My Childhood Friend, a Cool, Beautiful Girl With a Pure Face, Is a Monopolising Yandere
It’s September 1, the start of a new school year.
I rubbed my sleepy eyes and tied my shoelaces at the front door in the morning.
I went to many places during this summer vacation.
Fireworks at a summer festival.
The fireworks that Ran and I went to see the day before were breathtakingly beautiful.
And then there was the short trip the other day.
It was supposed to be a simple day trip, but the train on the way back was unexpectedly cancelled due to a problem, and we had to spend the whole night by the seaside in the countryside.
It was tough, but not hard.
Rather, as we watched the sea at night, I heard her struggle with her future – her dream to go to a university in Hokkaido and study marine life in the fisheries department.
Those words, spoken by the cool Ran, were still vividly etched in my mind.
I tie my shoelaces and open the door.
“Yuto, you’re late. If you don’t leave in the next three minutes, we’ll miss our scheduled arrival time.”
There was Ran as usual.
She urged me in a cool voice.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Shall we go?”
“Finally.”
With a small sigh, Ran spun around and turned away. The tips of her black hair swayed coolly.
“I’m still considering the matter we discussed earlier.”
“About what we talked about before?”
“Whether or not to go to university in Hokkaido. I’m working on a plan on how to persuade my parents in a realistic way. I will talk to you again. In the meantime, let’s keep up the good work during the second semester.”
“Oh, yeah……”
Ran abruptly breaks off the conversation.
Her indifferent reaction was the same as usual, which made me feel a little relieved.
Even if I can’t come to a conclusion, it’s enough to know that that night at the beach seems to be a memory in her mind.
When we arrive at school, light chit-chat spreads among classmates until morning HR begins. Some of us hadn’t seen each other in a while, and we happily reported to each other about the events of our summer vacation.
“Oh, Honda! How was your summer vacation?”
“Well, …… it was okay. I went out a lot.”
“I see. You were with Hasegawa san, weren’t you? = Did you go somewhere?”
“Yes,……, well, we went on a little trip or something,…….”
“I knew it! You guys are so close, aren’t you?”
I couldn’t help but laugh bitterly at being lightly ridiculed.
Ran is checking her textbook at her seat.
As usual, Ran is not talking to anyone, but everyone around me seems to recognize me and Ran as a set of two.
The chime rings, interrupting this mood, and the homeroom teacher enters the classroom.
“Good morning, everyone. Did you have a good summer vacation? The second semester has already started, so let’s get our heads in the game.
The festival will be here soon.”
The school festival, huh? It’s that time of year already.
“We’re supposed to finalize some ideas for each class’s performance by the end of this week. You guys should think about it~”
The class was suddenly in an uproar at the teacher’s words.
“And one more thing, we’re changing seats today. After summer vacation, it’s a change of pace for the class. We’ll draw lots later and get new seats.”
The buzz gets even louder.
“Oh, changing seats……… I wonder if I’ll get a good one…”
“I like the hallway side. You can get out of there anytime you want.”
Miscellaneous voices fly around the classroom.
Ran didn’t say anything in particular, but she glanced at me and quietly closed her notebook again.
The teacher stands in front of us and prepares the lottery. The usual method is for each student to draw a piece of paper with a number on it and apply it to the seating chart.
“When your name is called, come and get it and pull the paper. The number is your new seat.”
One after another, names were called and classmates drew lots.
I was called in the middle of the drawing, and I opened the paper with trepidation.
It was number 15.
15…… where?
It was in the back, by the window.
I took my seat and looked around. Oh, it’s not a bad place, surprisingly.
The windows are close by, so it’s hot, but the view is nice.
The seat next to me was occupied by Suzuki-san
She is a girl on the library board who wears glasses.
We haven’t had much conversation, but I wonder if we’ll get along.
Ran, who was sitting next to me looking at the lottery results, casually mumbled. she doesn’t usually show much interest in things like this, so I wonder what she means.
“Hasegawa-san, next. Yes, draw the lots.”
“… Okay.”
At the teacher’s urging, Ran also picks up a piece of paper. I don’t know what number it is because she’s still folding the paper. I couldn’t tell much from her expression, but I felt like she looked at me for just a moment.
Then she sat down in the seat in front of me.
Oh no.
I’m pretty far away from her now.
I used to be able to ask her to show me her notes during class since we were sitting next to each other, but it seems like it will be difficult now.
After everyone had finished drawing their seats, the teacher began to draw a large seating chart on the whiteboard.
“Okay. Here we go…”
Then, Ran quickly raised her hand.
“Sensei, can we swap seats, Suzuki-san and I?”
Eh? What’s going on?
Suzuki-san was also startled by the sudden mention of her name.
“What’s the matter, Hasegawa? Do you want to switch?”
“Suzuki-san, she said before that the blackboard is hard to see. The front position should be easier on her eyes than the back seat. Health care is important for academic efficiency.”
“W-well, Suzuki certainly has the worse eyesight, but do you really need to go that far with the seat change?’
Turning to the teacher, Ran continued indifferently.
“If it is okay with you, Suzuki san, I would like to swap seats with you. I have no problem with being in the back.”
“Oh, um, …….”
Suzuki-san, who was asked to speak, says in a puzzled tone
“My eyesight has recently deteriorated, so surely the one in front is …… better.”
“If both of you are satisfied with it, it’s fine.”
The teacher readily agreed.
As a result, Ran came to sit next to me before I knew it.
“Ara, what a coincidence that we are sitting next to each other again.”
“Ran…..so kind of you. You are so kind to switch seats with her, knowing that she has bad sight”
I was impressed.
I had the impression that Ran didn’t really fit in at school, but to think of her classmate’s eyesight.
“It’s only natural. I’m a very kind person.”
Ran said as she took out her notebook.
Thanks for the translation!