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[LN] Miren Taratara No Moto Kano Ga Atsumattara - Volume 1 - Chapter 1 - Part 1 [ENG]

 Chapter 1 - A Popular Ex-Girlfriend (Part 1)


Today's Zodiac Prediction! Let's also introduce your lucky object~!

It was a morning in April. 

While munching on toast, Hiroki Hashima was watching the news when the regular zodiac prediction segment began. 

Normally, he didn't pay much attention to it, but since today was the start of a new semester, he decided to divert his focus for a little encouragement. Being born in August, Hiroki's star sign was Leo.


"First of all, congratulations to all the Leos out there!

"Oh."

Suddenly getting the first place, Hiroki was surprised and couldn't take his eyes off the TV. Hurriedly wiping his mouth, a cheerful female host explained,


Your love life is extremely lucky! This could be a great opportunity for you to shorten the distance between you and someone you like. And now, your lucky object is... Fizzy candy!

"...His love life, huh..."

Hiroki's romantic luck received the highest rating of five stars, while his career and financial luck received four and a half stars. 

This result justified his star sign's top overall ranking, which was exceptional news for a sophomore who was about to move on to higher grades in high school.


However, despite being told that his love life was flourishing, Hiroki felt confused. 

Currently, he didn't have anyone who had captured his heart, and there were no clear romantic desires. 

So far, Hiroki had been in relationships with three girls. He had spent a considerable amount of time with each of them and had created many fond memories. 

But those were just stories of the past, and now Hiroki had no girlfriend. Besides, he was okay with that.


It wasn't something negative. The memories with his former lovers, commonly known as 'ex-girlfriends', were precious to Hiroki and he was still grateful for them. 

He had simply accepted those memories as things that happened in the past, and now he no longer felt the need to rush into a romantic relationship. He could still live his life with a positive attitude.

But that didn't mean that Hiroki didn't have any problems.


"I wonder if there are any fizzy sweets at home..."

As Hiroki uttered these words, he searched the shelves but couldn't find any fizzy sweets anywhere. 

He spontaneously let out a sigh of disappointment. Although he wasn't sure how much influence the 'lucky item' would have, and he didn't believe in horoscopes too much, he just wanted to feel a moment of calm. 

After all, it was the first day of the new semester. Maybe there was a chance to meet the person who had caught his attention, or more precisely, the person who was the source of his anxiety.


"Well, it's okay if there isn't."

At first, Hiroki had seen the horoscope as something that brought peace of mind, or as a ritual for good luck. 

There was no particular desire to buy fizzy sweets just to improve his mood on the way to school, and being first in the overall happiness was enough to improve his mood, so he decided not to dwell on other things.



After completing his morning routine, Hiroki stepped out of his one-story house and blinked his eyes in response to the bright sunlight.

Today was the first day of school, so he left earlier than usual.


-- click

The front door of his neighbor's house opened and a girl he knew appeared inside. 

With her hair tousled by the spring breeze and a natural makeup that enhanced her appearance, her adorable face captivated Hiroki. 

Miyu Mizusawa. 

She and Hiroki had been neighbors since childhood, the same age, and had a close family relationship. They were childhood friends.


However, Miyu's appearance had changed drastically from the past. 

Her sweet face still had the same charm as before, but what made her different was that she had begun to wear makeup, and her figure had developed beautifully, accentuating her curves and more attractive lines. 

In a word, she had become breathtakingly beautiful. 

Especially in the last year or two, her development had been remarkable compared to before she entered high school. But the changes were not just superficial...


"Miyu, please be nice to Hiroki," Miyu's mother's voice sounded from the neighboring house.

Miyu, looking frustrated, looked back at the house and said.

"I'm not fighting or anything, so don't interfere, Mom! Ugh, even I..."

For Hiroki, whose name was mentioned in the conversation between the mother and daughter, his presence in that situation felt awkward, to say the least. 

However, since the last part of Miyu's sentence was spoken in a whisper, he couldn't quite catch the end of her words. 

And at that moment...


When Miyu closed the front door firmly, their eyes met. Immediately, Miyu's face turned red. Without saying a word, Hiroki smiled warmly.


