless burning gazes turn toward him.

As the "Prize," he was now the center of attention.

"Really? I've never gone out with him. What did you guys do?"

"Pretty much tried everything."

"That's great, going out with a [friend]. I want to [go again] with him sometime too."

The two were still fairly restrained, hadn't torn off their masks yet.

But the watching crowd was far from pleased.

Why haven't they started fighting yet!? We didn't come here for this! Throw hands already!

So boring, I want to see blood spilling like a river!

'At this rate, the one bleeding like a river is going to be me.' Sakurai Saki groaned inwardly.

He glanced at the referee, who was standing off to the side watching the drama, still eavesdropping even though the match should've started minutes ago.

Sakurai Saki patted Toyosaki Saburo on the shoulder. "Looks like it's game time."

Toyosaki Saburo got the message instantly. "You're buying the drinks."

"No problem."

The next second——

Toyosaki Saburo shouted loudly: "When the hell is the match starting!!! I've been waiting forever already!!!"