Cursed Villainess’ Obsession

As the class hours passed at the academy, my anxiety only grew.

Tremble, tremble, tremble…

It was a fear stemming from my instincts.

I hadn’t felt this kind of dread even when battling the dragon in the tower.

“...Ken, are you okay?”

During the break, Emily approached me, noticing my trembling anxiety and asked with concern.

I forced a smile and replied.

“Of course. I’m fine.”

“It seems like there are many problems.”

“I’m really okay...”

In truth, I wasn’t fine.

After all, what I had to do after the academy was boldly declare that I would be stepping on the toes of a girl who likes me.

Not just stepping on toes, but three-timing.

Of course, since I hadn’t answered Mary’s confession yet, we were still in the friend zone.

‘No, my answer to the confession has already been decided.’

The problem was what to do after confessing to Mary about the three-timing.

How would she react?

The worst-case scenario would be:

‘...Then please pretend the confession never happened.’

It would be the same reaction.

“Ugh…!”

“Are you really okay?”

I already had feelings for Mary. No, it would be fair to say they were more significant than I thought.

If I believed that all the kindness she had shown me was because she liked me,

then it was impossible for her presence in my heart not to grow.

But if her disdainful gaze pierced through my inflated feelings,

that punctured balloon would burst.

“Well, in the worst-case scenario, I’ll be by Ken’s side.”

“Don’t say that… I want everyone to be happy.”

“I know; I just said it out of greed.”

With her cheeks flushed, Emily turned her head away playfully.

Seeing her like that was cute, so I held her hand firmly beside me.

“Hey, wait...! If we’re doing this in the classroom, someone might see!”