Hey, Best Friend. How About A Kiss Today Too? - Chapter 49: "Why are you so fixated on that?"
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“Why are you so fixated on that?”
Sagiri caught a cold and was absent from school.
In such a situation, there was no way I could concentrate on class.
No matter how many messages I sent during breaks, they remained unread, and even though I called during lunch break, it yielded no response.
I felt completely stuck.
“I guess I should just leave early…”
“You know, Akahori, you’re usually so serious, but when it comes to Yakumo-chan, you turn into a complete idiot.”
Hasegawa, a big guy who came over to my desk, opened with this rude remark.
If I were a samurai, I would have definitely cut him down already. That’s how disrespectful it was to me.
“You just don’t get it, Hasegawa. Sagiri caught a cold, you know? You were the same when Yuzuru got sick.”
“True, but… I don’t see myself boldly telling the teacher in front of everyone during morning homeroom that I want to leave early because I’m worried, do you?”
“No, what I said was, ‘Can I leave early to visit her?'”
“Why are you so fixated on that?”
The main concern was the underlying premise, the desire to visit her.
“Sagiri used to be frail when she was young, couldn’t even step out of the house. For her to catch a cold is a big deal.”
“Your head is the real issue here. That’s ancient history, right? She’s fine now, so at least wait until after school. You understand how worried I am, painfully so.”
“Hasegawa…”
“Cut it out. I’m not thrilled about being looked down upon by a guy.”
“But isn’t it an emergency if she hasn’t read my messages, and they’re about to reach triple digits already?”
“You’re the most troublesome you’ve ever been today.”
The big guy let out a huge sigh, as if to show it off to me.
“Kusakabe-chan, please say something to this guy too. Kusakabe-chan will probably be more effective than me.”
“Huh!? M-me!?”
When Hasegawa called out to Kusakabe, who was sitting in the front seat, she turned to me with incredible momentum. Her long bangs fluttered, but her hidden eyes were not visible.
“W-w-well… I… I… I’m… attracted to people who would strangle me…”
I suppose she was trying to compliment me, but the word “strangle” was too strong.
“B-b-but I already have Yakumo-san as my comrade! So please don’t get the wrong idea!”
Finally, someone other than me became the one to poke fun.
The timid Kusakabe Seemed to be trapped in some kind of mysterious paranoia.
“Having someone who worries about you… it must really feel heartwarming…”
“Kusakabe…”
“Kusabe-chan…”
When the usually quiet and reserved Kusakabe spoke, it carried an odd persuasiveness. At that moment, both Hasegawa and I felt uncomfortable and couldn’t say anything.
“B-but as Hasegawa-kun said, I have to admit, Comrade is a bit of a handful…”
“Kusakabe!?”
“Eep! S-sorry, sorry!”
“Hey, Akahori! Kusakabe-chan’s scared!”
“I just called out her name in surprise!?”
Is this my fault?
After being unexpectedly stabbed, I was subjected to unreasonable follow-up attacks.
“Hehehe! I’ve heard enough!”
“Yuzuru?”
“Ki… Kido-san?”
“Yuzuru-chan!!”
Appearing before us was our beloved Little Miss Unique, Yuzuru, the president of our uniqueness research club.
“I get it now! You want to go visit Sagirin!”
Yuzuru pointed her finger sharply.
Didn’t they teach you not to point at people when you were a kid? I thought, but more importantly…
“I have been saying that since this morning…”
“Hehehe! That’s right, that’s right! You don’t have to hide it!”
Ah, no, this is bad. They’re not listening.
It seems like all the girls around me aren’t interested in listening to others.
“So, let’s cancel today’s lesson for Renji’s sake! I also want to visit Sagirin, but it wouldn’t be good to crowd her, so let’s leave it to Renji!”
What should I do? Yuzuru seems like a goddess.
Despite being small, she’s a great goddess.
“Jibuuken is only Jibuuken when everyone’s here!”
“Yuzuru…”
“Um, why are you clasping your hands together like you’re praying, Comrade?”
“Maybe it’s because of the involvement of Yakumo-chan and Yuzuru-chan’s godly cuteness.”
Of course, since they’re right in front of me, I heard every word of their whispered conversation.
Nonchalantly spreading the word about Yuzuru’s greatness seems like something Hasegawa would do.
That aside, permission has been granted by the president. Now, all that’s left is to visit Sagiri after school…
“But I still think it’s strange that there’s no read sign…”
“She’s probably sleeping.”
“Yeah, she’s probably asleep!”
“Maybe she really is asleep…”
My concerns were immediately dismissed by the three of them chiming in at once.