The Case of My Childhood Friend Who Became a Very Popular Model and Came Back to Fulfill a Promise We Made When We Were Children
One day after school.
The person I wanted to call for Himi was quite busy, but it happened to be when she was free, so I had her come to our base, a family restaurant.
Needless to say, the person was …….
“I-it’s real. …….”
“It’s real. How many times have you done that today?”
“Four times.”
“You’ve got enough composure to count. As expected of a class member.”
Akane and Akane’s manager are sitting right in front of Himi and me.
Apparently, she had work to do after this and wanted to go straight to work, so her manager had also come.
Also, since she seemed like a strong person with a long history of fighting, I wanted to get her advice.
“Hi, nice to meet you, I am Akarigawa Akane. Thank you for taking care of my husband”
Akane bowed politely as if she were here to greet in marriage.
Now she is smiling a workmanlike, textbook smile.
“Hey, I’m not your husband, am I? No, I’m going to be your husband though”
“Ara dear…… there is someone else, is it?”
“I don’t like your honorifics.”
“Just a bad influence!?”
Suddenly, I realized that the other two had been left behind.
If I keep up my usual tone, it looks like I’ll be going on like this for the next two hours, so I clear my throat to get back to the topic.
Then, Himi said
“….Ayumu is flirting in public.”
“Don’t usually make out in public like that, okay? I can’t help it to some extent though.”
“”…… sorry.””
From now on, let’s refrain from lifting the limiter without thinking about the location.
Back on topic, I decided to get down to business.
“So, this–”
“Wait a minute.”
Himi lightly held my mouth with her hand.
I’m sure there was seriousness in her eyes as she looked at me, so I held my tongue.
“I want to know how I can be as aggressive as Akane-san toward the person I like. Can you teach me?”
It was typical of Himi that she said this herself.
Akane giggled and answered
“I don’t know if I can give you that kind of proper advice, but sure.”
“R-Really!? Thank you very much!”
“I am on the side of the maiden in love.”
Akane puffed out her chest.
The manager was watching her with a smile on her face.
“That’s why. I hope you’ll give her some good advice.”
“Hey Ayumu!? do you enjoy bullying me by raising my bar like that?”
“It’s fun.”
“You pervert! I’m going to tell them that you glanced at my underwear when you were washing them, even though you try not to look at them!”
“Hey, I’m not looking at it! I mean, I already said that!”
“Ayumu’s stupid, stupid, stupid!”
“…… damn ……”
As I was feeling frustrated because I felt like I had lost the argument to Akane, I saw the two of them suddenly sighing again.
Himi is holding her head as she mutters, “Not again,…….”
I’ve …… done it again.
“Nn! Akane, I asked you for advise.”
“Hmm? Ah, Y-yes.”
Akane also seems to have finally realized it now. She coughed with a slight blush on her cheeks.
She then turned her body toward Himi, today’s star of the show.
“There is honestly no way to be aggressive.”
“…. I see.”
Himi slumps her shoulders, looking a little depressed.
However,
“However, there are things I am conscious of when interacting with Ayumu.”
“Concious…..”
“Yeah. That is–not to care.”
“Eh!?”
I also almost replied to Akane’s words with an unintentional “Eh?”
Was I not being consciously attentive?
“When I say that, there are places where you have to pay attention. But you can’t go deep into the other person’s heart like that. So in order to get there, sometimes you have to be brazen and true to your own desires.”
“….. I see.”
“So you should try to take action against that person without thinking about it. Because I believe that thinking about anything isn’t always enough.”
“…. I see. Thank you. I feel like the blur is clearing up.”
Himi has a clear expression on her face.
Her expression was definitely better than before the consultation.
“Fufufu. Good luck!”
“Yes!”
Akane and Himi both looked at each other and laughed.
I made eye contact with Akane’s manager and said, “I’m glad to hear that,” and the manager stood up.
“Then, we’d better get to work, so I’ll leave you here.”
Ah, yes. Please take good care of Akane.”
“Yes. Leave it to me”
Akane’s manager returned with a beaming expression.
She is also a beautiful woman after all.
“Then Ayumu. For a little while, think of my pillow as me and distract yourself from your loneliness.”
“I won’t do that.”
“Himi-san. Please take care of Ayumu from now on.”
This time, Akane bowed to her without any jokes or anything.
Himi hurriedly stood up and returned the bow.
“It is my pleasure, please take good care of Ayumu.”
“Come on!”
“…. What’s with this greeting contest? Is this a New Year’s gathering of relatives?”
I saw them off as they left the store, grumbling like that.
Then it was me and Himi who stayed behind.
“Shall we go home?”
“I guess so.”
In the end, we left the family restaurant after Akane