Go-Toubun no Hanayome √AE

Chapter 37:A Ribbon's Infinite Loop End

Yotsuba:"Hey! Heeeeey~"

Yotsuba had called out to the boy in the cafeteria, but was completely ignored.

Yotsuba:[Can he not hear me? Maybe if I call him by name...His perfect scoring test!]

Yotsuba looked at the test once she unfolded it to see the name.

Yotsuba:[Uesugi...Fuutarou!? It couldn't be...?]

She looked to see his face. This was a name that had escaped her mind for what felt like forever. But in this moment, she was reminded of a certain boy.

Yotsuba:[Hmm, the name is the same, but he looks way different. I remember him being blonde...Maybe it's just a coincidence...Oh well.] "Uesugi-san."

Fuutarou still ignores her.

Yotsuba:[E-Ehh...Does he really have trouble hearing?] "Uuuesuuuugi-saaaaan!!"

Fuutarou looked up to see Yotsuba's face up close and jumped back. Here, Yotsuba could get a good look at his face.

Yotsuba:[He's got the same scary eyes, so maybe it really is him? I wonder... if he still remembers me...] "Ahaha, you're finally looking my way."

Fuutarou:"...How do you know my name?"

Yotsuba:[Eh? He doesn't know who I am? Oh, I really mistook him for someone else!]

...

Yotsuba:[I wonder..why I suddenly remembered him...It's like I had forgotten during middle school...I wonder how he's doing. I remember he had a dream about becoming rich or something...I wonder...what I told him.]

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Yotsuba:[Uesugi-san is our private tutor!? Is this karma for my mistake earlier? I'll make sure to pray extra hard then!]

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Fuutarou:"'Rice' starts with an R, not an L! Are you eating lice!?"

Yotsuba:[Wow, this guy is truly committed to having us study, I wonder if I can really get back to where I was before...Nah, it was that mentality that kept me away from my sisters in the first place, there's no point in it.]

Fuutarou:"Yotsuba...Why are you smiling when I'm getting angry at you?"

Yotsuba:[Ah, crap! Now I have to come up with an excuse...]

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Miku:"Your words got me thinking that maybe, just maybe, I can do it too. So...Take responsibility, okay?"

Fuutarou:"You got it."

Eureka!

Yotsuba:"M-Miku, could it be that...the person you secretly like is actually Uesugi-san?"

Miku turns to Yotsuba, shocked. At that moment, Yotsuba knew what she wanted to do.

Yotsuba:[Miku...Because of me, you suffered a bunch. But, if I can make it up to you in any way, I will! If my sister falls in love, then I'll support her!"

Miku:"No way."

Yotsuba:[O-Or maybe not?]

...

During the fireworks festival.

Yotsuba:"Hmmm."

Ichika:"What's up?"

Yotsuba:"I'm trying to see if Miku likes Uesugi-san..."

Ichika:"I could see that, she's never opened up to a stranger like that."

Yotsuba:[Hm, Ichika also met Fuutarou-kun on that trip, but she hasn't really said anything. I really should stop trying to make a connection with this guy. Man, I should have asked that boy what his last name was!]