Vol 6 Chapter 10 (1/2)
Chapter 10: Girlfriend VS Ex-Girlfriend Mayhem
My ex-girlfriend decided to fight with my current (Girlfriend)—!
Sunday had passed and noas Monday, after school
Hime called Masuzu and I out, so we caround
”A children's playground that doesn't have children is simply just a contradiction”
As Masuzu said, there wasn't a single child playing here There was only a white bench that looked like it had just been freshly painted, along with a swing that didn't even have a speck of rust It seems like it had just been constructed, so perhaps that hy no one came to play
”This re when I was little”
Masuzu spoke as she lifted her head to gaze at the setting sun in the west
”It was probably because I hurt the to play with me Since I had to wait for my mother to co
Hi by herself on the bench below the street lamp
Although she saw our figures, she didn't wave or call out to us She only stared at us
—And she was the one who said she wanted to fight with Masuzu
What did you actually intend to do, Hime?
”hello, Akishi+no-san”
”hello”
When Masuzu and I drew close, Hime stood up
She looked neither thoughtful nor particularly enthusiastic She actually looked rather natural I originally thought that Hi nervously, but I never expected to see her looking so relaxed and well
In contrast, Masuzu's shoulders were very stiff
”Why did you call hting the Wyvernians, I don't think this is a place for such an ordinary person like me to show up”
Masuzu strangely put up this unfriendly act like the bad buy She was seeh alert
”Today isn't about that matter”
Hime shook her head
”It's soon Princess of Daant to tell you so middle school”
Masuzu and I simultaneously went, ｢Huh?｣
”So you called us here to talk about things from your past?”
Hime nodded her head
”It's because I absolutely didn't want Chia or Master to hear this I only plan to tell you two That's why, I hope you'll agree that you won't tell anyone about what you hear today Please keep this a secret”
Masuzu was silent, and her eyes see for a motive, however—
”I understand I won't say anything”
”It's the same with me, Hime I definitely won't tell this to anyone”
”Thank you”
Hime lowered her head
”This was so my first year of middle school At that tiirl I wanted to be the kind of person as liked by everyone and popular”
”Huh……”
So all along, the Hime who currently absolutely hates the ｢ordinary｣ actually had a phase like that
”However, I couldn't talk to others sloomy and shy That's why I tried to coht of countless ｢ways to make a person popular｣”
So basically it was just like ｢Jien-Otsu's｣ purpose right now
However, the first time we explained what the club activities were to Hiative attitude and called it a ｢vulgar concept｣
So all along, this was because she ｢already tried it all of it｣?
”First, I thought I just needed to sured I just needed to be keep sirl who always has a bright smile, then I'd be able to make tons of friends I practiced it a lot in the les that I thought others would find particularly cheerful I practiced this everyday”
”Isn't this a good thing?”
There's a coet｣
As long as you keep sood is bound to happen
”—However, in the end I beca by herself｣”
”The nicknaht as well return my cash｣
”What's this about money…?”
”In short, S Cash”
Hiaze towards the setting sun in the sky It looked like her happiness never arrived
Unconsciously, Masuzu and I also started looking towards the distance
Could this be awhere she intended to confess her dark history?
”Next next character I tried out was ｢the gentle girl who loves flowers｣ Every , I'd be the first one to school and I'd decorate the classroole day”
”Isn't that a good thing?”
Just like Masuzu said, I felt it was really nice if the classrooood taste
”But a week past, and no one noticed the existence of the flowers According to irl or a teacher who'd ht thery In the middle of class, I raised my hand and spoke up: ｢Everyone, listen here! I can hear the sound of flowers!｣—”
”Why did you say so like that?”
”I thought it would work back then”
Hiain
”However, reality is so et the disdainful looks ave me… furthermore, those flowers eventually wilted, rotted, and attracted a huge as that swarmed the classrooiven the nickna Master｣
””
The ot……
Even Masuzu, who so casually read aloud my black history, had sweat all over her forehead It was probably because she was shuddering from a different kind of black history than mine
”And then”
”There's more……?”
