All Beautiful Girls Want to Stick with Me

”Oh? You already figured it out? Haha, I really can’t hide anything from you. That’s right. It’s Hibiki Naegi. I met her some time ago. She entered this year’s Tokyo Metropolitan University National Youth Painting Award and qualified for the first exhibition. The first exhibition was held at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto. She came to Kyoto at the time, and I was one of the teachers assigned to receive them.”

”Is qualifying for the first exhibition impressive? Yes. Compared with many art students, reaching the first exhibition is certainly impressive. But to win the Tokyo Metropolitan University National Youth Painting Award, you have to make it through every round until your work becomes the sole painting selected for the third exhibition.

”Obviously, with her current skill and talent, there’s no possibility of her winning the Tokyo Metropolitan University National Youth Painting Award. Forget the third exhibition. She might not even qualify for the second. No matter how hard she works, when it comes to painting, once effort reaches its limit, you need talent to break through that barrier.

”Ah... It’s really strange. Compared with you, Hibiki Naegi isn’t like you at all. You were so extraordinarily gifted. The brush in your hand could always create paintings that moved people’s hearts. If you were still painting now, you would definitely have become the brightest star in the art world.”

”Really. Really, I’m serious. Hibiki Naegi isn’t like you at all. Whether in appearance or talent, the two of you don’t resemble each other in the slightest.

”But why—! Why did I still fall in love with her!!!

”At first, I only wanted to fool around with her to relieve my boredom. I’d even figured out how I would compensate her afterward by helping her get into Kyoto University’s Department of Fine Arts. But by the time I realized what was happening, I’d already fallen completely in love with her!”

Sitting on the ground, Eiren Kanagawa alternated between murmuring softly and crying out hysterically. At times, she seemed to be asking and answering her own questions. At others, it was as though there truly were a girl in the empty air speaking with her.

As her words were about to fade into the air, Eiren Kanagawa suddenly raised her head and covered her face with one hand. Paying no attention to the tears sliding down her cheeks, she asked softly,

”I really do love Hibiki Naegi. I truly love her! Tell me... once everything is finally over, will I have the right to propose to her? I want to marry her.”

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