My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As Expected

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"I've thought about it carefully."

In fact, Hayama must have seriously considered it, not just about Isshiki, but many other things as well. That started from the school trip—no, it should be even earlier—and has never changed. And so, that guy maintains many things, and is also constrained by many things.

It's something that's being maintained, and the guy next to me who's proudly talking about his friends is probably included in that too.

"Of course, that's Hayato-kun. He wouldn't just say something that leaves a bad impression on someone."

"They really trust him—"

I blurted it out without thinking.

Hobu looked at me with some surprise, as if he was about to say something like, "Oh, you're kidding, aren't you?" or "I don't think that's how it is." Well, Hayama is indeed a reliable person.

Perhaps it was the word "trust" that made him a little shy, or maybe it was the cold wind or something, but Hubu's face turned red. Oh my god, don't be shy! This is making me shy too… and then slowly began to organize my thoughts:

"No, how should I put it, it's not like that. Well, it means Hayato is very reliable."

As if to hide his shyness, the Minister of Revenue patted his chest and said:

"I'm really confident that Hayato helped me a lot..."

"There's nothing to brag about..."

However, he didn't look ashamed. Instead, he raised his head and smoothed his disheveled hair.

"Well, I really had to borrow a lot of favors."

Remember to pay it back later.

"Yes! That's exactly what I mean!... Well, it doesn't seem really necessary..."

Although he started off casually, his expression gradually became serious, prompting people to urge him to continue with their eyes. Then, Tobe gently scratched his cheek and said:

"Although I often consult with him... Hayato has never consulted me, and even if he did, I probably wouldn't know what to do."

A smile that was a little dry and cold, like the wind that had just blown by.

It was withered and somewhat lonely.

The silence felt a bit awkward, so I tried to find a way to start a conversation.

"...Well, well, I didn't consult you guys because I didn't have any worries."

"Yeah! Hayato-kun is handsome!"

"No, looks don't matter... Besides, back at Disneyland, he helped a lot, and that guy seemed to have received a lot of help too, though I don't know..."

"Yeah! Because he's handsome!"

That incident was indeed caused by his good looks...

The Minister of Revenue seemed to have figured something out and quickened his pace, muttering to himself, "So cold, so cold..."

Looking up, I saw that Ooka and Yamato had slowed down, seemingly wondering why Tobe hadn't followed.

"Then I'll go after them first."

"Okay, bye."

The Minister of Revenue waved his hand and suddenly charged forward, shouting as he ran. The remaining two scattered and ran forward, yelling, "Let's get out of here!" and "Hurry up, don't let him catch up!"

Ah, it's another chase between boys.

The two who escaped, along with the Minister of Revenue who was chasing after them, all seemed quite pleased.

But if there should have been another person in the middle of it all, then if they hadn't expected this burden, they would probably be playing around in that group too.

Thinking about it, I suddenly regretted what I had just said:

They don't consult with me, so they have no worries or anything. How could that be?

Act III

Watching the three of them playfully walk away, I continued running slowly.

The boys' training involves running a lap around the school, while the girls only need to run a lap around the internal buildings. Therefore, they will only meet at the main gate and side gate.

However, since the girls' route is much shorter, they ran past this point very early and were practically deserted. Besides the difference in running speed, many people also came with the mindset of just running casually.

You can see many girls gathered in twos and threes, almost strolling around in circles.

For example, there were three girls standing side by side blocking my way—

"We can't run fast at all, there are three of us..."

"Yeah, yeah, a marathon is impossible."

"Uh-huh"

"That's terrifying!!! I definitely wouldn't have that much strength—"

The three of them were having a great time chatting and didn't even notice that someone behind them wanted to pass by.

Ahhh, all that "we" and "yeah" stuff, it sounds like a conversation between high school girls... Are you guys having a good time, performing a three-person comedy routine? Or are you playing the three strings of a shamisen...?

Well, it's good that you guys have a good relationship... but you guys don't really need to run side by side, do you?? I can't possibly get through! But if I went up and patted you on the shoulder saying something like, "Hello... could you move aside..." I'd probably get eye rolls and comments like, "Who are you?" or "This person is disgusting..."

Ugh, this is so hard for me...

I had no choice but to keep a safe distance and follow closely behind.

The path is actually quite wide; as long as one of the three people doesn't block the way, that's enough... for example, the one in the middle with the slightly short red hair—

Ok?

This person seems to be...

What's this about Sichuan...?

No, no.

Original characters, right? Like Shichida or something...

No, not at all! For example, Saga, or Sagami, etc.

Ah yes, it's Sagami.

My classmate, and the former chairman of the sports meet and cultural festival.

The only one with such a prominent title is Minami Sagami.

