第1話:進級とクラス替え
あー、今日から学校かぁ。全然気乗りしないわ......。
俺が一人で学校に向かっていると、後ろからいつもの陽気な感じで悟が声をかけてきた。
「おぅ! 優李ー! おっはよーさん」
「おぅ。おはよ」
「あれ? お前今日はどうしたのよ? 坂下さんと一緒に登校しなかったのか?」
俺はズキリと胸が痛むのが分かった。事情を知らない悟に悪意がないは分かっているので、俺は湧き上がってくる感情を打つけることもできない。
「あっ、あぁ。羽月とはもう一緒に登校しないことになったんだよ」
「え? そうなの? 喧嘩でもしたのか? それともまさか......」
「まぁ、お前が想像してる通りだよ。俺と羽月はもう別れたんだ」
俺がそう言うと、いつも快活な悟がとても落ち込んでしまった。
「悪い。お前の気も知らずに勝手なことを言っちまったな......」
「いや、お前は悪くないよ。事情を知らなかったら不思議に思って当然ことだから。だけど、俺と羽月が別れたことを無闇に広めないでくれな?」
「あぁ、それくらいは弁えてるつもりだよ」
「人ってさ、失恋を乗り越えて人間的に大きくなってくると思うんだよ。悟もそう思うだろ? あっ、お前は失恋する前に彼女がいたことなかったな、悪い!」
「うっせーよ! ちくしょー、高校のうちに彼女を絶対に作ってやる!」
感情の起伏が激しいこいつの名前は
「そういえば今日はクラス替えがあるな! 優李も文系進学コースにしたんだよな? また一緒のクラスになれるといいな!」
「あぁ、もしまた同じクラスになれたら3年間一緒ってことになるな」
「そうなるといいよな! 後は
楽しそうな悟とは裏腹に、俺はクラス替えの結果を見るのが正直億劫だった。というのも、羽月も俺と同じ文系進学クラスを選択していたからだ。もし同じクラスなんかになったら、正直ツライどころの話じゃない。一番最悪なのは、俺の親しい友人が一人もいない状態で、羽月とだけ同じクラスになることだ。それだけは避けて欲しい。神様......本当にいるならそのパターンだけはなんとか回避してください.........。
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クラス替えの結果は昇降口に貼り出されていた。周りには人だかりが出来ていて、自分がどこのクラスになったか探すのも一苦労だ。ようやく貼り紙を見た俺たちは、向き合ってハイタッチをする。
「やったな! 一緒のクラスだぞ、優李! これで3年間同じクラスになったな!」
「おう! また一年よろしくな! あっ、奏も一緒のクラスだわ」
あとは、羽月が別のクラスであることを祈るだけなのだが......あっ、坂下羽月って書いてる......。付き合ってるときは一度も同じクラスになったことなかったのに、なんでこのタイミングで同じになるんだよ。
急に落ち込んだ俺を見て悟は不思議がっていたが、貼り紙を見て全てを察した。
「ま、まぁ、俺たちがいるしさ。大丈夫だって。俺も出来る限りフォローするからさ、元気出せって」
「悟ぅ! お前だけが頼りだからなぁ」
「ちょっとちょっと。私のことを忘れないでよね!」
俺たちを責める声が聞こえたので、後ろを振り向くとほっぺたをプクッと膨らませて腕を組んでる奏が立っていた。
「当たり前だろ。お前が一番だよ。一番頼りにしてるからマジで頼むぜ」
「うーん。そこまで言うなら仕方ないかな? 私もゆーくんのことを助けてあげるよ」
ニコッと屈託のない笑顔で俺を見上げてくる奏にドキッとしてしまった。
そんなの不意打ちすぎるだろ......。
ドキドキしてる俺を尻目に奏は「梢ちゃーん! また一緒のクラスになれたねー!」と仲良しの
「奏ちゃん、また一緒になれて嬉しいよ。あとは山岸くんも三島くんも一緒だね。これから一年間また仲良くしてね」
田貫さんは文芸部に所属している、生粋の文学っ子だ。ちなみに田貫さんとも一年の頃から同じクラスだったので、今いる4人は3年間ずっと一緒ということになる。
俺たちは同じクラスになれたことを一頻り喜んでから、新しいクラスに向かって歩き出した。なんかいつもと違う廊下を歩いていると、新鮮な気持ちになって気分が上がってくる。
すると奏が「ちょいちょい」と言って俺の隣に近づいてきた。
「羽月ちゃんと同じクラスになっちゃったね。ゆーくん大丈夫?」
「まぁ、覚悟はしてたし、なんとかなるだろ。悟や田貫さん、それに奏も一緒のクラスになってくれたしな」
「大丈夫ならいいんだけど。絶対に無理したらダメだよ?」
「あぁ、ありがとな。あっ、あと悟だけには羽月と別れたこと教えたから。あいつのことだから胸の内に仕舞っておいてくれるだろうしな」
「うん。悟くんなら安心だよね。もし羽月ちゃんとゆーくんが別れたことが広まったら、多分学校が大騒ぎになっちゃうもんね」
「まぁ、羽月は美人だからな。あいつのことが好きな男なんてこの学校にゴロゴロいるだろうし」
「うん。それはそうなんだけど、ゆーくんの周りも結構騒がしくなっちゃうと思うよ?」
「俺も? 何言ってるんだよ。俺は大丈夫だろ」
俺が笑っていると、奏は呆れ顔をしながら、「仕方ないな」と言って笑い合ってくれた。
自分でも無理してテンションを上げてるところがあったけど、それを承知で乗ってくれる奏の存在は本当にありがたかった。
そんな俺たちのことを、柱の影からジッと視線を送っている一人の女性がいた。しかし、新学期特有の空気感に酔っていた俺では、その視線に気付くことは出来なかったのだ。
Volume 2 - Ch 1
Ah, school starts today. I don't feel like it at all...
