I’m Tired of My Childhood Friend Playing Pranks on Me, so I Want to Date a Female Friend Who Loves Me Sincerely
Or rather, did we actually break up? I don’t think Rika acknowledged it.
I guess she still doesn’t realize that we broke up. Maybe I’ll give her a call when I get home.
“Hey, wanna go to a cafe?”
“A cafe? Why?”
I’m walking home with Kagumo right now. After Rika ran away, the two of us ended up walking home together.
Coincidentally, we were going in the same direction, and it seemed that her club activities were canceled today. I’m in the homecoming club, so club activities don’t concern me.
“It’s a consolation party. Even though you’re already over it, you still broke up with your girlfriend, so I have to comfort you.”
“I want to go home quickly.”
When I said that, Kagumo puffed out her cheeks and made a sulky expression. Beautiful girls are cute no matter what expression they make.
“Muu, the secret to being popular is to accept things like that honestly.”
“I don’t really want to be popular.”
You might think, “What is this introvert talking about?”, but I really don’t want to be popular. I just want the one person I like to like me, and the rest doesn’t matter.
Even if someone is cute, if they’re not the person I like, I’ll just think, “They’re cute,” and that’s it.
“Then let’s just be friends. That’s fine, right?”
“Well, I guess so.”
Regardless of whether we broke up or not, I’ve received a lot of kindness from Kagumo-san in the past, so it would be rude not to repay her.
Then I came to the cafe recommended by Kagumo-san. Apparently, she often goes there with her female friends.
“Welcome, Nagiri-chan… and your boyfriend?”
“B-boyfriend… hehe.”
“No, we’re just friends.”
“Oh, is that so? That’s too bad. Well, never mind. Sit wherever you like.”
The person who welcomed us was the owner, and he was a very nice person. Maybe the cafe is what it is because of his personality.
“You don’t have to deny it so quickly.”
“But it’s the truth. Kagumo-san and I are just friends. No, we are best friends.”
“Hmm. Best friends, but… Anyway, from now on…”
“What?”
“Never mind.”
It’s like one of those hard-of-hearing protagonists you often see in light novels. I really didn’t say anything, okay? I’m not hard of hearing, and I’m not the protagonist anyway.
Then we each ordered what we wanted to eat and talked about Rika’s past.
“What was Mamiya-san like when she was in middle school?”
“Hmm, she was a little shorter than she is now, considerate, very honest, and cute.”
“Hmm, like the ideal girlfriend?”
“Yeah. Maybe it’s because I liked her, but Rika back then was the ideal girlfriend.”
I’ll say it again, I don’t mind that Rika is getting involved with other people. As long as she doesn’t lose that honest and cute personality, it’s fine.
“Hey, don’t you want to get revenge?”
“Revenge? You mean take revenge?”
“Yeah. It’s annoying. Both the person who hurt you and the friends who encouraged it.”
When you put it that way, I guess you’re right. Rika said she was tricked into pranking someone. In other words, it wasn’t her own idea.
If Rika were the kind of person who would come up with something like that on her own, I wouldn’t have fallen for her.
“Yeah, it’s bad that she didn’t realize it was wrong, but I think her friends are even worse. If we think about the future, we have to punish them or it’ll be bad.”
“Are you saying you want me and Rika to make up?”
“Ha?”
Maiasa