I Was Betrayed by My Childhood Friend, so I Won’t Lie to Myself Anymore

Episode 11 – Love Letter

Yesterday was a day which changed everything for me.

How people look at me and my school life from now on. Then, I ended my relationship with Yuina and I began dating Igarashi san (Temporary). 

As I looked in the mirror, I decided from now on I will live my life as the real Saeki Ryouma without holding down. 

It was just like yesterday when I entered the living room, my mom called out to me. 

“Good morning Ryouma, fufu, seems like you look sharper than yesterday.” 

“Morning Mom. Ah～, maybe it’s because I had to deal with a lot of things yesterday, so I have to pull myself together.” 

“Hmm maybe so, then do your best again today. Okay, here’s your lunch.” 

“Thanks.” 

After receiving my lunch from Mom, I patted Ayaka’s head as she was still half awake while eating her toast. I decided to leave the house and headed to school. 

Today also, I arrived at school with the same gaze drawn at me, especially when I opened my shoe rack without paying attention. Then, a bunch of letters fell out. 

“Huh? A harassment…? It can’t be, right…?” 

For a moment I didn’t know what was happening. There were many letters with a heart sticker on them, and there I realized, those letters were love letters. 

“Oh～it’s just been one day and it’s already like this, as expected of Ryouma San, right〜.”

Asahi, who had just arrived at school, had a grin face and approached me. Beside him stands Akari who had the same grin face and teased me.

“As expected of Saeki kun~, changing into a handsome person huh~”

“Don’t tease me, you two. Haaa…just like what my dad said huh.”

I muttered to myself, wondering what to do with a bunch of love letters. Suddenly, Akari chan took the love letters and shoveled them into the inside of my bag.

“Wait, Akari chan ?”

I was surprised by Akari chan’s sudden mysterious behavior. For some reason, she looked at me with a satisfied face. 

“Yosh! You know what, Saeki kun? Be sure to read all these love letters properly okay ~? This means there are so many girls out there who think you look good because you’ve changed ! fufufu~ that’s right ! I should tell Koharu chan about all this ~!”

I looked at Akari chan, who had run away with a pout. Asahi gave me a pity look and told me to just give it up.

“Akari got involved huh? Well, just do everything Akari said okay. I also did the same thing after being told that.”

“Okay then, since they mustered up their courage to write it. I’ll read it later.”

I said that while tap – taping my bag. Then, I went to class with Asahi.

“Good morning.”

Following Asahi, who entered the class with a greeting as usual, I also entered the classroom and did the greeting.

“Morning.”

“Ah, good morning Kikuchi kun and Saeki kun  ~!”

“G-good morning~. As expected, I still can’t get used to this Saeki kun~”

“Good morning Saeki kun !!  hey hey, can I talk to you normally from now on?? Ah, Kikuchi kun too, good morning~”

Then the classmates who were close to Asahi greeted me, so I greeted them back one by one. 

“Good morning Kijima san.”

“Noda san too, good morning. Oioi, you had a whole day yesterday, get used to it.”

“Ah, Hiiragi san. Feel free to talk normally with me. Let’s be good friends from now on.”

After I greeted the three of them, he looked at me  with a surprised face. 

“Ryouma. You know the name of 3 of them ?”

“Hm? Yeah. I remembered them at that time from my self-introduction. 

I said that with a natural kind of face to Asahi. 

“Hey hey, do you know ! ?” 

“Me, what about me～?”

Then, the other classmates gathered around when they heard our conversation, and  just like that, it became a name-guessing contest  among classmates. 

They were classmates, but on the other hand, there was Yuina.  I don’t know what Yuina said by the time I came, but I think that she did something when I saw Yuina with a little swollen eyes.

However, I didn’t really care about that and continued to converse with my classmates. 

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“Ryouma～let’s have lunch with Akari and the others today～.” 

“Roger～.” 

I was invited by Asahi, so today we moved again to the courtyard.

We met up with Shuri and her friends at the same time. Then, we started eating lunch.

Then after eating to some extent, I decided to tell the three of them about what happened yesterday after school. 

“Yesterday, I talked to Yuina after school. She didn’t talk to me today, so it seems that she endured it a little better. However, since I told her that I had a girlfriend, I may have to bother Igarashi San a little while. I’m really sorry about that.” 

I told them that I had ended my relationship with Yuina yesterday, and at the same time I told them with my head bowing down that the girlfriend (temporary) thing would still be going on for a while. 

After that, Igarashi San waved her hands and told me to raise my head. 

“No way, I don’t think it’s troublesome ! I’m the one who decided to participate in the first place, and I will cooperate until your situation settles down, Saeki San !” 

“Ah okay, thanks. That really helps.”

As I was relieved and at ease, the idiot couple came at us while grinning.

They really look alike, these guys.

Some time had passed. Just as I stood up to go back to the classroom, my hand suddenly grabbed and it almost knocked me off my feet.

“Wew, watch it. Hmm ? Igarashi San ???

I was confused that she suddenly grabbed my hand. Igarashi San looked me up and asked me about this morning.

“I heard about this morning from Akari Chan, is it really that you’ve received love letters….?”

“Ah~, yes. I’m reading it in my spare time, is there any problem ?”

“If, just if okay ! If the one who writes letters to you confessed to you, what will you do…”

“No? I have Igarashi San, so I’ll say no. After what happened with Yuina, I don’t want to go out with anyone for a while.”

I totally don’t have any intention of going out with anyone so I’ll say no.

“So, am I good….?”

“Ahh, so like that. But look, Igarashi San is my girlfriend (temporary), so that kind of thing is not like that with you. Well, but-”

“T-that’s right…uh…i-I’m sorry I asked you something strange ! Then, let’s go back to the class, Akari Chan !” 

“Eee !? Koharu Chan~! Wait~!”

“Ah, Wait…”

Just as I was about to finish my conversation, they ran off.

“My dear Ryou, you are a truly guilty man.”

( TL/N : he basically said [Ryou yo. Onushi mo tshumi na otoko ja na.])

I was annoyed by Asahi’s sudden teasing in a hermit-like manner. I decided to kick Asahi’s ass and head back to class first.

“Aaaaaaaa!!! My ass!!!” 

[Jeez. I’ve been mocked a lot since I’ve dressed like this. Even so, the way she looked up to me was amazing, as I expected from the number one beauty in school.]

(TL/A : looks like we’ve got ourselves a (finally) good heroine..)