161 A Better Senpai

After that awkward exchange between us, she didn't seem to mind it much, as it looked like she was invested in something else. She again looked at me, and in a soft voice she said, "Thank you again… I…" 

There was a slight hesitation in her voice as she continued, "I'm trying to change…"

"Change to?" I asked, and she replied with a dubious look, "A better version of myself."

Hearing her words, I was a bit relieved to know that my words actually affected her enough to make her realise her mistakes. Looking at it from the perspective of my progression, I was scoring quite a lot.

With a small chuckle, I said, "How interesting… Naoto Senpai, the apparently perfect girl trying to change?"

She raised her right palm slightly as she said in a down casted tone, "Don't put it that way… I… I don't like it."