I Want to Have a Girlfriend Too - Chapter 21

Because that act is supposed to be wonderful – Vol 1 END

 

” …Are you okay, Kagurazaka? “

 

　I call out to Kagurazaka, who is shrinking behind me.

 

“Tokimori-kun, thank you for your help… “

 

　Kagurazaka wiped tears from her eyes and thanked me.

　Her face was slightly reddish.

 

“It’s nothing… but are you really okay? “

“…Yeah, I’m fine.”

 

　I’m glad you’re okay.

　I don’t want you crying here all the time.

 

“Alice, are you okay? “

 

　As soon as Senpai left, Saijouin came out from behind the grass and ran to us.

 

　Come to think of it, she didn’t come out until the end… Well, it’s hard for her to suddenly comes out either.

 

” …Yes, because Tokimori-kun covered for me.”

“I see…Tokimori-san, thank you for protecting Alice.”

 

　Saijouin said and bowed her head toward me.

 

” …Don’t worry too much about it. I just didn’t like good-looking guys.”

 

　I felt a little embarrassed when they thanked me.

　So I can’t help but make fun of good-looking people.

　I’m sorry, okay? Well, even if I don’t hide my embarrassment, I still don’t like good-looking guys…

 

“Gee, who do you think you are… “

 

　Saijouin sighs a little, perhaps disgusted by my remark.

　Excuse me? Now you’re making fun of me a little, aren’t you?

 

“Well, it’s over now, anyway. Hey Saijouin, let’s continue. I can’t wait to get home.”

 

　My original goal was to take care of the flowerbeds.

　Let’s get it done quickly, go home, play games, and do some muscle training.

 

　So, I grab my shovel and the army gloves I left behind and head for the flower beds.

 

“W-wait! “

 

　Kagurazaka grabbed my hem with her fingertips to stop me.

 

“What’s wrong? I’m not done with my work, and I’d like to take care of the flowerbeds and go home…”

“S-sorry…”

 

　Kagurazaka hurriedly took her hand away from my hem.

　She seems more distant than before as if she is worried about what I just said.

 

　Don’t look so glum.. I feel like I’ve done something wrong somehow.

　Why is that? Do beautiful girls have some kind of guilt correction?

　I’m not the bad guy! It’s this uselessly cute Kagurazaka-san’s fault! ——No, it’s nobody’s fault.

　…I don’t know what I’m saying anymore.

 

” …So, what’s wrong? Don’t worry about what I just said.”

“Yes, but…”

 

　Kagurazaka turned her head down, wriggling her fingers.

　Hey, how dare you act like that! Every single thing you do is so obvious! You’re trying to make me nervous!

　I mean, she’s cute and all, but!

 

“Why did you save me? I thought Tokimori-kun didn’t want anything to do with us. “

 

　Did I mention that I don’t really want to get involved with Kagurazaka?

　――Ah, maybe you heard it from Kazuki.

 

　He talks too lightly. I’ll have to make sure he can’t talk later.

 

” Because I was about to be attacked.? …or because you felt sorry for me because I’m getting the punishment I deserved for all the times I’ve rejected people? “

“That’s wrong.”

 

　Wrong. Well, it’s true I saved her partly because he was going to hurt her.

　But at that time, the main reason was that I was so irritated with Senpai that I couldn’t stand it.

 

“Then, why? “

 

　Kagurazaka stares at me, waiting for my answer.

 

“To tell you the truth, I didn’t save you earlier for Kagurazaka’s sake. I just didn’t like it.”

 

　Yes, I didn’t like his confession at that time.

 

“Confession, as I said before, takes a lot of courage, and it’s great because you want the other person to understand and accept your feelings of love. But when you think that they might not accept it, or they might not like you, it’s hard to put those feelings into words――That’s what I meant by confession takes a lot of courage….”

 

　Kagurazaka listens silently to my words.

 

“…and even if you are rejected, I think it’s still nice for someone to have the courage to confess to the person they like. So, when someone gets rejected, I want to cheer them up, and when they get together with someone else, I want to congratulate them from the bottom of my heart .”

 

　I, too, have been rejected many times after confessing my love to someone, but I don’t feel miserable. I’m proud of myself for having the courage to tell her that I love her. I’m proud of myself, and my friends also encourage me for my effort.

　Because that behavior is supposed to be wonderful.

 

“So, I didn’t like his earlier confession. I didn’t feel that Senpai had a genuine reason to say he liked you. He liked your face… That’s a good and acceptable reason, in my opinion. But I had a feeling that Senpai only saw that much and tried to like only that much.”

 

　Kagurazaka and Saijouin listen intently to my words.

 

“Kagurazaka is attractive enough to be confessed by many boys, even if we ignore her appearance. I was pissed off at Senpai, who didn’t even try to know that and tried to go out with Kagurazaka because of her face and popularity. In the end, after getting angry without considering Kagurazaka’s feelings, I thought he was making fun of my confession ――That’s why I stopped him. To sum it up, what I did was for me, or rather, because I’m pissed off. It’s not to help Kagurazaka.”

　After a short talk, I let out a small exhale.

　Saijouin’s eyes widen, and Kagurazaka’s face turns red, and she looks down.

 

　…Wait? I said something embarrassing, didn’t I !?

 

　I was so excited that I said what I thought without thinking, but now I think it was a rather embarrassing remark.

 

“T-that’s about it! Uh, anyway, …I’ll go back to tending the flower beds! “

 

　I suddenly felt embarrassed and ran toward the flowerbeds.

　I was probably blushing, and the sight of Kagurazaka and Saijouin made me blush even more, so I ran away.

 

　――Well, let’s take care of the pretty, pretty flowers!

 

　♦♦♦♦

 

( Hiiyo’s point of view )

 

“T-that’s about it! Uh, anyway, …I’ll go back to tending the flower beds! “

 

　After saying so, Tokimori-san ran toward the flowerbeds.

 

　…Sigh, you ran away in embarrassment after you said the racy line yourself.

　Before running away, I wish he had done something about this atmosphere.

 

　However, what Tokimori-san just said left a big impression on my mind for some reason.

 

“Well, I guess I’ll go back to what the teacher asked me to do ――And what about you, Alice? Do you want to join? “

 

　I ask Alice, whose face is still red.

　It’s almost sunset, and I have to finish early.

 

” …I’m going home today.”

 

　She shakes her head in denial.

 

” I see… Then I will go to him. ――Alice, see you tomorrow “.

 

　I call out to Alice, who is still bowing down her face, and go over to him.

 

“Hey, Hii-chan.”

 

　Then Alice called out to me as I tried to go to the flowerbed.

 

“What is it? “

 

　Alice looks up and speaks slowly.

 

“I… have found someone I like.”

” …I see.”

 

　I don’t ask who it is.

　I know exactly who it is.

 

　As a friend, I understand why Alice was able to fall in love and why did she fall in love with him.

 

　I understand her feelings.

　I think his words just now were very touching to Alice.

 

“Bye, Hii-chan. See you tomorrow. “

 

　With these words, Alice left from the back of the school building.

 

　…Huh, my friend has beaten me to it.

 

　I feel happy about my friend’s progress, but at the same time, I feel frustrated.

　…Am I not a good friend if I can’t be honestly happy?

 

　——However…

 

“Thank you, Tokimori-san. You were very cool today.”

 

　I muttered and went to him.