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The heroines’ likeability and the ensuing furious approaches.
The root cause of this abnormal situation is undoubtedly my [likeability visualization ability].
What if I didn’t have this ability?
I’m sure that I would still be living quietly in the corner of the classroom, unnoticed by anyone.
I would have had no way of knowing that Takamine san had special feelings for me.
I would have never realized that Hina chan saw my hidden (?) kindness.
I might never have remembered that Shirakawa san was my forgotten childhood friend.
It was definitely thanks to this ability that I was able to learn of their affection.
And now that I know their affection, I myself am starting to change a little bit.
I feel a little more positive, a little more confident in myself than before.
In that sense, maybe this ability is a ‘blessing’.
But……
Because of this ability, I’m constantly aware of other people’s emotional (numerical) values.
I get depressed by the low likeability of people I pass by, or confused by the unusual numerical values of heroines.
I worry about the numerical values behind their words and actions, and I can’t accept them honestly.
Is Takamine san’s [100] really a pure fondness? Isn’t it mostly gratitude for past events?
Is Hina chan’s [overflow] a kind of temporary infatuation that will cool off one day?
If Shirakawa san’s [unmeasurable] is an obsession with her childhood friend, is it a healthy emotion?
The fact that I can see the numbers makes me think about unnecessary things.
I became skeptical.
We try to judge the other person’s heart based on numbers alone.
That is very disrespectful.
And it is very…..lonely.
This ability may be a “curse” that distorts the connection between people.
“…..Haa.”
Leaning against the rooftop fence, I looked up at the sky and sighed.
Blessing or curse?
The answer is still not clear.
How should I deal with this ability?
Rather than getting excited or upset about numbers, perhaps it’s more important to look the other person in the eye, listen to what they say, and feel with your heart.
But is it possible to completely ignore the numbers displayed in my field of vision?
“Oh, Kageno. You’re dawdling again?”
Before I knew it, Akasaka had arrived next to me.
Akasaka, as usual, is a man who appears and disappears from the scene.
“…..Not really. I was just thinking about something.”
“Hmm. Well, your problems are related to those three girls anyway, right?”
“……Yeah, I guess.”
There’s no point in hiding it from Akasaka anymore.
“It’s about the ability. What if I didn’t have this..or because I had it…I started thinking about a lot of things.”
“Oh……I see.”
Akasaka nodded with an unusually serious face.
“Well, it may certainly be a useful ability, but it’s also a troublesome one. Being able to see all of a person’s feelings in numbers.”
“Yeah……”
“But you know what, Kageno?”
Akasaka patted me on the shoulder.
“Your current situation exists because of that ability, right? Your relationship with those three, and the changes in yourself too.”
“….I know that, but.”
“In that case, there’s no point in complaining, right? We have to live with what we have.”
Akasaka’s words are always simple and straightforward.
But that is precisely why they resonate so strangely with me.
“Don’t let the numbers fool you. What’s important is how you feel and what you want to do, right?”
“What I want….to do…..”
“Yes. Do you like Takamine san? Do you like Hina chan? Or Shirakawa san? Or maybe everyone?”
“N-not everyone !”
“Well, that was a joke. Your feelings are the most important thing. Your abilities are just a tool to achieve that….. That’s about it, right?”
A tool…..?
Well, maybe this ability is not something that binds me or guides me, but just a “tool”.
How I use it is up to me.
“…..Thanks, Akasaka. I feel a little better now.”
“Oh ! Don’t worry too much, romantic comedy hero !”
“Don’t you call me that !”
Akasaka smiled heartily and left the roof.
The likeability rating above was [85/100]. He’s my best friend.
Thanks to Akasaka’s words, I felt like my vision had cleared a little.
There’s no point in wondering whether this ability is a curse or a blessing.
What’s important is my own feelings.
What do I want to be with them?
In order to find the answer to that question, I will trust this ability…..or rather, my own heart.
To face their true feelings, and my own true feelings, that lie beyond the numbers.
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