Should I call out to her?
I considered it for just a moment, then shook my head.
Let’s not. We haven’t spoken in years. I don’t know what to say or how to talk to her now. As Ayane said, the current me and her are like comparing the moon to a turtle. Even if I called out to her, she’d probably ignore me. Being ignored would still be merciful, but if she pushed me away, my mood would hit rock bottom.
She’s one of the people I decided not to get involved with in this princess-attacking, and there’s no need to deliberately step on a landmine myself.
“Holy Maiden-sama, good morning.”
“Good morning. And stop calling me weird names.”
“Okay, okay. But you’re quite early today.”
“Really? I think it’s the same as always.”
As I stared, she met up with a friend. They exchanged greetings and walked toward the academy.
“……”
In the end, I didn’t call out to her.
I walked at a speed that wouldn’t catch up to her and arrived at school.
I got unnecessarily tired this morning, but let’s call it good since I successfully arrived at school without being noticed.
Having escaped danger, I let out a sigh of relief.
Humans are creatures whose damage doubles when attacked while letting their guard down. There’s too much difference in damage between a ball hitting your head when you know it’s coming versus hitting you in a situation you didn’t expect at all.
Yes, I had let my guard down.
Relieved that I didn’t have to face my estranged childhood friend, I relaxed my whole body and changed my shoes. It was exactly that timing.
“—Good morning, Yuma-kun.”
A familiar voice shook my eardrums.
The one who approached with a greeting was a female student. When I raised my face, standing there was another well-known face.
“G-good morning.”
“It’s been a while.”
The moment I saw her face after so long, another sweet and bitter memory surfaced in my head. The fun days, the painful days, vividly came back to life.
Himegasaki Academy General Election Third Place—Tsuchiya Misuzu.
She was the person I fell in love with for the second time in my life during middle school, and the girl who became the trigger for me to give up on romance.
Her nickname is “Earth Goddess.”
I want to ask whether she’s a princess or a goddess, but that’s what she’s called, so it can’t be helped.
We were friends in middle school, but after I gave up on romance, we drifted apart a bit.
It’s not that we had a falling out. Even after losing my feelings of love, I still talked to her normally and intended to continue our friendship. Well, partway through I used entrance exams as an excuse to distance myself.
After entering high school, I intentionally avoided her. She’d occasionally call out to me, but I’d end things with a light greeting. She apparently made more friends after entering high school, and after becoming a second-year, we hadn’t spoken even once.
“I-it’s been a while.”
When I returned that with a strained smile, Tsuchiya bowed her head.
“Thank you so much this time, Yuma-kun.”
“……?”
“I heard from Ayane-chan. You’ll listen to my problem, right?”
With those words, it connected.
So Ayane’s acquaintance was Tsuchiya?
I should have realized if I’d thought about it. From Ayane’s perspective, Tsuchiya is a senpai from middle school. Come to think of it, they were in the same club.
She really got me.
That said, this probably wasn’t intentional. Ayane doesn’t know that I was in love with Tsuchiya.
“I’m really in trouble. You’re the only one I can rely on, Yuma-kun.”
I can’t say I won’t help her at this point. I don’t know the reason, but she seems quite desperate.
Once it’s come to this, I have no choice but to brace myself.
“If it’s something I can do, I’ll cooperate.”
“Really?”
“W-we’re friends, right?”
When I spun those words with a strained smile, Tsuchiya bowed her head again.
But what’s this consultation about?
Since I’m the only one she can rely on, it must be something related to middle school. Maybe she wants to contact an old friend, mediate between friends who fought, or something related to a middle school teacher.
“Actually… I just got my heart broken.”
My heart pounded at the surprise attack.
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During lunch break, I was facing Tsuchiya Misuzu in an empty classroom.
Since there were many people this morning, she invited me to talk during lunch when we’d have time. I couldn’t focus on morning classes due to my agitation, but since I had some time, I managed to calm down.
“Tell me about it.”
I faced Tsuchiya after so long. My heart skipped at her unchanging beauty.
At Himegasaki Academy, there are female students called the “Big 3.”
These girls who enrolled last year captivated many male students with their beauty and left behind the legend of monopolizing the podium in their first general election after enrollment.
One of those who makes up that group is Tsuchiya Misuzu.
The reason she’s called a goddess lies in her looks.
Her height is a bit above average, and she’s a neat and seiso (clean beautiful) girl with long black hair. Her features are more mature than her peers, and the beauty mark by her eye is one of her major characteristics.
Her greatest charm lies in her ample chest. The bulge clearly visible even over her uniform rivets male students and has earned her overwhelming support from the boys.
Seriously, calling her a goddess just for her face and chest is too vulgar.
By the way, the reason I fell for her in middle school was because my heart was pierced by those features and outstanding figure.
“……”
What, I’m the worst?
I won’t deny it. I’m the worst kind of guy. But that can’t be helped. Of course, that’s not the only reason though.
In the first place, student romance is all about appearance.
For guys, being handsome is justice.
For girls, being beautiful is justice.
That’s the truth of the world. If you add the bonus of an outstanding figure to that, it’s self-evident you’ll reach the strongest level.
As an aside, I fell for Tsuchiya when I was struggling to improve myself after my first love failed. While struggling to become handsome, she threw kind words at me, and I easily fell for her. I’m too easy even if I say so myself, but unpopular guys are fragile creatures who fall in love from just a bit of kindness.
“Like I said this morning, I confessed during summer break.”
“Ah—”
Even though I’d braced myself, the consultation from Tsuchiya dealt considerable damage.
“I’d liked him for so long. I couldn’t hold back anymore, so I just said it.”
“……Is that the guy you mentioned in middle school?”
Tsuchiya nodded embarrassedly.
His name was “Tsubasa,” if I remember right.
The reason I know the name is because Tsuchiya consulted me about it.
Even remembering it was an unpleasant role. My mood when the girl I liked consulted me about winning over a handsome guy was absolutely rock bottom. I felt sick and became uncomfortable being made to listen endlessly about that handsome guy’s wonderful points.
However, I was a people-pleaser, or rather, a coward.
I thought if I didn’t listen to the consultation, Tsuchiya would hate me, so I seriously listened. I don’t really remember much about the content of the consultation though.
“But I don’t want to give up. That’s why I want you to cooperate, Yuma-kun.”
“Even if you say cooperate…”
“I want to repair the relationship. At least back to before I confessed.”
“You want to make up.”
The relationship became awkward after she confessed. So she wants to ask me to mediate that, huh?
She got rejected, but she at least wants to maintain the friendship. She’s really devoted. There seems to be absolutely no room for me to slip in.
“Does consulting me mean the other person is at Himegasaki?”
“Yes. Um……we’re best friends.”
Best friends?
I completely didn’t notice even though they attend the same high school. The Tsuchiya I occasionally saw was hanging out with friendly girls, and there was no sign of any guys.
Hey now, little sister. This isn’t even at the attacking level anymore.
The relationship is best friends, and she’s already confessed. Since Tsuchiya wants to make up, she apparently has no intention of giving up.
……Wait a minute.
Isn’t this a chance, or rather, the end of this princess-attacking life?
Tsuchiya, one of the princesses, has someone she likes. What happens if Tsuchiya gets together with that person here?
The answer is simple. The princess gets a boyfriend.
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