The Gal Next to Me Is Trying Too Hard to Make Me Fall in Love With Her
At first I thought it would work.
[Keep in the top ten in your grade in the exams].
This was a condition given to me by my parents, that I live alone.
I was worried about whether I would be able to achieve it, but when I actually finished the exam, it was nothing.
My score on the first mid-term exam of high school was good, and I was ranked third in my grade.
I think I will be able to continue to live comfortably on my own until graduation.
…., I had thought.
The result of the final exam in July was 10th in the grade. The difference between me and 11th place was only two …… points.
I was a bit conceited because I got the third place from the very beginning.
And also, it’s harder than you might think to do study, part-time work, and housework all by yourself.
Because of my part-time job, I have no time to study than I did when I was at home.
This is bad. ……
During the first summer vacation of high school, I didn’t play at all, but threw myself into studying and working part-time. I studied as much as I could when I could and worked hard to earn money when I could.
Then the new semester arrived with wounds all over my body.
On my way to class, dragging my heavy body, I heard a man yelling. I looked and saw a flamboyant looking female student being lectured by Yanagida, the life guidance teacher.
‘……That’s Amagi san ……”
Unexpectedly, a voice leaked out.
Amagi Arisa
Blonde hair honored to the waist, strikingly large eyes.
She was wearing a very short skirt, and her heavy makeup and piercings made her stand out a lot at school.
The school rules are loose, but I guess they couldn’t overlook the fact that she was a student.
“Someone has reported me! They say you left a hotel with a guy the night before last!”
“No, I didn’t go anywhere like that! I was on the phone with a friend that day!”
There was something wrong with her.
It’s not like she’s just pissed off because she did something wrong.
“Look at this! You can see the call history right here!”
“You can forge all kinds of things like that nowadays, can’t you?”
“Haa? What are you talking about?!”
“You’re just a student and you’re acting all frivolous… but look, don’t get too cocky just because you’re doing well in school. There are things you should and shouldn’t do!”
“I said I didn’t do anything!”
Amagi-san is what you call a “gal,” but her grades are top-notch.
She entered my high school as the top student, and in the first semester midterm and final exams she achieved perfect scores in all subjects, which was an incredible feat.
It is also thanks to this that her outfit is half-accepted.
The way Yanagida sensei is irritated, it seems that he simply doesn’t like Amagi san, regardless of her grades.
…… But even so, isn’t this a little too much?
Such sensitive topics should not be discussed in public.
If you yell in the middle of a hallway like this, it will be known regardless of whether you are a student or a teacher.
“How many times have you done this? Come on, answer the question. How many times have you done it for money?!”
“I’m telling you, I didn’t …… really do anything. ……”
Amagi stands out.
If there was a ranking of girls that people wanted to date, she would undoubtedly be near the top.
When a girl like that was being scolded, it was only natural that a crowd of curious onlookers would gather.
As Yanagi-san kept her head down and her shoulders trembled as he yelled at her as if he had been fired up.
–A drop of tear fell to the floor.
Seeing the crying face of the usually cute and boisterous Amagi-san made my exhausted body start moving on its own.
“U-um…..!”
He should just stop, the cynical part in me sighed.
It’s not my nature to do this.
But my mouth, which had already begun to move, would not stop.
“The night before last, right? If that’s the case, then Amagi san isn’t lying. She was on the phone with a friend.”
“How could you know that? Are you in on it too?!”
“No, no…… Well, she and I live next door to each other in the same apartment. The walls are thin, so if you talk too loud, I can hear you.”
“Then give me proof! Prove it!”
“Excuse me, do you have any evidence? I don’t know the details because I only eavesdropped, but you have evidence other than the testimony that Amagi san was out at night, don’t you? Like pictures or something like that. If you don’t have any, it would be unfair if you don’t treat my testimony equally.”
Yanagida clammed up.
Of course there is no such thing.
The night before last, Amagi was indeed in her room.
She had been laughing with her friends from the evening until midnight, and had interfered with my studies as much as she could.
