Ⅰ／You Can Start Reading Here! Recap of Previous Events!
Let’s recap what happened so far!
Sumie Izumi is a slightly flirtatious, handsome high school boy.
But there’s one thing his classmates don’t know about him.
He’s secretly the object of affection for three of the school’s most formidable romance heroines:
Amasaki Amane, a working model and his classmate.
Shiragiku Hakua, the student council president nicknamed the Ice Princess.
Kasuga Haru, his kouhai in the club and a purebred tsundere girl.
Thanks to his natural kindness and proactive personality, Izumi had unknowingly won the hearts of these three girls, who’d been clumsily trying to express their feelings in secret.
Then, in the spring of his second year—
Just as the heroine race between these three was about to begin in earnest…
“Sumie Izumi-kun, I like you. Please go out with me!”
Out of nowhere, Nanase Nanao, a transfer student, boldly confessed to Izumi right in front of the three romance heroines!
Izumi, who had been completely careless about love and other people’s feelings until now, panicked and faltered under Nanao’s blatant affection.
But the three heroines weren’t about to let this slide.
They formed an alliance to steal Izumi back from Nanao—
Except Izumi, being a natural-born playboy, didn’t even acknowledge their efforts, leaving them defeated before they could even step onto the battlefield!
“We all fell for the same person. That means… we can definitely become allies!”
“……Amane will… try her best too.”
After a fierce battle, Amane—one of the top romance heroines—decided to form a strategic alliance with Nanao for mutual benefit.
And so, the chaos reached a temporary ceasefire.
Had the heroine race truly ended?
Was there no hope left for the three losing heroines?
Would this rom-com just become a one-sided show of Nanase Nanao’s dominance?
——As if to reject that idea, a pair of eyes glowed ominously in the shadows.
Lunch Break – Student Council Room
The Student Council Room—exactly as the name implied, it was the headquarters for the student council’s activities.
Right now, it was the castle ruled by Shiragiku Hakua, the current student council president.
Perhaps the only sanctuary in the school where Nanase Nanao couldn’t interfere.
Inside this small fortress, four beautiful girls sat around a table:
Shiragiku Hakua
Amasaki Amane
Kasuga Haru
Domoto Inori (attendant)
Hakua, known as the Ice Princess,
scanned the group with piercing eyes and spoke gravely.
“——The situation is urgent.”
Outside the window, a bolt of lightning seemed to flash—though in reality, it was a clear, cloudless day. Probably just the atmosphere playing tricks.
Hakua continued dramatically.
“Nanase Nanao’s invasion is growing fiercer by the minute. We must take immediate countermeasures. The very reason we three formed an alliance was to deal with her.”
Her gaze flickered toward Amane.
“But just as we were about to act—our unity has been shaken.”
Amane, caught in the spotlight, grinned sheepishly and tried to deflect. “Tehe~♪”
That kind of act might work on classmates—but against Hakua, another top-tier romance heroine? It only made her glare sharper.
“Amane-san. Do you have any excuse for being so easily ensnared by Nanase Nanao?”
“W-Well~! I was feeling down back then, alright?! It couldn’t be helped~!”
She was referring to an incident where Nanao’s aggressive love tactics had nearly ruined Amane’s modeling gig.
Despite being scolded by Hakua—the de facto leader of the trio—Amane’s face remained blissfully relaxed.
And why wouldn’t it?
She’d just spent lunch on the rooftop with Izumi, drowning in lovey-dovey bliss. Still riding that high, she cheerfully brought up her newfound cooperation with Nanao.
“Besides, Nanaocchi said she’d support me too! We can just use her to our advantage~! Oh, and by the way, she’s not actually dating Izumi yet!”
This girl… Even though she’s already laps behind Nanao, she’s still satisfied with crumbs. Her privileged upbringing and naive outlook were her biggest flaws.
Haru leaned over and whispered to Inori:
“We all know they’re not dating yet…”
“Shhh~! Don’t say it, it’s too sad~.”
But Amane didn’t hear them.
Her logic wasn’t entirely wrong—objectively speaking, she was right. In fact, her answer aligned perfectly with Hakua’s way of thinking.
Still, that smug face was kind of annoying.
Hakua fell into deep thought.
(……Indeed, this situation could be an opportunity for us.)