"Oh, ohayou, Mizusawa-san."

Hiroki greeted her awkwardly and Miyu quickly looked away.

"Ohayou, Hashima-kun."


TL/N: "Ohayou" is a casual way of saying "good morning" in Japanese.




With a trembling voice, Miyu answered the greeting and walked away, her school uniform skirt swaying in the wind.


"Huff..."

Hiroki, left behind, let out a small sigh. 

Although he understood that it wasn't good to witness such an embarrassing exchange between a mother and daughter, Miyu's cold and indifferent attitude felt strange. 

The distance between them seemed more appropriate for classmates than childhood friends. 

In fact, even though they were childhood friends, they now politely addressed each other as 'Mizusawa-san' and 'Hashima-kun', indicating that there was a reason behind it.

The reason was simple - Miyu had asked him to do this before they entered high school. 

She didn't want anyone else to know about their past relationship. Since then, the way they addressed each other had changed to the formal way they addressed others. 

If they were just ordinary childhood friends, such a change wouldn't have happened. 

In reality, Hiroki and Miyu were once a couple. They started dating when they were in junior high school. Their relationship began when Hiroki confessed his feelings for Miyu.

And they broke up after about a year. The request to end the relationship came from Miyu.

Since then, they kept their distance from each other.


Even though Hiroki had no lingering feelings for Miyu at the moment, if he was honest with himself, he still wished to be close childhood friends again like they used to be. 

He realized that it was a selfish wish, so since their breakup, he had been unsure of how to act around her, and for the past three years, they had hardly spoken to each other.


"...Useless horoscopes as always."

He had been facing this problem since the morning, and Miyu's unchanged attitude had disappointed him. 

Even if they told him that he would be lucky, he wouldn't believe it anymore. 

At the beginning of this new school year, he already felt insecure, but he slapped his cheek lightly.


"All right! It's a good new school year, so let's start with enthusiasm!"

With this spirited attitude, Hiroki changed his thoughts and started walking. 

He walked for about a quarter of an hour. Hiroki arrived at the Sakura Mine High School building, and when he saw the grade change list posted on the bulletin board, he was surprised.

He was surprised to find 'his name' in Class B.


...Mizusawa Miyu.

It was the name of his former girlfriend.


"............"


Since they were in different classes last year, Hiroki felt shaken at that moment, but he gathered his strength and went to Class B. When he arrived at the classroom, the door opened and the busy sound of conversations came from inside.


(Try to stay calm...)


He whispered to himself, and with determination, Hiroki stepped inside. The first person his eyes met was Miyu, who was standing around the teacher's desk, chatting with a group of girls.


"............"

When Miyu averted her gaze, just as she had done earlier in front of her house, Hiroki went on to his own desk. 

His seat was in the middle row, second from the back. 

According to the seating plan displayed on the board, Miyu's seat was three seats in front of him, next to the window. Their distance wasn't too close or too far.

After Hiroki settled into his seat, he began to hear the conversation among the group of girls, including Miyu.


"By the way, Myun's performance on Minsta yesterday was amazing, right? There were so many comments; you seemed like a professional!"

"Ah, a professional? Well, there were actually quite a few, so much so that the notifications were quite annoying, but..."

"But that's so unfair. Myun was too charming yesterday, is she an angel or maybe a goddess?"

"In that case, she's actually here right now, you know."

"Oh, right, that's true."

"Ahahaha!"

The laughter from the group of girls was really entertaining. 

It should be noted that "Myun" was a nickname for Miyu. It was also a nickname she used when she was active on social media, and it seemed like she had become quite famous. 

I also came across the 'Myun' account on a social media platform called Minsta, and I was amazed at the huge number of followers she had. 

Miyu's attractive and beautiful appearance was recognized by everyone around her, but it seemed that it wasn't the only reason for her fame.


Miyu possessed uniqueness and an unmistakable charisma.

 Not only in her choice of clothes, but she could also show a slightly melancholic face at one moment and then suddenly appear with a cheerful and enthusiastic smile. This variety of characteristics also contributed to her popularity. 