Seeing her being scolded like that, I honestly felt a bit sorry for her. ……
But there is no reason to expose someone based on unsubstantiated information.
I myself can’t be such a horrible person who ignores Amagi even though I know she’s innocent.
“……Be careful next time.”
Yanagita sensei turned away with a look of complete dissatisfaction on his face.
Haa… I was nervous.
It might have been the first time in my life that I had expressed my opinion to a teacher.
“Oh!”
“Who is that guy?!”
“He’s debunked Yanagida!”
Suddenly, I heard cheers and looked around. I looked around.
Student guidance teachers are easily disliked, and it was as if I had fought them off, so it was only natural that I should stand out. ……
Now I’m starting to feel uneasy.
What if the teacher looks at me strangely after what I just said and contacts my parents’ house and takes me back, regardless of my grades or anything else? ……
And anyway, I have to get away from here.
It won’t do me any good to get noticed for something like this!
“…… hmm?”
I took a step or two, but my body couldn’t move any further forward.
Someone tugs on the hem of my uniform.
I follow the stretched fabric and see a lovely manicure.
It was not anyone else but Amagi-san who held me back with her slender arms.
“Whoa! Hey, hey ……!”
She grabbed me by the wrist and started walking in the opposite direction from the classroom with tremendous force.
Breaking through the wall of onlookers, she ran through the hallway and up the stairs …….
I stopped at the landing, and here Mr. Amagi finally turned around.
“Oh, um,…… I apologize if I did something unnecessary. I’m sorry …….”
“………….”
“It’s just that, well, I couldn’t keep my mouth shut,……!”
“……Thanks ……”
The voice was wet and relaxed, different from the laughter I usually hear through the walls.
I looked up suddenly.
The ruby eyes, covered with a film of tears, reflect my reflection and blink. The beautiful sparkle of her eyes, and the sweet expression on her face, made my heart beat faster.
“name …….”
“Eh?”
“……, what’s your name?”
“Oh, um, Saeki Mashiro……”
“What class are you in?”
“Class 1-2”
“…… hmm. Okay.”
I was a neighbor, but she didn’t even know my name.
That’s true. We hardly ever see each other, and we’re in different classes.
But, how can I put it, it seems like I was the only one who was thinking of her, and it’s a little annoying.
My exam results were pretty good too, but… I guess she doesn’t care about anyone lower than her
But, it doesn’t really matter. The fact that she thanked me means that what I did wasn’t in vain.
I wonder if she will teach me how to study as a thank-you?
Of course not.
We are not even friends.
Don’t get your hopes up just because I helped you once.
“I’m ……”
The eyes wet with tears were bloodshot, and there was still a drop at the corner of the eye.
However, her face was a big smile, making her previous timidity a lie.
She held my hand tightly.
It was a girl’s hand, soft, warm, and a little sweaty.
While I was upset by the touch, and fascinated by the expression on her face, Amagi-san clearly said
“—I’ve fallen in love with Saeki!”
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“….Ha?”
Plenty of silence, but my brain couldn’t process all the information, and the only thing that came out of my mouth was a single letter.
Wait. Wait.
My mind can’t catch up with the sudden turn of events.
My vision was whirling, as I couldn’t understand what was going on.
……Oh, I see! This is some kind of honey trap!
Oh, that was a close call.
What’s in it for her by setting me up like that? I have no idea what the top student in the school year is thinking.
“Saeki, what’s wrong? Are you okay?”
“…… Oh, no! I won’t be fooled! I don’t have any money!”
“Money? I don’t know, but I say I love you.”
“I-I don’t understand! If money isn’t the goal, then what’s the point?! I haven’t done anything to Amagi-san, have I?!”
“You saved me, didn’t you? I was very nervous at that time. I’m still in pain. …… Oh my God, I’m sweating! Do I smell bad?!”
“Uwaa!”
She pulled my hand from her grip as hard as she could and pulled me toward her.
Did she mean to tell me to smell it?
I replied, “No, it doesn’t smell,” and she relaxed her hand and patted her chest.
I feel like I’ve just had a very eerie experience.
