Episode 8 – [I won’t lose.]

“You kun, who is that girl?”

Somewhere in the back of my mind, I honestly began to think that the person on the other end of the email was not actually Tachibana san.

Although we had exchanged emails, we had not had a direct conversation since the bald Arata incident.

That thought was withdrawn when Tachibana san suddenly appeared at my lunch spot.

Then again, maybe she was trying not to talk to me carelessly in the classroom because of her boyfriend, Arata. Arata seems to be jealous.

By the way, why is Tachibana san here? I want to know. She asked me in an email where I went, so I just answered. 

Hahaha.

“Erm, this is my lunchtime buddy, Takeda san.”

“Hell ……”

“This is the first time. I didn’t know that You kun has such a pretty girl friend.”

“Um, I don’t think I’m pretty …..”

“You can’t fool me just because you’re fat, okay? I can tell.”

“……”

What does that mean? Even Takeda-san no longer denies it.

Well, it’s true that Takeda san’s sudden round smile is quite cute.

“You kun, I have to go back, so…..don’t do it okay? L-like naughty things.”

What are you talking about, Tachibana san?

I won’t do it. Tachibana san came like the wind and left like the wind. I wonder what on earth she was doing here.

–Ping.

[Please look forward to tomorrow’s lunch.]

Is this the real punishment? Will the day finally come when real poison will be served in my lunchbox…..oh God, please have mercy on me, poor me. 

I’m too low in faith skills.

“Why did Tachibana san, the most beautiful girl in school, suddenly come to see Sahara kun?”

“That’s because Takeda san’s omelet was too delicious. That is to say, it was Takeda san who was at fault. Not mine.”

“In other words, it’s Sahara kun who is to blame.”

“I’m sorry.”

I had to think about the future, so I confided in my lunch buddy Takeda san about the lunch box.

I told her about the lunch box.

“Haaa……Sahara kun. Do you really think that’s punishment?”

“Hm? Is there more to it than that?”

“You see…it’s quite difficult to make lunch boxes every morning, you know? I’ve seen Sahara kun’s lunch boxes every day, so I can tell you that they have a perfect balance. It’s no exaggeration to say that she went out of her way to make a lunch like that…..”

“Like what?”

“……It’s nothing. Haa….

Why does Takeda san sighing?

But my lunch is just an afterthought.

If Arata hadn’t been dating Tachibana san, the day she would have given me lunch would never have come.

Putting this topic aside for a moment, there was something that bothered me about the conversation between Tachibana san and Takeda san.

“What does she mean by being fat doesn’t fool her?”

Takeda san stared into the distance.

After a short pause, she clutched her knees and began to talk about the past.

“It’s a boring stor. Though I…..look like this, I used to be skinny. You can’t imagine it now, but I was popular with the boys. But I guess that was wrong. The guy who was the leader of the group took a liking to me…..and then you guessed it.”

So that’s the one, or as my sister said the other day, [You thieving cat !]. Well, it’s not like she stole her boyfriend or anything, so the connotation is a little wrong, but it’s probably similar.

“I started to think that I didn’t need to be popular if I had to go through all this pain. I intentionally overeat and gained weight. Thanks to the fact that I had a tendency to put fat on my face, I was no longer popular with the boys, but my communication skills were horribly impaired due to the long period of time I was blocked up. By the time I entered this high school, I didn’t really know how to make friends…..and that’s why I’m eating my lunch here.”

I didn’t know Takeda san had such a past…….

It would be better not to mention the past too much. Just remembering it seems painful.

More than that……

“But you made a friend. Look, here.”

I pointed to myself and smiled at Takeda san. The expression on her face that had looked so painful seemed to soften a little.

“……Yes, that’s right. I’m glad I’m fat, just a little bit.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“Sahara kun is……really insensitive, isn’t he?”

What did I just miss?

I don’t know.

“I’m thinking of going on a diet.”

“Why so suddenly?”

“I won’t lose.”

Takeda san stood up quickly.

I don’t know what her game is, but I wonder what the chubby Takeda san would look like if she lost weight. I’m looking forward to it a little, maybe a lot.

I would like to do something for her, too.

I guess that’s about all I can do.

“Hey, Takeda san, do you want to come over to my place today?”

“……E-excuse me?”

Takeda san turns around and makes a dumb voice. Takeda san’s reactions are always so cute.

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