Why wasn't I the one who got the male lead's script?

At the same time, there was also a faint fragrance that did not belong to me.

He froze in place as if he had been electrocuted, not daring to move. Even his brain seemed to have stopped functioning temporarily at that moment.

The fleeting cool touch and the subtle fragrance disappeared in the next moment like a flash in the pan.

"........."

However, he also saw clearly the girl's expression as she suddenly loosened her collar, gently covered her lips with the back of her hand, and looked away.

——It seems like I was attacked just now?

Xingjian, whose mind had been blank until now, did not say a word, but subconsciously touched his lips with his hand.

"Futaba, what are you doing..."

Then this action was also caught by the sensitive Futaba. She seemed a little annoyed and glanced at Xingjian and patted the latter's arm.

"Don't make that face, it's like I'm taking advantage of you."

"But you're taking advantage of others by launching a surprise attack like this..."

"S-Stop talking nonsense."

"it is good."

Oh no, Xingjian felt like he had vaguely awakened some extraordinary physical condition.

"That………"

Hoshimi put down her hand hesitantly, wanting to say something, and turned to look at Futaba, who was pretending to be calm and composed, with a look that seemed to want to confirm something.

"What are we doing...?"

"...Please don't ask me to talk about this kind of thing, really."

Although she said this bluntly, Futaba, who seemed to have made up her mind, finally looked at Hoshimi awkwardly.

"That action just now was my statement."

"You mean...?"

"Well, I like you, not just as friends."

"That was the act of declaring the end of our friendship. And, it was also the beginning of our romantic relationship."

Futaba, who was used to hiding in a corner and passively accepting kindness and emotions, finally chose to look him in the eye and express her feelings frankly this time.

"So from today on, no matter how cute the schoolgirl is, no one can snatch you away from me—that's my declaration of action. If you can't accept it, just quit now."

"No, no, no, that's not the case."

"...It doesn't matter. It's too late for you to regret it now anyway."

"I won't regret it. I'm happy to do it."

Oops, I feel like my happy smile is getting out of control.

This guy finally opened up to me completely.

Thinking of this, Hoshimi could no longer control his behavior and with a smile on his face he embraced the girl in front of him - Futaba was stunned for a moment at first, but soon pouted and acquiesced to his intimate behavior.

Rather, she buried her face in the boy's neck, feeling somewhat relieved.

“…I’m sweating a lot.”

Then she suddenly complained.

"Oh, sorry... I ran here, so I'm sweating a little."

"It's okay...Qing."

“Hmm…!”

Originally, Xingjian thought that this would inevitably be something that Futaba would dislike, but she didn't expect her to care at all - she even called her name without any warning.

Oh no, this power is comparable to the surprise attack just now.

"From now on, you are no longer qualified to run to others."

"Ah."

"From now on, you'll always be with a gloomy and boring guy like me."

"That's great."

"No matter what, you have to take the responsibility of changing our future."

"I couldn't ask for more."

"…If you respond immediately like this, there will be no room for regret."

The boy responded to her requests one by one. Futaba pursed her lips, and at the same time, the corners of her mouth slightly raised a little arc -

He held the boy's large hand and intertwined his fingers with gentle force.

"So it's settled then...?"

This unprecedented wonderful feeling made Xingjian's heart beat faster, and he straightened his back unconsciously and nodded continuously.

"Ah."

"Any objections?"

"no disagreement."

"...So, the internship is over?"

"Ok!"

The relationship between the two finally underwent a real change from this moment on.

"By the way, Futaba, you've suddenly become so proactive, is it because of Isshiki...?"

As expected, Hoshimi's question was met with a ruthless roll of the eyes from Miss Futaba, and he immediately shut up after noticing it.

"You don't think I'm jealous, do you?"

Isn’t it? ?

“…Alright then.”

Unexpectedly, Futaba, who is always good at evading and saying one thing but doing another, actually admitted the jealousy in her heart this time.

But that's not what she really cares about.

"What were you calling me just now...?"

Xingjian vaguely felt that his back was also gently restrained by a force. It turned out that Futaba's other hand had already unknowingly wrapped around his waist.

The cute expression of the girl in my arms, anxious yet vaguely expecting something, would make anyone feel pity for her.

"Li, Liyang..."

"Oh no, this guy suddenly became so weak and cute that it made me feel a little embarrassed..."

The two young people, both new to love, just stared at each other, and after a long time they awkwardly looked away from each other.

"...Pfft."

