The Salty Princess Told Me That I Was a ‘Convenient Keep’, so I Tested What Would Happen if I Introduced the Most Beautiful Girl at Another School as My Girlfriend
Sakaki Saori wanted to leave already.
“……Haaa”
After that, Saori, who had been forced by the pushy Amaneko to buy her a Frappuccino, let out a small sigh and sat down in a seat by the window. Amaneko sat across from Saori and put her mouth to the straw with an excited look on her face.
“I see. This is the Frappuccino, isn’t it? It is three times sweeter than I thought it would be. But it’s delicious! I’m sure you think so too, Saori san, don’t you?”
“……, yes”
Saori replied as she slowly sucked on the straw. Hearing Saori’s words, Amaneko smiled with satisfaction and quietly placed the cup on the table.
“So? Saori san.
What’s troubling you?”
“……”
The words that seemed to see right through her, unintentionally made Saori’s body tense up.
“Please don’t be so wary. I’m not a psychic or anything… But, you’ve always been good friends with my younger brother, right? You’re like a little sister to me. I can tell from your attitude when you’re worried about something.”
“…. As usual, Amaneko-san.”
“Of course, I am a young lady.”
Ohohoho! Amaneko let out a loud laugh. Saori felt uncomfortable with laughing like that in the store because it would stand out, but she didn’t say anything.
“……Speaking of which, Miwa-kun,…… he seem to be absent from school all the time, is he okay?”
Feeling a bit worried, Saori turned her gaze towards Amaneko, who looked dejectedly out the window.
“The truth is, he’s been acting strange for a while now. But no matter what I say, he doesn’t listen to me… But he’s a strong kid so I think he can take care of himself.”
But she was still worried. Amaneko’s expression was gloomy. To Saori now, Miwa was nothing more than a nasty man who had hurt Ochiha, but to her he was a precious younger brother.
Saori cleared her throat and changed the subject, saying that she had asked unnecessary questions.
“So, that… well, my problem is actually a story about my friend. It seems that she… has a crush on someone. However, she has never had that experience before, so she doesn’t know how to approach the person…”
Saori thought she was doing a good job of deceiving everyone, but “talking about friends” was just a worn-out cliché. Even Amaneko will realize that Saori was talking about herself…
“I see, Saori is very kind to be worried about her friend.”
She doesn’t notice and takes Saori’s words to heart. Amaneko was Amaneko, and her values were a little out of step with the world.
“So, it seems that she had said a lot of nasty things to the boy up until now, and although she had apologized, she didn’t know what to do next…”
“The troubles of love, huh? I’ve never had that kind of experience, so it makes me feel all flustered.”
Amaneko nodded with a serious look on her face. Saori blushed a little as she sucked on the straw.
“The girl seems to be in a lot of trouble right now. It seems that she isn’t getting much sleep at night either… So… Amaneko-san, what do you think she should do?”
Saori looked up at Amaneko with a worried look on her face. Amaneko finished her Frappuccino and puffed out her chest.
“You have no choice but to attack! I read in a shoujo manga the other day that love is won by going on the offensive!”
“What do I have to do to attack ……?”
“I read in a shoujo manga the other day that you have to be aggressive in order to win! Events are not meant to happen, they are made to happen! If you go out together, you will naturally have more chances to talk and get to know each other better!”
“But that’s not the way to invite someone….”
“You have to go with the hit-or-miss mentality! If it’s difficult to invite someone in person, you can also send a message! Rules and manners are important, but the most important thing is the heart that people have for others! If that person is sincerely thinking of the other person, then surely there won’t be a bad outcome!”
“…… I see.”
Saori nodded involuntarily at the power of Amaneiko. And so the love consultation, which began in an unexpected way, continued until the sun went down.
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Kotone Koga was troubled.
“Haa……”
The morning after letting Ochiha stay over at her house, Kotone went to school as usual, but she couldn’t concentrate on her lessons at all.
“I’m sure he thought I was a weird girl. ……”
I was able to apologize for something that had been bothering me for years and that I regretted. I had been spoiled by Ochiha’s kindness to a large extent, but even so, Ochiha said she forgave me.
So, from now on, I’m going to make a firm switch and have a lot of fun together. I am sure Ochiha would want us to do the same.
But ……
“I think that was a bit sudden.”
After telling him that she liked him, Ochiha’s face looked like a pigeon that had been hit by a peashooter. Kotone realized for the first time that people’s eyes can become that round when they are truly surprised.
“I don’t …… regret it.”
But maybe there was a better way to convey it. Once again, she was so focused on her own feelings that she neglected the feelings of him….there might have been a better way to tell him
“What should I do …… from now on?”
After that, Ochiha ran away. He must be tired after everything that happened, and he must have things he wants to think about. it would be a bother to ask him to hang out after school today.
“But then, when would it not be a nuisance?”
Tomorrow? The day after tomorrow?……I wanted to meet him as soon as possible.
