Oyaji Kanojo

Yuuko returned just before the afternoon cla.s.s.

She looked really dejected, how pitiful.

“Yuuko-chan, I’m sorry we couldn’t eat together. Let’s eat together tomorrow, okay?”

Hearing my words, Yuuko turned bright for a moment, but she immediately became dispirited again.

“I-It’s fine. Oono-san and I live in a different world after all…..”

“Why is that so? Aren’t we cla.s.smate?”

“But I look like this….. While Oono-san is so beautiful and even got featured in a magazine…..”

“Huh? Didn’t we already become friends? What are things like me getting featured in a magazine or your appearance have to do with it?”

Yuuko stared at me, surprised.

“What you said this morning, weren’t they mean to make fun of me?”

“Hah? Although I’m ugly, bald, and often get ridiculed by people, I’m not a rotten guy who like to hurt other people’s feelings.”

“Eh? Ugly? Bald?”

Yuuko looked dumbfounded. Darn, I’m now a beautiful girl. I have to deceive her somehow.

“Err, someone I respected said that once. In any case, we’re friends now. Alright?”

“Okay! Thank you!”

Yuuko seized my hand happily.

As she was chubby, her hands were also plump.

See, aren’t you pretty cute when you smile like that?

After school.

As Noriko walked towards my seat, Yuuko bid her farewell and immediately went home in a hurry. Is it because Noriko mocked her earlier?

“Now, let’s go party!”

“Nn. Okay.”

Miyu and Keiko brought someone along, it was a short boy with gla.s.ses who looked gloomy.

Gla.s.ses-kun glanced at me nervously.

“Oono-san, congratulation for your recovery. Umm, can this lowly and poor-looking me go karaoke together with you…..”

Keiko pushed Gla.s.ses-kun down.

“What are you saying. Didn’t you mean ‘please let me treat you’? You should be thankful we’re willing to go together with an otaku like you.”

“B-But, I want to go with just Oono-san…..”

“Haa? There’s no way we’ll let you being alone with Natsumi, isn’t it? Who knows what’re you gonna do to her.”

Noriko confronted Gla.s.ses-kun right on his face.

“Komori, do you still don’t understand your position? Do you want to be ignored by the Natsumi you admired for your whole life? Or could it be that you forget that you wrote her a love letter before?”

Seeing Gla.s.ses-kun being condemned like that, I felt suffocated inside.

Getting hated by women for some absurd reasons, isn’t he just like the previous me?

It only seemed like he just wanted to do a favor for Natsumi.

I grasped Gla.s.ses-kun’s hand and smiled.

Gla.s.ses-kun was taken aback and immediately blushed as he turned his face downward.

“Hey!? Natsumi, what’re you doing?”

“Eh? Aren’t we friend? Then we should get along. Umm, Komori-kun, was it? You want to celebrate my recovery together, right? Thank you.”

“Eh? Y-Yeah!”

The girls were obviously discontent.

However, I thoroughly understand this guy’s feeling.

It needs a staggering amount of courage for an unpopular guy to a send love letter.

Even now, he had mustered his courage to be here.

He must be really nervous that his heart feels like it would jump out, firmly resisting the urge to just run away.

I want to do something good for him even for just a little.

When I was in high school, I also sent a love letter to the girl I liked once.

With my heart pounding, I went to the back of the school to receive her answer.

But it turned out that there were some guys hiding in order to mock me to their heart’s content.

Needless to say, I sent them all flying and got suspended from the school afterwards.

The five of us were inside a karaoke room. The girls were choosing their songs when a waiter entered.

We ordered the drinks one by one.

Gla.s.ses-kun asked me with his face blushing.

“O-Oono-san, what do you want? Just order anything you like, it’s on me.”

“Eh? I can’t do that~ But okay, I want a cup of draught beer then!”

The waiter looked at me, speechless. Nn? Did I say something wrong?

Hm? Noriko and Keiko were also stunned.

A moment later, be it Noriko, Keiko, or Miyu, they all burst into giggle.

The waiter also looked relieved.

d.a.m.n. High school girls can’t drink alcohol, huh.

“E-Excuse me, I want a cola.”

Once the waiter left, everyone held their sides with laughter.

“So funny~ Geez, you’re the best!”

“I really thought Natsumi wasn’t joking!”

“Ahahaha. My sides hurt.”

Gla.s.ses-kun came in contact with my upper arm.

When Noriko saw that, she kicked him away.

“Hey, you’re being too close. Don’t you dare touch Natsumi again.”

Gla.s.ses-kun went silent after saying sorry.

Just a little contact is fine, isn’t it?

It’s my own body after all.

A moment later, Keiko gave Noriko a friendly pat on the shoulder.

“Right right, I called Shuu-kun and his friends earlier, they should be arriving shortly.”

Noriko turned bright instantly.

“Seriously? Hurray~! That’s the best! Can I sit beside Shuu-kun? Please~”

Miyu and Keiko nodded in consent.

How should I say this. They said they want to celebrate my recovery, but aren’t that guy their real objective?

Noriko seized my hands.