As I was heading off to school by myself, Satoru called me from behind in his usual jovial manner.
"Oh! Yuuri! Ohayo-san!"
"Oh. Good morning."
"Huh? What's wrong with you today? You didn't go to school with Sakashita-san?" [TLN: Hazuki's last name]
I felt a pain in my chest. I knew that Satoru, who didn't know what was going on, had no malice toward me, so I couldn't do anything about the feelings welling up in me.
"Oh, ah. Hazuki and I are no longer going to school together."
Huh? Is that so? Did you have a fight? Or you don't mean to say.."
"Well, it's just as you're imagining. Hazuki and I have already broken up."
When I said that, Satoru, who is always cheerful, became very depressed.
"I'm sorry. I said selfish things without knowing your feelings..."
"No, it's not your fault. If you didn't know what was going on, it would be natural to wonder. But please don't spread the fact that Hazuki and I broke up without asking, okay?"
"Oh, I'm aware of that much."
"I think people grow as human beings by overcoming heartbreak. You think so too, don't you? Oh, you never had a girlfriend before you got your heart broken, I'm sorry!"
"Shut up! Damn it, I'll definitely get a girlfriend in high school!"
This guy with a lot of emotional ups and downs, his name is Satoru Mishima. We have been friends since we started high school and are on the basketball team. We are the closest of friends in this school, and I think it is no exaggeration to say that we are probably best friends, but now that I have recently gone through a trauma, I hesitate to call Satoru my best friend.
"Come to think of it, there's a class change today! Yuuri also decided to take the liberal arts preparatory course, didn't you? I hope we'll be in the same class again!"
"If we're in the same class again, that means we'll be together for three years."
"That would be great! And then there's Kanade Miyama! It would be great if the three of us were together."
Despite Satoru's happy mood, I honestly couldn't wait to see the results of the class change. Because Hazuki had chosen the same liberal arts class as me. If we were to be in the same class, it would be more than just a pain in the a*s. The worst thing would be to be in the same class with only Hazuki and without any of my close friends. I hope that's the one thing I can avoid. God... if you really are there, please somehow avoid that scenario...
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The results of the class change were posted at the entrance to the school. A crowd had gathered around us, and it was difficult to find out which class I was in. When we finally saw the posters, we turned to each other and high-fived.
"You made it! We're in the same class, Yuuri! We are in the same class for three years now!"
"Oh! We'll be in the same class for another year! Oh, Kanade is in the same class as us."
Now I just hope Hazuki is in a different class... Oh, it says Hazuki Sakashita... We were never in the same class when we were dating, so why would we be in the same class at this point?
Satoru was wondering when he saw me suddenly depressed, but he saw the poster and figured it all out.
"Well, we're here for you. Don't worry. I'll support you as much as I can."
"Satoru! You're my only hope.
"Hey, hey, hey. Don't forget about me!"
I turned around to see Kanade standing there with her cheeks puffed out and her arms crossed.
"Of course. You're the best. I'm counting on you the most, so I'm seriously begging you."
"Hmm. If you say that much, I don't have a choice, do I? I'll help Yuu-kun out too."
I was thrilled to see Kanade looking up at me with a smiling, carefree smile.
It was too much of a surprise...
I was so nervous, but Kanade looked around and said, "Kozue-chan! We're in class together again!" She waved her hand in the air as she spotted her good friend Tanuki Kozue.
"Kanade-chan, I'm glad to be with you again. Yamagishi-kun and Mishima-kun are also with us. Let's get along again for the next year."
Tanuki-san belongs to the literature club and is a pure literature girl. By the way, we have been in the same class as Tanuki-san since the first grade, which means the four of us have been together for three years.
We were happy to be in the same class and started walking to our new class. Walking down a different hallway, I felt fresh and excited.
Then Kanade came up next to me and said, "Hey, hey, hey."
"We're in the same class as Hazuki. Are you okay, Yuu-kun?
"I was prepared for it and I think I can handle it. Satoru, Tanuki-san, and Kanade are in the same class as me."
"I hope you're okay. Just don't ever push yourself, okay?"
"Oh, thanks. I also told only Satoru that I broke up with Hazuki. I'm sure he'll keep it to himself."
"Yeah, I'm sure Satoru will take care of it. If word got out that Hazuki and Yuu-kun had broken up, the school would probably be in an uproar."
"Well, Hazuki is a beautiful woman. I'm sure there are a lot of guys at this school who like her."
"Un. I'm sure that's true, but I think it's going to get pretty noisy around Yuu-kun, too."
"Me too? What are you talking about? I'll be fine."
When I laughed, Kanade made a dumbfounded face and said, "I can't help it," and we laughed together.
I was forcing myself to be excited, but I was really grateful for Kanade's willingness to go along for the ride.
There was one woman who was staring at us from the shadow of a pillar. However, I was too intoxicated by the atmosphere of the new semester to notice her gaze.
After Being Betrayed By My Beloved Childhood Friend and Best friend, It Was Another Childhood friend Who Saved Me
最愛の幼馴染みと親友に裏切られた俺を救ってくれたのはもう一人の幼馴染みだった
https://www.novelupdates.com/series/after-being-betrayed-by-my-beloved-childhood-friend-and-best-friend-it-was-another-childhood-friend-who-saved-me/
Drama Romance
Beautiful Female Lead Betrayal Childhood Friends Depression First Love First-time Interc**rse Love Triangles Male Protagonist Modern Day Netorare Obsessive Love Revenge
https://ncode.syosetu.com/n0937hf/
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