425 You’re definitely not Senpai! (1/2)
Hoshi felt that something was wrong about Senpai's smile.
”I said, this place is so beautiful; it's so appropriate for the beautiful you, Hoshi.” Seiji smiled.
”…This doesn't sound like something Senpai would say.”
”Hmm?”
”If it's a joke… No, even if it's a joke, I don't think that Senpai would say something like this,” Hoshi stated as he looked into the other person's face. ”It feels somewhat disgusting.”
Seiji was rendered speechless.
”I was speaking from my heart. It hurts me to hear you say that.” He sighed.
”…I apologize, but I really do think that it's quite strange.”
”You may think it's strange because you don't understand the real me… actually, I've always been wearing a mask in front of you.”
”A mask?” Hoshi blinked when he heard this.
”Yes, I've been wearing a mask in order to suppress my true feelings for you.” Seiji clutched his own chest. ”But right now, right here, I'm no longer able to bear it anymore. I would like to express my true feelings for you.”
He looked into Hoshi's eyes and smiled deeply as if it came from his heart.
”Hoshi, I like you!”
Hoshi instantly widened his eyes to hear this.
Red leaves kept falling, and red flowers were shaking.
Hoshi's reaction to the handsome boy who just confessed wholeheartedly to him was…
Hoshi revealed an expression of disgust!
He backed up many steps, and took two deep breaths before he lifted his hand and pointed at Seiji –
”You're definitely not Senpai!! Who the hell are you!?”
Everything fell silent for a moment.
Seiji's cheeks twitched.
”I am indeed your senpai. How could you—”
”No! You're definitely not! My real senpai would never confess to me like this!!” Hoshi stated adamantly. ”Even though you look the same, you're definitely something else entirely! Your fake portrayal of Senpai is so terrible!! It's incredibly disgusting!!!”
Seiji fell silent.
A moment later, he chuckled once more, and had that same devilish smile from earlier.
”I didn't think that you would see through me so easily.”
Seiji… no, an existence that was pretending to be Seiji now spoke in a female's voice as she shrugged and extended her palms.
”This was clearly something that you wished for. Why are you resisting so much when you obtained it?”
Hoshi didn't speak in a very loud voice. However, his tone seemed unshakable.
The fake Seiji was able to sense this as she squinted her eyes.
”You… feel that this is enough for you?”
This was a rather vague question, but Hoshi understood what she meant.
”I think that this is enough.”
”You won't regret it?”
”I won't.”
”Why are you so certain?”
Hoshi fell silent for a moment and recalled some words Seiji told him on that day on top of the school building.
”You were my junior to begin with.”
”It's excellent that you have the resolution to become stronger.”
”Don't make it sound like I'm someone incredible…”
”I'm simply your senpai as well as your friend. That's all there is to it.”
That's all there was to it.