The Reason Why The Cool Beauty Who Repeatedly Ignores Messages Replies Only To Me. ~The Lonely Beauty Wants To Know The Lonely Me〜

Episode 54: I Want to Be Honest

Maybe it was the fatigue from the camp (both physically and mentally), but as soon as I got home, I threw myself onto my bed.

I feel more at home in my room than anywhere else.
.
“Hey, hey, Kotoku-kun, are you going to sleep already?”

I feel more at home in my room than anywhere else.

“Kotoku-kun’s room still doesn’t have any naughty stuff. Boring.”

Since Saeki had been sleeping next to me in the tent yesterday, I hadn’t been able to relax at all.

Still, I need to decide when to go to the fireworks festival with Saeki next.

“Hey, Kotoku-kun! Don’t just ignore a girl after bringing her to your room!”

Tamari, dressed in a white dress, sat down on my feet as I lay on the bed.

“I didn’t bring you here. You just followed me to my house.”

“Oh? Did I?”

“You know… camp is over, so go back to your own house.”

I raised myself up, moved Tamari, who was sitting on my outstretched legs, out of the way, and sat down side by side with her on the bed.

“Well, I didn’t get to be alone with Kotoku-kun during the camp.”

“That’s your own fault. Challenging a hopeless competition and inviting Saeki and the others.”
“So, Kotoku-kun, would it have been better if I hadn’t invited everyone?”
“T-That’s not exactly what I meant…”

Tamari stood up from the bed, twirled around, and let her dress skirt flutter.

“I love having fun, so I enjoyed it because Saeki-chan, Machibari-chan, and even Mishiro-chan, whom I met for the first time, came to this camp. Besides, if it were just the two of us with Kotoku-kun coming reluctantly, it definitely wouldn’t have been fun.”

“Reluctantly, huh… well, I can’t deny that.”

Tamari smiled and said, “Right?”

Certainly, Tamari’s camp plan was wild with back-to-back BBQs and beach flags, and I’m sure I would have hated it even more if it were just the two of us…

“For me, this time at camp, rather than wanting to be alone with Kotoku-kun, I wanted to see Kotoku-kun’s happy face.”

“My happy face?”

“Of course, I know that Kotoku-kun loves me, but…actually, Kotoku-kun seems to have more fun when he’s with other girls than with me.”

“No, no, it wasn’t fun; it was just a lot of hassle and stress.”

“Even though you actually had fun. Going on a beach date with Machibari-chan, being hugged by Mishiro-chan, sleeping with Saeki-chan… You’re such a womanizer.”

Tamari glares directly at me while puffing out her cheeks.

“You made all of that happen! I didn’t do anything!”

“Well, that’s true~.”

Tamari sat back down next to me on the bed and continued talking.

“I want everyone to know the real Kotoku-kun. I don’t want everyone to misunderstand and think Kotoku-kun is twisted.”

“I-It’s none of your concern…”

Knowing more about me won’t bring any benefit, and no one would want to know.

“I know. From the time I was bullied, Kotoku-kun became someone who didn’t make enemies.”

“……”

“Kotoku-kun has a very troublesome personality, but he’s actually kind and considerate. It’s just that people don’t know that.”

“N-No! I’m just a twisted person.”

“No, even if Kotoku-kun’s attitude is cold, your heart is warm.”

“Warm? Where?”

“Seriously, you should understand yourself better.”

Tamari said that and stood up from the bed, holding her things and reaching for the doorknob.

“That’s all, advice ends here.”

“Advice?”

“If you get dumped… I’ll take responsibility and support you, Kotoku-kun.”

“Huh?”

Tamari left my room after saying something incomprehensible.

“See you later, Kotoku-kun.”

“O-Okay.”

What was that all about?

✳︎✳︎

After the camp ended and we returned to the station by bus, my sister and I stopped by a nearby family restaurant before heading back to the apartment.

“Sister, is it still just chicken grill and beef steak as usual?”

“…Today, I’ll just have the chicken grill.”

Something was off.

Normally, my sister would respond to this question with something like, “Huh? It should be double the amount.”

“Sister, are you okay?”

“…Are you trying to say that I’m losing my mind?”

“No, it’s just that you seem more flustered than usual.”

“I-I’m not!”

I wonder if Kotoku and sister ended up doing it after all?

…The thought of Kotoku becoming my brother makes me happy, but it also feels a bit uneasy.

“Mishiro? Can you press the call button quickly?”

“…Okay.”