Vol 3 Chapter 1 (1/2)

[HIKARU V3] CHAPTER 1

Kore a troubled look

It was a certain afternoon in June, the intense sun bringing the torrid air of Su out the lesson

Mixed a upon him

“The blosso reddish sta out a dreari-La upon sleeping within those soft flowers”

The youth with the wonderful angelic voice did not have a raiently floated above Koremitsu

His slender li blond hair and his effeminate beautiful face revealed an unrealistic beauty and clearness Despite being in a half-sleeved shi+rt and pants, the standard uniform attire, his beautiful face was beyond that of the other students

In fact, Hikaru was an irregular existence, what they called a ghost, and nobody, other than Koremitsu, could see how he looked, or hear his voice Because of this, he continued to ramble on alone,

“And speaking of Acacia, there is a Kino Iratsu this line – ‘Bloo for love… the silk flowers Won’t you come and enjoy them with me?’—Acacia flowers blooht Is it really alright for only someone like me to marvel at this? I really want to oes If that intellectual big sister hears this gentle line, I probably will be told ‘the Acacia tree you talk about doesn’t exist at all’, just as what happened to Ōtomo no Yakamochi1”

Hikaru spoke in a forlorn tone

For hiirl’s confession wholeheartedly, it would certainly be difficult for him to accept that someone would refuse a woman’s request, even if it was a love affair ruo

(But no matter how you’re confessed to, there are tiht?)

Koremitsu listens in on Hikaru’s innocent words as he pouted harder, his frown intensifying

He was not frowning because of the ghost floating in front of hi Hikaru chatter beside hi around At first, he really had difficulty accepting, but after more than a month, he was more or less used to it

Rather than that—

With abated breath, Korehtly to the left—

“!”

The girl seated beside hi over at him with a tense look

(Woah!)

Once their eyes met, Koremitsu’ head sizzled, and he hurriedly looked away

Speaking of which, her face was flushed red just a while back, and she was so tense the textbook fell from her hands She hurriedly tried to pick it up, only to knock into the chair and tuerous

“Miss shi+kibu, watch out!”

Hikaru’s voice came from above

shi+kibu could not hear Hikaru, but as all the stares in the classrooathered on her ‘…sorry’, she whiain She then buried her head behind the textbook, preventing Kore her face

“…”

But Koreh the white half-sleeved shi+rt, and his heart raced as if he was the one who tripped over At that moment, he also recalled what happened before, and felt an itch in his gut

“Miss shi+kibu has been very careless recently You have some responsibility for that as well, so it’s better that you take care of her and prevent her fro a hand and support her”

Hikaru stated a fe line

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— I think, I like you

A few days ago, after the rain, Honoka shi+kibu confessed to Kore voice

At that time, Koremitsu was completely bewildered

Is this person serious!? Is she controlled by some suspicious electric wave!? Koremitsu wondered

Suffice to say, Korehly abhorred by the presence of wo It was the san of hooliganism, viewed him as a delinquent, and isolated hiirl seated next to Kore in a week due to excessive fear

Even Honoka too had mistaken Koremitsu for a molester, kicked him in the middle of the public, and showed a look of extreme contempt

After that, Koremitsu consulted Honoka over Aoi and Yū’s matters, and Honoka finally realized that Korehtforward person Because of this, they ed to improve their relationshi+p

But ould she suddenly blush and say ‘I think, I like you’ to a crude delinquent?

To Koremitsu, Honoka’s confession was overly abrupt, and he felt there was nothing other than a trap to it

Their eyestime, and it felt ti ready to cry, but immediately turned her head aside, raised her voice, and said,

—J-Just as a classmate, that’s all! D-D-D-Don’t be mistaken here

She insisted as she spoke with an agitated voice,

—It’s just, a simple ‘like’ between classmates, that’s all!

Honoka said as she retreated stiffly, nearly tu expression

Throughout this, Kore

Hikaru, was standing beside him, had witnessed the entire event, and put his head into his hands, saying,

—I aht you how to handle such a situation Miss shi+kibu’s actions are 3 times quicker than I expected, so I was careless

After that, Honoka had been hiding from Koremitsu

Whenever Koremitsu tried to talk to her, she would turn away and pretend to be focused on typing a e Once break time occurred, she would immediately run from her seat, either to spend some alone time at an empty place, or to find her friend, the braid-haired class representative

This forced action however showed how concerned she was about Koremitsu Even Koremitsu felt the aardness between the

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“At this point, you o out with Miss shi+kibu”

It was lunch break

After Honoka covered her face shyly, bit her lower lip, and hurriedly left the noisy classroom, Koremitsu strolled down the corridor with a sullen look

Hikaru naturally floated beside hieous

“I actually intended to get a girl who likes to sirlfriend, but Miss shi+kibu really is pretty, and has nice long legs Maybe it is a wonderful thing that such an alluring beauty blushes as she looks at you Those nice legs of hers are top notch ast our year, whether in terms of appearance or power There are definitely a lot of boys who yearn to be kicked and trampled by her”

“Tch, I don’t have that sort of interest!”

