206 Chapter 207 - Special (1/2)
‘Of course I realize it. I, Mika Uehara, am just an ordinary girl.'
‘My family isn’t particularly rich, I’m not outstandingly beautiful, I can’t always be honest with my feelings, my hobbies are ordinary, my grades are ordinary, my athletic ability is ordinary, and there are no specialties I can be proud of.'
‘I don’t have Chiaki’s unique personality, Juumonji-sensei’s maturity, Kagura-san’s ethereal beauty, Asamiya-san’s firm resolution, or President Yoruhana’s illustrious family background…'
‘I’m not ”special.”'
‘Those ”special” girls have their own brilliant lights around them, while I am doomed to be engulfed in their lights, as I’m ”ordinary.”'
Seiji Haruta was ‘special.’
Even though he was, at first, a fat scumbag NEET, after changing himself and making an effort, he became just like a reborn phoenix who was spreading its wings and shining like the sun.
His experience, personality, appearance, and abilities had all far surpassed normal people, and he was unmistakably extraordinary.
That was why Chiaki, Juumonji-sensei, Kagura-san, Asamiya-san, and even President Yoruhana… Many girls were attracted to him.
‘I’m also one of the girls attracted to him. Considering it more closely, I might be the first girl to have deeply fallen in love with him.'
‘If I try to force myself to find my ‘specialty,’ it might be the only unique point about me compared to the other girls attracted to him.’
But this ‘specialty’ was meaningless.
If this was a television drama or a movie, the first female character that appeared would typically be the heroine.
But reality wasn’t like this.
‘Even if I personally witnessed the change in Seiji, and I was the first girl that fell in love with him, his heroine isn’t me.'
‘He views me as an important friend. As long as I’m in danger, he’ll unhesitatingly come to save me and protect me, just like that time. But he doesn’t love me… he doesn’t have romantic feelings for me.’
This was only natural to Mika.
‘How could he possibly fall in love with an ordinary girl with nothing special about her apart from a cute appearance? Especially since she used to insult and look down upon him and has a lacking personality.'
That seemed impossible.
‘As long as I’m ”ordinary,” I don’t even have the ability to attract his attention. I am not his heroine. I’m only a side character.'
‘And I’m only a side character that’s soon going to become nothing more than a bystander that lacks presence.’
…
”It’s impossible for you to obtain him. If you use certain methods, you could indeed become his woman, and with his personality, he’d definitely take responsibility. But is that really what you want?”
”She” kept smiling lightly as ”she” talked to Mika.
”She” had silver-colored long, smooth bangs, a white face with exquisite features, and her peach-colored eyes seemed to be shining slightly. Her pink lips were arced ever so slightly upwards in an almost unnoticeable smile.
”She” wasn’t human!
”She” was the legend of Genhana High School’s festival: the girl in traditional pink clothing!
Mika never expected that she would actually meet her.
Was someone pretending to be the legend? No, it was impossible for anyone to think this if they personally witnessed her sight… or, more accurately speaking, it was impossible to doubt her after witnessing her float in midair.
This was the real deal!
”You’re a good girl who wouldn’t do such a thing to obtain him. That’s why your best choice is to give up now.”
”Give up on your romantic feelings towards him, and just be his good friend. Or, be more extreme, and cut off all relationship entirely with him… but it’s probably impossible for the ordinary you.”
”Just convince yourself to slowly give up. That’s for the best.”
”She” kept explaining to Mika with no malice whatsoever, with an attitude of merely stating the facts.
It was painful for Mika to listen to.
She really wanted to turn around and escape, but her feet seemed rooted to the ground as they wouldn’t move.
The silver-haired girl watched her for a long time in silence.