Can I Still Be Your Heroine Even Though I'm Your Teacher?-Chapter 2Volume .11 - Trapped

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“The current Kaguya’s knack for being spoiled is a remnant of her childhood loneliness, a vestige of those days.”

While being doted on was enough when she was young, as she grew up, she began to stir romantic feelings in the opposite sex.

“You really understand your stepsister well. As expected of an Onii-chan.”

“It was tough until we could talk like we do now.”

“At first, she ignored you and hardly spoke to you, right?”

“She must have thought that her beloved stepfather was stolen by my mother when they remarried I was treated as an accomplice and was thoroughly seen as an enemy.”

“It’s tough for anyone to start living with a stranger.”

“Fortunately, she played the good daughter when both parents were around, but she quickly became aloof when it was just the two of us. It was mostly her taking her frustrations out on me, and I had quite a hard time.”

After all, it was the first time I had a stepsister close to my age.

It was an age when even talking to girls in my class was embarrassing, let alone figuring out how to interact with a girl close to my age under the same roof.

“Nishiki-kun, how did you become close?”

“Our parents were busy with work, and I was the one who spent the most time at home. There wasn’t much to talk about, so I passed the time doing housework. When they came home late, I’d cook dinner, and we gradually started talking more over meals.”

“As expected, you’re good at winning hearts with food.”

“It’s convincing when you say it, Tenjō Sensei.”

After all, she’s the one who cried over my curry.

“Forget about me! Okay, continue.”

She urged me to continue.

“I started helping out with the household chores, and we began going to school together in the mornings. We even started going out together on our days off. I was happy to be so relied upon.”

“It sounds like you grew closer gradually.”

I was getting used to playing the role of a brother.

“Well, everything was good up to that point. As you can imagine, Kaguya was popular in junior high school too.”

“Kaguya-chan is bright and has a good vibe, so it’s natural that the boys easily fall for her.”

I can’t disagree with Nishiki Kaguya’s evaluation from a teacher’s perspective.

“Sensei, you must have been popular back then and now too.”

“I lacked charm. As I’ve told you before, I was sharp-edged and had zero interest in romance. I despised the guys who approached me too casually and found them utterly annoying.”

She was relentless.

“…It’s surprising that someone who used to be like that actually accepted the Neighbor Agreement and a relationship with me.”

“That’s because I——Don’t change the subject! We’re now talking about your relationship with Kaguya-chan! Continue!”

The conversation was forcibly steered back on track.

I wanted to hear more about Tenjō Reiyu’s high school days.

“Well, Kaguya was the kind of girl who stood out so much that you’d hear about her even if she was in a different grade. At one point, she had five boys confessed to her at the same time.”

“How did you feel about Kaguya-chan at that time, Nishiki-kun?”

“She was my stepsister, so I thought, ‘Oh, she’s cute,’ but I was like, ‘Wow, she’s that popular?’ “

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“Wow, that’s quite indifferent.”

“I mean, even if she reported every single confession and her rejection to me, there’s not much I can do as an ‘Aniki’. Sometimes, my friends even ask me to introduce them to Kaguya. Because I showed so little interest, Kaguya became even more determined.”

“it’s like a girl who’s good at being liked by others becomes all the more conscious of someone who doesn’t pay attention to her.”

Sensei’s cool analysis is a relief.

“Probably, since I was always with her at home and school, I was the first person she could fully rely on. Day by day, our distance closed, and we became very close at home.”

“A junior high schooler who loves her Onii-chan that much, huh? I guess there are girls like that.”

She too sensed the ominous turn of events.

Now we’re getting to the heart of the matter.

“Because she was so clingy both at school and home, I finally got angry. There’s a limit, considering we’re not blood-related siblings. I’m a guy, and I didn’t want to start feeling awkward around her as a woman… And what do you think Kaguya said?”

Tenjō Sensei waits silently for the next words.

“『I don’t want to be siblings with Yuu-kun!』”

“Kaguya-chan really fell for you.”

Tenjō Sensei speaks on behalf of Kaguya’s feelings.

“And, just at that moment, my mother happened to come home and see it.”

“That’s…”

Tenjō Sensei is left speechless.

“It was more than just awkward. It was nearly a step away from destroying our family.”

Even remembering it makes my stomach hurt.

“I can understand why you’d say you’re on bad terms with your mother.”

“My mother must have been at her wit’s end too. Imagine, her new stepdaughter suddenly falling for her real son—it was like a bomb had been planted in a freshly remarried family.”

“It’s a difficult situation. You can’t just ignore it.”

“In the end, someone had to take the hit. The least problematic solution was for me to leave, so that’s what I decided.”

“Did your parents agree with that?”

“I’m not sure. They seemed to have had an inkling about Kaguya’s attitude and eventually gave their consent.”

“To let their important son go off on his own?”

She looked skeptical.

“I took the initiative there. I secured support from my biological father who I had separated from before getting their retrospective consent. I told them I wanted to focus on my studies in high school and that I couldn’t fit in with the new family… it’s a good enough excuse.”

“That’s a bit of sophistry.”

“It’s a choice where no one gets hurt. My parents just respected their son’s wishes.”

Tenjō-sensei didn’t miss even the slightest quiver in my voice.