Kore look

Since Honoka had declared that she liked him only as a classmate, he felt that he should continue to treat her in the same manner

Even if she had not said that ‘like you as a classmate’ line, and had confessed to him directly, Koremitsu would have been troubled

No ood person Kore her, on whether he wanted to date her

It was o that he started his first love with Yū Kanai, only to break up with the latter

His heart would flutter whenever he recalled her drearasped firmly in his, and the taste of rain as their lips interlocked

She was a fantastical girl blooht

And in the irl walked into the world of day through her oill, and though she had departed, Kore for that love affair

Either way, there was no way he could immediately divert his affections to Honoka, for he felt it would be disrespectful to both her and Yū If it were Hikaru, he would definitely say with a beairls are like flowers, each flower has its unique char loved“ However, Koremitsu kneas not suited to be a harem prince, and that a wretched peasant such as him could only be the waterboy

Honoka had declared she ‘liked’ hi his best to face her with the same attitude as before However,

(I feel a lot awake now that I caught some air…or rather…my face is all red now…)

Koremitsu scratched his head, and Hikaru showed a hapless smile

“Well, it certainly is like you not like Miss shi+kibu after your affair with Yū had just ended, Koremitsu I think she will be able to understand this”

(Ugh…really?)

Leaving aside this, it would not be manly for him to remain aloof for Honoka’s sake, and increase her burden heavily

“Ahh, you are getting frustrated again, Kore I told you that it is fine; Miss shi+kibu will certainly want to talk with you norht become the same as it was before”

Just when Hikaru was speaking with a matured tone,

“Akagi, do you mind if I have a feords?”

An unexpected voice ca,

And it was froo Tōjō

This noble body, and was the focal point of attention no matter where he went

Koremitsu had some interaction with this person because of Yū’s case, but it was still a rare sight for him, classified as a noble in this school, to specially look for Kore of all

The students on the corridor were looking at them with shocked expressions, and Koremitsu felt somewhat aard

“What is it? Is it about Yū?”

“No, I heard the cat she raised is left in your care, but I do not plan to talk about this now rather”

(Who told him about that!?)

It was true the white cat that ith Yū was in Koremitsu’s house After he broke up with Yū, the cat snobbishly stayed at Kore ‘I’ll let you take care of ’

But Koremitsu never mentioned this to anyone else Besides, the people around hi to avoid him, so there was no one else he could talk to

How did he know?

Upon thinking about this, Koremitsu felt a chill on his spine At this moment, Tōjō turned around and spoke to him,

“Akagi, are you dating anyone at the moment?”

“What?”

Koremitsu saw that Tōjō’s eyes looked exceptionally serious, and felt skeptical in the face of this sudden question as he answered,

“Not for now…”

Tōjō’s frown intensified once he heard the answer It see serious

“Then, assu at you from behind, ill you do?”

“I’ll tell her that if she has so to say, just say it to me, no?”

“What if that girl approaches you with a troubled look on her face?”

“Even if a wo to her”

“If she blushes and starts stripping in front of you, ill you do?”

“Call the ambulance of course! Either her head’s all burned up with a fever, or she’s a perverted streaker!”

Tōjō then grabbed Koremitsu’s shoulders firmly, and spoke with confidence,

“It is truly a gift that you have such healthy thoughts Please continue to live on like this”

He then patted Koremitsu twice on the shoulder, and turned to leave

“…What’s with him?”

“That is truly unexpected Mr Shungo looked so serious…I thought he was going to confess to you”

Hikaru’s words left Koreh,

“You idiot What’re you saying!?”

He glanced to the side—

“Upperclassave him a passionate look”

A mutter could be heard from the side

And then,

“Upperclass!”

“Upperclass!”

The ot louder

(That’s enough! Don’t callnow!)

Korelared at the students around hi them At this point, his eyes irl as standing in the corner

She widened her eyes behind the glasses, and it was unknown if she sahat just happened, or she heard the rumors spread really quickly, as she said,

“M-Mr Akagi…are you gay with Upperclassman Tōjō?”

She was tre timidly,

“I-I think…love is not divided by gender, as long as people love each other…”

And then, she showed a stiff smile,

“HO~NOO~!!!”

She then turned around and sprinted off

“HEY! WAIT!”

Koreave chase after the bespectacled class representative, as running with her braids sway fro’s tail

“HO~NOO~! HO~NOO~! HO~NOO~!”

