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
The second day of the festival. Today is the day when the festival is open to the public.
The atmosphere is different from yesterday’s because people are coming from outside the campus. Perhaps it’s because there are so many people in civilian clothes, but it feels even more festive.
“Aren’t there more male visitors than last year?”
“I heard that last year’s beauty contest winner is becoming famous for being an incredibly beautiful girl. I heard that a lot of guys are coming to see her.”
“Hu……!?”
I overheard Matsuyuki san and Sano kun having such an exchange before the start time.
I’m happy that the number of customers is increasing, but it’s a little scary to hear that they’re targeting women.
Maybe I’m prejudiced, but I suspect that they are visiting for the purpose of picking up girls.
If Matsuyuki san or Kido san were to be picked up in front of me, I’m not sure I would be able to help them.
What the heck, I can’t help thinking that, can I?
“Here you go, Hiro kun.”
“Eh…..a mask?”
Matsuyuki san handed me a deformed raccoon dog mask.
“Where did you get this……and why the mask?”
I had never expected to be handed something like this, so my questions blurted out without me being able to organize them.
“It’s a measure to prevent from being picked up.”
“It’s Matsuyuki san who should be worried about that……”
I don’t need to worry about that.
But when someone gives me a smile that is full of 100% goodwill, I feel bad not accepting it.
“I have one for myself too, so it’s okay. We’re all the same now, aren’t we♪”
Saying this, Matsuyuki san put on a fox mask.
It is like Matsuyuki san to think that she can avoid being picked up by someone with just a mask. It’s a childish thought.
Still, it’s better than doing nothing. I put on the mask to keep her company.
“And this, please.”
Ding, ding. She handed me a pile of flyers.
“Are these flyers for the beauty contest?”
“I’ve asked the student council for the impossible, so I’m gonna help them with their work. If we hand these out to our customers, it will help promote Tsumugi san, so we can kill two birds with one stone.”
“Y-you’re right…….”
It’s fine……no, it’s fine, right? But I was just surprised to hear it suddenly said……. If you were going to have me help you, you should have told me first,……
Either way, it doesn’t change what I have to do. I swallowed down my m,ixed feelings about Matsuyuki san and went to hand out flyers.
While handing out flyers to those who might have visited from off-campus, I didn’t forget to appeal to Kido san.
As I was walking down the hallway, I spotted Sugito san surrounded by a group of boys from outside the school.
“Hey, hey, you’re so cute–“
“Haunted house? We’re afraid of the dark, so come in with us and show us around.”
“What kinda costume is that? Let me touch it.”
Hey, it’s a pick-up—! !
I knew I had to be careful, but there really are people who pick up women. I had only seen it in fiction, but these people are real.
“Um, that’s a problem.”
I can’t just stand there and look at her. I have to help her !
Sugito san tried to keep her distance from the men, but she couldn’t seem to do anything because she was surrounded by them.
The people around her were aware of it, but they couldn’t stop it.
The guys was high school students, maybe even a college students. She is probably scared of them because they look flashy like yankees.
I’m scared of them too, but I can’t help it…… I couldn’t just stare at her.
“What do you want with my girlfriend?”
“Masa kun…..”
I was about to approach her when Sano kun suddenly appeared.
Sano kun suddenly appeared, put his arm around Sugito san’s shoulders, and glared at the men.
“C-cool…….”
Hugging a girl’s shoulder without permission is an act only a good-looking guy is allowed to do.
But he was getting into it.
“Ugh…..n-no…..if you have a boyfriend, we’re not……”
The guys awkwardly retreated at Sano kun’s cool behavior.
“Sano kun, you’re amazing……”
It’s amazing how easily he can save her like that…… As a man, I felt like I had been shown the difference in our status.
Sano kun and Izumi kun. Girls are probably attracted to cool guys like that.
“Thank you, Masa kun ……♡”
I thought Sugito san, whom I thought was very mature, is now dyeing her cheeks red like a maiden.
That’s probably true. He saved Sugito san like it was easy, but not everyone can do the same thing.
At least, I couldn’t do the same thing even if I were in his place.
Even though we are both boys, we are completely different.
If I had been a guy like Sano kun, I might have been able to do better…….
“……”
The image of Mitsuki flashed through my mind.
I shook my head and pulled myself together.
“I have to work.”
I turned on my heel and decided to hand out flyers outside the school building.
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In the schoolyard, there was a line of food stalls, mainly from the athletic department.
“Participatory cooking battles? Wow, the cooking club is doing something fun too.”
The event is also being held and it looks like fun. I thought I didn’t like the lively atmosphere, but it made my body tingle.
“Wow, there’s a raccoon !”
“Welcome, Missy. I’m sure you’ll enjoy the escape game…”
Maybe it was because I was wearing a mask, but I was popular with the kids.
So I tried to advertise my class, but I was at a loss for words.
“Yuika ! I told you not to run because it would be terrible if you got separated from the others.”
“I’m sorry, Mom.”
A mother and daughter with silver hair and blue eyes. The daughter looks to be around elementary school age.
I took one look at her and immediately recognized her.
I knew this girl.
Because Yuika is Kido san’s younger sister.
Maigetsu