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I love you too much.
You’re too cute.
You’re too dazzling to look at.
This lethal dose of love is killing me with cuteness. If this is how I die, maybe it’s not so bad. It’d be a death fit for me.
Excuse me! Does anyone have a penlight? If you do, could I borrow it for a bit? Oh, a fan would work too? I’m getting too excited and hot.
How can just seeing a yukata make me this happy? I’ve surpassed the critical point of liking you.
“How about it? Surprises are better, right?”
Fumi-senpai spun around right there on the spot.
If I were a figure skating judge, I’d give her a perfect score. She’s the reincarnation of Shizuka Arakawa.
“Yes! I was so shocked I thought my heart would burst!”
I really thought it might burst? Because right now, I’m so breathless. My heart’s pounding harder than after working out.
My heart’s so loud. Someone must be banging on it like a drum. Or maybe it’s typing because it’s so fast and noisy.
Don’t mess with me! Don’t show off your typing skills like you’re showing off!
“What do you think? Shota, what are your thoughts?”
“It’s beautiful! Stunning! Cute! Lovely! You’re the best!”
I’m just listing the words I thought when I saw Fumi-senpai. I hate how limited my vocabulary is that this is all I can say.
“Ehehehe”
Fumi-senpai laughs like a child. Her cheeks are red, maybe a little embarrassed. If she blushes over me, what would happen if Saotome complimented her?
“So, Shota, why are you in street clothes?”
“Huh? …Oh.”
I’d completely forgotten. Since Fumi-senpai was in a yukata, that meant I was the only one in street clothes.
“I did it!!”
I collapsed to my knees. On all fours, I screamed without caring who saw.
It’s fine, though. I’m going to stick out like a sore thumb anyway, drawing even more attention than I already am.
“My kindness backfired on meeeeeee!!”
I’m so disappointed. I came in regular clothes out of kindness. If that kindness isn’t rewarded, what the hell is God looking at in me? …Though I’m not counting that girl; she’s just a goddess wannabe.
“Didn’t you say yesterday you’d come in a yukata?”
“…I did say that, but since you said you’d come in regular clothes, I thought it’d be pitiful to leave you alone…”
“…Sorry.”
Fumichan-senpai apologized awkwardly to me.
“Don’t worry about it. You clearly said to come in yukata, right? Yet I ignored that… Ugh.”
If you ask who’s at fault here, it’s obviously me. Fumi-senpai said she’d come in regular clothes for the surprise for Saotome.
The surprise made the joy double compared to just seeing it normally like I am now, so you could say Fumi-senpai’s plan succeeded.
Which means I’m the one at fault for ignoring Fumi-senpai’s words.
“Don’t cry.”
I… I’m crying.
Fumi-senpai’s words make me realize I’m crying.
“I was already guaranteed to stick out like a sore thumb, and now I’ll stick out even more.”
“You won’t stick out. No one cares about us.”
“They do care. Just being handsome and beautiful makes us stand out. And if I’m in plain clothes among handsome and beautiful people, I’ll be the odd one out and stick out.”
“You shouldn’t care about other people’s eyes.”
“I’m not as strong as you…”
My experience is different from Fumi-senpai, who’s always worn a big hat and been stared at by everyone.
“Ugh…”
“There, there.”
Fumi-senpai strokes my head as I cry.
…She’s kind. And I’m super happy.
“What are you doing?”
I looked up toward the voice. Niiro was staring at me with eyes that seemed to despise me from the bottom of her heart.
By the time I saw her beautiful figure, my tears had long since dried up.
“Wow! That yukata looks amazing on you! How can you be so beautiful!? Didn’t you get scouted on your way here?”
Seeing Niiro in her yukata, my spirits lifted. I stood up from my crouched position and complimented her.
“Like that would happen…”
Niiro sighed in response to my words. Maybe she found my comment annoying, or maybe she just didn’t want to look at my face anymore—she turned away.
“Ah…”
I regretted not having seen her like that before, not having burned the image into my memory.
Well, her back view is beautiful too, though.
“So, why aren’t you wearing a yukata, Mizuno?”
“Ugh…”
Hearing those words, my tear ducts loosened again.
“Aww~”
Fumichan-senpai reacted like that again
“I told you yesterday I’d come in my casual clothes, right?”
“Yes.”
“He didn’t want me to be the only one in regular clothes, so he came like that. So it’s my fault too.”
“But the club president said not to worry, right?”
“Yeah… You’re just kind, Shota-kun.”
“And that kindness backfired, huh?”
“Ugh…”
“…Hmph.”
Niiro snorted at me.
“Uuuuu…”
She didn’t have to snort, you know. I wanted to enjoy the summer festival with everyone in yukata too.
“Come on, crying here is just going to bother people.”
Niiro reached out her hand to me. I took it and slowly stood up.
“This’ll be a laughing matter in a week.”
“…I don’t want you laughing.”
If everyone laughs at me over this, I’m confident I won’t be able to recover.
“Don’t sulk.”
“…I’m not sulking.”
Hearing my words, Niiro turned to Fumi-senpai and gave a “What should we do?” kind of look. Fumi-senpai responded with a helpless shrug.
How much of a pain in the ass am I?
“Huh? Everyone’s already here. That was fast.”
“…Saotome… and Haruka-chan!?”
Next to Saotome was Hisada-chan, wearing a yukata adorned with beautiful peonies.
Seeing that, there was no time left for tears.
“Hey hey, what’s up? Did you two come together?”
This is where I shine, I think. I instantly switched from whiny guy mode to best friend mode and teased them about coming together.
I really wanted to comment on Hisada-chan’s yukata, but I held back. Good job, me.
“Nah, we just happened to run into each other on the way here.”
“Huh? Really? That sounds fishy.”
I grinned, glancing back and forth between Saotome and Hisada-chan.
Yes! Here! This is the heroine’s chance to get jealous! Go confront Saotome!
“Wow, cute!”
“Yeah. It’s really beautiful.”
And then, when I looked over at them, they were surrounding Hisada-chan, complimenting her yukata.
…What are you doing? Could you please not abandon the heroine’s duties?
That’s unfair. I want to abandon my best friend role and shower Hisada-chan with compliments too.
…Well, I should just be grateful for this dream-like situation right now—seeing all three heroines in yukata live, and this close. Thank you.
Watching the three heroines all flustered together made me feel like the idiot I was just a moment ago. I’m too wrapped up in myself. Today, I need to entertain everyone and assist with the flirting.
“Looking forward to it.”
Saotome spoke up.
“Yeah.”
That was all I replied.
…Is this guy going to flirt with these three now?
Can I punch him?
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