When I reunited with my arrogant childhood friend, she had become a talented and beautiful girl - Even though she has probably forgotten about me and I don't want to be toyed with, for some reason she keeps getting involved with me!? - Chapter 52 - (Extra) Secretary and Treasurer
“Ah, Nakano-senpai, hello!”
When I opened the door to the student council room, only my junior, Komiyama Hiyori-chan, was there.
“Oh, Komiyama-chan. Um… are you alone?”
“Yes, Senpai is with President Shinjo on another matter, and Vice President Kanzaki is with the election management committee.”
“I see, I see.”
I sat down across from Hiyori-chan.
“…”
“…”
Without any reason, I opened my phone, checked for notifications, and closed it. I repeated this process.
I checked Twitter. Nothing interesting, so I closed it.
I opened the internet, and even though there was nothing, I pretended to scroll through.
I kept doing this.
…This is so awkward.
Hey, what should I do!? This silence is killing me!?
If this were Akane, she would naturally bring up a topic, and with Itsuki, we could talk about a game we played yesterday… but I barely know Hiyori-chan, so I have no idea what to talk about.
But, ugh… should I, as her senior, initiate conversation?
“Um, what are your hobbies?”
This feels like a matchmaking interview… I can’t make fun of Itsuki for this…
“Huh? My hobbies…?”
Ah, Hiyori-chan is so nice… she’s seriously considering my sudden question.
“Well… I recently discovered I might like cooking.”
Oh, cooking… she’s so feminine…
“Ah, speaking of which, Itsuki mentioned the other day that he likes Komiyama-chan’s tamagoyaki…”
“R-really!?”
Whoa! She really latched onto that!?
Isn’t her response to Itsuki’s topic a bit too strong?
Come to think of it, Akane calls President Shinjo by her title, Kanzaki-san by her title, and I’m called Nakano-senpai. It’s pretty normal, but she only calls Itsuki “senpai”… that’s strange.
Well, it’s too early to jump to conclusions… right? But didn’t she say they eat dinner together every day?
“Um, what do you think of Itsuki? Do you like him?”
“Huh? I like… more like admire… The time I spend with him is very comforting for me. That’s why I don’t want to lose him. I feel strongly about that. That’s all.”
…Wow, her feelings are much bigger than I expected.
I thought it would be more like a straightforward crush like, “Senpai!! I love you!!” But it’s much more intense than I imagined…
“What about you, Nakano-senpai?”
“Huh? Me? Well… a friend with whom I get along well… I guess? When we’re together, time flies, and it feels like he’s always in my heart.”
I said exactly what I was thinking, so I’m not sure if it came out right…
“…I don’t know how to say it, but it’s more than I thought… never mind.”
Huh? What was she trying to say? Oh well.
“What do you think is Itsuki’s weak point?”
I figured she would be eager to answer any topic about Itsuki, so I decided to go a little deeper.
“Let me see… not exactly a weak point, but the first thing that comes to mind is that he suddenly disappears… I hate that.”
“Ah, I get it. He helps you out on his own, but disappears before you can thank him, saying something like, ‘You’ll be fine without me, right? See ya!'”
“Exactly! That’s what I’m talking about…!!”
Our heated conversation continued for a while.
“I’m back~ Oh, Futaba and Hiyori are here… huh?”
“What’s up, Itsuki?”
“Ah, no… it just seems like you two have gotten closer?”
“Well, who knows?”
“Who knows, indeed?”