It seems that Natsukawa-san’s true love is Kengo Ohashi.
“Yes. That’s why I’d like to ask Komori-san, who goes to the same high school as Natsukawa-san, something.”
“Okay. If it’s something I can answer, then–Hmm?”
I felt a strong sense of discomfort at Izumi-san’s words.
The one that stuck out to me the most was,
“Huh? Did I mention Natsukawa-san’s name?”
Yes. This is it.
I didn’t expect Natsukawa-san’s name to come out of Izumi-san’s mouth.
I was sure that since I was holding the career questionnaire in my hand, she was going to ask me something like, ‘Who is that woman!?’
“Even if I’m in a different school, Natsukawa-san is still famous. I know her, especially because I’m the type of person that follows gossip. That’s why I was so shocked, but–“
I see. That must be a big shock.
After all, her boyfriend is dating a celebrity who is well known in other schools. Just the fact that she’s being two-timed is shocking enough, but her opponent is Natsukawa-san… If I were in the same position, I’d faint.
“–If I remember correctly, Natsukawa-san got a boyfriend a couple of months ago, right? There were rumors that the ‘Ice Princess’ had gotten a boyfriend. I just wasn’t interested in who it was. It was right around that time that Kengo-san confessed his love to me.”
I see. That’s right, you wouldn’t be interested in someone else’s love life when your own has been fulfilled.
Izumi-san took a breath and then,
“Does this mean that I was being two-timed when he confessed to me? Komori-san, you go to the same high school as Natsukawa-san, so you would know about this, right? When did Kengo-san start dating Natsukawa-san?”
Oops. It’s getting complicated.
It was rumored in other schools that Natsukawa-san had found a boyfriend. Izumi-san had also heard about it. However, she was not interested in knowing who it was–
That’s why I feel like I’ve been replaced by Kengo Ohashi-kun for what happened three months ago when I became a fake couple with Natsukawa-san.
However, how should I answer this question? I searched for the best possible solution with all the brainpower I had left.
The difficult part here is whether I should lie or not.
There is no doubt that Kengo Ohashi-kun is two-timing, and I’m not trying to be an advocate, but considering that Natsukawa-san and I started being a fake couple three months ago, I can only assume that his two-timing is recent.
After all, it was only recently that Natsukawa-san’s attitude towards me began to harden.
If she had a real boyfriend three months ago, there was no need for us to be a fake couple.
But then I would have to reveal my relationship with Natsukawa-san to a girl I just met today.
I’m still not comfortable with that. I mean, the story’s very complicated to explain.
I mean think about it. If I say,
‘Ah, no, I think it’s only recently that Ohashi-kun started cheating on you. Because three months ago, me and Natsukawa-san were a fake couple.’
I, myself, would say, ‘Huh!?’ That’s all I would be able to say. It definitely doesn’t make sense.
That’s why I’ve decided to tell her the external truth.
I didn’t know that it would bring me to a reality that I didn’t want to know.
“Um… I think that maybe Natsukawa-san and Ohashi-kun started dating recently.”
“Eh? What makes you say that?”
“Believe it or not… I’m…actually the one who became Natsukawa-san’s boyfriend three months ago.”
“Huh!?”
Eh? Even though I thought of a way to phrase it, I still got an unintelligible response.