Inkya no Boku ni Batsu Game ni Kokuhaku Shitekita Hazu no Gyaru ga, Doumitemo Boku ni Betahore Desu

The room in the basketball club that Nanami and I entered together with Senpai Tatezu (Shizu) was as beautiful as we thought.

Of course, although the shirt you took off everywhere was placed in a nonfiction or a basketball book, it seems to have nothing to do with the dirt that tends to be found in the "men's sports department".

It may also be a bias or an image problem.

Does the manager keep it clean from day to day, or does he like the cleanliness of his staff...

It has a floral smell from inside.

"Isn't it beautiful besides what you think? Disturbance in the room is a disturbance of mind, so I always try to clean it up. I'll get mad at my manager if I make it a dirty room."

Apparently our thoughts appeared on our faces, and Senpai explained that to us.

I've been telling you a good story... In other words, Senpai Takatsu gets angry.

"Well, I'm also the director. Speaking of which, I have all the authority of the department, and at the same time, I have all the responsibility... You deserve to be scolded."

As if you had read my mind, Senpai Takatsu continued his words. [M]

Neither I nor Nanami were surprised at the words, and Senpai Tatezu smiled at us after locking the room.

"Hey, Yoshinobu, you look surprised. Were you surprised what I just said?

"Um... I see. You bet me... on the Seven Seas! Do you mean a word that you don't think is someone who said...."

"Ha ha ha, forget about that. Well, I had an idea of the circumstances. [M] Well, my story is good. [M] Tell me your story..."

That said, Senpai Tajitsu prepared a pipe chair for us. It is a chair that I often see in the gym, but is it also in the gym room?

We sat next to that chair... and over there Senpai Takatsu sat.

I didn't dare to interdict the table with Mr. Tatezu.

Senpai Tatezu is within immediate reach.

This is just in case... and I dare to do it.

If... if I were really talking about it, but if senpai gets mad at me... I was going to get hit once... no, I was going to get hit a few times.

I know a lot that you're not a person to do that, and I trust you... Sometimes I say it just in case.

I don't know what kind of impact I'm going to make on senpai's mind.

Nanakai... then he offered me the cause, but I still think it's my turn. [M]

My turn as a boyfriend...

Besides... men are simple, and if you hit them once and settle, they'll already be friends. I'm talking about cartoons.

The worst part... is that Nanami stood up to the ground, and there was no point of anger when Senpai Tatezu was angry.

I'm sure senpai... doesn't feel like he can point his anger at the Seven Seas.

And I... slowly open my mouth. Trying to tell Senpai honestly about my relationship with Nanami.

I'm trying to tell you...

My mouth didn't move well.

All you have to do is breathe, and nothing comes out.

I try to take a deep breath several times, but the results are the same... on the contrary, I can see that my body is trembling a little bit.

... obviously I'm... afraid.

Even though I made up my mind, I was scared to talk to Senpai Tatezu at this last resort.

Originally, I was fine by myself... No, I didn't say that there were no boyfriends in the school, but the connection wasn't that strong.

I don't play outside of school at all. I have to contact you to talk. It's about that kind of connection.

Since we started dating Nanami, the relationship has become even less rare... and it was in that way that Senpai Naotsu got along.

Regardless of the trigger... you called me a friend... or even a best friend.

I'm sure that person... is afraid of the possibility that I'll be gone in one word...

I've decided to tell you everything, but if I'm pathetic, I'll even fall into self-loathing.

When I think about it... my hands are unexpectedly wrapped in something soft and warm. [M]

Turning to me... Nanami was holding my hand gently.

And without saying anything... he just smiles next door. I'm just saying it's okay... I'm smiling.

The senpai in front of me was smiling too. He waits silently for me to start talking. [M]

When I touch the warmth of the seven seas, I see Senpai Tatezu's appearance... and courage springs into me.

That's right... we need to talk first.

As soon as I thought about it, I finally got a word out of my mouth. [M]

"Senpai Tatezu... senpai... how did you feel about my relationship with Nanami?

"Well... to be honest, at first... I wondered why it wasn't me, but you. I heard that you were confessed to by her, not me, who was proud to be the head of the basketball club and to be popular with women... Let me be honest. I was jealous."

Senpai didn't change his expression very much, quietly... and honestly conveyed his feelings to me.

"Well, as you know, that jealousy showed me the strength of your bonds... and I gave up. And I was ashamed of myself for being jealous."

"... what do you think of senpai... if that bond... was actually a lie... a very distorted thing?

Senpai just thought about my words... and smiled like trouble. [M]

"I'm sorry, Yoshin-kun... Actually, to be honest, I'm not very smart. Could you put it in a straightforward way?

... maybe it was an abstract and a bit cheap way to listen.

You'd be better off telling me to guess.

I took a deep breath... and held Nanami's hand a little tight... telling Senpai the truth about our relationship.

"Nanami confessed to me as part of a punishment game... I knew that confession was a punishment game... and I was trying to make Nanami my real girlfriend and get liked by her for me."

