After I Saved Kirigiri San, a Cool, Sharp-tongued Gyaru, From a Pick-up, She Started Coming Into My House the Next Day
It was May—a noticeably warm spring day and the results of the first mid-term exam of the second year of high school were posted in the corridor.
Some are happy and some are despairing. Various students gathered around.
As for my result, I was in the middle again. I was relieved to see my ranking.
My parents have allowed me to live alone on the condition that I maintain average test scores, so I am always nervous when I see the results.
I took a picture of the ranking list with my phone and sent it to my parents as proof.
“Now I can continue to live alone.”
I muttered to myself and looked at the ranking list.
Even so, I can’t find Haga’s ranking at all.
Although Haga had shown up on the day of the mid-term test, he eventually shifted to dozing off with a cold sweat on his face, so perhaps it would be better to look at the ranking list from below to find it.
(Oh, there it is….)
My guess was right on the money. Haga was in the fourth position from the bottom.
A little horrified that there were more idiots in this school than Haga, I looked at the top of the ranking list. There was a familiar name on the list.
Kirigiri Misuzu
“Misuzu chan, you’re amazing ! You’re at the top of the class this time, too !”
“You’re a genius and a gyaru, you’re practically invincible ! I’m so proud of you～!”
“Let’s all take a commemorative photo !”
I see Kirigiri surrounded by a group of flamboyant girls (gyarus). In front of the girls, she is relatively expressive.
“Gee, you guys are overreacting…….”
Kirigiri says with a wry smile.
That’s right. Once again, Kirigiri was at the top of her grade. She achieved impeccable grades in all subjects.
Recently, she’s been cooking at my house. Well, she spends a lot of time playing fighting games, so I’d wondered when she studied, but I guess she was coming home late at night and working hard in secret.
The reason Kirigiri started coming to my house is because of my selfishness, and I feel a little sorry when I think about it.
Since Kirigiri is supposed to come to my house today, I’ll send her a word of congratulations when she gets back.
And beside me, some of the boys were looking at Kirigiri and the others enviously.
“I want to talk to Kirigiri san too～”
“Don’t be an idiot, you’ll get glared at just for saying hello.”
“The only person in this school who can compete with her is Minato.”
Minato Souta, a refreshingly handsome guy from the next class. He’s in the same class as Chinatsu, by the way.
I think he’s the only man with the good looks to walk side by side with Kirigiri.
“Yo ! How was the result?”
While I was thinking about that, Haga, who was more excited than usual, came over to me. He seemed to have come to check the ranking list.
“It was the same this time, I was in the middle.”
“Again? Is it possible that you’re intentionally aiming for the same result?”
“Of course not.”
If I could do that, I would have gotten a higher ranking. Well, it would take a lot of effort to get a higher rank than Kirigiri.
However, since most of my day is spent on gaming, it’s nearly impossible.
“It’s only a midterm test, so the rankings are also “mid”!”
“Boring.”
I replied coldly to Haga’s confident pun.
“But still, why are you so excited?”
“Eh? I’m confident about this test.”
Where does that confidence come from….after all, Haga’s ranking is fourth from the bottom. It’s amazing that someone who slept through the test can be so confident.
“Well, what’s my rank…..hm……where is it at……”
The thought of Haga’s tension getting darker from now on made my heart ache, so I decided to quietly walk away from this place.
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“Yo, congrats on first place in the test.”
“Eh? What is it all of a sudden?”
As soon as Kirigiri came to my house, I offered my congratulations. Kirigiri seemed a little surprised by the sudden turn of events.
“No, I just wanted to say a word of pure congratulations……”
“What, that’s all? Well, it’s always the same, so it’s nothing.”
Kirigiri didn’t seem to be overjoyed or upset about getting the most out of her grade, and continued to play her fighting game as usual.
At the same time, I felt a little sorry.
Even though she continued to get the most out of her grade, the more time she spent with me, the more time it meant that Kirigiri was losing.
“Well, thank you as always. I’ve caused you a lot of trouble..um…if it gets too troublesome, you can just prioritize yourself, it’s fine.”
“Eh? What’s with you? Something’s wrong.”
Kirigiri looks puzzled at my aloof attitude.
“Well, you know, you’ve been spending a lot of time with me lately, haven’t you? So…I feel bad for taking your time…..”
I scratched my head to hide my embarrassment.
“What, that’s it?”
Kirigiri seemed to understand what I was trying to say as she replied with a nonchalant attitude.
“I didn’t realize that Kinoshita was the type to be so sensitive about things? That’s really surprising.”
Kirigiri tilted her head slightly with a straight face.
“It’s nothing like that…”
“I told you when we first made the promise, but I’m basically free so it’s fine. So Kinoshita, you don’t have to worry.”
“O-okay…..”
As Kirigiri said that, she began playing a fighting game as usual.
Well, she’s been coming over to my house to play games a lot lately, so maybe she’s starting to look forward to coming to my house.
(Hmmm. But hey.)
Even though Kirigiri told me not to worry, it’s not like I didn’t do anything…..
In fact, it’s been more than two weeks since Kirigiri started hanging out at my house. During that time, she helped me with cleaning and taught me how to cook.
Although it was only a short period of two months, I was going to be causing trouble for Kirigiri from now on. I should think of something to show my gratitude.
Maigetsu