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…..
The next morning after making up with Sora.
When I left the house alone as usual, Sora hugged me from behind.
“S-Sora. What’s wrong all of a sudden?”
“Let’s go together! I also made lunch for you, onii chan!”
“Did you eat something …… weird?”
I never thought I would be able to turn such a sparkling smile on her face. I’m glad we made up, but I didn’t expect my likability to explode so …… much.
“I’m just glad me and onii chan are friends again!”
she said, and Sora pulled my arm.
When we walked out, I found Sora holding me by my left arm.
“Onii chan!
Onii chan! Onii chan!”
“Hmm?”
“Hehehe, I was just calling you!”
“…… I see”
I won’t say where, but it’s soft and smells kind of sweet. It’s bad for the heart. I think it’s nonsense to have such feelings for my sister, even if she is my step-sister.
“Can I eat lunch with you today, onii chan?”
“Hmm, ah…… sorry, but I have to teach Sumi how to study during lunch break. I’m sure you know that too, Sora, but Sumi, you know,…….”
“Oh, it’s true that Sumi-oniichan is terrible at studying. I don’t even know why he got into our high school.”
The evaluation of Sumi from Sora’s point of view was scathing.
Well, it is generally true.
“But more importantly, don’t you have to study, Sora?”
“You probably don’t know this, but I’m pretty smart, right?”
“Is that so?”
I didn’t have that image. I had always thought of Sora as the type of girl who was not good at studying, almost like a gal.
“I studied hard a lot.”
“Hmmm. Do you like studying?”
“…. No, it’s so I can go to the same high school as onii chan. I want to go to the same college as oni chan, so I have to study harder from now on.”
“………..”
My heart skipped a beat, but I didn’t show it and just turned away.
“I’ve always love onii chan”
“Hee?”
I couldn’t believe my ears, but when I glanced at Sora, her expression was completely serious.
should I return it? …… Even though we’re step-siblings, we’re still siblings.
“What do you think of me, oni chan?”
Before I could say anything, Sora asked.
The grip on my left arm tightens.
The thought should have lasted less than a few seconds, but at this moment it felt like tens of minutes.
However, my bewilderment was interrupted by a shock from behind me.
“Hey, guys! Inoshita …… eh! Sora-chan! TTT-the two of you together, is it going to snow tomorrow?!”
The one who appeared from behind me in a woozy mood was a cheerful person who looked as if he had added good and yang and multiplied it by 10. It was Sumi, a childhood friend of mine.
He looked at me and Sora alternately with a startled look in his eyes.
“Good morning, Sumi. I know this is sudden, but Sora and I have made up. Right?”
“Tsk, …….”
“Tongue lashing! S-Sora-chan, did you forget about me?”
Like a host’s annoying entanglement, Sumi clung to Sora.
“… don’t interrupt me in a good place. Sumi-onii chan”
I think the tone of her voice was cold towards Sumi-kun.
“Wow! You remembered! It’s been a while, Sora-chan! I knew it! Even though you might ignore or glare at him at school or at home, deep down you’re a kind and caring girl — Hebu!?”
Sumi was punched in the stomach by Sora.
I don’t know why. but I do know that Sora’s face is flushed with red.
“I’ll go on ahead of you! This evening, you are going to teach me how to study! Okay?”
“Y-yes. ……”
After saying this, Sora rushed away.
The rest of us looked at each other and tilted our heads.
“The first blow in ten years, Sumi, was it effective? How did it feel?”
“It’s a pain I’ve …… missed. It’s both happy and sad,…… and I’m sure it’s more powerful than when I was a kid.”
Sumi rubbed his aching stomach, but the corners of his mouth turned up in delight.
He was also a very cute and affectionate boy. He also thinks of her as an adorable little sister, and a relationship of mutual trust has been established. Blows to the stomach have long been a form of communication.
“By the way, do you know what Sora is like at school?”
“Well, she’s a popular girl. She often gets confessions.”
“Confession….”
Sora is really popular after all. She’s cute, has a bright personality and is easy to talk to, so it’s no surprise.
“Oh, are you worried? But don’t worry. The person she likes hasn’t changed since the beginning.”
“I see. I wonder who it is.”
“The insensitive protagonist will never go out of style.”
He poked me with his elbow and glared at me.
“I know, I know. More importantly, we’re going to be late, so let’s go early. Be prepared for lunch. She’s going to be there.”
“Ugh……… please go easy on me, will you?”
I was a little scared of changing my relationship with Sora. So, I wasn’t hiding anything now, but I couldn’t face her head on either. I’m not an insensitive protagonist by any means.
I was just a coward.
-Maiban