However, Miss Futaba laughed softly afterwards.

“…What are you laughing at?”

Although she said this, Xingjian seemed to be infected by the gentle smile she suddenly showed. She raised the corners of her mouth, closed her eyes, buried her cheek in the girl's hair, and smelled her scent.

"From today on, please give me your guidance, my new boyfriend."

"It's the same for you, but don't treat me like your assistant like before, Rio-chan."

"Don't add sauce at the end...it sounds a bit disgusting."

"What's disgusting about that?"

"Anyway, I just don't like it, and basically only my parents call me that."

"I see. Then let's go with Rio. It's a really nice name."

"Well……"

"It's time to praise her back, Ms. Riou."

"No."

"Why?"

"I don't say anything against my will."

"Hey hey~"

The night belonging to the two of them gradually comes to an end with such a unique ending, and the dawn of the next day will eventually come.

Having established a new relationship, they have finally bid farewell to the past and chosen each other as companions in the new world.

[Futaba Line] Different Paths to the Same Destination: Epilogue We Are More Than Just Friends

Just as Iroha had promised, everything returned to normal on the following first school day.

There was no longer any inexplicable change in the student sitting in front of him who would suddenly turn around and ask Xingjian, "How are things going between you and that junior girl?", and he would no longer be greeted by the first-year students in the atrium - it was as if they had returned to being strangers, and most people ignored him.

Even Isshiki seemed to have forgotten all the memories of spending time with Hoshimi after that day, and would not even glance at him when they passed by.

If Xingjian hadn't noticed that this guy would turn around and make a face at her after walking away.

All in all, Xingjian felt that this feeling of being forgotten by others was actually nothing. It was better to say that everything returning to normal just gave him an opportunity -

A chance to announce something important with friends.

"W-what?! Seniors, are you guys dating?!"

After school, in a family restaurant.

Not only acquaintances who often met at school, such as Kasumigaoka Utaha and Sawamura Eriri, but also familiar friends from Shuchi Academy were sitting with Hoshimi Futaba and the others. Ishigami, who was originally immersed in the NS world, immediately raised his head with an incredulous look after hearing Hoshimi announce the news, staring at the other party with an embarrassed smile on his face.

"Well, that's it anyway."

Xingjian smiled shyly and wanted to brush the matter off, but he scratched the back of his head. He was indeed not very good at being the focus of everyone's attention.

The only one who felt just as embarrassed as he did was Futaba, who was sitting beside him, feeling rather restrained. However, Futaba was quite resigned to the fact that she had given up, so she didn't bother to hide her feelings and insisted on these details. Instead, she nodded generously, her hand resting on her chin.

"What do you mean by 'in any case'... just be frank. We're just dating, right?"

"Well, that's right too."

"You, you two... when did this happen?"

Eriri and Shirogane, who was sitting opposite Hoshimi, both showed similar confused expressions. On the contrary, Shiyu, who was leaning next to Eriri, took a sip of the coffee in front of her very calmly.

"Well, this was a predictable outcome, wasn't it? They were best friends of the opposite sex, and the most unbelievable thing in the world is a friendship between a man and a woman who aren't related by blood. It's only natural that they couldn't manage the boundaries of friendship."

It seems that there is nothing wrong with what she said, but why is Shiyu's expression so easy to be misunderstood?

"Ah, it's really wonderful that best friends finally get married."

This time, it was Kaguya Shinomiya, who, in Hoshimi's impression, always liked to put on airs, blushed slightly and offered them her blessings with an extremely sincere look - her longing and sighing expression was as if she was watching a fairy tale, and the sense of déjà vu was too strong.

Oh, I almost forgot, under Miss Shinomiya's dignified and elegant appearance, she actually has a childlike love brain.

"Even though your younger brother found a girlfriend first, it seems you have to work harder, Hayasaka... Hayasaka?"

Shinomiya Kaguya lowered her voice and poked the arm of the blonde girl next to her with a deliberately malicious teasing look, but did not get the expected response.

She seemed dazed for a moment.

"………ah."

Then, Hayasaka Aicai suddenly reacted, sorted out her mood in a very short time, and put an appropriate smile on her face.

"Yes, I'm happy for Koharu too, Kaguya-san."

"........."

Shinomiya blinked, as if he noticed something strange, but he still chose not to say it out loud.

"I feel like your disguise skills have reached a new level."

"Oh, is that true?"

However, when the blonde girl tilted her head with a smile, the corners of her eyes didn't even raise at all.