The other two... they have PE class together for the whole grade, so they're probably from another class. These two seem to have a good relationship with Sagami.

Unlike Miura and Kawasaki, whose beauty is aggressive, she's not particularly cute either. If I were to name someone who's just an ordinary passerby, I'd probably rank around 8th or 9th in our class—yes, it's decided! You're the 8th cutest passerby! As for the other one, passerby B, that's all.

Passerby A leaned over and waved to the other two people with both hands:

"Heard about it? It's a real battleground!"

"Ah, Miura and Yuihama, right?"

Sagami is truly one of our classmates; the phrase "battleground" immediately brings to mind that rumored incident.

"Yes, that's it. I wonder what it's actually like?"

Passerby A was talking enthusiastically, while passerby B said in a low voice:

"How should I put it? It's like the kids who seem like good people are actually the most cunning? The kind who send New Year's greetings emails to everyone?"

"Poi! It's so similar to Yuigahama's style, poi!"

What is this guy, Poipoi, spamming? Is he trying to show us Solomon's nightmare?

Seeing the lively reaction from passerby A, passerby B smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. Then, like a female celebrity, she smoothed her loose hair and said with some doubt:

"Although he's a good kid... he's still that kind of kid."

"I understand, yes, that one. Right, Sagami?"

"Yes, yes"

Passerby A nodded and shook Sagami's arm, and the group laughed together.

You jerk, no matter if you're from Sagami or Saga or whatever, didn't you get a lot of help from Yuigahama during the sports festival? Now you turn around and laugh at her. How heartless of you...

Without realizing it, I clenched my fist.

Ah, I see, now it feels real.

I had completely forgotten what Yukinoshita had said until just now. This is probably exactly what Yukinoshita was worried about.

No one is perfect in handling interpersonal relationships; there will always be some flaws. Yuihama is no exception, but she tries her best to fill those gaps and lets others see them. With kindness and care, she actively works to mend things—but rampant rumors will ruthlessly expose these flaws, and the better the repairs are done, the uglier the scratches left behind.

They don't necessarily have any prejudice or hostility towards Yuihama. She herself wouldn't bring it up if she were present.

So, they were just good friends having a normal chat, like discussing trendy outfits or the latest candy—it was just a topic. Even their tone was very light and cheerful.

"The Miura Group is in chaos. There's NTR (Netorare) going on, people are being NTR'd, they're being dumped, it's definitely going to be a huge mess."

They nodded and smiled as easily as if they were discussing a TV series.

Surprisingly, only one person did not nod.

"Ah, ah... um"

Sagami gave an ambiguous answer.

"However, Yui-chan probably didn't do that..."

"Eh?!"

The unexpected answer made the two widen their eyes. Passerby A gasped softly, while Passerby B, as if doused with a bucket of water, waited in astonishment for Sagami's next words.

Sagami looked at the two of them and, being very perceptive of the atmosphere, immediately added:

"Ah, think about it, wouldn't that girl usually back down in this kind of situation? How should I put it, she's a girl who knows about girls' politics..."

"what……"

The two of them agreed in unison. Looks like they've reached a consensus... By the way, what's with your voices...?

"Well, that's true, yeah. Miura's pretty scary."

"Yes, that's right. If it's just about being with Hayama, then the consequences of spreading rumors to this extent are really too great."

Passerby A's answer was a bit unwise, while Passerby B's was downright terrifying...

"Girls' politics" and the like are really useful for blocking topics.

Ultimately, the topic of Yuihama came to an end.

Wow, Sagami... Although she hasn't grown much as a human, her dark female power has grown quite a bit.

But even darker forms of female power are yet to come:

"Speaking of which, it's more surprising that Hayama-kun would go out with a girl, isn't it?"

Sagami cleverly used this gap to change the subject:

The remaining two answered in response:

"Ah, is that so?"

"indeed"

They nodded to each other. Passerby A mumbled something incoherently:

"So it really is about the face?"

"...No, I mean breasts."

Passerby B gave a slightly bewildered smile:

"Oh no, we don't have any on either side..."

The three continued walking, chatting happily. After a while, they reached the corner of the girls' route. The roadblocks in front of them disappeared, and they could finally continue running.

A slightly chilly wind blew against my face, and I suddenly thought of:

It's definitely not just Sagami and his group who are talking about this. Although the degree varies, those who care about Hayama are probably all discussing similar topics.

It's quite normal for popular figures to become the subject of discussion even when they're not present.

However, rumors and the like can accelerate it too much.

Like Sagami just now, even people who don't have any negative feelings towards Yuihama might say bad things because of the atmosphere at the moment.

It's just a regular chat right now.