“Michiru!”

Honoka just so happened to be at the class door, looking startled as she called out to her good friend

Koremitsu’s mind immediately boiled over

(STOP! DON’T TELL shi+KIBU!!)

“What’s wrong, Michiru!?”

“Mr Akagi has becoay with Upperclassman Tōjō on the corridor!”

“!”

(ARRGGGHHHH!!! THIS BESPECTACLED GIRL!! SHE LOOKS DECENT AND SHY, AND YET SHE’S SO DIRECT WHEN SAYING THIS!!!)

Honoka really seemed to be startled by her friend’s words, and once she spotted a panting Koremitsu, she shuddered

She stared at Kore shock and coe her expression into one that stated ‘please let this be kidding’

(shi+kibu, please don’t believe her! I…)

“Upperclasshtly and confessed to hii stared back at Upperclassman Tōjō with a passionate stare! They ether!”

(DO YOU HAVE A GRUDGE WITH ME, YOU BESPECTACLED GIRL!!!???)

Honoka again shuddered once she heard this, and turned to glare at Koreer and disappointment

“Let’s go, Michiru”

Honoka turned her back on Koreed the class representative into the classroom

As Koremitsu was left speechless, Hikaru said with sympathy,

“Well…Miss shi+kibu must have been shocked, especially since she just heard that the person she recently confessed to had embraced a male upperclassman Well, do not be this listless now Let us observe Miss shi+kibu’s situation, and find a chance to explain to her Do not be downhearted”

Hikaru placed his hand gently on Korehost, his hand did not leave a mark

“…I’m not downhearted—at all”

Koremitsu clenched his fists as he said

“Haa, if I think about it, even if shi+kibu thinks I’ood thing if she ends up think that she shouldn’t approach a dauy like me, hahaha”

“Kore, but your expression is really scary Your face is quivering, and your eyes are narrowed You do not have to force yourself to make shi+kibu hate you there”

“I-I’!”

He sta afterwards

And upon seeing Hikaru sigh with a look of condolement, Koremitsu said unhappily,

“Besides, how can I go around caring about what others say about me? More iret’ you have!”

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“Is it really good for you not to explain this to Miss shi+kibu? She was giving a feorried looks on the way home, and then she shook her head a few times, and even nearly fell over”

“Shut up! I said that I don’t care about her now! Anyway, are you sure the place is correct?”

It was after school

They arrived in front of a public elementary school in their task to complete Hikaru’s unfinished wish

The elementary school students were dish school students, so there were only a few students walking out from the classroom

There were a few children walking out with backpacks, and were terrified upon seeing a red-haired delinquent with a savage expression standing in front of them Some shrieked and ran off in tears, while others shuddered as they retreated back into the school It would be troublesome if they looked for a teacher’s assistance

Hikaru seeuely,

“Yes…this is the place”

(Hm? Is it a female teacher this time? Some student’s mom? Please don’t start an indecent relationshi+p now)

During lunch break, Koree at the school roof, in accordance to Hikaru’s instructions

“To dear cute shi+ko, the promised item is prepared”

Koremitsu was inadvertently iirls According to Hikaru hi as it had anything to do with girls

This shi+ko was probably the nairl

The reply he received was that he was to wait outside the school gate

(But what’s promised this time?)

And also, there was another mystery

“Hey, is there any specialto this collar here?”

Kore from his head

There as a black dog collar on his neck, and he bought it at a pet shop as he made his way to this place

Why a dog collar?

This, together with the eye-catching red hair,

Hikaru suddenly smiled, and said,

“It is a mark, sort of”

That certainly was a random answer

“But it really suits you, like a vocalist in a punk band”

“Isn’t it weird to have a punk band vocalist stand at an ele’s weird here Besides, it’s been reed ti me?”

“Certainly not She should be able to respond, since you are exactly what she wants”

“What?”

Koremitsu asked

Hikaru’s expression became milder, and he continued,

“shi+ko’s a fir you”

(Firm-willed…child?)

If it were a teacher, would it be inappropriate to call her a ‘child’? Even if she were a civil servant, she should be older than Hikaru, as in 10th Grade…

At this point, a cute voice came from below

“Big brother…”

Kore a red school bag and a grassy green sling pochette looking up at him

The large black eyes seemed to be filled with tears as he looked over

(What now? Is she crying because of my appearance!?)

Kore with animals, children and women

But he could not leave this girl alone, crying If he took out a handkerchief and wipe her tears aould she be more terrified than ever?

Just when he was at a loss of what to do, the girl then spoke with a demure, cute voice,

“Big Brother…are you Hikaru’s friend?”

“Ah? Yeah”

(Don’t tell me this brat is…)