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
“Sakashima Ochiha-san. I’m sorry to come out of the blue, but would you be willing to go out with me?”
The background music echoing through the café was unusually loud. I think it was some kind of classical music, but I can’t remember the name of the song.
…… No, no. It doesn’t matter. I’m upset by the sudden words, or maybe I’m thinking about something completely unrelated. It’s not like it’s the first time I’ve been confessed to, and I know I don’t need to be so upset.
The only time I’ve had a sudden confession like this, without warning, was yesterday with Sakaki san. So, I can’t help but think of yesterday and my heart starts to beat …… on its own.
“No, even if you suddenly say something like that, I’m in trouble,…….”
I opens my mouth with all my might, but is at a loss for words. In the first place, if I think about it, maybe she’s just making fun of me. If I recall correctly, Koga-san said she seems like a strange person…
Maybe she’s just playing with me, teasing me. ……
I raise my gaze to ascertain her true intentions. Then, the ladylike girl …… Amaneiko san…
“Super Kotone chop!”
“Ouch!!”
Koga-san, who had arrived at the café before I knew it, chops Amaneiko-san on the head. Amaneiko-san was seriously surprised, rolled her eyes and held her head.
“…… You arrived much earlier than I expected, Koga-san.”
“I had a bad feeling about it, so I did my business and came here. Dashed”
“I see. As I recall, Koga-san has always had a keen intuition, hasn’t she? I’ve been caught out by this one. Oh-ho-ho!”
‘’Don’t laugh and fool me!‘’
Koga-san sits next to me, pouting and angry. Suddenly, something unexpected happened, and I still don’t understand the situation. Koga-san orders coffee and parfait from the waitress who comes over, then opens her mouth with an apologetic expression.
“I’m sorry, Ochiha-kun. My senior suddenly said something strange.”
“…No, it’s fine. I was surprised because it happened so suddenly, but I’m not angry.”
“Really? As always, Ochiha-kun is so kind. …Actually, there’s a bit of a trend going on at my high school right now. You ask, ‘Please?’ and when the other person says, ‘Okay,’ you say, ‘Then let’s go out.”
“Ah, it’s like an all-girls’ school thing?”
I think I remember seeing something like that in a manga, but I don’t know if there’s a real-life girls’ school atmosphere like that. …… But it certainly doesn’t make sense when you think about it. To say that you like me right after you said that Koga-san and I are dating makes no sense. It’s no wonder Koga-san is angry.
Koga-san stares at Amaneiko, who is sitting in front of her, with a stern look in her eyes.
“So, please apologise to Ochiha-kun too, senpai. It is only within your own circle of relatives that you can get away with it, but if you do it outside, you’re just a pain in the ass, you know? Please understand that, senpai.”
“I didn’t mean it as a joke. ……”
“Senpai?”
“…… I understand. I am sorry that I was so abrupt and impolite. It seems that I was a little hasty in what I did. I apologise.”
Amaneiko-san lowers her head with a deep expression on her face. It is true that I was surprised by her suddenness, but it is not so much as to be bowed down with such an expression. I hurriedly shook my head.
“No, please raise your head. I’m not angry, so it’s fine. I was a little surprised, though…”
“If you say so, I appreciate it. I have not had many opportunities to interact with men of my own age, so I was a little excited.”
Amaneiko looks up. When you look at it this way, she looks like a very well-rounded and beautiful face. Probably half or something. Combined with the color of her hair, she looks like a princess from some country.
…And after all, I feel like that face looks a little like that guy.
“Ara? What’s the matter? You look at my face so much …….
Have you fallen in love with me, by any chance?”
“Eh? You don’t think so, do you? Ochiha-kun.
Certainly senpai, if it’s just your appearance, you’re an astonishingly beautiful woman, but inside you’re a disappointing young lady, okay?‘’
Koga-san and Amaneiko-san are staring at me. I laugh a little and shake my head.
“No, it’s not like that, but Amaneiko-san, do you have a younger brother or sister?”
“Ara, how did you know? The fact is, I have a younger brother who is one year older than me. The reason I wanted to meet you today is because I wanted to discuss something with you about my brother. ……”
The coffee and parfait that Koga-san ordered is then brought in. …… something about that parfait seems too big for one person to eat, but Koga-san started eating it with a twinkle in her eye, so I’m not going to point it out to her.
I cough lightly and turn my gaze towards Amaneiko-san.
“That brother’s name is Kozaburo, isn’t it?”
“….maybe Sakashima-san is an esper?”
“No, no. I was wondering if they might be sister and brother, because there was a guy with the surname Miwa in the same high school.”
‘That reminds me, that boy goes to the same high school as you, doesn’t he? If that’s the case, is it possible that you and that boy are …… friends?’
“We are not …… friends. We’re in different classes, and I guess we’re just …… a little acquaintance.”
I don’t want to say anything too terrible in front of his sister, so I’m going to mince my words. …… but, perhaps sensing something in my expression, Amaneiko lowered her gaze with a slightly sad look on her face.
“Actually, I’ve been fighting with that boy for quite a while. I’ve not even spoken to him properly for the last few years.”
“Fights?”
“Yes. But there wasn’t any kind of trigger. I noticed that he started to avoid me. His father and mother are worried about him, but he doesn’t say anything. …… To be honest, I don’t even know what he’s upset about.”
“…………”
If I remember correctly, Sakaki-san said that Miwa-kun feels inferior to his talented older sister. That’s probably why he’s avoiding her, but I’m not sure if I should tell her that.
Amaneko san quietly sipped from her teacup and continued speaking.
