While I Was Giving Love Advice to My Best Friend, the School's Most Beautiful Girl Somehow Became the Closest Person to Me-Chapter 2Volume .1 - ※Alisas Frustration

Chapter 2: ※Alisa’s Frustration

It happened the night before the previous commotion.

“Why, why does Ryouma have such a cute childhood friend by his side!”

“Indeed.”

A girl suddenly transferred to our school today, Hiiragi Tsumugi. I thought I wouldn’t care much about anyone transferring in, but it’s a different story when it’s a childhood friend of the boy I have a crush on. That night, I vented my agitation to my beloved childhood friend, Shizuku.

“And to think they’re living under the same roof… That’s just like a youth romantic-comedy!”

“The advantage is definitely on her side.”

“I’m so envious that she knows Ryouma from their childhood! And to top it off, she likes him…”

“A sudden rival has appeared, huh?”

“It would have been better if she had fallen for Hirasawa-kun, their mutual childhood friend. That wouldn’t bother me.”

“That would bother me! Alisa, don’t say such outrageous things!?”

Shizuku, who is Hirasawa-kun’s girlfriend, raised her voice, which was quite reasonable.

I meant it as a joke, of course.

“If you say that, I’ll ban you from having seconds for dinner.”

“Waaaah! I’m sorry, please don’t do that!”

Today, Shizuku, who is working a part-time job as a housekeeper, is cooking dinner. Currently, Shizuku and Ryouma take turns doing the housekeeping job for us. Tomorrow, Ryouma will come, but I wonder how I should face him. He seemed to get along really well with that Hiiragi girl, and I guess they’ll be coming to school together from tomorrow. Ugh… I wish I could commute to and from school with Ryouma. Just thinking about it makes me so sad that I feel like crying.

“My first love was supposed to be special… but now I’m already going to experience heartbreak?”

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“Kogure-kun isn’t dating Hiiragi-san yet. Besides, Alisa, you can definitely stand up to her.”

“I… don’t have anything.”

“Hey, you’re the school’s top beauty. With that face and those curves, there’s no way you’ll lose! Alisa is the cutest! Cuter than Hiiragi-san!”

“Shizuku is cuter, right? The cutest in the world.”

“That’s nice of you to say. But only you and Reo-kun think that.”

It’s clear that Hirasawa Reo knows it too that Otsuki Shizuku is the cutest girl in the world. He’s an annoying guy, but I’ll give him credit for his love for Shizuku.

“Never mind me! We’re talking about you now, Alisa.”

Shizuku-tan scolded me. Even when she’s angry, Shizuku-tan is cute.

But what should I do? Being near Ryouma makes my face heat up and my heart race… Even when he came over yesterday, the atmosphere got so nice, and when we watched a movie, during the kiss scene, I accidentally met his gaze, and just remembering it made my face turn bright red.

“I can tell exactly what Alisa is thinking right now.”

“Huh!?”

I had let my imagination run wild. I went to school all excited from yesterday’s events, only to be confronted with the sudden appearance of a childhood friend.

“And she seems to be quite fond of me…”

“Probably because she admires your looks. You’ve always had that effect.”

My appearance attracts envy not only from boys but also from girls. However, it’s not as simple as it seems. Girls often approach me with various ulterior motives. They try to get close to boys through me or feel empowered… and those are the girls who tend to treat Shizuku poorly, so I usually cut ties with them afterward.

“She seems to have a good impression of me, too. She even said I resemble Kogure-kun.”

“That shows she has good taste.”

“Unfortunately, I’m not too happy about it. My biggest love rival is Kogure-kun himself.”

Jealous Shizuku-tan is cute. That’s why the current girls’ group in class is stable.

I think the gal friends I often talk to, Matoba Eri and Miyoshi Maria, approached me with ulterior motives, but they’re simply fun to talk to, and they get along well with Shizuku. They have knowledge I don’t, which has influenced me a lot, and even my taste in clothes has changed.

Sometimes I’m even called a gal. Still, they’re nice girls. What was unexpected was how much closer Shizuku became to them after she started dating Hirasawa-kun. Those two had romantic feelings for Hirasawa-kun, so I was worried, but it turned out to be an unfounded fear. If Hiiragi Tsumugi doesn’t harm Shizuku, there’s no need to be hostile.

“I think it’s better to get along with Hiiragi-san.”

“Do you think so too, Shizuku?”

“Whatever you do to Hiiragi-san will likely get back to Kogure-kun. Just in case, I’ll talk to Reo-kun and have him investigate.”

“As expected of Shizuku! You’re so reliable.”

Shizuku is truly my strongest and best friend.

“She said she liked Kogure-kun… but I feel like it’s different from the way you like him. It might be the same kind of ‘like’ that Alisa and I have for each other.”

“I love Shizuku so much I could marry you!”

“I want to marry a boy, so sorry.”

The way she casually turns me down is also wonderful! But I can’t let my guard down. If Hiiragi-san truly likes Ryouma, she could become a formidable rival for me.

“How can I catch Ryouma’s attention?”

“Alisa, there’s a part of you that’s become unfazed because your true colors have been revealed.”

The strong, sharp image of Asahina Alisa at school is honestly a facade. But I show my true self only to the two people I trust.

“Tomorrow night is supposed to be just you and Kogure-kun, right?”

“Yeah… I’m thinking of asking him directly about Hiiragi-san.”

“Then how about changing your look? I just bought a maid outfit that would suit Alisa perfectly. Here you go.”

“Why a maid outfit!?”

One of Shizuku’s hobbies is buying clothes that she thinks would suit me with her part-time job salary and making me wear them. She says they don’t suit her, but that’s absolutely not true. However, since the sizes don’t fit her, I have to wear them.