Game Gyaru

Chapter 42: Gamers!

Hakuta never asked for it in the first place, but it seemed that Iruka would become a part of his life despite his personal feelings on the matter. Not that it was all a bad thing. She was a nice girl who just wanted friends and it was easy considering their circumstances.

That said, he did take note when telling Shiuka about it that she wasn't has happy about the news as the others. Perhaps she was just concerned about keeping their secret, he thought. But it shouldn't be a problem if they were good friends with her. Not to mention she didn't even seem to dislike the girl.

These girls always confused him. Which was partly why Hakuta never wanted to be their friend in the first place. Unfortunately life always found a way to go against him at every turn. One day, he hoped, the boy would finally be able to have some command over his destiny.

Until then, it was living the life he normally did at school for now. This included Iruka still deciding it to be a good idea to try and talk with him while class was going on. Sure, they sat towards the back so the teacher shouldn't notice, but he didn't want to get scolded again like with what had happened on her first day.

"You know Iruka, I'm not your only friend." He said once they finally had some freedom from lecture. "You don't have to keep bugging me all the time."

"But you are the only one who sits by me." She giggled, not caring at all about the ramifications on getting in trouble. "Class is so boring, so what's wrong with trying to spice things up?"

"The most important part is that you need to pay attention or else you'll be a failing student." He talked to her as if he were a parent, not a classmate. "I don't want to get stuck tutoring you, because we all know I'm the first person you're going to run to if you're struggling." It was funny about this fact as well seeing as Hakuta was far from the smartest in class. All those hours playing video games might've held his potential back a bit.

"It's not like we'll be stuck in school all the time." She laughed off the idea of harming her future. In a sense, he wished she understood they really won't be stuck at school for the rest of their lives. At least maybe she might consider the fact that him being available when classes were over an option.

Though perhaps it wouldn't last that long when a bunch of boys came up to him. If there was one way to describe them it would be they were not the type people liked to look at all the time. Funny enough, Hakuta would likely fit in more with them, at least because he also wore glasses.

"What do you all want?" He asked with concern in his voice. Even though Hakuta was already aware of their answer well before they had even stepped foot into his classroom.

"Can you please join our club!?" They all asked and bowed in unison. "We could really use you!"

"Uh... What's going on?" Asked Iruka. To her, this was a foreign sight. For Hakuta and the rest of his classmates, this was what one would call a Tuesday afternoon.

"For the millionth time, the answer's no." He responded politely, but firmly. "I don't want to join the gamer club, how many times do I need to say it to make that clear?"

"But there's going to be a major tournament coming up this weekend." One of them said, explaining their so-called desperation. Even though this was a weekly occurrence and there was always a gaming tournament coming up. "Come on, you're pretty much the best gamer in the whole school."

"Okay, please don't say something like that to try and puff up my ego. You're not going to convince me through flattery." He replied, adding under his breath the next sentence. "Honestly because it sounds terrible when it's coming from you."

Skillwise, he would put himself above everyone he knew. But that was only because most people in his class didn't play video games. Or if they did, then they only did it as a means of casual fun from time to time. So he plainly had the advantage simply thanks to all the time he put into enjoying it as a hobby.