In addition, it seemed that Miyu had developed an interest in otaku hobbies since entering high school, and she often posted pictures of herself dressed in cosplay costumes. This added to her appeal and sparked conversations about her.

As a result, Miyu became a popular idol among high school students and on the Internet as a charismatic girl known as "JK" (High School Girl). 

For Hiroki, who knew Miyu before, she had changed into someone distant and different in many ways.


TL/N: JK is an abbreviation for jousei kousei, which means high school girl in Japanese.


However, Hiroki overheard a topic he wasn't aware of.


"By the way, Myun-chan will be live streaming today, right? It's a trend among us, so I'm really looking forward to it! It was so much fun the last time I watched it. She's live streaming again today, right?"

"Yes, that's right! I've watched her previous live streams too. She's so funny! She'll be live streaming again today."

Hiroki learned that Myun did live streams, and this was new information to him. Curious, he decided to listen to their conversation.


"Hey, do you think my streams are kind of boring? It's all about beauty product reviews and casual chats."

"But that's the great thing about it! It makes us feel relaxed and comfortable. You present it in a relaxed way, but your presence is still striking and adorable, so I'll definitely watch it again! The number of subscribers to your channel is growing too, you know."

"Wow, Saachan, it seems like you're my biggest fan, huh? It's kind of embarrassing, you know."

"It's not just 'seems like,' I really am your fan. Maybe I should ask for your autograph! Maybe on the back of my book."

"Oh, come on, you're not serious."

"Hahaha!"

They laughed heartily, and as a result, other students began to gather, wondering, "What are you talking about? 

Eventually, a large group of students gathered around the teacher's desk.


"Of course, Miyu is the center of attention."

Hiroki watched the situation with interest.

Although he was surprised to hear that Miyu had started doing live streams, it wasn't that surprising considering her recent aggressive activities.


He decided to watch her live stream when he got home later. 

While Hiroki was thinking about it, Miyu suddenly looked in his direction. 

When their eyes met, Hiroki was unsure whether to wave or not. But Miyu quickly looked away again.

Although Hiroki didn't pay too much attention to such behavior, he couldn't deny that he was a little frustrated that he couldn't talk to her freely.


It was generally known that Hiroki and Miyu were childhood friends who attended the same high school. However, their relationship as childhood friends who weren't particularly close was widely recognized by the people around them. 

Despite their past romantic relationship during junior high school, they had never revealed it to anyone else, keeping it a secret within their school environment. 


If they had announced their relationship to their classmates back then, it would have caused quite a stir around Hiroki. 

Thinking about that, Hiroki felt grateful for his conservative conscience in the past.


Hiroki was thinking about such things when the bell rang and the students who had gathered began to scatter back to their seats like scattered spiders. 

Of course, Miyu also moved to the seat next to the window, but they never exchanged glances again.



At 6:30 in the evening, Hiroki sat in front of his PC monitor. 

After searching for the name 'Myun' on the Moutube streaming site, he quickly found Miyu's channel── 'Myun Channel' and learned that the live stream would start at 7:00 p.m. today. 

The content of the stream would be a casual chat. Hiroki had prepared some French fries (with a hint of thin salt) and a soda as his viewing companions, fully prepared to wait for the stream to start.

So far, Hiroki's excitement had been growing. 

In the Hashima family's two-story house, Hiroki's room was on the second floor. If his parents came upstairs, he would know about it, so his privacy was well maintained. 

In other words, the likelihood of sudden disturbance was very low. 

And finally, the time had come for the live stream to begin.

When he saw Miyu's image on the screen, Hiroki fell silent.


Konbanwa, this is Myun! Today, I'm going to try out a maid costume that I really admire. I'll even say 'Goshujin-sama' and such!


TL/N: Konbanwa - Good evening in Japanese


With a catchy greeting, Miyu explained that she was dressed as a maid, which is common in anime. And for some reason, she was also wearing cute cat ear headbands. 

While she occasionally showed off cosplay outfits on Minsta, Hiroki had never imagined that she would wear one during a live stream, so his mouth hung open in astonishment for a moment.

