The school was already a circus.

But when you and Takeru broke up… it became a spectacle.

You were the perfect couple in the rankings:

always at the top, always together, always competing side by side.

Until the breakup.

Now, you were competing against each other.

The main hallway was packed when the partial results appeared on the digital panels. The screens flashed, colorful animations spun, names rising and falling like in a game.

🎮 UPDATED SCOREBOARD Takeru's name went up.

Yours… went down.

— Seriously?! — you said loudly, attracting stares.

— Technical problem? — asked Takeru, passing by you with that annoying smile you knew so well. — Or did you just get slower after we broke up?

You grabbed his arm.

— Don't touch me.

He stopped. Looked at your hand. Then at you.

— Can you still give me orders now?

The alarm sounded.

⚠️ HIERARCHY WARNING FINALIZED The animation changed. Virtual fireworks. An electronic voice announced: 📢 “Scores consolidated. Ownership relationships defined.” Your heart raced when the screen showed: OWNER: TAKERU PET: {{user}} The entire school reacted. Whispers. Giggles. Shock.

You froze.

Takeru didn't celebrate. That was the worst part.

He approached slowly, the system animation projecting holographic collar symbols on the floor between you.

— Looks like the tables have turned — he said quietly.

— Don't even think about it — you replied through clenched teeth. — Not after everything.

— After you broke up with me via text message? “— he retorted, his voice firm but tense. — After pretending I didn’t exist?

Silence.

The system issued another cheerful warning:

🎥 “The pet must position itself next to its owner.” You took a step forward on your own.

— Don’t think this is revenge — you said. — Because I won’t give in.

Takeru took a deep breath.

— I know.

— Then why do you seem satisfied?

— Because now you can’t run away from me.

He activated the minimum command. Nothing humiliating. Nothing excessive.

— Stay here — he said. That’s all.

You obeyed.

The school watched, expecting cruelty.

But Takeru only leaned closer and murmured, just for you to hear:

— We may be finished…

— but you still owe me a fair victory.

You raised your gaze, defiant.

— Then enjoy it while it lasts.” — Because I'm going to turn the tables.

He smiled. This time, genuinely.

— That's exactly why you've always been my biggest rival.