Episode 16: It’s Too Late for My Childhood Friend’s Confession

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Michiru sent a condescending confession email to Yuta.

The scene takes place after school on that day.

Michiru called Yuta to the rooftop of the school.

“What’s up?”

Yuta casually strolled over.

There was no trace of agitation on his face.

“What’s up? That’s not it. Don’t you understand why you were called here?”

“…?”

…He genuinely seems clueless.

Despite receiving a confession from Michiru and rejecting her…

Yuta’s lack of reaction towards his childhood friend only infuriated her further.

“Hey, what was that earlier?”

“Huh? What do you mean…?”

I momentarily blanked out, thinking he was playing dumb.

“You rejected my confession, didn’t you!? What’s the meaning of this?”

But on the other hand, Yuta scratched his head and said, “Yeah, about that…”

“I told you in the email. I can’t respond to Michiru’s feelings.”

“But why!?”

Michiru approached Yuta, placing her hand on her chest.

“I’m saying that I’m willing to go out with you. That should be an honor, shouldn’t it? You should be crying tears of joy!”

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“Sorry… But I can’t do it. I can’t reciprocate your feelings.”

Yuta lowered his head slightly.

“Why… You confessed to me the other day, didn’t you?”

“And yet, even though you rejected me back then, why are you confessing to me now?”

“That’s… That’s because… the circumstances have changed!”

The circumstances had indeed changed for both Yuta and Michiru.

After realizing that Kamimatsu was Yuta, Michiru became aware of her feelings for him.

On the other hand, Yuta had his broken heart healed by various people.

His family, his editors, and the beautiful girls he met.

The hole left in his heart by the heartbreak had long since been filled.

There was no place left for Michiru in Yuta’s heart.

That was all.

“Anyway! Date me already! You like me, don’t you!?”

“Sorry, but I can’t do that. I can’t see you as anything more than a childhood friend now.”

“Huh…!?”

…I thought he would just agree, so Michiru was greatly shaken.

“In that case…”

Yuta tried to leave the spot.

Michiru grabbed his hand.

“W-Wait!”

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Yuta stopped and tilted his head.

“Are you angry because I rejected you so harshly? That’s why you’re rejecting me now, right!?”

“Why? Well… it’s not like I’m still mad about last week. I’m not angry or anything.”

“Then why are you rejecting me?”

Yuta was puzzled.

Michiru’s change of heart was too dramatic.

Yuta had no knowledge of what had happened recently, nor of Michiru’s actions.

He didn’t know that she had been secretly stalking him and had discovered the truth that Kamimatsu was Yuta.

He was unaware of the changes in her feelings that followed.

From Yuta’s perspective, Michiru was saying completely different things within a week.

It was baffling.

“Hey!? Why are you rejecting me?”

Yuta said it clearly.

“It’s because there’s someone I’m interested in.”

…In that instant, Michiru realized.

Someone I’m interested in refers to someone Yuta has been in contact with over the past week.

Alyssa Senba, the ultra-popular singer.

Komagane Yurie, the ultra-popular voice actress.

…Both were beautiful girls who were more popular and attractive than herself.

“…I see.”

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Michiru slumped down on the spot.

She had completely lost in terms of fame and appearance.

Reclaiming Yuta’s heart from such a person… was impossible.

…Michiru felt as if the fish had slipped out of her hands.

“Are you okay?”

Yuta worriedly reached out his hand.

But Michiru grabbed his hand tightly and pulled him closer.

“Yuta! Please! Date me! Date me! Date me, please…!”

But no matter how much she begged, Yuta’s heart wouldn’t sway for Michiru.

If anything, he was repelled by her desperation.

“Sorry, it’s impossible.”

Yuta shook off her hand.

Yuta… Kamimatsu… the author of Digital Masters… was distancing himself from her.

“Please! Don’t hate me!”

However, Yuta stopped and said in this manner.

“I don’t dislike you, you know.”

“T-Then…! Let’s redo that confession from back then!”

Now that she knew his true identity as Kamimatsu and realized her feelings for him, she would immediately answer “yes” to that confession.

But… Yuta shook his head and said.

“I don’t hate you, but I don’t like you either. So… it’s impossible. I’m sorry. I can’t date you.”

…The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference.

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In Yuta’s eyes, Michiru was nothing more than a “childhood friend in the same class.”

Michiru understood.

In his eyes, there was no affection, no passion, nothing at all…

“…”

Before she knew it, evening had come.

Michiru stood on the rooftop in a daze.

She plopped down on the spot.

“Ah… Ahh…”

She was overcome with intense regret.

She had been foolish.

She had rejected Yuta’s confession based solely on appearances.

If she had tried to understand him more, if she had talked to him more… if only, if only…

She should have realized that he was an amazing catch.

“I want to go back to that moment! Take me back, take me back!”

…No matter how much she lamented, it was already too late.

There was no place for Michiru in Yuta’s heart.

There were two amazing women, more attractive and beautiful than herself, sitting in that seat.

No matter how much she wished to go back to the past, it was futile.

Because this was reality, and the fact that she had rejected her childhood friend… had already happened.

TL notes: to be honest I am reading the story myself while translating to avoid spoilers don’t mind me hehe.

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