Furthermore, the familiar black and white background made it clear that this was Miyu's room. 

But this time, in addition to the posters and tapestries of beautiful girl characters decorating the walls, there was also a laptop and a tablet on the desk, presumably for checking the comment section.

In other words, she was doing the live stream next door... That means Miyu is doing a live stream right now...


"With that outfit, is she planning to continue the stream...?"

Hiroki finally spoke, carefully observing Miyu's cute yet elegant appearance. 

This costume seemed to be made by Miyu herself. From the cat's ear headband to the delicate embroidery details, the maid's uniform seemed lighter and designed to give a sense of freedom.

Still, it didn't show too much of her chest, which Hiroki thought was a plus.

Among the real-time comments that were continuously posted, most of them admired the maid's uniform and Miyu's appearance. 

It seemed that many people were watching for that reason.


So... today was really surprising. No, you know, I've mentioned it a few times in previous streams, it's about my ex-boyfriend.

Unexpectedly, the words 'ex-boyfriend' slipped out of Miyu's mouth and Hiroki unintentionally leaned closer to the screen.



Hiroki was surprised when he saw various excited comments in the comment section: "This is the first time I've heard about it," "Interesting," "This is quite heavy," and so on. 

Perhaps seeing those comments, Miyu smiled happily and said,


It's no big deal, but today, after such a long time, we met again. Eh, these comments are getting more and more enthusiastic. So embarrassing, it's getting hot. Ah, so hot.

For some reason, Hiroki also felt the heat, even from a distance. He also felt nervous and started to sweat. With a dry throat, Hiroki took a sip of coke while Miyu continued her story.

Earlier, after I came back from school, I went alone to the candy store where we used to go. I remembered that it was the place where my ex-boyfriend once choked on a pipe candy. He was having such a hard time, but the "pyuu pyuu" sound from the candy just made me laugh because it was so funny! ---And you know what, today I bought a whistle candy too, hehe.


TL/N: "Whistle candy" is a type of candy that makes a whistling sound when you blow through it.


"Ughk, ghuk..."

Unconsciously, Hiroki choked on his drink.

He was the one who experienced this incident. He vividly remembered the candy store and the moment he choked on the pipe candy. In other words, Miyu was undoubtedly talking about Hiroki.


(He still remembers that incident... and why is she talking about me?)


Various thoughts made Hiroki's head spin, but it seemed that Miyu was about to change the subject.


The number of comments is unbelievable, huh? Maybe everyone likes to talk about romance? I apologize to those who don't. Alright, next is──'

After that, the light-hearted conversation continued, and as time passed, the livestream also came to an end.

After the topic was finished, there seemed to be an announcement for the next livestream.


"Thank you for today. By the way, since this is the beginning of the new semester, we will have a collaboration for the next livestream. A very cute girl will be coming, so everyone come and watch, okay? See you, bye-myu!!!"

And the livestream ended.

For Hiroki, an hour seemed to pass so quickly. 

Today, with casual conversation as the main content of the livestream, Miyu's daily life was described in her characteristic and reassuring tone. 

Of course, the most interesting part for Hiroki was the talk about the "ex-girlfriend". When talking about it, Miyu seemed to be happy all the time. 

Even in the comments during that time, there were some comments like [Still have feelings, huh?] and [She's a girl in love, haha] that were a bit teasing, so people around seemed to see Miyu with such views.


However, Hiroki was very curious about the reason why Miyu was talking about her past with Hiroki. 

According to Miyu, she had already talked about her ex-boyfriend─Hiroki in a previous livestream, so Hiroki thought about watching the previous archives one day. However, for Miyu, the conversation itself didn't have any special meaning. 

There was the possibility to ask her directly, but since the distance between them had been distant for a long time, Hiroki wasn't too eager to do that. But because of Miyu's cold attitude towards him, Hiroki became even more curious.


"Next time, it looks like she'll be doing a collaboration livestream."

Although Hiroki wasn't really interested in the collaboration livestream itself, he was curious to watch the next livestream by chance. 

He was interested not only in the story about himself, but also because he had gotten used to the speaking style of Myun, the streamer he was beginning to like.






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