The Kamijirou Anthology 2 - Kamijirou Week 2023

Chapter 4: Indirect bullet to the heart (Insecurities)

"Well, it's time for you to tell your secret Kaminari. Any punishment is served without complaining or crying."

The boy was unlucky that he had lost the dance game with Mina, so he had to take the punishment she had prepared for him. Kaminari was already expecting the worst. She was probably going to have him pull a prank on Aizawa or do something silly out in the open in the middle of the night. But luckily, Mina wanted to be more merciful to him. She decided to ask him for something simple, but it was something that Kaminari still took it as too hard to do.

The punishment? Answer who was the person Kaminari had love feelings for.

Although it was the typical and most classic question on a game night, Kaminari knew that, with Mina, that question was something special. Mina could tell when someone was sincere for some magical reason, and he knew that if he didn't say something concrete and certain, she would probably change his punishment to something worse. And the last thing he wanted, was for her to become ruthless with the new punishment.

He decided to answer honestly. Great was their surprise when they heard Kaminari's words.

"Ibara Shiozaki? Really?"

"I'm not kidding, Sero. You may see her as someone weird, but when you get to know her better, she's someone sweet."

Of all the girls he could have fallen in love with, he had chosen Ibara Shiozaki. The quietest girl in Class B, but someone that, for some reason, was attractive to the boy's yellow eyes. No one believed him when he mentioned her name.

"You're toying with me Chargebolt. I know."

"You think?"

Mina started asking him a few things about her, even part of her daily routine. She wanted to make sure the blond wasn't lying to her. She also fixed her eyes on his posture and the way he answered the questions. Kaminari didn't hesitate, nor did he look nervous. He didn't look like the foolish Kaminari that always appeared in public. He was showing an honest image in each of his answers.

"Damn it. I can't believe you're not lying to me." Mina replied disappointedly.

Kaminari was relieved after seeing that Mina couldn't change her punishment. After all, he had been truthful and did what he was told. Besides, that wasn't the only positive thing he had taken from that moment. His secret was going to be well kept knowing that he had told this to his closest friends, because if it were other people like Monoma, half the school would probably know about his crush the next day.

"Out of curiosity, wasn't she the one who beat you in a flash at the Sports Festival? It still amazes me how she would pay attention to someone dumb like you." Sero said.

"Yeah, I know she kicked my ass in public and I also know she's a bit intimidating. But that's in the past, now I started talking to her better and you don't know how awesome she really is."

"Really, what did you find out about her? Sure, beyond what I asked you."

That question caused Kaminari to make a huge testament. She started talking about curious points about Shiozaki, her beliefs, her thoughts, her physique. Kaminari wasn't lying that he had started to get to know her better, and although Mina looked not so impressed by the way the boy described Shiozaki, Sero and Kirishima were curious to hear about everything their friend had to say.

All this was going on, while a pair of ears listened seriously to Kaminari's words.

Although Jirou wasn't participating in that dance competition, she was very much struck by the question that Mina had asked. A curious question that made her bring out a half interesting fact about Kaminari. For a moment, she was focused on her conversation with Momo, but now she wanted more depth in the answer the blond had made. It amazed her how someone who had huge tastes in girls had noticed Shiozaki.