...Hoshimiya-san is surprisingly easy to talk to.
To be honest, I had the impression that he was hard to approach...and that he would be cold even if you talked to him.
I don't think that's just my perception.
Her classmates... no, everyone in this school respects Hoshimiya-san. That's why she feels she shouldn't talk to him casually.
She herself was young but calm and had a unique aura, making her difficult to approach.
But when I talked to him... Hoshimiya-san wasn't cold at all, and in fact he was easy to get along with.
She is polite, yet not too snobbish. To put it simply... she is a good and honest girl.
"Oh. By the way... it was so delicious that I ended up eating all of Yohei's food. I'm sorry."
See? He doesn't act bossy or overbearing, and he treats me with courtesy.
It's not that he behaves like a child, but he is mature for a child in a good way, which is why it was easy to talk to him.
"No, actually I didn't have much of an appetite... I was actually grateful that you ate it. If it had been just me, I probably would have had some left over until tomorrow."
"If you have no appetite, does that mean you're not feeling well?"
"It's not that I'm feeling that way, but I actually stayed up all night... and that's why I've been feeling exhausted all day."
"I see. So that's why you were sleeping even after school. You were sleeping throughout class, so I was actually a little worried."
"...Were you watching?"
"Yes. It was a little funny seeing you looking like you were having trouble sleeping. But you shouldn't fall asleep, okay?"
Also, it doesn't seem like he's uninterested in the people around him.
Maybe it was because he was sitting next to me, but he seemed to be watching me too.
Although he does have a naive and out-of-touch side to him, he seemed approachable when you talked to him.
So maybe that's why.
I was no longer nervous at all and could remain natural. Thanks to that, I was able to ask about anything that I was curious about without hesitation.
"Now that I think of it, why did Hoshimiya-san stay behind? Was he engrossed in a book?"
"No, I'm not. I'm waiting for my sister."
Big sister, huh?
Hoshimiya Hime's older sister is Hoshimiya Hijiri. The sisters are famous and known to all the students at school.
The younger sister is a genius who skipped a grade, so she stands out even without doing anything, but the older sister is basically just an ordinary second-year high school girl.
However, she is an incredibly beautiful girl, so she stands out in that sense. In other words, together with her younger sister, the two are beautiful sisters.
That's why the Hoshimiya sisters are in the same grade at my school. Although they're in different classes, I often see them together.
I see. You were waiting for your sister.
"My sister has work to do with the student council, so books are just a way to kill time."
"That's right. I thought the book was just too interesting."
"I don't know. This is an academic book written by a fellow researcher, and I'm reading it because I was kindly given it... but the contents aren't that captivating."
"...It's written in English, but it's amazing that you can read it."
"Well, I can remember anything I see or hear once, so I guess I'm good at learning languages."
"That's also cool. I feel like the main characters in manga and stuff have that kind of ability."
"A-Am I cool? I see... Hehe, it makes me happy to be praised. Youhei-kun is good at giving compliments, so I can't help but grin when I talk to him."
That's so honest.
She took my words seriously and was happy.
Of course, I didn't mean it as flattery with any ulterior motive, so I was kind of happy that he laughed genuinely.