Get laughed at? That’s cruel
Megu said.
Yoshi-kun and I are taking this seriously, and we’re both doing our best. Yet, why do we need people to laugh at us?
Hearing that, Edie;
If you’re not something that makes people laugh then the other students won’t accept you
I don’t want to be accepted if I need to become a laughingstock for them! Much less having a love triangle relationship with Hoshizaki-san!
Megu adamantly refuses.
Well then, let’s kick out Megu-oneechan
Mana sighed.
Then what’s next? I can just be Nobu’s ‘lover,’ right?
Kana-senpai said nonchalantly.
Why does it end up like that?
Megu screams.
Megu’s not trying to compromise at all, so that’s how it ends up like that
I said.
Yoshi-kun?
Megu’s surprised.
Edie’s already fluent in speaking Japanese. Yet, she’s purposely faking it because there’s a problem with the mental image, I guess?
I asked.
I know that Edie’s purposely speaking Japanese in a broken manner.
That’s right. I’m still an American no matter how you look at it. Furthermore, I’m relatively new in Japan. What would everyone think if I start speaking in fluent Japanese? They’d think that it’s strange and they’d feel uncomfortable Edie said.
For example, I could just speak Japanese generally like this. Then, everyone would think that I’ve been living in Japan for a long time. Once you feel that way, it becomes troublesome. I would have to tell the people who misunderstood that I’ve been in Japan for four months. I’m only telling them the truth. But, once those who misunderstood becomes aware that the reality is different from what they thought, they would feel that they were deceived. Even though I had no intention of fooling them at all Still, Edie’s really good at speaking Japanese.1
Therefore, I try to act like what the people imagined I should be. I’m an American with a warrior’s body. They think Edie is like this from my appearance, and so I exhibit it. And I make myself look like a cheerful, comical, and fun girl.
Edie said.
Making people smile is a necessity. Thinking negatively is a no-no. Making people is the right thing. We stand out from the norm, after all. If we can make the students around us smile, then our peculiarities are offset Uhm, Edie-san
Kana-senpai calls Edie.
Can you go back to your character instead? I know that you’re a genius, but you know, it feels uncomfortable to hear you like that
Oh, sorry bout that
Edie returns to her original speech pattern.
Still, I get what Edie-san’s talking about now. Seeing you speak with a smart character feels like I was fooled all this time
Kana-senpai said.
Even though nothing really changed about Edie-san
Edie;
Either way, it’s not my native language. Even though I’m only changing a bit on my speech, this one is harder to do. It gets me tiring. It’s an act after all
She said and smiled wryly.
Nei had me watch too many videos for reference. For example, foreign comedians trying to speak Japanese. Mastering the unique intonation is much more complicated than memorizing the ordinary method. There was that video titled I came from the middle of Hiroshima That’s not a comedian.
Oh, I also had that red snake camo. That snake has an armpit hair growing out
Nei, just what did you make Edie watch?
Darling, that was a joke. I’d be embarrassed if you take that seriously
Oh, sorry
Still, it’s true that Edie-san worked hard on it, right?
Kana-senpai smiled.
Naturally, I want to stay together with Darling and be useful to him
Edie said.
Actually, when I enrolled in this school, Darling and Megumi were too heavy sunk below the class. Therefore, I always act like the violent American student who always smiles but can’t read the atmosphere. With that, the class starts to blend up with Darling and Megumi in their atmosphere. Megumi doesn’t want me flirting with Darling casually, see? I mean, she doesn’t favor me, probably even hate me. I know Edie smiled and said.
That’s
Never mind that. I know that it’s natural for you to hate me, even so, I keep on barging in. I try to make sure that Darling and Megu aren’t alone in the class if possible. I forcibly interrupt to make it a three-way conversation. And once I do that, they smile. It doesn’t end up sinking down due to the weight. Instead, it floats. But, it’s much better to float to brightness than to sink to darkness. It makes people smile. If you can make people laugh, then they’d let you exist even if you’re a bit strange Edie’s actions were all thought out.
Yeah, since Edie transferred in our class, the atmosphere feels lighter.
Back then, they keep on saying, Yoshida, it must be hard on you.
But recently, it’s Yoshida, you have it hard, don’t you? and it’s mixed with a joking tone.
Yeah, they’re laughing, but,
Compared to when we announced our engagement, it has become brighter and lighter, as Edie’s always smiling, laughing.
I guess that’s also the reason why my classmates are helping me out at the bakery.
And I’m the one to interrupt this time? That’s what makes the love-triangle?
Kana-senpai asks Edie.
That’s right. If it’s within the class, I can manage it myself. But if it’s on the whole school level, I can’t do it. It needs someone more gorgeous and bright, and sensational
Kana-senpai’s rumored to be the most beautiful among the second-years.
Nei’s superior to her, but she’s a repeater.
Furthermore, she had that infamy as the delinquent with blonde hair from back then.
Therefore, Kana-senpai continued to keep her position as the No.1 school idol.
I’m a foreign person in this school. Nei too. Darling and Megumi are no longer ordinary students since they got engaged. Therefore, if you just add another unusual student, the ordinary would avoid them
My class is different.
After all, everyone in our class knows us before we got engaged.
They had socialized with us even before we became foreign to them.
Therefore, Edie alone is enough to stir up the dense atmosphere.
However, for the other students in the school.
They know us after the news that there are first-year high school students that were engaged.
In other words, Megu and I are some strange objects to them.
Kana, on the other hand, isn’t foreign to the people. She’s just an ordinary girl in our school. However, almost everyone knows her
Well, that’s because I’m cute. You know?
Kana-senpai smiles.
Well, yes. It would be interesting to squeeze myself in between Nobu and her. It’s funny that some would laugh. Nobody will understand why this beautiful me is trying to charge in between an engaged couple at all. But, that’s what’s good about it. It’s excellent!
Err.
Uhm
Megu speaks up.
That’s not Edie’s idea but the result of discussion between Nei-oneesan and the girls. Anyway, I know what it means now, but
Megu looks displeased.
But, why Hoshizaki-san? To be honest, I don’t like a love triangle relationship against Hoshizaki-san
Oh, you think that you’d lose right away?
Kana-senpai laughs.
that’s not it!
Megu said, but,
It’s Nei who picked Kana. Nei not only recognized her beauty but also her brains
Oh? I’m not that smart though
Edie said. Kana-senpai retorts.
My exam results are just so-so
In this case, we’re not talking about simple academic ability. What we were looking for was your intellect in daily life. How you think and how you contest reality
Edie said.
Megumi, do you remember how I talked about Yakuza earlier? Today, Darling, Michi, and I, together with Kouzuki SS, had a showdown with the Kansai Yakuza.
Edie looked at Megu.
If it were an ordinary girl, she’d surely back away after hearing that story. Not only that we had a fight with Yakuza, but we’re about to head to a full-on war