After My Childhood Friend Rejected Me, I Cut My Bangs and Took off My Glasses in Shock, and I Became Popular With the Girls. And I Don’t Like It When She Wants to Be Friends With Me Again…..
“Hey, was there someone like that?’
“seriously! That’s bad!”
“His eyes are blue! Isn’t that bad?”
“But that’s Inoshita, isn’t it?”
“Inoshita, …… that dark-natured guy? Isn’t it?”
“No, it’s Inoshita.
Wow, people can change like that. ……”
As I sat in my usual seat in the corner of the classroom by the window, I heard whispers.
If you want to say something bad, please say it elsewhere. Because
I can hear everything.
Or rather, I feel more isolated than usual today.
Usually I’m like air and no one can sense me, but today, for some reason, not only can I sense them, but I’m getting looks from everywhere.
It’s awkward.
“…… haaaa ……”
I looked at the window and let out a sigh.
Then I saw a familiar schoolgirl come over to me.
“Hey, that handsome guy yesterday was Inoshita!”
“…… hmm? Ah, Kojima-san and Yoneda-san.”
The ones who came in front of my desk were Kojima-san and Yoneda-san, whose faces were red. They looked restless and fidgety.
I’ve never seen these two before. Normally, they wouldn’t even let me see them.
“You’re so cool, Inoshita!”
Kojima-san, who was very active, said.
“Do you want to hang out after school? Let’s go to karaoke.”
Yoneda-san took my hand. My right hand is covered by both of hers.
At the same time, my heart jumped, but it was not a palpitation from excitement or happiness, it was born from a strange feeling of discomfort and doubt.
It was suspicious that two people who had looked down on me before would suddenly change their attitude.
“…… sorry.”
“Huh?’”
“Why? you hate karaoke?”
The two sharpened their eyes and came to me.
The class seems to be attracting a lot of attention, perhaps because they are a little too loud.
What should I do?
I’m in trouble. I don’t know what to say back.
How should I refuse? ……
When I looked around, no one knew about it.
“Well, …… I can’t go after school because I have something to do.”
I made my excuses as if I was trying to squeeze them out.
I don’t have any errands. I just didn’t like the idea of playing with two girls, two complete strangers.
“What errands?”
“You mean you don’t want to play with us? I think you’re a rather cute”
They don’t back down at all. Instead, the pressure is increasing.
Someone help me,……, that’s when I wished for it.
“–Kojima-san, Yoneda-san. Inoshita-kun is in trouble. Leave him alone.”
“…… Saionji-san.”
A saviour appeared. Saionji-san took their arms in the same composition as yesterday.
I want you to take them away as soon as possible like this.
But they had defiant eyes.
“I guess Saki likes good-looking guys too! Even though she usually refuses guys’ confessions, saying it’s what’s on the inside!”
Kojima-san shook off Saionji-san’s hand.
The way she said it was so sarcastic that even I, who am not good at socializing, could understand.
However, Saionji-san didn’t seem to pay any attention to it.
“It’s a completely irrelevant argument, isn’t it? I merely conveyed the fact that Inoshita-kun was in trouble. Please don’t put me together with a frivolous woman who blatantly changes her attitude after she sees his true face.”
“Huh…w-what are you talking about! You’re being so arrogant! I’m sure Inoshita would be happier if a girl talked to him! Besides, we’re pretty cute in our class!”
Kojima-san barked. I unintentionally bounced my shoulders, but Saionji-san, who was facing her, did not hide her cold gaze and was imposing.
“That’s for Inoshita-kun to decide. In the first place, you didn’t realise that he was him yesterday, did you? How can you forget your past behaviour and change your attitude? That’s what puzzles me. Hey, why? Which one of us is really stuck up?”
“…… Enough, let’s go.”
“Y-yeah”
Overwhelmed by Saionji-san’s words, the two of them walked out of the classroom with their unhappiness evident.
As the class quieted down, the classmates who had been looking at me curiously turned their gazes away.
They then let out an exclamation towards Saionji-san, who had protected me.
Everyone muttered a small ‘oh’.
“…… Saionji-san, thank you.”
I whispered my thanks.
“Never mind. I hate that kind of thing the most. I’ve been reluctant to go along with them so far, but I couldn’t stand it if I saw such a flippant attitude up close.”
“You’re very kind.”
“If you thought I was being kind when you heard what I said earlier, then Inoshita-kun is really strange. I think I said some pretty harsh things.”
Saionji san crossed her arms and tilted her head.
Although her expression is expressionless, such a pose is also appealing.
“Well, that’s kind of you. You helped me even though I had nothing to do with you until now… But don’t push yourself too hard. It’ll be hard if they spread some strange rumors like the ones we talked about this morning.”
“I don’t mind people spreading strange rumours about me. I’m used to it because I’ve had a lot of jealousy in the past.”
Saionji-san laughed and returned to her seat.
Her relaxed attitude didn’t seem like she was being pushy.
I guess most of my classmates have changed their minds, and they no longer look at me strangely or say strange things behind my back.
But some of the girls who were close to Kojima-san and Yoneda-san were different.
They were the only ones who looked at Saionji-san in an uninteresting way.
Even if Saionji is the centre of the class and is looked up to by many people in other classes, it seems that clashes in relationships like the one just described can have a negative effect on her.
I hope nothing happens.
At the same time as I muttered that, Kojima-san and Yoneda-san returned to the classroom.
The two of them looked like they had bitten a bitter worm, and I couldn’t help but raise the corner of my mouth.
“…… fufu.”
I never thought that the two people who had treated me like an insect until now would make a face like that.
This is what is commonly referred to as ’suck it’,……, and I don’t want to become the same kind of vicious person, but I still feel very refreshed by this kind of thing.
Let me once again thank Saionji san
As I stroke my chest, the chime sounds for the start of the school day.
I can finally calm down. I have a bit of a bad feeling about this, though.
-Maiban