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Episode 27: Aftercare
Now, what to do about Sakiā¦ā¦.
Weāre just starting Classical Literature, and I was multitasking, thinking up future plans while scribbling down old proverbs from the teacher.
I managed to form a good relationship between those three, but the question still remains on how Iām going to make Saki amicable to this.Ā
Itās plain to see that her relationship with Ranko isnāt a good oneāāor would it be more adequate to say that Saki wants nothing to do with her?
Judging by the way she reacted when I talked with Ranko this morning, it could be something similar to her being worried that a close friend is being taken away, but thereās something strange about that. Sheās been opposed to us getting close to Ranko from the very beginning.
ā¦ā¦.Hm? Considering the timing, wouldnāt it be weird that sheād be worried her friends are going to be taken away in the first place?
Is it just that she doesnāt like her best friend getting along with other people, regardless of whether there are feelings of love there or notā¦ā¦.? If so, then itās possible for other girls to get bothered and want to keep me for themselves as well. Girl friendships can be muddy thingsā¦ā¦honestly itās a bit of a pain considering weāre in an all-girls school.
That being the case, I doubt that is what is bothering Saki so much.
Sheās disliked Ranko since the day we met because of the incident with Yuzuriha. Other than that, there shouldnāt have been any major interactions between the two.Ā
Could it be that sheās seen through me and knows the real reason why I want to be close to Rankoā¦ā¦.? Or is it that she doesnāt want me getting close to someone she doesnāt think will mesh well with the groupā¦ā¦.?
Either option would make sense.Ā
Unfortunately I still donāt have the full picture on how she feels about me. Saki wants to be a princess, and thatās making it hard to gauge her true feelings. Iām still running under the reasoning that she sees me as a āfriendā instead of as a āloverā, so I canāt discount either reason.
So how do I go about getting everyone to get along?
It would be ideal if everyone could be friends togetherā¦ā¦.or at the very least recognize each other as members of the same group.Ā
At the moment, Ranko is still steadfast on not joining us, but with me, Honoka, and Yuzuriha speaking with her, sheās already a member of our group in everything but name. So from now on she and Saki will have more chances to meet up, and those two can build up a friendship more gradually.
The only question is whether or not Saki will be okay with that.
You see, thereās a separate problem Iām facing down here. I spent so much time with the others, lending and borrowing notebooks, I couldnāt make it down to the nurseās office to check up on her.\nEven if I can still visit her when lunch rolls around, I shouldāve gone to see her as soon as class endedā¦ā¦.\nThen again, I was able to draw Ranko into our group during that time, so it evens outā¦ā¦.
Will I be able to expand my harem any further at this rateā¦ā¦.? There were a couple other classmates I was interested in, but I think I have my hands full at the moment.
Putting that aside, what kind of impact did it have on Saki when I suddenly switched from the āheart throbbing, push down eventā to the āstartling misunderstanding eventāā¦ā¦.in the off-chance that some level of love has begun sprouting in her heart, I hope acting the way those characters in my romance novels do appealed to those feelings at least a little.
Itās disappointing to say the least though. I really did want to kiss her. However I didnāt want to come off as the type of person who could lightly kiss somebody else. But you might ask, isnāt it possible for a girl to playfully kiss other girls without coming off as a womanizer? Thatās the kind of high level technique only those with talent can pull off. If some cheap knock-off like me tries it out, Iāll just screw it up and cause everything to break down. If Iām going to form a harem, I need to do it while being myself.
Huh? You think wanting to make a harem is more than enough to make me a womanizer?
āThe āgodanā verb conjugation is the basic of the basics, so be sure to memorize it. Thatāll be all for today.ā
After checking the clock, out Japanese teacher ended class, and everyone began closing their textbooks. As the class vice-president, I led my classmates through the dayās farewell after the chime of the school bell. Itās time for lunch. If things go well, I should be able to deliver suitable aftercare to cheer Saki up as well as getting her to warm up to Ranko.