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“Eita san ! Listen to this !”
After school, when I got into the car driven by Miki san, Kohime leaned forward and started talking to me.
Every time I get into Miki san’s car, I always get a good smell from Kohime, and today I feel that smell even stronger and more aroused.
I was worried that the bullying toward Kohime might be worse than before.
That’s because yesterday, I had beaten back a group of three girls who were bullying her.
It was easy to imagine that the bullying toward Kohime would worsen as a punishment for yesterday, so I was worried about whether Kohime would come back safely.
But instead of being depressed, Kohime talked to me happily.
I’m glad to see Kohime looking happy, but I wonder why she’s so happy.
“Did something good happen?”
“Yes ! A classmate of mine, a girl named Shirasawa san, apparently saw me being saved by Eita san yesterday, and she talked to me about it.”
“What did you talk about?”
“We talked about a lot of things, but the thing that made me happiest was when she apologized to me for overlooking when I was being bullied.”
Apologized?
Why did the girl named Shirasawa san, who witnessed yesterday’s incident, apologize for having overlooked the bullying of Kohime?
“Eh, why would she apologize for overlooking the bullying after witnessing yesterday’s scene? I would understand if rumors started spreading that Kohime was dating a plain guy who didn’t match up to her…..on the other hand, I would understand if you would report the misdeeds of the trio of bullies to the teacher.”
“No, I don’t think it’s strange, but…When she saw Eita san fighting off Hagiri san and the others, she thought that she needed to become stronger. Eita san’s courage touched Shirasawa san’s heart, and Eita san’s courage saved me.”
My courage moved people’s hearts?
I was considered the worst person in my school because of the rumors that Sumika made up, and I thought there was no one who would appreciate such a person.
Even if there were no rumors made up by Sumika, I’m not the kind of person who can be a role model for others.
If I could have moved someone’s heart and saved Kohiome as a result, it’s not something that anyone would be happy about.
At that time, just like when Kohime was about to be run over by a car, I just got carried away and moved my feet to save her, but I’m not a kind person that I can be proud of.
In fact, if it had been anyone other than Kohime who had been surrounded in the alleyway, I would not have been there to help.
Still, I was happy that my actions had an impact on someone and that I was able to save Kohime.
“…I see. That’s good. So, if you were saved, did that girl Shirasawa san reveal about the bully to the teacher?”
“Yes. The teachers came to my place for questioning, so I told them the whole truth. After that, Hagiri san and the others were summoned by the teacher, and apparently they were suspended. They were also severely scolded by their parents.”
“……Really? I didn’t expect the story to go so smoothly just by saving you.”
When I saved Kohime from the trio bullies, of course I didn’t expect that Kohime’s bullying situation could be improved so quickly.
I didn’t do anything, but I’m really glad that my actions were able to improve the situation.
“I’m surprised too. The bullying that had been bothering me for four years was resolved so easily. Thank you, Eita san.”
“I’m really happy for you.”
“Yes. So, Eita san, I don’t know how to thank you, but…..”
“BUt?”
The next moment when Kohime said that, she kissed me.
Chu.
A soft touch that I had never felt in my life touched my cheek.
“–Eh, wait, Kohime !?”
She kissed me on the cheek.
Eh, i-is that something that a man and a woman who are not in a relationship are allowed to do !?
I-i-i-isn’t kissing someone on the cheek a bad thing if you don’t do it after marriage !?
“I’m sorry for doing it out of the blue. But I can’t think of anything else I can do to thank Eita san right now…….”
I’m certainly happy to be thanked, but I wonder what Kohime will think.
Doesn’t she hate it?
Despite these questions, there was no way I could ask her directly.
“T-thank you.”
“Yes. Ah, but come to think of it, there is a little problem……”
As if she had just remembered, Kohime began to tell me about the problem.
“I think it would have spread sooner or later, but because Shirasawa san spread the information that my boyfriend is strong and cool, the word that I have a boyfriend spread around the school, I’m sorry…”
Well, that’s certainly what happened.
Even if Shirasawa san had only seen the incident yesterday and had not told anyone else, the bullies would have spread that information eventually.
If it had been a student from another school that Kohime was involved with, there would have been no problem lying about me being her boyfriend, but if it was a student from the same school, it is only natural that such a lie would be spread.
Even though I knew that this would happen after thinking about it for a while, why did I rush forward on the spot…..
This would end up making Kohime’s time at school a little more difficult.
“I’m sorry. Because I lied like that,…….”
“Ah, no, I rather wanted to apologize to Eita san. I don’t want people to think that you’re dating a girl like me who can’t do anything.”
“…I don’t hate it, in fact, I’m happy about it.”
“Eh, what did you say?”
I should’ve said that I don’t mind.
I was panicking, but Kohime didn’t seem to hear it, so I decided to fool her.
“N-no, it’s nothing. Besides, aren’t rumors going around that you have a boyfriend making it even more difficult to spend time at school than before?”
“Yes ! That’s not a problem. In fact, the situation has become much better than before. Since Shirasawa san started talking to me, other students started talking to me too….. It was like normal school life had finally started.”
“I’m glad to hear that.”
“I’ll be counting on you from now on. Eita san !”
“I’ll continue to help you within my reach. Please stay by my side and don’t leave me.”
“–I’ll do that.”
I thought that I might have said something quite embarrassing even though I had said it myself, but seeing the happy look on Kohime’s face, that anxiety vanished.
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