Ethan felt a sense of collapse.
His love life was over before it even began? How could this be? Yuki clearly had an affinity for him initially, clearly... Why did someone suddenly appear and steal her away?
Why did Yuki change her mind?
I can't accept this! I was here first!
However, no matter how much he couldn't accept it, or how much he questioned and struggled, it wouldn't change the reality. Gazing at the black-haired girl's calm yet faintly resolute expression, he knew there was no turning back.
Yuki would not accept his confession or date him...
Just as Ethan was about to leave dejectedly, a girl rushed in from outside, sweat pouring off her. "Alex~ Alex?"
"Ah—Alex!"
Spotting Alexwaiting in the corner, she quickly waved, but the next second she was stopped. Yuki Serizawa bit her red lip and pulled her back. "I'm sorry, you can't be loud in the library."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," the girl apologized quickly, clasping her hands together.
With beautiful, shoulder-length red hair and delicate, refined features that were no less attractive than Yuki Serizawa's, sweat caused strands of hair to stick to her cheeks. Although drenched in perspiration, she exuded youth and vitality.
She was wearing a sports uniform, clearly an athletic girl.
This was Yui Obata.
"Alex~ Have you been waiting long?" Yui Obata walked up to him, about to hug him, but stopped immediately when she noticed the sweat had soaked through her clothes.
The next second, however, he pulled her into his arms.
"You have the nerve to ask! You made me wait so long..."
"I'm sorry, Alex, I couldn't help it; I had club activities. I'm a starter on the basketball team, after all," as an upperclassman in the second year, she was a very strong starting member of the Girls' Basketball Club, so she couldn't just skip practice casually.
"Then why didn't you let me come find you at the club?"
"That's the Girls' Basketball Club. Boys can't just walk in freely. Don't be mad, I came right to find you as soon as training ended. I didn't even have time to change... Oops, I'm sweating a lot, don't hug me."
"Tsk, tsk, you really are sweating a lot, but I don't mind. Even a cute beautiful girl's sweat smells good," this was true. Alex hugged the girl and sniffed her scent, a mix of her natural body fragrance and sweat.
This was probably the essence of fragrant sweat.
It had a kind of wild temptation.
"Ugh, where does it smell good? Alex, you're a pervert~" While calling him a pervert, she was secretly very happy.
The two of them, flirting openly with ambiguous gestures, were watched by Yuki Serizawa and Ethan. Yuki puffed out her cheeks. Even though she knew that girl was Alex's lover, having witnessed their intimate acts in the library corner herself.
But she still felt uncomfortable... a little sour.
Now seeing them side-by-side, chatting and laughing sweetly, Yuki felt even worse.
She knew she was jealous...
"Yuki, that guy... he has a girlfriend? That girl is his lover, right?" Ethan saw the obvious truth.
The black-haired girl pressed her cherry lips together, silent. She knew they were lovers, of course.
"You," Ethan clenched his fists tightly, saying with resentment, "Why? That guy already has a girlfriend. Why do you still...? Are you trying to be a homewrecker?"
He was truly indignant. Why? How dare he?
He already has a girlfriend, so why is he trying to steal Yuki from me too?!
"That's my business, Ethan. Please don't say anything more," Yuki Serizawa showed a rare flash of anger. I not only know about Alex's girlfriend, but I know he has many girlfriends.
And every one of them is a beautiful girl.
But what does any of that have to do with you? What 'homewrecker'? If anything, I'd be the fifth or sixth mistress...
"We are just friends, and you don't need to worry about my private affairs."
"Yuki..."
Over there, Alex had already picked up his bag and was walking over side-by-side with Yui Obata. The latter only held his hand affectionately, not hugging him. Although Alex said he didn't mind her sweat, girls still cared about their appearance.
She hadn't changed clothes because she was in too much of a hurry to see her lover.
"Going to my place today?"
"Why else would I wait for you? If it weren't for you, Senpai Yui, I'd already be hanging out with Chiyo and the others."
"Alright, alright. When we get home... I'll definitely make it up to you. And Mom will be there too," Yui Obata said, shaking his hand playfully and hinting, "I'll make sure you're happy."
"Then I'll look forward to it..."
As they neared the door, Alex noticed Yuki Serizawa and Ethan watching them. Alex waved. "Yuki, aren't you going home?"
"Yes... Alex, and Senpai Yui."
"Huh? You know me?" Yui Obata was curious.
"Alex told me about you," Yuki Serizawa smiled slightly, subtly winking at Alex next to her. "He told me about you two... Um, Senpai Yui, I'm going home too. Can I walk with you?"
"Eh?"
Yui Obata paused, looking thoughtfully at the black-haired girl. "Sure, what's your name?"
"My name is Yuki Serizawa, Senpai Yui."
"Just call me Yui, and I'll call you Yuki," Yui Obata winked mischievously and giggled. "Yuki, be honest with me, are you and Alex... that kind of relationship?"
She gestured with her fingers, her expression full of innuendo.
"W-Whoa... Senpai Yui, don't jump to conclusions. Alex and I... are just friends."
"Liar. I don't believe it. I'm telling you, Alex has tons of girls around him. I don't believe he has any female friends," Yui Obata affectionately pulled Yuki's arm.
"It's true, but... something did happen between Alex and me..."
"Hehe, tell me all about it on the way. Oh, right, we have to stop by the Girls' Basketball Club first. I need to change my clothes."
Watching the two girls chat intimately like sisters, Alex looked curiously at the boy standing beside them, who looked like an outsider. Wait, who is this? Ah, is that the boy Yuki Serizawa was interested in?
Judging by his expression, he's destined to be the cuckold.
But the yellow-haired guy (referencing the cleaner, perhaps, or a common trope) has already been crushed by me... so he shouldn't end up a cuckold, right? Wait, I'm kind of a yellow-haired guy too.
Ugh... anyway, he won't end up with a tragic ending of a mental breakdown and madness. Although I've defeated quite a few cuckolds, my methods are gentle, and it's never my intention.
I'm purely just pursuing women for the sake of love and self-improvement.
They left. All three of them.
Yuki Serizawa picked up her bag and walked out with Alexand Yui Obata. Meanwhile, the outsider, Ethan, watched their retreating figures, his face pale and his expression wretched.
Yuki... why?
Why would you rather walk with a man who already has a girlfriend than be with me?
And how can those two girls get along so harmoniously?
What is wrong with this world?!
I don't understand!