The Salty Princess Told Me That I Was a โConvenient Keepโ, so I Tested What Would Happen if I Introduced the Most Beautiful Girl at Another School as My Girlfriend
“It’s not like that. Me and Sakashima-kun areโฆโ
The school building after school was tinted in azure. I was walking down the hallway in a hurry to retrieve my phone, which I had left in my desk, when I suddenly thought I heard a familiar voice.
“โฆ..Maybe Sakaki san?โ
Reflexively, I stopped and looked through the window into the classroom. What I saw โฆโฆ was my girlfriend, Sakaki Saori, and โฆโฆ another tall man I didn’t recognize. Sakaki and the man are chatting and laughing happily.
“Sakaki san is smiling โฆโฆ.โ
I was a little upset when I saw Sakaki-san laughing for the first time.
“So what are you doing at this hour of the day โฆโฆ?”
Why is Sakaki-san, who refused my invitation to go home with me, alone with a man in the classroom after school?
“Could it be that she’s cheating on me โฆโฆ?”
The feeling of ‘No way, that can’t be right’ are jostling in my chest.
My girlfriend โฆโฆ Sakaki Saori is a very popular girl. She has long, slit eyes that give her strength of will and shiny black hair that extends to her waist. She has beautiful skin and good style, and there is a rumor that she has been confessed five times in one day.
Above all, what adds to her popularity is her cold attitude. Her attitude of rejecting any man who approaches her with a single word, โI’m not interested,โ has been well received by some boys, and she is now called the โsalty princess.”
I, on the other hand, am just a former loner making my high school debut.
I’ve been going out with Sakaki-san for a long time, but I don’t think we’re a good match.
โIn the first place, she was always cold to me. โฆโฆ”
A salty princess will remain salty even after dating. It wasn’t like a romantic comedy where she showed her sweet side only to me.
“But that doesn’t mean she’s cheating on me yet.”
Slowly, I put my ear to the classroom door. The two of them are talking by the window, so I can’t hear them well.
“โฆ. I’m starting to feel a little pathetic.”
I’m going to go out on a limb and step in. Just as I was about to do so, I heard a voice saying,
“That’s not right!
That manโฆโฆ Sakashima-kun is a convenient keep.”
โโฆโฆ!โ
I couldn’t help but take my breath away. โฆShe did call me a convenient keep.
โHa, haha.โ
I can’t help but burst out laughing. What have I been doing all this time? I had dyed my hair a flashy golden color to stand out, tried my best to act cheerful, and thought I had finally found a cute girlfriend.
But she thought I was nothing more than a convenient keep.
“โฆ stupid.โ
I get up and open the classroom door.
โโฆโฆ!โ
After a startled shake of the body, the two gazes turned to me.
As expected, the person there was my girlfriend, Sakaki-sanโฆand the man I did not recognize. Since he’s wearing the same uniform as me, I’m sure he’s a student at this school, but I don’t recognize his face.
“Well, I’m going now.”
And the man walks past me. He was wearing โฆโฆ a unique sweet-smelling perfume. I thought about keeping him, but he is not the one I need to talk to right now.
“โฆโฆโฆ..โ
I silently see him off and stand in front of Sakaki-san. Sakaki-san had beautiful black hair that reached her waist and looked at me with calm eyes.
“It’s a coincidence that we meet at such a place at such a time. Did you forget something, by any chance?โ
“Well, something like that.”
“Sakashima-kun is as out of it as ever.”
“Don’t be so cold. I’m making a lot of effort, too, you know.”
“Efforts, huh? It doesn’t look that way to me. โฆโฆ”
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Sakaki-san’s eyes, staring at me, remained as cold as usual. There is no trace of the smile that appeared for a moment just now.
After all, I’m probably just a “convenient keep” to her. Even though she was seen having a friendly conversation with a man I didn’t know in the classroom after school, she wasn’t upset at all.
I let out a small breath.
