The S**ttiest Gyaru in the Class Confessed to Me
Miyabi clenched her hands tightly at chest level.
I could see her fingertips trembling.
“I’m sorry. I have a girlfriend, so I can’t…”
Then Miyabi looked away.
She glanced at the scenery and then lowered her gaze to the floor.
She sighed and said,
“…I understand. Thank you for listening to me. I was rejected, but I’ll keep my promise. I won’t make Katase san feel bad anymore.”
That’s good.
I guess everything worked out…right?
Miyabi continued.
“Also, I’m sorry about Katase san. I really am. Um, could you tell Katase san that I apologized…?”
Miyabi tilted her head and stuck out her tongue.
“It won’t work even if you make a cute face. You have to apologize yourself.”
I wonder why.
I was really angry at the harassment toward Ichika.
Maybe it was because I knew about Miyabi’s situation. I didn’t feel like raising my voice and scolding her harshly.
“I see. …You’r right.”
Miyabi smiled weakly.
Then she said she was going to put her bag on her shoulder.
“Then let’s eat and go home.”
…Miyabi’s eyes were trembling.
Was she trying to hold back her tears?
When we left the amusement park, there was a fast food restaurant, so we went in. It was a common chain restaurant.
Miyabi looked around nervously.
She didn’t seem to know what to order.
“Have you ever eaten here before?”
Miyabi shook her head.
“No, that’s not it…but it’s been about ten years since I last had this.”
“Is your family health-conscious?”
“My mother says eating this makes you stupid…”
“I see. That’s pretty overprotective, isn’t it?”
“Exactly. It’s weird for a grown-up to pick up fries with their hands and say something like that, isn’t it?”
“That’s true.”
“The person who says that is the stupid one, right?”
Maiyabi laughed heartily.
“Listen. If everyone in the class becomes friends, I’ll listen to you as a friend, no matter what.”
Miyabi nodded vigorously.
“Thanks. You’re the gentleman I thought you were!”
“Gentleman…”
Masaya clapped her hands.
“Speaking of which, the girl you brought from XX Online, is that Katase- an?”
“Oh, that’s my younger sister. Her real name is Aisha. She has zero internet literacy.”
“Oh, it’s your younger sister. I wasted my time being jealous.”
“Were you jealous?”
“I was really jealous. I was biting my handkerchief on the other side of the screen. I’ve never liked a boy before, so I didn’t know I was so jealous.”
“So…”
“The first boy I ever liked was you. If you dump such a beautiful girl, you’ll get what’s coming to you!”
“You’re saying that yourself? Well, you are pretty beautiful, though.”
Miyabi pointed at me and laughed.
When I looked at my watch, Miyabi said with a sad expression,
“We should probably go home soon. Yeah, it’s sad, but…let’s go.”
On the way home, Miyabi didn’t talk much.
On the way from the amusement park to the station.
We had just entered the bustling downtown area when Miyabi suddenly stopped.
An old building.
At the entrance, there was a sign that read “Rest Area ~ yen,” and the old neon sign flickered, repelling insects.
It was the front of a love hotel.
Miyabi looked very anxious.
She gripped my sleeve tightly.
“…Shall we go in?”
“Huh?”
“Just for today. I’ll give you everything. Just a little bit…longer. I want to be with you.”
Maigetsu