The Day After My Girlfriend Cheated on Me, My Female Friend Suddenly Started Seducing Me. ~The Protagonist’s Struggle Begins With a Revenge Drama~
There was a man standing stunned outside the circle of joy. He was Shinmon.
In his eyes, he saw Rei in the center of the circle of joy. He was the MVP of the tournament with the final blow, the unquestioned hero of the tournament.
Shinmon was tormented by an endless sense of defeat, despite winning the tournament. Shinmon defeated 13 players. In contrast, Rei defeated 17, including Shuuta. Shinmon lost the game that he had warned himself against.
It was a game that he had initiated. It was a game in which Shinmonpushed through his selfishness, shutting his eyes to the reality that was approaching. Nevertheless, Shinmon lost. Something broke inside him.
Ahead of his eyes, Rei and Kaori, whom Shinmon had fallen in love with, were displaying a passionate hug. No matter how much he looks away, reality will never change. Change does not happen so easily.
Shinmon was more than frustrated. He regretted that he had made such a foolish and presumptuous mistake.
Shibun intuitively understands this. The man named Hiori Rei is extremely insensitive, and he is also extremely stupid. He is a monster who only seals his own power by himself. If he wanted to, he could fly anywhere.
The wings visible to those around him are invisible to him. That is why he is so humble and competitive. There was no way Shinmon could win.
“….You’re not going?”
It was Masamune who called out to Shinmon in a slightly sullen tone of voice. Shinmon quietly shook his head.
“….I see. Have you finally realized? Rei’s ability.”
Shinmonwas reminded. The ability of Hiori Rei. His own stupidity. The gap between the haves and have-nots that can never be filled.
“He’s a bit of a twisted up guy too. Don’t complain too much.”
On this day, Shinmon experienced heartbreak, defeat, and victory at the same time.
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“The winner is…the second year class 3 !”
With a grand announcement, confetti flew in the air. The class 3, which had performed well in the subsequent competitions, was crowned the winner.
The women’s volleyball team was a close runner-up. The women’s basketball team came in third. The men’s volleyball team finished in third place. The deciding factor in the championship was probably the victory in dodgeball.
The MVPs of the various events were also announced, and Rei was awarded for men’s dodgeball. For the second and third graders, winning this ball game tournament was a good start.
After the closing ceremony, the students went to their classrooms to celebrate their accomplishments. Rei was also spending time with his friends.
“I seriously wondered what would have happened in that last two-on-one. If it weren’t for your coordinated play, we would have lost.”
“We hid it from them until the end. You couldn’t handle that.”
“I wonder if I’ll be able to get a girlfriend now, like Hiori.”
“…? But I don’t have a girlfriend?”
“Eh..”
“That’s the kind of guy he is. He hasn’t changed at all since the old days.”
While continuing to chat with his friends, Rei notices the absence of Shinmon. Even though he can see it with his own eyes, he is still curious about the results. Rei sneaks out of the classroom to look for Shinmon.
As he strolls down the hallway, Rei spots Shinmon sitting on a bench in the courtyard. Rei quickly descends the stairs to the courtyard. Shinmon was nodding off with a cup of coffee in his hand. Seeing Shinmon’s expression, Rei thought to himself.
“Yo. ….Are you sure you don’t wanna go?”
“I’m in the mood to be alone right now…that last play, what the heck was that? If you can do something like that, you should have said so before.”
A fake positive attitude is extremely fragile. Even Rei could tell that he was obviously not in high spirits.
“…Well, if you help out and it bears fruit, then that will leave some doubts. Just keep on behaving quietly.”
“Yeah…Thanks. It was just my selfishness. Sorry for the trouble.”
“I feel good about winning now, so I’ll forgive you.”
Shinmon smiled a little at Rei’s words.
“…Don’t tell Kaori that I like her. It would be really harsh if she said it directly.”
“…? Have you not confessed yet?”
Shinmon nodded.
“…Huh. That’s surprising.”
“Is that so?”
“I thought you were the type who would confess even if you had to. You only do it if you can win the game, right?”
“Fine, whatever. I’ll give up.”
Rei was not convinced. It was a solution in itself that Shinmon had given up on Kaori, but he couldn’t bear the fact that he had helped Shinmon so much and then not be able to see his face when he was rejected.
“…If you like her, you should just confess and get rejected. There’d be no point in me helping you.”
“….There are differences that can never be bridged.”
Rei tilted his head, not understanding what Shinmon meant. Shinmon smiled and said.
“I guess I’ll go back to the classroom.”
Shinmon got up from his seat and went back into the school building. Rei followed suit and returned to the classroom.
For some reason, there was a woman watching the two of them from the shadows.
“….No way.”
Maitoshi