I Was Supposed to Be Giving Love Advice on the School Radio, but Before I Knew It, the Beautiful Girls at School Were Hitting on Me
“Now, that concludes today’s noon broadcast ! Thank you all for listening~”
The usual jingle was played and the volume of the microphone was turned down. The broadcast room, with two people in it, fell into complete silence.
“That feels good, doesn’t it !?”
Unable to contain myself, I turned to Sensei. She nodded and stood up.
“Yeah, I’ve never felt better. I honestly didn’t expect Kageyama to handle it so well.”
“I know, right !”
The tension rises and the listener responds eagerly. I’ve been doing radio for almost a year now, and I’ve been feeling pretty good about it.
Floating around, I couldn’t help but hang around the broadcast room.
Sensei laugh humorlessly.
“But love can only be aggressive, huh……. How could you speak with such confidence?”
“Well, I was just letting my momentum get the better of me…….”
I wasn’t trying to be honest, but I got too excited and I think I blurted out a bit too much.
I hope Deltora Forest will hear this and laugh at me for being so uptight……
“Don’t be shy. I haven’t seen youth in a long time. I’ve been shown something good.”
“This probably isn’t youth……”
“It’s fine, I’m a high school teacher, so I’m not picky about trivial things.”
They say that people begin to seek things in their adulthood that they weren’t able to get as students…
“Hmm, what’s with that expression, you look like you’re looking at something pitiful?”
“No, it’s nothing…..”
Mashiro sensei, you look like you’re popular……
“Hey, why don’t you leave this place and go back to the classroom quickly?”
“Eh? Well, I’m just going to eat my lunch here anyway…”
Seeing me looking confused, she shook her finger at me.
“We’ve done a new project, so let’s hear what everyone thinks before their enthusiasm cools down.”
“I see……..you say nice things sometimes !”
“That’s rude.”
“I’m off then !”
Following Sensei’s lead, I walked lightly back to the classroom.
♢
Suppressing my epidemic feelings, I entered the classroom from the back as usual and quietly took a seat. Not wanting to be caught fidgeting, I take out my lunch box and eat it, but I can’t really concentrate on the taste.
(Oh, surprisingly, it’s still highly rated…..)
Although not many, I can hear a little bit of today’s radio talk.
This is a level that is incomparable to usual. It can be called a major breakthrough.
“Kageyama kun.”
“Woah !?”
I was smiling oddly at myself when suddenly someone spoke to me from beside me.
I looked next to me and saw that Kitahara was reading a book and talking to me.
“K-Kitahara. Is something wrong?”
“Yes, I wanted to talk to you about something.”
Kitahara glances at me with side eyes. When her beautiful eyes meet for a moment, I’m startled.
But then she turned her attention back to her book again, as usual.
“Today’s broadcast was very good.”
“O-oh I see, thanks……”
When I bowed deeply, Kitahara shook her head up and down vigorously.
“Yes, especially the new section, it was great.”
“I-I see I was nervous because it was my first time….but how was it?”
“I could tell that Kageyama kun was very sincere in his response.”
“I’m embarrassed when you say so……”
Kitahara’s tone was calm and there was no hint of any mockery.
It was nice to receive praise from a long-time listener, even if it was just as a chit-chat.
“I see……Kitahara thinks highly of it too〜”
I couldn’t stop grinning inwardly. As I was sobbing by myself, she coughed one time.
“So, Kageyama kun…..”
“Hm? What’s up Kitahara?”
“Um…..Kageyama kun, is there anything you like?”
“Hm?”
I reflexively asked her a question I hadn’t anticipated, and she replied, still not taking her eyes off the book.
“I’m asking you what you like, Kageyama kun.”
Her tone was a little cooler than before.
“Erm, I like the radio……..”
“I see, that’s nice.”
—The conversation was over.
Eh, for real? What was that? She just wanted to ask?
Confused, Kitahara takes her eyes off the book for the first time and gives me a sharp look.
“Hey, why don’t you expand on that?”
“Heh?”
“Kageyama kun, why don’t you tell me more about your favorite radio station?”
“O-oh ……?”
If you cut out the dialogue, it might have been a sweet line from a romantic comedy manga, but for some reason, Kitahara is glaring at me.
“W-well, I listen to a lot of late-night radio. All Night Japon, COLLEGE OF ROCK……”
I had never really talked about these topics with someone before, so I just listed some of the more well-known recommendations.