โSo, what were you doing after rejecting my invitation, Sakaki-san? You looked like you were having a lot of fun. โฆโฆ Who was that?โ
“I think it’s none of your business who that guy is. โฆโฆ”
โI’m sure we’re in a relationship, right? I think I have the right to at least ask that.”
“โฆIt’s none of your business.”
“It doesn’t matter,” Sakaki-san repeats the same words. A pleasant spring breeze blows in through the open window. It’s already been a year since I entered this high school. I’ve only been dating Sakaki-san for three months.
I feel like an idiot for being so excited.
“Then, I’ll change the question. I heard Sakaki-san calling me a convenient keep outside the classroom just now.”
“That’s โฆโฆ.โ
Sakaki-san looks away as if to run away. Sakaki san has always been like this a lot. When asked about something inconvenient, she always looks away as if to run away. I’m not good at forcing myself on others, so when I was treated like that, I had no choice but to shut up.
But now, โฆโฆ
“Don’t run away, just answer me. Iโฆโ
“it’s none of your business, Sakashima-kun. We โฆโฆ don’t interfere deeply with each other. That’s the kind of promise we’re supposed to be making in our relationship, right?โ
“That’s โฆโฆ”
That’s certainly true, and I can’t say anything. Sakaki-san starts walking slowly without looking at me.
“I’m going home now. Sakashima-kun, you should go home before it’s too late, okay?”
“Hey, I’m not done talking yetโฆโ
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I reach out my hand to stop her, but my hand stops halfway. If I suddenly touch her, I’m afraid she’ll hate me. โฆEven in this situation, I felt so pathetic.
“โฆโฆ really, what the hell am I doing?โ
In the empty classroom, I muttered to myself.
I had made friends, had a girlfriend, and thought I was living a smooth high school life. I thought to myself that I had changed. โฆBut in the end, it was all a misunderstanding, and maybe nothing has changed since then.
“Does not interfering deeply mean I’ll let it slide if I find you cheating on me? I don’t โฆโฆ know, damn it.โ
I still don’t know why she is dating me. I’m sure it didn’t have to be me that was next to her, even though there were circumstances.
I’m sure it could have been that guy from earlier, or anyone else.
“Damn โฆโฆ!โ
I swallowed my shaking voice and ran out of the classroom.
I didn’t feel like going home. I didn’t have anywhere else to go. I have more friends, but none that I trust enough to show my pathetic appearance to. So, with nowhere to go, I kick the ground and just keep running to get away.
โHaaโฆโฆ haaโฆโฆโ
I came to a halt on a riverbed far from my home and school. It was completely dark, and the cold night wind made my weakened heart tremble.
โReally, what am I doing?โ
Everything is kind of troublesome. Should I just stay there and die? Just as I was thinking about this, that voice rang out.
โโโโmaybe it’s Sakashima Ochiha-kun?โ
I looked up at the light voice that sounded like the tinkling of a bell. I saw chestnut-colored hair illuminated by moonlight and golden eyes like jewels. A โฆโฆ very beautiful girl I didn’t recognize.
“Whoโฆโฆ?โ
An elegant uniform with a black color scheme that you can occasionally see at the station. I remember hearing some stupid boy in my class say that it was the uniform of some girls’ high school. โฆBut of course, I don’t know anyone at that school. But how does this girl know my name?
The girl looked at me, troubled, and said with a friendly smile.
“Oh? Don’t you remember me? It’s me, me.
Koga Kotone. We used to play together in elementary school, right?”
โโฆโฆ Eh? Koga Kotone, could it be Kokone !?”
Koga Kotone โฆโฆ Kokone. It’s a boy friend of mine that I’ve long since grown apart from. We used to play together a lot in the past,โฆโฆ, but is this really that Kokone? Isn’t he a completely different person from before?
“How is it? I’ve become so beautiful, haven’t I?”
I was so confused, but Kokone โฆโฆ Koga-san laughed at me. This is the beginning of a fun and enjoyable romantic comedy.
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-Maiban