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
Wait, calm down. It’s not time to panic yet.
I exclaimed unintentionally, but I just got a little confession from an elementary school girl, didn’t I? Yeah, yeah, a high school student shouldn’t be upset over something like this. Haha.
“Erm, Yuika chan……”
“What is it, Hiro san?”
Yuika chan tilted her head and looked up at me.
At that moment, her long silver hair cascaded down over her shoulders. The flowing silver color was so beautiful it was captivating.
Loli Kido san. Yuika chan’s appearance was so similar to Kido san that it made me think so.
“Well, you see…….”
Her blue eyes stare at me and never let go.
Even though she was smiling, Yuika chan’s eyes were completely serious. I felt like I shouldn’t be fooled by the fact that she was just an elementary school student.
“Why do you want to go out with me, Yuika chan?”
So I asked her why.
“Because Hiro san was so cool when he saved Onee chan……I guess.”
It was an immediate answer.
Yuika chan must be referring to the incident at the beauty contest at the school festival. That’s the only thing I could think of.
“Y-you think so?”
I still can’t forget that time.
I was wearing a racoon mask and doing some sort of rapper imitation….. It’s an embarrassing memory just to recall it.
I didn’t have the guts to say what I wanted to say in front of so many people, so I acted like such a freak.
At the very least, I hope that the ill will toward Kido san will be directed toward me.
I’m aware that I did something embarrassing because I thought so, but I had no regrets.
…But still, I didn’t think it wasn’t cool after all.
“Yes ! You were cool, Hiro san !”
Just as I was about to look down in embarrassment, Yuika chan’s cheerful voice stopped me.
“I was always watching. Onee chan was shining on stage, but there were people who said mean things to her…I was scared.”
Perhaps remembering the atmosphere of that time, Yuika chan shivered.
At that moment in the gym, the atmosphere was starting to turn to blaming Kido san.
It was very strange. It must have been extremely frightening even for such a lively and cheerful Yuika chan.
“It was Hiro san who protected Onee chan at a time like that ! It was Hiro san who said in front of so many people that Onee chan wasn’t to blame !”
“B-But I was too nervous…my voice and body were shaking…”
“That’s why you’re so cool !”
Yuika chan’s little hand holds my hand.
“I could tell that you tried really hard and mustered up your courage, right? That’s why I was able to muster up my courage too. I was able to go and see Onee chan, the person I’d always wanted to talk to.”
Yuika chan bowed her head.
“I’m grateful to you, Hiro san, for saving my sister. Thanks to you, I was able to make up with her.”
“…….”
Oh, shoot…..my eyeballs are hot.
Kido san thanked me and Matsuyuki san praised me. There’s something about being praised and thanked by other people like this that makes me feel all emotional.
Was that really the right thing to do? Wasn’t there a better way to do it?
While I was glad that Kido san was able to look forward to the outcome, I couldn’t get the reflection on my unworthy self out of my mind.
Thanks to Yuika chan’s words, I felt like I could finally admit myself.
“This is the reason why I fell in love with Hiro san. You helped people at the most difficult time. You’re kind, warm, and lovely.”
“I think that last one was exaggerating?”
I wonder what she was thinking when she said ‘lovely’. My feelings of emotion were just blown away.
“So, Hiro san. I said it correctly, didn’t I? So now I want to hear your answer.”
“E-eh?”
“Will you go out with me, Hiro san?”
She looked up while holding my hand tightly.
Yuika chan was making full use of her cuteness.
To be honest, I was happy to hear Yuika chan’s feelings.
But the other party was an elementary school student. It would not be a good thing for her to have a high school student like me as her boyfriend.
And besides. When I turned my attention to Matsuyuki san and Kido san.
They were frozen, perhaps surprised by Yuika chan’s aggressiveness.
But I wondered what my answer should be. They seemed to be trying not to miss hear it.
“I’m happy you feel that way, Yuika chan. But there’s someone…..”
