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“At last. Good morning, Kogure-kun.”
“Otsuki san. Haa…… Good morning.”
I’ve been forced to wake up early even though I don’t have any club activities.
I wake up Tsumugi and Reo, gives them an assignment, and heads off to the school.
What are you trying to say after all this? We sit on a bench near the farmland where the gardening club is active.
“Otsuki san has a boyfriend. I don’t think it’s a good idea to meet alone with another man.”
What if Reo is sad? I’m glad he didn’t ask me why I was leaving early today.
I don’t want him to think she’s cheating on him, and I don’t want to get in trouble with him for it. I had to make sure it was just this one time.
“It’s fine. I got permission from Reo-kun.”
“Hee?”
“Ryoma is okay. He told me to meet you without worrying. Kogure-kun, Reo-kun’s level of trust is abnormal. Are you brainwashing him?”
“I don’t want to be told by Otsuki-san, whom Arisa worships.”
Reo……. For me, Hirasawa Reo is my childhood friend and best friend. To be honest, I owe him more than that.
If it wasn’t for Reo, I don’t think I would have been able to go to school.
That’s why I never want to do something that Reo doesn’t like. In this case, it would be fine if she had Reo’s permission.
“Even when I’m with Arisa, it’s all about Otsuki-san. Maybe it’s only natural if you spoiled her like that.”
“Yes…. That’s what Arisa is for me.”
Otsuki san’s voice becomes a little softer.
I thought she would respond with hate, but I didn’t expect her to react so positively.
Let’s change the topic.
“Come to think of it, Reo’s fan club. I heard that you were controlling it well, but what did you do? I thought it would get really rough.”
Hirasawa Reo is the most popular person at our school.
Not only is he good-looking, but he is also the ace of the basketball team despite being a first-year student. Faster running ability than sprinters in track and field.
His endurance is unrivaled by any other club, including the soccer team. He is like the poster child for sports. He is also one of the top 10 academics in his grade, a good singer, and a good dancer, all of which make him very popular.
In terms of popularity alone, he is likely to attract more support than the school’s most beautiful girl, Asahina Arisa.
It is only natural that such Reo would have a fan club on school. And if the school’s most popular person had a girlfriend, one would think it was inevitable that things would get a little rough. But it didn’t get that rough.
Reo was not a sociable person, and he was not a big fan of girls, so there were not a lot of people who were in love with him. He was popular, but not an idol.
He refused Valentine’s Day chocolates, birthday presents, and only accepted gifts from the entire club.
By the way, I was usually asked for Valentine’s Day chocolates and gifts by Reo
“I feel a proud sense of superiority from Kogure-kun.”
From this year on, that role will probably go to Otsuki-san. I am a little sad.
Well, that can’t be helped.
“It was tough at first, but I found that more people genuinely wanted to support Reo-kun than I had expected. I talked to them, and I ended up becoming the head of the fan club.”
“That’s not how it usually happens.”
“Arisa told me it would work out that way.”
What on earth did this girl do?
This girl named Otsuki Shizuku. Since dating Reo, her reputation has skyrocketed.
To be honest, I thought we were the same kind of people. …… I feel like I’ve been cheated and it pisses me off.
“I feel like Kogure-kun is giving me some angry glances.”
“Phew, so ……. There is a reason why you called me, isn’t there? I have a vague idea what it is.”
“Hmmm…what is it? Do you want to hear it?”
She sounded lax and very mysterious.
Some people said that Otsuki-san started to look cute after going out with Reo, or that is a fact.
She started making an effort to make her boyfriend think she was cute. She has the most beautiful girl right next to her, so she is the perfect person to talk to.
The girl who thought that makeup was meaningless because Arisa was by her side, she changes. ……
I wonder if I will change when I get together with someone.
“You mean Arisa …… or Tsumugi, right?”
“Correct. I asked Arisa about yesterday. Kogure-kun is a piece of trash for bringing another woman into the garden where you were alone. Are you aware that you will be paid by the Asahina family?”
“Ugh! It’s just as you said. ……”
“Scared of being alone with Arisa…I can’t help but understand. Well, it turned out to be good, but I’d like to avoid bringing Tsumugi-san with you if possible.”
“I know. ……”
Everything has been overlooked. There is no doubt that it was thoughtless.
I can’t help but think of Arisa because of that kissing scene. If it’s just the two of us, we might not be able to stand it anymore.
“Tsumugi, She’s a good girl. We talked on the phone for a bit after I went home. Fufu, she told me to call her Tsumugi.”
“Come to think of it, the lights were on until late. I’m glad you guys got along.”
“We get together and say bad things about Shishi-kun… Reo-kun and Tsumugi-san don’t get along well, but they recognize each other. I understand that.”
“I see that. Well, I don’t think it’s likely that Tsumugi will fall in love with Reo, so you can rest assured.”
“Then.”
Otsuki san looked me in the eye.
“I think it’s possible that Tsumugi-san will like Kogure-kun.”
“—“
She says something to which I can’t respond.
“Otsuki san is relentless only toward me, isn’t she?”
“Yes.”
Otsuki-san chuckled, and her eyes moistened with shyness.
“The only person I can talk to without mending my feelings is …… Kogure-kun.”
“It’s funny, I’m not at all happy about it. You can say all the bad things you want.”
“Right”
I’m sure this woman has a bad character.
I respect Otsuki-san, but I feel like this personality is incompatible.
But …… honestly, we are similar.
You can’t talk about your true nature with the person you love. Someone you can reveal your true self to is not as close to you as you might think.
“Tsumugi says she likes me as a childhood friend. I heard it from her. So there’s no way Tsumugi will fall in love with me.”
“Do you really think so?”
“Eh”
“She liked you as a childhood friend, but one day she’ll become serious about you. I’ve seen it happen to over a hundred characters in novels and romantic comedy manga.”
“It’s a story in fiction, right?”
“I’ve seen it happen in real life too. The girl who said she wasn’t in love with someone suddenly starts dating that person one day.”
Otsuki san’s mouth spits out some very realistic words.
Perhaps…… No, let’s not do that.
Otsuki san looked straight at me again.
“So, the possibility of Tsumugi-san really liking Kogure-kun is not zero.”
“Well,…… that may be true.”
Still, I wonder if a beautiful girl like Tsumugi would ever fall in love with me.
There isn’t. I’m sure
it won’t happen
“Before that happens.”
Otsuki-san approached me as if to put her face close to mine.
“Will you go out with Arisa? I think she’s fallen in love with Kogure-kun.”
Yes, that’s too unlikely.
It was an incredibly explosive statement.
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It’s kind of surprising that Shizuku would say this given that this is a Japanese web novel. There almost always seems to be an unspoken law that says you’re not allowed to reveal other people’s crushes to their crushes. It seems like a good idea though, in this case.