Chapter 25

☆ Shota Komori ☆

"I apologize for the sudden invitation. I'm Tenshi Izumi. Forgive me, but who are you?"

"Um… I'm Shota Komori."

I was taken to a coffee shop and reluctantly gave my name.

I can only imagine who she is, and it makes me feel depressed about what will happen next.

I wonder how many questions I will be bombarded with.

"Shota-Komori-san, is it…? It's a very plain name."

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"Whoa!? I'm being dissed out of the blue even though this is our first meeting!?"

"Hey, can you not speak so loudly, Tanaka-san?"

"You can't even remember my name!? Is your memory so bad you can't remember!?"

"Hey. That's not very good to hear. It's not that I have a bad memory. It's just that I don't want to remember."

"Then why did you ask my name!?"

I'm being teased by a girl I've never met before. What the hell is this? It's so unexpected.

When I couldn't keep up with my emotions, Izumi-san let out a "pfft" laugh.

Is it possible that the girl in front of me is a sadist? If so, I'm not a good fit for her.

I've got to get out of here as fast as I can!

" Fufu … I'm sorry, that was rude. I think the tension is getting out of hand. I'm in a panic because of what just happened."

"A-Ah… I see. I guess so."

"Please don't worry. As my name suggests, I'm usually like an angel. Probably the only person I speak badly to is Komori-san."

"No thanks at all!? Or rather, I'd like you to act like an angel towards me too!?"

"You call a girl by her first name the first time you meet her? You're surprisingly flirtatious for someone with such a plain face." (T/N: Tenshi = angel. Also, watch K-On! If you know, you know.)

"What kind of bullying is this!? Hey, tell me, what kind of bullying is this!? Can I go home already!?"

"Eh, is there a place for Komori-san to go back to?"

"There is!! THERE IS!!!! How rude can you be?"

"Are you insane?"

"I'm not insane! If you can get me to lose my temper, you're in for a treat."

"Excuse me… I'm sorry to interrupt your excitement, but can I get to the point now?"

"You're treating me like crap!"

Izumi-san laughed painfully as I continued my tsukkomi non-stop.

Just as I was seriously thinking of leaving, I saw her laughing with tears in her eyes and her stomach in her hands.

"Haha… Komori-san is really funny, isn't he? I'm glad it was you who met me there… Uuhh…guhhh…"

Before I knew it, her tears of laughter had turned into drops of sadness.

Maybe she was trying not to show her weakness to a stranger (me).

Izumi-san is crying as if she's stifling her voice.

I felt my heart tighten at the sight.

Because it turns out that all the blabbering we've been doing earlier was just a bluff.

And the fact that she's grieving after witnessing the incident means that my prediction was right.

"I… I… I'm being two-timed by Kengo-san…"

The girl in front of me is Natsukawa-san's boyfriend's girlfriend.