What If I Told Tomori-san, The Girl Who's Cold Only Towards Me, That I Knew Her Secret Account? - V1 Chapter 5.2

Girls’ Day Off Talk 2

“Maybe no one knows Kagisaka-kun’s line.”

“Yeah, probably. I can’t even imagine that loner exchanging line contacts.”

“Well, I couldn’t get Kagisaka-kun’s line…”

“Azusa, you seem to be quite concerned about Kagisaka.”

“――Not really? It’s my duty as the class representative.”

“I see, you want to reform a guy who can’t fit in with the class.”

“That guy. Even though he has a terrible personality… I think he can do well if he tries.”

“Oh, yeah. Come to think of it, Tsubacchi also said something similar.”

“Homura-kun?”

In response to my question, Chifuyu whispered as if she was about to share a secret.

“Kagisaka’s test scores are good, but his physical education grades are pretty bad. Tsubacchi said he might be doing that on purpose.”

“Oh…”

“Our school has judo in the elective physical education class for first-year students, right? Tsubacchi ended up with Kagisaka there.”

“Right, Homura-kun is in the judo club.”

Most people are surprised when they hear this because Homura-kun looks more like someone involved in soccer or basketball.

He’s actually skilled enough to rank highly in the Inter-High, but…

“So, during a physical education class, Tsubacchi had a randori session (brawl) with Kagisaka. And at that time, he apparently thought Kagisaka wasn’t just an ordinary person.”

“Why?”

“A judo black belt can understand the opponent’s skills just by grappling with them! It was on Gin Kamu!”

“Gin Kamu?” (TN: Gin= silver, idk but maybe referencing golden kamu.)

“You don’t know? I’ll let you read the whole series next time! But anyway, what’s important is that Kagisaka might be hiding the fact that he can do sports.”

He can actually do it but keeps it hidden, huh?

That reminds me, I have that impression as well.

“Tsubacchi, he’s been really into Kagisaka for a while now.”

“Homura-kun was in the same class as Kagisaka-kun last year too.”

“Same with you, Azusa. You were the class representative with Tsubacchi last year.”

“Yeah, that’s right. Chifuyu, you probably didn’t know because you were in a different class last year… On the last day before the sports festival, some trouble occurred.”

“Trouble?”

“There was a fight between a boy and a girl.”

It’s a common story.

During school events, there are often cracks in the unity between boys and girls.

It was my policy to nip any potential trouble in the bud, but at that time, it was my first high school sports festival, and I was too busy to handle everything.

By the time I noticed, in exaggeration, it was on the verge of a civil war.

“Homura-kun and I tried to remain neutral, but we didn’t even have a chance to negotiate a ceasefire. It was really difficult.”

“But Azusa’s class got along well on the actual day, as far as I remember?”

“Well… it was because Kagisaka-kun took action. [I can’t stand being involved in such a pointless fight anymore.] He said that and tore the large flag we had made for the cheering during the sports festival. The flag that we all put our hearts into making.”

“Isn’t that too much?! He’s going too far!”

“I was shocked at first too. But, in the end, it became the catalyst for reconciliation.”

“What?… What does that mean?”

“There was criticism from both the boys and girls towards Kagisaka-kun.”

“Huh, isn’t he on the boys’ side… no way.”

“Right. Kagisaka-kun didn’t participate in the conflict in the first place, just like me and Homura-kun.”

An uncooperative outsider.

That’s Kimitaka Kagisaka’s position.

“And that’s why the boys and girls were able to unite.”

“So, it’s like the protagonist and the rival joining forces because a new enemy appeared?”

“Something like that. Everyone didn’t really want to ruin the sports festival. Probably, they were searching for a way to compromise in their hearts.”

So we quickly made a new flag and gradually apologized to each other in the process, and by the day of the festival, we were completely reconciled.

Class 1-B’s sports festival ended on a positive note.

At the after-party okonomiyaki restaurant, it was party time that felt like yesterday’s conflict was just a lie.

――Yes, except for one person.

Except for Kagisaka-kun, who didn’t come to the after-party gathering.

“Well, in the end, thanks to Kagisaka, 1-B’s sports festival went well?”

“Right, everything went according to Kagisaka-kun’s plan.”

“Huh? According to his plan…?”

“He deliberately tore the flag to bring everyone together. Kagisaka-kun lacks cooperation, but he’s not the type to suddenly hit someone or do something like that.”

“Well, if that’s the case, it’s amazing… but still, it’s hard to believe all of it was his plan.”

‘That’s not some calculated mathematics, after all.’ Chifuyu munched on the cheesecake.

(I can understand why Chifuyu thinks so)

The truth is, none of the classmates in 1-B even thought that Kagisaka-kun had planned it. But I was different.

Because on the day of the sports festival, I called Kagisaka-kun out and had a conversation with him.

—

[Why did you do that yesterday? Making yourself the villain!]

[Villain? What are you talking about?]

[Don’t make fun of me! Did you think I wouldn’t notice? We could have talked it out together—]

[We had already passed that stage at that time. You, being smart, should understand.]

[But, still! In the end, criticism was directed at you—]

[That was for the best. Besides, Tomori’s way of thinking is idealistic.]

[Nonsense…]

[Sometimes, it doesn’t end happily ever after for everyone. You, being the leader, have to look at things rationally. If you keep chasing after ideals, you’ll lose your footing.]

[Enough… You’re being so preachy! Why are you talking as if you know everything?]

[I understand. You’ve probably never experienced a failure that made you want to die, right? That’s why you think you can do anything if you try.]

His words at that time felt like he could see into my heart.

It’s true, I haven’t experienced such a major failure.

(But… is Kagisaka-kun different?)

His words were like he was advising me, warning me, with mature words.

At that moment, he had a regretful expression, as if he had made a big failure that made him want to die.

(That’s why he made strategies to prevent his classmates from making a mistake.)

He calmly read the emotions of the students, prepared just the right challenge for the class to unite, and made sure that criticism was directed only at himself…

“It’s like being a Protagonist.”

Like a hero in a story, Kimitaka Kagisaka resolved the incident by sacrificing himself.

I think Homura-kun also thought the same way as I did.

Maybe that’s why we both respected Kagisaka-kun—