What If I Told Tomori-san, The Girl Who's Cold Only Towards Me, That I Knew Her Secret Account? - V1 Chapter 4.1

Completely Different 1

Suddenly, I was running.

I passed through the station’s ticket gate at full speed and dashed down the stairs leading to the platform.

Although Kimitaka Kagisaka’s athletic ability is not highly regarded despite his good academic performance at the academy, he can run a bit if he puts his mind to it.

(Alright, perfect timing.)

The moment I arrived at the platform, there was an express train that was about to depart.

There were few passengers. I took a seat in the empty seat and took a quick, short breath.

At that moment, the train doors closed.

” …! “

I involuntarily held my breath.

With a ‘clack!’, two arms were thrust between the closing doors.

I remember seeing a similar scene in an anime movie I watched on Amazon Prime Video before.

(TN: I’m guessing amapura is Amazon Prime.)

However, it wasn’t a purple universal humanoid combat weapon forcing open the doors this time.

(TN: I don’t get this reference.)

“Phew… huh? Why are you here?”

Azusa Tomori.

The class president, who had just boarded the train, greeted me as if nothing had happened, despite being slightly out of breath.

*****

Let’s rewind time.

Go back about ten minutes.

After class, I headed towards Shin-Himegaoka Station, the nearest station to Aisu Academy.

A new volume of a manga I’m fond of was being released.

(Even though I could have bought it online or as an e-book, there are store-exclusive bonuses.)

I thought of taking a little trip to Shibuya for a change of pace. It would only take 30 minutes if I used the express train.

That’s what I thought, but…

[There it is! I found you!]

[Could it be that you’re going to see her?]

I felt a presence behind me and checked a certain person’s social media, and I found out I was being followed.

In order to shake off the pursuer, I immediately attempted a spontaneous short sprint, but the result was as follows.

“I don’t want to be in the same train carriage as you.”

That’s my line.

“Are you stalking me or something?”

Who are you to say that, stalker girl?

“The worst. I knew it, I always thought you would do something like this. You seem to carry a hidden darkness that you can’t tell anyone.”

Stop with your confident poison tongue!

Your secret account is already exposed!

Now you’re just a pitiful clown who dances without realizing that your costume is torn!

But I can’t say that, so I decided to respond with a light remark as usual.

“Tomori, you’re so athletic.”

“Huh? Were you watching me run?”

“No, I saw you forcing open the door. With gorilla-like strength.”

“Are you thinking like a monkey? If something gets caught in the train door, it opens for accident prevention, okay?”

“I know that, Miss Gorilla.” (misu)

“Then don’t tease me, Mister Monkey.” (misutā)

The train started to rattle and move.

With her chestnut-colored hair flowing, Tomori casually sat down in the seat next to me.

And then she took out her smartphone.

[…Geez, you’re really dull. You could at least doubt whether I might have been chasing after you.]

You’re the dull one.

[Well, I guess you’d never think the person sitting next to you might be live-tweeting on a secret account?]

I guess you’d never think the person sitting next to you might be reading your live-tweets?

[I can’t believe I’m out of breath. I didn’t know K-kun could run so fast and so smoothly. Your form was beautiful and cool~]

To receive praise from a regular helper of the track and field club. It’s an honor.

“Is it okay for a helper like you to be here today?”

“Well, yeah. I’m going… to a cake shop a bit far from here.”

“I see.”

Tomori’s statement is undoubtedly fake.

There is only one reason why she went out of her way to chase after me.

“Where are you going, Kagisaka-kun? Could it be…”

Squeeze-

With a nervous expression, she clenched the red-checked skirt of her uniform.

“Are you going on a date with Sakura?”

” ….. “

As expected.

The misunderstanding that arose during lunch break three days ago has not been resolved yet.

I endured until the start of class, aiming for a time-out draw, but I couldn’t withstand Chifuyu’s repeated questioning. So, despite the risks, I decided to throw out a bait.

[ Sakura is very important to me. ]

I wasn’t lying.

(How many times has that fluffy creature healed me during my gloomy childhood at home?)

Without knowing that, Chifuyu and the others who took the bait exclaimed, [Not bad, Kagisaka!] in a cheerful voice. I could hear shocked screams from the boys in the classroom.

And as for Tomori…

[For someone like Loner Boy (Bocchi-kun) to say something like that, Sakura-san must be a really wonderful person!]

She smiled unnaturally, and I was too scared to look at her secret account for a while.

I successfully evaded the majority’s scrutiny.

However, I felt that one persistent individual was chasing after me like a hunting dog.

“Hey, Tomori. Let me tell you something—”

“Going on a date with your girlfriend after school, huh? As expected of the top student in our year, you’re so relaxed.”

“No, that’s not it. Listen to me—”

“Don’t talk to me. Also, it would be greatly appreciated if you could close your mouth, hold your breath, and stop your heart from beating.”

“…Ah. Is that so?”

As you can see, her retorts were saltier than usual.

(It was like this at school, this is not good.)

When I see her sulking so openly―—I can’t help but want to tease her.