Thankfully, I had thought of an answer.
Even if I answered that I liked her, and if I added that I liked her as a friend, the answer would be neither good nor bad.
Alright, let’s give it a try.
“By the way, don’t say that you like her as a friend. Either you like me as a person or not, this is the only answer I need from you.”
My answer was crushed again!
She said that I had only two choices: either I liked her as a member of the opposite sex or I didn’t like her.
What a terrible choice to make.
It may seem like the last option in a gal game, but for me, both of them are straight to the bad end.
If I say that I liked her, she’ll force me to get married. If I say that I don’t like her, and from the way she looks, she might …xxx my member.
When I was struggling with what to do, Orihara-san interrupted us with an annoyed look on her face.
“Hey, that’s just too cruel for Kiryu-kun, isn’t it?”
“Ah…? It has nothing to do with you, so can you please shut up?”
“I’m not going to shut up. You are forcing him to say that he likes you.”
The blonde-haired lady looks like an angel, while Mone-san looks like a devil.
If it weren’t for the perverted part, I’m sure I would have fallen in love with Orihara-san.
Mone-san’s murderous look didn’t scare her in the slightest, but Orihara-san kept a serious face and stared back at her.
“Even if you force yourself to get someone’s feelings like that, I’m sure Kiryu-kun won’t love you from the bottom of his heart, okay?”
“On the contrary, I think you’ll end up despised. Do you want to be despised by Kiryu-kun?”
“…It doesn’t matter. As long as I get Kakeru-kun, I’ll be…”
“Do you think this kind of love lasts forever? I don’t think that’s the way if you want to be liked in the true sense of the word.”
It sounded like a good argument, but I wanted to shout at her, “You don’t have to say that.”
But I pretended to be airheaded so as to not interfere.
“Damn…I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“It does matter. Because I like Kiryu-kun too.”
Maybe she was unable to turn away from Orihara-san’s words, or perhaps the blood rushed to her head, Mone-san took out a kitchen knife from her bag.
Her eyes were intensely black at the moment.
“…I’ll kill you. I won’t allow anyone to interfere with my love life with Kakeru-kun.”
Mone-san was filled with murderous intent and didn’t listen to my restraint.
She swung the knife in her hand at Orihara-san.
But Orihara-san maintained a cool face and slammed her hand knife into the arm that held the knife.
With that momentum, the knife left her hand and fell to the floor.
And then Orihara-san hit Mone-san’s abdomen with her fist, and Mone-san fainted without letting out a scream.
“Don’t worry, she’s just fainted. I’ve been in the karate club for a while now, so I can defend myself with some self-defence.”
I had no idea that the blonde-haired lady had such a past.
People often say that appearances can be deceiving.
“What are you going to do with her? It’s attempted murder, so should we call the police?”
Calling the police … Sure, Mone-san did such a terrible thing, but she is still my best friend.
There’s still room for rehabilitation, and I prefer she overlook it for this time.
“The manager will be here soon and she seems to be a relative of his. So I’ll leave her to him. However, I’m sorry to make you a victim, Orihara-san…”
“You don’t have to tell me. I’m not going to report it or file a damage report. However, you owe me this, okay?”
I owe her, but in this case, it was unavoidable.
After thanking her again, Orihara-san paid the bill and left the store.
Phew… I’ve had a hell of a time, but I guess it’s all settled.
But what will Orihara-san do to me…
Just thinking about it, my whole body shudders.
And then there’s the matter of Mone-san.
I’ll have to talk to the manager-san and see what I can do about it.