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The topic was so outrageous that I thought I had stopped thinking.
It was that shocking.
Regaining my will, I let out a deep breath.
“What are you talking about? Arisa, the most popular girl in school, would never fall in love with me.”
I spat out my usual words.
Arisa and I are not the right match in terms of looks and everything else. Everyone will not agree with her words.
It should have been like that …….
“Are you going to be mean to me, the person who knows Arisa the best in the world?”
“Ugh,…….”
“It doesn’t matter what Kogure-kun thinks. It’s true that Arisa has fallen in love with Kogure-kun. It’s an undeniable fact.”
I’d like to say it can’t be like that, but to be honest, I thought it might be possible.
It’s because lately Arisa has been acting deredere towards me.
I’ve been telling myself that it would never happen, but if her childhood friend, Otsuki san, says so, then it’s almost a certainty. As expected, she wouldn’t say anything without making a guess.
“Kogure-kun, do you like Arisa?”
“—”
She comes at me with strong fire.
There’s no way there’s a man who doesn’t get upset when someone says something like that.
I don’t think Otsuki-san would have told me this before she was dating Reo.
“I like her as a friend.”
“That’s a safe answer.”
I’m almost embarrassed and my face is turning red.
Honestly, I think I really like Arisa. Her face, voice, and appearance are all very attractive and I like her.
But it’s not love. I am not in love with that girl. I shouldn’t.
Otsuki-san displayed a picture on her phone and showed it to me.
“T-This!”
“My favorite Arisa photo album.”
“O-oh, ……. Oh~~. Oh”
“This reaction. Kogure-kun, you must really like Arisa.”
“No, I don’t!”
“I’m sorry, that’s not true. You like Arisa’s face and body.”
“How dare you say that!”
The pictures were amazing.
First of all, it was probably Arisa in junior high school. She looked so cute in her gym clothes and smiling in the water.
Next is Arisa in a swimsuit. Her ample breasts are emphasized as much as possible, and her beautiful face makes us want to devour her.
The bonus was Arisa in the cat ears maid outfit from the other day. Perhaps Otsuki san had instructed her to do something, but her breasts were emphasized, and the posing in which she showed her shyness was irresistible.
It was so irresistible that even I couldn’t resist looking at it.
“Kogure-kun, all you think about at night is Arisa, right? If you go out with Arisa, everything will be yours, Kogure-kun. You can have that face and body that Kogure-kun loves so much.”
“I won’t look at her like that.”
“But Arisa said Kogure-kun often looks at her breasts”
“N-no!”
She knows! Because I can’t look directly into that face in the first place …… with that reckless outfit, so where am I supposed to look?!
To be honest, at night, I’m …… It’s disgusting that she seems to see through everything!
“What’s wrong with you? I’m not asking you to get married. If you go out with someone and it doesn’t suit you, you can break up. After you break up, Kogure-kun can go out with Tsumugi-san.”
“What Otsuki-san is saying is absurd. It is not a good idea to do this. Love is a matter between two people. ……”
“That’s because Kogure-kun is being ambiguous.”
“I’m ……!”
I was surprised to hear such words.
Even though you don’t know anything about my feelings.
If I can break it off, I want to blow it up too. But that’s not allowed. I will have to bear the punishment for hurting that girl for the rest of my life.
“I’m not going out with anyone. That’s what I’ve decided. Even if Arisa is attractive, …… I have my reasons.”
“I don’t care about reasons.”
“Haa?”
“Because if I ask you why, you might hesitate. So I don’t need to know Kogure-kun’s past.”
“……, why do you want me and Arisa to be together so badly?”
Otsuki san was strict with me, but she wasn’t the kind of girl who would react in such an unexpected way.
It’s like she’s trying to push through her own desires.
Who is this for? If I were in Otsuki san’s position.
“I see. …… Is it for Arisa’s sake?”
“!!”
“Well, that’s right. Otsuki-san’s reason for acting is probably for no other reason than for Arisa.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Otsuki san turned to face me. There are a few traces of tears at the corners of her eyes.
“I hurt Arisa. I made Arisa, who loves me so much, sad.”
That was before Otsuki san started dating Reo. Was it about when I developed a strong friendship with Arisa?
“I’ve been regretting it ever since. I’ve been regretting hurting Arisa …… and I wonder why I did it. If Kogure kun hadn’t interceded, things might still be a little tense right now.”
“But you made up in the end, right? Why can’t that be good enough?”
“Even if we make up, the crime of me hurting Arisa will not disappear! Even if Arisa forgives me, I cannot forgive myself.”
Otsuki san shouted loudly as if she was about to throw up.
All this time she had been holding on to her guilt toward Arisa behind her smile?
Just as Arisa loves Otsuki san, Otsuki san loves Arisa too. That’s why she can’t forgive herself.
How would you feel if I did the same thing to Reo? I won’t be able to forgive myself. Because I have a debt of gratitude. I should never hurt Reo.
“That’s why you did it knowing that I would hate you for Arisa’s sake.”
Otsuki san nodded sharply.
Really…what are you thinking?
But I can’t deny this. The reason is that I thought the same thing when I was getting Otsuki san’s information for Reo
I don’t care if Otsuki san hates me. As long as Reo does not hate me.
If Reo had not been able to date Otsuki san, I might have done the same thing she is doing now.
But this suicide attack was huge. Although I am not 100% sure because I am not hearing it from her own mouth, the information that Arisa might like me has been input into the back of my brain.
I wonder if I will ever be able to talk to Arisa face-to-face.
“Well, that’s okay. If things get bad between me and Otsuki-san, my best friend will be worried, so I’ll let the matter drop. So …… don’t ask me to go out with Arisa too much anymore.”
“…… yeah.”
“I’m not interested in dating …… anyone, at least not right now.”
I feel like I’m facing a serious problem in the morning.
And I can’t help but notice that Otsuki-san is crying a bit. If she thinks I made her cry, she’ll …….
I heard a beep and looked at my phone to see that Otsuki san had sent me a picture on line.
It was an attractive picture of Arisa that I had just seen.
“I won’t do it again. That’s why.”
Otsuki-san smiled at me.
“From now on, I’ll send you lots of pictures of Arisa so that your head will be full of Arisa!”
“You don’t understand me at all!”
“I’ll give you the skin, so you can attack her, but please don’t be too violent. If you hold her gently, I’m sure she’ll accept it.”
“Listen!——”
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I dunno man, I think this is a bit out of character for Shizuku. Surely she herself must understand that Arisa will hate her MUCH more if she ruins her chances with Ryoma because Shizuku tried to brute force them together prematurely. She’s normally a more rational character than this, even if she’s guiltridden.