You are Toyokawa Shoko, then who am I?

Chihaya Aine handed all the coffee brought from the front desk to her friends. They mostly ordered iced drinks like velvet latte. The only extra hot drink was the one Chihaya Aine reserved for Toyokawa Sho.

Because I heard from a friend that Toyokawa Sho works in a cafe every day, and the intensity and hard work are very high, I thought that if the body is tired, the stomach will also be bad. In this case, he can't drink iced drinks, so Chihaya Aine specially ordered a hot drink.

"But on a date, doesn't the man usually arrive early and wait for the woman?"

The girl in the white sweatshirt bit the straw and took a sip of coffee.

"Senior and I don't have that kind of relationship..."

Chihaya Aine looked away feeling guilty. At this point, she couldn't bring herself to say that there was nothing that close between her and Toyokawa Sho.

"Isn't it almost time?"

Another girl jokingly said, "Think about it, Chihaya often goes to and from school with him at the same cram school, and he even let Chihaya sleep on his shoulder on the train. If he wasn't interested in Chihaya, he wouldn't be so close to her, right?"

I am sorry.

These are all fictional stories I made up.

Chihaya Aine glanced further to the side.

Before, when people talked about her and Toyokawa Sho, she would feel comfortable, as if everyone admired her, but now she just wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

As expected, whatever I do in the future must be my own.

This guilty feeling is not pleasant at all...

"Chihaya, if you weren't interested in me, you wouldn't have dressed up so beautifully, right?"

Another girl raised her hand and said, "Look, she's showing her collarbone, wearing a necklace, and wearing this branded clothing... Hehehe, our Chihaya also has someone she likes."

"This is just everyday wear. Everyday, when I go out with you guys, I always dress up."

Hearing the topic turn to her clothes, Chihaya Aine said confidently with her hands on her hips.

She has always been very satisfied with her own taste.

"Really? But this is the first time we've seen this dress."

"—"

Chihaya Aine was choked by these words.

If a girl has a set of clothes that even her best friends have never seen, then leaving aside the possibility that it is newly bought or too old, the only possibility left is that she is planning to wear it to seduce men.

"Huh? So that's true."

"Chihaya's dress looks cute too."

"Did you wear new clothes just to meet your favorite senior? Chihaya, you really are a lowly girl right now."

"Oh no, this is new!"

Chihaya Aine's cheeks flushed slightly pink, and she puffed out her lips in a mock angry manner.

“Is it really new?”

Girl A gave an intriguing smile.

"I wouldn't wear new clothes to meet boys anyway."

Girl B nodded seriously.

"I must have tried it on many times in front of the mirror privately, and only wore it when I felt this was the most suitable one."

Girl C delivered the fatal blow.

"They all said no!"

Chihaya Aine shook her head vigorously, although she did hesitate for a long time in front of the mirror about what to wear today.

Should she go for the classic three-piece suit of a white shirt, a sweatshirt, and a plaid skirt, or the refreshing style of an oversized hooded sweatshirt and sports shorts, or should she make the most of her material and try a cute style?

Okay, she admitted.

She really looks like the kind of girl who has fallen in love and is doing her best to appear as beautiful as possible when meeting the person she likes.

But which girl doesn’t dress herself up carefully when going out?

She just picked out the piece of clothing that she thought looked best overall.

"Okay, Chihaya is feeling shy, let's stop teasing her."

The considerate girl B started talking about the topic that interested her the most, "Let's talk about what that senior thinks of Aine, shall we?"

"I feel like someone whose main job is actually being a celebrity. Look at these photos he took. Every shot has a great sense of the frame. Is he even more photogenic than some professional actors? This can't be achieved without years of experience working in front of a camera. It's a bit unrealistic to expect him to have that kind of look just by having his girlfriend take pictures of him."

Girl A analyzed carefully.

"Speaking of girlfriends, there's a rumor going around in Haneda that the girl named Shiina Riki is his girlfriend. There's also news in Tsukinomori that there's a pretty brown-haired girl who's close to him..."

Girl C rubbed her chin, "Do you think Chihaya can beat them?"

"Believe it, you don't need a reason to believe!"

Girl B gave a thumbs-up.

I'm sorry, Senior...

You become their target...

I will definitely do everything I can to repay you later...

Chihaya Aine was holding the coffee beside her, crying a little, and she began to feel guilty towards Toyokawa Sho.

"Chihaya said back then that her phone was stolen while she was taking the IELTS exam, and it was her senior who drove her to the exam location in a luxury car."

Girl B raised a finger.

"Oh... He's still a rich young man."

Girl A's eyes lit up. "Could it be that he's driving a Mercedes-Benz AMG?"

"A sports car that costs just over 10 million yen isn't really good enough, is it?"

Girl B retorted, "At least it has to be a BMW M4, right? It's impressive, good-looking, and expensive."

"Do you have any misunderstanding about luxury cars? A car like this that costs 120 million yen is not considered a luxury car."

