Volume 2 - CH 1

“Saki !”

My scream filled the classroom with a strange tension. It is a well-known fact that I broke up with Saki about a month ago. Moreover, the one who was dumped is confidently approaching the other’s desk. It would be very unusual.

“W….what’s wrong…..? Igarashi kun…….”

And Saki, who deliberately called me by my last name, also felt bewildered and puzzled. But that attitude can only be taken for now. She should apologize to me immediately and request reconciliation. Because I !

“I can play the guitar now !”

“…..Congrats……?”

Hm……? I don’t know why, but I don’t get much of a response. Because a guy who can play guitar is supposed to be popular, right? And that’s something Daiki can’t do. In other words, I won ! And yet….., why…..?

“You’re straying too far.”

On the contrary, when I was confused, the classroom door opened with a bang, and a ridiculously bright blonde hair gyaru walked in.

“Kouki, come here for a minute.”

“Midori……”

Ushijima Midori. She’s my best friend and a part-timer of mine. But it’s very rare for her to talk to me in school. It’s not that she doesn’t want to be the subject of rumors, it’s just that she’s a lone wolf.

“Come on, hurry up.”

“Wait a minute……”

Midori, without paying attention to the surroundings, pulled my arm, and Saki stopped her. Before I knew it, the atmosphere in the classroom was heavier than before. Frighteningly, few people knew about my relationship with Midori.

“Don’t……don’t bully Kouki kun….”

I guess that’s why this scene looked like a flamboyant gyaru was trying to take out a  plain guy to torment him. But Midori isn’t that kind of girl……

“Huh?”

However, Midori, who put one leg on Saki’s desk and looked frightening, could only be seen as that kind of girl.

“Why are you pretending to be a good person? Then let me tell you again. Don’t cheat. Look, you can’t even listen to me, right? You can’t even do something as obvious as this, can you? Then don’t talk to me, bitch.”

Midori basically wasn’t joking. She’s not good at getting along with others. She always seems to be angry, but in reality, she’s just not thinking about anything. But now Midori is definitely, insanely, angry. While rolling the desk over with her legs, Midori said,

“If you can’t do what’s natural for a human being to do, it’s unsurprising that you’re not treated as a human being, right? No matter what you say, I have no obligation to listen. That’s what you did. You don’t need to be sorry, just don’t talk to me for the rest of your life, you trash. I despise people like you the most.”

After saying what she wanted to say, Midori took me out of the classroom. And in the empty classroom where she had taken me in.

“Band-man ain’t that popular.”

My strategy was clearly denied by her as well.

“No, that can’t be true……”

“The reason why band members are popular is because many good-looking guys are in a band. If a normal guy plays a musical instrument and gets popular, it’s only because he has great playing skills. Am I wrong?”

When I think about it calmly…..That’s what I feel…… As I was convinced and stayed silent, Midori sighed heavily.

“I understand your feelings, but…..you’re straying too far. You should be making more of an effort to do the right thing. You’re wasting your time.:

“But even so……I won’t be able to beat Daiki.”

“That may be true, but you have something that other people don’t have, don’t you??

“Eh, what’s that? I don’t have anything like that.”

“You can work hard. Even though you don’t get results. And you have confidence. Though I don’t have any evidence to back it up.”

“Does that even have any meaning?”

I’m not sure if Whether Midori is praising me or not, but she’s not someone who would praise others. She’s simply stating what she feels. So I can trust what Midori says…..

“I’ve set up a blind date. Just get it over with and forget about that woman.”

I couldn’t comprehend that.

“A blind date……. It’s not that I want a girlfriend, because it’s Saki that I want her as a girlfriend…… I mean, Midori, don’t you have other friends besides me?”

“I’m saying that I’ve prepared it with a few connections that I have. Well, mostly it’s Shinobu san’s connections.”

I see…… But a blind date is….. I’ve been dating Saki since high school, but I’ve participated in a blind dates several times.  But that was after I became a college student, and I don’t know the groove of a blind date that doesn’t involve alcohol. I don’t have the potential to be aggressive enough to start a conversation……no, wait….

“Can I….add one more person on the guy’s side……?”

“That’s fine, but…..you don’t have many friends either.”

“No, I’ll call Daiki.”

“Haaa !? He has a girlfriend, right? Besides, if a good looking guy with good communication skills comes, you won’t stand a chance.”

No, Daiki will come. He’s that kind of guy. And he’s probably been to a lot of blind dates. But 10 years ago. I’m sure I have more experience than him !

“Well, you’ll see. Being popular isn’t necessarily because you’re good looking.”

“‘Just because you’re good looking’ that’s not something a guy who’s been cheated on by his girlfriend would say.”

My heart was hurt, but it doesn’t matter, I had 10 years of experience. I’ll show him.