Reincarnation of Villainess Noble Lady (Ch. 143-299)

REIKA-SAMA -269

I asked if I could visit Wakaba-chan during the break, and she replied, "Please come! We'll be waiting!" so I left for the Takamichi household carrying some fruits sherbet.

"Welcome, Kisshoin-san!"

"Wakaba-chan!" As usual, Wakaba-chan came to meet me at the train station. "I'm sorry to make you wait in this heat."

"Don't worry," she replies with her usual smile, full of energy. We quickly walk to her home. "Oh, Ikoma-san's at the store today."

"Huh? She's still working?"

"I told her she didn't need to, but… she asked to keep working until summer vacation when she had time," she smiled, lowering her eyes.

"I see." Ikoma-san seems to be more responsible than I believed. "Has Ikoma-san seen Kaburagi-sama since the initial near miss?"

"No. With the exams and such, they've only met that once."

"That's good." She was awfully excited when she told us about Kaburagi-sama coming to shop when Ikoma-san came to takigyou, so I was worried if they ran into each other again.

"Kaburagi-kun came while Ikoma-san was out studying for the exams."

"Oh!? He came again!?" I asked in surprise. How often does he show up without me knowing?!

"Yes. About that incident with the sophomores. He came out not long after to apologize about any unpleasantness." He came while giving the Spartan study regimen to me and the sophomores?! I called her later that night to apologize about not stepping in, but Kaburagi was also involved? He made time to help those sophomores study, made handouts for me, studied for himself, and still made it out to see Wakaba-chan? Is he superman?

"I see."

"Yes, I thought that the apology during the incident was more than enough, but he said that he wanted to do it in person." …Is it just me, or wasn't that just an excuse to see her?

"I thought so then, but didn't it surprise you that Kaburagi-sama would apologize?" That was shocking. To see the Emperor of Zuiran bow his head.

"Hmm. I guess. But he came to my home to apologize about the auto accident with me, so I think that he can admit guilt properly when he's at fault." Oh, so that's how she sees him. "I admire Kaburagi-kun for being able to apologize in that situation."

"Yes, it's not easy to apologize." There a question of pride. Would I have been able to do so, being seen by so many, and in front of the one I liked? But Wakaba-chan admired Kaburagi for that. Was the rift I saw between them my mistake?

"Oh, and Mizusaki-kun asked me to thank Kaburagi-sama his handling of that incident. I haven't yet, though." Should I tell him when I next see him in the Salon? Oh, but the exam results are announced on that day! …Frightening. Depending on the result, I'm running away.

"Oh, Mizusaki-kun. He was a little down after that. To have that ruckus that we couldn't handle smoothed over so easily. Mizusaki-kun called him incredible." So that's how Fellow Stalking Horse speaks with Wakaba-chan. "But I think Mizusaki-kun works hard as the student council president, too."

"Yes, he does. He's helped me, too. But his ideals are too high or his self-appraisal is too low." His wants to be Tomoe-senpai, after all.

"I think Mizusaki-kun should have more confidence in himself," declared Wakaba-chan, clenching a fist.

"You seem to get along with him."

"Really? Seems like all he does is help me. That's why I want to be of some help to him," she replied with a chuckle. She intends to support Fellow Stalking Horse until he steps down with all her might, while Kaburagi can't even see her without using excuses to see her. Fellow Stalking Horse has built a huge lead on you, Kaburagi…