Tamamo Koumi had been in a foul mood lately.
For one, club activities had been suspended, and she was forced to spend all her time studying. But the other reason—Watanabe Tetsu had been ignoring her.
Their last LINE message still lingered on that one time he had treated her to something. Then, on Tuesday, the school news club reported that he was simultaneously pursuing both Kiyono Rin and Yuki Miki.
The representative of Tokyo beauties? No interest in other women?
She still remembered it vividly—the time after school at the family-style restaurant when Watanabe Tetsu, shy but determined, confessed to her. A poor country boy, yet he had spent 150,000 yen just to make her his girlfriend for a month, patiently tutoring her for make-up exams!
Tamamo Koumi had thought he was utterly smitten with her. Yet the moment he saw Kiyono Rin or Yuki Miki, just slightly more beautiful than herself, he immediately forgot her.
Her pride as a beautiful girl hurt. Once their one-month agreement ended, she vowed she wouldn't say another word to him!
After a week of forced study, she immediately made plans with her friend for some relaxation.
"This is my boyfriend," her friend announced.
"Huh? You never mentioned this! Since when?"
"Well, we just got together recently. Oh, this is my friend, Tamamo Koumi. She studies at Kamikawa Private Academy. Koumi, this is my boyfriend, Kosu Kazuki."
"Nice to meet you. I didn't expect Noriko-chan's friend to be this gorgeous~"
"Hello," Tamamo Koumi replied, her tone neutral.
The guy, Kosu Kazuki, looked fairly average, tall, dressed neatly according to a magazine style. Not bad-looking, but nothing special. Yet the way he glanced at her, subtle but knowing, rubbed her the wrong way.
Previously, she might have enjoyed this—proof of her own beauty. But now, seeing someone like him reminded her of Watanabe Tetsu, filling her with inexplicable anger. She wanted to lash out on the spot.
Still, this was her friend's boyfriend. She kept her expression polite, maintaining some decorum.
Her friend seemed pleased with Koumi's reaction—after all, any girl would worry a little when her gorgeous friend met her boyfriend.
"Let's go! I want to see the penguins before the morning dolphin show!"
"Sure, let's go!"
The three of them laughed and headed toward the Shinagawa Aquarium.
"Seriously, Kamikawa is so—strict! I shouldn't have gone to that school in the first place!"
"Really? They even banned club activities? Isn't that illegal?"
"I want to report them to the Ministry of Education, haha~"
After buying tickets and seeing the penguins, there was still some time before the dolphin show. They decided to head to the "underwater tunnel."
"Koumi, take some pictures of me and Kazuki later, okay?"
"No problem. But if I'd known you were bringing your boyfriend, I wouldn't have come. Couples are disgusting, ugh~"
"Hahaha, come on! Koumi, you could have as many boyfriends as you want, right?"
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"Koumi?"
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"What are you staring at?"
Tamamo Koumi's face darkened as she glared at a couple in front of the massive aquarium at the underwater tunnel.
The guy's hair was a messy chaos, like he'd ridden a motorcycle without a helmet, wearing a simple black shirt and casual pants. Yet, he was effortlessly handsome. His messy hair even made people think it was a trendy new salon style.
Beside him stood a super-beautiful girl who drew the gaze of everyone nearby. People were stealing glances, thinking, "This girl is so cute."
The couple's looks outshone even TV drama leads. They were laughing together, and the girl's smile left even Noriko's boyfriend stunned.
Following Koumi's gaze, Noriko noticed the guy's charm—a boy obviously popular with girls.
She turned to Koumi and asked again, "What's wrong, Koumi? Do you know them?"
No messages sent, no words spoken, her invitation politely rejected, and now—he was on a date with other women before exams?!
The pride of a beautiful girl was utterly shattered.
Koumi smiled again, but it wasn't the happy smile from before. This was a shallow, chilling grin.
"Yes, I know them," she said, walking forward.
Watanabe Tetsu, if you make me unhappy, I won't let you be happy either.
"That will show who the uncivilized ape really is."
After saying this, Watanabe Tetsu faintly heard someone calling his name. At first, he thought he imagined it, but the voice grew clearer.
"小Tetsu?"
Even without looking, he knew it was her. In all of Tokyo, only Tamamo Koumi called him "Tetsu."
He turned to see a beautiful, graceful girl casually linking her arm through his.
Pouting, Koumi complained, "Tetsu, why didn't you call me when you went out?"
"Let go first—"
"Oh, by the way, Tetsu, this is my friend Ikeda Noriko and her boyfriend. Noriko, this is my boyfriend, Watanabe Tetsu. He's ranked third at Kamikawa Private Academy, super smart! He even tutored me to get an A on my make-up exam~"
Ikeda Noriko introduced herself, "Nice to meet you. I'm Ikeda Noriko, Koumi's classmate."
"Hello, I'm Watanabe Tetsu," he replied.
"Hi, I'm Kosu Kazuki. And who is this?" Kazuki asked, turning to Kiyono Rin.
Noriko's expression darkened, her eyes sharp with instant hostility toward Rin.
Rin ignored the three of them, staring at the aquarium like a stranger. A banded shark patrolled its territory, showing off its teeth with an intimidating presence.
The atmosphere turned awkward.
"." Watanabe Tetsu extended his free hand, trying to introduce her. "This is Kiyono Rin. She's… uh—"
He couldn't find the right word: enemy? classmate? club partner? acquaintance? friend?
Rin turned with poise, exuding the aura of a true lady. "Nice to meet you. I'm Kiyono Rin. I'm this man's pursuer, and he's pursuing me at the same time."
"Ah?" Tetsu frowned at the last part.
"Huh?!" Koumi shouted, her voice loud.
Rin placed her hand by her lips, thinking carefully. "Not entirely accurate. Actually, we're seeing who falls in love first. Whoever does is the ape."
"What kind of love game is this?" Kazuki asked, trying to lighten the mood.
No one paid him any attention.
Noriko stared at Koumi, who held Tetsu's arm tightly, ready to intervene if things got ugly.
Koumi's angry, piercing gaze fixed on Tetsu's face.
"Tetsu! What is she saying?"
People around had begun to watch, savoring the spectacle like a scandalous drama.
"Just a while ago, he was with another beautiful girl and even got into a fight because of her!" someone reported.
Tetsu shot the single guy a glare, while Rin offered a faint, amused smile.
The "Tokyo Handsome Boy"—smart, resourceful, never idle—was apparently making a lot of enemies.
"Watanabe…" Koumi said, enunciating his name deliberately.
She was genuinely angry.
Despising Tetsu for being poor, from a rural area with only a bus every two hours, she never truly wanted love. But as his "actual girlfriend," discovering she was just one of his options was unbearable.
Even the most basic dignity of a woman couldn't allow her to stay calm.
"Watanabe Tetsu, you have a girlfriend after all," Rin said, suppressing a smile, her tone cold and serious. "If you want me to love you, being single is the bare minimum. Break up with them immediately."
"You—"
Tetsu felt utterly crushed.
What kind of twisted turn of events was this?
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Still, in his frustration, Tetsu felt a bit relieved: at least Yuki Miki had left on business. Otherwise, he was certain she would have thrown him into a shark tank.
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