My Girlfriend Was Stolen From Me, but I Was Trained by the Four Heavenly Kings of B*tchy Gals at School (Including My Childhood Friend) and Before I Knew It, I Had Become a Monster
The first person I fell in love with back then.
Matsutaka Kensei.
I really loved him and thought that I would always love him.
We met in the second year of junior high school.
He was the person who was there for me when I was shy and not good at communicating with others.
I learned to be more open to others and to talk with them a little bit more as I got to know him and to befriend him. All thanks to him.
At that time, he was everything to me.
He was the one who shined the light on my path.
I really loved him.
That didn’t change when I went to high school and entered Houkou Academy.
But there were things I wanted to change.
I hated myself, so I wanted to change my dark and gloomy self.
So I made my own high school debut.
I did it in a way that I would not be embarrassed to be Kensei’s girlfriend.
I started to work a little harder as a girl so that I would not look inferior even if I was next to him.
And my efforts bore fruit sooner than I expected.
Kensei kun began to want me more, and as a result, we crossed the line.
It gave me confidence as a woman.
What added to my confidence was the fact that the girls around me had never had that experience before.
I had been at the bottom of the pile, but I felt like I had risen to the top as a woman.
The next year was full of life.
With my beloved boyfriend by my side, I was admired by some of the girls.
The gloomy girl who used to stay in the library in junior high school was gone.
I was definitely stepping up my game, but there was a turning point for me.
It was during the winter break. It was after enjoying a New Year’s Eve event with Kensei kun.
I happened to be walking alone in town when I was approached by Yoshioka Minami, one of my seniors.
She is a beautiful gal who is always in the center of the crowd.
She has a well-defined style like a gravure model.
Apparently she also works as a fashion model.
There are some unfavorable rumors about her, but she definitely attracts the attention of the girls at the school.
One of the top-ranked girls in the school approached me.
“You’re so cute. Would you like to hang with us?”
I was happy to hear my senior, who was definitely prettier and more beautiful than me, say that I was cute.
The line is typical of a guy approaching women on the street to pick them up.
“Um, are you hitting on me?”
I replied in an alarmed tone.
“Ah-ha, nah. You must be Shirasaka Kotomi, one of my juniors. Mami said there was a cute girl here, so I was paying attention.”
“Huh?”
Could this Mami be the Akasaka Mami who I’ve been getting along well with lately?
She was bragging about how she had recently gotten a boyfriend too…..but maybe it’s thanks to this senior.
“Well, I was lucky enough to see you today, so I thought it was my chance and asked you to join our group. I like cute girls.”
“Well, I’m sorry, I’m straight.”
“Straight? I don’t know what that means, but maybe it’s not what you think. You know, there are a lot of girls who are cute but lack self-confidence. That’s why I wanna show them the joy of being popular.”
Well, I understand what you are trying to say.
But it could also be said that she was making fun of me.
“I have a boyfriend, so I don’t need to be popular.”
“You’re pretty cute, so you’re in the position to choose, no matter how you look at it. Are you satisfied with your current boyfriend? Most guys will be attracted to
you.”
I guess she was complimenting me, but I was annoyed when she made fun of Kensei kun.
“Please don’t make fun of my boyfriend.”
I replied in a strong tone.
“Oh, you’re so single-minded. But I think a cute girl has the right to choose a guy, especially if a cutie like you. But even if they do choose, they can’t make a choice if they don’t know men. It’s a waste to be tied down to one person.”
“It’s none of your business.”
I thought that I had a different sense of values from her, so I turned her down at that time.
“Hahaha, I see. Sorry. I know it’s none of my business, but cute girls deserve to be happy, so if you’re interested, contact me through Mami.”
With that, Yoshioka senpai left.
That night, I received a message from Mami apologizing,
[Sorry, it seems like Senpai messed up.]
[It’s okay, I don’t mind.]
[She said that Kotomi was even cuter than she imagined and went out of control.]
[I don’t know what that means.]
[That’s true, isn’t it?]
[She also said she was sorry about your boyfriend.]
[Yeah. That’s what pissed me off the most.]
[She’s not a bad person at heart.]
[But that’s it?]
[Seriously, I got a boyfriend because of her.]
[Oh, really?]
[So, instead of talking about me…]
[Senpai was upset that she said something so rude to you.]
[Then, tell her I forgive her.]
[Yeah. Okay.]
[Thank you for your generosity.]
[You’re overreacting.]
After replying.
A strange frog-like character is sent to mean “sorry” and “good night.”
I responded with a standard good-night character, and that day’s exchange ended.
The next day.
I received another message from Mami.
The content of the message was that Yoshioka senpai was buying a sweets buffet for me as an apology for yesterday, and asked me to go out with her.
To be honest, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to go along, but Mami asked me to go along, and I reluctantly agreed, as long as it was just the girls, including Mami.
I asked Mami to set the date for our meeting on a day when Kensei was on an errand and could not meet with me.
On that day, we met up in front of the station in the early afternoon and were taken to a restaurant by a total of four people: Yoshioka senpai, Mami, and a girl from another freshman’s class.
I was surprised to be taken to a sweets buffet at a luxury hotel, as I had expected to head to a reasonable restaurant.
At first, my conversation with Yoshioka senpai was a little awkward, partly because I had a bad impression of her at first.
However, Yoshioka senpai was a good talker and a great stimulator, and before I knew it, we were all enjoying eating the sweets together.
“Kotomin. I’m really sorry about before. You don’t have to join my group, just hang out with me like this sometimes.”
After we finished eating the sweets, Yoshioka senpai called me by the nickname she had given herself.
At first it seemed familiar, but as we were having a good time talking, I didn’t mind.
“Thank you, Yoshioka senpai. I can’t go to these kinds of places often.”
“Ah, it’s fine. I just splurged today as an apology, I usually hang out in more casual places.”
“Well, if that’s the case, then I’ll come when I feel like it and have the time.”
Well, I’ll be with Kensei kun most of the time, so I won’t have much time for that.
“Okay, okay, that’s fine. Now tell me more about your great boyfriend.”
Yoshioka senpai said with a happy smile.
I feel happy that Yoshioka senpai has finally acknowledged Kensei kun a little.
“Haa, well.”
“Oh, then I’m looking forward to the next time. Anyway, I guess we should call it a day. I won’t force you to go out with me.”
It seems that she was very considerate of me.
As Mami said, maybe she isn’t so bad.
That’s what I thought about Yoshioka senpai at that time.
Maitoshi