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“You’re always so close to Ryoma, …… so I was wondering if you like Ryoma.”
“Yes, I like him.”
She said bluntly.
Is that really the case? In that case, like Shizuku said… I have to tell Hiiragi-san.
“I-I like Ryoma too!
I’m in love with him.”
“…. Arisa-chan…”
Hiiragi-san kept staring at my face with her eyes blinking.
I wonder what kind of response I will get.
But I certainly think it’s better to say it. I’m not going to let my love for Ryoma get the better of me.
“I see! To be liked by such a beautiful girl, he is indeed my childhood friend”
“Hee?”
This time I stopped because of the unexpected reaction.
Instead of being upset, I didn’t expect that she would be happy.
“Didn’t you like Ryoma too?”
“I do like him. Ah! You know, I don’t mean that …… I like Ryoma.”
Hiiragi suddenly started to panic. Her face turned a little red…and she looked dazed.
Maybe I was wrong.
“I… well, I don’t really understand what love is. That’s why I like Ryoma, but… I don’t think I like it as love. Maybe it’s similar to how Arisa-chan loves Shizuku-chan.”
“That’s what you meant when you said you liked him…… .”
“The only boys that I’m close to are honestly Ryoma and Reo. I’m sure I like Ryoma the most out of all the boys,……, but I don’t think there’s anything to worry about,….Arisa chan”
“Thank god …… I guess.”
It was kind of a letdown.
If this was the case, I wouldn’t have had to say that I liked Ryoma,……?
“I was worried because you appeared in front of Ryoma,…….”
“Ah. That’s right. But no one can win against Arisa-chan. Yeah, I’m jealous of Ryoma.”
Hiiragi-san’s expression becomes gentle again like before.
It doesn’t seem like she’s faking it or anything.
“Are you going to confess to Ryouma?”
“I! I can’t do that! Ryoma only thinks of me as …… a friend.”
I think we are getting along well, but I still feel a wall from Ryoma at this very moment.
I can’t get any closer to him …… , I can see such a wall.
“I envy you. You can always be by Ryoma’s side.”
That is true. The same way I can always be by Shizuku’s side or Kokoro’s side, this girl is allowed to be by Ryoma’s side all the time.
They have a special relationship as childhood friends.
“Hey, Arisa-chan.”
Suddenly, Hiiragi-san put her hand behind my hand.
I’m going to be attracted by her pure black eyes.
“If you want, I can help you, too. I can help Arisa chan and Ryoma get to know each other better.”
“Is that okay?”
Hiiragi-san laughed.
“I’m a good judge of character. I’m sure Arisa chan will make Ryoma happy.”
“Hiiragi-san.”
“But …… may I make one condition?”
Hiiragi-san continues to speak.
“I want you to allow me to stay by Ryoma’s side as his childhood friend. I can’t bear not being by Ryoma’s side.”
It’s a straight word. But I think there’s a real sense of emotion in that tone of voice.
This is probably the most important thing to Hiiragi-san.
Normally, it wouldn’t be fun to have a childhood friend of the opposite gender by the side of the person you love, but… I can’t refuse that.
“I’m not going to deprive you of being a childhood friend. Well, I’m gonna envy you, and maybe I’m jealous.”
“Fufu.”
Hiiragi-san clasped her hands together.
I’m glad we could talk after all. I think I understand how this girl feels.
“Can I call you …… Tsumugi?”
“Ah, ……! Yes, you can call me by my name, Arisa chan!”
Tsumugi gave me the biggest smile of the day.
I felt like I could have a proper friendship with her thanks to the way I told her how I felt.
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I feel like Tsumugi’s behavior up until now was extremely misleading in a forced way to make it seem like she was a love rival.
I still stand by my opinion, she’s unnecessary to the story. She’s so forced into everything. They don’t need anymore help, they were about to make out after all.
“I still want you to let me be Ryoma’s childhood friend.” Eh, that’s going to be a problem. Still don’t trust the new girl, won’t be surprised if the author makes her fall in love with him too…