For Some Reason, My Ex-girlfriend, Who Lost Interest in Me, and My Current Girlfriend, Whom I’ve Kno

“Sorry to call you up to the rooftop again.”

“…What on earth do you think you’re doing?”

Takamine asked, her cheeks twitching as she was summoned to the rooftop.

Her patience was about to run out.

(Why is it on the rooftop of all places!? Depending on what happens next, I’m really going to push you down, you b*****d!)

“I’m going to cut to the chase.”

(Oh no. I think something not so good is coming.)

“W-Wait a minute. Let me prepare myself–”

“I’m sorry, Takamine-san. Could you please give up on Shota-kun?”

(Huh? HUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!? Hey, hey, seriously, don’t joke around! What’s with this déjà vu! I mean, did you just call Komori ‘Shota-kun’? You’ve got to be kidding me! I’m the only one who can call him by his first name!)

“W-What do you mean, Natsukawa-san? I’m going to lose my temper if you don’t stop this. (Actually, I’m already pissed off!)”

“Last week, I went to a love hotel with Shota-kun.”

(I warned you to stop it, DIDN’T I!? Do you have ears on your head!? Let’s get the situation straight one more time, shall we? Komori and I are lovers to the public eye. That’s a well-known fact. And Natsukawa, you are one of the most beautiful girls in high school, or even in the whole country. If photographed properly, you would even surpass the idols in ‘The Miracle Work’. And you’re trying to steal someone else’s boyfriend!? If it wasn’t me, she would have gone mental long ago! Alright Natsukawa… Are you trying to get stabbed!? I don’t wish to have to deal with that kind of evil!) (T/N: An actual idol group, when written in Japanese, not sure of the english name.)

“…So that did happen.”

“Yes. That’s where we should have crossed the line.”

–Bzzt!

“You mean to tell me that nothing happened?”

“Unfortunately, yes.”

(Something’s wrong with her head!)

“So? Is that all you wanted to say after calling me up to the roof?”

“Fufu. Do you mean that the girlfriend who is going to lose Shota-kun doesn’t know what I’m really up to? That’s not funny.”

Shizuku Natsukawa smiled bewitchingly as she ruffled her hair.

The sight was so stunning that even a woman could fall in love with it, but…

(I can’t take it anymore! I’m getting seriously scared! At first it was just for fun, but now that I’ve fallen in love with Komori, there’s no backing down. How did this happen!?)

The little Takamine in her chest is struggling with her head. She seems to be on the verge of crying.

“I learned one thing from my date with Shota-kun the other day.”

(Don’t talk any more! There are a lot of things I don’t understand already!)

“I really, really love–No, I can’t live without Shota-kun!”

If this were a manga, the background effect would have been described as “Thud~~.”

(What’s with the ‘thud’!!!! You… Go on a sailing trip in search of the One Piece! And don’t you ever come back to me again!)

Swallowing her frustration at the last minute, at the very last minute, Takamine…

“So what?”

She urged onward, releasing pressure just like her true nature. Of course, Natsukawa, being the monster that she was, did not let the pressure get to her.

“One more thing. Takamine-san–You haven’t revealed to Shota-kun that I’ve declared war and that Kengo and I are faking a relationship to get his attention. Could it be that–”

Natsukawa tries to get to the bottom of the matter. A bead of sweat runs down Takamine’s forehead.

(Oh no! She’s finally figured it out! If that’s the case, then she’s arrived at the truth that I haven’t told Komori… It’s not good. If this b*****d Natsukawa finds out that my relationship with Komori is nothing more than pretense, then I don’t stand a chance! What should I do? Is there nothing I can do?)

Takamine feels like she has been driven to the edge of a cliff.

Natsukawa’s next words were even more shocking.