It Seems I Was Hitting on the Most Beautiful Girl in School - Chp 84

(Yesterday was a lot of fun)

I thought about it as the chimes at the end of class rang. Yesterday’s date remained vivid in my mind, and I couldn’t concentrate on today’s class.

I remembered everything that happened yesterday, and I felt my face burning.

From Saito’s expression, she seemed to enjoy the date very much, and we’re able to make a lighthearted appointment for our next date, so I think it was safe to say that the date went well for the most part.

It was something I wasn’t used to doing, but it was worth the effort to ask her out if I could see such a cute smile on her face. I smiled with a sense of accomplishment.

[Yoo, Tanaka-kun]

[What the hell, Ichinose]

When I turned around to face him, I found Ichinose standing there, the person I expected to see.

He was so curious about my date with Saito that I knew what he would ask. As I reluctantly faced him, Ichinose was smiling happily.

[You had a date yesterday, right? I was wondering what happened. So? How was it? Did it go well?]

[Well, I would say it did? Saito looked happy and enjoying herself]

[Really!? That’s good to know]

Ichinose looked relieved at my answer.

[I can’t imagine Saito-san like that at all. She really is different in front of Tanaka-kun, huh?]

[This time was different though. It was my first time attempting something like that]

[Like that?]

Ichinose tilted his head, sounding confused towards my remark.

[Yeah. We talked about how I wanted to set it up, right?]

[Right. You were talking about how to make Saito aware of you, what about it?]

[As I planned during the date, I had many things set up. Though none of them went well…]

[Does that mean you failed?]

[No, I think I got her to be aware of me, and she seemed to have a good time. However, she started to play tricks on me after that and I feel like she teased me quite a bit]

I had never seen Saito so proactive as she acted quite differently from the start of the date. As if she knew what I was up to, but still decided to go with it. The date itself went smoothly though, so I’ll focus more on that next time.

[Ohhh, so that’s what happened]

[Yeah, I talked to Hiiragi-san from my part-time job, and she gave me her seal of approval]

[So it’s like that, I see~]

Ichinose nodded his head like he was convinced of something. He seemed to be grinning a little too.

[Well, I’m glad the date went well]

[Actually, I’ve been wondering, but why are you so interested in me and Saito’s situation?]

I asked because I was curious as I knew Ichinose likes to talk about love. I understood some of his interest since we were dealing with Saito, the most beautiful girl in the school.

But, I wasn’t convinced that he “just wants to talk about love” when he consults me and helps make things work out between me and Saito, or by covering for us when rumors were about to spread about us.

[I like love talk… Isn’t gonna cut it, is it?]

He responded to my question and then paused for a moment. He erased the frivolous smile that he was doing and sighed.

Then he squinted his eyes into the distance with a nostalgic look.

[The reason I’m so concerned about Tanaka-kun and Saito-san’s relationship is because I can’t help but find it similar to how I was in middle school]

[How you were in middle school?]

[Yeah. There was someone I liked a long time ago. She was a serious girl, like Tanaka-kun, and I was popular with the girls, just the way I am right now]

He shrugged his shoulders and with a troubled look said, [I was good looking even back in middle school]. He looked more expressive than when he wore his usual thin smile.

[One day, word got around that I was hanging out with this girl, and people around her started paying attention to her. I knew she didn’t like sticking out, but I put her into that situation. Slowly, people started saying bad things about her, and she started avoiding me. We ended up going to different schools, and that was the end of it]

He lowered his eyebrows slightly, looked down and muttered softly. His expression was full of regret.

[Well, after that happened, I thought Saito-san was similar to me. Like the way people around me force their ideals on me, and people say all sorts of things about my appearance. I heard a rumor that she, who I think is similar to me, was close with a man. So I got curious and looked into it, then found out it was you]

As he said this, he looked straight at me. My gaze met with his serious looking eyes.

[She’s a celebrity, and you don’t like standing out. I just couldn’t help but see myself in her. So I wanted to help her avoid making the same mistakes I did]

As Ichinose finished speaking and took a deep breath, I simply replied [I see].

Ichinose’s story was very convincing. He must be feeling regret in his own way. His act of helping out this time was a kind of atonement for himself. I would also regret it if I hurt someone important to me. And I’m sure that if someone was in a similar situation, I would want to help them.

[I understand your reasons now. Well, I’ll be in your care from now on]

[Is that okay?]

[Yeah. It’s definitely helpful. And I want to hear a man’s opinion anyway]

[Leave it to me]

[Yeah]

I shook Ichinose’s right hand.

College starts in 3 weeks and I’m not ready

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