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(TN: Her name was mistranslated in the first chapter. Itās updated now. Sorry about that).\n
After that, Saotome-san said she had something to do and went home.\n
She seemed to be in a hurry, so maybe it was something pretty important.\n
If thatās the case, adding me as a friend could have waited for another dayā¦.. Well, I guess Saotome-san had ideas of her own.\n
There was no point in worrying too much about it.\n
I decided to go home without caring about it.\n
Then I heard a notification sound from the phone in my hand.\n
Looking at it, I saw that I had received a message from Saotome-san.\n
[Thank you very much for registering as my friend even though it was sudden today (#^^#). Iāll be delighted if we can continue to get along from now on (^^)]\n
What can I say, she is a well-disciplined girl.\n
The more I learn about her, the more I realize that she doesnāt seem like a person with a gloomy personality.\n
In fact, from the looks of it, she seems like a nice girl who would get along well with her classmates.\n
I honestly wondered why she chose to be alone like that.\n
I couldnāt help but be curious about that. However, I didnāt dare to go into it, so I just replied, [Iād be happy to get along as well] and headed home.\n
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<< Kaoriās POV >>\n
[Are you awake?Ā (Ā“ć»Ļ ć»ā) ]\n
At around 9:00 p.m., I decided to send a message to Kazehaya-kun.\n
I thought it might be annoying, but I just couldnāt resist.\n
I wanted to send him a message earlier, but I was so busy with work that I ended up sending it at this late hour.\n
[Yes, Iām awake. Whatās wrong?]\n
The reply came immediately after the message was sent.\n
That made my heart start pounding.\n
I couldnāt help but be happy that Kazehaya-kun had replied.\n
[I was wondering if we could talk a littleā¦Canāt we?\n
Ā (;āć»Ļć») ]\n
[Talk? Do you mean you want to have a call?]\n
Call.!!\n
A call with Kazehaya-kunā¦..!\n
My heart beats faster as I imagine calling Kazehaya-kun. I got so happy that I wanted to flap my hands. (TN: Doing āpatapataā as one is happy or embarrassed)\n
āNekoto-chan, whatās with the sudden flapping of your hands?ā\n
ā~e? I..Itās nothingā¦ā¦!ā\n
At that time I noticed that my free left hand was moving, and Clara-chan, who was sitting next to me in the same idol group, was looking at my face curiously.\n
I hurriedly shook my head and looked down at my phone. But she kept looking at me strangely. She might have thought that I was being suspicious.\n
But I couldnāt tell her the details because it would be a problem if it is known that I was talking with a boy.\n
For the time being, Iām going to switch my mind and reply to Kazehaya-kun.\n
[U~un, I was thinking to talk through chat (>_<)]\n
I wanted to have a call. But if I speak out, Kazehaya-kun might notice that Iām the same person as idol Nekoto.\n
So I had no choice but to hold myself back and chat like this.\n
Ever since I was in junior high school, I have always tried to keep my voice down at school.\n
The reason for this was to prevent people from recognizing me as Nekoto, the idol.\n
It may sound like Iām being overly cautious, but I have a very unique voice, unlike most people.\n
So it is not unlikely that people will notice that my and Nekotoās voices are the same.\n
Kazehaya-kun, in particular, has been cheering for Nekoto ever since he started his second year a little while ago.\n
My idol group is a group of three, and the other two are undoubtedly cuter than me. Even then heās always been rooting for me.\n
Thatās why itās not going to be any surprise if he were to recognize my voice.\n
But to be honest, I was very happy to have Kazehaya-kun as a fan.\n
Ever since my first year of high school, Kazehaya-kun was always very protective of me even though I was like this. And I secretly admired him from that timeā¦\n
So when I found out that he had become a fan of me as an idol, I was so happy I thought my heart would burst.\n
Of course, Kazehaya-kun does not know that Iām Nekoto, but still, Iām happy nonetheless.\n
On top of that, yesterday he suddenly confessed his feelings for me at a handshake session, and I was on cloud nine.\n
Idols are not allowed to have romance.\n
Itās an ironclad rule that canāt be broken.\n
Thatās why Iāve kept my feelings for Kazehaya-kun in my heart for a long time and resisted the urge to say, āThatās meā whenever he happily talked about Nekoto in the seat next to me.\n
But that being said, when Kazehaya-kun confessed his feelings to me with a very serious expression, I couldnāt hold back anymore.\n
So I compromised with myself that I could at least exchange contact information with him.\n
If I didnāt, my feelings would have overflowed already.\n
Kazehaya-kun likes Nekoto and is not interested in Kaori Saotome.\n
Iām sad to say it myself, but itās an undeniable fact.\n
So, it doesnāt matter how much I show my love for him, as long as itās done by someone named Kaori Saotome.\n
Because the other person is a boring one.\n
Heāll never get serious about me.\n
And as long as he doesnāt mind it, I can put up with it just fine.\n
With that in mind, I resolved to add him as a friend in the chat application.\n
Iāve been working hard as an idol to lessen the burden on my mother, who raised me by herself.\n
But I think itās time for me to have one selfish wish.\n
Iām sure that God will forgive me for at least this much.\n
Thatās what I told myself as I got excited about getting a message from Kazehaya-kun.\n\n
<hr class="wp-block-separator aligncenter is-style-wide">\nTN: And hereās another one. It was nice to have a POV of the heroine this early in the story. Sheās so cute being a maiden in love. Our dense MC is dense as usual. Iāll probably do one more chapter today for idol girl and then get back to Simple life. Letās see how it will go.\n
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