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“What’s wrong, Ayame san…”
[Ugh……ugh,……he found out that I secretly went to watch the game today…..and then he asked me not to come anymore, no matter what……]
“You must’ve done something really bad, Ayame san.”
[I-I haven’t done anything…..]
“How many of Haruto’s videos do you have?”
[Enough to fill a terabyte hard drive to the brim.]
“Isn’t that the cause of it……?”
I sigh loudly over the phone.
It seems that Ayame san is more attached to Haruto than I thought.
[But but but, everyone keeps family photos or videos, right?]
“There’s a limit to everything. What you’re doing is too much.”
Once, when I found my father’s external hard disk and looked into it, I found it was full of adult videos.
Even that was a 500 gigabyte hard drive, so one terabyte is a huge amount. The fact that the subject of the video was her own brother was also frightening.
What are you going to use that footage for? ……No, seriously.
[What should I do…if Haru kun keeps hating me like this, I won’t be able to survive…]
“You’re exaggerating.”
[Please, Asahi kun……I wonder if you could somehow convince Haru kun.]
“I don’t think Haruto will change no matter what I say.”
[No way……]
In case you’re wondering, I owe Ayame san a certain debt of gratitude for helping me study and giving me chocolates on Valentine’s Day, one of the few non-family members to do so.
So it would be unreasonable to just turn down her request. I should at least give her some advice.
I remember this phrase from a book I read the other day: [Arashota.]
“Even though you can’t change other people, you can change yourself.”
[W-what do you mean……?]
“Ayame san, all you have to do is change. So that Haruto won’t hate you anymore.”
I think I said something a little cool myself.
The world has actually changed, but I’ll close my eyes to the fact that I haven’t changed at all.
[Change myself….?]
“Yes. Right now Ayame san is insanely dependent on Haruto. So we’re gonna gradually lower that dependence.”
[How do I do that……?]
“Well, for example…..let’s start supporting your favorite idol.”
[There is no boy cooler and cuter than Haru kun.]
“We have to change that mindset. Haruto is important to you, but you need to make an effort to turn your attention to people other than Haruto.”
[I wonder if I can do that……]
“If you can’t, Haruto will hate you for the rest of your life.”
[Ugh……I don’t like that…..]
I try to persuade Ayame san, almost threatening her.
Maybe I’m good at using eloquent sales tactics like this.
After a few moments of deliberation, Ayame san gave in.
[Okay then, I’ll try my best to find a favorite person other than Haru kun.]
“That’s the spirit.”
[I haven’t decided who I’ll support specifically yet.]
“I think anything is fine. Idols, actors, athletes……cartoon characters and even animals are possible.”
[Umm……I don’t know, it doesn’t really fit……]
“Well then, someone who looks like Haruto.”
[That’s also……subtle,……I think I probably don’t like people I don’t know at all.]
“You mean you don’t mind if it’s someone you know?”
[Not just anyone, but….. well, I’ll give it some thought. Thank you, Asahi kun, for listening to my problems.]
“No, I don’t mind.”
[I’ll buy you lunch as a thank you next time. Think about what you want to eat.]
“A-are you sure?”
[Yeah. I recently got a raise at my part-time job, so I can do that much.]
“Thanks for the food !”
I hung up the phone, feeling lucky.
Let’s go to a restaurant that serves good fried food. Then, I thought, maybe a Chinese restaurant?
Karaage sounds delicious. I’m looking forward to it.
Just as I was about to take a bath after a long phone call, I received a notification from a message app on my phone.
The sender of the message was Hinayo.
[Hirakawa kun, sorry for disturbing you this late at night. I had a good time today. Actually, on the way home, Sotogahama san suggested that I install this kind of app, but I was a bit scared of being alone, so I contacted you to see if Hirakawa kun would like to join in. Apparently, it’s popular among Sotogahama san’s friends.]
After the long message, the address of the app store was posted.
I tapped it to access it, and what appeared was a page for [SENLY] a location-sharing application.
I had heard rumors about it, and it is apparently popular among the popular kids.
Who shares where they are with only those who are close to them. It seems that exposing information strengthens the connection.
Riria must have casually invited Hinayo. But for Hinayo, coming into contact with the extroverts was like the arrival of a black ship. It was natural for Hinayo to be puzzled.
I was not familiar with this application at all, but since Hinayo was trying hard to change herself, I thought I’d join her.
If I invited Haruto to join me, the two of them might get to know each other better. Good idea.
[Okay ! I’ll install it too.]
I replied and installed the app.
Soon after, Hinayo and Riria became my friends.
I’ll invite Haruto when I get out of the bath.
So I headed to the bathroom.
……At that time, I had no way of knowing that this app would play an important role.
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