Hakua—the heir of a world-renowned confectionery company.
Her refined thinking, honed to eventually take over the business, allows her to suppress personal emotions at will.
Cold, ruthless, merciless. Her mental fortitude is so fearsome that some whisper, “Does she even have a heart?”
If it serves her own interests, she would gladly sacrifice even a friend’s life. Her supremely rational mind, bordering on the extreme, guides her toward victory.
(Nanase Nanao must believe she has [strengthened her faction] by drawing Amane-san in. But in reality, she has openly welcomed a spy from our side.)
Unnoticed by the others, Hakua’s lips curled slightly.
——Opportunity.
All of this was for the sake of her perfect, flawless victory.
For now, she’d suppress her emotions, bide her time, and manipulate the battlefield from the shadows.
Let Amane dance in the palm of her hand and extract information.
Lower Nanao’s guard.
And then—strike at the perfect moment!
——But at the same time, a tiny hesitation flickered in her mind.
It stemmed from an incident a few days ago.
They had tailed Izumi and Nanao on their date—no, wait, that sounded creepy. Let’s say… they were monitoring whether Izumi was having a wholesome high school-appropriate date!
At that stylish curry restaurant, the three heroines—all in love with the same boy—had formed an unbreakable bond.
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“No matter who wins, no hard feelings.”
“Yes!”
“Understood.”
For the first time, Hakua had found true comrades—people who understood the same boy’s charm.
Hakua had always been lonely.
Even as the heir to the Shiragiku family, surrounded by subordinates.
Even as the Ice Princess, revered by the entire school.
A cold, hollow loneliness had always lingered in her chest.
But for just a moment—no, even less than a moment—when she was with these three, she could just be Hakua.
If she could stay friends with these girls forever—
(Fufu… How unlike me, to be swayed by sentimentality…)
The last flicker of her conscience.
She wiped away the tear forming at the corner of her eye and crushed it ruthlessly.
(I’m sorry, Amane-san. All of this is for my flawless victory. You’ll just have to play the fool for me!)
A true hunter—kills even their own heart for the sake of victory!
“Oh, and Izumicchi~! He said my lunch was super tasty♡ He even said he wanted me to make it again♡♡ I might just have what it takes to be a wife, don’t you think~?♡♡♡ Just kidding~♡♡♡♡”
——Hakua’s face twitched violently!
The first-years, Haru and Inori, immediately noticed. They shuddered as a chilling aura began to fill the room.
But Amane, still riding her love high, remained oblivious.
She had no idea she’d just stomped on a landmine—dropping the “wife” bomb right in front of Hakua, Izumi’s former fiancée!
“Ehehe♡ Maybe I should just confess now♡ I feel like I could totally win, y’know? Like, I might even be ahead of Nanaocchi♡ Alright, next time I’ll make meat stew♡♡♡”
Just because Izumi (probably out of politeness) said her chocolate-covered fried food lunch was tasty, she was already floating in the clouds.
If this were a battle manga, she’d probably be flying into space by the final fight. Slow down, Amane! Readers would be like, “Is this getting axed? Yeah, figures.”
Then again, maybe that’d be for the best—
at least she’d survive.
——Amane only realized her mistake five minutes later, after she’d finished gushing.
The room was now filled with a chilling miasma—like the crushing pressure of the deep sea.
The first-years were already trembling in the corner. Not in a cute, newborn fawn way—more like “We’re gonna die.”
Finally, Amane’s face paled. She didn’t fully grasp why Hakua was angry, but her instincts screamed: “I messed up.”
“Uh… Hakua-san…?”
Hakua lowered her head, letting out a low, ominous chuckle.
“Fufu… Fufufu…”
She was smiling.
But her eyes—they were the eyes of a predator.
——The Ice Princess.
A smile worthy of that ruthless title.
This was the bloodline of the Shiragiku family, rulers of a global empire. The aura of a true monarch. Amane broke into a cold sweat, frozen in terror.
And then—as the lunch bell rang—
BANG!
Hakua slammed the table and stood up!
“Fine! I’ll show you the true power of Shiragiku Hakua right here, right now~!!”
——Let me repeat.
This is not a story about a heroine race.
Nor is it just about Nanase Nanao dominating everything—no!
This is the tale of one girl’s counterattack!
——Probably!!
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