”Since I was the nurse's assistant[2] back then, I started acting the role of the ｢Pure White Angel Overfloith Love｣ I put a first aid kit in ot hurt or said their stomach hurt, I could take care of them immediately I always kept watch over the class”
”I think, this is a good thing……”
Masuzu's voice was very weak What kind of sad story was going to come next?
”Not long after,rumors that ｢my locker smelled bad｣ When I carefully opened the first aid box to check, I realized that the lid of one of the medicine bottles was open”
”That's where the stench came from?”
Hime nodded
”Then I was given the nicknaht Syrup Pill｣
”Enough! That's enough! You don't need to keep talkingggggggg!”
I covered my ears and fiercely shook my head
It was such a miserable past
It was just like my black history Or perhaps, it was even worse than mine
If this kind of content ritten in my notebook and Masuzu read it aloud, I would probably roll around for at least ten minutes
Even so, Hime held it in
Even though her face was red and her eyes were teary, her voice was very calm
”Afterwards, I tried other things two or three times, but they failed each time By the tiiven up on getting others to like ray color, and I shut myself in my favorite fantasy worlds”
At this time, Hime unconsciously smiled
”But Eita and President gaveto It becao to school I could even talk a little with my classmates I was so happy; however, when I heard this ｢Fake Boyfriend｣ thing, I didn't understand anything any, and envious thing was actually fake… I felt… betrayed”
Masuzu had been holding Hiaze all this time, but at this point she suddenly lowered her eyes
”But, I eak Rather than telling Chia or Master and then co up with a solution afterwards, I decided to keep the secret to myself I'm so afraid that the ｢Maiden's Club｣ that I've worked so hard to be a part of will collapse That's why I decided to go back to acting how I used to be—no, I'd be even on Princess of Dawn｣ than I used to be I wanted to become the person President said I was This way I could possess the same bonds as Eita and President I wanted to become an accomplice”
”You said, accomplice?”
Masuzu's voice cracked
Even I was shocked I never expected there would be a third person ould use this line just like Masuzu and me
”It doesn't matter if I've been betrayed or if I'm weak I believe that if I beco will fade away Even if I'm rejected by the world like I was inas I can be companions with you two, then that was all I needed—that's what I decided”
Then, the pitch of her voice dropped
Hime lowered her head for a moment, and then she looked towards the sky
It was an intense scene reminiscent of the color palette of autumn—a crystal clear sunset
”However, this neorld is very gentle It's so gentle that it shocked me”
Hime exposed a rueful smile as she spoke
”My current classmates, the disciplinary committee, Master, Chia, Mana, and everyone are the same They're totally different than entle They're willing to accept on Princess of Dawn｣ This was entle”
Watching Hi
Compared to a person who only put a seal on his dark histories—like me, she had walked an entirely different path
”Because you changed, Hied That's why the world becaentle”
This re!｣ [3]
She becareat difficulty and say, ｢There's someone I like!｣
Mana, who looked down on Hime's poem and tore it into two pieces, now even becaed into the clubroom for her sake
Hime’s time at the ｢Maiden's Club｣ wasn't worthless at all
”That's why I can't become a cheater”
Hime was calm, but she very firmly put forward her final declaration
”Is that all you wanted to say?”
Masuzu raised her head and stared straight at Hime
”You gave this lofty speech of beautiful ideals, but in short you're plotting to wreck the contract between Eita and me? I won't fall for your trap I don't need an accoh”
”President……”
Hime's smile was slowly overcast with a shadow Her expression turned into an extremely sad face
Masuzu's expression in contrast looked more and more sinister
”Do you have the qualifications to criticize me? Hey, Ms ｢Ex-Girlfriend｣, aren't you just a liar yourself? You're just acting like the character of Holy Dragon Princess of Dawn, aren't you? Isn't that fake!? You and I are both liars! We're the sa!”
”No!”