Revenge of the Fallen Angel Soprano-chan ch3: Let's Cross a Line

The relationship she wants is...

Emi-chan.

Sorry... I need to go somewhere this lunch break...

Off to see the angel?
!
Fwaah...

...Yeah. I'm going to talk with Soprano-chan.
I want a natural friendship
just like I have with you, Emi-chan...

You don't fall in love with girls, right?
I'd like to test that theory...
I mustn't let her pressure me...
I'll just end up hurting her again at this rate...
That's fine, isn't it?

...Well, I don't really know what's going on,

but as your current friend,
I can at least cheer you on.

Thanks, Emi-chan.

Soprano-chan.

...Sorry to keep you.

I'm surprised you knew about this place.
The teacher showed me around the school before I moved here~

Rooftop - No entry

Apparently there's not a lot of people
who come to the old school building outside of after school.
O-Oh, is that so...?

Even less would be in front of the rooftop entrance, right?
I figured I'd get to have you all to myself, Mirei-chan.
Fufu

She's getting started already...?
...By the way, Soprano-chan,
how did you know I'd be at this high school?

Take a guess.

chuckle

...Before you moved here,

you looked up what high school I went to or something...?

I would never do something so stalkerish.
Yeah, of course you would't!
In fact, I wouldn't know what I'd do if I got it right...
Sorry about that.

Since you got it wrong, will you listen to what I have to say?
Sure...! You haven't gotten to say anything yet, right?

Next time, I want to hang out
at your place, Mirei-chan.

Just like we used to...
Is that okay?

If it's just that... then sure.
Yay! I'm looking forward to it.

Thanks for the food...
I lost the pace in the end.

...But I'd better say something soon...
Well then.

Let's head back to class.
Eh?

What's wrong, Mirei-chan?
Ah... Well...

You seem kinda fidgety.
Is there something worrying you?

I'm getting caught up in her pace again...!
Erm...
That's right.

I did say I would test you,
so stopping here would be anticlimactic, right?

Soprano-cha...

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The fact you came here, Mirei-chan,
means you're okay with me testing
if you can love girls or not, right?

The reason I picked a time and place
was because I wanted you to come of your own volition.
It was a trap...!?

My original plan
was for us to get closer a little at a time.

But...

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How about we cross a line right here and now?

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...!

...Soprano-chan.
Are you

scared?

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...You're pushing yourself, aren't you?
Can't we just go back to being friends...?

This isn't natural.

The Soprano-chan I knew
was timid yet kind...
Stop it.

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I don't wanna hear about the past me.

...Sorry.
That's the bell, right? Let's head back.

Right...

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I didn't get to talk with her properly...
Nene-chan, class is starting.
But Soprano-chan isn't back yet!!

She just transferred here, so she might've gotten lost!
I need to look for her!!

...Hey, Mirei-chan. When you say "natural",
do you mean going back to how we were back then?

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...Yes, that's right...
...I see.
But y'know, I haven't changed.

...Eh?
There she is!
If what you desire is a relationship like me and Nene-chan have,

then that isn't what's "natural" to me.

What do you mean?
After all,

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from the moment I first met you, Mirei-chan,

I never once thought of you

as a friend.

So in other words...

Warning