In My Second Life, I'll Do Everything To Win You Over—My Beloved Childhood Friend Will Never Be Given To Anyone Else - Episode 64

“Can we meet just the two of us on the 25th next week? I have something I want to talk to Momoka-chan about.”

A message received from Kusakabe.

Seeing a message like this, I’m not so dull that I can’t guess what you want to talk about.

Even so, for Kusakabe to specify the 25th, huh?

I was a bit surprised when I received a message while I was with Nagisa.

But maybe it was actually for the best. I never intended to keep it a secret from Nagisa anyway.

The promised 25th is tomorrow.

The meeting with Kusakabe is at 11 AM. We are supposed to have lunch at the café Kusakabe reserved.

And then, I will go meet Nagisa.

“It’ll be fine, right?”

Will Nagisa properly become my boyfriend? I think it should be fine, but I can’t be completely at ease.

However, at the same time, imagining what it would be like if we became a couple makes my heart race.

Because all along, I wanted to be Nagisa’s partner.

The current time is 11 PM. It’s still a bit early to sleep, but I can’t relax even if I stay awake.

I thought, “I should just go to sleep,” and as I was about to lie down, my phone’s ringtone echoed through the room.

It’s a call from Nagisa.

“Hello? Is something wrong?”

“Tomorrow, when I thought that Momoka would meet Kusakabe, I started to get a bit worried.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah. Momoka, you’re going to properly reject Kusakabe’s confession, right?”

“You can’t tell if it’s a confession or not, can you?”

“Even I can understand that much.”

I wonder what kind of face Nagisa is making right now. I want to see Nagisa’s expression. It would be nice if this were a video call.

“Hey, Nagisa”

“What?”

“I think I’m devoted enough to make Nagisa exasperated.”

It’s almost like a confession. “Yeah,” Nagisa replied in a shy voice.

“I’m looking forward to our date tomorrow.”

After saying that, Nagisa hung up the phone.

I feel happy thinking that Nagisa is also waiting for tomorrow with the same nervousness as I am.

“This time, August 25th will finally be our anniversary, Nagisa.”

Muttering to myself as if to convince, I tightly closed my eyes.

♡

I think I look absolutely beautiful reflected in the store window. I know it’s a bit self-indulgent to praise myself, but I hope you’ll forgive me just for today.

I’ve never taken this much time to get dressed up in my life.

I properly applied a shine spray to my hair that I straightened with a straightening iron. I loosely curled and set my bangs, and I even took an hour to choose my outfit.

A white shirt dress perfect for summer. The length is short and makes me feel uneasy, but Nagisa complimented it before.

“Yeah. I’m fine.”

I even painted my nails bright red. Nagisa said red suits me.

Even if I dress up now, I don’t think Nagisa’s feelings will change. So this is for myself. It’s my own way of mustering the courage, my own form of armor.

“Momoka-chan”

I heard Kusakabe’s voice and hurriedly turned around. Kusakabe, dressed in casual clothes, looked at me with a refreshing smile.

I will definitely be confessed to by Kusakabe today.

And today, I will shake the grass.

It’s not the first time I’ve turned down a confession. But it’s the first time I’ve rejected someone I’ve had this much interaction with.

In my previous life, I hardly had any interactions with men.

“Sorry. Did you wait?”

“No, I just got here too.”

“Great. Well then, shall we go? Are you hungry?”

“Yeah”

Lies. I’m not really hungry at all. I’m too nervous to even think about it.

“That’s great. I looked for a place that I thought Momoka-chan would like. I hope you like it.”

Kusakabe must have desperately searched for a store for me.

He might have dressed up as best as he could to confess to me.

It would be a lie to say my heart isn’t aching. But this was something I absolutely needed to do.

“Thank you, Yuki-kun.”

After that, I’m sorry.