I Want to Have a Girlfriend Too - Chapter 8

Something will happen if you’re alone with a beautiful girl…(no, It won’t happen.)

“For now, if Alice is not coming, there is nothing we can do.”

　Saijouin handed me dozens of documents.

　Wow, it’s quite a lot.

　…How many dozens of sheets are these?

” …and what about this? “

“This is the budget proposal for the Sakuragaku Festival next month.”

　The Sakuragaku Festival is an annual event that invites people from outside the school to participate in booths, stage events, and so on.　

　Sakuragaoka High-school is a massive school that boasts of being the best in the area, so the festival’s scale is quite large, and it has become a major event of Sakuragaoka High school.

“What do you want me to do with this? “

“The work was original to be done by the student council members, but since they all had to leave, I asked Tokimori-san to do the work for today.”

“You deserved it. I don’t want to do it… “

　Saijouin.

　What’s the fun of being Sakuragaoka High school’s student council?

　A certain student council president forced them to take a day off. Of course they’ll leave their work, too.

“I mean, what were you going to do if Kagurazaka was here today? “

“I was just going to stay and do it, okay?”

　This amount of work by yourself!?

　I think that’s about 6 people’s worth of work…

　If I had to do it all by myself, it would take me until nightfall.

“You’re going to go that far… Is it that important to you to have a boyfriend? “

“Yes, it is very important to me.”

　Saijouin looked at me with a very serious and solemn expression.

　There was no single lie on her face… and I could feel it as much as I wanted.

　…Ah, there is no choice!

　I scratch my head and go to the sofa with the documents.

“Am I supposed to work on this computer? “

“Fufu, thank you very much. I have the format on my computer, so if you could type it in there, that would be great.”

” …just for today.”

　Saijouin chuckles and thanks me.

　…I think I’m uncomfortable leaving the girls up late at night.

　Moreover, Saijouin is much better looking than the other girls. If you leave her on the street at night, she might get involved in a crime.

　…It’s really just for today!

　I sit down on the sofa and start up my computer, typing the documents into the format.

　Saijouin watches me, then goes back to her work.

* * *

　For a while, we worked silently on each other’s work.

　It seems that the computer, which I had not used for a long time, has surprisingly remained in my body, and I was able to type smoothly.

　Then, I suddenly felt Saijouin’s eyes on me.

“Is something wrong? “

” …No, Tokimori-san is a good typesetter, so I was surprised. I thought he was a sporty type of person.”

　Saijouin looks surprised.

　I glanced at her sideways, but in order to finish quickly, I answered as I typed.

“I heard that people who are good with computers are popular with the ladies, so I practiced hard.”

” …The effort is great, but you didn’t even try to hide your ulterior motive, so I can’t tell if it’s great or not.”

“Can’t you just give me an honest compliment here?”

　A long time ago, I heard from Kazuki that ‘A girl in my class told me that it’s cool for a guy to be good at using a computer.’ so I studied computer knowledge and typing skills.

　Thanks to that girl, I can make simple games now, and I have also obtained a first grade in the word-processing examination.

　…Well, I was so shocked that I fell to my knees when I overheard the girl say after a while, ‘It’s creepy that people who are good at using computers seem to be nerds!’

　It’s nostalgic… it brings tears to my eyes.

“But I think it’s great when people work hard for a purpose. Most people fail in the process, so I think Tokimori-san is still amazing…though his purpose is not really amazing.”

“You should have stopped after complimenting me there. That last one just made me less happy.”

　Why does Saijouin always have to say one more rude word?

　Is it a bit tsundere? No, I don’t think so.

　We work in silence, despite our exchange.

　Hmmm. I think the budget here can be allocated separately…

　Frankly speaking, I think it’s a waste of money.

　Because there are many Riajū in the basketball club, aren’t there? They need to pay for happiness tax, so I think the budget is too much.

　While I was trying to figure out what to do, Saijouin suddenly opened her mouth.

“——You, surprisingly, didn’t do anything to me…”

“Huh!? “

　Saijouin’s comment makes me sound crazy for the second time today.

　What is she talking about all of a sudden???

　Is she asking me to do something to her?

　It’s true that I didn’t think anything of it, even though I was alone with a beautiful girl in an isolated place… but it’s no exaggeration to say that anything can happen.

　However, this statement by Saijouin… could she mean that she’s okay if something happens!?

　——If so, I guess I have no choice but to show my manhood.

” …huh!? No, wrong!? I didn’t mean you could attack me?! “

　Saijouin, realizing that her words sounded strange, flushes her face and hurriedly denies them.

　…Oh, that’s not what you meant.

　Well, I knew that, but I still felt a little sad.

“Well, what do you mean? “

　Then Saijouin stops working on her computer and turns her serious eyes to me.

　Maybe because of that, I also stopped working and turned my face toward Saijouin.

“The only people who approach me… are those who want to benefit from the Saijouin group or those who come up to me to befriend me because of my good looks. Until now, no one has treated me as normal… Hiiyo Saijouin “

” …… “

“So I have only one friend, Alice. I have no one I can rely on, no one I can normally talk to.”

　I listen to Saijouin’s story in silence.

“But you don’t do anything to me. You don’t talk to me to get along with me or to show me nice things. You just treat me normally ——I’m not overly proud of it, but I think I’m good-looking. You were the first to confess your feelings or to befriend a pretty girl when you saw her, weren’t you? Why don’t you do that to me? Why don’t you do anything now or ever…not only to me but also to Alice? “

　——For the first time, I heard Saijouin complain.

　Usually, she had the same graceful smile on her face, the same look of a woman who could do anything for anyone.

　That means she never shows herself and never opens her heart to anyone.

　But now, for the first time, I think I see her weak side.

“I am——”

　So I’m going to answer slowly, in my own words.

　I think Saijouin has shown her heart for the first time, at least a little.