The Salty Princess Told Me That I Was a ‘Convenient Keep’, so I Tested What Would Happen if I Introduced the Most Beautiful Girl at Another School as My Girlfriend
“I like you! Please go out with me!”
It was lunchtime on Monday, the first day of the week. A group of girls I didn’t know called me to the back of the school building, where another girl I didn’t know was waiting for me, and she …… confessed to me.
“I’m …… sorry, but I can’t go out with you.”
I swallowed down the awkwardness and said those words back. The girl looked at me with moist eyes, as if she was dissatisfied.
“Is it because you are dating …… Sakaki-senpai after all?”
“No, well,……. In the first place, regardless of that kind of thing, I don’t know anything about you,…….”
I don’t know how to answer, and I say words of deception.
I don’t know how to respond, so I say misleading words. The girl screamed at the top of her lungs.
“Sakashima-senpai, you’re being deceived! That person…isn’t the person you think she is! I…I heard it!”
“Hear what?”
“That she’s …… dating another guy behind his back, and all sorts of things.”
“That’s just a rumor, right? You shouldn’t take those things too seriously, okay?”
“That’s ……”
The girl lowers her gaze. I let out a small breath.
“Anyway, I’m sorry, but I can’t go out with you…It has nothing to do with Sakaki-san, I don’t know anything about you.”
“Oh no,……. I just think about Sakashima-senpai and ……”
“I’m sorry ……, but I have something to do from now on.”
After saying that, I leave without waiting for the girl’s reply. As expected, the girl didn’t act like she was chasing me either.
“….. Haa what am I doing?”
I sat down on the emergency stairs a little far from the back of the school building and took a deep breath.
A girl I don’t know calls me and suddenly confesses to me. It’s not like that hasn’t happened before. I stand out in many ways, and if I may say so myself, I’m pretty good at studying and exercising. Although I have already quit playing soccer, I still continue to train and run, and I study seriously without cutting corners.
So, although I wouldn’t be confessed to five times in a day like Sakaki-san, I would be confessed to like that about once every few months.
……Well, that didn’t happen after I started going out with Sakaki san.
“Why do girls come calling in groups when they confess their feelings? That was kind of scary. ……”
I let out a big sigh once again.
“But again, I wonder if someone is spreading strange rumors …….”
There seemed to be another rumor going around that I was dating a girl from Mikagami Girls’ Academy. Well, I was prepared for that, so I can’t help it, but for some reason, bad rumors about Sakaki-san also seemed to be circulating.
I heard that she was using me like a bodyguard. I heard that she was dating various men behind my back. These kinds of baseless rumors were spreading from somewhere.
“Under these circumstances, I can’t even say we’ve broken up. ……”
My classmates…especially Mori-kun and others were angry about the strange rumors going around. Everyone in the class seemed to be more concerned about us than I expected. …Of course, there are some people who say bad things about us, but that doesn’t mean they and everyone are our enemies.
However, I couldn’t bring myself to break up with Sakaki-san under those circumstances, and I still haven’t been able to tell anyone that I’ve broken up with Sakaki-san.
“Well, the conversation between us is over, so it doesn’t really matter.”
I thought it would be awkward to take classes next to Sakaki-san for a while from now on, regardless of what people around me might think, but come to think of it, we haven’t had that many conversations before. If I didn’t say anything, Sakaki-san wouldn’t say anything either.
For better or worse, nothing had changed in our relationship.
“But, aside from me, who is spreading bad rumors about Sakaki-san ……?”
I didn’t really understand that. I know I have, well, so many enemies that my phone was stolen, and I know I’m viewed as an enemy by some people. …… but Sakaki-san is not like that. Until now, I have never heard such rumors about Sakaki-san. ……
“Is there anything?”
Sakaki-san has dumped many men until now. Although this is one of the reasons for her popularity, it would not be strange if there were people who resented it. There may be people who think that Sakaki-san stole the man.
In fact, she was dating me because she didn’t want to be bothered with that kind of thing, and in the first place, she is always salty toward everyone. She probably doesn’t have any friends other than Miwa-kun, and no one would cover for her if any strange rumors were to circulate.
That’s why I have been on her side, but from now on, I have to deal with such things by myself.
“Well, I guess it’s none of my business now.”
I told her clearly that we were breaking up and my relationship with Sakaki-san was over. It would only be annoying if I cared about her any more. I’m sure she has Miwa-kun, and she can handle most things on her own.
“When the rumors quiet down a bit more, I’ll tell Mori and others that we’ve broken up.”
And there is still the matter of the phone. I’m not going to sit idly by and let them get away with it. I’m going to make sure the culprits get what they deserve.
“I don’t have any idea who the culprits are, though.”
For now, I got up to go to the school cafeteria.
“Hey, I’ve been looking for you.”
But as if to stop me, a voice echoed from the top of the stairs.
“….Miwa kun, is that you? What do you want? I’m going to go have lunch now, so if you need me, I’d appreciate it if you could make it quick for me. ……”
“What, I won’t take up your time. I don’t want to have long conversations with you either.”
