Rin wants a lot of support

This is the story of the day before the sports festival.

 

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Time at home spent as usual.

I was doing my daily studying.

 

Even though I had to train for the sports festival, I didn’t break this routine.

Well, I don’t think I’m going to break it, but when I get home, I study at my desk… as if it were a normal part of my life.

 

It’s a result of habit, I suppose.

When it becomes the norm, it’s like breathing.

 

–The term is just a pretense.

In reality, it is only thanks to Rin’s compulsion through her thorough management.

Without that, a sloppy and easily influenced person like me would never have made it this much of a habit.

Normally, I would have been a three-day slacker.

 

So I’m really thankful for that.

My life now is…

 

As I was thinking about this and running my pen around, Rin, who had finished preparing dinner, took out some cloths and an Uchiwa (fan) and began to make something.

 

…What is she making?

Humming and in a good mood. I couldn’t help but be curious when I saw her like that.

My concentration on my studies was instantly cut off.

 

“Umm… what are you making, Rin?”

 

“Ah, I’m sorry. I got in the way of your studies.”

 

“No, well, … I was just thinking about taking a break, so it’s fine. What are you…?”

 

I shifted my gaze to Rin’s hand.

Then something I didn’t want to see jumped out at me.

 

Sports festivals are events, I didn’t expect it, but…

My face naturally twitched and a thirsty laugh escaped my mouth, “Hahaha …”.

 

Rin stares at me with a curious look on her face.

 

“What is it, as you can see… What’s so funny with that drawn expression on your face?”

 

“No, there’s nothing but funny parts. What are you making a lot of?”

 

“It’s a tool to support Towa-kun.”

 

“Tool…? Is that the one with “Towa” written on it?”

 

“Fufu. I’m glad you asked.”

 

Rin said so and held out the “tool for supporting” that had already been completed to me as if showing it off.

Her face was somewhat proud and somewhat excited.

 

Or rather, her face is very close to mine…

 

“This is Towa’s fan! I prepared it so that it is easy to understand and appeal to the audience. The key point is that it says “My guess!” .”

 

“It doesn’t just say that, though. There’s even a picture of me on it.”

 

“It’s nice, isn’t it?”

 

“I see… so what’s that?”

 

“This is a fan that will be used for Towa-kun’s cool scenes. I prepared a lot of other things for you. And of course, there will be “Look at me!” as well, so please don’t worry.”

 

“I see. That’s a relief.”

 

I nodded my head in agreement.

With Rin smiling at me, I took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

 

Now…

 

“What is this?!?”

 

“Nyah!?”

 

Rin, startled by my retort, screamed like a cat.

Then she looked at me in disapproval.

 

“It’s not an idol concert, and you’d stand out too much if you brought that thing to a sports festival!”

 

“I want my support to be noticed. It’s only natural to appeal with all one’s might.”

 

“You don’t need to do that! You don’t have to do that to be noticed. If Rin were to cheer with that, it would cause quite a commotion, not just a light one…”

 

“I don’t mind.”

 

“No, no, no, let’s at least give it a little thought.”

 

“No.”

 

“Don’t act like a spoiled kid.”

 

She puffs out her cheeks and looks up at me.

You’re so needlessly cute, hey.

Lately she’s starting to use her cuteness as a weapon, and it stings me mentally a lot.

 

I sigh and cough to cover it up.

Then I scratch my head and open my mouth.

 

“I mean, if you bring unwanted items to school, won’t the teachers confiscate them?”

 

“Ah …”

 

“That face, you just realized that now, honors student…?”

 

Rin froze with a “oh shoot” expression on her face when I pointed this out to her.

Rin can easily lose sight of her surroundings when she gets too absorbed into something~.

It’s dangerous if I don’t watch her properly, really.

 

“Well, I’m glad I noticed it anyway. I’m just glad you made it. So, this time, give up using it…”

 

“That’s sweet, Towa-kun.”

 

“Huh? Sweet?”

 

“That’s right. I am the type of person who gets fired up the more obstacles I face. So if someone says, ‘You can’t do it’, or ‘You have to give up’, I don’t want to back down.”

 

“Eh…”

 

“Fufufufu~. Towa-kun underestimates me, don’t you? Don’t be fooled, I’m not considered a pushover. If there is a wall, I will break through it by force!”

 

“Is that something you would say with pride?”

 

Rin looks at me with an assertive pride and a smug look on her face.

I don’t know why she’s so proud of herself, but she is…

 

Well, it wouldn’t be good to go too far out of control and get into trouble, so I’ll at least give her a warning.

 

“It’s good that Rin is trying so hard, but be careful not to lose sight of what’s going on around you, okay? They say the stakes are high. Even so, Rin stands out from the crowd, so I don’t know if you’ll get any backlash.”

 

“I’ll be fine. Because…”

 

“Because?”

 

“No matter how much animosity I get, the only person I want to be with is on my side.”

 

Rin said so, and squeezed my arm and made a cute “Ehehe~” sound.

Scratching my cheek, I mutter only, “…Think of a place that won’t antagonize you, won’t you?”

 

“Anyway, we need to convince the teachers. I can’t let Towa-kun’s banner go into storage… Fufu. I’m on fire. So the battle we can’t lose starts even before the sports festival!”

 

“Haa… damn. Go easy on them.”

 

I couldn’t help but chuckle when I saw Rin looking so motivated.

 

She is strong, pushy, and tries her best in everything she does.

A little… no, a lot of forcefulness, … but it is also true that I was saved by that forcefulness.

 

When I thought about it, I naturally smiled at the sight of Rin working so hard to make the cheering tool.

 

But you know, Rin.

Please don’t write “Towa-kun LOVE” in English, it’s so embarrassing it’ll kill me…!!!