I’m not saying that I want an answer to my confession out of the blue. I haven’t been able to express my feelings to him for nearly five years. Even so, I know it’s selfish to ask him to answer me quickly.
So that’s fine for now, or rather… she doesn’t care what the reason is, right now she just wants to see Ochiha. Even if it was just to see and talk, she just wanted him to be by her side.
“….. haa.”
In the end, she didn’t get into class at all that day, and it was lunchtime before she knew it.
“………..”
First, she checked her phone, but she hadn’t heard from Ochiha. All she received was a message from her younger sister, Mimiko, asking, “Did you have s*x yesterday after all?”
“That girl is really …….”
Kotone ignored Mimiko’s message and stood up.
Then, declining the invitations of some of her friends to “have dinner together!”, she heads to the school cafeteria.
Kotone always brought her own lunch, but she didn’t have time to make it today. …… mainly, mentally. So today is the first time in a long time that she has been in a school cafeteria.
Kotone quickly finished her order and sat down at a seat that she saw with a tray with oyakodon on it.
“Ara, how are you, Koga san? It’s very rare to see you in a school cafeteria, isn’t it?”
As she is about to put the oyakodon in her mouth with a spoon, she is approached by Amaneko, who is carrying a tray of fried chicken on her plate.
“Good day, Amaneko-senpai. You’re the one who’s rare, aren’t you? Visiting the school cafeteria.”
Amaneko shook her head to stop Kotone from getting up and greeting her, and sat down in front of Kotone.
“Actually, this week I’m running a campaign where I try things I’ve always wanted to try. So I came to the school cafeteria, which I’ve always wanted to try.”
“Heee. You’re still the same as ever, aren’t you?”
“Of course, I am a young lady. Ohoho!”
Amaneko lets out a loud, high pitched laugh, but everyone is used to it. No one looked in her direction.
“……Ara! Koga-san, you don’t seem to be in good spirits, do you?
Are you perhaps troubled by something?”
“….After all, you know?”
Kotone let out a small sigh as she gave a wry smile. Amaneko puffed out her chest, looking a bit proud.
“I may look like this, but my eyesight is only 0.7 in both eyes! I wouldn’t overlook seeing a cute junior of mine in trouble!”
“That eyesight isn’t that good. By the way, mine is 1.5 in both eyes.”
Kotone is a little troubled as she spooned the oyakodon into her mouth with an elegant gesture. She trust this senior. But that doesn’t mean she can talk to her about everything.
The fact that she confessed her feelings for Ochiha, not to mention her past with Ochiha, is something that she doesn’t really want people to know about.
“Actually, it’s about a friend of mine. ……”
What came out of Kotone’s mouth was this cliché. Kotone thought to herself, “That’s kind of strange,” but she continued speaking.
“The girl …… seems to be in love with someone. But she seems to have had a lot of trouble with that person in the past, and she’s wondering how she should treat him from now on.”
“I see, so you were concerned about your friend. Koga-san is as gentle as ever.”
Without the slightest hint of doubt at Kotone’s words, Amaneko nodded and stuffed her face with a large piece of fried chicken. Kotone knew Amaneko’s personality like that, so she continued on without showing any signs of being particularly concerned.
“The girl …… seems to have taken the plunge and confessed her feelings to him. But he hasn’t given a reply yet,……. So she’s wondering what to do.”
“That’s the trouble with love, isn’t it? I’m very excited about it.”
“In fact, Amaneko senpai, what do you think is the best way to go? If you are too aggressive, boys may not like you…”
“No, you have to go on the offensive!”
In her excitement, Amaneko stands up. But still, no one looks at her. Kotone doesn’t seem surprised at all.
“Attacking, huh? It seems that she doesn’t have much experience with that sort of thing, so even if she did attack, she doesn’t really know what to do.”
“If that’s the case, just ask him out on a date! It’s a fantasy that if you sit elegantly, boys will understand how you feel ……! I read about it in a shoujo manga the other day!”
“Oh, you read it too, senpai. It’s the one that’s being made into a movie now, right? That one.”
“Yes, that’s it! I had never seen such a movie before, so I went to the theater three times!”
“Wwh that’s good. I haven’t been able to go to the theater yet. Wait, not that……!”
Kotone clears her throat and puts her spoon on the tray.
“In the end, I’m ……I mean that girl, what do you think she should do?”
“That’s why I ask about a date! In the end, the most important thing is the way people care for each other! If that person is sincere in their feelings for the other person, then it shouldn’t have a bad outcome!”
“…… I see.”
Kotone nodded involuntarily at the power of Amaneko. In this way, the hastily started love consultation continued until the chime of the end of the lunch break.
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Then, on the same night.
Ochiha, who had just finished a phone call with his father and was puzzled, received a message from Kotone and Saori. The details were different, but the last sentence was exactly the same for both of them.
[Would you like to go on a date this coming weekend?]
“…… No, what do you want me to do?”
Ochiha, who had been suddenly struck by the suddenness of the situation, was unable to reply to either for some time.
Maiban