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Otsuki-san…….
What a thing to say out loud.
What a nonsense about Arisa liking me. …… I haven’t heard her say it, so I’m not 100% sure, but with Arisa’s recent attitude and the fact that her best friend Otsuki-san is pushing her hard, I’m sure it’ll jump to 90% or so.
What kind of face am I going to make when I meet Arisa?
I open up my phone and put the picture of Arisa that Otsuki-san sent me earlier on the screen.
“……”
She’s so cute. This is just too much.
It’s a picture of her at a cafe or something. The picture was taken of Arisa in front of her, with her left hand on her cheek, probably giving someone an “ahhnnn” moment.
She looks a little shy, and the long, fine golden hair stands out very well.
Her bright emerald green eyes are so beautiful and her small, soft lips are unintentionally eye-catching.
She really …… is very pretty.
If Arisa likes me, and if that was me from the time when Arisa and I were counseling each other about love, then would I fall into the category of liking Arisa now that I’m conscious of it now?
I was so distant back then with my respectful tone of voice. Maybe she liked me because I was a little strange like that.
I think most of the boys liked Arisa because she is very popular.
So it’s better if things are the same as before. Arisa wants that, too. ……
“I’m full of excuses.”
I’m always running away from love.
I haven’t grown at all since that time in middle school.
But that’s redemption. I was the one who hurt that girl, and it was a big crime against me.
…If I were to go out with someone while still harboring that, I’m sure everyone would criticize me again.
I don’t deserve that. I shouldn’t be happy only for myself.
“Damn.”
My left eye hurts. This left eye, which became weak due to the injury at that time, hurts when I remember it. It hurts when I remember it.
I wish I could have made a story about the evil eye or something like that, but I can’t laugh when I think of that time …….
I can only say one thing …… I shouldn’t hurt anyone on my own.
Let’s just focus on how to do that.
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Then time comes for club activities.
It was supposed to be a usual club activity, but all the basketball club members could not hide their surprise at the sight.
“I’m Hiiragi Tsumugi~. I’m a beginner in basketball, but I’d like to support you as much as I can.~!”
“Oooooohhhh!”
The members of the basketball club went wild.
The rumor about the beautiful black-haired transfer student Tsumugi is not spread only among the first-year students.
Second and third year students also heard about her and even came to my class to have a look at her.
Tsumugi is going to be the manager of the basketball team. How could they not be enthusiastic about it?
“Geeh. Tsumugi is coming? She won’t make us drink muddy tea like in the old days, will she?”
Reo was understandably upset. He was as hateful as ever.
It can be said that the more they fight, the better they get along, so let’s not worry about that.
And then.
“I’m Asahina Arisa. Nice to meet you.”
“Whoaaaaa!!!!!”
Why is Arisa here?
She crossed her arms and turned away with her usual tsuntsun.
Naturally, the presence of her, the most beautiful girl in the school, is enough to make all the simple boys spring up.
“Head! A lot of them want to join the basketball club as a provisional member!”
“Rejected. No one will be allowed to join the club until next year!”
The hard-nosed head of the club reassures them for the time being.
The boys had heard the rumors and had gathered.
That’s right. Arisa and Tsumugi are going to join the boys’ basketball club.
“Um..~. Who should I learn the manager’s job from?”
Tsumugi asked the manager.
The stiff manager blushes at Tsumugi’s gesture. Tsumugi naturally makes gestures that encourage men, right? It’s like she’s a spoiled girl.
“O-ou. Someone tell her! Freshmen!”
“I’m teaching them!”
“I’ll take care of it!”
“I’ll take charge of both of you.”
“Why don’t you leave it to Ryoma? You’re always making Ryoma do all the chores.”
“Ugh.”
“Can I leave it to you?”
“It’s okay. I can teach everything.”
Reo glared at him and his classmates flinched.
The basketball team has no manager, so the freshmen take turns doing chores.
Everyone does the equipment, but many of them don’t like to make tea or do the laundry. I took the initiative.
Reo would also help me if he noticed, but the ace of the basketball team wanted his skills to be honed, so I often sent him off to the upperclassmen.
“Tsumugi and Asahina would feel safe with Ryoma.”
“That’s a good decision for Reo. Sometimes he has a good point of view.”
“Well, ……. If Ryoma will teach me.”
“I’m telling you, remember it properly. Don’t bother Ryoma!”
If I were to just describe it in words, it would be like the three of them were busy.
“The three of them have a very good face quality …….”
“Reo has a girlfriend, but he’s friends with the two most beautiful girls?”
“I guess handsome guys attract beautiful girls.”
This is what happens when you don’t know the relationship.
It becomes a composition of two beautiful girls competing for Reo
In reality, Reo is crazy about Otsuki san and those two are ……. No, let’s stop
“Tsumugi, Arisa, come here. I’ll show you how to do your job.”
And so I took the two of them and taught them the managerial duties of the basketball team.
I think it’s better if I’m the one who will be with them at the beginning.
Arisa approached me.
“Hey, Ryoma. Do you want me to take this over there?”
“Fuwah!? Ah, um, …… yeah.”
“What’s wrong? Your face is red.”
“It’s nothing! It’s nothing.”
I can’t look at Arisa’s face because of Otsuki san’s commotion
When I think that this Arisa might like me, …… ugh. Calm down me. Just do what I always do
Arisa in the photo is cute, but Arisa in action is even more attractive. The sight of her calling my name with that beautiful voice again…
Arisa took the luggage and left the room.
Now is the time to talk. I call out to Tsumugi who is working beside me.
“Why did she become a manager, Arisa? To be honest, I don’t see her as a manager at all.”
“Today at noon. When I told her that I was going to be the manager of the basketball club, Arisa-chan and Shizuku-chan got stiffed… Of course, I told Shizuku-chan. Don’t worry, I’ll only give Reo a tattered cloth.”
They froze up, but that’s not what happened. But I can never say it from my mouth.
Otsuki-san is quite wary of Tsumugi. Even though Tsumugi and I are just childhood friends.
“So, Arisa-chan is going to join the club together. I was worried about being alone, but I feel safe with the two of us!”
“I see.”
It’s natural, or it’s my her pace. But Tsumugi’s purity seems dazzling.
However, the reason why Arisa joins the club at this timing… Since Otsuki san didn’t tell me, I’m sure I would have made an insensitive move as well.
I feel like Arisa will get angry if I happily tell her that she has also started liking basketball. Well, maybe she really started to like basketball…
What should I do?
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