Chapter 17 | His and Her Friend

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“I see. You’re about to lose your boyfriend to a junior.”

“I didn’t say that. I’m just a little worried.”

I discussed my recent worries with one of my few friends.

A girl turned around and put her elbow on my seat.

Unlike me, Ranko, someone who has a lot of experience in relationships, I met her when we were in high school.

At the beginning of the school year, we started talking a lot because our seats were in front of each other, and from there we began spending more and more time together.

“I’m sure that’s what you mean when summarizing the story. Unlike Rinka, Akamatsu is attracted to the lively, energetic girl.”

“That’s what I meant.

“You see, Rinka is so vain. She’s jealous of her, but you say otherwise.”

“I can’t even say anything about it.”

By “consultation,” I mean I am talking about my jealousy. Recently, I started to realize my jealousy in me.

Ikki told me he was happy that I was jealous of him and wanted me to be more and more spoiled, but this did not solve this problem in my mind.

“But Rinka is changing, isn’t she? You didn’t speak up clearly before, but now you’re able to do it, aren’t you? Akamatsu is insensitive, you know. You see, before getting back together, Rinka tried to tell me in a roundabout way that she wanted to hold his hand …… nnnn.

“Don’t go any further.”

I covered her mouth with my hands as she spoke unnecessary words.

I covered it lightly, and she could still breathe, so it shouldn’t be as painful as it looked.

“Gee, gee, gee, gee, gee. You’re killing me!

“Shut up. It’s Ranko’s fault.

“Even if you say so…yeah, sorry. Don’t do that, okay?”

If I tried to smash the keychain of a member of an idol group she cherishes, she immediately quieted down.

“Totally. I’m serious.”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’ll give you some advice.”

“What is it?”

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Yesterday ended up being a sort of home date.

Rinka spoiled me more than usual, and I think it was a very fulfilling day.

Rinka was so cute at that time…

I feel like I’m going to die every time I remember it.

I thought I was going to have another sweet time with Rinka today… but it didn’t work out that way.

A friend took me to a training gym for some reason.

When I asked him why, he said that just as girls spend money and time on beauty and fashion, men should spend money and time training their muscles.

He gave me a reason that made a little bit of sense to me, and I couldn’t back out of it.

The gym is a members-only training gym, but it seems that you can use it if you pay a fee. This is because my friend Yasuharu Taisei is a member, and his companion can also use the gym as long as they pay the fee.

“How are things with you and Hayami-san lately? You and Hayami-san have suddenly become very flirtatious.”

“Huh, huh. I don’t think we’re being too flirty or anything, but… I’m talking to you right now, haha, stop coming over.”

I was working on 15 minutes of aerobic exercise as a pre-training up, but it had gone beyond the level of up and was just a push for me. I’m out of breath and trying to keep up. So why does this guy have the time to talk and not lose his breath?

Yasuharu’s barrage of questions continued after that. For some reason, he would ask me during training what he should have asked me during breaks.

During bench presses, squats, and lat pull-downs, I worried about whether I was answering his incessant questions. I’m worried that I’m not answering the incessant questions. Ignoring them was not an option because they would force me to increase my training load if I ignored them and didn’t answer

After more than an hour of training, I was exhausted and worried about whether I would make it home.

I managed to move my motionless body and was walking slowly when Yasuharu, walking a little ahead of me, looked back at me.

“You’re the best after all.”

“What are you talking about? I was just trying to keep up with you.”

“I’m not talking about training. I’m talking about your compatibility with Hayami-san.”

“Why are we suddenly talking about that?”

“I’ve been asking you questions all day, and you’ve told me things you haven’t told me before.”

“What? No, wait a minute. Did I say something?”

“I knew you didn’t have time to wrap your head around it. Thanks for answering honestly.”

“What? I didn’t think you were going for that.

While we were talking and talking, we arrived at the nearest station.

I was a little despairing when I saw the stairs I was going to have to climb.

“Hmm? It’s just a coincidence. This is really. You’re kind of honest in your answers, so I thought I’d ask you a few more questions that are a bit more drastic.”

“What exactly did you ask?”

“Nothing. Just confirming a rumor.”

“What’s that?”

“That you guys might have broken up once.”

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TLN: Okay I’m actually back now. Turns out I had to do some projects after my mid-exams and I caught a cold a few days ago, so I haven’t touched any of my series since then. I’ll be back to my usual schedule starting from this chapter.

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