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The next morning.
When I stepped out of my house, there stood an incredibly beautiful girl.
She had beautiful semi-long flaxen hair tied up in a half-up style, and her most distinctive feature was her almond-shaped eyes. That girl was my childhood friend, Fujisaki Renka.
“Good morning, Akito.”
“O-oh, good morning, Renka…”
A casual greeting. We then began walking silently along the school path.
Looking at Renka’s beautiful profile…I couldn’t help but be captivated by her.
Her confident facial features combined the kind of beauty that would captivate any man with the innocent cuteness of her age. Her appearance, which held a dangerously alluring charm, inevitably captured my attention.
(…I realize again that there’s no way someone like me could date such an incredibly beautiful girl…)
I knew it, but even after a night had passed, yesterday’s wounds hadn’t healed.
The words “I hate him” that Renka had spoken suddenly came back to my mind. At the same time, my chest tightened painfully.
“Hey, Akito? What’s wrong? You’re spacing out.”
“No…I’m fine. It’s nothing.”
“R-really? Well, anyway…Akito, isn’t there something you wanna tell me first?”
Renka stared at me with her moist eyes. …She’s really cute, isn’t she?
Renka’s appearance is dozens of times more beautiful than that of any idol or actress. Not only her face, but her figure is also perfect. She has just the right size breasts and beautiful, white, lustrous legs that extend from her short skirt. And on top of that, she has a gentle personality, so it’s no wonder that people fall for her, I think to myself.
“—-Hey, why are you ignoring me?”
“Huh? Sorry. What were we talking about…?”
“Yesterday after school. You left without telling me anything, didn’t you?”
Ah…right, that’s true.
I had completely forgotten about it due to the shock of being rejected, but come to think of it, I did leave Renka behind and went home yesterday. It was a last-minute cancellation.
“S-sorry ! I didn’t mean to, or rather, I was too busy to…”
“…Haa, you idiot, Akito. If you had something to do, you should’ve at least contacted me.”
Idiot Akito.
Yeah, that’s right. That’s how it is.
Renka always berates me like this, as if it were a habit.
…Renka is right. I really am an idiot.
Until yesterday, I thought that Renka’s harsh words were proof that she was opening her heart to me.
But in reality, she just genuinely dislikes me and is openly insulting me.
“Seriously. Akito, you’re such a loser. Even today, your bedhead is–“
Then, Renka’s beautiful golden eyes glanced at my hair.
She stopped in her tracks and said,
“–Eh? W-what? There’s no bedhead…?”
Renka was visibly surprised.
Seeing her reaction, I made a mental fist pump.
“Wait…your tie isn’t crooked, and there’s no dirt on your clothes…! Akito, what happened !? Did you eat something weird !?”
“Don’t worry. I only ate bread this morning.”
I sighed and said,
“Renka, you always tell me, ‘You should at least take care of your appearance, you good-for-nothing.’”
“Eh? Um, well…y-yeah, but…”
“So, I decided to do that. From now on, I won’t cause you any more trouble.”
Because Renka hates me, right? — I buried those words deep in my heart.
If Renka found out that I had overheard yesterday’s conversation, she wouldn’t be happy either.
“…Hmm, okay. That’s great, Akito.”
Renka’s profile as she said that looked somehow a little angry.
If she can avoid having to take care of me, whom she hates so much, then that’s probably for the best…..but I guess she doesn’t believe my declaration. She’s probably annoyed by the sight of her childhood friend like this.
Alright. Then I’ll push a little harder.
“Also, Renka. How about today being the last time we go to school together?”
When I made that suggestion,
“—–Eh?”
It must have been an unexpected remark.
Renka’s expression froze, as if time had stopped.
“I thought about it carefully yesterday. We’re both in our second year of high school now, and even though we’re childhood friends, I think it’s inappropriate for a boy and a girl of our age to walk to school together.”
“……..But…..”
“Well, we’ve been leaving home together almost every morning since elementary school–no, since kindergarten. So I guess I couldn’t bring myself to say we should stop now…..but Renka, didn’t you actually hate going to school with me?”
I think the reason Renka still continues to walk to and from school with me is because of a sense of duty.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t want to walk to school with someone she hates so much. In fact, she might even find it unpleasant to exchange words with me. …It’s sad to say, but that’s how I feel.
“So Renka, don’t worry. From now on, you won’t have to go to school with me anymore. Of course, that goes for going home too.”
“……What do you mean by that?”
She muttered something under her breath.
Renka quickly moved away from my side and started walking in front of me.
And with her back turned to me,
“Then I’ll go ahead. …You idiot, Akito.”
Her usual insult.
Her bright brown hair fluttered in the wind.
As I watched her receding figure, I imagined her expression.
—She must be smiling broadly right now.
After all, she wouldn’t have to go to school with me, whom she hated so much, ever again.
“Alright. Things are going smoothly for now.”
Of course, my heart ached. It felt like the wound of heartbreak was slowly spreading.
But…this was all for Renka’s sake.
Becoming “independent” from Renka and keeping my distance–that was the only way I could make amends.
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Femcels already started to give this 1 star over at NU. They really can’t stand when a guy moves on and betters himself.