V2 Interlude 2 | My Dear Best Friend [Hanaka's Point of View]

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“What? Yuu nii-chan isn’t home yet?”

When I came home from school, I noticed that Yuu nii-chan was not in the living room, so I asked my mom who was off work.

She replied, “I don’t know. Maybe he’s having a study group with Kanade-chan and the others again.”

Then I thought of that and opened RINE. I remembered that I had received a RINE from Yoshi-chan yesterday, in which she told me that Yuu nii-chan had asked her out on an after-school date. By the time I received the RINE from Yoshi-chan, my sleepiness was at its peak, so it was no wonder that my memory was a little hazy.

I wonder what Yuu nii-chan thinks about Yoshi-chan, by the way. I suddenly find myself thinking about that.

If Yuu nii-chan wasn’t such an insensitive a*****e, I’m sure he would know how much she likes him. Knowing that, since he’s asking Yoshi-chan out on an after-school date, I wonder if he’s positively considering going out with her. But if that’s the case, what will he do about Kana-chan?

The Yuu nii-chan I know is not the kind of person who would do something like a scumbag to go out with two people at the same time, so I believe he would never do such a thing.

Ahhh, I mean, why do I have to worry so much about my own brother’s love life? I don’t care anymore, I don’t know. Oh, tonight’s dinner is omelet rice! Yay, I’m going to eat a lot!

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I walked into my room and immediately collapsed on my bed, and since I couldn’t be bothered to move, I rolled around, hugging a doll of the most famous character in the world.

I kind of don’t want to do anything else today. I wonder if Yuu nii-chan can buy me ice cream on the way home. I also want potato chips. Why is it so delicious to eat sweet and salty food alternately? I really should not eat them because they make me fat, but I can’t stop.

Hey…

Hey……

Hey………

Sleepy, Sleepy, Sleepy………

“Ha! I was asleep!”

I suddenly woke up and looked at the clock, the time was already 18:00.

Ah, I fell asleep at this hour. I hate that I’m not going to be able to sleep again tonight.

As I was thinking this in my sleepy head, I noticed out of the corner of my eye that I had a RINE notification on my phone.

Slowly I lifted up my phone and checked the contents, my slightly sleepy head completely awakened, and I rushed out of the house in my school uniform. I was running towards my destination as fast as I could, I had never worked so hard even at a gymnastics event!

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When I arrived at my destination, Hanasaki Park, I saw a girl sitting alone on a bench. I slowly walked up to her. She was crouched on the bench, holding herself up.

“…Yoshi-chan.”

I sat down next to her and then called her name, and Yoshi-chan looked up gaping, and hugged me.

“Hanaka… I got rejected by Yuri-senpai…”

I received a RINE from Yoshi-chan that said, “Sorry. Can you come to Hanasaki Park?” I had a gut feeling that she probably got dumped by Yuu nii-chan.

So I don’t say anything, but hug Yoshi-chan’s body and gently stroke her head.

“I… really… liked Yuri-senpai… a lot. I’ve always… loved him. However, I couldn’t become Yuri-senpai’s… lover. I couldn’t.”

I know that Yoshi-chan really liked Yuu nii-chan the most. So I gently stroked her head all the time, and Yoshi-chan gradually calmed down.

“I confessed to him once before the summer vacation. I thought I would be rejected then, and I didn’t want that to happen… so I asked him not to respond to me yet.”

I had never heard of that before. But there was a time when Yoshi-chan became more aggressive than before, so I thought it was probably around that time that she confessed her feelings to him.

“So, I tried to get him to like me, and I actively asked him out. But it didn’t work out. I couldn’t break down the wall of that person in him.”

Yoshi-chan’s face was smiling as she moved away from me. She left many tear trails on her cheeks and looked at me with a smile, even though she should be sad.

I knew that Yoshi-chan was a very pretty, honest, and attractive girl. But I realized now that I still didn’t know her that well.

Because she’s strong

Because she’s so cool.

It was the first time I had ever felt so proud to be Yoshi-chan’s best friend.

“You’re amazing. Yoshi-chan. You’re great. You’re the girl I admire.”

When I said that, Yoshi-chan spilled many tears again and hugged me.

“I’m glad I became best friends with Hanaka. Thank you for always being with me. Thank you so much.”

Then I gently stroked Yoshi-chan’s head again and said, “I’m really happy to be your best friend too, Yoshi-chan.”

———

The next thing I knew, it was dark around me and the streetlights were lit.

“Gusu… I’m sorry I made you stay here so long.

“No, it’s okay. I’m not sure if it’s a good idea. But if I’m sad, you must comfort me, okay?”

“Yes, of course.”

Hearing her words, I smiled and said, “Please.”

Then Yoshi-chan lowered her face and turned her head down. I wondered what was wrong, but she suddenly looked up and seemed to have made up her mind about something.

“Hanaka. I’ve decided.”

“What’s wrong all of a sudden?”

“I’m going to the same university as Yuri-senpai!”

“Eee~! What happened to you all of a sudden, Yoshi-chan?”

“I still can’t give up on Yuri-senpai after all. That’s why I’m going to pursue him until college. If it’s college, we can go to the same college for two years after I enroll, and there’s a possibility that Kanade-senpai will be bored with him by then!”

I knew you were great, Yoshi-chan.

I’m excited to see more of the underlying strength of a girl in love. I would be happy if she really went out with Yuu nii-chan, and if it didn’t work out again, I would be there to comfort her.

If she does that, she might say she’s going to get a job at a company where Yuu nii-chan is working next, I thought and laughed.

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