I Saw My Female Friend, a Beautiful and Neat Girl, Holding a Romance Book Titled “How to Get Your Male Friend to Like You” and Decided to Give Advice on Love~ In Fact, the Guy She Likes Seems to Be Me!?~
“Ahhnn~!”
Hizakura said this to me on the rooftop during lunch break as she brought a bowl of potato salad to my mouth.
“I’m embarrassed, so please don’t put that into words.”
“I’m having more fun this way, okay?”
“I didn’t ask if you enjoy it!’
I said that, but I firmly eat the potato salad that was brought to my mouth.
Lately I’ve been eating one of the dishes made by Hizakura every day, and today it’s potato salad.
“…..”
It’s sweet and a little salty, with a nice texture.
“Is it good?”
“Yes.”
“Thank you.”
…..The taste itself is so good that it’s not hard for me to eat it every day, let alone suffer, but there’s a big problem with the way I eat it, and that’s the only thing I really want to do something about.
I quickly switch topics to take this embarrassment somewhere else.
“Speaking of which, how’s things going with your relationship with the person you like at Hizakura?”
“Yeah, I think it’s going well. …… I’m not sure yet if the other person is aware of me as the opposite gender, but I’m planning to gradually increase the opportunities for him to be aware of me as the opposite gender from now on.”
“I see.”
When I normally see Hizakura at school, I don’t get the image of her talking to many boys other than me, but behind the scenes, she seems to be firmly keeping close to that person she likes as well.
“I bought a book once, and it said that in order to make someone aware of you as the opposite gender, it’s important to talk to them, but it’s also important to touch them with your body.”
“Is that the book …… called How to Get Your Male Friend to Like You?”
“Y-yes,……, I feel embarrassed when you say the title of the book.”
Certainly, if only the title is mentioned, it is not surprising that the person who bought the book may feel embarrassed.
“…… Hizakura, do you want to make that person you like, likes you as the name of the title of that book suggests?”
“I don’t mean to sound so arrogant,…… but I thought that if I don’t become that aggressive, we will remain friends forever,…… and I want to change that relationship as soon as possible.”
“If it’s Hizakura, you won’t have to do all that to be aggressive, but if you just confess to him straight, you’ll probably be able to date him.”
When I said that, Hizakura probably imagined what happened then, and her face turned red as she waved her hands.
“I-I can’t do it! I’m sure he’ll say no and it’ll be awkward and he’ll keep away from me!”
“That’s not true, and even if that happens, you can talk to me about it again then.”
I said, and Hizakura looked a little dejected.
“….. If that fails, Kanzaki-kun might avoid me and not be able to talk to me anymore, so I can’t confess straight away after all.”
“I’m going to avoid Hizakura? What’s the point of me avoiding Hizakura just because you failed to confess your feelings?”
“…… I hope you’re right.”
Hizakura said so, looking depressed as ever.
“….”
I thought this atmosphere was not good, so I switched the subject and said.
“Speaking of which, is Hizakura free for next holiday?”
“Holiday ……? Yes, I’m free, okay?”
“Then tell me about that dish you were talking about the other day.”
“Cooking…..Ah~.! Cooking! I’m good! It’s okay at my place, right?”
Hizakura said, looking very happy.
“Yeah, that’s fine.”
I replied, thinking that it would be more appropriate for her to look like she was having fun.
“Then I’m going to go shopping tomorrow ────.”
“Wait, let’s go shopping together since we’re going all this way.”
“…… Eh?”
When I offered to go shopping with her, she looked at me in confusion.
…… Eh?
“Do you hate it?”
“No, it’s not that I didn’t like it or anything,…… but a shopping date, right? Kanzaki-kun and I……! I’m looking forward …… to it!”
Hizakura mumbled something in a small voice.
“I’m sorry, what did you say? I didn’t hear you.”
“No, it’s nothing! Then let’s go shopping together on the day of the event!”
“Let’s do that.”
We finished lunch together, discussing the details of the day and time.