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Episode 14: Friends With the Ice Queen?
âWhat was with her!?â
As soon as we left the infirmary, Honoka finally unleashed her anger and began stamping her feet on the ground.Â
The nurse looked over Yuzurihaâs legs, but since there werenât any injuries and the pain had faded away, she was just supposed to take it easy for the time being.
And now that weâre finally heading back to the classroom and all of our worries had been abated, the previously delayed anger was being allowed to boil over.Â
âWhat does she mean, âIâm an adultâ!? She is definitely still a child!â
âWell, letâs calm down for now Honoka.â
Iâm calm. Is it unforgivable to her because it looked like Yuzurin was being bullied? Perhaps Honoka is a deceptively caring girl after all.
âYou meet people like that sometimes right? A child who wants to behave like an adult. She didnât seem actually angry and was simply pointing out we didnât apologize, so letâs forgive her.â
Please? A unique girl who is a bit of a loner gives off a good impression. And when sheâs a beautiful girl to boot, itâs only natural that she should become a member of my yuri harem.Â
But Honoka grimaced and growled at the thought. I canât blame her. Itâs only natural that you would find someone distasteful after an incident like that. Itâll be difficult to get that girl to join at this rate.
âU-UmâŚâŚ.â
While I agonized over what to do, Yuzuriha timidly raised her hand to signal she had her own proposal.
âHuh! Yuzurin has something to say!â
âNo, we already did that bit earlier.â
âI was exposed~!â
âExposedâŚâŚ.â
Her anger immediately switched to her usual high energy. Even during a time like this, sheâs a fun girl.
âWhat is it Yuzu~?â
Saki peered into Yuzurihaâs face and spoke like she were addressing a childâŚâŚ.no wait, thatâs how she always talks? Cute, isnât it?
That girl, is scary, but not a bad personâŚâŚâŚis the feeling, I gotâŚâŚâ
âThat person, Suzushiro?â
When I asked, she nodded. It wouldnât be strange for something like that to have resulted in a small trauma, yet sheâs bravely acceptingâŚâŚ. The person at the center of it all is giving the yes. Your big sis is going to cry over here!
âBut~â
âThatâs a littleâŚâŚ..right?â
However both Honoka and Saki are a noâŚâŚ.well, that should be expected. Should I make a big play?
âA moment please?â
I clapped my hands together to grab everyoneâs attention.Â
âI would like to try getting along with that girl.â
Two of them were clearly surprised. After a moment, Honoka reluctantly let out a long, drawn out, âEh~?â Saki didnât look any more convinced.Â
As for Yuzuriha, her eyes were practically sparkling as she looked at me.
âW-WhyâŚâŚ.?â
I was asked while being stared at. In this case, they arenât being purely skeptical. They are genuinely curious. But considering weâre talking about a prickly girl who seems like sheâs usually alone, my answer is already decided.Â
âShe doesnât seem that coldhearted, but with the way she talks, sheâs probably going to end up alone. Sheâs a unique and interesting girl, so I was hoping she could become friends with us.â
âEeh!? Friends with the ice queen!?â
âIce queenâŚâŚâ
Whatâs with thatâŚâŚ.but depending on your viewpoint, I guess it could look like sheâs cold to people. Maybe the nickname is unavoidable.
âIce queen~. She has a personality that stands out, but shouldnât we not? She has a nice face, but itâd be painful not being able to talk with each other.â
âBut then she would simply float around the classroom. With her sitting directly in front of me, it would always be on my mind.â
Sheâs already on my mind as it is, but thatâs because sheâs a beautiful girl. Being a beautiful girl can be the reason for just about anything!
âThereâs no need to be that nice?â
Well thatâs one way of seeing it. Saki was nodding her head at Honokaâs words. Hmm, maybe I could convince her to agree with me?
âWhat do you think Saki?â
Saki leaned her head to the side and stuck a pose with her index finger resting under her chin like she was thinking. Do you realize how cute you are?
When she was done, Saki brought her hand down and straightened out her back.Â
âHmm, wellâŚâŚ.I think itâs fine to ignore her.â
ââŚâŚ..heh?â
I figured she would give me a no, butâŚâŚ..heh?
âIgnore?â
âThatâs right. I mean, thereâs no reason to force ourselves to get involved with her~.â
Oh thank goodness. I was starting to think my beloved princess would resort to bullyingâŚâŚ.itâs not good to purposefully ignore people you know.Â
ââŚâŚso Saki doesnât want us to invite her into our group either?â
âMm, thatâs right.â
She may have been smiling a bit, but her expression was icy cold and completely lacked any sympathyââher real feelings are leaking out.
âWell, I suppose it canât be helped that you two would feel that way even if Yuzu is willing to forgive her.â
Saki and Honoka really love doting on Yuzurin. With their inability to forgive anything that could be even construed as bullying, I wonder if theyâre already on the level of being doting parents. Itâs only the second day since we met each other though? Isnât this too quick?
Well, everyone in the world has the desire to protect clumsy, beautiful girls in their hearts.Â
Itâs a shame though. Do I need to give up on SuzushiroâŚâŚ.? Never! I wonât give up on such a unique girl that easilyâŚâŚ!
âOkay, letâs forget about this and go have lunch.â
I change the subject as we reach back to the classroom and I open the door. Glancing around, Suzushiro doesnât seem to have come back yet, so letâs just peacefully enjoy a meal with these children for now.
However in my heart, I vowed to bring her in to my yuri haremââa fiery blaze of determination has been lit that wonât be snuffed out.