I Was Unreasonably Dumped By My Girlfriend And Had My Heart Broken. When I Rescued A Beautiful Girl Who Was My Former Classmate And Idol In My Class From A Group Of Yarisa, My Gray College Life Started To Shine - Chapter 57

Episode 57: Running Away?

It was a story that was hard to understand.

I don’t understand why.

“…S-Since when?”

I regretted asking immediately, realizing there was no point.

“Well… I don’t really know. I’ve never been in love before. So, I didn’t know what it meant to ‘like’ someone. But when I’m with you, Keito-kun, my heart races, I feel warm, I don’t want to be apart from you, and I want to have you all to myself. After thinking it over, I finally understood. This feeling is love.”

“…Hikari.”

“So, um… I want you to go out with me… I guess.”

Aoba clasped her hands behind her back, swayed a bit nervously, and glanced at me.

At that moment, something seemed to reach its limit. Aoba suddenly started running.

“I-I’ll hear your answer tomorrow! On the mountain!”

She kept getting further and further away.

In short, it was an excuse to leave without a proper explanation.

And she was incredibly fast. Despite her clumsiness, she has excellent athletic abilities, that beautiful girl.

Moreover, even fate seemed to favor her. Just as she crossed the pedestrian crossing, the light turned red, preventing me from catching up.

Her figure grew smaller and smaller until it disappeared into an alley.

“…What am I supposed to do now, seriously?”

I stared blankly at the signal that had now turned green.

It wasn’t that I was unsure of my answer.

When I thought simply about how I felt, the answer came surprisingly easily. In fact, I already had the answer but had been postponing it. The certainty was there.

However, the opportunity to convey it had been postponed unilaterally.

She always does whatever she wants.

“Well, I guess that’s just like her.”

Muttering to myself, I regained my composure.

Then, a brilliant idea struck me.

Surely, it was a much better method than chasing after her or calling to give my answer now.

For now, I decided to return to the reunion venue.

Opening the door, I was greeted by,

“Hey, hey, Kei-chan! What was that just now?! That beautiful girl was Aoba Hikari from the neighboring high school, right?! What’s going on between you two?!”

“I was really surprised! Are you dating her? Unforgivable!”

“Switching from Asuka-chan… isn’t that a bit too quick?”

It was exactly the reaction I expected.

Boys and girls alike surrounded me.

“Well, um, she’s a college friend…”

In past gatherings, I could deny such teasing directly because we weren’t actually dating.

But now, what should I say? This situation, where I had been confessed to and my answer was pending, what should I call it…?

Because of my hesitation, my words become weak.

“Hey, it looks like this is serious.”

“That reaction is way too suspicious!”

And they pressed further.
These guys have always been like this.

Anyway, while all this was happening, the atmosphere quickly returned to its lively state.

And so, the reunion ended peacefully.

I stepped outside the venue.

Karaoke? Bowling? My classmates were excited about the after-party, but I declined and slipped away from the group.

Despite my friends’ strong attempts to keep me there, it couldn’t be helped.

To face tomorrow, I needed to prepare.