While I Was Giving Love Advice to My Best Friend, the School's Most Beautiful Girl Somehow Became the Closest Person to Me-Chapter 9Volume 1 .2 - I Want to Know More About You
I Want to Know More About You
“Thank you for coming to the game today. I think I was able to move more than ever because… because you were watching, Otsuki. Thank you.”
“That’s not true. Look, there were also a lot of fans from Hirasawa-kun’s fan club cheering, and everyone was supporting Hirasawa-kun.”
Reo shook his head.
“I was only looking at you, Otsuki. I wanted your support the most. It’s because I like you, Otsuki!”
His confession was direct and firm. I remember when Reo was always timid and hiding behind me when we were little, but he had grown up. He had already stood out for his height and looks when we entered junior high school.
“That’s why, I want you to go out with me!”
Otsuki-san’s face, which had been downcast, lifted.
“Thank you, I’m really happy. It’s the first time I’ve been confessed to… and to think that someone as amazing and well-liked as Hirasawa-kun would say he likes me, it’s almost unbelievable. But I don’t know if I should accept these feelings…”
“I’m sorry, but I heard that Otsuki liked Asahina’s Aniki. You’ve had feelings for over ten years… I understand it’s not easy to let go. But my feelings for you, Otsuki, I don’t think I’ll lose to anyone.”
“…What do you like about me?”
This was the moment of truth. Reo took a deep breath.
“The trigger was… when Asahina got the top scores in the final exams. I was struck by your smile, Otsuki. You’re as happy as if it were your own achievement. From then on, I started watching you… and seeing you diligently support Asahina behind the scenes, I thought you were a really good person and fell for you. After that, I only had eyes for you. I love how you properly put back the desks and chairs after a conversation with friends, how you clean the blackboard and turn off the lights after moving classrooms, and how you work twice as hard covering for someone who forgot their cleaning duty. I love how you file and deliver prints for students who are absent….”
“Ah, um…”
Otsuki-san started to panic as Reo continued to list his likes.
“I love how you cheer up a sad friend with all your might. I love how you talk to the potted plants in the classroom early in the morning, I think it’s really cute! I love how you don’t give up and keep trying in physical education, even when there’s something you just can’t do! I love how you make delicious meals. You’re good at making bento! I love the gap when you get upset by Ryouma and start using slightly darker language! I love the kind-hearted Otsuki who waits until Asahina is done being confessed to and then walks home together!”
“Reo…”
“Hmm. Well, if you want to win over my Shizuku, you have to do at least this much.”
I hadn’t expected him to go this far.
It was like a full-blown crush. Reo really only had eyes for Otsuki-san. I might not have realized just how big Reo’s feelings for Otsuki-san had become.
“I loved the hair ornament you wore the other day, it suited your hair color! I love the dress you wore to the amusement park so much that I keep looking at the photos! I love how your hair becomes semi-long when your usual ribbon comes off. I can’t stop looking at it! I love the way you looked when you wore glasses borrowed from a classmate, it’s etched in my memory!”
Reo took a deep breath.
“I absolutely adore you, Otsuki! If you wish… I’ll shout even more about the things I like about Otsuki!”
“Please don’t!”
It was Otsuki-san’s voice, released as if she were shouting.
“I am not a good enough girl to be liked by someone like you, Hirasawa-kun.”
“No, that’s not true, I love you! I love you too much.”
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“I’m not kind. I can be quite mean.”
“Mean is fine! That’s part of what makes you the kindest person in the world!”
“I’m short and stubby.”
“I prefer someone short and stubby!”
“I’m troublesome.”
“I like troublesome girls!”
“My brain is definitely worse than Alisa’s or Hirasawa-kun’s.”
“I’ll teach you all sorts of things!”
“I don’t have any special talents!”
“So what? I love you anyway!”
“I’m not as cute as Alisa!”
“Otsuki is cuter than Asahina to me!”
“I can’t compete with Kogure-kun!”
“I…”
Otsuki-san spilled out her complexes in response to Reo’s feelings.
A kind and caring girl. Right next to her was the ideal girl liked by all the boys, and although she loved her, she must have had her concerns.
I understand. I always felt inferior to Reo too. But still, I continued to stay by his side.
“I always admired Ryouma. He’s kind, he can do anything… and he always helps me when I’m in trouble. Even in today’s match, it was Ryouma who gave me the best pass and supported me, allowing us to win. I can confess to Otsuki now because Ryouma went out of his way to help me. I always thought, if only Ryouma were a girl…”
“Kogure-kun, your face is red.”
“…he’s embarrassing me.”
“I understand the feeling. I might have said this before, but I’ve often thought if only Shizuku were a boy. But…”
“Asahina-san?”
Reo firmly grasped Otsuki-san’s shoulders.
“But everything changed when I met you, Otsuki. That’s why I… more than Ryouma”
That shout could be called a cry from the soul.
“Otsuki, I want you to spoil me to the fullest!”
It was the kind of phrase that would make anyone who didn’t know the context wonder what on earth he was talking about… but.
“Hehe. Just so you know, my spoiling is pretty amazing. It’s too late to say you want to go back to Kogure-kun later.”
It seemed to resonate deeply with the supreme pampering woman. After many twists and turns, the two of them were finally united.
Watching Reo and Otsuki-san snuggle up together…
Tears were streaming from my eyes.
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*Asahina Alisa’s POV
Yes, tears were streaming from Kogure-kun’s eyes.
I was surprised by the tears that came at the moment they were completely together.
“Hey, Kogure-kun, why are you crying!?”
“Ah… I’m crying?”
“Um… could it be, you know, maybe you liked Shizuku or Hirasawa-kun after all or something like that…”
“That’s not it.”
Kogure-kun shook his head vigorously.
“I’m just so happy. I’m happy that Reo got together with the girl he loves… It’s a joy for me as a friend that his long-continued feelings have finally borne fruit.”
“I see..”
I guess I feel the same way in that sense.
Shizuku is the one who was confessed to, but I think they’ll surely make a great couple.
Shizuku’s happiness is my happiness, after all.
“And then there’s her, Otsuki-san.”
“Eh?”
“I’ve heard about how she has always felt inferior to Asahina-san and Mizuhara-san. Reo is bound to become an amazing guy. And Otsuki-san, being chosen by someone like Reo means she’s an incredible person too.”
“…”
“So maybe she’ll be able to face her wonderful childhood friends like Asahina-san on equal terms. If you think that way, I’d be happy.”
Kogure-kun is glad for Shizuku too. He’s equally happy for my best friend. And he called me wonderful!?
Ah, that’s nice. He really is wonderful. A friend who can express such honest feelings… That’s something I, with my bad personality, could never do.
A truly kind person who earnestly cares for his friends. If he was always by my side… maybe I could become kind-hearted too.
Oh no, this is bad. My feelings are overflowing. Is this what Hirasawa-kun meant when he said the more you know someone, the more you like them?
I might have come to realize once again today that I like Kogure Ryouma.
I want to get to know you better, Ryouma… I want to know more about you.
