Kaori Miyamoto's heart was racing.
She never imagined that one day she would be carried by a boy, and a very handsome one at that!
Harano Seigo's arms were strong, and he was able to maintain his balance. Even though he was carrying her while running, she didn't feel much of an impact.
'It shouldn't be like this, right? A princely boy like him should be carrying a princess-like girl, not a disgusting otaku like me! '
Kaori Miyamoto was aware of her low appearance, and she believed that she was a loner, and her hobbies were off the charts. No matter how she looked at it, she was at the bottom of the social ladder.
As for Harano Seigo, even though it was only the second day since he transferred to this school, his appearance and figure were perfect, and he had a gentle and polite personality. The girls thought highly of him, and even the boys were jealous of him.
Someone like him, who was naturally at the top of the social ladder, was as different from her as the Himalayas and the Mariana Trench — they shouldn't have anything to do with each other.
But the fact was that he was carrying her right now.
When she injured her foot while running, she thought that it was her unlucky day, but now it seemed like it was her lucky day?
Just as Kaori Miyamoto's mind was in a mess, they arrived at the infirmary.
The teacher at the infirmary was a kind auntie in her forties. She was experienced in treating injuries like this, so she quickly bandaged her foot and told her that she shouldn't walk around for the next two days.
She told her to rest on the bed and said that she had to leave the infirmary in a hurry.
"Does your foot still hurt, Miyamoto-san?"
"No... it doesn't hurt much anymore. Thank you, Harano -san. "
Kaori lowered her head as she glanced at the boy who was concerned about her.
"I'm sorry... I'm really heavy... I'm sorry such a disgusting girl gave you trouble..."
Seiji furrowed his brows.
"Look here." He stretched out his hands in front of her.
"Eh?" Kaori raised her head reflexively.
* Slap! *
Seiji slapped the girl's face so hard that she jumped in fright.
"Cheer up, you didn't do anything wrong, so why are you lowering your head?"
Seiji smiled at the girl who was so shocked that she didn't know what was going on.
"That's right, you are heavier and more disgusting."
Kaori Miyamoto suddenly received a heavy blow.
How can you be so direct!? She couldn't help but curse in her heart.
You would be hurt if someone else said what you understood clearly!
"But, so what?" Seiji continued.
"Your weight is nothing to me. I can carry you and run for a few more kilometers. As for your disgust … I'm sorry, I'm used to people who are a hundred times more disgusting than you."
"Er …" Kaori Miyamoto widened her eyes in surprise.
Who was the person who was a hundred times more disgusting than her?
"That is myself." Seiji poked his chest with his thumb. "To be precise, it was me not long ago."
"… What!?" Kaori was even more astonished now.
"That's the truth. Not long ago, I was fatter than you, and uglier than you. Both my body and mind were rotten to the extreme, and I was basically human waste, a large piece of walking garbage." Seiji shrugged.
No matter how much he belittled his previous self, it wouldn't be an exaggeration.
But from Kaori's perspective, this was inconceivable. 'How is this possible!?'
"Harano -san …"
"You think I'm lying? I'm not lying at all. If you want evidence, you can go ask Mika Uehara. She knows very well what kind of trash I was in the past. Even now, I'm still being chased out of my home, and I can only rely on myself to make a living. "
"Eh … Eh!?" Kaori received a huge shock.
'Is this really true!? 'Impossible!
'But there's no need for him to say such a lie. An ordinary person wouldn't belittle themselves to such an extent, would they!?
'By the way, if it's true, how could such a thing be said so casually!?
Shouldn't I do my best to hide my dark history!? '
Kaori Miyamoto's mind was in a mess.
"Well, none of that's important." Seiji casually skipped over it.
'Wasn't that important!?'
"I just wanted to say that you're not heavy to me at all, nor are you disgusting, so there's no need to apologize to me.
All you need to say is' thank you, 'isn't that right? "
Seiji revealed a gentle smile.
A light breeze lifted the curtains, and the sunlight instantly shone on his body, making his smile seem like it was enveloped in light.
This scene was deeply engraved into Kaori Miyamoto's heart.
A certain part of her heart that had long since become numb suddenly began to move.
"… Why?"
"Hmm?"
"Why … are you able to become like this? If … you were really like what you said in the past? "Kaori clenched the bedsheets tightly.
"About that …" Seiji scratched his face awkwardly.
"Actually, I don't really want to say it, but I'll give it to you for free this time.
Not long ago, I … almost choked to death on my instant noodles. "
Kaori, who was listening attentively, felt like she heard something strange.
"What!?"
"I almost choked to death on my instant noodles." Seiji emphasized it again as he pointed at himself.
"It's funny, isn't it? But that's the truth. During the time when I almost choked to death, I saw everything that I'd done in the past, from a bystander's point of view.
Then, I finally discovered that, ah, I'm such a terrible person that I should die in such an embarrassing manner!
But, I didn't die, and I coughed up the instant noodles.
Then, I felt like I needed to change.
So, I went to train myself and set new life principles, and I did my best to follow them.
"It was completely unexpected that I became so handsome. I originally just wanted to lose some weight, so I'm actually not used to being a handsome guy at all. I'm so nervous when I'm surrounded by girls." Seiji shrugged again.
Kaori's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as if she'd just heard a fantasy story.
Then, she burst out laughing.
"What the hell … such a mess …"
"It's the first time I've seen someone say they're so handsome in real life."
"It's a little disgusting … but, you're really handsome, Harano -san."
As she laughed, tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.
It was as if something in her heart had shattered, melted, and turned into liquid that flowed out of her eyes.
Seiji smiled as he watched her like this.
"This is my secret. Even Mika and the others don't know about it. You have to keep it a secret, Miyamoto-san."
Kaori's heart skipped a beat.
"Really?"
"Yeah, how could I tell them such a shameful thing?"
"Then why … did you tell me?"
"Because you're the same type of person as me." "You're just like me in the past. You're fat and ugly, and you're also an otaku."
"Ah, by the way, I'm still an otaku now, but I've become more handsome."
Kaori burst out laughing again.
"How did you know that I'm an otaku?"
"It's because we're the same type. You can't hide your otaku aura at all!" Seiji pressed one hand to his forehead and pointed at her with the other, making a slightly exaggerated cosplay pose.
"Don't make it sound like you're an enemy in a shonen manga!" Kaori retorted reflexively.
The two of them looked at each other for a while, then burst out laughing.
"I don't have any otaku friends right now. Can we be friends, Miyamoto-san?" Seiji reached out his hand.
Kaori's expression fluctuated as she looked at his large hand. After a long while, she slowly shook her head.
"Not now …"
"Harano -san, you're very dazzling. I don't know what you were like before, but right now, you're a true prince."
"I don't have the confidence to stand by your side."
"Is that so …" Seiji regretfully retracted his hand.
"But I'll do my best." Kaori pursed her lips as a strong light flashed in her eyes. "I'll do my best to get closer to you, and when that time comes …"
'Please allow me to reach out my hand to you, my dear … prince.'
…
Harano and Seigo left.
Everything that had just happened was like a dream.
But the secret Kaori Miyamoto knew in her heart told her that it wasn't a dream.
For the first time in her life, she truly liked a boy in real life.
For the first time in her life, she felt that it was wonderful that she was still alive.
For the first time in her life, she felt that she was able to reach her ideal state.
Perhaps the gods had ignored her for an entire fifteen years just for this moment to grant her dreams and hope.
"Harano-kun …"
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