“Please help me as well, Natsumi! I don’t stand a chance if you’re my rival after all. Okay? Please~”

I won’t do that even if you didn’t say anything. I don’t like guys after all.

“Nn. I understand. Umm, that Shuu-kun and his friends, are we good friends with them?”

Noriko looked to be stupefied. Miyu was the one who followed up.

“Natsumi somehow lost some of her memories because of the accident.”

Noriko said ‘are you kidding’ before accepting the situation.

A short while later, four slender guys appeared.

It seemed the Shuu-kun Noriko liked was the tallest one.

When he saw me, Shuu-kun grasped my hand with a relieved and refreshing smile on his face.

What’s up with him?

“I couldn’t help but really worried about Natsumi-chan. I’m glad we can meet again.”

“Thank you. Umm, what’s your name again? I lost some of my memories because of the accident, you see.”

“Ah? Seriously? My name is Takes.h.i.ta Shuuichi. Being forgotten sure feel hurt.”

Noriko stared at Takes.h.i.ta in fascination.

Takes.h.i.ta waved his hair with his hand, as if he was conscious that he was being watched.

He seemed to be a good guy, but for some reason I felt irritated.

Everyone sang whatever song they chose for a while.

It was then a guy called Iwashiro who sat beside me suggested something.

“Natsumi-chan, why don’t you sing as well? I want to hear Natsumi-chan singing AKB’s songs, please~”

What the heck with that ‘please~’? If you’re a guy then don’t be sissy.

But well, singing a song doesn’t sound too bad.

Or so I said, but I don’t know any song aside from those from my previous life.

I input the most suitable song I know.

My turn came up after a while.

When the t.i.tle was revealed, everyone tilted their head in confusion.

Hmm. How problematic. Even though I was pretty fired up for this.

I hesitantly grabbed the mic and stood up, before slowly picking up the rhythm.

My figure that was reflected on the mirror looked to be pretty good.

The boys also started to match my rhythm somewhat.

Being a beauty sure is nice at times like this.

As I sang, I got surprised at my own voice.

It was a crystal clear singing voice, even if I say so myself.

With this voice, there’s no song I can’t sing.

When the song reached its climax, everyone got into high spirits.

Even though previously, every time I sing, the women always left their seat.

People’s reaction depend on the person, huh.

Once the song ended, Takes.h.i.ta approached me for a high five.

I accepted it because I was feeling pretty satisfied with my singing earlier, but it prompted Noriko to glare at me.

I know I know. I won’t take him from you.

I signaled her that it was all right and then enjoyed myself by singing many songs.

After three hours, it was time to pay the bill.

However, everyone except Gla.s.ses-kun just left straight away.

I raised my voice in surprise.

“Everyone, wait. Your money, your money! It’s more than ten thousand so we should split it up.”

Noriko only giggled with an ‘is that not obvious?’ expression on her face.

“What are you saying? Wasn’t that why we invited Komori? He’ll gladly pay since he got to be together with you. Isn’t that right, Komori?”

When I looked at Gla.s.ses-kun, he gave a small nod and swiftly brought out his purse.

Is it really fine? This kind of thing?

The boys also left as if it was none of their concern.

Am I the one who’s strange? Is this common sense for youngsters nowadays?

Still, I can’t accept this.

I sucked in some air and then shouted loudly that it startled the cash register Onii-san.

“No! Everyone, take out your money!”

Everybody around looked at me in surprise.

Gla.s.ses-kun whispered to me.

“I-It’s fine. Someone like me got to be together with everyone after all, this much is…..”

I threw a glance at him.

“Gla.s.ses-kun, no, Komori. Are you really okay with this? Paying for people wrapped in cheap flattery who look down on you? Furthermore, did you earn the money you have by yourself? Isn’t it the money your father and mother earned by doing their best at work? If you use your money to pay here, aren’t you going to ask them for more? Are you truly fine receiving their money again? What do you think? Answer me, Komori!”

As Komori was frozen, Noriko threw out a thousand yen bill on the floor and walked out in annoyance.

Everyone else also took out a thousand yen bill and left it on the counter, then walked out one by one.

I picked up the one thousand yen on the floor and handed it to Komori.

“Oono-san, if you do this you’ll also get bullied! Hurry up and apologize to them!”

“Haa? I don’t really care about people like them. I was enduring it since this morning. Now I feel refreshed.”

“It’s no good. If you make enemies with them, everyone in the cla.s.s will ignore you as well, you know? Is that okay?”

I tilted my head and placed my finger on my chin.

And then I smiled.

“By everyone, do you mean you’ll also ignore me, Komori-kun?”

Komori blushed and hastily shook his head.

“O….. O-O-O….. Of course I won’t! Definitely not!”

“Fufu. Thank you. Look now, you’re troubling the cash register Onii-san. Why don’t you quickly pay the bill?”

“Ah, I’m sorry.”

When he handed the money over, the cash register Onii-san grinned broadly.

“It’s not really my place to say this, but young lady, you’re very outrageous. It’s really cool. Keep at it!”

“Is that so? Fufu. Thank you very much.”

I set out together with Komori after saying my thanks.