Cardfight!! Vanguard: Generations Volume 4 [Ryouta Rival]

Valentines SS Kurosaki Ginko: My Favourite Kouhai

It was 4:30pm, way past the end of the school day.

Despite that, the school was still surprisingly lively because today was the 14th February, also known as Valentines Day.

Some clubs were holding valentine-related events, most of which could only be participated by couples. Of course, being single, I wasn't allowed to join any. So instead, I was just wandering around the school, checking them out, and watching them from afar.

I'm certain I would've swept them either way though, with or without a partner. I'm just that strong. That being said, this strength of mine is also my biggest downfall when it comes to Valentines Day.

While most boys would be excited to receive a chocolate from a girl, even if it's giri-choco, when it comes to me... no one ever seems to want to accept it.

I remember back in my first year of middle school, I prepared giri-choco for everyone in my class. Even though I tried giving them out to all the boys, they all looked away shyly and backed off in fear, only accepting my chocolate as a courtesy.

By the end of the day, I found all the chocolate I had given out stuffed inside the classroom's trash can.

I didn't know whether to be impressed or upset by it. I wasn't too bothered by it, but it was the first time I was forced to become self aware of my unpopularity. They sure weren't happy to get any chocolate from me at all.

That's why, since then, I haven't bothered to give out a single piece of chocolate to my classmates.

Not even to those in my new school, GEN Academy.

I know that a few guys, such as Kishou and Ken, who would happily accept it because of our relationship, but I'd rather not add to the already massive pile of chocolates they'd receive just from being Royalty.

I once saw Ken bring at least six bags full of chocolate home. Two of those bags were made up of honmei-choco. Unsurprisingly, Shiori donated all those honmei-chocos to the food bank. She wasn't going to let him have any girl's honmei-choco except hers.

However, because I don't give out chocolates on Valentines Day, when a boy in my class looks at me on this day, it's painfully obvious that they're hoping to receive one from me.

I remember on my first Valentines at GEN, all my male classmates were staring at me, glancing back and forth precariously while fidgeting in their seat, silently hoping that I'd get up and give them even a slither of giri-choco.

Despite that, I hadn't prepared anything on that day, so I gave them the cold shoulder and left class without giving a single piece of chocolate out to anyone. Not even to my friends, not even to the teacher.

Because of that, I had gained a bit of a reputation as the woman whom it was impossible to get chocolate from. That's why so many boys were staring at me in anticipation this year too, as they were hoping things had changed from last time.

Of course, it was the same as last year. I hadn't prepared anything at all. And why would I?

After all, my presence in the class was the same as in middle school.

I was an alien that didn't fit in because I was just that much better than everyone else.

But it's because I'm so much better than everyone else, that's what makes my Valentines chocolate so valuable.

They wanted bragging rights.

They want to tell their friends "I got chocolate from the Untouchable Flower!" and "I got a giri-choco from Kurosaki-san while you didn't!", even if they dislike me.