Those words... Senpai Takatsu had a surprise look on his face.

Yes, because the relationship between the woman I liked and me was based on lies... I think it should be angry.

Above all, I used Nanami's feelings and situation...

If senpai is angry with it, I've decided to accept it willingly...

Senpai had a surprising look on his face, followed by a thoughtful look.

Then, as if I was a little convinced, I closed my eyes while touching my jaw...

"I see... that's what this is all about... because it's a punishment game... I've come up with a diagram that you confessed to me from Ibarato."

"That's right... And again... I knew it was a punitive game... and I was trying to point her at me."

"Yangxin... Senpai, no. Speaking of which, it was bad for me to confess to the punishment game... It was also a coincidence that Yoshinobu knew about it....."

Nanami explains to Senpai, who has not listened to the story and is thinking while mumbling and talking to himself.

"I see... my struggle to get over it... no, it was an unnecessary intrusion... was it too early..."

"Senpai...?

After that, senpai, who had been thinking for a while, eventually raised his face with a serious expression.

"Hmm, but right now... is this how you're telling me... that we both know everything? And... you think you're still dating?

"Hmm... well... yes."

Me and Nanami silently affirm senpai's words.

Then, senpai will just think about it a little bit again...

Senpai stopped thinking about it and said... something unexpected to us.

"I see... Wonderful!

While slapping his hands, Senpai smiles like shine at us. [M]

It is a very bright expression that neither sadness nor darkness can be felt once and for all.

... eh? No, it's wonderful...?

Neither I nor Nanami were taken by Senpai Tatezu's words, making them pokan. Both of them are pathetically half-opened.

"Senpai, aren't you angry...? Well... when I was challenged by senpai, we were... dating in a punishment game.

"Hmm? You don't think there's any reason I'm angry? Because... to guess, they care about each other now, don't they?

"Well... yes..."

"Then there's nothing wrong with it... it's all good if it's over! As a result of the match, you won."

What a simple answer, we were even more dazed. [M]

No, what kind of match is it, senpai?

"Besides, the punitive game is only a problem between the two of us... No, is it accurate to play in this case? Instead, I interrupted to say wild. [M] I'm really sorry I didn't know."

And on the contrary, they apologized.

I tilt my neck without knowing what Senpai Tatezu thought. [M]

The same was true of Nanami, who strangely leaned his head.

Senpai smiles like seeing something smiling in such a similar reaction. [M]

"Yangxinjun. I don't know how men and women get to socialize in the first place... but I think it's okay."

"Anything...?

"Well, I'm not affirming the confession of the punishment game. Still, that's how you guys started...."

Senpai is smiling gently.

"But... there are a lot of men and women who confess and break up without a punitive game. Differences in values, chills in affection, and so on."

That was... a story I never thought about.

Indeed, senpai told me that we first noticed it. [M] We had that possibility in the first place. [M]

"If you think about it, your relationship is miraculous."

Senpai pointed at me and Nanami alternately. [M]

"In a way, we keep each other indifferent, so much so that we can continue to socialize even after we know it's a punishment game. I don't know what to say without saying this is great.

"So, will you... forgive me?

"Forgive me, don't you think? Well, I dare say it here. You're in the right relationship... and I forgive you. It is my duty to forgive my friends for their mistakes."

Hey... no, I'm starting to cry a lot.

There was a different gratitude than my parents admitted to it.

The hand of Nanami holding my hand became stronger, and when we realized it, we lowered our heads to Senpai silently.

"Besides, I guess now my shoulders are down too... It seems that Ibarado-kun was able to overcome his uncomfortable consciousness of boys."

In one word, the two heads that were lowered rose momentum at the same time.

Heh?

"Senpai, did you know that I don't like men?!"

In a word from Nanami, Senpai smiles bitterly as he looks bad.

"I confessed to Ibarado-kun because I was... embarrassed, but... I'm popular with women, and I was thinking of something so arrogant that I could overcome my problem with boys."

No, not to mention... I was surprised to learn that Nanami was bad at men.

I wonder if Nanami is the same, and I am surprised at the point of view. Did our reaction seem a little interesting? Senpai kept talking with a bitter smile. [M]

"Still, I intend to see people as basketball department chiefs. I somehow understood Ibarado-kun's standing behavior."

"What, did you just look at my chest when you confessed?

"I'm honest with my own desires! I love boobs! Besides, I didn't even think about being denied a confession."

I see... Senpai was thinking about Seven Seas as well...

"That incident... including my encounter with Yoshin-kun... was a good medicine for my arrogance. It was a little bitter though. Well, it's a pain in the mouth."

And senpai slowly reached out to me...

"Yoshinobu, will you be my friend again... best friend? Look, it was... vague around there."

You just forgave me, senpai is telling me such a... pleasant thing.

And I took my hand and squeezed out my voice, ignoring the seeping sight.

"Welcome... my pleasure... please. Shoichi (Soichi) Senpai...."

I think senpai was smiling very happy at my words...

On this day... instead of losing my friends... I was able to call myself my first best friend in my life.