In the classroom after school, a white-haired girl spun her words.
Glowing in the reflection of the sunset coming through the window, she looked somewhat divine.
Her skin, her hair, and her being were all transparent, and looking at her made me feel somewhat restless.
Itās hard to find a girl who is so out of touch with the world.
I had expected her to be quiet, cool and as cold as ice.
But in reality, she was completely different.
āItās true that Ryuzaki-kun and I have known each other since childhood.ćBut that doesnāt mean we were close. ā¦ā¦ We only live in the same neighborhood, and I donāt remember us playing together much, nor were our parents close to each other.ćI donāt know if you can call this a childhood friendship.ā
Shiho Shimotsuki is quite a talker.
No, it is not quite that. She is a very vocal girl.
āIām not sure if itās a coincidence that we went to the same high school. I never consciously wanted to go to the same school as him. I donāt know if he had any other options.ćItās creepy, he always asked me where Iām planning to go to high school, itās like heās stalking me.ā
No, I donāt think heās a stalker. ā¦ā¦ I think Ryuzaki likes Shimotsuki.
I was curious to see how she would react if I told her that, but I thought that was indeed unfortunate.
By the way, itās not Ryuzaki. It was Shimotsuki who was pitiful.
āFate is awful. I have the right to choose, but why does it keep trying to get to me like that? ā¦ā¦ Ugh, I feel a shiver run down my spine. I donāt like the sound of his voice. ā¦ā¦ It sounds like an insensitive, self-centered person who canāt perceive the feelings of others.ā
I know it sounds harsh, but it seems that she understands the true nature of Ryuzaki because they are literally childhood friends connected by their decaying relationship.
It is true that he is insensitive. Especially when it comes to love, heās very unaware of it. Even when my stepsister, childhood friend or former best friend like him, he canāt read their feelings. I think heās dense and dull.
Thatās what Shimotsuki doesnāt seem to like about him.
āPeople who use such a tone hurt a lot of people. But thatās not a problem that can be dismissed as being dull, and I think it also requires a greater effort to understand the feelings of others. ā¦ā¦ Ugh, that gives me the chills. If he liked me, Iād have to carry the grief of all the other girls. Itās hard, and I feel like crying when I think of all those girls who wonāt get their reward.ā
Shimotsuki held her arms together and rubbed them as if she was really cold.
Yeah ā¦ā¦, after all, Ryuzaki might like you, right? I canāt say that. I felt that if I said it, Shimotsuki would probably have a stroke.
I think thatās how much she dislikes Ryuzaki.
āSo, although weāre childhood friends, weāre just acquaintances, okay? Pfft. Oh, that was just how I show my anger. My mom says itās ācuteā when I do it like this, but I wonder if sheās right. I donāt think it works very well.ā
ā¦ā¦ Sheā s very talkative.
She was so quiet in front of Ryuzaki, still it was surprising.
ā You were just being unsociable because youāre not fond of Ryuzaki, but the real Shimotsuki is like this.ā
I was surprised, but I couldnāt help but understand.
Iām not a fan of Ryuzaki either. Itās a personal grudge, because the people I loved were taken away from me, so I donāt think itās strictly the same feeling as Shimotsuki.
But if thatās the case,ā¦ā¦, then there was still a question.
āThen why did you show your true colors to someone like me?ćI donāt think Iām someone whoās attractive enough to be liked by Shimotsuki.ā
Why did it have to be me?
I just happened to be in the classroom after school. It was a shame to show the real Shimotsuki to such a person.
Why did they give me a special look to this loser who was such a mob character and couldnāt even hold together the hearts of the people who he loved ā¦ā¦?
Seeing me in such a negative mood, Shimotsuki smiled happily.