Bizarre Love Triangle - Chapter 1.3

My heart pulsed a beat harder at the words that I remembered from somewhere.

[Yes…I mean in reality, I should have been a single person, right? One body, one mind, that’s the original form, isn’t it….? And yet, having multiple faces and personalities is…….not a good thing, I think…..]

[……yeah.i guess]

[So that I can return to the way I should be, I’m trying to get as close to her as I can so that I can become one body and one mind again…..]

[If you play the character of Akiha like that and get closer to her main personality, then will you become one, one day?]

[…..It looks so]

After a while, Haruka nodded, looking as if she just scored a red dot.

[That’s why I must work hard…..]

[I see……]

As if we both hit well, I sense an empathy budding for Haruka inside me.

———Perhaps we resemble each other.

We just wanted to be ourselves rather than using multiple faces.

No matter what time, we just want to be ourselves firmly.

Haruka might be passing her day while thinking about the same things as I do.

When I think about it, I suddenly feel that the Haruka in front of me is rather likable.

[I understand you]

My cheeks naturally lifted up.

[I also tend to use character in front of nice people……..well, of course it’s not on the same level as a double personality, and I’m just being myself right now. But if possible, I would like to stop acting like that. So I understand how you feel, Haruka.]

[Oh, I see….]

Haruka chuckled.

[Then we are friends, right?]

Friend.

In this school.In this classroom.

Friends, Secretly holding the same wish in their chest.

When I think about it—My feelings become lighter and lighter.

It was as if an ally had appeared in the battle I had been waging all alone.

[…….. I’m cheering for you.]

Her tone of voice was naturally enthusiastic.

[I’m so cheering for Haruka-chan and Akiha to become one.]

[…….Thank you]

Haruka who was laughing relaxed her expression even more.

[I’m very happy to hear you say that. I’m also rooting for you, Yano-kun.]

And then she smiled and raised her eyebrows in trouble and said,

[That’s why,…..the thing about Double personality is a secret only between us,ok?]

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There are times when I feel like I’m the only one who looks awfully shabby compared to others.

For example, my hair is too straight. My hair is straight and black, just like my mother and father. If I leave it alone, it just falls straight down from the hairline and can’t be rolled easily.

If you hear that, you may think, [It’s nice and easy on rainy days]. In fact, some people around like Sudo, who has soft hair, would say, [What’s with that hair type? It’s something that only beautiful girls are allowed to have! You should trade it for my hair!] and starts envying them.

But in reality, it’s not that good. When it grows out a bit, it becomes flat and looks like a little boy’s hair from elementary school. When I shorten it, it rises straight up from my scalp and I can’t control it anymore. Not only on rainy days, but also on sunny and cloudy days, this hair type annoys me. Even then, will people with curly hair really want to have such a type of hair?

……. There are a lot of things which give me an inferior complex like that.

Of these, the one I was most concerned about was my [bad possession]

Whether it was uniforms, sneakers, or writing materials, they all wore out quickly.

Even though I deal with them normally, they wear out at twice the rate of other people’s things.

[Isn’t it because of your crude way of life], when I was told so by Sudou, I seriously got a shock.

[Good morning]

That’s why When Akiha’s voice reached me at the entrance.

I was terribly embarrassment when I realised I was holding the worn out school slippers.

[Go, Go, Good morning….]

I replied to her, but inwardly I was restless.

After all, She may have noticed the filthy slippers

Or rather, It’s been a year since I started school, and I don’t know why my slippers are so broken.

The sole on the bottom is almost gone, and they’re so lame…

[I heard the story from Haruka]

While I was impatient, Akiha smoothly changed her shoes.

[It’s already out from day one, isn’t it? Well i expected it to happen but]

She might have been a little surprised at how easily the topic comes out.

However, Akiha’s tone was exactly the same as when she was making normal small talk.

There were other students around, but no specific words were mentioned, and no one thought this was about [dual personalities]

[……. I’m sorry]

I also replied to Akiha in an idle tone consistently.

[I didn’t mean to probe you like this, but it just happened…..]

[Um, I know that. I know very well what kind of child Haruka is]

Akiha spoke like an older sister talking about her younger sister.

That’s how much different Their personality is, for her, Haruka may be more like an little sister then another personality.

[I thought it would be difficult from the beginning, that she wouldn’t be able to keep it a secret. But I didn’t think she would fail from day one.]

Saying that, Akiha chuckled.

The look on her face was so unexpected that it made me feel choked up.

If I think about it, I’m very lucky to be able to talk to my crush like this in the morning.

And also to be able to have a secret conversation with her that no one else can know about.

And then, as if to push me more into the edge,

[I’m glad it was Yano-kun]

[Huh?]

[I’m glad Yano-kun was the first one to find out.]

[……Why?]

[Because he wouldn’t make a big deal out of it. I can trust you that much.]

[…..I see]

When she replied so straightforwardly…….I was ecstatic.

——-I’m glad it was Yano-kun.

——-I can trust you.

At the very least, it can be taken as a positive evaluation.

If anything, Akiha may have a favorable impression of me.

Half-heartedly, my cheek area lifts up.

At the very least, My heavy steps towards the classroom become lighter.

[That’s right, you may have already heard from Haruka but please don’t leak out this matter]

[Ah, yes.of course I will not]

[Thank you.Im sorry for being selfish but that girl may not want to give up just like that.]

I felt a little discomfort from the words she continued.

—–That girl may not want to give up just like that.

It’s almost like saying that I also do not want to.

Only Haruka might be the only one who wanted to hide the dual personality——-

Then, I wonder what Akiha thinks?

Does she think it’s ok to not hide it?

Does she think it’s okay to have a dual personality as it is?

However before I could ask that,

[Then, I hope you take care of that girl]

We arrived in the front of the 2nd year, 4th classroom.

With another small smile, Akiha went to her seat.

As I watched her retreating figure, I felt the desire to know more about her.

I want to Know more about Akiha.

I want to know what the two of them are thinking——.

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However, after the class started, I couldn’t think of such carefree things anymore.

It was too much to imagine to look at in this way.

According to Haruka, She wants to hide [Dual personality].

——On the way to the different classroom, she dropped her pencil case and splashed the contents all over the place.

——Suddenly, a classmate speaks to her and…..[Huh!? What?] And she replied in her natural tone of voice.

——-Immediately after switching places, she look around restlessly with a face like, [huh, where am I?].

I can expect that much to a certain extent.

Such a klutz Haruka, her acting would also be definitely full of holes.

But in reality, she is so far below the expectation that even a casual bystander can easily find the difference.

Of course, no one would suspect her of having a [double personality?], I think.

At most, people would think, [Minase-san, you look absent minded] or treat her like a [eccentric character]

And so, At lunch break.

[Then, think about the enrollment club.You don’t have to force yourself]

To a member of the handicraft club, who invited her to join the club.

[Um, I will consult it with Akiha]

Thinking about the reply, I made up my mind to talk with Akiha.

Just thinking about these things shortening my life span.

I was so scared that my back was sweating.

Rather, best time is now

[Haruka….]

After the members of the handicraft club left in a bewilderment, I called out to Haruka.