Saiki-kun Really Does Like Me

Kurihara Momoka is just as her name suggests, naturally surrounded by an "irresistible aura of cuteness."

Because she's so cute, she occasionally encounters some... strange things.

But when she transfers to PK Academy, everything takes an unexpected turn. Not only does the stalker who'd been following her disappear without a trace, but the harassment stops, too!

Most importantly, she becomes friends with her "shy" (?) classmate, Saiki! (Well, it's a one-sided friendship.)

Momoka: It's okay, Saiki! I understand!

Saiki: ... Who's "shy"?

But as time passes, Momoka has a new worry.

Little skit one

Momoka (hesitantly): Kusuko, am I overthinking this...? Could Saiki actually have a crush on me?

Kusuko: ...? (How come I, the person in question, don't know about this?)

Momoka: He keeps suddenly showing up next to me and giving me strange advice... He even appeared near my house in the middle of the night

Kusuko: ... (He was there to deal with your stalker.)

She speaks: He likes you... no, I mean...

Momoka (picking up on the important part): Suki!?

She (lost in her fantasies): H-He really does like me, doesn't he?

Kusuko: ... (No, I mean he doesn't like you.)

Little skit two

Momoka (seriously): Saiki, let's date!

Saiki: ... I never said I liked you.

Momoka (shocked): Huh? But Kusuko said you liked

Saiki (pausing): ... I can't say I don't like you at all.

Momoka (instantly delighted): Then you do like me!

Saiki: ... (Whatever.)

Little skit three

One day after they start dating.

Momoka (shocked): So... Kusuko and Kusuo are the same person?

Saiki (nodding): ...

Momoka (eagerly): Th-then, could you turn into Kusuko tonight and be with me

Saiki (firmly): No. (I don't want to turn into someone weird.)

Momoka (starry-eyed): Kusu~ko~

Saiki (expressionless): ... (I won't be swayed. ...Not because I'm shy, but because of the practical considerations.)

That night, Momoka successfully got herself a "bedfellow" (not really).

Saiki himself insists he only reluctantly agreed because "it would be more trouble not to." Really.

Reading guide:

# Starts in the second year of high school, but the timeline is a mystery

# The plot goes wherever the mood takes it, mostly daily life

# Pairing: Saiki

# Probably a short story

Completed work:

"Atobe-kun Discovered My Psychic Powers!?" is a romance between a psychic girl and Atobe!

Theme: Helping each other