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“Hnn……a……”
–A ceiling I don’t know.
–Where am I?
I woke up and jumped out
“————!?”
I found myself in a hospital room.
I had what looked like an IV drip in my arm, and my back ached a little. My head ached, too. The first thing that comes to mind is that my head feels a little fuzzy.
I mean, why am I here?
I don’t remember – or can’t remember?
Hmm, no, that’s right. I’m a high school student now, right?
So, I was heading to the entrance ceremony and I met …… Naoya and parted ways with him …….
And I think there was …… a beautiful girl.
She was clean,…… dainty,…… quiet and extremely beautiful.
And then —- the light turned green.
A …… car came.
Yes, I was – I was trying to help a high school girl at that time. Yes, a very beautiful high school girl.
I saved her……. No, wait, what happened to her?
My mind was like a steam locomotive, revolving in a cloud of smoke. It was the very moment I arrived at that memory.
“Is everything alright ……?”
I heard a clear voice in my ear.
The voice was pleasant and carried away like a spring breeze.
Then, there she was, the girl I had heard so much about.
She was lying next to me on the hospital bed. The voice sounded trembling as she sat on a small chair, her eyes bright red and staring at me with concern.
“Y-you are ……”
“Um, are you all right? Is there anything wrong ……?”
“Eh? Ah, no, I’m fine. Wait, my back hurts. ……”
When I answered her question, she looked down a little apologetically.
“Are you all right? You’re the one who ……”
“I-It’s my fault, isn’t it?”
“Eh?”
“No, I mean. Do you remember? I was crossing the crosswalk and a car ran into me from the side,…… and you helped me from behind.”
That was indeed the case.
Come to think of it, it was me too, and I wasn’t sure, and I found myself moving my body,…… and I was hugging Hinami-senpai’s body so that I could wrap myself around her.
I hugged her …… softly.
Wait, Isn’t this the first time I’ve casually touched a girl?
I don’t think so. …… breasts, I didn’t squeeze them, right?
I think they were soft.
What was I thinking, pervert?
I snuck my hands behind my head and back and found them wrapped around with bandages. This was the reason for the strange tingling.
“When I saw the car, I was honestly confused. I had no idea what was going on, and if you hadn’t …… thrown yourself on top of me, I would have died for sure.”
“N-no. I’m glad you’re safe. Besides, it looks like both me and senpai are safe.”
It’s a bit unsettling to see her talk with a grave expression on her face, but she denies that it’s true.
“But, you’re not okay, are you? The doctor said that if you …… were to hit a few more centimeters in the wrong place, you would never wake up.”
“Eh, are you serious?”
“Well, yeah,……, so it’s my fault. I’m so sorry.”
She says so, but I don’t really feel that way.
Besides, it’s kind of awkward.
I can’t believe that my first conversation with Hinami-senpai was her fault…I don’t have any intention of doing so, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that, so please don’t think too much about it.
Above all, I feel so guilty.
Even though I helped her, it was that Hinami-senpai. Intuitively, I know it’s dangerous to be making her sad like that.
What should I do? Can I live like this?
She’s famous and beautiful, so there might be some kind of beauty agency thing going on with her.
No, she’s smart, and there’s no way a hoarder and talker like her would do such a thing. I’m so pathetic for having doubts.
Anyway, I don’t want her to carry too much weight.
I have to firmly deny it here.
“It’s okay. Really”
“But, ……, I would feel sorry for you.”
“No, it’s not. Besides, did you know?”
“W-What?”
“I dreamed of being a hero who saves people in the future. If I could save a girl like this, then my dream came true. ……”
“H-huh ……?”
She pouts in confusion.
“Ha-ahahaha…. sorry. It’s nothing.”
I did it. I slipped for sure. I shouldn’t have done something so out of character. What was I thinking when I said, “My dream is to be a hero,” when I was old enough to know better? She was like, “What?”. I should have learned how to talk to girls from Naoya.
Oh no. I wonder if I’ll be treated like a weirdo.
“U-um…..”
As I sighed and lamented, I received a tap on my shoulder from next door. Not only does she poke me, but she also tugs at my light blue clothes for sick people.
I saw those cold, sharp eyes softly moisten, and my heart tightened a little.
