My Childhood Friend Who is My Girlfriend was Stolen by My Best Friend. From Now on, I'll Flirt with My Ex-Best Friend's Little Sister! - Chapter 42

Childhood Friend’s Comeuppance (3)

“Well, considering I have the recording from the family restaurant, I think it’s impossible for you to talk your way out of it.”

“Eh?”

The moment I said those words, my childhood friend stands there in shock with her mouth slightly agape.

I show a slight smile on my face, as if revealing a secret.

“The day I broke up with you…that day, I was at the family restaurant too. By pure coincidence, I was sitting right behind the table you and that guy sat at.”

“N-No way…”

“Don’t you find it a bit strange, the place I chose for us to meet?”

“……”

She swallows hard, falling silent once more.

“Also, I have a recording of the time you broke into my house. Rinka recorded it for me, even this very conversation right now is being recorded too…well, I don’t think the recording of our conversation right now will be very useful at this point.”

I open my phone and show her that it’s actively recording our conversation right now.

Her eyes widen in surprise. Then, she collapses onto the floor, sitting down on her knees.

“I know your dad is a trusting person like me, but with this kind of evidence, he won’t be able to ignore it.”

“…I-I…really do love you, Toshi-kun…”

She slowly raises her face, showing me her eyes, red and swollen with tears.

But I remain unfazed.

I sit down as well, meeting my childhood friend’s eyes directly.

“You saw me and Rinka together at the park and misunderstood that we were dating, right?”

“…yeah, that’s right.”

“Then, when you were feeling down and heartbroken, you let yourself be taken advantage of…and you gave your body away.”

“…yeah.”

“After that, you found out I wasn’t actually dating Rinka, so regretted your actions…and that’s when your sense of chastity got messed up. I’m skipping some details here, but that about sums it up, right?”

“Yeah…that’s right.”

After confirming that much, I let out a short, mocking laugh.

“W-Why are you laughing…?”

“Just thought it’s funny—you’re still lying, even now.”

“Eh? I haven’t lied about anything…”

“I’m talking about you saying you really love me.”

“It’s true! I’m not lying—”

“That’s a lie.”

I cut off her words.

I got her words on record. Now, it’s my turn.

“Then, let’s say it wasn’t just a misunderstanding—if Rinka and I had actually been dating back then, what would you have done?”

“……”

“You only regretted it because you found out Rinka and I weren’t together, right? So, if we had been dating, you wouldn’t have felt any regret, would you? Isn’t that right?”

“T-That’s…”

“That’s what?”

“……”

“I won’t know if you keep quiet.”

My childhood friend looks around nervously, her eyes are darting from side to side.

Afterwards, she clenches her fists and speaks in a faltering voice.

“Despite so…I still love you, Toshi-kun…that hasn’t changed.”

“That’s all you’ve got to say, after taking up this much time?”

“……”

“That’s enough. Ah, and telling your dad everything isn’t the only thing I’m going to do. That’s just the main part. I’ve got a few other plans, too.”

“W-What…are you going to do?”

My childhood friend looks up at me with anxious eyes.

“I’m going to get rid of every memory we have together.”

“Eh?”

“You take a lot of pictures. So, you probably have tons of pictures of me. I’m going to throw them all out, and everything you have that’s connected to me. There’s still some time before your dad gets back home, so I think it will be fine.”

“Don’t just decide that on your own! N-No, I don’t want that…!”

As I get up, showing that I’m serious, my childhood friend desperately clings onto my leg.

“Let’s cut off all ties. I think that’s the best solution. Actually, no, that’s not the right way to put it. I want to cut ties with you.”

“…d-don’t take away my past. I don’t want to throw away the memories I made with you, Toshi-kun…!”

I wonder what makes her think that she has the right to say that?

She has been doing whatever she wants without a single care in this world. But now, she doesn’t want anyone to do anything that she hates to her.

Sasaki, who has been completely left out, hesitantly join the conversation.

“N-Naegi-kun…do you really have to go that far? I don’t expect you to forgive her, but…cutting all ties with Tsuki-chan like that…I mean, I don’t have a childhood friend, so I might not understand, but is it really okay to end things with your childhood friend so easily?”

“It’s not easy. But that’s the only way to resolve this.”

“Isn’t that a bit extreme? I was always jealous of how close Naegi-kun and Tsuki-chan were, you both were like siblings…that’s right! Tsuki-chan, why don’t you give him that thing you made for him? You worked so hard on it. A-Ah, you see, Naegi-kun—”

“Shut up! Just shut up already! You’re only making things worse! Because of you, Toshi-kun hates me even more! Just stop saying unnecessary things and shut up!”

Sakaki tries his best to lift the mood.

However, in response, my childhood friend becomes furious at him. She raises her voice so loud that it echoes throughout the living room as she pounds the floor with her fist, venting her frustration.

Sasaki just stands there, stunned by my childhood friend’s sudden outburst.

“Blaming someone else again…?”

“……”

“You know, Sasaki might have his weird side, like his hobby of cross-dressing, but he is a lot kinder and more considerate than I am…he is on your side even in this situation and yet…you truly are the worst. You haven’t changed at all.”

“……”

My childhood friend lowers her head and hides her face, sitting there in a daze for a while.