While I Was Giving Love Advice to My Best Friend, the School's Most Beautiful Girl Somehow Became the Closest Person to Me-Chapter 3Volume 1 . - Me, the Angel, and the Clumsy Beauty

Me, the Angel, and the Clumsy Beauty

“Hey.”

Asahina-san poked me in the back.

“Kogure-kun, go with Shizuku and help her.”

“What?”

“Your favorability will definitely increase if the two of you work together more. I think Shizuku will start to see you differently.”

“Well, maybe that’s true.”

“And then… you can start asking her out for a date.”

“Huh?”

Ask her out for a date? There’s no way I can do that.

Besides, I don’t actually like Otsuki-san. I’m just gathering information about her for my best friend, and I don’t intend to get any closer than necessary.

“Isn’t it a little too much to ask someone out on a date just because we’ve started having conversations?”

“That’s not true. You should go for it if you have feelings for Shizuku.”

“No, it’s definitely too soon. We should get to know each other better first.”

“It’s not too soon. I can’t wait that long.”

“…”

“Kogure-kun!”

Why is she rushing me so suddenly?

I can’t understand what Asahina-san is thinking. I’m sure I’ll be rejected if I ask her out.

For now, I need to find a way to get through this situation. As I slowly backed away, Asahina-san pressed on me.

“Are you even listening to me? Hey!”

“Oi, what are you doing!”

A man’s voice echoed down the sparsely populated corridor. I recognized the voice as that of my best friend, Hirasawa Reo.

Reo grabbed my arm and pulled me behind him with a stern face.

“Asahina, don’t come onto Ryouma like that.”

“It’s none of your business, Hirasawa-kun.”

“It is my business. You think I can just ignore you do that to Ryouma? Huh?”

Reo glared fiercely at Asahina-san and then turned his gaze to Otsuki-san, who was nearby.

“Eek!”

Perhaps it was because of his stern look, but Otsuki-san’s expression turned to one of fear.

“Hey, don’t scare Shizuku!”

Otsuki-san, who was dearly loved by Asahina-san, would never allow it and immediately stood in Otsuki-san’s way.

Reo and Asahina-san then glared at each other.

I whispered into Reo’s ear, making sure the girls couldn’t hear us.

“I’m fine. It’s not good to give Otsuki-san a bad impression.”

“But still…”

“I don’t like it. I don’t like your high-handedness. Acting all important and ignoring the feelings of the girls!”

“Hmph, look who’s talking. I’ve never liked your cold-hearted nature from the start. You’re always so cold to Suzuki, Satou, and Tanaka!”

Their relationship was like oil and water. The already poor impression between the two had turned into the worst possible situation.

“Don’t ever talk to me again. Shizuku, let’s go.”

“Y-Yeah.”

“Ryouma, let’s get out of here.”

“…”

Reo and Asahina-san turned their backs and began to walk away.

It was a complete severance. Otsuki-san followed Asahina-san, and I had no choice but to follow Reo. We parted ways with the girls and entered the school building.

Reo, who had been stomping along, suddenly stopped.

“Ughh!”

Reo suddenly screamed and curled up his body. This was not a sight he would want the girls who liked him to see.

I moved in front of Reo.

“What’s wrong?”

“…Hey, Ryouma. Do you think Otsuki hates me now?”

The school’s most popular guy, who had always been so spirited, was now on the verge of tears and feeling down.

“Maybe she doesn’t have good feelings for you now.”

“I see…”

“Why did you even do that? You know I was getting close to Otsuki-san for your sake. You should have definitely avoided picking a fight with Asahina-san. Didn’t we talk about the misunderstanding she had just yesterday?”

Reo’s head drooped even lower.

He’s basically cool… but surprisingly reckless and clumsy. I understood Reo’s personality well.

Last night, when I told Asahina-san that she misunderstood my feelings for Otsuki-san, she said,

『If it’s Ryouma, I’d be upset but I’d step back… sniffle. Please make the person I like happy.』

It was a really tough situation. What a hellish scenario.

“You should have just left me alone.”

“I can’t do that!”

Reo raised his voice with a strong tone.

“You know her. How could I just stand by when she’s doing something bad to you.”

“But it’s pointless if the girl you like hates you because of that.”

“But I can’t just leave you alone, Ryouma!”

Sigh… Even if it means being hated by the girl he likes, I’m touched that my childhood friend is willing to help me.

It’s because he always comes to my side that I don’t mind not having any other best friends besides Reo.

I touched Reo’s slumped shoulder.

“Thanks, Reo. Let’s start over from scratch.”

Now… it’s bad that he has angered Asahina-san. I need to find a chance to redeem myself, or maybe I’ll be banned from talking to Otsuki-san. But I’m a bit reluctant to initiate the conversation.

As I was pondering this during the afternoon classes, a message popped up on my smartphone.

ARISA: 『Are you free after school today? There’s something I want to talk about at that place.』

It was a surprisingly calm message from Asahina-san. I thought maybe she wasn’t that angry after all, but then another message came in.

ARISA: 『Shizuku scolded me for confronting you, Kogure-kun. Uuu…』

I see, so she had her own lecture on the other side. With this… maybe there’s a chance. I sent a reply.

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After school, I confirmed that Asahina-san had left the classroom, waited a bit, and then left myself.

Just to be safe, I checked my surroundings before deciding to enter the cafe that Asahina-san frequents.

“Wow…”

I spotted Asahina-san sitting in her usual seat. Her expression was a mix of anger, apology, and perhaps even love and hate.

It seemed she had ordered immediately upon entering, as there were already several pancakes on the table.

“What’s with that?”

She glared at me sharply, but I ignored it and took a seat opposite her.

I noticed that there were pancakes on my seat as well.

“Asahina-san… these are?”

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“I may have gone a bit too far earlier. It’s not exactly an apology, but… you know.”

Perhaps Asahina-san had been scolded by Otsuki-san and was reflecting on it in her own way.

I decided to accept the pancakes. The special sauce is too sweet for me, so I opted for the regular honey sauce.