I’m Tired of My Childhood Friend Playing Pranks on Me, so I Want to Date a Female Friend Who Loves Me Sincerely
After leaving Nagiri’s house, I sat down on a bench in a nearby park.
I didn’t feel like walking home.
I’ll take a little break and then go home…
Nagiri hasn’t read my message yet. Maybe she’s already flirting with her fiancé.
He was really handsome… But something feels a little off. I feel like I’ve seen his face somewhere before.
No, I’ve never met him before, so it must be my imagination. I tend to imagine things a lot for some reason.
I’m not insensitive or hard of hearing, though.
It was around 5 o’clock, so there were many children playing in the park.
Some boys were playing soccer, while others were riding on swings.
And in the sandbox, boys and girls were building a castle together.
“How nostalgic…”
I used to often go to the park with Rika when I was younger. We’d make various things out of sand like those kids, or spread out a blanket and play house.
I’ve always been more of an indoor person than an outdoor person. I only went outside when Rika invited me.
I guess I liked Rika back then, so I never refused, and I have many happy memories.
…But now, I don’t really care anymore. Rika is still my dear childhood friend, but I don’t have any feelings for her anymore.
I’m surprised that I don’t have any regrets, but I guess it can’t be helped. She hurt me so badly.
“Let’s go home…”
“Ayato!”
As I slowly got up and started to walk away, I heard a familiar voice in the distance. It was the voice of the woman I had been talking to just a moment ago.
“Nagiri san? What are you doing here?”
Isn’t she your fiancée? I thought you would be enjoying yourself with your family right now.
Nagiri was sweating profusely and looked as if she had been searching for me desperately. I could sense a hint of anger in her expression.
“That’s what I should be asking you. Why did you leave without telling me?”
“No, I thought I was getting in the way because Nagiri-san’s fiancé was there.”
“Fiancé?”
“Yes, he spoke to me at the front door. He was calling Nagiri-san by her first name.”
“Can you tell me what happened in detail?”
I told Nagiri in detail what had happened at the front door while she pressed me for answers. As she listened to my story, her expression gradually became stern.
“That stupid brother of mine… Ayato, it’s okay. He’s my brother. Didn’t I say I don’t have a fiancé?”
“Eh… your brother?”
I thought he was too handsome to be anyone but Nagiri’s fiancé… Was I jumping to conclusions? Was it because he was her brother that she called her by her first name?
“He’s just good-looking. He is my brother, after all.”
“…”
Leaving aside the fact that she had just read my mind, it wasn’t strange for Nagiri’s siblings to be good-looking.
“Let’s hurry back home. Eventually, it will be your home anyway… Ahem, it’s still too early.”
“…?”
“Let’s go back for now. I can’t move forward without you.”
“But is it okay to invite someone like me, who left home without telling Nagiri-san, again?”
“It’s my mistake, so don’t worry about it. Considering your mental state, I should have come with you from the beginning.”
“But…”
The next moment, Nagiri suddenly grabbed my cheeks with both hands.
“Stop talking nonsense and come with me. Otherwise, I’ll attack you.”
I nodded.
“It’s a shame I can’t attack you, but let’s go.”
Maiasa
So the only thing that’s left is his “yes” to marry into the family.