“I see, I’ve certainly heard that before. But wouldn’t it be bad for high school students to listen to something on the radio late at night and reverse their day and night schedules?”
“Don’t worry about that. You can listen to it now with an app or something.”
“Wow, this is a very convenient age.”
Kitahara kept her eyes solely on the book, but I could sense that her voice was becoming softer and softer. I had hardly ever had a conversation with her before, but I felt a kind of a sense of comfort.
“Could it be…Kitahara, are you interested?”
“Heh !?”
When I asked, Kitahara turned to me quickly and vigorously. The book falls on the desk with a cracking sound as a recoil.
“Huh !? What are you saying, Kageyama kun ! When did I ever say I was interested in you…!?”
“No, it’s not that……Kitahara san, I was wondering if you are interested in radio……”
“Oh, I see, that’s what you meant…….I was mistaken.”
“S-sorry…….”
Kitahara’s face turned red for a moment, but then she quickly returned to her usual impudent self.
I also had no idea what he was apologizing for.
“Hmm….”
Kitahara coughed as if to reset the flow of events from a moment ago.
“So, you’re asking me if I’m interested?”
“Yeah, I see you’ve been listening to our noon broadcasts, too……..”
To be honest, I didn’t expect much from the question, as I thought it was just a polite remark since we were sitting next to each other.
But Kitahara made a gesture as if she was thinking about it for a moment.
“Well, if there’s a radio show you’d recommend, Kageyama kun, I might give it a listen.”
“Really !?”
‘”Eh, yes……”
“Well, the two I just mentioned are the classics, but there are plenty more I’d recommend ! I think the radio shows with comedians all over the country are the best, but personally I can’t give up on local stations either! For example, Heart Lady Night, the hosts have good voices but are calm and easy to listen to, and don’t feel like they’re an exclusive group, so even beginners can enjoy it ! I’m actually aiming to be on that radio show too !”
“…………”
After finishing that part in one breath, I noticed that Kitahara, who was in front of me, was holding a book to her mouth and not replying. Damn, I’ve talked too much…!
“I-I’m sorry, I don’t know anyone else who is interested in radio, so I just……”
What’s worse, I was gradually becoming more and more forward-leaning. This is terrible, she might have finally become interested in radio, but this is having the opposite effect…
“Pfft, fufufufu.”
“K-Kitahara…..?”
But for some reason Kitahara started laughing. Is she laughing because she felt disgusted by all the spit flying around….?
I was confused, and the people around me started to look at me, wondering what was going on, as they noticed something strange happening to the Lady of the North Wind.
Thinking she had laughed for a while, Kitahara wiped her eyes lightly.
“Oh, when was the last time I laughed like this…..”
“I-I see…..”
Honestly, I don’t know what was so funny, but Kitahara smiled with satisfaction.
“As expected, Kageyama kun is still Kageyama kun. He’s exactly the same as he was on the radio.”
“Y-you think so….?”
Kitahara nodded slowly.
“Yes, my guess was right after all.”
“Your guess?”
Kitahara looked refreshed, as if she had somehow shaken loose.
“Hey, Kageyama kun, I have a proposal for you.”
“What is it?”
While I was still unable to fully comprehend the situation, Kitahara turned towards me properly for the first time.
Her face, which I gazed at from the front for the first time, was surprisingly beautiful.
And she was smiling so softly that the words “Lady of the North Wind” did not suit her.
Her beautiful pink lower lip opened a little and Kitahara took a small breath.
Then, as if full of air, she slowly uttered the words.
“Kageyama kun, will you be my friend?”
It was an unexpected proposal, but I had no reason to refuse.
“Oh, sure. Let’s be friends, Kitahara.”
Kitahara smiled again at my reply. At that moment, the chime sounded, signaling five minutes before the end of lunch break. At that moment, my stomach growled as I remembered.
“Class is about to start, so forget about me and go eat.”
“Sorry, I’ll just hurry up and eat now !”
“Don’t bother asking for my permission.”
Kitahara smiled gracefully. I was also feeling a little excited about my new friend. I gripped my chopsticks tightly and shoveled my lunch into my mouth, trying to suppress the rising excitement.
“…..Starting as friends. Now all that’s left is to attack, right?”
The murmurings of the beautiful girl sitting next to me were lost in the hustle and bustle of the lunch break and did not reach my ears.
Maitoshi