Girl C took out her phone and showed it to everyone. "Look, this Cullinan, a Lamborghini, costs hundreds of millions. When my senior drives over, I have to take a picture. My dad only drives a Honda, so I can show it off to him later."

Why are you all so familiar with the car models...?

Am I the only one who doesn't know what I'm talking about?

Chihaya Aine looked at her friends who were gathered together and enthusiastically discussing what car Toyokawa Sho would drive in a while, and confusion gradually began to form in her eyes. How did things turn out like this?

I just wanted to use the senior's help to get some attention, how did it turn into this, where we're all discussing what kind of luxury car the senior will be riding in?

I shouldn't have casually said that my senior had a luxury car...

Now, everyone takes it seriously.

Although I don’t know what cars they are talking about, but tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars are such a huge sum of money, the seniors definitely cannot come up with that much. If they could come up with that much, why would they still be working in a cafe?

Now they have such high expectations of their seniors, what should they do when they find out that they are not as good as I said?

or……

Or just tell the truth directly?

If this continues, it will really cause trouble for the senior. I can't let the senior suffer with me for no reason just because I said something nonsense behind my back.

Senior is already very busy, and it is not easy for him to find time to come and act with me. I absolutely cannot trouble him anymore!

But if I tell everyone about it, my reputation as an omnipotent person, admired by everyone, will be ruined in an instant...

No one would like to follow a child who tells lies all the time. Everyone likes to play with me because I am excellent.

If they find out that what I said is not true, they will definitely leave me... The dream life that I have always wanted to maintain will be shattered in an instant.

Chihaya Aine silently lowered her eyes, and the slender fingers on the coffee cup gradually clenched, and a feeling of fear began to climb from her heart.

She realized it now.

What kind of difficult situation have I put myself in just for the sake of face?

"Chihaya? Why haven't you spoken for so long? This isn't like you."

Girl B came over and asked with concern.

"I guess I'm nervous. After all, we're going to meet soon."

Girl A also walked to her side, sounding like she was teasing her, but actually took out a tissue from her bag to wipe the cold sweat off her face.

Chihaya Aine still lowered her head. She bit her lips lightly, and finally took a deep breath, trying her best to get rid of selfishness from her heart.

It's true that I am vain and I like to be in the spotlight, but no matter how much I like to be in the spotlight, I cannot satisfy myself at the expense of others!

This is not right.

If my mother knew about this, she would definitely encourage me to tell the truth, and then comfort me and praise me!

Have the courage to confess to everyone!

Anyway, I'm going to London soon!

It doesn’t matter if I fall here. At worst, I can just start my real life again in London!

"Well, everyone, listen to me—"

Chihaya Aine raised her head, closed her eyes and said boldly.

At this moment, girl C's pupils suddenly widened and her breathing became hot. She pulled a few people over and pointed outside the window and said.

"Woooo, everyone, look! That car on the street! Oh my god... Chihaya, you're amazing. What you said is actually true!"

Eh?

What is true?

Chihaya Aine blinked in confusion.

The friends around her all had shocked expressions and didn't hear what she was about to say.

"A supremely elegant monster... a symbol of power that only appears in movies... the Maybach Pullman is truly terrifying..."

"Ah? Mai, what are you doing?"

Chihaya Aine asked in confusion. She seemed to have vaguely heard the name somewhere before, and it sounded familiar, but she couldn't place it. "Are you talking about that long car?"

"Chihaya, you don't know this?"

Girl C turned around.

I usually only pay attention to makeup and fashion, how could I possibly understand these?

Chihaya Aine leaned over and asked, "Is this car amazing?"

"Limited to the world, the landing price will be at least this amount,"

Girl C made a ten sign to Chihaya Aine and asked, "Isn't that awesome?"

"Snatch, seize the young master?"

Chihaya Aine looked stupidly at the high-end car parked on the street. Although she didn't know much about it, she could tell that it was a very expensive luxury car.

The lines are designed to be very smooth, and the obsidian-like color is also very noble, allowing people to clearly feel its weight and luster, as if there is a beautiful twilight line on it, and the texture is highlighted with brush and ink.

It would be great if the senior could come down from up there.

This unrealistic fantasy arose in Chihaya Aine's heart.

Soon she put this fantasy behind her. How could this be possible?

Just as she lowered her eyes in disappointment, the car door was slowly pushed open. She subconsciously looked along with everyone's surprised and curious gazes. Her glass-like gray eyes shook slightly, as if fireworks rushed into the sky and exploded in her pupils with a bang.

It's a senior!

It’s really a senior!

Chihaya Aine felt like she was on a roller coaster. Just a moment ago, she was unable to breathe deep in the sea, but now she suddenly jumped up and flew, sitting on the bumpy moon, happily swinging her legs.

She pinched her thigh hard.

It hurts so much...!

If it hurts, it means you are not dreaming. If you are not dreaming, it means what you are seeing now is real.