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
Kido Tsumugi. It is probably fresh in your mind that she won the beauty contest at the recent school festival.
Her short silver hair and blue eyes alone make her stand out, but she is also as tall as a model.
She also has a pretty face. If it weren’t for the bad rumors, she would have been liked by many boys even if she did nothing.
“H-Hiro senpai……”
After school. As I was heading to the entrance, she called out to me.
“I need to talk to you about something,…..are you free?”
Kido san, who kept her voice low, seemed to be deeply troubled.
If a junior is in trouble, I want to help.
That is what it means to be a senior. I recently learned that it’s actually quite nice to be relied on.
“Is it okay with you, Matsuyuki senpai?”
“Yes. Of course.”
Kido san suddenly turned her head to my side.
Matsuyuki san was there, as expected.
“Matsuyuki san !? When did you come to be next to me?”
“Of course I’ve been here ever since we left the classroom. You’re too slow to notice me, Hiro kun.”
Even if that’s the case, you’re too clever at hiding your presence…… She’s not actually a descendant of a kunoichi, is she?
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Kido san said she wanted to talk quietly, so we went to a coffee shop that I had been to some time ago with Matsuyuki san.
I sat opposite her and waited for her to ask for advice while ordering a cup of coffee.
“Actually…..I’ve been getting confessions from boys lately.”
“Heh…….”
“……”
Oh, that’s all you’re asking for advice?
Without further words, Kido san turned her face down.
Rather than being embarrassed, she just looks puzzled. It must be a real embarrassment to her.
When you hear it, it makes sense.
She was originally shunned because of bad rumors, and if it weren’t for that, it would be no wonder that there are boys who want to get close to her, a beautiful girl.
However, this must have felt like a sudden change to Kido san.
“What did Kido san say when they confessed to you?”
“I said…..I have someone I like, so I’m sorry.”
She’s refusing…… I had been tensing my fist without realizing it, so I slowly exhaled and relaxed my fist.
“Who is the person Tsumugi san likes?”
“Bftt !?”
Matsuyuki san !? You’re asking her that !?”
Kido san must have been troubled by this question. She turned her cheeks red and looked at me meaningfully, as if she was asking me for a rescue ship.
“No, there is no deep meaning. Some of the boys may pursue the question, [Who is the person you like?] I was just wondering how Tsumugi san will answer that question.”
Matsuyuki san probably gets confessions a lot, so I guess we can expect such boys to be there.
I was so surprised that I thought they would start talking about their love lives. I can’t imagine myself getting excited talking about someone I like.
“……The guy with the racoon mask.”
“Bfft !?”
I burst out when I heard Kido san say these words in embarrassment.
The person with the racoon mask is me, right?
“I see, you’re good at it. If you made such a big impact at the beauty contest, I’m sure the boys would understand if you were to say that.”
Matsuyuki san nodded with a serious face.
Ah…..I see. An excuse to reject a confession, huh?
It is true that the incident that happened at the beauty contest has become famous, and the identity of the person with the racoon mask is supposed to be unknown.
In other words, under the circumstances, it’s not surprising that Kido san likes him, and even if she doesn’t reveal the name of the other person, she won’t be pursued. The “person with the racoon mask” is probably a perfect excuse.
If they knew it was me, they might think, [I have a chance after all, don’t I?] One more reason to hide my true identity.
“I guess there’s no problem then, is there? If the other party is satisfied with your rejection of their confession, I don’t think you need to think about it any further.”
“That doesn’t necessarily mean so.”
Matsuyuki san looked more serious than ever.
“Boys have pride too. There’s no guarantee that those who think they’re better than Hiro back then won’t harbor resentment if they get rejected by Tsumugi san.”
Resentment……. Suddenly it’s not so peaceful anymore.
But Matsuyuki san does not lose her serious expression. There was no way she was going to say, [Nah, I’m just kidding.]
“So I heard that more and more boys are trying to find someone behind the raccoon mask…. I didn’t know what would happen if they found out it was Hiro senpai……I got scared and…..”
“That’s why you asked me for advice.”
“Yeah…….”
Kido san slumps her shoulders dejectedly, even though it’s not her fault.
In the end, the problem she wanted to ask about wasn’t about herself, but about her concerns about me.
Really, she is too kind.
But still, next to the mysterious maid, the search for the mysterious raccoon masked person has begun……
I think I left too much unwanted stuff at the festival.
“It’s nothing to worry about, Kido san.”
I reached out and patted the head of the downcast junior.
“I did what I did because I wanted to. There is no need for you to worry about it.”
I’m ashamed of what happened at the beauty contest, but I don’t regret it at all.
In fact, in front of the two of them, I can be proud of myself.
“So if you wanna reject their confession, you can use it as much as you want. Until you find someone you really like, Kido san, you can use me as much as you want.”
“~~~”
Kido san stares at me with teary eyes.
It might have been too rude to pat a girl’s head without asking. I hurriedly withdrew my hand, but her piercing gaze did not retract.
Would she forgive me if I said it was a privilege of being a senior? It would be junior harassment if I start talking like that, so I’ll keep quiet.
“Um……”
It was Matsuyuki who raised a small hand.
”Then may I also…use Hiro kun?
“Yes?”
I wonder why…… I don’t mind being used by Kido san, but when Matsuyuki san says it, I have a feeling of resistance.
Maigetsu