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 - v2 Chapter 11: Mental Check 3

Chapter 11: Mental Check 3

However, I have no right to say anything to her, and ultimately, it’s a matter of Katase’s will, and she’s the one who will make the final decision.

I understand that.

Knowing that, still, I want to tell Katase know. It’s selfish meddling, and I know full well that it is, yet I still want to convey it to her.

That’s the reason why I invited her.

“Say, Katase.”

“Nn?”

“…You don’t have to force yourself to take the tough path forward, you know?”

“Eh——-”

For just a moment, a crack appeared in her glass-like demeanour.

“N—no way, mou~… I’m really fine, really! If I wasn’t, could I be smiling like this right now?”

“……”

“Tha–that’s right! So, my smile is the ultimate proof that speaks paragraphs that I’m fine!”

But that was quickly repaired. Just as Hiragi said, she’s stubbornly insisting on being fine.

Don’t pry in any further… I guess that’s what she’s saying in a roundabout way. However, I continue without reading the mood of the situation.

“Running away is not a bad thing… there’s nothing wrong with it. Not something to be ashamed of. So… I just want you to know that running away is also an option left out to you.”

This was what I wanted to convey to Katase, and it’s also my excuse as a useless person who can’t seem to help in any way.

Wouldn’t it be better to choose to stay away from school as a form of self-defense before your heart actually breaks? That’s what I’m suggesting to Katase right now.

Fortunately, summer vacation is near. If she starts tomorrow, there will be about two months in her hand, enough time to escape Tachibana’s animosity once and for all.

People tend to swallow a gossip by seventy-five days, then a little over two or three weeks should be enough for the situation to de-escalated and calm down. It may seem a bit too optimistic, but there’s a chance it could work… Even if the current situation looks hopeless.

Anyway, I presented the other option that can also be taken into consideration, from here on it’s up to Katase.

“……I knew, Kazari-kun, You are really kind.”

“Nope, I’m a jerk.”

“Un~nn,… That’s not true.”

Katase shakes her head slowly, then smiles at me weakly.

“But don’t worry, I’m fine, I’m really fine.”

“…I see.”

“Un.”

That was her answer.

Katase stood up slowly, then took out a thousand-yen bill from her bag and put that on the table.

“Even though you took the trouble of inviting me, but I’m sorry. I’ll be going home for today.”

“Yeah. Sorry, for dragging you here.”

“It’s okay, really okay! Rather, you can invite me out more often if you want!”

“…If I feel like it.”

“Please do! Please have your feelings feel like it more. Well then, see you later, Kazari-kun!”

Katase waved her hand in the air, as I simply replied to her with a “Later.”

I watched her as she turned away and walked out of the store, then leaned back on my chair and exhaled deeply.

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