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“S-so that……happened…..”
I muttered in a daze.
The events of a year ago that Takamine san told me about.
It was a trivial action as a member of the library committee that I had completely forgotten about.
That was what had moved her.
“I’m sorry I didn’t remember…..at all.”
I unintentionally apologized.
It might have been a precious memory for her, but for me, it was……
“No, it’s fine. It’s okay if you don’t remember.”
Takamine san shook her head.
“But for me, that incident…it helped me to look forward a little bit.”
“Look forward……?”
“‘Yes. You told me that an unknown author I was reading was ‘interesting,’ didn’t you?”
“Oh, yeah…it seems so (I don’t remember).”
“At that time, for the first time…..I felt like someone was affirming what I liked.”
Takamine san smiled a little shyly, but happily.
Wow, Takamine san’s smile, destructive power……!
Not that !
My casual word was supporting her like that……?
“Then I got a little courage to talk to some of the other kids in class…..and I managed to complete my assignment presentation all by myself.”
“So that’s what happened…….”
“And so…..I’ve always been grateful to Kageno kun. Although I rarely had the chance to thank you in person.”
I see…….
That’s why she thanked me so much yesterday when I took her book.
In her mind, it was connected to what happened a year ago.
And this explains why her likability went up to [99] just because I said hello to her, and then it went up to [100] just because I took her book.
Her original likeability was abnormally high, so she swung out of it at the slightest opportunity.
……Should I be convinced?
No, but as far as Takamine san’s story goes, it makes sense.
Her likeability wasn’t a bug.
It was caused by a past action I had forgotten about.
“…I see. I didn’t mean to do anything big, but….I’m glad I could help you, Takamine san.”
As I spoke my honest feelings, Takamine san’s face lit up.
“! Yes….!”
It wasn’t a full smile, but I could clearly see that her expression had softened.
I could also see the [100/100] sign above her head shining brightly.
The chime for the end of lunchtime rang.
“Oh, is it that late already?”
“Yeah……”
Takamine san was regretfully putting away her lunch box.
I also hurriedly put away the empty convenience store lunch containers.
“Um, Kageno kun.”
Takamine san, who had finished cleaning up, looked at me again.
“…From now on, if you’d like…let’s get together again…”
“Eh?”
“N-no ! It’s nothing !”
Takamine san’s face turned bright red and she shook her head.
And then she quickly went back to her seat.
Even her ears are red. It’s so obvious !
……Together, she said?
Lunch? Or….?
One mystery of Takamine san’s likeability has been solved.
But at the same time, new questions, and… a small sense of expectation, began to grow within me.
Maybe the cool beauty’s likeability [100] isn’t just for show.
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