Volume 1 - CH 61

“But does that mean that you are completely resented without justifications?”

After school I came to the cafe I usually frequented with Akira to consult with him.

“Though the fact that Koyomi did a horrible thing is something that can’t be denied though. If they find out, they will look coldly at her. I have to avoid that at all cost.”

“Funー, but isn’t this somewhat weird? Even if he tears Koyomi and you apart, there’s no guarantee that his crush would bear any fruit.”

“Un……….I’m a little bothered by that.”

“Could it be that he has a high self-evaluation of himselfー?”

“I think he is confident in himself……..It’s just that, rather than that, he seemed to have more confidence in overwhelming me.”

“Ha?”

“There was something that was weighing on my mind a bit.”

“Nn?”

“I feel like I’ve met him somewhere before………….”

“Like I said, that was yesterday.”

“That’s true but…….somewhere, I felt like I met him somewhere else. I remembered when I met him yesterday. But even so, the feeling that I had met him somewhere before won’t fade.”

“Like you met him somewhere before once?”

“Nnー……….I’m still somewhat uncertain though. His manner of speaking and his face, I can’t recall it at all, I thought that it could have just been my feeling but….I don’t know……”

“Funー……………”

Iseda, Tenya……….

It’s no use, I can’t remember.

“So, what are you going to do in the end?”

“………………”

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“Soー? Have you thought properly about the manner yesterday?”

“Aah……….”

The next day, when I went to the back garden, Iseda was already there, and he asked me immediately.

“So what are you going to do? Tell me.”

“I’ll accept your terms………..”

“OK. As expected. Ah, but…….you can’t tell any of this to Koyomi, you know? If you tell her then I’m going to spread the evidence. Of course, in a way so that the perpetrator won’t be known.”

(TLN: Just a thought but shouldn’t this conversation be recorded at the very least to gain some advantage one way or the other?)

“Aah………I get it.”

“Then let’s going to the main topic.”

“………………..”

“I’ll teach you that I’m better than you, and I would be loved more. And that I’m more appropriate for Koyomi.”

(TLN: I’m sick of this narcissist, this reminds me of those two narcissist from Seirei Gensouki and Mobusekai……)

“How would we do that?”

“During the next term test. The one with a higher ranking will win.”

“Is that fine with you?”

“Of course. What else other than this……..”

Iseda looked down and muttered softly with a dark expression that was a mixture of anger and sadness.

“If you don’t have the appropriate qualifications………then you have no right to be loved…….”

Just who is Iseda…………

“By the way, I’m ranked second more or less? Wasn’t there a Hirayama in your class who came in first? I’ll beat that person this time, too. I’m really going for it.”

“I got it……….”

“But there are other things I can do besides that. For example, at tomorrow’s ball game, I’m going to try to win first place by completely overwhelming you. I might even accidentally put my foot on you.”

“That doesn’t matter………..Because I will not lose.”

“Hahaha. By the way during your lost, even I don’t want to hurt Koyomi either. ”

“Then don’t threaten me.”

“It’s a case by case basis, because the way you’re coming across is the worst. If I don’t tell you that then you will not be willing to play along, you won’t be able to win.”

“………..I see…….”

“Anyway, if you lose, you will reject Koyomi. Just not right away. It will be during the day your deadline expires. Reject her on that day. And after that, cut all ties with her. That way, Koyomi may have the pain of a broken heart, but nothing more, and new love will do wonders for the pain of a broken heart, won’t it?”

“So that’s your aim……..”

“That’s correct. Then the talk ends here. I’m looking forward to tomorrow………..”

“……………….”

Iseda tapped me on the shoulder and walked away.

I watched his back and clenched my fists.

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“Akita!”

As soon as I returned to the classroom, I called out to Akita.

“Nn, Oh, Ou? What’s the matter Kouyou?”

“Regarding the match tomorrow, how is it?”

“Eh? I have to look at the copy…….”

“Then is it Class 7?”

“Nn?”

“If everything goes according to plan, where do we meet the seventh group?

“Etto………..If I’m not wrong then it should be in the finals…..”

“I got it…………”

The finals……….I wonder if this is just a coincidence….

I was so embarrassed to be the center of attention. He, on the other hand, was very successful, and the team won.

Not just Koyomi. The people around me definitely have some amount of good impressions fo him. As proof that he’s better than me, this much should be enough.

“So why?”

“The finals tomorrow, I will definitely not lose. Can you lend me your support?”

“Wh, what is it? It’s not just the finals, we’re going to win them all! And if class 7 is in the finals, I can’t lose any more! I’m going to get my revenge for the school festival!”

“Th, thank you…………….”

“It’s okay! If you work hard to that point, we will have no troubles scoring points! We won’t lose if we have you!”

Akita said that while he patted my shoulder all while laughing.

“Could it be, Iseda……..?”

Akira muttered from the side.

“Aah……”

For the time being I’ll focus on tomorrow.

I will not definitely let us lose………….

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Author’s Note:

I think I’m going to do an extra version of this story, because I don’t want everyone to get bored with the seriousness of this story. So I’m thinking of doing an extra chapter.

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