Miwa-kun said this with his usual attitude as he descended the stairs and stood in front of me. …The same sweet-smelling perfume as before. It may be an expensive perfume, but it’s not my favorite scent.
Miwa-kun pointed his finger at me like a detective pointing at the criminal and said.
“You’re the one spreading bad rumors about Saori, aren’t you?”
“…..I knew that was the deal. No. I’m not. Why would I do something like that?”
“That’s already been decided. It’s to isolate Saori and make you the only one she can rely on.”
“What do you mean? Do you want to do something like that? In the first place, me and Sakaki-san…”
I’m a little at a loss for words there. I wonder if it’s okay to tell Miwa-kun that I broke up with Sakaki-san? Normally there would be no need to hesitate, but now that there are strange rumors going around…
“‘No, that’s not right.”
“…… hmm? What are you talking about?”
I said to Miwa-kun, who tilted his head.
“We’ve already broken up.”
“Ha……….?”
Miwa opened his mouth as if to say he was truly surprised. I was surprised to hear him say this, but I didn’t care, I continued.
“It’s not like you said it before…but we’ve already broken up.”
“Is …… that true?”
“What am I going to do with a lie like this? In the first place, you can easily find that out by checking with Sakaki-san, right?”
Honestly, I hate this man. However, Sakaki-san said that Miwa-kun was a dear friend. Well then, I guess it’s okay to tell Miwa-kun the truth.
I thought so,…….
“Don’t lie to me!”
Miwa-kun grabbed me by the chest. What is ……? Why is this guy so angry?
“What are you doing? Why are you so angry? I said it, we’ve already broken up. Shouldn’t you be happy about that?”
“So, don’t lie! If you guys are breaking up, why did I… well, I can’t handle it yesterday. I was a little distraught.”
Then Miwa took his hand away from mine. …… Yesterday? Is it possible that something happened between Miwa and Sakaki yesterday?
“Well, whatever it is, we’ve already broken up. So you can do whatever you want with the rest. It is none of my business what kind of relationship you two have.”
I almost said, “If it’s possible, I’d like you to protect Sakaki-san on my behalf,” but I quit. That’s not something I, a stranger, should interfere with.
“Now, I’ve said what I’m going to say, so why don’t we just leave it at that?”
I was about to walk away, but Miwa interrupted me and said
“Looks like you got a new phone, doesn’t it?”
“Ha……?”
How does this guy know about the phone? I turned around and stared at Miwa-kun. Miwa laughed.
“Rumors spread without the knowledge of the person who is the subject of the rumor. You are a celebrity, so there are all kinds of rumors going around.”
“…..Well, I’m not hiding anything, so that’s fine. What do you want from me?”
“I’m talking about the fact that you might be in trouble if you find any weird data on your phone.”
“You’re going to spread my pornography search history? That would certainly be a bit of a problem.
It would reveal that I like big boobs.”
I laugh jokingly. Miwa also …… laughed.
“I’m just kidding. If you say you’ve broken up with Saori, that’s fine. If you’ve pulled away from Saori, then I have nothing to say to you.”
“If that’s the case, then please don’t get involved with me from now on. I am neither your enemy nor Sakaki san’s enemy.”
“… I see. You are a surprisingly good guy, aren’t you? I’m sure I understand why you’re so popular. I also know how you seduced Saori.”
“Don’t say “seduced” or something like that.”
“Oops, that’s rude.”
Miwa-kun bows with an air of elegance and grins. …Maybe I don’t like this guy after all.
“And just so you know, I’m a better man than you are, okay? I hope you don’t make the mistake”
“I’m not listening. Just go.”
” ………….”
Finally, after looking at me with an implied expression, Miwa finally walks away. And at the same time, the chime that signals the end of the lunch break rings out.
“…In the end, I missed lunch. Besides, I don’t have the motivation to do physical education or anything from lunch.”
The school has a gymnastics festival before summer. …But I’m not putting that much effort into it, so it’s like a kind of recreation.
Today’s noon P.E. is supposed to be a practice for that. ……
“Well, what was I supposed to compete in?”
I’m pretty sure we were supposed to decide on that during homeroom when I was skipping around in the infirmary. But because of all the things that have been going on lately, I haven’t been able to ask him anything yet.
“I don’t really like that kind of atmosphere to begin with.”
To be honest, I didn’t really like such noisy events. Since I’ve always played the role of a flashy person, I feel like I have to take the reins when there’s an event.
When I think about it,……, I feel a bit overwhelmed.
“I’ve got no choice. I’ll go after I get into the spirit of things.”
Before returning to the classroom, I buy a sweet coffee from the vending machine and chug it down. With this, I thought I could at least get through the gym practice. ……
“I really don’t know what I’m doing.”
The event I participated in was the tripod competition. And the pair was ……
“….umm please …… take care of me.”
The girl was Sakaki Saori, a beautiful girl with black hair.
-Maiban