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Himekane Wakana would never give up on you even if you dumped her in a normal way. The only way to get her to give up on Sumeragi is to lower her liking for her. This is what I thought.
I used the theme park ticket that Saejima gave me and suggested a date with HImekane to Sumeragi. The idea was that if I could lower Himekane’s favorability toward Sumeragi on that date, she would give up on the idea.
However, Sumeragi was reluctant to go along with my perfect plan.
“Is that really the only way?”
“If you have an alternative, let’s hear it.”
For example, having someone other than myself whom she likes”
I snickered at Sumeragi’s alternative.
“I don’t think someone as single-minded as Himekane would look at someone else.”
“I don’t know about that though? In the first place, you can’t say that his feelings for me are romantic, can you?”
“What makes you say that?”
“The way she looks at me, I think there’s something about her that’s different from longing or …… romantic feelings.”
“That’s just your subjective opinion. What is the basis for that?”
“…Because I’ve seen serious eyes before.”
Saying that, she looked far away. If there’s something that comes to mind from Sumeragi’s words, is it the same junior who was persistently ringing her before?
“As someone who has seen serious eyes before, I don’t think her eyes are that serious. Of course, I think she has some good feelings for me.”
“I don’t know, but in any case, we need to solve the problem at hand, don’t we? Is it okay for you to be looked into strangely and for your secret to be revealed? ”
“I don’t want that to happen, but I don’t want …… to go on a date.”
With that said, I blackmailed the sloppy Sumeragi and forced her to go on a date with Himekane. In the end, she reluctantly accepted my proposal.
All that remained was to get Himekane’s approval.
“Hey, Himekane. Actually, a friend of mine gave me a pair of tickets to a theme park. If you want, you can go with Sumeragi…”
“Yes!”
Her answer was immediate. I was puzzled because she was so eager to go with her.
“A date with Sumeragi kun at a theme park~? I’m looking forward to it~!”
“That’s great.”
I was about to leave the empty space on the third floor of the school when Himekane stopped me and said, “Wait.”
“What is it? Is there something more?”
“Well, uh… I’m a little nervous being alone with Sumeragi-kun…umm.”
“What?”
“Well, you see, that’s why. I wonder if you would like to come with me,…… ……”
“Eh? Pair ticket…….”
“Why don’t you just buy tickets on the day?”
“At my expense?”
“O-Okay! I’ll give you half!”
“Half?”
“You want me to pay for the whole thing?!”
And so it came to pass that I was to accompany Sumeragi and Himekane on their date. Well, it would be unnatural for me to refuse at this point. Or rather, I was worried about leaving Sumeragi alone.
It was mentally difficult for me to spend my day off for babysitting, but it couldn’t be helped.
So today, the day of the date arrived.
“Hey, can we go on a date tomorrow?”
Sumeragi was hiding in the shadows, looking very unhappy. Me and Sumeragi looked ahead and saw Himekane already waiting for us at the rendezvous point.
She was dressed in a neat white one-piece dress, which was unimaginable from her usual worn-out school uniform, and for a moment I didn’t know who she was. Himekane must have put a lot of effort into getting dressed up.
She stood out so much that almost everyone who passed by her looked at her twice. Some of the men were so taken by the sight of her that they were even poked by their girlfriends who were walking with her.
Her hair was softly coiffed, as if she had been to a hair salon just before our date. The bag in her hand is also in a color that matches her one-piece dress, giving the overall impression of freshness.
I was impressed by how much the clothes alone changed her image from her usual flirty and playful one.
And yet, this prince was about to cancel his date with Himekane. It’s true that this was a better option than none at all, in terms of lowering Sumeragi’s favorability.
But it was too much to ask. In the first place, although we wanted to lower Sumeragi’s favorability, I did not want to make her a bad guy.I reject that.
“Come on. here we go.”
“Ugh,……, I’ve never been on a date,…….”
“Don’t be so timid. It’s okay, I’m here for you.”
“Tazuna kun……!”
“I’ll be there for you if you need anything.”
“Oh, it’s not like you’re going to help me. Really, you’re just following me.”
Sumeragi was still grumbling after that, but she was ready for it and called out to Himekane, “Thank you for waiting”
“Ah, Sumeragi-kun! I-I’m not waiting long…!”
“You look so cute in that dress. You look different.”
“Is it really? I’m so glad I thought about what kind of clothes you like~,……,”
Himekane was praised by Sumeragi, and her face fell with joy. What should this prince do by immediately increasing her favorability?
But at the same time, I was glad that Himekane was rewarded for her hard work.
It’s kind of complicated. For the sake of Himekane, who is in a love that will never be rewarded, I should make her give up on the prince as soon as possible.
“Ah, Tazuna-kun. You were there.”
“Yeah, the whole time. You only saw Sumeragi.”
“Oh, no, no. I’m just kidding~.”
“Well, let’s get in there right away.”
“Alright~! Let’s have fun today!~”
Sumeragi and I, while smiling at Himekane who was excited like a child, proceeded to the theme park.
“Ah, that’s right. Himekane-san.”
“Yeah? What is it~?”
“Money.”
“Eh.”
“Tickets. I’ll get a one.”
“……”
Himekane handed me the money with a look that said her pleasant mood had been dampened.
I’m sorry.
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… This is the kind of guy people consider as a Sigma or something?
He’s really stupid if he thinks that going on a date would decrease her favorability.