After I Saved Kirigiri San, a Cool, Sharp-tongued Gyaru, From a Pick-up, She Started Coming Into My House the Next Day
During a break between classes–I was idly looking out at the scenery, having nothing better to do.
My seat is the left-most seat in the back, so I have the best environment for class.
“Hey ! Yuuma ! You’re looking a little grim today.”
The door to the classroom was opened with a bang, and in walked a man with a big smile on his face.
“Shut up, you’re the one in a good position to be attending in the afternoon.”
The man takes a seat next to me.
This depressing guy sitting next to me is Haga Rennosuke, a classmate of mine since junior high school. He has been my classmate since junior high school and, to my disgust, has a girlfriend. He has short sports-cut hair, so he looks like a cheerful guy,
He is a habitual tardiness, and is often seen being scolded by his homeroom teacher, but he shows no signs of remorse.
However, since he is also a fellow gamer, he is the only person in the school whom I can talk frankly with.
“Well, Chinatsu said she wanted to be with me, so I ended up being late ! I’m in trouble, aren’t I～”
“Yeah yeah….”
Most of what he talks about is just lovey-dovey stuff or trivial things, so I ignore more than 80% of it. Otherwise I won’t be able to get along with him.
By the way, Chinatsu is Minamisawa Chinatsu, Haga’s girlfriend.
She is bright, good-looking, and has many friends. She is a popular person in school, along with Kirigiri san. I’ve only heard rumors, but it seems that the boys at this school are divided between the Kirigiri faction and the Minamisawa faction, and they are always fighting each other……
“More importantly, your uniform is stretched, isn’t it? And the button is undone…”
Haga muttered as he looked at my chest.
“Oh, this is……”
It was something that happened when I got into a fight with some delinquents.
I actually thought about taking it to the dry cleaners to have it fixed, but I wanted to play a new game and it had been raining all weekend, so I was too lazy to go outside and didn’t take it to the dry cleaners.
In the meantime, I’ll keep quiet to Haga about what happened with Kirigiri san.
“Perhaps you got tangled up with some bad dudes?”
He has a very keen sense when it comes to this kind of thing.
“No, it just got tangled with another piece of clothing when I washed it…”
To be honest, I could have told him the fact that I got tangled up with delinquents, but he would have laughed at me for being so pathetic, so I decided not to.
“I see.”
I was relieved that he seemed to be convinced, even though it was a lie I forced myself to make up.
This guy is the type of guy who will go on and on about any interesting topic, and it’s a pain in the ass.
Suddenly, I looked at Kirigiri san, who was sitting in the front row on the far right. There were three gals surrounding Kirigiri san’s seat and they were engaged in girl talk.
“Misuzu, did you change your nails?”
“You’re right, they look really good !”
“It looks really nice ! I think it’s time for me to change mine for the summer.”
The central figure in all of this is, of course, Kirigiri san.
She is always smiling when talking to women, which creates a stark contrast with her appearance when she is with men.
“Oh, Kirigiri san. I saw her being confessed to by four or five boys just now.”
Haga, who had followed my line of sight, muttered.
“That girl has it rough.”
“Of course. Well, she’s very beautiful and stylish, so it’s no surprise.”
“You think so too?”
“Oh, if I didn’t have a girlfriend, I’d be approaching her.”
Well, of course you would.
Among the boys at school, Haga and I are the only ones who haven’t confessed to her.
“Yuuma, are you into cool girls like that?”
“No, not really…….”
I had never thought about what my favorite type was, so my reaction was indescribable.
Of course, I think Kirigiri san is cute too, and I’d be happy if she were my girlfriend.
But–
“I don’t want a girlfriend. I can’t live a peaceful school life.”
“I guess that’s how it is. It’s a hundred times more fun with a girlfriend though.”
Haga, saying this, put yakisoba bun he had bought at a convenience store in his mouth.
Indeed, this guy, who got a girlfriend after entering high school, seems to be filled with happiness every day.
Although I feel envious when I see that, I ultimately want to live a life unconstrained by anything, doing what I like freely.
Besides, if I get a girlfriend, I’ll probably have to devote my time to go on a date on my days off. I think that would be a blessing. But for now, I want to live a peaceful school life and cherish my hobbies.
I would be happy to have a girlfriend whose interests match mine, but the chances of meeting such a girl are slim to none. And since I’m an indoor gamer, women with whom I can talk are a rare breed.
“Look, this is what it’s like to have a girlfriend.”
Haga shows me the screen on his phone.
It is a picture of Haga and Chinatsu smiling together. They are smiling happily.
“Ah ! Chinatsu is so cute after all ～!”
“Yeah, yeah.”
The conversation was getting sidetracked, so I gave a curt reply.
“Hey, listen to me properly.”
I was so depressed by the forced display that I turned to my phone.
Then I saw a message from a certain person.
“(Kirigiri san) What are you staring at?”
Apparently, she had noticed the stare earlier.
I thought about replying later, but if she finds out I’m ignoring her, I’m sure I’ll get a sharp look later, so I think about what to reply in a second.
“(Yuuma) No, I didn’t see anything.”
“(Kirigiri san) You’re lying. I saw you earlier.”
It seems that she has seen right through me.
There’s no point in lying any more, so I’ll just apologize sincerely.
“(Yuuma) Sorry. I was looking because Kirigiri san was being talked about. But I didn’t mean it in a dirty way.”
“(Kirigiri san) Oh, I see. Well, it’s fine. I don’t mind.”
“(Kirigiri san) So, are you free today?”
“(Yuuma) I’m not.”
Today I have to continue with Finishing Fantasy.
We are at the end of the story and have about two hours left to complete it. I was going to watch the ending today and bask in the afterglow.
I don’t want to let anyone get in the way of that.
“(Kirigiri san) Liar, you’ll just go home and do some Arpi-jyi anyway, won’t you?”
I giggle when I see someone using RPGs in hiragana for the first time. Well, I guess that’s how it is for people who have no connection with games.
However, Kirigiri san’s prediction is correct.
“(Yuuma) Umbrella?”
“(Kirigiri san) Well, something like that.”
I thought it wouldn’t take that much time if she just wanted to return the umbrella, so I told her that I had no particular plans.
Though, thinking about it, it seems a bit odd that she’d go to my house just to return the umbrella, but oh well.
Since there was also the matter of the cookies, I decided to assume that Kirigiri san is a very disciplined person.
“Hey, what are you grinning at me for? That’s creepy.”
Haga looked at my smirking expression and made a dubious face.
It seemed to have appeared on my face.
“Uh huh…….I saw some interesting tweets on social media.”
“Hmmm.”
I don’t know what kind of rumors would be spread if it was found out that I was in contact with Kirigiri san, so I decided to keep quiet here in order to maintain a peaceful school life here.
I put my phone down on my desk and suddenly turned my gaze to Kirigiri san in the corner of the classroom.
Just then, my eyes met Kirigiri san’s, and after giving me a sly smile, she went back to her conversation with her gal pals.
(What’s with her……?)
I wonder why. Is it my imagination that I have such a strange feeling that by getting involved with Kirigiri Misuzu, I’m moving away from this peaceful school life?
Maigetsu