Funny how things can look so different from another perspective. It’s going to be Yui’s POV for quite some time.
I Play the Role of a Heroine
– The Good-for-Nothing Fox [Part 1]
A large, light brown wolf bites the neck of an orange fox with 9 tails.
Not knowing what"s happening, I stand at the edge of the grounds and raise my voice.
"KOUSUKE-KUN…!!"
That orange fox is probably the phantom form of my cla.s.smate, Kousuke-kun.
The figure that had been rampaging a moment ago is suppressed by a brown wolf and is driven to the brink of death.
Why?
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He continued to shut it all in, and seemed as if he would break anytime.
I wanted to save Kousuke-kun, who looked so pained as he found himself detestable. So, why?
Kousuke-kun went berserk after receiving my power.
As though knowing that that would happen, the light brown wolf appears from somewhere and a.s.saults the rampaging, orange fox.
It eventually subdues Kousuke-kun.
The brown wolf tears into the neck of the orange fox with no hesitation, not even responding to my voice.
As the orange fox"s neck was torn open, he can"t even raise a death howl and shortly dissolves into the ground.
VWOOOOOOOO!!
As if in replacement for the orange fox, the brown wolf raises a loud roar.
Shocked, I"m stupefied by that fiendish figure.
What"s that?
The brown wolf?
In the beginning, that wolf and Kousuke-kun were an even match, or Kousuke-kun appeared to have the upper hand. Still, the more time pa.s.sed, the more disadvantaged Kousuke-kun became.
The fight ended not long after and that wolf ate Kousuke-kun.
And now, that wolf is going berserk.
Even though those golden eyes definitely held a light of reason in them, I can"t see that now.
It"s gone berserk and is charging directly towards the school building.
My…?
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There were many occasions where I came across phantoms in my life so far, but things always settled somehow.
After entering high school, my friend, the phantom Chako, has always protected me.
Therefore, I"ve been able to live my life without thinking about my own power.
I thought I was a normal girl who attracted phantoms.
But, this?
No matter how you look at it, it"s not normal.
The one who stole that was… me?
The wolf persistently attacks the 2nd storey of the school building, but a silhouette descends to the grounds from that window.
Illuminated by the moonlight, brown hair shines.
At this moment, that beautiful face is warped in delight as he defends against that wolf"s attacks.
"Tomotaka-senpai?"
Surprised, that name escapes from my mouth.
Why are you here?
It"s Tomotaka-senpai, an onmyouji and the student council president of this school.
That senpai is currently looking at the wolf with a manic smile I"ve never seen before.
With golden eyes that are still dim, the wolf strikes at Tomotaka-senpai with its brutal claws.
… That"s.
Those claws are.
I finally realise.
That fighting style, that shape. And this déjà vu.
Always there to protect me.
Those claws have saved me countless times.
"CHAKO!!"
I shout as loud as I can so that the wolf can hear me.
Chako.
You"re Chako, right?
As he fends off the wolf"s attacks with talismans, Tomotaka-senpai mutters something.
In spite of that, the persistent strikes give him no opportunity to release it.
However, for a split second.
The wolf"s movements stop at my shout.
Not allowing the opportunity to escape, he releases the power he"s been storing so far.
The wolf claws at her head in pain.
Chako"s…
Chako"s.
Unable to believe the scene before me, my eyes simply widen in shock.
Although Tomotaka-senpai has been looking down at the wolf with a manic smile, he suddenly looks in my direction.
No.
No.
Chills run down my spine the moment I see those eyes.
Chako will be erased.
The thought that surfaces in my head is a hair-raising one.
I unconsciously scream.
"Please stop!"
Perhaps my voice reached him; Tomotaka-senpai laughs in an amused manner.
I push Tomotaka-senpai"s chest.
"Don"t erase Chako!"
"You really are amusing."
He directs a tender, sparkly prince-like smile at me.
Under the silver full moon, his deep blue eyes look at me.
… I had thought that this smile was wonderful.
My heartbeat had raised whenever this smile was directed at me.
However, it"s different.
There"s something off about this person.
He had a manic smile when he received the attacks of this wolf.
He laughed as though he really was having fun.
This, this wolf is Chako, right?
Why was he laughing so happily when he"s hurting Chako?
Kousuke-kun and I were greatly mistaken.
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After the cultural festival, it was clear to the eyes that Kousuke-kun was depressed.
Then, he said that『Chako probably likes Tomotaka-senpai』.
I was surprised.
I was surprised that they fought, but more than that, I was surprised that Chako liked Tomotaka-senpai.
When Kousuke-kun and I were alone, Chako often came between us. There were also times she said things to fawn over Kousuke-kun.
That was why I completely thought that Chako liked Kousuke-kun.
Chako laughed so happily when she was joking around with Kousuke-kun.
Despite having such a pretty face, she laughed "Hehehe" brightly.
… It was painful to look at.
Chako and Kousuke-kun will date and I won"t be needed anymore.
Afraid of that day coming, I thought it was fine for time to pa.s.s like this.
That it"d be great if the days we remain as three continue forever.
And yet, Chako likes Tomotaka-senpai?
I didn"t want to believe Kousuke-kun"s words so I thought about what happened so far.
Chako"s actions.
Thus, I thought about it. Yes, Chako and Kousuke-kun had never gone anywhere alone.
Yet, she never a.s.sertively spoke or invited Kousuke-kun out when he was alone.
So Chako doesn"t like Kousuke-kun.
When my thoughts reached that point, I felt extremely relieved.
She just didn"t want to be left out by Kousuke-kun and I.
With that, I was convinced of everything. I started observing Chako.
Then, I understood.
That Chako liked Tomotaka-senpai.
I didn"t know what was the point of contact between the two but Chako"s eyes chased after Tomotaka-senpai.
It was surely because she didn"t want to see me talking to Tomotaka-senpai, was what I thought.
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I didn"t know whether the love between an onmyouji and a phantom would go well, but I didn"t want to see Chako being sad.
After that, I talked a lot with Kousuke-kun, who"d been shutting everything in.
I believed that Kousuke-kun had something like a faint love towards Chako.
Naturally. There were probably no guys who wouldn"t fall in love when she laughed brightly with such a pretty face.
However, Kousuke-kun stopped approaching Chako ever since the cultural festival.
While it was partly because he knew that Chako liked Tomotaka-senpai, I believe that, more importantly, it was because losing to Chako had taken its toll on him.
The reason being that Kousuke-kun had a huge complex about his strength.
Kousuke-kun had an older brother. He was the homeroom teacher of Year 1 Cla.s.s 2, Kuo Teppei.
Being in this school, I heard of it several times as well.
Then, when Kousuke-kun found out, his expression turned pained and he commented:『He’s not like me』.
The good-for-nothing fox.
Again and again, Kousuke-kun continuously repeated to himself.
It was why he looked pained every time he saw Chako in cla.s.s.
Despite that, he couldn"t say it.
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I wanted to see that mischievous-looking face being wreathed in smiles.
Then, I wanted to bring back those fun days the three of us spent together. However.
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Hey, Kousuke-kun.
The two of us are really idiots.
What, Chako likes Tomotaka-senpai?
But Chako is suffering so much.
Yet, he"s laughing so happily.
That"s not love.
There"s no way it is.
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