Chapter 51: A Forced Kiss?!

The next day, Shidou returned to his normal daily routine, though he was still dressed as Itsuka Shiori.

When he woke up in the morning, Shiori’s face was full of gloom.

Last night, Kotori had clearly told him that if Izayoi Miku was truly Diva (Songstress), then it would probably be impossible to take off this girl’s outfit until she was sealed.

Since Shika was on duty today, she had run off to school early, leaving Shiori alone and enjoying the peace as she headed to school by herself.

But as soon as she arrived, she noticed the male students around her were giving her strange looks.

What’s going on?

Shiori couldn’t help but frown.

The way those male comrades looked at her was like seeing an incomparably beautiful woman on the street—eyes filled with greed, as if they wanted to devour her on the spot.

The gaze sent chills down her spine.

If Banmetsu knew what Shiori was thinking at this moment, she might have been moved to tears, crying out in recognition.

Finally, someone could understand her current predicament.

Of course, Shiori didn’t know Banmetsu’s secret.

Surrounded by the greedy stares of the male comrades, Shiori entered the classroom.

Yatogami Tohka, who was on duty, immediately put down her work and greeted her.

“Good morning, Shiori!”

The innocent smile and bell-like voice were like a spring breeze brushing over the heart, instantly dispelling the discomfort caused by the earlier stares from the male comrades.

He smiled back and replied, “Good morning, Tohka.”

“Wow, our School Belle has finally arrived!”

“Congratulations to Shiori for claiming the throne of School Belle!”

“It’s unbearable…”

During Shiori and Tohka’s conversation, the Ai, Mai, Mei Trio appeared out of nowhere, making Shiori even more confused.

“What’s going on?”

He had only missed one day of school, so how had he suddenly become the School Belle?

Compared to Shiori’s bewilderment, the trio looked a little puzzled themselves.

Ai said, “Shiori, haven’t you checked the School Network?”

Mai said, “I guess not. After all, it’s not like anyone just checks the School Network for no reason.”

Mei said, “It’s really unbearable.”

The trio’s answers left even more question marks over Shiori’s head.

What on earth was going on?

Before Shiori could ask more, Ai had already taken out her phone and displayed the School Network homepage to Shiori.

On the homepage, the “Raizen High School Top 10 Beauty Ranking” list that Kotori had shown him yesterday was pinned to the very top, with an astonishing ten thousand likes!

Raizen High School had only about one or two thousand students, so it was obvious people outside the school had joined in.

But still, it was just a School Network.

Who would be bored enough to browse a high school’s School Network?

It showed just how influential Shiori was.

Compared to the morning before, the number of comments below the post had increased more than tenfold, most of them praising how cute Shiori was.

As for the other girls on the list, few were even mentioned.

“This…”

Shiori’s eye twitched.

Why had crossdressing turned into being the School Belle?

If he’d known this would happen, he would have asked Miss Reine and the others to make the makeup less attractive…

At this moment, Tohka spoke up, clueless as ever.

“Shiori, Shiori, a lot of people came looking for you yesterday! And this morning, when I came in early, there were people outside our classroom saying they wanted to see you!”

At that, Shiori felt goosebumps all over.

It seemed he had been targeted by those mobs!

This was bad. From now on, he had to walk with a group.

Going alone wasn’t safe at all!

Even with Ratatoskr’s protection, it wasn’t foolproof.

If someone ambushed him, his reputation would be done for!

As the group talked, more and more students unconsciously gathered at the classroom door—mostly boys, with a few girls as well.

They had come from nearby classrooms, wanting to catch a glimpse of the newly crowned School Belle.

Originally, Shiori had a decent reputation among the boys, but since he kept a low profile, only a few neighboring classes knew of him.

But now, thanks to the School Network, Shiori’s image had spread throughout Raizen High School.

Nearly everyone in the school now knew of the beautiful Shiori.

Facing the pack of hungry-wolf-eyed boys outside, Shiori shuddered.

This was terrifying…

But in the next instant, the crowd outside the classroom scattered like birds before a hunter.

Only after they’d all left did Shiori notice Origami approaching the class, her face full of murderous intent.

Origami was a member of the AST, strong and confident.

Even timid boys usually avoided her.

Now, with Origami glaring murderously at everyone, who would dare stay?

These past two days, Origami had been in a terrible mood.

Her favorite person…was being targeted by every boy and even some girls in the school!

Yesterday, she had found a pile of Letters of Confession in Shiori’s desk drawer.

As Shiori’s nominal girlfriend, how could she endure it?

Ignoring Tohka’s protests and the horrified stares of the teachers, she burned all the letters in a single blaze.

She even declared that anyone who dared put another Letter of Confession in Shiori’s drawer would be erased.

So today, Shiori’s desk drawer was spotless—but the shoe cabinet was stuffed full of Letters of Confession…

However, Origami had already disposed of those before Shiori arrived at school.

Seeing Origami, Shiori greeted her.

“Good morning, Origami.”

The murderous intent in Origami’s eyes instantly vanished, replaced by infinite tenderness, as if it had never existed—a lovestruck girl in spring.

But Origami didn’t reply.

Instead, she rose on her tiptoes and, before anyone could react, pressed her lips to Shiori’s.

It happened so suddenly that Shiori and the rest of the class were frozen in shock.

No one expected Origami to kiss him so directly.

Warmth and softness pressed against his lips, with a faint, uniquely girlish fragrance.

Origami’s soft tongue, like a restless snake, invaded Shiori’s mouth, prying open his clenched teeth.

When Shiori finally recovered, his face was as red as a monkey’s bottom.

He tried to escape, but Origami held him in place.

Her strength was astonishing—no matter how he struggled, it was useless.

The Ai, Mai, Mei Trio were stunned by the scene, their faces flushing red.

“Bold! Too bold!”

“I never imagined Shiori and Origami were that close!”

“It’s unbearable!”