“When we were in primary school or so, we were so close that we were always together. But when he entered junior high school, he suddenly started avoiding me. And recently, he started going out in the middle of the night more and more often. So I thought that if I talked to you, a boy who is close to my age and the same age as him, you might understand a little bit about how he feels. ……”
“…… so that’s why you called me up.”
“I know why. But I’m sorry, I have no idea how he feels. No matter how close we are in age and the same gender, a stranger is still a stranger. There’s no way I can understand th e thoughts of someone that twisted.”
“…………”
However, I feel bad that even though you asked for help, I just answered that I didn’t know. So I open my mouth, choosing my words.
“All men want to be cool.”
“Cool ……?”
“That’s right. Even in front of my family and friends, I tend to put on unnecessary pretense. That’s why I think it’s counterproductive to try to force my way into things. I think he’ll probably get even more angry if he finds out that you’re talking to me behind his back like this.”
“But I’m ……”
“I understand your concern, but we’ve both grown up.
I think it’s better to build a new relationship with him instead of trying to go back to the same old relationship, don’t you?”
I thought it was a beautiful thing to say to myself. In fact, Miwa-kun’s sulking is not at the level of adolescence. If it continues like that, that guy will probably cause some big problem, even if it wasn’t with me and Sakaki-san.
Perhaps Amaneiko-san is worried about that, but there’s no way I can understand her feelings that even her family can’t understand. So all I can say is this beautiful thing.
Amaneiko-san sipped lightly on her teacup again, then slowly opened her mouth.
“Thank you. It was helpful. …… Yes, you’re right. I may have treated him a little too much like a child.”
“I know you’re worried about him because he’s family.
Especially as he seems a bit, well, dangerous.”
“…… did my brother give you any trouble?”
“Not really, it’s not that big a deal.
He just seemed a bit preoccupied.”
“…………”
The atmosphere was somewhat awkward, and I took a sip of my coffee, trying to cover up the awkwardness. I glanced next to me, and before I knew it, Koga-san had finished eating her parfait and suddenly turned her gaze towards Amaneko-san.
“I was surprised at how serious it was. Senpai, you have a younger brother or something, don’t you? I thought you were an only child because of your usual free-spiritedness.”
“You’re being rude, too, you know. I have a serious problem or two myself.”
“Indeed, that’s true.
…… I hope you and your brother can reconcile?”
“…… I’m at a loss for a reply if you suddenly become so frank.
I’m a young lady, you know,…….’
Amaneko looked away, and Koga laughed happily. Maybe the two of them are closer than I thought. As I watched the interaction between the two, I suddenly thought about this.
Then, after checking her expensive-looking watch with a glimpse, Amaneko-san stands up.
“Well, then, shall I be leaving now? …… Oh, let’s exchange contact details, just in case. If something else happens, it would be a nuisance to have Koga-san between us every time.”
“That way of talking is a bit rude to me, isn’t it?”
“Oh, excuse me. I acted unbecoming of a young lady again. Oh ho ho ho!”
“Don’t laugh!”
After exchanging contact details like that, Amaneko-san leaves the café with a slip of paper. …… She was kind of a stormy person.
“Sorry? My senpai has caused you trouble.”
“No, it’s fine.
It’s not that bothersome or anything. It’s just…”
But well, if there is ever a time when Miwa-kun is involved in something again, I might rely on his sister.
Koga-san says, while eating the cheesecake she had ordered some time ago.
“…… but what Ochiha-kun said earlier kind of resonated a bit with me too.”
“What did you mean?”
“That we’ve both grown up and we can’t go back to the same relationship we used to have.”
“Oh, that. But actually, isn’t that so? We can’t sleep on the same futon like we used to, you know?”
“…That’s right. I don’t want to go back to those days either. I’m no longer satisfied with the same relationship as before.”
Koga-san looks at me. Beautiful, slightly moist eyes. Koga-san is still sitting next to me, so if I move a little, we’ll be so close that our shoulders will touch. It must be the scent of the perfume Koga-san uses. A nice scent of soap wafts through the air.
Koga-san looks straight at me and continues speaking.
“I want to do lots of fun things with Ochiha-kun in the future. But in order to do that, I think it would be better to apologise ……. In order to start a new relationship, I can’t just pretend it didn’t happen.”
“…………”
Koga-san looks at me with a very serious expression, but I don’t know what she’s talking about. I think I have a feeling that something happened before I became estranged from Koga-san….
But at that time I was crazy about football. …… No, more than obsessed, I was desperate. I was desperately chasing after the football so that my parents wouldn’t abandon me. So I’m sorry to Koga-san, but I don’t remember much else.
Koga-san looks straight at me. I’m..
“Oh, by the way, I forgot!”
Then Amaneko-san comes back.
Koga-san glares at Amaneiko again, with a glare.
“Seen-pai?”
“Please don’t glare at me like that. Actually, I forgot one important thing.”
“…… important thing?”
“That’s right. …… Sakashima-san, in fact, there is one more thing I would like to ask you to do. …… Of course, it’s not a confession or anything, so you don’t have to stare at me like that, okay? Koga-san.”
“Then that’s fine, but ……”
So why is it, Koga-san hugs my arm. …… Also, her big boobs have hit me, but I can’t point them out in this air.
Amaneiko-san looked at us like that and gave a small smile, then spoke those words.
“Sakashima Ochiha-san. Can you teach me how to play football?”
-Maiban
Huh? I’m confused the guy who has been harassing the MC and Sasaki Chan has an older sister and said older sister wants MC to teach her how to play Football???