After My Childhood Friend Rejected Me, I Cut My Bangs and Took off My Glasses in Shock, and I Became Popular With the Girls. And I Don’t Like It When She Wants to Be Friends With Me Again…..
“Hey! Hey! Hey!”
As I finished my run and was catching my breath from a little distance away, Haruto approached me with a scowl on his face.
“……, what is it?”
His face is scary. Is he going to hit me now?
“Hey!”
“…… what?”
I gasped. Haruto’s eyes, nose, and mouth were all in the center of his face. He was moving stiffly, as if he was putting all of his strength into his body.
But what he said next were words I never thought I’d hear.
“I’m so frustrated! I’m really frustrated! You’re too fast, you know!
It’s not too late for you to join the track team! Come compete with me in the summer high school athletic federation!”
“…… Sorry, I don’t want to join the club.”
“That’s fine! But still,……, I lost! I thought I could overturn it by three-tenths of a second against just a good-looking guy, but I didn’t think you had such good legs! I’m completely defeated!
But that’s not going to happen in the 100-meter race, okay Remember the gymnastics festival! The anchor is the final! All right!”
Haruto’s eyes were sparkling and he was smiling with his pure white teeth shining.
He was so graceful even though he lost. It’s surprising.
He seemed to be popular with everyone, so I thought he wouldn’t like that.
“Yeah….I’m looking forward to it.”
“Oh, man! I’m on fire! Oh, yeah, what’s your name? We’re going to be friends!”
Haruto asked for a handshake.
He’s talking like a hero who’s found the perfect antagonist.
“I’m Inoshita Rikuto……. Nice to meet you.”
“Oh! Nice to meet you! Please feel free to call me Haruto.
You don’t have to call me Haruto kun, or anything.”
“I understand. Haruto.”
“That’s all right! What about your promise? I’ll do whatever I can do to help you. I’m a normal guy, I’m not allowed to do anything erotic!”
Haruto had a big smile on his face.
“Then, can I have one ……?”
I asked Haruto for a special favor.
It was not for me, but to help someone who might be in trouble.
“Is that okay? I’ve certainly heard those strange rumors, and I thought it was strange to do anything based on just rumors.”
“Yeah. Isn’t it cowardly to denigrate someone with groundless rumors? That’s why I want to do something about it.”
“Well, I guess you are a straight-forward and nice guy. As expected, the guy I expected. Well then, I’ll do something about it right away. Even like this, I am said to be one of the two best-looking guys and is popular. Well, now one of the three most handsome guys…”
Haruto said that much and walked away.
He seemed disappointed when he heard my request, but once he understood my intentions and feelings, he became quite positive.
“……, let’s see if we can work this out.”
I did what I could.
So I think it’s only a matter of time before the strange rumors are ended
-Maiban