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“I’m sorry for calling you out of the blue today. I thought it might be inconvenient, but I couldn’t stay away because Eita san was absent from school at a time when I was thinking Eita san wasn’t feeling well…..”
When Kohime went to the donut shop with Eita the other day, she was concerned about Eita’s lack of energy.
If that had been the only concern, it might have been a mere concern, but the deciding factor for Kohime to call Kento and Hanai was the fact that Eita had been absent from school for the past two days, claiming to have a cold.
Although he claims to have a cold, the timing of his absence coincided with Eita’s lack of energy, and she was concerned about whether the reason for his absence from school was really a cold.
“As expected from Kohime chan’s eyes, he didn’t seem to be feeling well.”
“Yes. When I met Eita-san the other day, he had an unusually lifeless look on his face—no, he always looks lifeless, but he was clearly less energetic than usual so I couldn’t help but worry.”
“Fufu. Kohime chan has also come to understand Eita better.”
After being praised by Hanai, Kohime was a little embarrassed but continued to talk.
“J-just a little bit….so, what about you?”
In addition to Kento and Hanai, who Kohime had summoned today, there was another stranger sitting in front of Kohime.
“This is Mai chan from the same class.”
The person sitting in front of her was Sumika’s friend, Mai.
She bowed lightly to Mai, whom she had never met before….
“…..Cute.”
“Eh?”
“Reimi said you were cute, but I can’t believe you were this cute……even better than Sumi…”
“That’s right, Kohime chan is many times cuter than Sumika chan both on the outside and on the inside.”
“No, why do you look so proud yourself?”
“I want to brag about how cute my friend is, and I’m proud of her.”
“Well, I don’t doubt that.”
When Kohime heard that Hanai called her a friend, she felt excited.
“So, um, why did you come today, Mai san? Does it have something to do with Eita san?”
“I asked Mai chan to come because I wanted her to know that there are people other than us who understand Eita and support him.”
“Understand Eita san’s……?”
Kohime wondered why Hanai described Mai as someone who understands Eita rather than a [friend] of Eita’s.
She had never heard Eita talk about Mai, and she wondered if they were not friends.
“–I mean, first I have to explain what happened to Eita.”
“I knew it, something must have happened, right !? because when I asked him if he was okay, he only answered that he was fine…..”
“Eita probably doesn’t want to say anything because he doesn’t want to worry you.”
“Eita san is a really kind person, so I can understand why he thinks that he doesn’t want me to worry. But for my part, I would like to know what happened to Eita san, and if there is anything I can do, I would like to help him.”
“I came here with the intention of explaining to Kohime chan what happened to Eita, but I’m not sure if it’s really okay to explain…”
Kento was unable to decide whether or not it was right for him to tell Kohime about what was happening to Eita.
Kento thinks that he should tell Kohime what happened to Eita for Eita’s sake, who is losing his energy after being abused by the whole school.
However, if he does so, he will inevitably cause trouble for Kohime, and Eita doesn’t want to cause trouble for Kohime, so he is in a dilemma.
“Eita is being treated unfairly at school because his ex-girlfriend Sumika chan lied about the reason she broke up with Eita in front of all his classmates, saying that he forced her to have sexual intercourse with him.”
“Eh—“
“Hey, Hanai !? I was just wondering if I should tell Kohime chan or not !?”
“It’s fine. It’s not a big deal.”
Hanai understands Kento’s mind.
There was also a part of Hanai who was worried about whether or not she should tell Eita what she hadn’t dared to tell Kokhime, and if she told what happened to Eita, it might cause more trouble for Kohime.
Even so, Hanai thought that they should tell Kohime about the fact that Eita was being bullied.
“That’s not the issue…..”
“Not telling Kohime chan about what happened to Eita isn’t necessarily the correct option, right? Also, if I were in Kohime chan’s position, I’d definitely want to know. I absolutely hate not being able to help Kento when you’re in trouble.”
After hearing Hanai’s story, Kento was convinced why Hanai told Kohime about Eita and fell in love with Hanai all over again.
“Hanai…..”
“I mean, it’s not like I wouldn’t tell her when I brought Mai chan over.”
“I really appreciate you telling me, Hanai san. I’m sure that if you hadn’t told me, I would have given Eita a hard time without knowing anything about it.”
“From my point of view, I owe you an apology, Kohime chan. If you knew what happened to Eita, I think you would have had a hard time too.”
“No, you don’t have to apologize. I want to help Eita san.”
Hearing Hanai’s apology, Mai, who was sitting next to her, also opened her mouth.
“I also apologize. I realized that Sumika chan was lying, but I couldn’t do anything about it. I was the only one who could help Yauta kun in that situation……”
Hanai began to speak as if to follow up on Mai’s apology to Kohime.
“Mai chan, she’s Sumika chan’s best friend. Even though Sumika chan was lying, she understood that Eita wasn’t at fault, and told us that she wanted to help Eita.”
After hearing Hanai’s follow-up, Kohime smiled and began talking to Mai.
“…I don’t know the details of the situation, but don’t worry too much because no one would normally have the courage to testify in front of all of your classmates that Sumika san’s story is a lie. I know you have a relationship with Sumika san, so I would be happy if you could be on Eita san’s side while getting along with Sumika san.”
“…….Eh, are you an angel, Kohime chan?”
“That’s right, Kohime chan is an angel.”
“It’s not that big of a deal…..”
“I wish Sumika had Kohime chan’s personality….”
“True.”
“We’ll do our best, but please take care of Eita. Kohime chan.”
“Yes.”
“Hey, Kohime chan, let’s go get a drink.”
“Y-yes.”
With that, they both went to the drink bar, and Hanai asked.
“Hey, Kohime chan.”
“W-what is it?”
“Have your feelings for Eita changed since you first met us?”
When asked this question, Kohime recalled the time she had spent with Eita and expressed her honest feelings.
“…Yes. I–“
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