……Nono! That doesn’t matter now, does it?!
“It’s just your imagination! You don’t fall in love with someone that quickly, do you?”
“Then what kind of procedure do you have to go through to fall in love with someone?”
“Huh?”
“If there’s a right way to fall in love, tell me.”
“Well, there’s ……… no, I mean ………”
“Is it wrong to fall in love with someone who helped me? Or rather, isn’t it almost the right thing to do?”
“I’m not talking about that. …… Anyway, normally people don’t confess their love for someone so easily!”
I couldn’t resist shifting the subject.
She is by far the smartest person in the room. There was no way I could win an argument with her, and I was wrong in my questioning.
It is true that there is no correct procedure to fall in love with someone. Even if there was, there was no way I would know about it since I had never had a girlfriend.
“I’ve never felt this way before,…….”
Placing her hand on her chest, Amagi smiled softly and happily.
“There have been a lot of boys who’ve liked me up until now, but they all just wanted to play with me, and no one was ever the type to help me when I was in trouble…”
She looked down for a moment, then back up again.
“Saeki was my first.”
Her crimson eyes are filled with a sweet heat, and only reflect me.
She looks straight ahead, as if she doesn’t need anything else.
Her gaze is itchy.
“That’s why I like you! I want to go out with you now! My hands are itching to touch you, Saeki!”
She smiled at me, her hands wagging, her smile somewhat dangerous.
I lightly move my hands backwards.
She sees this and with a huff, puts her hands behind her body.
“I’m not asking you to be my boyfriend right now! I think that would be ridiculous!”
“Uh, yeah…”
“So let’s be friends with the intention of becoming lovers! I’ll definitely win Saeki’s heart!”
Saying this, she arched her crimson lips.
She smiled and scattered yellow emotions in all directions.
I still don’t know what that means,……, but to be honest, to be frank, I’m happy.
I’m happy, of course!
There’s no way there’s a high school boy so old that he wouldn’t be happy to receive such a straightforward expression of affection!
……But.
If I get a girlfriend – if my impure sexual intercourse is discovered, my single life will be over.
You will end up giving up the oasis that you have finally obtained.
That is the one thing I absolutely cannot let go of.
“……, please give me a break”
“Why!? I just want you to let me try my best to make you like me, that’s all!”
Please don’t underestimate the simplicity of a virgin.
They’re the kind of creatures whose hearts would be shaken just by being told they like you. If you do anything more to me, I will never be able to stand it.
“I can’t do what I can’t do! I have a lot of things to do, like study–”
As I was about to say this, the pre-bell before the morning assembly rang.
It’s not good to be late so soon after the summer break.
“Well, that’s how it is!!”
I turned myself around and hurried to the classroom.
Ignoring Amagi-san’s voice trying to hold me back, I did my best.
The first day of the second semester at my high school, we usually have a full day of classes.
While staring at the blackboard, my mind is occupied with Amagi-san. The charming complaint of “let me try my best to make you like me” goes round and round.
If I had accepted her, what would she have done to me? ……
Suddenly, such a question came to mind, and without a pause, Amagi-san’s large breasts passed through my mind.
No, no, what’s the point of having such delusions!
For me, my present life should be the happiest!
Quiet, annoyance! damn you, adolescent!
Remember the suffering at home!
…As a result, I was unable to concentrate on my classes and the day ended with me being tormented by a hot, frustrated feeling.
Come to think of it, I haven’t seen Amagi since this morning.
I was afraid that she might try to mess with me during recess, but my fears were unfounded.
She must have come to her senses.
That’s right. It was like a suspension bridge effect. It’s just a temporary feeling that will be forgotten after a short rest and a bite to eat.
I should go home soon, too.
I don’t have a part-time job today. I can study at home to my heart’s content.
“Saeki~~!”
Amagi-san’s bright voice echoed as soon as the classroom door was opened.
Her cheerful smile was enough to make all the boys in the room fall in love with her,
“I love you!!!!”
The next words made me turn a straight face, look around, and then, upon spotting me, the people let out a murderous fury.
Maiban