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“Hey, Kohime chan, I’m going to ask you frankly, but you like Eita, don’t you?”
“L-l-l-l-like him !?”
Kohime, who was taken out by Hanai and the two of them were walking down a street lined with many shops, couldn’t hide her agitation at the sudden question.
Even though she had just met Hanai and became friends, Kohime was worried about her question, wondering if she was really showing off her fondness for Eita.
It is a serious matter that her feelings for Eita are so obvious from the point of view of someone other than herself.
She was worried that Eita might notice her feelings for him.
“You don’t have to be so flustered. Eita is attractive, and he saved you from being almost hit by a car, so it’s no wonder you like him–even though I said something like that, I don’t have the proof that Kophime chan likes Eita, so I thought I’d ask you just to be sure.”
It’s true that Kohime thinks Eita is someone special.
It is almost strange if she does not think of him as a special person, as he saved her when she was about to be run over by a car, without regard for his own safety, and acted in such a way that she did not feel responsible for Eita’s being hit by a car.
In fact, after meeting Eita, Yuuna, a servant, points out that her face is blushing, so it is true that she has feelings for Eita that she does not have for other people.
However, it was also true that when asked if she likes him, she was unable to say for sure.
Since she has been attending an all-girls school since elementary school, she has had very few opportunities to be involved with boys and has no experience of falling in love.
Since she has never been in love, it is only natural that she does not know if the special feeling she has for Eita is love or not, so she remains silent when asked by Hanai.
“I-I’m, um….”
“Um ……?”
“I think Eita san is special. He saved me when I was about to be hit by a car, and since then, I can see his kindness everywhere, and I think that’s why he’s so charming. …..But I’ve never been in love, partly because I’ve been attending an all-girls school, so I don’t know whether the special feelings I have for Eita san are just gratitude or love.”
“What, even though you’re so cute, you haven’t had a single boyfriend yet !?”
Hanai couldn’t hide his surprise when Kohime said that she never had a boyfriend, and she couldn’t help but ask in a slightly louder voice than usual.
In response to such a question from Hanai, Kokorohime shyly replied in a low voice.
“As expected from attending a school for young ladies…well, whether or not that feeling was love or not, I’d be happy if you and Eita continue to get along well. Eita is very kind. Even at school, he doesn’t talk much and is the quiet type, so he doesn’t have any friends other than us.”
“Oh, by the way, you mentioned earlier that Eita san saved you once, did something happen?”
When Kohime asked her that, Hanai looked a little happy and started to talk about her past.
“I confessed my feelings to Kento in a love letter.”
“That’s very romantic, isn’t it?”
“Hahaha. That’s right, but at that time there was a problem: there was another girl who liked Kento besides me. So, I heard that the girl had secretly thrown my love letter in Kento’s shoebox into the trash. Eita saw this and picked up the love letter in the trash and put it back in Kento’s shoe box. A friend of mine witnessed the scene and told me about it. That’s when Eita and I became friends.”
“…Fufu. It’s just like Eita san that I laughed. Eita san is still Eita san now and in the past.”
Kohime doesn’t know the face that Eita shows to anyone other than herself, and she doesn’t know what kind of person Eita was and what he did before he met her.
The kindness that Eita showed to people other than himself warmed her heart, reminding her that Eita was still Eita no matter when, where, or what he was doing.
“Yeah. It’s sad that Eita, who is so kind, doesn’t have many friends, so I want youand Eita to continue to be friends. It would be great if a girl like Kohime chan, who has a cute personality and appearance, became his lover as an extension of of your friendship.”
“I don’t know if I’m worthy of Eita san…..but I’ll make an effort so that he won’t be embarrassed when he walks next to me, but I’m going to uncover the true nature of the special feelings I’m feeling right now !”
“Thanks. Then let’s go back to the guys, shall we?”
“Yes.”
While Eita is a kind person, which is best understood by Kohime who has had that kindness directed toward her, Kohime thought that Hanai, who confirms her feelings for Eita and explains Eita’s kindness to her, must also be an overly kind person.
Although they have barely spoken yet, it goes without saying that Kento is a kind person when he is Eita’s best friend and Hanai’s lover.
Although she is thinking about this, she does not realize that Hanai is taking a risk for Eita, asking her questions like [You like Eita, don’t you?] and talking about Eita’s kindness, in order to make her realize her feelings for him.
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After hanging out with Kento and the others, Kohimeand Eita get into the car driven by Yuuna and head for Eita’s house.
“How were they? Kento and Hanai?”
“Eh !? , ah, yes, they were very nice.”
“……What’s the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?
“No, it’s nothing !?”
Kohime is clearly flustered when Eita speaks to her in the car, and her voice becomes hoarse.
Kohime’s conversation with Hanai made her completely conscious of Eita.
Could it be that the purpose of Hanai asking her if she liked Eita was to make her think about Eita?
What a thought, but she immediately stopped thinking about it.
(……Eh, why, why !? isn’t Eita san kind of cool !?)
Until now, Kohime had been attracted to Eita’s kindness and felt that he was a special person, but she had never thought that Eita’s appearance was good or bad, not in a bad way, but in the sense that she was not concerned about his appearance in the first place.
But when she talked with Hanai about Eita and began to be conscious of Eita as an object of romantic interest, he started to look really cool to her.
“No, because even if you said that, you’re acting strange.”
“No, It’s really nothing ! I’m just so happy to meet Eita san’s friend that I’m getting a little excited.”
“Come on, give me your head.”
“Kyaaa–⁉︎”
Even though she was just trying to keep her distance from Eita, Eita put his forehead against Kohime’s forehead to see if there was any fever.
At that moment, her heartbeat jumped even more, and Kohime involuntarily held her breath.
“Yeah, it looks like you don’t have a fever.”
“Ah, thank you very much…….”
“Still, I was surprised. I never expected to encounter Kento.”
Kohime thought to herself, [No, I was more surprised by your actions just now !?] but she didn’t say it out loud.
“I was surprised too,……. But I was happy to see Eita san’s friends. And Eita san’s friends are also kind.”
“……Well, yeah. There are times when they aren’t kind, but I know that’s just the way it is.”
“I’m jealous. I’m….always alone at school.”
“Alone?”
“……Yes. I’m actually bullied.”
“…..Eh?”
Then, as if she had made up her mind, Kohime began to reveal to Eita the story of how she was being bullied at school.
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