My Friend Doesn't Hesitate 31.5

ACT31.5     Why Did It Break Through the Upper Limit?


「And so, as usual, the two were flirting like that yesterday.」

「Hmm. That's a regular occurrence by now, though...」


It was before morning homeroom.

After the morning practice of the women's basketball club she belonged to, when Kiriko went to her 1st year class 2 classroom, her friend Natsu was already there, so she started talking to her.

Natsu was groaning『Hmm』with her smartphone in hand, so when she asked her why, she told her about the exchange between Mashiro and Akami in the library yesterday.

At that time, Natsu was working on her manuscript in the library preparation room, so she could hear the details.

And.

As for the topic of discussion.


「A compatibility horoscope app? Now that you mention it, even my club members have been talking about that quite a bit.」

「Is that so?」

「Yeah. It seems Aoyama-senpai has someone she's interested in. Also, unexpectedly, Itoga-sensei does as well.」

「Ooh, I didn't expect it to be known not only by students, but teachers as well. It's a big craze.」

「Is body compatibility really something to be so worried about? It certainly may be important for sports, though.」

「... Kiri-yan-san's a natural airhead like Mashiro-san...」

「? What is it, Onatsu?」

「No, nothing.」


When Natsu made a slightly troubled facial expression, Kiriko tilted her head, but, well, she decided not to worry about minor details.

More importantly, when it came to the compatibility horoscope, what Kiriko was interested in was,


「Alright, then, shall we try fortune-telling as well?」

「Well, that's the expected course of events, isn't it?... That's fine. I'm also a little curious.」


When she suggested that, Natsu agreed. It was a good thing she was good at playing along.

Anyhow, Kiriko and Natsu inputted their full names and dates of birth.


Kizaki Kiriko: August 21st

Midoriya Natsu : August 21st


「......Wait, Kiri-yan-san, your birthday's the same as mine?」

「Ooh, I'm surprised too. For some reason, that makes me pretty happy!」

「Y-yeah.」

「If we both have free time, on that day, let’s go somewhere together to celebrate!」

「!!!!!」


Perhaps she was surprised by the sudden invitation, for Natsu's green eyes opened wide behind her glasses as she blushed, but,


「O-ok... I-I'll be in your care.」


Although her energy was strangely low, she agreed. That made her happy as well.

Kiriko was now looking forward to her birthday.

Putting that aside.


「Oh, it looks like the fortune-telling results have come out.」

「Th-that's right. How is... it... eeeeeeh!?」


The moment the results appeared, Natsu was astonished.

As for the contents,


『Out of 100 points, Love: 120   Friendship: 73   Business: 70   Body: 68』


「W-w-wha....!?」


Natsu stared at the results, took off her glasses and stared at the results with her characteristic green-tinged eyes, then put her glasses back on and stared at the results again, but still, nothing changed.


「W-w-w-w-w-w-w-wha!?」


She was astonished once again.

To Kiriko, Natsu's state was more interesting than the results, but setting that aside.

Her impression of the results was,


「Mmm, it was quite normal.」

「N-normal!?」

「After all, look, friendship and body are around 70, right? I think I'm really close with Onatsu, so I thought it would be higher. For the sports aspect, considering Onatsu's stamina, that moderate result might be unavoidable, though.」

「Ah... those are the points you noticed...」

「Mmm? Was there something else?」

「No... if that's fine with you, Kiri-yan-san, then it's fine... haah...」

「???」


Kiriko could only tilt her head as Natsu's face remained red while she breathed heavily.

Kiriko usually didn't pay attention to minor details, but this time she was a little worried about it.

Why was Natsu surprised by these results?


「............」


Once again, Kiriko looked down at the results.

Friendship and Body were normal, and it was quite unlikely she was interested in Business.


In that case, it was this Love: 120?


Certainly, a result breaking through the perfect score might be worthy of surprise.

However, when it came to compatibility between fellow girls, the necessity of minding it... no, thinking about it closely, Nogi Mashiro and Nishina Akami were very close examples. She wondered if those two would get together soon.

Setting that aside.

With those circumstances, was Natsu conscious of that? 　

In that case, Kiriko wondered if she could look at Natsu that way...


「Eh, what is it? Kiri-yan-san?」


Kiriko stared at Natsu. She was a little bewildered, but without paying attention to that, fixedly.

Tidily dressed in her summer uniform, with a petite, slender physique. Shoulder length braided hair. With thick, large glasses on her face, she gave off a plain impression overall, but.

When the beautiful green eyes in the depths of those glasses came to mind――



「――I could, I think?」



Kiriko herself was surprised by the content of her mutter.

Then, she felt a sensation as if heat was gradually spreading through her entire body.


「Kiri-yan-san? S-since a while ago, you've been looking at me with a blank look on your face; what's the matter?」

「Onatsu.」

「Y-yes?」

「――This matter is on hold for a little while.」

「W-what matter!?」


As mentioned earlier, Kiriko didn't think about minor details, but.

She felt like she needed to meticulously take time to think about the cause of her mutter earlier and the heat that was still burning in her entire body.


「Now, let's do our best all day again today!」

「You've already completely changed gears!? Kiri-yan-san, please answer me!?」

「On hold!」

「So I'm asking, what is!?」

「What is what!?」

「The way you're trying to evade is too sloppy!? That's pretty normal for you, though!?」


Until she reached a conclusion.

And no matter what the answer was.

Kiriko thought she wanted to make sure to act like herself.


　☆　　★　　☆　　★　　☆　　★


Mm, it kind of feels like she weathered my questioning with energy alone, but that's quite like Kiri-yan-san.

Nevertheless, this result... as expected, it's a surprise.

Moreover, it seems Kiri-yan-san didn't see it, but this comment on the results page...


『These two will absolutely, perfectly, transcendentally get along well! If they're not dating yet, with this supreme fortune, they should confess right away and start dating!』


If I could do that, I wouldn't be having such a hard time...!