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It has been less than a month since my meddling took effect, but Amamiya-san has changed. Her shy personality remains the same, but she can basically converse with girls without any problems. With boys, I can see that she is strangely nervous, but it is probably just a matter of time. Eventually, she will be able to say what she wants to say just as she does with me.
By the way…….
“Hey, Hatoyama. Amamiya-san’s mood has changed recently, hasn’t it?”
“Yes, I think so.”
“Maybe I should talk to her. Will I be able to?”
“I think so. Go ahead and talk to her.”
As you can see, I’m reasonably popular with the boys. If I were to rank them, I’d probably be in the middle of the pack.
“Amamiya chan, don’t you wear nail tips?”
“Nail tips? You mean fake nails?”
“Yeah, yeah, everyone does it, right?”
“Ah, hahaha. I’m a little scared.”
“Eh? You mean you’re afraid they’re going to come off? It’s all right.”
“Well, then, can you tell me about that……?”
“Okay, okay. Let’s play on our next vacation.”
Wow, you’ve grown up, haven’t you? Soon it will be test period, so we will be forced to switch seats, but I can leave you now. So, starting next week or so, I’ll gradually distance myself from you.
Yeah, that’s a good idea. If you think about it calmly, going around telling girls in your class that they’re cute could be mistaken for having ulterior motives, and this is the right time to do it. Now that our friendship has become widespread, we have to be careful about what we say and do, or else strange rumors might start to circulate. No, Amamiya-san, of course, and the other girls wouldn’t do such a thing, but it’s possible for bad rumors to spread without any malicious intent. Even if you trust people, you shouldn’t trust the message game, right?
“Good morning, Hatoyama kun.”
“Hnn, Good morning.”
From today on, I’ll try to keep conversation to a minimum. It’s not that I don’t like her, but I have to maintain the distance between a man and a woman who aren’t in a relationship. Relationships are so troublesome. I want to act freely.
“I went out with Miyuki chan yesterday.”
“Oh, did you have fun?”
“Yes, it was a lot of fun. It was the first time for me to do something like that.”
She talks as if she had a tremendous experience, but this much makes me wonder about her elementary school days. I think when you are around 10 years old, you are supposed to play together with anyone, but you have never even gone out?
“I see. That’s good.”
“Yeah, and you know what?”
Suddenly, she held out the back of her hand to me. Hmm? Her nails look like a kid’s locker.
“Is that the nail ……?”
“That’s right. You know, Miyuki chan, she knows a lot about it.”
I think all girls nowadays are like that. I’m not sure if I’m prejudiced or not.
However, Amamiya san is not originally like this. It’s kind of childish and cute.
“She said she wants to be a nail artist in the future.”
Wonderful, to have such a big dream for a high school student. It’s normal for a high school student to have such a big dream.
“I see. I hope it comes true.”
“And you know? I heard that this decoration is also original.”
It must be ……. There are Eiffel Tower-like structures, hearts, butterflies, the moon, and other things scattered in an inconsistent manner. Even I, who am not a nail art expert, could tell that it was an amateur’s art with no sense of style.
“Hee………. I like the first manicure the best though.”
I liked that no-frills look. Maybe it’s purely my taste, but I think Amamiya-san looks best in a casual fashionable way. This is cute, though, because it looks like she’s trying to look taller than she is.
“Then I’ll take it all off when I get back …… ”
Suddenly Amamiya-san’s tension dropped, what happened? Have I said something strange? No, I have no idea.
“Even though she made it for you?”
“Don’t worry. I’ll keep it in my file.”
Hee ……? Nail tips ……, right? Is that like reusable? Or a collection? I don’t understand women’s culture.
“Well, they’ll probably be in a file forever.”
What……………? Why is my body shaking right now?
Well, calm down, me. A lifetime in the file means that …… originally there’s an opportunity to reuse it, and …… declaring that opportunity is no longer there is, uh…. ….
“Oh, you’re not going to put it out?
“Yeah. Because I’d rather have a self-taught manicure, you know?”
…… Suu. I feel like I just damaged my lungs. It’s like the air pressure in my body is out of whack, and I can’t describe it. ……
“Um, are you sure? You know, she will being angry or something. ……”
“Hahaha, they would be more pissed at me if I wore nail polish with deco.”
No, I’m not talking about getting mad at the teacher or anything like that, I’m talking about Miyuki chan getting mad …….
“That’s right. You’re the best because you’re so natural.”
“Really? Hehehe.”
What the heck, was it my imagination that gave me the chills earlier? Look at her. She’s got such a pretty smile. She’s a pure good girl.
Ah,, Miyuki chan came to school.
“Morning! Oh, you’re wearing nail polish!”
“Good morning, ……. yeah, I like it very much.”
“I’m so glad you like it. Then let’s make a new one after school, shall we?”
It’s that easy to make. I wonder if you are the type of person who can succeed, regardless of your talent.
“Eh? That’s fine.
I don’t have that much money.”
Huh? Amamiya san?
“No problem. I’ll do it for free.”
“Oh, no, I’m sorry. I’ll ask you again when I have the money.”
“Really? You don’t have to worry about it though”
She gently refused and returned to her seat.
……I don’t know why, but I feel like she’ll never do it. She has made a friend, and this isn’t good. Okay, I’ll be ruthless and be strict with her…
“…… seems like a pain”
No, I’m not going to do that. If I interfere, things will never end well.
Even if I were to give in and say that I had misheard what she was saying to herself, I couldn’t have mistaken what I saw in Amamiya’s eyes. Yes, how should I put it… there’s no light in them. A moment ago, she had been gazing at the nails with sparkling eyes, but now her eyes were cold, as if she was looking at something annoying…
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