After
school that day, Kanako stopped Takatsuki Aika and asked her.
Naturally,
her [Beautiful Voice] is in effect.
Aika
replied with her usual calm tone, while Kanako took every opportunity to get to
know her.
「Well...
I guess. He's kind?」
As
expected, her answer is full of flaws.
And
while smiling inwardly, Kanako sent her a negative image of Chihiro, pretending
to be making small talk.
「But,
doesn't that mean he's unreliable as a man?」
Kanako's
voice has a charm that makes one want to agree with her.
Of
course, getting Aika to agree here has no great effect in itself. It's just a
small talk to make her agree with her.
However,
if she continues to make small talk and makes a bad impression over and over
again, it is a different story.
Aika
will be led to think that "Chihiro is not a great boy", even if she
doesn't know it. This is exactly what Kanako is trying to do.
**a
Kanako's
motive is more like revenge. Retaliation for making Riko go away from her
favorite character.
If
Aika breaks up with Chihiro because of this, or if the story gets complicated,
so be it. It's not Kanako's fault that the bond between them is fragile. There
is no evidence to criticize Kanako after the fact, and Aika is the one who
acted rashly because of her personal opinion.
She
just wanted her to dance around her palm.
...Or
so she thought.
「Yeah.
I guess so」
To
her surprise, Aika replied in the affirmative very easily.
Kanako's
[Beautiful Voice] seemed to have no such effect. So this must be Aika's own
intention.
She
tilted her head and said to a puzzled Kanako.
「But
you know, that's why I want to be there for him. Is that weird?」
「Well...
normally, if it's Izumi and Kamishiro, wouldn't you choose Kamishiro?
Takatsuki-san, didn't Kamishiro confess his love to you?」
Calm
down. The flow of the story itself is not bad. If it doesn't work the first
time, she can do it two or three times.
And
as she thought that, Aika said,
「Well,
yeah. Maybe I'm a little weird」
Again,
Aika simply replied.
...What
is this strange feeling?
It's
as if her intentions are being completely crushed, even though her words are
being acknowledged.
No
way.
Suddenly,
Aika narrowed her eyes.
「Hey,
Sashiro-san」
Aika's
expression instantly changed, and a cold gaze shot through Kanako.
「If
you want to use your abilities to incite me, it's no use. Because I won't leave
Chihiro-kun in such a cowardly way」
...Kanako
has been exposed.
Her
ability itself is well-known. But to be wary of the influence of the [Beautiful
Voice] when it's just an unexpected small talk...
Really,
up until now, Kanako hasn't caused any problems with this ability.
Especially
when it doesn't cause discomfort like Chihiro's [Mind-reading].
While
Kanako thinking that, Aika tells her plainly.
「Unlike
Chihiro's ability, Kanako-chan's ability has malicious intent. It's like you're
trying to forcibly change people's minds to your liking」
「...Does
that mean my ability is worse than Izumi's?」
「Yes.
I like Chihiro's ability, and I don't want to say this to my friend, but
honestly, I don't like Kanako-chan's ability」
After
saying that, Aika turned around and left, but Kanako couldn't stop her.
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Kanako
was frustrated.
She
couldn't allow people to talk to her like that.
...even
though she hadn't done anything "wrong".
After
all, for Kanako, she is just giving Aika a chance. She should not be blamed for
anything, since it is Aika herself who makes the final decision.
And
yet, Aika has been looking at Kanako with contempt.
But
because of that, she wants to pay her back. To do that...
She
sets her mind to thinking with clear malice and decides on a plan.
And
the next day she began her plan――contact with
Kamishiro.
「Good
morning, Kamishiro-kun」
「It's
still hot. I hope it gets cooler soon」
They
started with a normal greeting.
Instead
of pestering him out of the blue, Kanako talk to him several times a day when
they pass each other in the hallway.
She
tries to impress him in a casual way and leave an image of her in his mind.
After
one and a half days of this, from the afternoon of the second day, Kanako will
talk to him during class training and after classes with the words "I
like" mixed in.
「It's
cool to see a boy working hard. "I like" that」
「Which
do you like more, water or sports drink? "I like" the sweet kind」
This
is not effective once.
But
if Kanako repeat it, the words will remain in his ears. The word "I
like" and the image of Kanako who said it wrapped around Kamishiro and
attracted him.
This
is a subliminal message using her ability [Beautiful Voice].
Perhaps
because of this effect, Kamishiro's reaction seemed to change a little on the
morning of the third day.
「Good
morning, Sashiro-san」
When
she greeted by him, Kanako replied with a smile.
「Kamishiro-kun
is looking good today」
「Yes,
thank you. I'm flattered」
「...I'm
not flattered, though」
「Eh?
What?」
「It's
nothing」
Kanako
shake her head and walk away.
She
then walks away, shaking her head. She keeps in touch with him during breaks
and lunch breaks, and after school.
When
the time is right, she will place a love letter in Kamishiro's desk and call
him to the far end of a deserted hallway.
And
now, in the middle of the corridor, while the students are buzzing.
The
quiet hallway was like another world.
Just
the two of them. Even if Kamishiro is a stiff man, he should be able to
understand what it means to be alone with a female student.
It's
a pity that Kanako herself is not as good looking enough, but she had tried her
best to look good.
She
wears make-up casually and has adjusted the length of her skirt so that it
doesn't look too short. She has also arranged her underwear so that if she is
approached for "that", she will be able to do so.
「Sashiro-san.
What do you want to talk about?」
「...Well...
Umm... If you don't mind, that's fine」
Win
Kamishiro Yuuki.
Seduce
him, get him, and make him look back at Riko and Aika.
Even
if she regrets not choosing Kamishiro later, it will be too late.
「Kamishiro-kun,
I like you. Will you go out with me...?」
Kanako
tries her best to be sober.
After
all, this is the first time she's ever confessed her love to a boy, and her
heart is beating fast even though she tries to act it out. She thinks her face
must have been red.
And
since Kanako's confession must have sounded pleasant due to her [Beautiful
Voice].
The
"Love" she had prepared since yesterday would be effective, and it
would seep into his heart.
Thanks for reading...
