The Day After My Girlfriend Cheated on Me, My Female Friend Suddenly Started Seducing Me. ~The Protagonist’s Struggle Begins With a Revenge Drama~
Shinmon saw it.
A few minutes after sending off Rei, who was hit in the face by a ball. Shinmon was still worried and went to the infirmary.
Shinmon, still worried, went to the infirmary. HE was about to scare Rei when he heard Kaori’s voice.
Shinmon knew that the two were close friends. Or at least that they were more than friends. That is why Shinmon was listening to their conversation.
The two of them chatting and laughing were really friendly. They looked so happy that anyone with a romantic instinct would mistakenly assume they were in a relationship.
(….I knew it.)
Shinmon was not as insensitive as Rei. He knows this because he sees Kaori’s face all the time. The expression she gives to Rei is that of a maiden in love.
Shinmon knew. He knew it, but somewhere in his heart he denied it. However, the fact that the person named Hiori Rei is a special person for Hiiragi Kaori is a fact that cannot be overturned no matter how hard one tries. No matter how he tried to turn away, the reality in front of his eyes was all that mattered.
Shinmon quietly left the place. He did not return to the gymnasium, but stopped in the hallway.
Perhaps it was a love affair that was not suited to his size. Looking back, this too was a strange fate that had started with the indoor shoe incident, but it was all a punishment for him. Shinmon told himself. He had always had a penchant for using cunning tricks, and now he was paying the price for it.
Will his success in this tournament change the current situation? Can he see a future where he is by Kaori’s side? Shimon asks himself these questions over and over again. He is tormented by the swirling emotions.
The conclusion he came to was a very simple one.
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“Hiori, play with me !”
“…..Yes?”
The abrupt words brought a question mark to my mind. Shinmon, who looked as if he was about to slap me at any moment, turned his eyes straight at me. I was in the middle of eating my lunch when I unintentionally dropped my mini-tomato on the floor.
I had no idea what I had done to Shinmon, so all I could do was ask myself a question.
“We’ll have a showdown to see who will do better in the upcoming ball game !”
“…Hm?”
“Don’t give me that reaction ! I’m telling you, it’s compulsory !”
“Whoa, whoa, wait a minute, Shinmon. What do you mean? What’s the point of playing with Rei?”
It is also something that is very important to Shinmon, or rather, something that he has a certain amount of desire for.
For Shinmon, it is something that he cannot compromise. Even I can guess that.
“….If you do better than me, Kaori will be attracted to you?”
“That’s right. I’m gonna confess my feelings to Kaori san by playing better than you !”
“….Hey Shinmon, is there really a need to fight about that? Can’t we just fight together? It’ll disrupt the team.”
“….I have to win against Hiori. I’m not gonna give up even if I want to.”
“Rei, you should say something to him.”
“….Why not? He’s the kind of guy who would steal indoor shoes anyway. He’s not the kind of guy who would listen.”
Masamune didn’t seem to be convinced. He was probably stopping Shinmon for my sake. He has a tendency to do that. He’s a good guy.
“You know what? This is a game between a man and a man. No whining.”
“Oh, who do you think you’re challenging?”
Ruri san peeked out from behind me. She was smiling, her lightless eyes contorted in amusement, yet displeasure.
“What a fool to try and challenge my Rei kun to a duel. Didn’t you learn from what happened last time?”
“I’m gonnabeat Hyori. I have to win, I have to !:
Shinmon spat those words out and ran off the roof. He’s selfish, he can vent as much as he wants.
Masamune’s sigh and Ruri san’s murderous intent were all that remained. It was already clear that the situation was about to get worse.
“….Love is a tricky thing. It makes people reckless. What kind of nerve does he have to put the blame on someone else, then have them help him in his love life, and then end up competing against each other?”
“….Well, it’s all right. I had a time like that too. If he can challenge me and give up, then that’s fine. …And as long as he doesn’t regret it.”
“You’re surprisingly good at taking care of people, aren’t you? If it were me, I wouldn’t have to deal with that guy.”
I sense a strong “smell” from Shinmon. The smell of defeat, the smell of a lost battle. I’ve come to be able to recognize it recently.
I wonder if there is any chance that Kaori will turn her gaze to him. I told myself that there was no chance of that.
Shinmon is certainly a scumbag who blames others for his sins, and he’s the kind of guy who would challenge you to a fight out of the corner of his eye. But the phrase “love is random” stuck in my head gives me room to think.
I’m just an outsider who was asked to help out with the love affair. Kaori is just a friend. If that’s the case, then what is this feeling that I can’t explain? It would take some time before I could come to a conclusion.
Maitoshi