NTR Kousuke

Chapter 24

I did poorly on the final exams, ranking 250th out of 300...

An unbelievable rank.

Why? I might have studied less than before, but to this extent?

The friends I hung out with also scored low, but not this bad...

Three failing grades and remedial classes for three subjects?!

I've never had to take remedial classes before!

And on top of that, the scores are posted publicly, so I'm humiliated...!

My family was shocked. Both my parents and my brother.

I didn't tell them myself, but our school sends a report card home.

And what's more? Kousuke ranked 10th?!

I thought for sure he'd be mentally broken and falling apart, but no?!

I'm so frustrated! Sure, I'm bad at math and English, but I was better at Japanese and social studies, wasn't I?!

What's going on! He used to say he liked me so much, and now he's completely over it? That pisses me off!

Summer break started, and naturally, everyone's on summer break.

Only the idle ones who come for club activities bother showing up to school every day. But I'm here too, every single day.

If you have failing grades, you're forced to attend remedial classes for about 10 days straight.

Since I failed three subjects, my entire morning is taken up.

It was humiliating.

People who are sick or in the sports department can at least make excuses.

I'm healthy and attended classes like normal.

Sure, since starting high school, I haven't been able to focus much, but to fall this far?

It's so irritating.

A dumb gal from another class said,

"Huh? Mishima-san, weren't you acting all like a cool girl? Why are you in remedial classes?"

"Hey, don't say that! She's probably the most hurt by it! Pfft, hehe!"

To be looked down on by such a lowlife!!

I was so angry I just ignored her!

Naturally, my irritation kept building up.

On one of those remedial class days, I ran into Kousuke in front of the cafeteria.

I didn't want to see him! I didn't want him to see me like this!

I can't stand the thought of Kousuke laughing at my pathetic state!

But? The girl Kousuke's with!

Huh? I keep looking back and forth between the girl and Kousuke, and I can't help but laugh w

"Kousuke? Kousuke! You know, I thought you at least had good taste in girls? Ahahahahahahaha! And you're with someone like this?"

It's just too funny!

Isn't this the girl? The one that hot guy from Class 1, Kuzu-kun, who's super popular with the girls,

mentioned, the chubby girl who suddenly confessed to him.

Kousuke "...Don't say such rude things."

I keep going,

"I mean, come on! Look at her! This chubby girl who's all puffed up! Eating nothing but sweets? Not moving at all? Acting like, 'I want you to see the real me!' or something? Like, her head and her diet are just a Happy Meal, right? And she had the nerve to confess? The guy she confessed to is spreading the story around! I know I shouldn't laugh, but! Ahahahahaha!!"

The chubby girl gasps.

What's with that reaction? Doesn't she get it?

Kousuke "...She's way prettier than you..."

I'm a bit taken aback,

"...Huh?! ...You're talking about me?"

He's never called me 'you' like that before, not even once!

Just because I insulted him a little and dumped him, he calls me 'you'? That's unpleasant!

Girl "...Kousuke-kun..."

Don't act like some cute little girl when you're that chubby.

So annoying!

I'm also pissed that Kousuke doesn't respect me anymore!

"I don't deserve to be called 'you' by Kousuke! Kousuke! Don't act like you're still my ex!"

Kousuke "...Satsuki called her 'you' first, didn't she? We're not connected anymore."

Huh? It's fine if I do it! But you can't!

"This is so infuriating! Even someone like you is my ex, so if you're with a weird girl, it lowers my value too, you know?!"

Then, Kousuke says something ridiculous.

Kousuke "...Just watch. Tomonaga-san is a wonderful woman. She'll definitely become beautiful, so just shut up and watch..."

That's absolutely hilarious!

"Hmph! I thought you at least had an eye for girls, but I guess you're blind? Go ahead and keep polishing that dull, unshineable rock as much as you want!"

My irritation doesn't go away!

As I'm about to leave,

Kousuke "Good luck with remedial classes, Satsuki! Fight!!"

He brings up remedial classes in front of everyone, and I turn bright red!

Shame and anger!

That taunt, like something Kousuke's best friend would say!

Well, I did diss that chubby girl, so I feel a little better, but meeting Kousuke just made me more annoyed.

Why is he even bothering with a girl like that?

Terrible taste!!

Then August came, and finally, remedial classes ended.

I can finally hang out with everyone from the morning!

"Satsuki, every time we meet, you're just complaining about remedial classes!"

"Right? You've gotta study properly, you know?"

Are they teasing me? Or mocking me? I can't tell.

My boyfriend, Yamamoto Masaki-kun, recently started calling me by my first name, but at first, he'd say things like, "That's tough." or "Hang in there."

But lately, Masaki says,

"Think about how it feels to be dating someone who's called dumb, okay?"

or

"If you fail again, you'll seriously have to repeat a year, you know? I can't deal with a girlfriend who repeats a year!"

stuff like that. I think he's joking, but...

He wants my body every day, so I guess he does want to see me?

...But I'm still anxious. It's fine, right?

Kousuke never made me feel this anxious, did he? ...No, what am I even thinking?

But I end up complaining.

I'm not looking for a solution.

I just want him to listen and say things like, "That's tough," or "It's not Satsuki's fault," or "Don't worry."

...Kousuke always listened with a nod. But in the end, he'd always suggest some way to improve, which was annoying.

Back in middle school, my grades were at the top, and this never happened.

High school is different, huh? I'm bad at math and English, so can you teach me next time?

As I mentioned before,

I just wanted him to listen and say, "That's tough," or "It's not Satsuki's fault," or "Don't worry," to Masaki.

But,

Masaki "Top in middle school? (LOL) Since we're at Hokusho, everyone's pretty much at the same level, so you're underestimating it, aren't you? This high school gathers people who were at the top in middle school, you know? If you're bad at math and English, how did you even pass the entrance exam? Figure it out yourself, okay?"

I just wanted him to listen, that's all!

Why do I have to be told stuff like this?

I think it's Kousuke's fault.

Shouldn't he support me like he did during the entrance exams?

Even if we broke up, if he loved me, shouldn't he at least provide that much aftercare?

In the end, it's all Kousuke's fault, everything.