Stealing Spree

Chapter 1353 Rumor Again?

With hundreds of students attending this school, the chance that a student could wander to this corner of the school wasnʼt zero. I mean, Satsuki and I also chanced upon this place when we just wanted to go somewhere private.

However, for that wandering student to knock on this clubhouseʼs door specifically, thereʼs a huge possibility that itʼs someone I know.

Furthermore, this place should still look as dilapidated as every clubhouse on this side of the school. We only tidied up the interior, after all.

So, that nailed it.

Whoever it is, he or she knows that thereʼs someone inside and most likely, itʼs either someone who knows me or Itou.

In any case, thereʼs no reason to expose to them that Iʼm alone with her here. Itʼs just out of the question. I have to drive whoever it is away.

This should be our sanctuary. A place where my girls and I could relax without caring about other people in this school.

That should remain the same even if our complex relationship eventually comes to light.

”Wait here. Iʼll go see who it is.” I instructed the girl.

Itou stared at me in response. She looked like she was about to say something but perhaps noticing the concern plastered on my face, she reeled it in.

Understanding that, I leaned forward to kiss her once more before whispering, ”Weʼre going to play this today. No one can disturb us.”

”Psh. Iʼm not worried about that, idiot. Just go. Iʼll wait here.” Itou pushed my chest to send me away. However, she also chased my lips to get another kiss.

Although weʼre still in the early stages of our relationship, seeing her slowly becoming more straightforward was such a welcome surprise. Sheʼs also looking prettier whenever her cheeks turn pink. Her title as the number one beauty in our year was holding up.

And because I intentionally let myself get caught by her, I spent another couple of seconds tasting her sweet lips before standing up to finally go check downstairs.

Understanding that there was also another possibility that the person knocking on the door could also be someone unrelated to us, I waited for the second knock before going out through the backdoor and creeping through the side to check their identity first.

Making sure that I wouldnʼt step onto dried branches or leaves, I soon reached the corner.

Peeking from there, my eyes quickly zoomed in on the person waiting at the front door.

As it turns out, itʼs really someone I am acquainted with. Or rather, Itou and I knew her well.

Miura-senpai.

Furthermore, sheʼs not alone. Thereʼs another girl behind her and if my memory serves me right, sheʼs the second year from their club.

Well, I never paid too much attention to her before. Moreover, sheʼs wearing a blue hoodie over her uniform. Her long brown hair was seemingly held by that hood behind her. Furthermore, she appeared to be wearing wireless headphones around her neck.

Yeah, sheʼs not exactly using it at the moment. I guess thatʼs part of her fashion.

In any case… the question remains. Why are the two of them here? Should I still come out and let them in?

To make sure that I didnʼt miss anything or anyone, my eyes also wandered to the road and to the direction that everyone would come from.

No one else was around apart from the two.

I was about to return to the backside of the clubhouse to think about my next step when I heard Miura-senpaiʼs voice.

”Weird, why is there no one answering the door? Did that girl give us the wrong information?”

I could sense the frustration in her voice but upon hearing the content of what she said, it instantly got my curiosity.

Did they come here thanks to some girlʼs information? Then does that mean itʼs a coincidence that we know the two of them?

A second later, I also heard the second-year girlʼs voice, responding to Miura-senpai.

”Kotone-senpai, I donʼt think someone is here. This place looks abandoned. You heard that the Student Council doesnʼt even advertise this corner. But to be fair, this truly seems to be a perfect place for a haunted story. We should make a horror-themed board game sometimes. Or better yet an actual digital game.”

I donʼt know if Itou could hear them from upstairs but with just that small exchange, it revealed that they came here based on some information. Not because of us. As for what kind of information, I had no idea yet…

Abandoning the thought to go back inside, I once again carefully went back to my previous position to peek and eavesdrop further on their conversation.

”You game freak. I asked you to accompany me in finding out if the rumor we heard is true, not to fuel your game developer brain. Youʼve been harsh to Maaya-chan last time. See how she immediately overhauled that game she created. Give the girl a break next time.”

”Uh… Ainʼt that better? She managed to perfect it in a short time. I had fun playing it yesterday.”

”Even so, you should treat your juniors better. At least, those who are as passionate as you towards games.”

”Is this conversation really fit for this place? Youʼre getting sidetracked, Kotone-senpai. Letʼs go back. No oneʼs here.”

”I heard steps earlier. There canʼt be no one.”

”You sure that came from a living being?”

”Girl, are you trying to scare yourself? Alright. Everyone mustʼve been waiting for us. My sister is there too. That girl is a handful.”

”I think itʼs a tie. Youʼre also a handful, Kotone-senpai. Itʼs making me wonder why the President wants to date you.”

So, theyʼre here to confirm a rumor… But what kind of rumor? And well, their conversation derailed almost instantly.

Itʼs rather informative though. The second-year girl was just clueless about how to play nicely with her junior. Her intention was also rather pure.

For sure, if Itou could hear them, her mind would be at ease.𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Should I continue eavesdropping? Well, I should make sure that they go away. Also, they already gave me no choice but to continue listening.

Miura-senpaiʼs reply immediately arrived in retort to that last part. And yes, at this point, they had long drifted away from their main topic.

”Iʼm not a handful! Heʼs been around me since middle school… He just thinks weʼre dating when he never actually confessed. And I only see him as a male best friend or something like that.”

”Huh? Thatʼs new, Kotone-senpai… Shouldnʼt you tell him? He seems very happy with the idea that heʼs close to you.”

”I wish it was that easy. I already hinted about it to him a lot of times but heʼs not picking it up.”

”Why not directly tell him about it?”

”You think he can accept the truth easily?”

”Ah… youʼre right. But that sounds like youʼre just stringing him along, Kotone-senpai. Heʼs a little cute. Should I pick him up for you, Kotone-senpai?”

”Huh? Donʼt tell me youʼre going to treat him as some kind of a challenging game?”

”Teehee~I got caught. But why not?”

”You game freak! Did you hear that? Youʼre pretty cruel yourself. Do it only if youʼre serious and forget about it if not. Nishimura and I are about to graduate this year. I wonʼt be stringing him along any further after that.” After rebuking the second-year girl, Miura-senpaiʼs voice then became laced with concern and lament over Nishimura-senpai.

Most likely, sheʼs also troubled about the current state of their relationship. She thought she had her hands tied.

Anyway, itʼs not like I could perfectly understand their situation from that conversation. It might just be Miura-senpaiʼs side of the story for all we know.

A minute later, their topic never returned to the rumor and Miura-senpai finally decided to give up, making me sigh in relief.

When I heard their footsteps as they started walking away from the clubhouse, I quickly moved to the backside, hiding from their sight.

And before returning to Itou, I escorted them with my eyes until they disappeared at a distant corner.

What should I make of the information I heard? Uh. Iʼll think about that later. I have a girl waiting for my return.