Why Is the Prettiest Girl in School Trying to Talk to a Loner Like Me during Lunch Break?

Chapter 117 – One Who Surpasses ‘D’

“Fujibayashi-san, I’m really sorry…”

“N-No no… Andou-kun, don’t feel so bad about forgetting my name! Like I said, I’m always with Ishida-kun so I naturally fade into the background. This happens all the time.”

“Ah, because Ishida stands out so much, for better or worse…”

“Exactly. You’re dating Asakura-san, so you know what it’s like, right?”

“True… Wait, even your class knows about me and Asakura-san?”

“Of course! Someone like Asakura-san starting to date is massive news. I doubt there’s anyone in school who doesn’t know. They were announcing it over the PA during lunch for a while.”

“Seriously? I always go to the convenience store outside during lunch, so I had no idea.”

“Um, Andou-kun? Leaving campus during lunch break is against the rules…”

(I’m aware. But such rules are meaningless to a loner with no place at school.)

“Actually, when I become Student Council President, the first thing I’ll change is that rule. Convenience store access during lunch for everyone!”

“Wow, total abuse of power… This is definitely the type Ishida-kun hates…”

“So you don’t look down on me for it, Fujibayashi-san?”

(Though she says that, I don’t sense any hostility from Fujibayashi-san like I do from Ishida.)

“Well, I do support Ishida-kun… but that doesn’t mean I think exactly like him… Besides, maybe you’re just someone Ishida-kun doesn’t mesh with, but you could still be a good person, right? So it’s my role to help him see that.”

“Huh…”

(She looks quiet and gentle, but… unlike Ishida, Fujibayashi-san doesn’t just reject people outright. She’s got a big heart and big breasts… Truly one who surpasses ‘D’!)

“By the way, why are you in the library, Fujibayashi-san? No election work with Ishida?”

“Yeah… Ishida-kun still has things to do, but…

‘I can handle the rest alone. Fujibayashi, go ahead home.’

…he said. But I’m free anyway, so I’m reading here until he finishes. Actually… shouldn’t you be campaigning, Andou-kun? You’re the actual candidate after all.”

“My Class Rep– I mean, my advisor basically said ‘You don’t have anyone to network with anyway, so just wander around and try to get recognized’ and shooed me away… So I’m rebelling by slacking off in the library. Same as you, basically.”

“Ehh… I don’t think it’s quite the same… But seriously, if you don’t make yourself known now, winning will be really tough?”

“It’s fine! I just made myself known to you, Fujibayashi-san!”

“Making yourself known to me doesn’t count!?”

“”…Pfft, ahaha~””

(But what is this… Even though we’re talking for the first time, conversation with Fujibayashi-san feels strangely natural… Wonder why?)

(Strange… I’m usually bad at talking to people, but I’m already comfortable with Andou-kun… Why is that?)

“Do you come to the library often, Fujibayashi-san?”

“Yeah, not constantly, but before morning homeroom, when there’s no Student Council work… and sometimes during lunch. You?”

“Let’s see. Not mornings, but sometimes lunch, and mostly after school. For someone like me with no friends, the library’s basically a refuge.”

“Oh, I totally understand… I don’t really talk to anyone in class besides Ishida-kun either, so when he’s not around, I end up escaping here.”

“Then we’re the same!”

“Yeah, the same~”