My elite romantic comedy is wrong, as I expected.

VOL 4 Chapter 12 Among friends

Honami  : I'm counting on you,   Kanzaki-kun

Kanzaki : Yes, I will.

Honami   says goodbye to   Kanzaki   who is leaving, she gave them the necessary instructions for the plan. It seems that   Kanzaki   doesn't trust me in terms between classes, but if we leave that out, we can get along fine.

Now the main problem,   Honami   is going to stay with me, she said she needed to talk about something important. We haven't stayed together after that day, so the air between us has been tense.

Kanzaki   walks out the door and leaves us in this awkward environment, fortunately she is the first to speak.

Honami : So when you proposed the alliance, was it your idea?

Hachiman : Right, you are the best option to ally. And now at this moment I think they still are.

I just couldn't trust  Ryuuen  and  Sakayanagi. I feel like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders not having to deal with them.

Honami : I don't know whether to feel praised or annoyed.

Hachiman : Why?

Honami  : You trust our class because we are naive, right?

Hachiman : Before yes, but now I only relied on yout word to trust.

Honami : I see, I want to ask something. why did you say all those things? You knew perfectly well my weakness, you could have manipulated me without any problem. It is illogical that as a class leader you have helped your rivals.

That question is very complex to answer for me, I know that a lie will fail completely, she will be able to see through it, and she will not like a half answer either, even if I don't like it I will have to be honest with her.

Hachiman : You're right, for me to help you as a class leader is like shooting in my foot, it only hurts me.

The look would be her trying to see my   expression   and the changes in it.

Hachiman  : But I didn't help you as a leader, I wanted to help you as a friend.
Honami , you have terrifying potential, you have something that other people don't have.

It's true, there is one aspect that neither   Ryuuen   nor   Sakayanagi   are able to match.

Hachiman : I just want to see my friend, be able to shine, be able to demonstrate everything she has to offer and do it with a smile on her face.

Ichinose   Honami , in canon, is completely lost, I will never know how her story will end in that universe, however that doesn't mean I stood by as history repeats itself. I may be arrogant trying to change her, before she only had the position of a spectator now she was part of this mess. Trying to discover a new path.

In conclusion I want to see the strength that   Honami   has.

She just looks at me in silence. With her eyes open and opening her delicate lips a little. That is until…

Honami :   pfffffffft  …..   hahahahahahahaha   hahahaha

She laughs again, it hurts my poor feelings, it seems that I no longer have to speak sincerely. It makes me feel ashamed.

Honami:hahahaha  …… I'm really sorry, I'm really sorry, you just took me by surprise.

As she tries to regain his composure he apologizes, at least he does. Now calm, she speaks again.

Honami : I never expected those kinds of words to come out of your mouth, it's like you went out of character for a moment. 

Hachiman : Hey, that hurts.

It really does.

Honami : Although it feels strange to hear those words from your mouth, I can't deny something. 

She gets up from her position, since we started talking she has been in front of me, but she goes to the sofa where I am sitting and places herself next to me.


Then something happens that I would never expect in a million years.

She lunges at me and puts her arms around my back. The physical contact between the two becomes very close. Her thin and delicate body collides with mine, I have felt many people make physical contact with me but they were always men trying to knock me down, being a street fighter I always found myself in that type of situation, but being so close to a woman makes me feel nervous, for example judo or jiujitsu I would have to get too close to them to be able to apply a lock. It is something interesting how human beings try to make new ways to destroy the opponent in front of them, the previous martial arts are an example that a fight at close range or if you let yourself be grabbed by them would be a fatal mistake.

I try to wander in my thoughts to ignore two masses that are crashing into my chest. Damn, I'm thinking about it! If you keep thinking like this, maybe I could become a pervert, which I don't want.

It is truly shocking how she takes physical contact so easily with a man, this should be reserved for the most special people she has. If dhe does it with me, too many things will be misinterpreted. Or am I the one misunderstanding this whole situation?

The hug in my opinion is taking forever, it's not that I don't enjoy the closeness with her, but somehow it feels too much for me, who suffers from social anxiety.

Now   thinking about it   better, she is the second person to hug me, the first was   Airi , but I let it go because I just went through a traumatic experience. But she is doing it for no apparent reason. 

When she finally decides to let me go, she looks me in the eyes and with a sweet smile she says a few words to me.

Honami : Thank you,   Hachiman-kun.

Hachiman : Huh?

