Just to clarify, Shiho isn’t forgetful.
Maybe it’s thanks to studying together with me recently, but her grades, which had been sinking to the bottom, were gradually improving.
In the last test of the year, she was somewhere around the upper bottom?
Compared to when she was getting 3 points or so, she’s doing much better now.
So, it’s not like she’s bad at games either.
Actually, if it’s a game played alone, she can clear even the difficult ones. Even in the game with the red-hatted plumber uncle, I was dashing through the stages with actions that I, as a beginner, couldn’t manage.
Then why is it that I can win against her in competitive games?
Simply put, it’s because Shiho easily gets worked up.
“Damn game! It’s… it’s definitely laggy… My controller feels a bit unresponsive!”
See, she’s making excuses out of frustration.
She’s really weak in competitive games. Deception or doing things that annoy the opponent, basically any kind of strategy, she’s not good at. On top of that, she loses her cool easily, leading to many button mispresses… So, in competitive games, even a beginner like me can sometimes beat her.
“Darn it… Ugh, it’s not like ‘defeat’ suits me at all. One more time! Next time… I’ll definitely win and make Kotaro-kun kneel!!”
“W- Kneeling… well, if I lose, I’ll do it.”
Though I don’t think I’ll lose.
“This is a match! If I lose, I’ll kneel too. No, I don’t have to kneel, I’ll just do whatever Kotaro-kun says. It’s okay, because there’s no way I’ll lose. I’ve already got the hang of it, now it’s just putting it into practice…!”
She’s a bit of a confident one.
Thinking she’s overflowing with talent, she’s always full of confidence no matter what she does, then dramatically sets herself up for failure and cries.
That’s Shiho for you.
It’s been almost a year since we met, so I’ve started to understand various things about her.
Surprisingly, she has a lot of flaws.
But I still find her cute… maybe because she’s “special”.
Lost in such thoughts, it was another victory against Shiho.
“Nggh…”
Letting out a strange dying sound, Shiho flopped onto the sofa.
Lying there sulkily, she kicked her legs around.
“Darn game. I’m never playing this again… I’ll delete it later.”
“Haha… No, you shouldn’t delete it. I want to play together again.”
“-Then I won’t delete it.”
Her honesty is something I like about her.
But she can also be a bit forceful.
“By the way, is that your wish, Kotaro-kun?”
“… So that’s how it is.”
Faced with her mischievous smile, there was nothing I could do.
Shrugging my shoulders and putting down the controller, Shiho suddenly grabbed my free hand.
“Hey, will you listen to what I say next time?”
“Wasn’t that the deal?”
“Hehe… Actually, it was.”
So that’s how it was.
In that case, I just nodded in resignation.
Then she looked at me with a puzzled expression and murmured.
“Then, hug me.”
“- Eh!?”
Caught off guard by her sudden request, I was taken aback.
I hadn’t expected her to say something like this out of the blue, so I was flustered.
“… You’re not gonna say ‘okay’ to this, huh?”
Seeing me like that, Shiho tilted her head even more puzzled.
As if I was doing something weird… She looked a little puzzled …
