The Innocent School Idol is My Cousin Who Lives with Me and is a Spoiled Brat - Chapter 10
Chapter 10: “A Girl Like a Little Animal”
Translator: AJ1703
“Hanamaki-san, may I have a moment?”
Mirei approaches Hanamaki-san with a smile.
However―.
“Eh…!? Oh, uuu….”
Obviously, Hanamaki-san is flustered and, if anything, is trying to get away from us.
“Wait a minute! We’re not going to eat it you or anything…!”
Mirei hurriedly grabbed Hanamaki-san’s arm as she got up from her seat and turned her back to us.
“W-What do you want…?”
Hanamaki-san, realizing that she couldn’t escape, looked at us as if she were frightened.
I felt like I was doing something wrong.
“I’m sorry for the suddenness, I didn’t mean to startle you.”
Mirei smiles and tries to let Hanamaki-san’s guard down.
I was tempted to say, “Why do you need to let your guard down when you’re dealing with classmates?
“Today is the day to decide the group for the school camp, right? Does Hanamaki-san already have a group?”
“Umm, no..”
Hanamaki-san shrugged dejectedly.
Perhaps she was concerned about the group selection after all.
Mirei smiled at her.
“Then, why don’t you come join us? Besides me in the group, there’s Kakeru, Murakumo-san, and Mutou-kun that already joined us.”
Mirei seemed to leave the choice to Hanamaki-san.
The reason she revealed the members of the group was probably so that if there was someone she didn’t like, she would decline.
“Are you sure you’re okay with Shizuka…?”
Hanamaki-san asked in a timid tone.
Perhaps she was nervous about being in the same group with Mirei and Murakumo.
“Hanamaki-san is nice, so I’m asking you out. What do you say?”
“―!”
Hearing Mirei’s words, Hanamaki-san’s face lights up.
She seems to be pleased.
However― she turns her gaze to me and turns her head down again as if she is depressed.
“But… Kagurazaka-kun, you don’t like Shizuka, do you…?”
Apparently, Mirei was okay with it, but she thought the other members wouldn’t like it.
I think Mirei brought me along because of this.
“I have no reason to refuse, so as long as it’s okay with Hanamaki-san, I’d love to have you join us.”
“―!? A-Are you sure…?”
“Yes, of course.”
I nodded firmly because she seemed to be very surprised.
Probably, Hanamaki-san is one of the worst in the class in terms of my ranking of the best people I can hang out with without worrying about them
Even a single word would be hurtful to her if I did not pay attention to it, so I would have to be very careful when I talk to her.
However, she is not a girl who complains or says something unpleasant, so I thought she was probably the next easiest girl to be with after Mirei and Murakumo.
So I had no complaints about being in the same group with her.
Above all, I want to respect Mirei’s wishes.
“Kakeru also says this, so what do you think?”
Mirei asks Hanamaki-san with a cute, innocent smile.
Hanamaki-san puts her index fingers together and begins to fidget, looking down. [TLN: 👉👈 cuz why not xD]
The little bit of her face that I could see seemed to have a slight reddish tinge to it.
Maybe she is embarrassed because she is not usually invited by anyone else.
“Erm… Shizuka is okay with it, so please…”
“Really? Thanks, Shizuka-chan!”
“Kyaa~!?”
When Mirei suddenly called her by her first name and hugged her, Hanamaki-san’s face turned bright red in surprise.
The way she closed the distance between them was very strong.
“Mirei, aren’t you overdoing it…?”
“I wanted to be friendly, so I just hugged her. Does Shizuka-chan not like it?”
Mirei asks Hanamaki-san with a tilted head.
Hanamaki-san shook her head and started to speak.
“N-No, I don’t mind…!”
She seems to be happy, judging from her flushed cheeks, as if she were excited.
It’s unexpected, or rather, it’s as expected of Mirei.
How is she able to get into the other person’s heart so easily?
The only thing that bothers me is that she doesn’t call Murakumo by her first name, but refers to her with “-san”.
Don’t you want to get along with that fellow?
“I’m glad to hear that. Nice to meet you, Shizuka-chan.”
“Nn… Pleased to meet you as well.”
“Call me Mirei, okay?”
“Mi-Mirei-chan…”
“Yeah, yeah, we’re friends now.”
Well, Mirei and Hanamaki-san are getting along well with each other, so I don’t want to put any unnecessary pressure on them.
I watched Mirei cackling and Hanamaki-san looking happy while being pushed around by Mirei with warm eyes.
―Yeah, I probably wasn’t needed much here.
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satorri
Feeling like theres no point being there after being dragged to help with something is so relatable tho. Thanks for the TL