After Being Betrayed by My Girlfriend, I Kiss Her Little Sister

Changing Atmosphere (1)

The same everyday as always, outside the noisy classroom, I’m the only one feeling incredibly nervous.

Even though I got a makeover, I don’t really like standing out…

I’ve been looking at myself in the mirror since morning, but I’m still not used to my new look. I keep worrying that Hina will say I look weird. I’ve already decided to do my best, so why am I still hesitating like this? Even I don’t understand myself.

I feel like an idiot.

‘You’re late today, Kanata.’

As if it’s the most natural thing in this world, Hina sent me a message on Line.

With no other choice, I decided to go into the classroom quietly.

“Eh? Who’s that?”

“Hmm?”

“Is there someone like that in our class? He looks cool.”

“I don’t know…I wonder who is he?”

And yet, I got noticed right away…

My classmates are whispering to each other…and Hina, who is sitting at her seat, noticed me too.

Then, our eyes meet.

“Ah!”

“Ah…”

For a moment, I hesitate, not sure of what to say.

I didn’t expect Hina to look at me so quickly…

I can hear the murmuring of my classmates. I don’t like standing out like this, so I just keep my eyes on Hina, but I’m getting more and more bothered by the gazes from my classmates.

What is this atmosphere?

“G-Good morning…Hina.”

“Kanata…! Your hair!”

“Yeah…d-does it look weird?”

“It suits you!”

“T-Thanks…Hina.”

Hina says so with her usual smile…I feel really embarrassed, but at the same time, it feels really comforting. Hina has always been like this, she would support me no matter what, as long as I’m not doing something wrong.

Then, Hina smiles brightly.

It seems that I’ve been worrying about something unnecessary.

Seeing Hina’s smile somehow fills me with confidence. Hina has always been such a positive person.

“Hmm…isn’t it great, Kanata! A makeover?”

“Y-Yeah, I just…I want to have a fun school life with you, Hina.”

“Heh, so it’s for me~ Fufufu.”

Hian gently pats my head as she says so.

……

Then, during break time…

I have no idea how it ended up like this, but I’m suddenly surrounded by a bunch of girls. Usually, they would be talking about all sorts of things around Umi, but now, they are casually gathering around me.

Why…?

“Hey, hey, Miyauchi-kun. I’m sorry…for misunderstanding you.”

“A-Ah. Yeah. It’s fine.”

“More importantly…I don’t get why Saito-kun bullied Miyauchi-kun so much. Did something happen between you two?”

“No, not really. He just suddenly called me a cheater.”

“Ehh…?! Could it be that he was just taking out his frustration? Saito-kun has been getting really close to Umi-chan lately…”

“Maybe. I don’t really know, I haven’t even talked to Umi since our breakup.”

“Now that I think about it, when I came to school, one of my classmates asked me, ‘Do you know Miyauchi-kun cheated!?’”

“Yeah, me too!”

“But Umi-chan just keeps saying she is scared…she never actually explained anything.”

“That’s right.”

“But after what happened yesterday, I finally understand! Miyauchi-kun isn’t the type of person who would do something like that!”

“Thanks…”

“And this morning, Hina-chan explained everything…we completely misunderstood you, Miyauchi-kun. I’m sorry.”

“Me too…I’m really sorry.”

For some reason, the girls in the class are all apologizing to me, it’s a pretty crazy situation.

Hina is laughing behind them.

“But seriously, Saito-kun is so creepy. Spreading weird rumours and acting all high and mighty while bullying Miyauchi-kun…”

“Exactly! I bet it was Saito-kun and his friends who dumped Hina-chan’s uniform in the trash!”

“Yeah…we have no idea what they’re scheming behind the scenes. It’s unsettling…”

“More importantly! Miyauchi-kun, you cut your hair! It looks great!”

“Yeah, yeah! You had long hair before, so I had no idea, but…Miyauchi-kun, you’re actually really handsome!”

“You look a lot better now! It really suits you, Miyauchi-kun!”

“Ahaha…thanks.”

Then suddenly, I can feel an overwhelming murderous intent from behind.

Could it be Hina? Is it really Hina…? Yeah, it’s definitely Hina.

I glance over my shoulder and see Hina staring at me with dead eyes. She seems furious…what should I do? I swallow nervously. Come to think of it, I’ve never actually made Hina mad before, have I? This might be the first time I’ve ever seen her this angry.

We’ve always gotten along so well…

“E-Everyone…! I’m going to go buy some juice real quick. Ahaha…”

“Okay!”

“Hina! You bought me a juice the other day, so let me buy you one today!”

“…yeah.”

Her voice is so low—!

I bring the sulking Hina to the vending machine.

She is still mad, puffing out her cheeks…this is difficult…

“Hina, you want apple juice, right?”

“Yeah…”

“Umm…are you angry?”

“I’m not angry! Not at all…it’s nothing! Dummy Kanata!”

Hina pinches my side as she says so.

Wait, wait, I don’t get it!

“……”

Could it be…she’s mad because the girls in class called me handsome?

If that’s the case, what should I even say to Hina?

Suddenly, I remember something my mom once told me, ‘When a girl says things like that, there’s always a reason behind it. Just apologize right away.’ But I seriously didn’t do anything wrong. Do I really have to apologize? This situation is proving to be really difficult for me.

If Hina is upset because the girls called me handsome…

Then there’s only one thing I can say, right?

“Hey, I think Hina is the cutest. More than any of the other girls in class—no, actually, I think you’re the cutest in the whole school!”

…yeah, I end up saying something totally ridiculous.

This isn’t how I meant to say it, but when I actually said it, it turned into an incredibly embarrassing statement.

“Really~?”

Eh! Her voice is back to normal!

So that really is the reason…

“O-Of course! Hina is a really cute girl!”

I know that I’m the one who said it, but yeah…this is really embarrassing.

I feel like hiding somewhere right now…

“That’s right! I’m cute! So, Kanata, you need to treasure me more.”