Of course I knew.
I, Mika Uehara, was an ordinary girl.
My family wasn't very well off, I wasn't very beautiful, I wasn't very direct, my hobbies were average, my grades were average, my sports were average, and I didn't have any special abilities that I could be proud of.
I didn't have Chiaki's unique personality, Juumonji-sensei's mature aura, Kagura-san's extraordinary beauty, Asamiya-san's determination, or the Wanhua club president's rich family background …
I wasn't "special."
Those girls who were special shined with their unique brilliance, while I was only overshadowed by their brilliance. I was "ordinary."
Haruta Seiji was "special."
Even though he was a fat, useless otaku in the beginning, he changed himself and started working hard. He was like a phoenix that had risen from the ashes, spreading its wings and shining like the sun.
His experience, temperament, appearance, and ability were all beyond the scope of ordinary people. He was out of the ordinary.
That was why Chiaki, Juumonji-sensei, Kagura-san, Asamiya-san, and even the Wanhua club president … many girls were attracted to him.
I was one of them.
Now that I thought about it, I was probably the first girl to fall deeply in love with him.
If I had to force myself to say that I was "special" compared to the other girls who were attracted to him.
But this "special" was meaningless.
If it was a television drama or movie, the first girl to appear would usually be the main character.
But reality wasn't like that.
Even though I witnessed Seiji's change and was the first girl to fall in love with him, I wasn't his main character.
He viewed me as an important friend, and as long as I was in danger, he wouldn't hesitate to save me and protect me, just like back then.
But he didn't like me … he didn't have romantic feelings for me.
That was only natural.
How could he possibly fall in love with an ordinary girl who had scolded him and looked down on him before? Apart from her cute appearance, she had an ordinary personality, and nothing special about her?
It was impossible.
As long as I was "ordinary," I wouldn't even be able to attract his attention.
I wasn't his main character.
I was just a supporting character.
And I was a supporting character who was about to become a side character with no sense of existence.
…
"You can't obtain him. If I use some tricks, I can become his woman. With that lord's personality, he will definitely take responsibility. But is that what you want? "
"She," he said to her, still smiling.
"She" had the appearance of a mysterious beautiful girl wearing extravagant pink Sakura Island clothing.
She had long silver hair, smooth bangs, a fair face, delicate features, and a pair of peach-colored eyes that shimmered faintly. Her pink and moist lips were slightly curved.
'She' was not human!
The legend of the Yuen Hwa Secondary school festival, a girl wearing pink Sakura Island clothing!
Mika did not expect that she would run into them.
This person was deliberately pretending … As long as one saw "her" with their own eyes, they would not have such a thought … No, to be more precise, if they saw "her" appear in the air with their own eyes, they would not have any doubts at all.
This is the real deal!
"You're a good girl, you wouldn't do that. Therefore, the best choice is to give up as soon as possible. "
"Give up on your love for him and just be a good friend. Or, even more completely, break up with him … but the ordinary you probably won't be able to do that. "
"Convince yourself and slowly give up. That's the best choice."
"She," still didn't have any ill intentions and was simply stating the truth.
Mika felt pained hearing this.
She really wanted to turn around and run, but her feet seemed rooted to the ground, unable to move.
The silver-haired girl looked at her like this.
After a long while.
"You're not willing to give up?"
Mika didn't respond.
She didn't confirm or deny it.
But her motionless body and feet more or less expressed some of her true attitude.
The silver-haired girl sighed wistfully as she looked at her like this.
"You're … so ugly."
"Ugly … yet beautiful."
"Humans will always want what they can't obtain. Sometimes, even if they know that it's untouchable, or that they shouldn't approach, they still want to pursue it."
"That's an ugly desire."
"It's also a beautiful dream."
"Humans are such strange, wondrous creatures."
"That's why I'm unable to stop observing humans, nor can I stop my bad habit of wanting to interfere in human affairs."
"She" revealed a gentle expression.
"Mika Uehara … if you refuse to give up no matter what, I can make you … 'special.'"
Her calm words echoed clearly in the twintailed girl's ears.
Mika widened her eyes in surprise.
"But this is risky. You might get hurt … and your life will become different from before."
"I don't know what exactly will happen, since it's impossible to predict the future."
"Let's not talk about how you might get hurt. Your life might not be what you want, and it might even be something you will regret very much. "
"Let's put it this way, there's a story about a mermaid. Have you heard of it before?"
"The beautiful mermaid transformed her tail into feet and endured the pain in order to meet the prince she loved. However, things didn't turn out as she imagined … and in the end, she transformed into bubbles by the sea."
"I'm just like the witch in the story, but I'm slightly better than her. I won't ask for anything from you, but I can still make you pay."
"I'll make you change. As for whether or not you'll be able to obtain what you want after you change, and whether or not you'll end up like that pitiful mermaid, I don't know, nor can I take responsibility."
The silver-haired girl took a deep look into the twintailed girl's eyes.
"Think about it carefully, Mika Uehara. Do you really want to change? Do you want to take the risk of getting injured and gamble on your future life in order to become 'special.'
"On the last day of the school festival, if you've decided to do this, come find me here."
After saying this, "she" … turned around and left, gradually vanishing into pink motes of light.
…
This was the problem Mika was facing.
She still had one more day to consider and make her choice.
Should she give up and remain "normal"?
Or should she change her entire life to become "special" in order to get closer to him?
She had two choices.
It was like a fork in the road.
Should she go left or right?
Mika stood at the fork in the road with complex emotions.
She simply lay on her bed without moving for a long time.
The night gradually deepened.
On the other side of the wall.
Seeing that it was almost time, Seiji told Shika Kagura to go take a shower.
After his adopted younger sister left, Seiji logged on to the chatting app and saw "Flying Fish Who Loves Cats", so he started a conversation.
"You're actually still alive, idle fish streamer."
The other party's response was impolite, along with a side-eye emoticon.
"Thank you for your kind words; I've finally returned alive."
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