My Gift Is “Beauty”. I Think It’s Useless, but It Seems to Be an S-Rank Gift With the Strongest Buff Effect for Beautiful Girls

Chapter 11: I Like You

“Hibiki-chan! I’m really sorry!!”

“From me too… I’m really sorry…”

The next day, during lunch break, Koharu and Hiroyo called Hibiki to the school rooftop. They were apologizing with their heads pressed against the concrete ground.

“W-Why are you apologizing to me!? It’s not like… I’m dating Hiroyo or anything… You don’t need to bow like that…”

Yes. Hibiki and Hiroyo aren’t going out.

But even so… there’s something more.

Koharu knows how Hibiki feels, and Hiroyo has noticed Hibiki’s affection toward him. And Hiroyo himself likes Hibiki too. When they thought about it, the very first thing they felt they should do was apologize.

Hibiki doesn’t look well.

From the moment she was called out, she had a vague feeling. It was something she had done herself. Something Koharu could have done too. She had thought about it many times. But when it became reality, it just hurt her heart a little…

Yesterday, Koharu went completely wild. She wouldn’t let go of Hiroyo, throwing herself into sex with abandon, making him release over and over. With her skill that lets her feel no pain, Koharu experienced the ultimate pleasure even though it was her first time. So, she didn’t stop until Hiroyo’s mom came home from work.

Meanwhile, Hiroyo felt guilty somewhere inside, but he couldn’t help feeling good too. The worst part was when Koharu told him, “Activate your skill,” and made him use his “Skin Quality Improvement” skill on himself.

With the skill active, she moved his hands, and Hiroyo ended up rubbing his own chest with his own hands. An insane pleasure took over his brain, and that’s when Hiroyo lost it. Up until then, he hadn’t moved on his own, but after that, he started moving himself. That’s why Hiroyo felt even more guilt.

“…I knew it would turn out like this. But… neither of you are bad. It’s just the skill’s backlash, right?”

“Hibiki-chan…”

“Maybe if Koharu and I had switched places, I’d have been the one to do it first… That’s how strong the backlash is.”

Talking about these what-ifs doesn’t help, but it’s true that it could’ve happened that way.

And then, Hibiki made up her mind.

“I… like Hiroyo. —At first, I just got carried away by desire and did it… but as I got closer to Hiroyo…”

“Hibiki…”

With trembling eyes, Hibiki slowly spoke.

She clenched her fists tightly and confessed her true feelings, even with Koharu right there. Her legs were shaking, and Hiroyo could feel how hard she was trying to tell him.

“Hiroyo, what about you…? What do you think of me…?”

“I like you, obviously!!”

“Hiroyo!?”

Hibiki asked Hiroyo nervously. But his answer came back instantly. That’s why Hibiki was so surprised, and tears suddenly flew into the air.

Hiroyo stood up from where he’d been pressing his hands to the ground.

He walked over to Hibiki and took her hand.

“I like you, Hibiki.”

“Ko… sei…”

Hiroyo whispered words of love, and tears overflowed from Hibiki’s trembling eyes.

Behind them, Koharu watched happily.

“I… don’t stand out in class at all, and even now that I’m friends with Hibiki, that hasn’t changed. But Hibiki is always shining… popular with everyone. …If I hadn’t gotten this gift, we wouldn’t even have had a connection—she’d be someone way out of my league.”

“T-That’s not…”

“It’s true. My face isn’t anything special, my clothes are plain… If I’d stayed the way I was, I don’t think I’d ever have brought a girl to my house.”

That’s how little contact he had with girls, and Hibiki lived her days as a quiet, unnoticeable guy.

He’d even had fantasies that if he became an adventurer, maybe he’d start getting popular. But that didn’t happen, and he’d given up hope.

“But because Hibiki found me, my dark feelings started to change, and now I’m glad I got this gift.”

“Hiroyo…”

“That’s why I like the Hibiki who made me who I am now. Even if it started with selfish beauty motives, you really like me now, right?”

“Yeah… yeah… I like you…”

“Then this ‘like’ is real… though it’s my first time feeling like this, so I don’t really get it myself… haha.”

“Idiot…”

Hibiki wasn’t making a sad face anymore. Her feelings had gotten through, and the person she liked returned those feelings. She was filled with the happiest emotions possible.

Maybe that’s why.

Maybe because she understood she’d become Hiroyo’s number one.

Hibiki’s heart had grown bigger.

“Koharu…?”

“Hm, what’s up, Hibiki-chan?”

Koharu still hadn’t stood up. She was crying from happiness after Hibiki’s feelings got through. But she didn’t know how to make up with Hibiki from here.

“Koharu, you don’t have to hold back, okay?”

“Huh… what do you mean…?”

“You can… have sex with Hiroyo. It’s fine.”

“Wha—Hibiki!? What are you saying…!?”

“Hibiki-chan!?”

Hiroyo’s eyes widened at the unexpected words, and Koharu couldn’t hide her shock.

What was Hibiki thinking?

“I really like Koharu too. I want her scars healed, and I want her to get even prettier. This is because she’s been my close friend forever.”

“B-But…”

“You don’t know if you like Hiroyo, but… it felt good, right?”

“Ah… no… y-yes…”

Koharu’s face turned red, and she admitted it. She couldn’t meet Hibiki’s eyes, feeling max embarrassment.

“Koharu, you used your skill, didn’t you?”

“Ah…”

“It’s the perfect skill for your first time having sex, right?”

Hibiki saw through everything.

If she were to sleep with Hiroyo, she’d use her skill to reduce the pain of her first time. There’s no need to endure the pain on purpose. She could easily imagine that in that state—body heating up, giving in to desire—she’d use it.

“For me, just dating Hiroyo makes me happy… Besides, I think Hiroyo will have chances to use his skill on people other than me or Koharu in the future too. The backlash can’t be avoided… So, as his girlfriend, I have to be understanding.”

“But… is that okay?”

“I’m fine as long as I’m Hiroyo’s number one. Plus, there’s no way to stop a girl who turns into a wild beast after using the skill and can’t move afterward. If that’s the case, I just have to accept it.”

“Hibiki-chan… you’re too kind…”

Hibiki was thinking.

She had no choice but to give up her dream of being an adventurer, started using a gift she never meant to use on others, and now she’s gradually changing. There will probably be more chances to use it on people besides herself and Koharu in the future. That should help Hiroyo feel glad he got this gift.

Hiroyo’s gift is like a dream ability for girls. Everyone knows how expensive beauty treatments are—any girl would look it up. It’s so costly that high schoolers can’t afford it, and even adults can’t just throw money at it easily.

Eventually, more people will need Hiroyo’s power. So, as the closest person to him, she’ll support him without getting in the way of his success.

“Once Hiroyo said he liked me, I let go of everything… so I’m okay now!”

While saying that, Hibiki took Koharu’s hand and pulled her up.

She hugged her tightly, wrapping Koharu’s body in her arms.

“We didn’t exactly fight, but… this is us making up, right, Koharu?”

“Hibiki-chan…”

Koharu clung to Hibiki’s arms, trembling slightly.

She felt relieved. She thought from the bottom of her heart how lucky she was to have such a kind best friend.

“Then, let’s meet at my place after school today.”

“Huh?”

“You did it with Koharu yesterday, right?”

“Well… yeah, but…”