I Got Into a Secret Relationship With a Girl Who Was Out of My League
As Roppou said, I need to talk to Nanamori as soon as possible.
As I walked home, imagining how I would approach her, I saw the park where Nanamori and I had started our relationship.
I’ve been acting strange lately.
I seem to be thinking about Nanamori too much. Why is that?
No matter how hard I think about it, I can’t figure it out.
Let’s try to remember when Nanamori and I became lovers.
“Back to square one, huh…”
Maybe sitting on a swing will help me gather my thoughts.
Thinking that, I was about to enter the park when I heard someone talking inside.
“Is that…Nanamori?”
There was the person I wanted to see and talk to the most right now.
And with her was a handsome guy wearing the uniform of another high school.
I hurriedly hid behind a tree.
The handsome boy’s uniform was from Nansei Academy High School. It was an extremely prestigious school, famous for being attended by the children of wealthy families.
“Are they acquaintances…?”
The boy spoke with a refreshing smile, and Nanamori seemed to be smiling as well.
On one side, a handsome boy from a prestigious school. On the other, an overwhelmingly beautiful girl.
From the outside, they looked like a perfect match. I couldn’t help but notice.
“Huh…?”
At that moment, my chest ached sharply.
I was confused, not knowing what it meant.
It was a really unpleasant feeling. For some reason, I didn’t want to keep watching the two of them. But leaving now or going home felt wrong too.
My mind was spinning. Maybe they were going somewhere together.
Maybe she said she couldn’t because she had a boyfriend?
Does that mean I’m no longer needed? No, surely not someone like Nanamori…
Unpleasant thoughts swirled around in my head.
Without knowing why the two of them were here, I could only watch them.
“What are they talking about…?”
I couldn’t hear them clearly from here.
Still, even from a distance, I could see Nanamori smiling at the man. That fact made my heart ache unbearably.
After a while, they seemed to have finished talking, and the male student left through the opposite entrance and drove away in a luxury car.
He must be rich after all.
…Should I not talk to her?
No, I decided to talk to her properly.
Shaking my head to cut off the negative thoughts, I approached Nanamori and called out to her.
“Nanamori.”
“…Huh? Yagami kun?”
Nanamori looked surprised for a moment, then quickly regained her composure and lowered her gaze.
“What are you doing here?”
“I’m the one who should be asking that.”
“I’m…just…”
“…”
“…”
The conversation stalled.
What should I say at a time like this? I approached her, but my mind went blank. I can’t remember anything I was thinking about before I came here.
Right, that’s it. What is my relationship with that male student from earlier? I’ll ask him that.
“Who was that man from earlier?”
“….It’s none of your business, Yagami kun.”
“……”
Her voice was so calm. That composure only made me feel more uneasy.
The scene I saw earlier flashes through my mind.
A handsome male student from a prestigious high school. Clearly someone from a well-to-do family.
And with Nanamori, the young lady…
An unpleasant feeling begins to grow inside me.
“…That guy earlier, he was a good match for you.”
The sarcastic words slip out of my mouth.
Nanamori’s shoulder twitches slightly.
“W-what do you mean by that?”
“…Nothing. He was a good-looking guy who attends a prestigious school, and he seemed like a good match for Nanamori.”
Unnecessary words keep pouring out of my mouth. Words I don’t mean, words I don’t think.
I’m hurting myself with the words I’ve spoken.
“…Yagami kun too. I saw you, you know? You looked like you were having fun with Akane.”
Nanamori finally turned to face me.
Her eyes, unfocused behind her eyelashes. It seemed like she was suppressing something, yet…she looked resigned.
“It’s good that you two are getting along so well. Doing things like that together.”
“…What? You saw that?”
“You looked like a couple.”
“What are you trying to say?”
“Nothing. …I just thought it was nice. You seemed so much happier with her than with me…like you could actually fall in love. After all, I’m just someone to satisfy your sexual desires.”
That dismissive remark sent sparks flying through my chest.
“You’re the one who feels that way. You only saw me as someone to relieve your stress, didn’t you?”
“W-what? What do you mean?”
“You don’t need me anymore, do you?”
“No, that’s not true ! Why would that be the case?”
“…It seems like that’s how it is.”
“…!”
I could tell that Nanamori’s voice was shaking. And then I saw it. Tears were welling up in the corners of her eyes.
I immediately regretted what I had said. Why did I say something like that? It was clearly a slip of the tongue. But even though I knew I had to apologize, I couldn’t bring myself to say the words.
“The person from earlier…I said it’s none of your business, right?”
“Yeah, that’s right. It doesn’t matter to me…”
“No…! That’s not it !”
“What’s not ! !”
“…”
A voice I’d never used before came out. Nanamori looked at me in surprise.
And tears ran down her cheeks.
“…I don’t understand anymore.”
“…”
“I don’t understand you, Yagami kun !”
Another heavy word weighed down on me.
I desperately grabbed Nanamori’s arm as she tried to run away.
It was instinctive. I couldn’t let her go, so my body moved on its own.
“Let go of me ! !”
“Wait, Nanamori !”
“I said let go ! You don’t understand me anyway !”
“Of course I don’t ! Why you were angry, why you were cold, why you’re like this now. What happened with that guy earlier. If you don’t tell me, how can I understand?”
“Then just leave me alone ! !”
“I can’t just leave you alone ! !”
“I said let go of me ! ! …You’re just a casual partner ! !”
“—–“
The strength left my hands, and the hands that had been holding her were freed.
Nanamori turned around without looking back and started walking away. All I could do was watch her back as she walked away.
In the long shadow cast by the setting sun, Nanamori’s back slowly faded into the distance.
Maitoshi