I Asked A Beautiful Girl, Who Was About To Jump Off The School Rooftop, 'If You're Going To Die Anyway, Could You At Least Take My Virginity Before You Go?' To My Surprise, She Agreed. - Chapter 9: Receiving Another First Experience From The Most Beautiful Girl In High School.

Receiving Another First Experience From The Most Beautiful Girl In High School.

After the second experience, I lay on the bed with Hatsune, basking in the afterglow. The only thing covering our bodies was a thin, white blanket.

“Yakumo-kun, you seem surprisingly into this,” she teased, leaning over to peek at my face.

“That goes both ways,” I replied.

“Don’t say things like that…!”

Hatsune turned away, and I wondered if she was embarrassed. Seeing her back, I couldn’t help but think she looked cute. At the same time, the fact that I was the only one who knew this side of the most beautiful girl in school filled me with a sense of superiority—something that made me realize I might be a rather pathetic person.

“Hey, Yakumo-kun,” she said, still facing away but suddenly adopting a serious tone.

I was captivated by her lovely white back but managed to respond.

“What’s on your mind?”

“I want to talk about our relationship moving forward.”

Our future relationship—this was something I should have clarified before we got intimate for the second time. It felt pretty pathetic for a girl to have to bring it up first. Even if I had gained cheat abilities in another world, my indecisive, introverted self hadn’t changed at all.

But now was the time to change that. I needed to take responsibility for this ambiguous relationship.

“Leave it to me; I’m ready.”

“Okay… then I’ll say it.”

Hatsune rolled over to face me.

“Yakumo-kun, let’s start as friends!”

“Huh…?”

I was taken aback by her words, as I had been bracing myself for something else.

“Friends, huh?”

To be honest, it would be a lie to say I hadn’t hoped for a relationship beyond friendship. After all…

“Do you think ordinary friends would do something like this?”

“Well, yeah.”

Exactly. Here we were, lying naked on the bed, facing each other.

“That’s why!”

“So, does that mean you want to avoid doing this kind of thing with me?”

“Um, more like the opposite…”

Hatsune squirmed and pulled a pillow close to her face.

“If we became more than friends now, things might get out of hand, and other aspects of our lives could suffer. For the sake of self-control, let’s start as friends. I want to build a proper relationship with you…”

Hatsune hid her face behind the pillow. If she wanted to impose limits, she really should stop with the enticing behavior. Though, I guessed she wasn’t aware of it.

I tried to suppress my rising emotions and spoke up.

“If that’s the case, then you’ll be my first friend, Hatsune-san.”

“So, you really didn’t have any friends, did you, Yakumo-kun?”

Hatsune peeked out from behind the pillow.

“That’s a bit harsh to say, isn’t it?”

“Sorry, sorry! I’m just happy because I feel the same way.”

“So, you were also alone, Hatsune-san?”

“A-Are you mocking me out of revenge?”

“No, I’m not mocking you. I’m not in a position to do that.”

Her expression brightened at my words.

“Well, that’s true. You and I are kindred spirits.”

“Kindred spirits? Sure, we share the common trait of not having friends, but I think we’re quite different in many ways.”

I didn’t think we were kindred spirits, considering I was a low-key introvert while Hatsune was a well-known beauty in our school.

“No, no! I was an introverted loner in middle school, sitting quietly in the back of the class reading books all by myself. I was a glasses girl.”

“So, your current self is a high school debut, then?”

“Correct! Though I’ve struggled with communication and made some mistakes along the way.”

Hatsune sighed deeply, “Haah…”

“So, you usually don’t talk to anyone in class?”

“Yeah, I just get too nervous to say anything.”

“And the reason you keep rejecting boys who confess to you is because of social anxiety?”

“That’s part of it, but honestly, I just haven’t met anyone who caught my interest until now.”

As I engaged in a back-and-forth with Hatsune-san, I thought to myself:

“Despite that, you’re still able to talk to me normally.”

