I Got Into a Secret Relationship With a Girl Who Was Out of My League
“Hmm, could this be it?”
“Hm. That’s a possibility.”
Kushima kun and his friends, who had moved to this table, muttered quietly as they looked over at Yagami kun and the others.
Could this reaction mean that they know about his situation?
That he is incapable of romantic feelings?
“What’s wrong with you two? Looking at Yagami kun.”
Akane also noticed this and asked the two.
“No, I was just thinking that Subaru and Itsuka seem to get along surprisingly well.”
“Kyoka? Yeah, I guess so. It looks that way.”
The two of them are still studying seriously. They are closer than I expected, so much so that if someone said they were a couple studying together, I wouldn’t be able to tell.
“But I don’t think Kyoka has any particular feelings about it.”
“Really?”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah. Because Kyoka is that close to everyone.”
That’s right. Kyoka doesn’t change her attitude toward anyone.
Whether it’s a guy or a girl, she treats everyone pretty much the same.
She probably thinks of everyone as friends, and that’s one of the reasons she gets along with everyone.
The problem is that guys don’t see it that way.
She’s not trying to flatter them, but because she’s so close to them, she’s been confessed to and hit on by guys who have misunderstood her attitude many times.
Kyoka, who has a blunt personality, has always rejected them outright, crushing their hopes. I’m sure many guys have had to swallow their tears because of this.
So, this time too, Kyoka is probably just treating him like a friend and classmate.
Still…they’re being too close, aren’t they?
“Oh, I see. That’s dangerous. I would definitely have misunderstood.”
“Yeah. If someone did that to me, I would have definitely gotten carried away and thought she was an angel.”
What does that mean?
Anyway, that’s how guys see it.
Yagami kun wouldn’t misunderstand…right?
“Did you two want Yagami kun and Kyoka to get together?”
“No, not at all.”
Kushima kun and the others vehemently deny Akane’s words.
…That’s where they agree.
“…That’s where they agree.”
Oh, I agree with Akane too.
“Why? They’re friends, so shouldn’t you support them?”
“No way, us supporting them? No way.”
“Because we’re just jealous.”
“…”
Yagami kun’s friends are a little strange…
“So you were thinking that the two of them would work out? Isn’t that a bit narrow-minded?”
“Guh !”
“Guh !?”
Akane’s words seemed to have dealt a serious blow to the two of them.
It seems a bit exaggerated, though.
“No, that’s not it, but…he has no interest in romance at all.”
“……!”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. Subaru doesn’t seem to want a girlfriend at all.”
“Yeah. No matter how much we tell him how great girlfriends are, he’s not interested. So we were just hoping that maybe Subaru would finally find someone he likes.”
“By the way, neither of us has ever had a girlfriend, but we’re telling him how great they are.”
“Hey, don’t say unnecessary things.”
Listening to the two of them, Akane’s eyes widened.
However, it’s not uncommon these days for someone to have no interest in having a girlfriend.
I don’t have any interest in having a boyfriend either.
However, the two of them didn’t seem to think that Yagami kun didn’t understand romantic feelings, but simply that he wasn’t interested in girls or romance.
To the two friends, there may not be much difference between the two.
“Huh, really? I’m starting to get interested.”
“…You’re getting interested, Akane? That’s a delicate matter, so don’t do anything weird, okay?”
“I know. I just thought it would be nice to talk more normally ! Okay, I’m going !”
“Wait, Akane !”
Akane immediately stood up and went to the next table. She switched places with Kyoka.
Yagami kun was a little surprised by the switch, but he started talking happily with Akane.
…I want to talk too. I feel kind of…uneasy.
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Roppou suddenly switched seats and sat down in front of me. Itsuka, who had been teaching me earlier, seemed to have returned to her seat.
I felt like we were sitting too close, but I was concentrating on my studies, so I didn’t think much of it.
As Itsuka returned, I thanked her and watched her leave with my eyes, and for a moment, our eyes met with Nanamori’s.
However, she quickly looked away.
…Did I do something wrong?
Feeling a little uneasy, I turned my attention back to the chestnut-haired girl in front of me.
The girl—Roppou—smiled at me, picked up a French fry from the table, put it in her mouth, and her face lit up, her mouth relaxing.
“Yagami kun, you should try some too ! These are super delicious !”
“Ah, yeah. I’ve been eating them since earlier.”
“I love the fries here. They’re so crispy.”
“That’s true. Akihiko kept saying they were amazing, but I can see why. They’re definitely better than other places. The saltiness is just right too.”
“Exactly ! Togawa kun’s pretty knowledgeable too. Even though he’s a bit weird.”
Oh, so everyone knows he’s weird now.
I wonder what they were talking about at that table.
“So why did you come over here?”
“Huh? Because I wanted to talk to Yagami kun.”
“Oh, okay…”
It’s a little embarrassing when he says it so directly. I thought I was used to it with Nanamori and the others.
“You were really focused on having Kyoka help you with your studies. Did you make progress?”
“Well, sort of.”
“That’s good. What rank was Yagami kun before?”
“Around 140.”
“What? That’s about the same as me !”
“Oh, I heard it from Itsuka earlier.”
“…! Gee, Kyoka…don’t tell him…..”
Roppou pouted in dissatisfaction that Itsuka had told me her rank.
“Then let’s have a competition to see who gets a better rank on the next test !”
“A competition?”
Not again. There’s a penalty game involved here.
“Yeah ! How about the loser treats the winner to something?”
“…Well, that’s okay.”
“Ahaha, then it’s decided !”
Roppou smiled brightly and innocently like the sun.
I hadn’t heard the details of the penalty game yet, but it didn’t seem like a big deal, and there was no particular reason to refuse.
After laughing, Roppou suddenly became quiet and scratched his cheek.
“What’s wrong?”
“Oh, I remembered something I wanted to apologize for.”
“Apologize for what?”
“You know, in the infirmary…I said something weird, didn’t I?”
“Ah…”
I remembered. At that time, Roppou, who looked exhausted, had asked me to stay with her. Maybe that was why she had come to talk to me in the first place.
“So I thought I should apologize for saying something weird back then. You waited for me, after all.”
“Well…yeah, if you say that, I’d wait. I couldn’t go home.”
“Haha, that’s true! But I was still a little happy about it.”
Well, I live alone too, so I understand how she feels.
During the first semester, I once had a fever, and when I was weak, I felt unbearably lonely.
Even though I hate my parents, I sometimes remember the old days when they were kind.
“Yagami kun? What’s wrong?”
“No, nothing. But really, don’t worry about it.”
“Yagami kun, you’re pretty stubborn, aren’t you? But…”
“…What’s wrong?”
As he was about to say something, Roppou suddenly stumbled over his words and blushed.
“Um…I just remembered something else.”
“…?”
“At that time, maybe…no, definitely, you saw my underwear, right?”
“…………”
I saw it. I saw it. The yellow underwear.
…But that was an accident, right? Is she going to confront me about it now?
Maybe I should apologize first.
“Um…I’m sorry.’
“No, no ! It’s okay! It was my fault for suddenly opening the curtain. But…at the time, I was feeling overwhelmed, but now that I think about it…ugh…”
Roppou’s cheeks grew redder and redder.
I understand that she’s embarrassed, but I’m embarrassed too, so I wish she wouldn’t say that. But I can’t say that.
“Come on, Akane. It’s time to study ! If you keep talking, I don’t care what happens to your test !”
“Oh…oh no ! I’ll go back now !”
After being scolded by Nanamori, Roppou returned to her seat.
As she did so, I made eye contact with Nanamori again.
…What’s with that dissatisfied look on her face?
Maitoshi