After Being Betrayed By My Beloved Childhood Friend and Best friend

V2 Chapter 9 | Cafe Lunch

"Yuuri-senpai, thank you for inviting me here today!"

Yoshi-chan entered the café and sat down in front of me, and with a carefree smile, she straightaway expressed her gratitude to me. Today Yoshi-chan was dressed sweetly but elegantly and coolly in a sheer white one-piece dress with lace and light pink sandals.

By the way, she really turned out to be pretty, didn't she? She had a beautiful face, to begin with, but when she was a little girl, Yoshi-chan had a mature atmosphere.

I once said to Hanaka, "Yoshi-chan has changed my impression of her compared to when she was in elementary school," and she said something like, "Girls in love are the strongest."

"It's my pleasure. Thanks for coming to support us every time we have a match.

"Not at all! I only went because I wanted to cheer for you guys. It was my last chance to see Yuuri-senpai playing in a high school club match."

Yoshi-chan is smiling like she is really enjoying herself. I was embarrassed by the affection that was directed straight at me, and I ended up diverting the topic.

"You have an exam coming up, are you going to be able to do well?"

"Hmmm. I don't know. But I don't think it's bad because I study at home too, you know? I'm going to study with Hanaka next time."

"Yoshi-chan is great. On the other hand, Hanaka might not do well on the exam if she doesn't work a little harder. Because as soon as she gets home, she lies down on the sofa and watches TV or plays with her phone all the time."

"Hahaha, that's so typical of Hanaka. But it's okay because her ability to concentrate is really great. After all, in that short period of time, she has acquired enough academic ability to be accepted into this high school."

Yoshi-chan was right, Hanaka's acceptance into my high school was the result of her hard work from four months before the entrance exam. At that time, Hanaka was really great. The result of the mock exam she took in the summer was a D, but she studied hard during the four months and passed the exam with an impressive result.

"I just wish she could take that focus and spread it out and do it over a longer period of time. She's gambling too much with the way she's going about it."

'Pfft, Yuuri-senpai looks like an older brother. I envy Hanaka. Because she has an older brother who worries about her with such a kind face."

"I don't think Hanaka thinks that. I'm sure she thinks it's annoying."

"That's Hanaka's way of hiding her embarrassment. I'm sure Yuurii-senpai's feelings have been conveyed properly."

What's wrong with her? Normally, she would come in with a bang, give a big hug, and then leave with a whoosh, but today she seems more relaxed than her actual age. To be honest, I had never seen Yoshi-chan as anything more than a friend of my sister's or my second sister's.

But today she seems to be a woman, and I am a little confused. If it had been Yoshi-chan before, I wouldn't have thought of her this way. What is really wrong with her?

I tried to keep my composure so that she would not realize how nervous I was inside, and we spent the rest of the time at the café.

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"The cafe here was great! The food was good, but the cake that Hanaka mentioned was really great!"

I agreed, holding a souvenir for Hanaka in my hand.

"What are you going to do after this, senpai? As for me, I'd like to spend a little more time with you."

"Well. It's still early, so it would be nice to stop by somewhere. Do you have somewhere you want to go?"