“I wonder why. Maybe it’s because I sense a kindred spirit in you, which makes me feel at ease?”

Hatsune flashed an innocent smile, and I couldn’t help but feel confused by her ability to exhibit a “lone beauty” vibe when interacting with everyone else. With a smile like that, she could easily get along with anyone.

As I pondered this, a feeling of unease stirred within me.

“What’s wrong, Yakumo-kun? You look troubled,” she asked.

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

It seemed that my embarrassing emotions had shown on my face.

“Really…? Well, if you say so.”

Hatsune didn’t seem to care much about it. Instead, her attention shifted elsewhere. She propped herself up while covering her chest with the pillow.

“Since we’ve become friends, let’s exchange contact information!”

Hatsune picked up her smartphone and made that suggestion.

“Now that you mention it, we still haven’t done that.”

I turned over on the bed and reached for my clothes, where I had tossed my student uniform pants. I pulled out my smartphone. Looking at the time, I noticed it was just before 6 PM.

As an introvert, I usually went straight home after school, and even today, my little sister had been bombarding me with messages. I decided to ignore them for now.

Using a QR code, I exchanged LINE information with Hatsune.

“Oh… this is the first time I’ve exchanged contact information with someone of the opposite sex, aside from my mother and sister.”

I gazed at my friends list on LINE, feeling a slight sense of accomplishment.

“Wow, really?”

“Yeah, though I don’t have contact information for any same-sex friends either… What’s wrong with you?”

When I turned around while lying face down, I found Hatsune sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at me with a cute grin while still hugging her pillow.

“I’m your first friend, and I’m also the first girl you’ve exchanged contact information with. Isn’t that nice?”

“What’s so great about that…?”

“Well, if I told you that you’re my first friend and the first boy I’ve exchanged contact information with, how would you feel?”

“I see…”

That might indeed be something to be happy about.

“Wait a minute… isn’t there a difference in value between a contact from a loner like me and that of the most beautiful girl in high school?”

I couldn’t shake off that question. But Hatsune seemed to be focused on something else.

“The most beautiful girl in high school… You really think that highly of me, Yakumo-kun?”

“No, it’s not just my personal opinion; it’s a well-known fact…”

“But that means you think so too, right?”

“Well, yeah.”

“Fufuu~, I see.”

Hatsune blushed shyly. She had previously claimed that her beauty made her a target for bullying, yet now she was delighted to be complimented by me. I couldn’t quite understand it.

“I think you shouldn’t worry about my opinion at all.”

“Hmm… I’ve thought this for a while, but you really have a low self-esteem, Yakumo-kun.”

“Ah, well, I can see myself objectively.”

As I said this proudly, Hatsune gave a wry smile.

“I really think you’re underestimating yourself. After all, you handled that troublesome bully quite skillfully.”

“That was… kind of a fluke.”

“That’s part of who you are, with that incredible talent. You should have more confidence.”

“Confidence, huh…”

Indeed, the cheat skills I obtained in another world are part of me. I had been viewing them as something to be ashamed of, but maybe I could look at them more positively?

“But Yakumo-kun, I don’t think you realize it, but you actually look pretty good.”

“It’s hard to accept a compliment about my appearance.”

“No, really. You have a solid and dependable build, and while your bangs hide your face most of the time, it’s quite handsome in my opinion—um, actually, never mind.”

Suddenly, Hatsune’s face turned bright red, and she stumbled over her words.

After that, I borrowed a shower in Hatsune’s room, got dressed in my uniform again, and stepped outside.

As I looked up at the third floor where her apartment was located after exiting the building’s entrance, I thought about how Hatsune seemed to genuinely like me.

—”Let’s start as friends. I want to build a proper relationship with you, Yakumo-kun.”

She had said that.

“Starting as friends” meant I could hold onto the hope for more, right? But still, I couldn’t quite understand why she held such favorable feelings toward me.

Well, it was clear that I was becoming increasingly interested in her. I was completely captivated by Ichigaya Hatsune, a girl who was both beautiful and charming.