Did I just say something incredibly boring? Oh no. If this person brings up all kinds of authority and does something weird, …….
“W-What is it?”
“Eh, no, it’s nothing serious. You don’t have to be so …… formal.”
“Y-you mean I didn’t say something weird? From now on, you’re going to try to stop me from breathing…”
Her movements froze for a moment, and then she shook her head from side to side.
“—T-that can’t be true. I wouldn’t do something terrible to the person who saved my life. I feel indebted to him for the rest of my life, right? I wouldn’t do something like that! P-please don’t say that…”
She exhales a breath of relief as she gasps for air.
As expected, the cold-hearted princess was so surprised by my accusations that she couldn’t even speak.
“Um, ……, you were worried about me, weren’t you?”
“W-well. I slipped.”
“No. It was funny.”
“You didn’t laugh though”
“I laughed inside.”
What is that? That’s no consolation at all for the person who slipped.
“…… Anyway, you know. What happened today was really my fault. If I had checked both sides of the road properly, this would not have happened. So, …… let me return this favor.”
“F-favor?”
“Yes. It’s not like I’m going to do nothing even though I’ve been spared a life like this. I will make amends with my body.”
“Atonement? I haven’t lost anything, have I?”
“Y-You’re losing it, aren’t you?”
Even though I denied it, she kept pushing me.
I have not lost anything, however.
Besides… it would be dangerous if this person said anything about making atonement. I wouldn’t ask for such a thing, but if it were another man, he might ask for her body.
That’s why I don’t think you need to feel any more indebted to me …….
“–We are missing the entrance ceremony.”.”
That word that came out of the pot took over my mind.
Entrance ceremony.
Yes, today was the day of my high school’s entrance ceremony.
It is the beginning of my high school life, the start, and the end of my youth.
I took a day off on such an important day.
What it means is that …… I will surely float.
What’s going to float?
It’s a given. My existence.
A man like me, who is suited to be alone, is going to be a floating presence in class. …… It’s going to jeopardize my future as a student. !!!
“I don’t want to ruin an important encounter ……”
It’s just that, despite my impatience, I couldn’t say anything about ruining it when she was raising her voice in sadness.
“No, no, no, I’m fine. Even though it’s a connection, it’s an entrance ceremony.. And please don’t say that it’s you. I’m satisfied just because I was able to help such a beautiful person.”
Again, the joke came out unexpectedly.
I wasn’t sure which one was the real one for me.
“……”
–Hmmm, huh?
What’s with her? She’s suddenly gone silent.
She turned away when I was getting worried and wondered if I had done it this time.
I can see her cheeks turning red, but she quickly puts on a determined expression.
“I’m ………… not beautiful,”
The movement was like a mass of embarrassment.
She fidgets and rubs her feet together, her eyes darting about, and, as if she can’t calm down, she repeatedly presses her hands together and then lets them apart.
I could catch a glimpse of her shaken state. Are you happy …… to be told you’re beautiful?
It seems that her words are not honest.
I even think that’s a little cute.
She was called a cold-hearted princess or an ice princess, as if such coldness were a lie.
As soon as I was struck by such a figure, an announcement rang out in the hospital, and suddenly the clock had already struck 16:00.
“W-Well, then I’m leaving. ……”
I called out to her and stopped her as she was leaving the hospital room with her bag in her hand.
“Excuse me?”
She stopped and turned around.
She has beautiful hair and eyes.
She is a perfect person with good style.
Making her worry would be a drag, so I murmured to her.
“I’m really fine. So don’t worry about it. ……”
But she replied in strong words, as if interrupting me.
“I’m not okay or anything. I don’t want to be a person who would be so foolish as to not return a favor to someone who I owe a debt”
Her eyes were sharp, as if she had a faint connection to someone other than me.
“!?”
The words and the weight of them made me think. I turned my back to her and muttered.
“I-I’m sorry. I got heated. ……”
“N-no, …….”
“Well then, I’m going …. See you …….”
See you?
I questioned the last two words, but this time, this time, I ran out of the room as if to escape.
Immediately after that, the nurse came in and the first thing she said to me when I regained consciousness was, “Lover fight?”
But I didn’t expect someone who is known as Hinami Fuyuka …… the cold-hearted princess to be so worried and expressive.
What’s going to happen to me now?
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