The Best Friend of the Person I Like is Secretly Approaching Me - Chapter 91

Chapter 91

(TN: Misa’s POV)

I asked Rento-kun to arrange a seat for me to talk with Koido-san.

Meeting her again, I was first struck by the color of her hair.

I hadn’t paid much attention to it when I had met her before while submitting evidence to Matsui-sensei, but I never imagined that we had a student with peach-colored hair in our school.

However, her appearance was outstanding, so even her unusual hair color seemed fashionable.

She had a bright personality, and watching her have a lively and amusing conversation with him was a sight that made me envious.

And then, I heard that she really did all of that solely for Rento-kun’s sake.

After all the commotion, the one who benefited was Haru.

Therefore, I had considered the possibility that Koido’s actions were for the sake of Haru, but in reality, that wasn’t the case.

She doesn’t seem to be on either of our sides. If anything, she said she was on Rento-kun’s side.

But that in itself was a problem for me.

She maintains a strictly senpai-junior relationship with Rento-kun and claims that her behind-the-scenes actions are a way of repaying a debt to him, but the burden on her seems too great.

Without some other emotion involved, it’s unlikely that a person would be motivated to do such a thing.

…Her performance in this whole fiasco was indeed something that saved us, but at the same time, it felt like a threat to me.

She has the capabilities to support Rento-kun.

In the event something happens, it might be her who can rescue him, not me…

Since the other day, such thoughts haven’t left my mind.

Although it was Arahira Senpai who caused that commotion, it was she who led him to do so. I learned that from her own mouth.

It seems that Rento-kun was told by her beforehand, but she seemed confident that even if she told him, Rento-kun wouldn’t be disappointed in her.

In the end, since it was her own charade, it was inevitable that she could resolve the commotion.

However, the audacity to carry out a plan where failure was not an option and the skill to actually execute it was terrifying to me.

If… if she happens to harbor the same feelings for Rento-kun as we do, or if she develops them in the future… I can’t shake the feeling that she could easily take him away from us.

…It’s also possible to consider that she might have ingratiated herself with him or increased his fondness for her as a way to win him over, using a create-and-resolve-an-issue scheme.

My instincts scream that she is dangerous.

That’s why I brought the matter up with Haru.

It seemed she felt the same way, so we exchanged smiles.

We have many shortcomings. I keenly felt this during the recent commotion.

I sensed that he was about to leave us.

That’s why—to strengthen our bond with him, I used such forceful methods to be with him physically.

But I couldn’t change his mind. It was impossible for me to do it alone.

Then, why don’t we just complement each other?

With that thought, we, who were originally best friends and didn’t want to fight, quickly decided to cooperate.

I don’t want to imagine him being with another woman other than me or Haru in the future.

Haru and I had no choice but to join forces to prevent that from happening.

All of this is to make him mine alone.

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(TN: Haru’s POV)

During this whole commotion, I couldn’t do anything.

I was feeling mentally exhausted from all the things everyone in class was saying, but that was the same for Ren and Misa too.

However, they both worked hard to deny the rumors. So that’s no excuse for me.

Especially Koido-chan, she really went above and beyond.

Koido-chan is a kind junior who saved me from an unknown senior who got mad when I turned down his confession.

And now, she came up and carried it out a plan to take down Arahira Senpai for our sake.

Misa explained to me what she did for us, but honestly, I was completely lost.

I vaguely understood that she was moving to trap Arahira Senpai, but the plan was too complicated for me to fully understand it.

Anyway, she worked hard for us. I understood that much, so I have to thank her.

But I’m a bit suspicious of her relationship with Ren…

She met with Ren alone, without Misa and me knowing.

She was also being persistently pursued by Arahira Senpai just like me, so it seems she was consulting with Ren about it.

Then, I wonder why she didn’t consult with me as well. But it seems she knows about our relationship.

If that’s the case, she wouldn’t think of making a move on Ren, right?

Plus, when I barged in on the two of them in the pool changing room before, she just seemed embarrassed and flustered when I kissed Ren, not showing any anger or jealousy towards me.

Yeah. After all, she doesn’t look at Ren in that way.

The way she looks at us and the way she looks at Ren are definitely different, but it’s natural since she hasn’t been involved with us until now.

…But I’m a little concerned about the way Ren looks at her.

It’s a little different from the way Ren looks at us, but what is it?

I feel like I recognize that look.

…Ah right.

It’s similar to the look in his eyes that was captured in the photo my mom took when Ren came over to my house the other day.

The look in Ren’s eyes as he watched me enjoying the cake with a tender smile.

——That look in his eyes, similar to the one from that time, is the look he gives her.

Today, Ren offered her a helping hand as she struggled to decide on a drink to order.

He even went out of his way to ask the shopkeeper if they could serve strawberry milk, which actually wasn’t on the menu.

At that moment, I thought to myself, ‘Ren really is kind’, but now when I think about it, that action makes me feel sick.

I hate Ren took action for her, and most of all, I hate that he knows what she likes!

Ren is spoiling me. I’m aware of it, and I think I need to be careful not to become a burden on him.

But if Ren ends up pampering her too much while I’m holding back… I can’t stand it.

I hate it. Absolutely hate it.

So, it’s okay, right? To be spoiled a lot.

Because when I act spoiled, Ren seems a little happy. I think he doesn’t mind.

So, you know, I’m going to keep on being really spoiled.

…Yeah.

After all, Koido-chan might be a scary presence for me—no, for us.

I don’t understand it now, but if she ends up falling for Ren, she might take him away from me.

That anxiety is attacking me.

Especially because her hair color is the same as Fuu-chan, Ren’s favorite character in the manga he likes.

Her way of speaking is like Wind-chan, though.

I wonder if Ren would be happy if I dyed my hair pink… I tried to imagine it, but it doesn’t seem to suit me.

Maybe I should cosplay as Fuu-chan, then?

…I’ll think about that later.

Anyway, to deal with this anxiety, I approached Misa to talk about it.

It turns out Misa felt the same way. I thought, ‘We really are best friends’.

Ever since that rumor started, Ren has been telling us to stay together, but it felt like his heart was distancing itself from us.

——And I thought maybe his body would go far away too.

That’s why I followed him and did ‘that’ thing in the pool changing room.

I thought it was the only way to strengthen my connection with him.

But still, I couldn’t change Ren’s mind. I wasn’t enough on my own.

I can’t bear the thought of Ren drifting away from us and getting along with other girls besides us.

—Absolutely not.

That’s why I teamed up with Misa——So that he will only have eyes for me.