I (30), Who Works for a Black Company and Died While Regretting My Gloomy Life, Started Over From High School!
Chapter Commemorating the Release of Book 1 of the Manga: In the Classroom Where Sugar is Spit Out for Sweetness

※Note: Recommended to have read up to Web Chapter 25 or Novel Volume 1.

My name is Ryouko Tanaka.

Being called a name that’s too ordinary to be memorable, I’m an entirely average high school girl in terms of appearance, height, grades, and social circle.

And so is the class I belong to, it’s safe to say it’s pretty average.

Boys can get rowdy, fashionable girls stand out, quiet kids have their own fun within their circle… It’s just a typical classroom.

…Well, that was until recently.

After the cultural festival, the atmosphere in this class has become anything but normal.

(Specifically… I’m suddenly attacked by sweetness every day…)

The cause is obvious.

It’s all thanks to the most famous girl in school and the boy who has been attracting attention recently.

“Ah, Niihama-kun. About the math class earlier, could you show me your notes?”

“Sure, but my handwriting’s not that great.”

“No, it’s fine. It’s a neat handwriting that reflects Niihama-kun’s personality.”

The two in question are in my line of sight.

The boy is Shinichirou Niihama. He used to be quiet and reserved, but at some point, he transformed into a completely bright and dependable person, to the point that he seems like a different person.

The girl is Haruka Shijouin. She’s the most famous girl in this school, and she’s so beautiful that it’s hard to believe she’s even the same species as us. Moreover, she’s a princess to the extreme, coming from a super wealthy family. Naturally, she’s become the object of admiration for the boys.

“Ugh, I didn’t get the board. I have no idea what I was writing.”

“Hehe, Niihama-kun, you were nodding off a bit, weren’t you?”

“You, you noticed? Ugh, embarrassing… Did I drool or anything?”

“No, not at all. Your sleeping face looked so cute and peaceful… I couldn’t help but gaze at it a bit.”

(Ugh…!)

Seeing Shijouin-san say this to Niihama-kun with a pure smile, I felt like I had just spat out sugar.

To be clear, it’s impossible, but these two are not dating.

I repeat, these two are not dating.

(Aaargh! Seriously! We all know that those sugary lines are just pure, innocent affection without romantic feelings! Come on, Niihama-kun is blushing and his breathing is all weird again!)

What’s currently torturing me is the special situation that this class is dealing with.

These two unexpectedly shower the class with sweetness.

(In the first place, the main problem is Shijouin-san…)

Shijouin-san is like a fairy, so pure and absent-minded that you’d wonder if she’s really human. Because she’s so soft and kind, combined with her beauty, she’s been making various boys misunderstand things.

(But recently, she’s been sticking to Niihama-kun and the way she interacts with him is clearly different! Every chance she gets, she’s like, ‘You’re cool!’ or ‘You’re wonderful!’ or ‘You’re cute!’…! Is she seriously doing this unconsciously!?)

Actually, to begin with, even her smiles are different.

When she talks to us, it’s like ‘nicoco’, but when it’s Niihama-kun, it’s like ‘pekaa’, and it’s more obvious than a puppy.

So, after the cultural festival, the ‘unofficial’ lovey-dovey (lol) couple started emitting an atmosphere that was impossible to ignore, and the members of the class were in an awkward situation, smiling wryly.

“Ryouko, what are you looking at? …Oh, those two. Seriously, they’re just too sweet.”

A friend who came over to my side said in an exasperated tone, following my gaze. It’s not that her insights are particularly sharp; it’s just common knowledge in the class about those two.

“Well, but, Niihama does his part too. Even in that state, none of the guys in the class get jealous and pick on him.”

“Yeah, I really think so.”

I nodded deeply in agreement with my friend’s words.

Shijouin-san is the object of adoration for boys all over the school. But because she’s so overwhelmingly popular, we girls also know that there’s an unspoken agreement among the boys that anyone who tries to approach her will get a hard time.

So, when Niihama-kun, who was originally shy and didn’t have any particular strengths, tries to get closer to Shijouin-san, he’d probably get a beating from the boys in the class first–

(But Niihama-kun somehow manages to create an atmosphere where it’s allowed, doing this and that… What happened to him? Whether he awakened the power of love or not, he’s changed too much, hasn’t he??)

The biggest turning point was probably the cultural festival. At that time, the criticism directed at Niihama-kun, who effectively became the leader of the class, was probably mixed with jealousy over his growing closeness to Shijouin-san.

But with his mysterious planning ability and leadership skills, Niihama-kun led the class’s inevitably messy project to a great success. In the process, he managed to pacify and even win over the anti-Niihama forces in the class. Ultimately, he became someone everyone looked up to.

(Not only that, but it’s clear as day that he’s hopelessly in love with Shijouin-san… You can tell he’s so serious, to the point that he can’t just admire her half-heartedly.)

As a result, now they’re all lovey-dovey like this, and nobody in the class complains. Outside the class, there are still some who aim for Shijouin-san, but… in this class, most people are either in cheerleading mode or have given up.

So, although I’ve been grumbling a lot since earlier, I do hope things progress for those two…

“Hehe, I just remembered. After the cultural festival ended, Niihama-kun fell asleep here, and I made a lap pillow for him–“

“Wait…!? St-Stop it, Shijouin-san!? You absolutely can’t say that in the classroom!”

(I support them, but seriously! Stop showing off your poisonous lovey-dovey stuff to us poor, single folks! And what’s with the lap pillow!? Just what were you two doing after the cultural festival!?)

Oh geez! Even now, being just friends is seriously frustrating…

“Just get together already…!”

The voice I accidentally let out caused the classmates around me to turn their gazes towards us–

Everyone unanimously nodded deeply as if to say, ‘We understand.’

TLN: Uhhh.. so… um.. some stuff got released. I was just minding my own business and decided to just check. Theres like a week’s worth of chapters or so. Soz. Tehe pero. I translated them ALL last night and you can read them right now on Ko-fi. This is the only bonus chapter I translated, the rest are actual chapters. Also, that (lol) wasn’t me. Thats part of the story.