A Twisted Introvert loner Like Me, Mentally Wrecked One-Sidedly due to Love, Throws Away the Love Letter Sent by the foremost School's Beauty, Leading to an Unwanted Romantic Comedy - Chapter 32: After all said and done, it was our first time.

Chapter 32: After all said and done, it was our first time.

In this position, it would be rude to stay like this. Thinking that, I changed the direction of my face and posture to face Katase directly.

““……..””

Her straight sight captured and didn’t allow me a way out. I returned her gaze right to her eyes. It would be rude to avert my eyes at this time, or so I encouraged myself to keep looking at her.

“—-Sorry…”

I bowed deeply and declined.

…But, what’s with this… tightening in my heart?

An indescribable sense of guilt. Be it fiction or non-fiction, the focus tends to be on the one confessing, but it’s quite tough for the one rejecting as well. I learned that firsthand while staring at the ground.

The me from a little while ago, who was saying all that as it was “no big deal,” was shallow, to say the least.

But about this, there’s no helping it. After all, it’s the first time I’ve been in the position of the one rejecting side from the moment of my birth.

To borrow Katase’s words, it’s my first-time experiencing this. I admit that I underestimated it, but I also accept that this was inevitable.

“I see… That’s vexing.”

Katase’s sigh-filled voice came down, and I raised my head.

“AS I thought, Yuzuki-chan is really amazing… even though my heart hurts so much, yet she’s shows us how full of spirit she was.”

Her eyes were slightly moist as she held her chest with her hand.

“Uh, well, um… I mean, how do I say this, from now on as well, um, let’s get along … as fellow friends.”

I made a girl cry. That was something enough to shake my heart, because of which I reflexively said something half-heartedly.

“…Will you still be … with me as friends?”

“Eh? Ah, oh, um… yeah… Well, if you ask me whether our relationship so far can even be called friendship, honestly, it’s questionable as an answer for me.”

“Yeah… but still, I’m happy that you said it.”

Unable to back down, Katase smiled at me, who somehow continued with my half-hearted irresolute response.

“……..”

And then, she looked down with a smile.

Tarou approached Katase and whimpered ‘Ku~un’ worriedly.

“…Sorry, Kazari-kun. Let’s part ways here, for today, okay?”

“Eh?”

I regretted asking back. Ahead of Katase’s gaze, one, then another drops of water stained the asphalt road. Of course, it wasn’t raining.

“—-I… I see. Then, I’ll head home now… See you again at school.”

“Un… thank you…”

“Ye–yeah… take care on your way home.”

“Un.”

After confirming Katase’s nod, I left the place as if running away.

—-Even at this moment, I hadn’t fully understood even a millimeter of the person named Katase Sayo.

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