A Childhood Friend, Reunited After 10 Years Acts Deredere With Me - Chapter 54 - Christmas Eve is Sora-kun's birthday

“Ummm…I am troubled…”

I was checking out every single store in a certain shopping mall. It was already the end of December. And a certain date was dominating my mind.

December 24th.

It is not only Sora’s birthday, but also Christmas Eve. Eh? How do I know Sora’s birthday? Well, there is nothing I don’t know about Sora. From blood type to hobbies, I, Alice, have researched everything.

“Ah? Oh…it’s Alice, isn’t it? What are you doing here?”

“Nn? Oh, is that…Kouren? Why are you here?”

I wonder why Kouren, who is supposed to be in Osaka, is in a place like this.

“We had a practice match here, 13-0, and they were no match for us at all, you know? Nishishi~”

Kouren laughed with a grin. He didn’t say he won, but it was hard to believe that Kouren, who has almost the same performance as Sora, could lose.

 “Ahaha…you’re still the same as ever…Oh, by the way, Kouren, You know it’s Sora’s birthday soon, right?”

“Nn? Oh, I see. What is it? You want to send him a birthday present?”

As expected of Kouren. I’m glad you have good intuition.

“Yes, but what should I send him?”

I don’t know. Because Sora is not at all interested in brand-name goods or precious metals.

“Fuun… I think Sora would be happy with anything you send him, won’t he?”

“B-But…I’ve been indebted to Sora in so many ways…so I’d like to give him something he’ll appreciate the most…”

Yes, I am really indebted to him in many ways.

“Uhh… then, how about this?”

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“Uwoooriyaaaaa!!!”

I was doing my best to finish my winter break homework in one day. Today is my birthday, but that doesn’t matter!

(Ugh…and Alice went away too…what? No way… another guy…!)

As soon as that thought crossed my mind, I stopped thinking.

(No, no, no, it can’t be. Yeah. Trust Alice.)

But the thought of being away from my live-in girlfriend on Christmas Eve is…pretty tough. It’s hard enough to be able to concentrate on studying.

“Nn?”

I hear a knock on the door. I wonder why Alice, or even her family, would not knock on the door, but only today.

“Who is it?”

I don’t know who is on the other side of the door. Then the door opens.

“Bufu!!!”

There is the figure of Alice, her entire body wrapped in red ribbons. Everything else was the same as when she was born.

“A-Alice-san…? What are you doing?”

Alice, whose face was bright red and trembling, uttered a small sentence.

“Guh… Kouren said…if it makes Sora happy, it’s this…thing…”

Her shy face was so beautiful, and if it were just me here, it was a level of cuteness that would make me faint in agony.

(Kouren….for the first time I’m glad you and I are friends….)

I’m sorry I’ve only thought of you as an asshole who plays around with women…. I’ll change your name to “bastard” from now on.