I Liked Her First, but My Brain Was Broken, Then for Some Reason, I Became Friends With Beautiful Girls, So I’m Done My With Childhood Friends
Once the misunderstanding was cleared up (mainly because of Matsuyuki san), the three of us decided to have lunch together.
“By the way, aren’t you two feeling hot in here?”
Matsuyuki san asked with a cool look on her face.
It was late September.
My grandma used to say, [The heat and the cold last until the other side of the year] but this year’s lingering summer heat has been severe. The wind was blowing, so it was not unbearably hot, but it was hot enough to make me sweat.
It was even hotter on the rooftop, where there was nothing to block the sun.
“I’m fine.”
Kido san replies with a cooler face than Matsuyuki san. She doesn’t seem to be sweating at all, nor does she seem to be trying to be stubborn.
“Well, I guess I’m fine too.”
But I couldn’t say, [It’s hot.] As a senior and as a man, it was my duty.
“Is it? I’m a little hot.”
Matsuyuki san simply said weakly. No, it’s just that I thought of it strangely, and I guess this kind of thing won’t be ignored.
“Then, shall I bring a parasol?”
Kido san shows her concern for Matsuyuki san.
“No, that’s fine. Don’t worry about it.”
“It’s right there, so it won’t be a hassle.”
“Right there?”
Kido san stood up quickly and headed for the rooftop door.
It’s quite a distance from here to the umbrella storage area at the entrance to the building. Matsuyuki san knew this and was about to open her mouth to speak, but stopped before she could get a word in.
Instead of putting her hand on the door, Kido san climbed up to the water tank above it.
“Yip, yip, yip.”
Without taking much time, Kido san quickly jumped down. In her hand was indeed an umbrella.
“How about this?”
She opened the umbrella and held it out to Matsuyuki san.
“T-thank you.”
Matsuyuki san is clearly confused. I could feel her wanting to ask me where did she get it from.
However, she had brought it for herself. You can’t disrespect the goodwill of a junior. Matsuyuki san accepted it with a smile.
When Matsuyuki san holds a parasol, she looks more like a young lady. She has long black hair and a neat appearance, after all.
“I hate to say this, but here’s a handkerchief for you. If you sit down, you’ll get your uniform dirty.”
“T-thank you…….”
Kido san accepted the handkerchief with embarrassment.
I noticed that Matsuyuki san was sitting on the handkerchief when she was told. I feel like women are the ones who worry about things like this.
“Even if you stare at me that much, it’s not worth it Hiro kun.”
“I wasn’t looking at you like I wanted something.”
But I decided to bring an extra handkerchief next time.
So, finally, it was time to eat.
However, Kido san and I bought bread from the store. If we were going to eat under the blue sky, it would be better to have something easy to eat like this.
“Side dish bread……looks delicious.”
Matsuyuki san had brought a small lunch box. I think it would be better to have a proper bento.
“I think a bento is more nutritious.”
“Yeah. If there is an imbalance in nutrition, you will end up small like Yazawa senpai.”
“Oi, junior. Can you please stop making me into a small, weak man?”
“I didn’t go that far…….”
Because we are friends, it might be better to make it clear that we are seniors and juniors. Because Kido san, you definitely don’t see me as a senior.
“Fufu….seeing you both like that makes me envious.”
Matsuyuki san laughed mysteriously and opened the lunch box.
“Oh ! …..Oh?”
At first glance, I thought, what a colorful lunch box !
However, upon closer inspection, I found that most of the bento was made up of vegetables. Or rather, all of it. What, a salad bento?
“It looks like there’s no rice in it….. Oh, it’s in the other lunch box. The one with two tiers.”
“It doesn’t have rice in it. This one is vegetable too.”
“Eh?”
“This is all of my lunch box.”
Matsuyuki san smiled softly. It was not her usual smiling face, but a melancholy smile.
”Are you on a diet?”
“Hiro kun, that’s something that boys shouldn’t ask girls.”
“S-sorry.”
Matsuyuki san gave me a blank look. If you think about it a little, you’ll understand that it’s a delicate thing…I’m an idiot.
“Is this enough to last an afternoon class?”
“Thank you for your concern, Tsumugi san. I’m not part of the athletic club, and I can get by without eating exactly three meals a day.”
Is it to maintain body shape? I’ve heard that some models restrict their diet so strictly that they only eat salads.
So Matsuyuki san’s good looks are the result of hard work.
“Besides, my mother would get angry with me if I was selfish…….”
Matsuyuki san muttered to herself.
Someone she can’t resist. I could tell by the slightly somber tone of her voice that it was her mother.
“She’s a strict mother, isn’t she?”
“Ehehe.”
I was fooled by her smile. If you deceive me like that, it will appear true.
“Matsuyuki senpai, here. Eat this.”
“Eh?”
Kido san shredded half of her bread and offered it to Matsuyuki san.
“A sign of closeness. Huh?”
“……”
Matsuyuki san stares at the bread offered by Kido san. It looks like she’s frozen in place.
Is it okay for her to be on a restricted diet? I was wondering whether I should interrupt her or not, when Matsuyuki san accepted the bread offered to her.
“Thank you, Tsumugi san. I’m really happy.”
Matsuyuki san thanked her with a big smile. The smile was so sincere that you could tell it came from the bottom of her heart.
A world of kindness spreads from the two girls. The world could be at peace with just a little bit of kindness.
Kido san nodded in satisfaction and took a bite of her own bread. She is a very good eater.
I was relieved to see that Kido san’s thoughtfulness was not a nuisance. She was eating chips and pancakes to begin with, so it’s not like she can only eat salad.
“I’ll share a little.”
“Hiro kun.”
Kido san also shares some of the bread with her, and half of it might actually be a nuisance, so I give Matsuyuki san some shredded bread. Croquette bread is popular for purchase.
“Fufu, both of you are so kind. I’ll give cherry tomatoes and broccoli to Hiro kun and Tsumugi san.”
“Eh, I don’t mind.”
“No. You have to eat vegetables too. Otherwise you won’t grow up.”
Matsuyuki san too… I’ve already given up on my height, so please leave me alone.
But, it might not be a bad idea to have this kind of once in a while.
It was fun to have lunch with Matsuyuki san and have a friendly chat.
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After lunch break, I say goodbye to Kido san and return to the classroom with Matsuyuki san.
“We exchanged QR codes with Kido san too……”
At Matsuyuki san’s suggestion, we exchanged QR codes with Kido san on social media. As one would expect from an extrovert, she is quick to act.
Thanks to this, in the past few days, two of my female friends’ names have been added to the list, whereas just a few days ago, only Mitsuki and my mother were included in my female contacts.
As I looked at the steadily increasing number of contacts on my phone and tightened my facial muscles, which were about to grin, Matsuyuki san looked into my face.
“Tsumugi san is a good girl.”
“Yes. I think she’s very kind.”
I was intimidated at first because of her beautiful face but her lack of expression and her tall and powerful features. When you get in touch with her, you can tell she is a kind person.
That must have been conveyed to Matsuyuki san well enough.
“As expected, I don’t think she is the person she is as rumored to be…”
Matsuyuki san’s words immediately reminded me of a conversation a group of boys were having.
“Rumors……..”
I choke on my words in mid-sentence.
It’s too difficult to call it a rumor.
But Matsuyuki san, her expression disappearing, spoke up.
“Yes. There’s a rumor that Tsumugi san nearly killed her father…..”
I bit my lip at these disturbing words from the most beautiful girl in school.
Maigetsu