Chapter 116 Promise

Promise

“Ha-ha-ha. This is bad! This is bad!”

During the break after the third period, Ishii runs up the school stairs with a desperate look on his face.

“Haruki and the others each have their own fanatic followers. They’ll probably stalk my SNS. If they find anything, they’ll definitely turn on me. They act fast, so I have to get out of here quickly.”

Ishii runs up the stairs and reaches the rooftop.

“Phew… I should be safe here for now. Surely they won’t think I’m smart enough to anticipate their followers’ actions and come up on the rooftop.”

Ishii puts his hands on his knees and breathes heavily. It’s natural that he’s exhausted from sprinting from the classroom to the rooftop.

“I’ll wait here until the break is over.”

Ishii sits down on a bench on the rooftop to rest his body.

The wind blowing on the rooftop soothes Ishii’s tiredness.

“Oh, there you are!”

Then the doorknob to the rooftop turns, and Haruki appears first. Mizuki, Manami, and Sou follow.

“Eh? Why are Haruki and the others….”

Ishii is a bit surprised by the sudden appearance of Haruki and the others. It was probably unexpected.

“It’s hard. Being stared at strangely by my classmates all the time….”

“I think because our fan clubs are probably after us too. That’s why you moved to the rooftop, right?”

“My head is spinning. It’s kind of annoying.”

Haruki, Mizuki, and Manami look somewhat amused as they casually talk about Ishii’s current situation. As expected from his ex-girlfriends, they seem to be well-informed about Ishii’s current situation and actions.

“Hey, Shitty #2. Remember the promise you made to us?”

Haruki’s expression changes, and she asks Ishii seriously.

Mizuki and Manami also look at Ishii with the same serious expression as Haruki.

“Huh? I told you already. I don’t remember. What the hell is wrong with you? What promise is so important to you guys?”

Ishii answers in an irritated tone and raises his voice.

“I see. That’s too bad.”

“I really can’t believe this.”

“You’re such a piece of trash.”

Haruki and the others look at Ishii with disappointment and contempt.

“Well, then. I guess we have no choice. I’ll remind you, Shitty #2, who forgot our important promise—what that promise was.”

Haruki takes a deep breath as if to calm down and then looks at Ishii with a sharp look.

“…”

Ishii backs away quickly, perhaps afraid of Haruki’s sharp look.

“Do not take away other people’s choices. That was the promise you made to us, Shitty #2.”

“Do not take away other people’s choices. What does that mean?”

In front of Ishii, Sou reacted to Haruki’s words. He didn’t understand the meaning of the promise. Besides, Sou was curious about the promise between Haruki and Ishii and couldn’t help but react.

“Sou, you’re curious too, right? I’ll explain it in an easy-to-understand way.”

Haruki smiles gently at Sou, giving him a feeling of reassurance.

“Do not take away other people’s choices means not taking away their options in life. A concrete example is when you, Ishii, slept with Seira Ito, Sou’s ex-girlfriend. As a result, you took away Sou’s future option of being with Seira Ito. If you hadn’t slept with Seira Ito, Sou would have had many other good options for the future. Do you understand that? You broke your promise to us by sleeping with Seira Ito, driving Sou to despair, and breaking up with her. That’s why the three of us cut you off, trash.”

Perhaps because of the broken promise, Haruki emphasizes the content of the promise with a concrete example and speaks in an angry tone. She also clenches both fists tightly as if she wants to hold back her anger.

Mizuki and Manami also nod repeatedly, confirming Haruki’s words.

“I see. That’s why Haruki and the others cut me off….”

Ishii mumbles, seemingly convinced. Maybe he regrets that he forgot his promise.

“Do you understand? But that doesn’t mean that we forgive you. Unfortunately, I’m going to take away one of your choices, trash.”

“What!? What do you mean….”

Ishii reacts to Haruki’s ominous words and screams loudly.

“You’ll find out today. So wait until then.”

As if their business is done, Haruki turns around.

“Oh! People who seem to have something to do with Ishii-kun are coming!”

Mizuki points to the rooftop door, seemingly on purpose.

“There are several men with well-built physiques~”

“Well-built men… Could it be….”

Ishii reacts sensitively to Manami’s happy words. He reflexively looks at the door to the rooftop.

“Hey, Ishii. We need to talk. Got it?”

One of the well-built men asks Ishii with a deep, stern look on his face. For some reason, there are also men with tears in their eyes.

“We seem to be in the way. Let’s go.”

“Yes, let’s go! Sou-kun!”

“But….”

“It’s okay. Don’t worry.”

Sou and the others leave the rooftop and are replaced by the well-built men.

“So, are you ready? I-s-h-i-i-k-u-n.”

The well-built men approach Ishii with a frightening attitude.

“Wait, wait. I’m not ready yet….”

Ishii is very scared and sweats profusely all over his body. He tries to escape from the rooftop but is easily caught by the well-built men.