The Classmate Who Is Adored by Everyone Smiles Teasingly Only at Me-Chapter 3Volume 2 .5 - Ponytail and Protein Bars

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“I can’t tell you the reason.”

“How can you expect me to just accept that answer!”

He unintentionally raised his voice in response to Chika’s apologetic and soft reply.

She flinched in fear.

He knew he shouldn’t raise his voice. Even though he was aware of that, he couldn’t hold back. Even if it scared her, he couldn’t stop his emotions from erupting.

“I thought we could continue to work together forever! I’m grateful to you and truly want to be there for you from the bottom of my heart! If you have any worries or problems, tell me everything! I’ll solve them for you! If you’re facing troubles, I’ll take on half of them!”

“I’m sorry!”

Chika’s face turned tearful as she bowed her head and tried to turn around.

“Wait! Tell me why! Otherwise, I’ll never let you go! Never!”

He tightly grasped Chika’s slender wrist as she tried to run away.

He didn’t want to let go of Chika. That was his sole focus.

‘Unacceptable. I didn’t want to accept it. Such a thing couldn’t possibly be happening.’

“The reason is…”

Chika struggled to shake off the grip on her arm. But she had no chance of matching Soma’s strength.

She quickly gave up and twisted her face in pain.

“Will you let go of my hand if I tell you the reason?”

“If it’s a reason I can accept. If not, I won’t let go.”

Sōma stared at her with an unwavering strong will. Chika finally slumped weakly as if admitting defeat.

Then, as if confessing a sin, she spoke in a voice so faint it was almost inaudible.

“Actually… I’ve gained weight.”

“…What?”

He didn’t miss a single word she said. He fully understood the meaning. But he couldn’t help asking her to repeat it.

“Could you say that again?”

“I said I’ve gained weight!”

With her face turning bright red, Chika blurted out loudly in a fit of desperation.

“Gained weight…?”

“I’ve been tasting a lot of Sōma-san’s food samples lately, and I mindlessly ate too many sweets, and now I’ve put on fat! I’ll become even more cuddly if this continues, and Miki-chan and the others will treat me more like a stuffed toy!”

Chika covered her face with her hands and shook her head in denial as if refusing to accept reality.

“I-I see. So that’s the reason…”

His strength drained from his hand holding her wrist.

He couldn’t stand anymore and ended up clinging to Chika.

“Ah!? Sōma-san!?”

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He was relieved. It wasn’t because she had come to dislike him.

He was truly relieved.

He felt a profound sense of relief from the warmth of Chika in his arms.

“Um, Sōma-san? W-what should I do?”

Chika still held him in support while confused by the sudden embrace.

After calming down, Sōma took a little distance from Chika. The unconscious hug was quite embarrassing.

“So, you’ve gained weight?”

He scrutinized her from head to toe, but she didn’t seem to have gained any weight.

“Isn’t it just your imagination?”

Women can be overly sensitive about their weight and figure. It’s entirely possible that she is exaggerating a slight increase in weight or is being paranoid about it.

“Ugh, I really did gain weight.”

Chika said with tears welling up in her eyes, but he couldn’t understand what she meant at all.

“In situations like this, especially in a manga, there’s often a twist where someone grows taller or their chest gets bigger.”

“Neither is the case. I measured my height in the infirmary, and there’s been no change. My breasts haven’t changed either.”

“I seriously don’t think you look any different. Maybe you’re just worrying too much?”

He couldn’t see any sign of weight gain, and Sōma didn’t want her to stop sampling the sweets, so he ended up saying something like that.

“You don’t believe me?”

Perhaps frustrated that he didn’t understand her problem, Chika suddenly lifted the hem of her skirt and revealed her thighs.

“Wait!? What are you doing?!”

“Look, this part has gotten thicker! It’s gotten fat and squishy!”

She insisted while lifting her skirt and moving closer to him. Chika was pale by nature, but the insides of her thighs seemed even whiter and more radiant.

“Touch it and check for yourself if you doubt it! It’s really squishy!”

“Don’t move like that! It’s seriously dangerous!”

Her skirt fluttered every time she moved, and it seemed like he was about to see something he shouldn’t.

“Right here-right here! I’m sure it was much thinner before!”

Chika grabbed his hand, trying to make him touch her thigh.

“Stop it! That’s sexual harassment!”

“But Sōma-san, you don’t believe me at all!”

“I get it, I believe you! I’ll believe you, so please seriously stop doing that!”

His voice was almost a scream.

Sōma managed to shake off her arm and hide it behind his back while breathing heavily. Chika looked at him with a puzzled expression.

“Could it be…Are you embarrassed?”

“Of course I am. Don’t do that. This kind of thing is not good.”

“Hmm…”

After his lecture that lacked eloquence, Chika, who had been teary-eyed until just a moment ago, now had a devilish smile as if she had found her prey.

She then brought her lips close to his ear.

“If it’s you, Sōma-san, you can touch me anytime.”

This girl…!

As always, it was infuriating, even more so than usual.

He was incredibly shocked and saddened when she talked about breaking off their cooperative relationship. And yet, Chika was now teasing him with such a nonchalant attitude.

It made him incredibly angry.

He wanted to get back at her no matter what.

“Fine. If you’re going to say that, then I’ll touch it.”

“Eh… What!?”

She seemed surprised, not expecting that kind of response.

“Are you serious?”

“You’re the one who asked me to touch it. It’s not often a guy gets a chance to touch a girl’s leg. It’s a good opportunity, so I’ll touch it without holding back.”

Chika took a step back in alarm as Sōma wiggled his fingers lewdly on purpose.