Honami : Your face tells me that you don't know why I'm thanking you, let me explain, thank you for trusting me, I know that right now I'm untrustworthy, however I will do everything in my power to show you what I am capable of doing …..

Looks like you found some resolution. I'm glad she's selfish, on the other hand I'm relieved that she's willing to face challenges this way.

Honami  :….. and thank you for being my friend.

My heart breaks when I hear this, maybe the sincere tone he says it makes me feel like my chest is tightening, it's not a bad feeling.


After he says this he remains by my side in silence. I do not know what else to say. Still, it seems like he doesn't want to leave. We continued in silence, I have not been able to recover from those moments.

The door rings.

Hey? No one should know about this, and I don't think it's time yet for the karaoke room lease to end.

To my surprise   Honami   gets up quickly.

Honami : It looks like it's already arrived.

Get what? 

More doubts accumulate when a delicately decorated cake arrives.

Hachiman : What is that? 

Honami : Isn't it obvious? A cake.

Hachiman : I know it's a cake, the question is, what's a cake doing here?

Honami  :   Duh  , your silly birthday.

She says it like i am the fool here.

Honami : I'm sorry I didn't tell you the day it was, I was still quite distracted those days, when I went to check the date it had already passed, it's embarrassing, so I thought this was a good opportunity.

Hachiman : You didn't have to, I didn't remember yours either.

It makes me feel terrible, I forgot her birthday, it must be because of the habit of always ignoring them, it was to be expected, after all I almost forgot mine too. So these days I was checking most of the Birthdays, that's when I found out that there was   Honami's birthday.
What a   bad   friend I am.

Honami : Come on, you don't have to feel bad. You can take it as a small thank you.

I would like to say no, but his expression stops me, I don't want to despise his good will.

Hachiman : Okay.

Even with doubts i accepted, it must be noticeable on my face.

Honami : If you feel bad, how about we do this? How about you promise me that next year we will celebrate together.

A promise, I'm not very good with them, I would still like to make it.

Hachiman : Then it's decided. Next time I'll be sure to ship you with eggs and flour.

Honami : What a somber tradition, now I'm a little scared because that date arrived.

Maybe I went a little overboard, I'm still waiting for that date.

She stands next to me and opens the cake, it already comes cut into slices, which makes it easier. They come with napkins, cutlery and plastic plates, for greater ease.

She hands me a slice on a plate, I take it and put it in my mouth, a sweet fragrance spreads throughout my palate, it is very delicious, it has a vanilla flavor but I can taste different flavors of fruits like strawberries, kiwis, even pineapple. , and other flavors that I am not able to distinguish. That does not mean that the harmony of flavors is splendid. It's first class, he asked me how much it cost.

Honami :   junmmmmm , what a delight.

She is delighted with the taste too.

Hachiman : Where did you get this cake? It tastes so good.

Honami : Right?! It's an exclusive one, they only make a few a day, and I had to reserve it the day before. But it was definitely worth it.

I even reserve it for this moment, this girl is too nice.

Hachiman  :   Honami.

I call her softly.

Hachiman : Thanks to you too for being my friend.

She is speechless, don't tell me, will she laugh again? She wouldn't be able to  laugh a third time.

Contrary to my expectations, she turns red as a tomato and turns to the other side so as not to see her face.

Honami : You fool, how dare you say something like that all of a sudden?

It's my fault? No, maybe it was the moment I said it.

Hachiman : I'm   Sorry , let's continue eating.

We finished eating the cake quietly. When we do it,   Honami   she stretches her arms and her body, she must be tired.

Being this way became something common that I never thought I would achieve.

When she finishes stretching he lets himself fall, I wouldn't panic if it weren't for the fact that he falls on my shoulder. This girl doesn't know what personal space is. She leans on my shoulder without saying a word. I can't see her face.

Honami :   Hachiman-kun , Could you promise me something else?

His voice sounds somewhere between serious and melancholic.

Hachiman : Go ahead.

Honami  : No matter the results between classes, we will still be friends, right?

It's unexpected that I ask this, did you feel that competition between classes could tear us apart?

Hachiman : Silly, a competition would not be able to separate me from you, do not confuse this with the fact that we will not go easy against you either.

I'm not going to throw away one of the few friendships I've ever had in my life because of a competition.

My response seems to encourage her.

Honami  : I see, I will continue counting on you   Hachiman-kun.

His smile makes me melt, it is something that as a mere mortal is not used to, I will try to keep him smiling. Even if my hypocrisy gets in the way.