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Come to think of it, Nekoto-chan is about the same height as Saotome-san.\n
Also, although Nekoto-chan is now active in Tokyo and other places, she was originally a local idol here in Okayama.\n
That means her hometown is Okayama, just like mine.\n
Could it be that Saotome-san is Nekoto-chan?\n
ă\n
If thatâs the case, it would explain why she usually hides her eyes and doesnât try to speak.\n
If someone sees her eyes, people will notice that it is Nekoto-chan and make a fuss, and because she has a unique voice, she can be easily associated with Nekoto-chan.\n
In addition to that, Saotome-sanâs time off school coincided with Nekoto-chanâs start of activities in Tokyo.\n
All of this is too much to be put down as a coincidence, isnât it?\n\n
âAs if. \n
No matter how much I like Nekoto-chan, Iâm thinking way too much.\n
If Saotome-san was Nekoto-chan, she would not have exchanged contact information with me.\n
For idols, romance is forbidden, and even a flicker of a manâs shadow is dangerous.\n
Nekoto-chan is marketed as a cat character and is easily misunderstood due to her appearance and unique voice. But she is a smart and calm girl with common sense.\n
She is not the kind of girl who would walk such a dangerous tightrope for no reason.\n
So I guess it was just a coincidence.\n
The reason Saotome-san doesnât speak is probably that she has been teased about her anime voice in the past.\n
And the fact that she started avoiding others and hiding her eyes could be an extension of that.\n
If youâve been teased before, itâs no wonder you donât want to get involved with anyone anymore. Also when you hide your eyes, your hair will get in the way and make you a little less attractive to others.\n\n
After concluding that, I decided to tell Saotome-san one thing.\n
âYou have a very cute voice, Saotome-san.â\n
â~~e!â\n
When I said that, Saotome-sanâs face turned to me as if she was surprised.\n
I guess she is really surprised.\n
What I just said may not have been something I should have bothered to say.\n
However, if Saotome-san is avoiding others because of her anime voice, I wanted to remove that anxiety factor.\n
And Saotome-sanâs voice is really cute.\n
After all, she has the same voice as Nekoto.\n
With that, itâs hard not to think itâs cute.\n
Saotome-san glanced at me as if she wanted to say something, but she couldnât operate her phone anymore since the short homeroom had started.\n
So she looked somewhat troubled.\n
I thought my timing was a little off, but there was nothing I could do about it now, so I turned my gaze to the homeroom teacher.\n
A few moments later, a small hand gently placed a notepad on my desk.\n
It seemed that she was trying to communicate with me using a notepad because she couldnât use her phone.\n
When I glanced at Saotome-san, she immediately turned her face away.\n
Her ears, which I could see, were bright red, so she was probably embarrassed.\n
I thought she was kind of cute, like a small animal.\n
With a warm feeling in my heart, I turned my gaze to the notepad on the table.\n
However, I tilted my head at what was written on it.\n
Thatâs what was written on the notepad.\n
`Wasnât it weird? Have you noticed anything? `\n
ă\n
âI know what the first sentence means.\n
If youâve ever been teased before, itâs natural to think that your voice is strange.\n
But what did I notice?\n
The only thing I noticed was that her voice sounded just like Nekoto-chanâs, but Saotome doesnât seem to be interested in idols, so thatâs probably not it.\n
If that were the case, what else would it be?\n
Iâm sure she didnât mean the anime voice because that would be obvious for me not to notice.\n
The only other thing that bothered me was that she seemed disappointed that the exchange was over, but I wondered if that was it.\n
Did she feel embarrassed if people knew that she was disappointed?\n
âYeah, I canât think of anything else, so I guess thatâs it.\n
If thatâs the case, thereâs no need to embarrass her by stating it outright.\n
So, I should play it cool here.\n
âI thought it sounded cute, not weird. Iâve did not notice anything else particularlyâ\n
I wrote that down and quickly put the notepad on Saotome-sanâs desk, stealing a glance at the homeroom teacher who was talking on the podium.\n
I wondered how she would respond to this, and when I turned my gaze to Saotome-san, she was kind of flapping her hands.\n
Iâm not sure, but itâs natural to stand out when you do something like this.\n
And it brought the homeroom teacherâs attention.\n
âSaotome-san, what are you doing?â\n
ââ!â\n
When the homeroom teacher called out to her, Saotome-sanâs body shook with fear.\n
Iâm not sure if she realized what she was doing or not, but she turned her head towards the homeroom teacher with a sense of trepidation.\n
The teacherâs words caused our classmates to turn their attention to Saotome-san and Saotome-san, who seems to be uncomfortable with being the center of attention, shrank back.\n
Even though it was Saotomeâs fault for what happened just now, I felt kind of bad for her. \n
More importantly, since Iâm involved in this, I donât feel comfortable just sitting back and watching.\n
âSorry, Sensei. The bug I got rid of went to Saotome-san and she was chasing it away with her hands.â\n
I raised my hand to get the teacherâs attention and told a lie that I thought up on the spur of the moment.\n
âI see. Iâm sure Kazehaya-kun chased it away out of reflex, but please be careful of your surroundings.â\n
I thought it would be a little difficult because Saotome-sanâs movements were not like chasing away a bug, but the teacher believed me surprisingly easily.\n
Iâm glad that it was a kind homeroom teacher because I was only given a light warning.\n
âYes, Iâm sorry. Iâll be careful from now onâ\n
I replied, and the homeroom teacher began to continue with the morning address.\n
Everyone had already lost interest in Saotome-san and me and were listening to the teacherâs words.ă\n
Since the whole thing went without a hitch, I guess I was able to smooth things over.\n
I just hope Saotome-san doesnât mind.\n
When I looked at her with my side eyes, I saw that she was hiding her face with her textbook and looking at me.\n
There was no sign of her turning her face away from me anymore, but I have no idea what sheâs thinking about right now.\n
I couldnât figure out Saotome-sanâs attitude, and even after class started, I kept wondering about her.\n\n
<hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-wide">\nTN: And the last one for the night. I donât like cliffs that much. So I wanted to finish it before going to sleep. Glad it went well. I hope I didnât make too many mistakes out of sleepiness. Our MC is dense as usual.\n
As per the results from the last poll, Iâll be doing random releases. Iâm glad for that. Iâll tell why in next update on rant.\n
<s>On another note, please vote in the below poll about the need for a discord server. </s><s>Want a discord or not</s><s>?</s>\n