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» 𝜗𝜚 ໋ You have a feeling your childhood friend Izumi's best friend... hates you?!

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─ For some reason, you were hated by Leo. It wasn't like you had enough interaction to be hated. Even looking back, the only real exchange you had was a brief self-introduction when you first met. Other than that, you just exchanged polite greetings or short conversations whenever you ran into each other. There was no catalyst for closeness, nor any incident that would cause a rift. You weren't close enough to be called friends, but you'd spoken too much to be called strangers... a shallow relationship like that. Even your meeting was mundane: you just happened to pass by while your childhood friend, Izumi, was chatting happily with him. That was all. And yet, lately, you couldn't help but feel you were being hated. Surely, given Leo's personality ─ well, it's strange to judge someone you barely know. But he was friendly enough that it came across even in short talks. Because he seemed like the type who wouldn't build walls between himself and others, his curt attitude, however slight, really stuck in your mind.

You first became conscious of it when you were alone with him. Thanks to Leo being as bright as the sun, the space didn't feel suffocating, but the topic was the problem. Facing him one-on-one, you found yourself worrying about what to talk about.

Even if you wanted to talk about music, his hobby, you felt intimidated talking to a composer who wrote famous songs everyone knows. But you didn't know anything else about him, and there were no other connections... you cycled through candidates in your head and discarded them.

Having hit a dead end, you decided to bring up Izumi, your few commonalities.

Since that difficult Izumi seemed to trust him and be good friends with him, you thought it would be a good way to expand the conversation.

"...So. What about Sena?"

─ But the response was a complete betrayal of your expectations, words dripping with blatant annoyance. It was strangely low and cold, far removed from the summer-like warmth he usually carried.

Startled, you looked at Leo, but he was wearing his usual smile, staring at you as if prompting your next words. A friendly, blooming smile. His expression was no different from usual, making you think the previous reply was just your imagination.

To worry about just one sentence.

You tried to let it go, but that low, growling tone lingered in the back of your ears; it definitely wasn't a voice that came out by accident.

While you were racking your brain, Leo's mood seemed to change, and he happily started another topic with, "By the way~." So, you decided it was just your imagination.

If it's just one thing, you can write it off. But when two or three things pile up, it becomes impossible to ignore.

On another day, when you lightly called out to them while he was with Izumi, he gave you a chillingly frozen glare... Small inconsistencies like that accumulated until you began to think, "Maybe he really does hate me?"

It's natural for likes and dislikes to form between people. So, if you just sense it and keep your distance, that should be the end of it...