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"So, what do you think, Senpai? How does Rika look? Nnnnn~"
Rika put an impish smile on her face as she ran one hand through the hair running down her back.
She didn't have that cool feel Yozora did before she cut her hair, and she wasn't going to be turning any heads like Sena, but unlike those two, who are so perfect it's almost hard to approach them, she had a much more friendly cuteness to her.
It makes me wonder if a girl like her would be more popular with the guys than some kind of super popular school idol.
Rika's always had a slightly childish face, but when you take away the ponytail and glasses, it really emphasizes that simple yet alluring charm of hers.
A good way to put it would be to say that it has the beauty of a lone flower blooming atop a hill.
And if I had to say whether I like it or not, honestly, it's right in my strike zone.
"A good way to put it would be to say that it has the beauty of a lone flower blooming atop a hill―― and if I had to say whether I liked it or not, honestly, it's right in my strike zone..."
"!?"
Rika's face turned bright red in an instant.
"Hm?"
"W-w-w-w-w-w-what are you saying all of a sudden, Senpai!?"
Rika protested with her face still beet red.
"Wait... did I say that out loud?"
"You did!"
"O-oh."
That's a little embarrassing then.
Squish!
"Guohh!?"
Yozora, who was standing next to me, dug her heel into my foot all of a sudden for some reason.
And damn did it hurt.
"What the hell did you do that for!?"
"...No real reason."
Yozora said with an expression so mysterious I had absolutely no idea what she was thinking.
"...Why don't you just go die." "Aniki..."
Sena gave me a cold stare too, and Yukimura looked like he was about to cry.
