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“Arisa ate four pancakes this morning and said she couldn’t move anymore.”
“She’s a bigger daredevil than I expected.”
“But that sauce is amazing. I learned a lot from it.”
On the first day of the morning, I was talking with my best friend’s love, Otsuki Shizuku, next to me as usual.
Yesterday, I talked to Asahina san, and I feel that Otsuki san and I have become a little bit closer.
I think it’s great that we now have something in common
“But it’s amazing that you and Arisa can get along so well. It was unexpected.”
“Mizuhara-san also mentioned it, but is it really that rare?”
“Yeah. Arisa is always so tense with boys, isn’t she? To me, that’s not the real Arisa.”
I guess she is wary of them because of her popularity. A cool tone of voice with a sharp temperament is a kind of wall.
Asahina san’s excellent looks are a big part of the reason why that happens.
“But the truth is, she’s a bright …… girl with a little bit of a friendly …… personality?”
“Ooh! you’ve talked a lot yesterday right. So you know that much”
There was no confirmation.
Her childhood friend, Otsuki san, says so, so it must be for sure. It’s just that.
“…… I think that person is a little too out of it.”
“Ah, ……”
“She’s so guarded about it, but she’s giving me her contact information and even disclosing where she lives.”
“I’ll tell Arisa that. ……”
I knew you were her mother.
“Please don’t tell other boys about Arisa.”
“I won’t tell. Besides, I feel like if I tell them, she’ll kill me with her eyes.”
“That’s right. Arisa has no mercy when she identifies you as an enemy.”
It seemed that she had attacked someone who had caused trouble for Otsuki-san, and it would be better not to do anything careless.
Otsuki-san stared at me and chuckled.
“But I wonder why Arisa allowed Kogure-kun to get on her mind.”
The most likely reason is that she thinks I like her.
However, I cannot say that. If I say it, I’m confessing it at that point!
But even with that out of the way, it’s strange that she would be so open-minded as to give me, a boy, her contact information after only meeting her once.
Is there one reason ……?
“I’m just not treated like a man, am I?”
“Eeh.”
“I’ve always been good at housework, and I enjoy sewing, so I get teased a lot.”
“Sewing? Like making clothes?”
“It’s not a big deal, but…”
I showed her my photo folder on my phone. There were a lot of pictures of my angel.
“She’s cute! Is she your sister by any chance?”
“She likes anime, so I make costumes for her. It’s too expensive to buy one.”
“Wow, …… amazing. This one looks really good on her.”
I made a witch girl costume out of fabrics for Hiyori, who loves magical girl anime, and dressed her in it.
My parents are happy and it makes Hiyori smile. …… the best.
“I can’t get over how much of an angel she is. I mean,…… she’s really cute.”
“I’ve heard that people love when they’re older than them. I’m an only child, so that’s good.”
“Do you admire brothers and sisters?”
“Yes, I do~But.”
Otsuki-san’s face, which had been bright and cheerful, became a little gloomy.
“It’s Arisa. She treats me like a sister and hugs me. ……”
“Is that so? But ……”
Asahina-san, who looks to be over six and a half feet tall, and Otsuki-san, who is about 150 feet tall.
With this height difference, it is only natural.
Asahina-san loves Otsuki-san very much.
She is emotionally like a family member, or worse, like a pet. I was surprised that Otsuki-san was slightly displeased with her.
“I think it’s amazing that Asahina-san likes you so much,. Mizuhara-san felt the same way.”
“I see …… Is that so?”
There was a shadow on Otsuki san’s expression.
“The three of us, childhood friends, have known each other since kindergarten. That’s why we spent every day together.”
The sun was shining in the morning sky, and I was sitting on a bench behind the school building, waiting for Otsuki san’s words.
“It may come as a surprise to you, but when we were little, I was the tallest of the three of us. My parents used to tell me that I was the older sister even though we were the same age.”
“……”
“Arisa was always close to me because she was afraid of many things, and my heart is a natural and fast-paced person. It’s hard for me to say, but I thought I was the strong one.”
“Looking at that Asahina-san, I can’t help but nod. Otsuki san, you look solid.”
“Yeah, thanks.”
Each morning she comes early to tinker with the soil and also clean up the school grounds. There was a garbage bag behind the bench, and there was a collection of garbage from the school. She originally has such a neat and tidy personality.
“So I thought that’s why I’ve always been this way,……, but growing up is cruel, isn’t it?”
“Yes.”
“Just like that, Arisa grew rapidly from the upper grades of elementary school and became more beautiful than anyone else. She’s smart, she’s good at sports… but she’s grown into a girl who’s immensely popular with boys.”
“She is liked by all the boys in school.”
“Kokoro also started swimming in elementary school and has achieved great results. She became the number one swimmer in Japan in elementary school…… already amazing. At the same time, she became a future Olympic candidate. And she became as beautiful as Arisa.”
“She’s like a local star.”
“And …… I’m the one with nothing. The three of us should have been childhood friends, but I was the only one who was mediocre. I am the shadow of the two lights.”
“That’s not true.”
“It’s okay, you don’t have to be concerned about it. No matter who sees it, it’s the jealousy of an ugly ordinary person. Being treated like a younger sister by Arisa is also a manifestation of that jealousy.”
“But you don’t hate them, do you? If anything, you love them.”
“…… Eh?”
Otsuki-san looked surprised. Maybe if the words had been expected, I could have let them flow, but I couldn’t let the words flow that weren’t.
“You like them and you want to be with them. And you are secretly proud that you are being relied on by two such awesome people. Am I wrong?”
“How did you know?”
If you really get jealous and disgusted, I think you would leave.
It is something that you don’t want to see those brilliant accomplishments.
But Otsuki san is very important to both Asahina san and Mizuhara san.
Even though she is jealous of them, she still cares about them.
She is happy that they are relying on her, so she stays by their side.
I think it’s a sign of goodwill.
“It’s the same for me. I had a childhood friend, too, and he was the fastest growing up until elementary school. But around senior year, my childhood friend started to grow taller and began to show signs of brilliance.”
“…… I see. Kogure-kun has always been by Hirasawa-kun’s side, hasn’t he?”
“He’s been popular with the girls since junior high school.”
“You and I are somewhat alike, Kogure-kun.”
Yes, I and Otsuki san are very much alike. The most popular childhood friend in the school is also a friend of ours. I think we are in a similar position and what we can do. However…….
“Even so, I think Otsuki-san is more amazing than me”
“Ehhh. Is that because I have two childhood friends?”
That’s part of it, but what I think makes Otsuki-san an amazing person is that he’s liked by the most popular boy in school.
That alone makes all the difference.
I think Otsuki san is an attractive enough girl just because she is liked by Reo
So, I, an ordinary person, and Otsuki-san are similar but not the same.
“It’s almost time for the first chime of the day, so let’s go back.”
I still want to make this love succeed.
If that happens, Otsuki-san must think that she can be on equal footing with her two childhood friends.
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