Volume 4 - CH 44.2

No way it’s settled…!

Thankfully, I had thought of an answer.

Even if I answered that I liked her, and if I added that I liked her as a friend, the answer would be neither good nor bad.

Alright, let’s give it a try.

“By the way, don’t say that you like her as a friend. Either you like me as a person or not, this is the only answer I need from you.”

“Huh…”

My answer was crushed again!

She said that I had only two choices: either I liked her as a member of the opposite sex or I didn’t like her.

What a terrible choice to make.

It may seem like the last option in a gal game, but for me, both of them are straight to the bad end.

If I say that I liked her, she’ll force me to get married. If I say that I don’t like her, and from the way she looks, she might …xxx my member.

“Now, which one…?”

“Uh…”

When I was struggling with what to do, Orihara-san interrupted us with an annoyed look on her face.

“Hey, that’s just too cruel for Kiryu-kun, isn’t it?”

“Ah…? It has nothing to do with you, so can you please shut up?”

“I’m not going to shut up. You are forcing him to say that he likes you.”

“Ah…?”

The blonde-haired lady looks like an angel, while Mone-san looks like a devil.

If it weren’t for the perverted part, I’m sure I would have fallen in love with Orihara-san.

Mone-san’s murderous look didn’t scare her in the slightest, but Orihara-san kept a serious face and stared back at her.

“Even if you force yourself to get someone’s feelings like that, I’m sure Kiryu-kun won’t love you from the bottom of his heart, okay?”

“…!”

“On the contrary, I think you’ll end up despised. Do you want to be despised by Kiryu-kun?”

“…It doesn’t matter. As long as I get Kakeru-kun, I’ll be…”

“Do you think this kind of love lasts forever? I don’t think that’s the way if you want to be liked in the true sense of the word.”

It sounded like a good argument, but I wanted to shout at her, “You don’t have to say that.”

But I pretended to be airheaded so as to not interfere.

“Damn…I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“It does matter. Because I like Kiryu-kun too.”

“What?!”

Maybe she was unable to turn away from Orihara-san’s words, or perhaps the blood rushed to her head, Mone-san took out a kitchen knife from her bag.

Her eyes were intensely black at the moment.

“…I’ll kill you. I won’t allow anyone to interfere with my love life with Kakeru-kun.”

“Wait! Mo, Mone-san!”

Mone-san was filled with murderous intent and didn’t listen to my restraint.

She swung the knife in her hand at Orihara-san.

But Orihara-san maintained a cool face and slammed her hand knife into the arm that held the knife.

“Ku…!?”

With that momentum, the knife left her hand and fell to the floor.

And then Orihara-san hit Mone-san’s abdomen with her fist, and Mone-san fainted without letting out a scream.

“Mone-san!”

“Don’t worry, she’s just fainted. I’ve been in the karate club for a while now, so I can defend myself with some self-defence.”

“Is that so?…”

I had no idea that the blonde-haired lady had such a past.

People often say that appearances can be deceiving.

“What are you going to do with her? It’s attempted murder, so should we call the police?”

Calling the police … Sure, Mone-san did such a terrible thing, but she is still my best friend.

There’s still room for rehabilitation, and I prefer she overlook it for this time.

“The manager will be here soon and she seems to be a relative of his. So I’ll leave her to him. However, I’m sorry to make you a victim, Orihara-san…”

“You don’t have to tell me. I’m not going to report it or file a damage report. However, you owe me this, okay?”

I owe her, but in this case, it was unavoidable.

After thanking her again, Orihara-san paid the bill and left the store.

Phew… I’ve had a hell of a time, but I guess it’s all settled.

But what will Orihara-san do to me…

Just thinking about it, my whole body shudders.

And then there’s the matter of Mone-san.

I’ll have to talk to the manager-san and see what I can do about it.