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“Oh, Yuri chan. Good morning.”
“Good morning, Nanami!”
The morning after the holidays. My best friend, Yuri-chan, came to pick me up from home to go to school.
Today’s Yuri-chan seems to be in a good mood. Did something good happen?
On the way to school, I smiled at her and asked her about it.
“Eh? Good things? No, nothing like that.”
However, Yuri-chan only answered that nonchalantly.
…… Hmmm, then why is she in such a good mood?
Perhaps she just doesn’t realise it herself, but from my point of view, it was obvious that Yuri-chan was in a different mood today than usual.
Recently, she has been putting on a really good face.
Unlike me, she has always been beautiful, but recently she has become more …… pretty.
She is very girly.
Her facial expressions have also become much richer.
She used to smile only in front of me, but she started to smile naturally.
Other people have noticed the charm of her, too, as she can now express herself like that in front of everyone.
Confessions from boys have also increased considerably more than before this. The way she rejects them is the same as ever, though!
I want Yuri-chan to get to know more and more people. I want more people to get to know the kind Yuri chan that I love so much.
That’s what I’ve been thinking for a while.
So I should be happy, but …… I also felt somewhat sad about it.
“What’s wrong, you look unusually difficult, don’t you?”
“Mouu, whose fault is it!”
“Eh! M-me!? I did something to Nanami!?”
“Don’t say”
When I say that, Yuuri-chan looks irritated. I found that funny and laughed out loud.
“Ah,
by the way”
“Hee?”
After playing around with Yuri-chan, Yuri-chan muttered as if she had just remembered.
“What Arase said the other day, that thing …….”
“Uh-huh?”
I can’t immediately remember what Yuuri-chan meant by what she said the other day.
“T-that’s…when he was talking to Nakashiro kun”
“With Nakashiro-kun?”
“Yes! Arase said, you see, that he likes Takimoto-san”
“Oh, ……”
When Yuri chan told me about it, I remembered that time.
─ ─ I thought Ito must really like Takimoto.
─ ─ ─ …… haaaa. Yes I like her.
The content of the conversation between Nakashiro kun and Ito kun.
I remember that when I heard that, my mind went blank.
What’s wrong with that ……?
“That was a misunderstanding!”
“…… fueh? Really?”
” …… fufufu, Nanami, what’s with that crazy face?”
“……e?”
“Nanami makes that face too, hahaha!”
“Mouu! Yuri chan!”
A complete change from before, this time I was the one being laughed at by Yuuri-chan.
After being laughed at, I realized how strange my face was and felt embarrassed, and I could feel the heat rising on my face.
Ugh, my face is hot. ……
I think part of it is that I was surprised by what she said to me, but more than that, that fact made me happy.
So I probably must have made a weird face, like grinning while being surprised.
“S-So how did you know it was a mistake?’
I take a small deep breath and then change course to divert the conversation away from my funny face.
“Yeah, about that, I ran into him the other day! I heard about it then, after all that happened! I heard that he liked her ‘as a friend’.
I don’t know what it was about, but it seemed to have come about as a result of the conversation with Nakashiro”
“I-I see…”
I felt relieved and let my mind go.
I was so happy that my face fell again.
If I’m not careful, Yuuri-chan will laugh at me again!
“It was really annoying right!”
Yuri-chan who said that seemed somewhat happy.
─ ─ Zukiri.
“…”
Seeing Yuri-chan’s cute face, my heart ached.
So cute. That’s what I thought when I saw Yuuri-chan’s face now.
“Arase is always like that! Even then──…….”
Yuuri-chan is happily talking about Ito-kun, but I can’t really hear what she’s saying.
I’ve been wondering for some time that this might be the case.
But I’ve always looked away from it. Now I am aware of it.
And if I’m convinced, I want to know.
“──So, at that time ……”
“Y-yuri chan….”
“Eh?”
“Do you like Ito-kun?”
I found myself saying it out loud.
“……I-I think I like him.”
“……ah”
I took a small breath at the answer I received. Yuuri-chan answered the sudden question with straight words.
Yuuri-chan’s face was dyed bright red.
“I-t’s only Nanami okay! I said this…….”
“…… yeah.”
I reply without effort.
“Since when?”
“Well, …… I don’t know, but …… it happened before I knew it. ……”
“Like that?”
“Y-yes, …….”
Like that? Yes, before I knew it, I started liking Ito-kun too.
“Fufu, Yuri chan, your face is so red? So cute!”
“Na…… Nanami! You teased me again!”
“Because you’re so cute!”
“~~~! I’m going ahead already!”
Perhaps she couldn’t stand it any longer, she went ahead of me with a fast walk.
“Even her ears are red.”
I watched her smilingly as she did so.
“…… haaa ……”
After Yuri chan went, a sigh naturally overflowed.
“Maybe I shouldn’t have asked,……no.”
I knew it. Yuuri-chan says she likes Ito-kun.
If that’s the case, why did I bother to ask?
The answer I was expecting at the time was different.
I was hoping that Yuuri-chan would hurriedly deceive and deny it, as usual.
“I’m a coward…..”
I’m miserable and hate myself like that.
I’ve never imagined that I would fall in love with the same person as my favourite best friend until now.
Yuuri-chan finally looks happy. I don’t want my feelings to get in the way of that.
I love Ito-kun too. But I don’t want to interfere with my best friend’s love and make it come true.
If I wanted to do that, then I……….
“…… it’s okay. I’m fine with this.”
I took a deep breath and then followed her
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