The Day After My Girlfriend Cheated on Me, My Female Friend Suddenly Started Seducing Me. ~The Protagonist’s Struggle Begins With a Revenge Drama~
“Eh.”
On the way home from my part-time job. I, Hiori Rei, let out a voice involuntarily on the street at night when it was completely dark.
The person in front of my eyes was Shinobara Ririko. My girlfriend, to my shame. And beyond her happy gaze was another man, not me, holding hands as they walked along.
It is too early to say that she was having an affair, but the atmosphere of the two of them talking happily together. The sound of two happy people talking. Their smiling faces. If I calculated everything, I could tell that I was not mistaken. I quickly hid behind a nearby trash can.
“Yuu kun, you’re too obvious~ What are you planning to do by bringing me here?”
“Ahaha, isn’t Ririko chan expecting it too?”
I can faintly hear their conversation. I had a severe headache when I heard their happy conversation. No way, that can’t be true. I told myself that, but I continued to follow them with my eyes.
They were probably headed for a red-light district down the street. It would be the perfect place for a date. But to get there, you have to pass through a certain street. This street is adjacent to many love hotels.
No, that’s impossible. I have always been devoted to Ririko. There was no way she throws me away so easily—my hope was crushed so easily.
My strong line of sight was turned to the glittering neon lights. And then to the entrance of the hotel, which stood so enticingly. I could do nothing but despair as I watched them disappear into the love hotel, smiling at each other.
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“Haa…”
I plopped down on the hard desk and let out a sigh. The next day, one night after witnessing the scene of the affair. I had come to class with a drowsy head, unable to sleep a wink from the shock.
I managed to raise my heavy head and shifted my gaze to the screen of the smartphone in my hand. I have not been in touch with Ririko since yesterday because I was afraid. I want to believe it is a lie. But I can’t muster up the courage to do so, especially when I think of the confirmation of that fact from her mouth. I always fail to take a step forward at the critical moment.
Since coming to Nanasei High, I have taken action to go beyond my normal self. I have tried talking to people around me more aggressively than before, going out with my friends on holidays, and so on. I tried getting mesh to match my eye color. I tried confessing my feelings to someone I fell in love with.
The status quo that all of this has created has certainly changed. But in the end, I was the one who couldn’t get out of the ordinary. When I think about it, although I got the OK, I can’t honestly shake my head when asked if I was able to do the boyfriend-like things. I sighed again as I came to the conclusion that in the end it was my own fault.
As I fell to the floor, a fluttering skirt entered my line of sight. I looked up and saw a woman with a familiar face standing there.
“Good morning, Rei kun. What’s wrong, why are you so down?”
She is Hiiragi Kaori, a girl with a short bob cut with a red hairpin. She’s a girl I often talk to in my class. She boasts such beauty that she competes for first and second place in this school grade, and has many fans. She has a friendly personality, a well-defined body, and a pretty face that rivals that of a model. No matter where you look, there is no flaw.
I have been in the same class with her since junior high school until now, and we have talked a lot since a long time ago because of her friendly and approachable personality. Her eyes were glowing red as usual as she looked at me and asked me how I was doing.
“Morning. …I’ve been through a lot. I’m a little down today.”
“I see. It’s quite a big deal that Rei kun isn’t feeling well. ….Did you have a fight with your girlfriend?”
At Kaori’s question, my shoulders bounce and I freeze. I had an obvious reaction.
“Oh, uh, did I hit the nail on the head…?”
“Oh, not far off the mark…something like that.”
I hesitated a little and told Kaori what happened yesterday. Kaori looked terribly upset when she heard what I said.
“Eh !? C-cheating !?”
“Shhhh ! You’re too loud…It hasn’t been confirmed yet. There’s a possibility that it’s just a misunderstanding…”
“No, no, no, it’s a given that a man and a woman will do things together in a hotel! ! Even if it was a misunderstanding, it was obvious ! Obvious !”
Kaori’s accurate criticism further gouged my heart. Unfortunately, I have no evidence to deny Ririko’s affair. This situation was just too painful for me right now.
“Cheating is terrible…and by Yuu, aren’t you talking about Honda kun?”
“Honda?”
“You know, the guy in the next class.”
I was told that and I started to search through my own memories.
Honda is an extremely good-looking guy who is well-liked by everyone in the 3rd and 4th class. He is the best looking guy in our school, popular for his sweet smile that seduces others despite his skill in both literature and sports. I superimposed the face of the man I saw from a distance yesterday on the face of Honda in my memory. They matched perfectly.
“….Seriously.”
“I knew it. It’s not like he doesn’t know you two were together…it’s terrible.
I dropped my eyes to the floor again, having been focused on the fact that I had managed to keep my eyes averted during my conversation with Kaori. It is a fact that makes me want to cover my ears any more. I don’t think I’ll recover from this for the rest of the day…
“….I wouldn’t have done that if I was her.”
“Eh?”
What I saw when I quickly looked up was Kaori’s face with darkness in her eyes. The cold expression on her face was a look that had never existed on her bright face before.
Kaori was surprised that I raised my head, but she tried to keep up appearances.
“Oh, no, it’s nothing. ….I know it’s hard, but if there’s anything I can do, please let me know ! I’ll do anything for Rei kun !”
”Don’t say that kind of thing to a guy like me. …Well, thanks.”
I made up for it with the best smile I could muster and thanked Kaori.
Maitoshi