“Someone you like?”
“…..I don’t know if that’s the right word.”
What was I about to say?
I’ve already sorted out my feelings about Mitsuki. TThere’s no way I could fall in love with anyone right now.
But why did I try to make that excuse?
“Yuika chan, you’re still in the third grade, right?”
“Yeah. I’m nine years old♪”
Single digits, huh…….. Even though I haven’t done anything wrong, I feel like I’m giving off the smell of criminality.
“Yuika chan will grow up from now on, and her feelings will develop too. She’ll meet more people, and maybe she’ll meet a boy she’ll like even more than me.”
“There is no one nicer than Hiro san !”
“Thank you. But you know, growing up means that your feelings will also change. You will become more and more mature. So, it’s okay to think about these things when you’re older.”
I may be saying gross things to an elementary school girl.
But Yuika chan is very serious.
It made me want to properly convey my thoughts.
“I see……okay.”
She understand. I feel a sigh of relief.
“I’ll confess my feelings to Hiro san again when I grow up and become a pretty woman.”
“Whaaaat !?”
Seeing Yuika chan being so positive, I made a strange noise.
“It’s okay. I’m growing faster than the other kids. I’ll catch up to you in height in no time.”
I’m afraid that’s really going to happen. She has an older sister named Kido san, so genetically it’s not surprising that she’s going to grow taller than me.
“I’ll catch up by the time we reach sixth…no, fifth grade. Then you can see how much I’ve grown and give me your answer again♪”
Perhaps imagining a bright future, Yuika chan turns to me with a broad smile.
Fifth grade…..two years from now on ! Isn’t that fast !
If all goes well, I will be a college student by then.
The combination of a high school student and an elementary school student is dangerous enough, but a college student and an elementary school student would be completely out of the question. I’m seriously worried that I’ll get reported…….
“Haha…if Yuika chan’s feelings don’t change, I’ll think about it again then.”
I ended up saying something ambiguous.
Even though I didn’t want to hurt Yuika chan, my response was pretty weak…
“So, I’ll wait for about two years, Onee chan♪”
“Wha, Y-Yuika chan !?”
Kido san’s face turned red. She was probably too surprised to see Yuika chan confess her feelings to me right in front of her. Being an older sister is a difficult position.
“And Matsuyuki senpai…no, Ayano senpai.”
“M-me?”
Matsuyuki san seems surprised when Yuika chan suddenly calls her by her name.
“Now I’m your rival too.”
“I-I…….”
“Everyone has their own way of doing things, but the most frustrating thing is regretting not doing anything at all. That’s what my mother told me.”
“…….”
Matsuyuki san choked on her words.
By rivals, are you talking about a game? They were talking about rivals earlier too.
Yuika chan seemed to be giving her advice, but maybe because our levels were so different I couldn’t really understand it.
“I-it’s getting this late.”
I checked my watch in response to Kido san’s voice and saw that it was almost dark outside.
“It would be bad if it got too late. I think it’s time for us to go home.”
“Hiro san.”
When I was about to get up from the sofa, Yuika chan pulled my sleeve to stop me.
I was pulled and leaned forward a little. Then Yuika chan came closer to me.
“[ [Whaaat !?] ]
A soft touch pressed against my cheek.
Matsuyuki san and Kido san let out strange noises. I was too late to recognize the fact and was stunned.
“Eh?”
“I was in first place earlier, so…this is a reward.”
Yuika chan blushes, looking embarrassed.
Elementary school kids these days are really precocious…
Maybe in terms of mental age, Yuika chan had already caught up with me.
“Hiro san, Matsuyuki senpai. Please come visit us again♪”
With Yuika chan seeing us off, Matsuyuki san and I left the Kido household.
“Y-Y-Yu….Yuika chan—! !”
Kido san’s loud voice echoed from the other side of the front door.
In my vague mind, I wondered if Kido san was the type to shout loudly like that.
Maigetsu