Extra Story: Kujou Ran Makes Another Friend

My name is Kujou Ran, the best scorer on the entrance exam and titled myself a lone wolf.

Last Wednesday, for the first time in this school, there is someone who wanted to become friend with me. Even after I insult him, he still doesn't mind and asked to me to be his friend.

Igashiro Kouta, he is a second year student that just transferred here, so it is like there was no difference between us in how long we have been here.

After school, he always went to library to talk with me. I am really happy. Until now, I never have a friend to talk with. My hobby is completely on discrimination. Even I always lied to myself. Otaku is weird, I always said that. But in the end, I am an otaku too.

Insult otaku more and I will never can going to associate with someone. I always did that, I always running away, I just a coward. I don't want anyone know, so I almoat never talked to anyone before.

Until last Wednesday, I met Kouta-senpai.

Not minding me after insulting him, he still asked to be friend with me. After he went home, I cried a lot and know how stupid I was. Otaku is not wrong, I always wanted someone to tell me that. And the person who told me is Kouta-senpai.

Saturday, 26 April, 2015. 10:00.

Every Saturday, class will end at 11:40. Today, I am just taking a walk.

When I was running on the corridor to meet Kouta-senpai, I bumped with Todou Hana, a girl from my class that got out first after asking permission from teacher. She is also from the same elementary school as me.

"Ah, it is you, Kujou-san. Please get out of here you two faced woman!"

This is the first time anyone would talk like this to me. I don't know how to answer.

"I know. I respect you when you are reading a referrence book in the library, normal people would throw that thing away, but you didn't. In the class, you solved problems easily without problems."

That is...

"But since that senior appeared, you changed. You don't read but chats. Even your atmosphere changed 180 degrees from when you were in the class."

No matter how much I wanted to tell the truth, my mouth freezed. There is no answer in my head. My mouth can't speak anything.

"Stop right there!"

A person appeared and walked to us.

"Um... Todou-san, right?"
"You are that senior... let me tell you, this girl was two faced. In the class she is very quiet, but she always enjoy when she is spending time with you! Maybe she is happy, but… After meeting you, she changed!"
"..."
"After that, she never lift her hand to solve the problem, usually, she did. What kind of thing did you plant in her!? Maybe because you make her fall for you!? Don't screw! What did you do to a model student!?"
"..."

Kouta-senpai, it is no need to keep it, just say it out loud for me, please... don't hurt yourself...

"If she di-"
"Stop right there!"
"Wha,what?"
"You talk like you know her but you don't."
"Don' t act like you know her better than me! I know her since elementary school!"
"Know and saw are different. Do you really understand her?"

Somehow, the atmosphere changed into a rage everywhere. Kouta-senpai turned to be scary. I want to run away, but...

Just when I want to run, Kouta-senpai said

"If you want to know her better, be her friend!"
"What are stranger like you talking."
"I am her friend! You are the stranger! Answer me, are you wanted to became her friend and wanted to change her? Not a person like me?"
"I..."
"Answer!"
"Kouta-senpai, please st-"

I think the right thing to do is stop them, but...

"I DO!!!"

Eh?

"Not a stranger like you, I always wanted to be her friend!"
"I will ask, do you will accept her secret no matter what!?"
"I WILL!"
"Then, Ran! Tell her, you wanted to tell her right? I have been watching from the begining."

Kouta-senpai...

He is right. Now, I can bring out my voice. I can tell her all about me. I... must tell her to solve the misunderstanding.

"Todou-san, I am an otaku."
"Huh? That is your secret?"
"Yes."
"Pfffft!"
"Todou-san!"
"Sorry, sorry~ the reason pfft... is just that? Sorry, but I am not the type that hate otakus. Because I don't think otaku as a wrong concept. That just... pffft... and, I’m sorry for insulting you!"

She bowed to me.

“I always want to know you like how that senior did. Please become my friend!”

She accepts me? Even as otaku?

“Rise up your head! It is also my fault.”
“No, I am at fault in this!”
“No, it is my-“
"The world is wrong, but there are still people like her who doesn't hate otakus. In tbe first place, otakus didn't do anything wrong. I believed Todou-san is a good person, because I already know she always stalks you since last Wednesday."

Kouta senpai explained a fact that there are normal people who don’t hate otaku and the fact that I’m being stalked.

"Why you didn't say it to me!?"
"Because you didn't ask."

Really... this senpai...

“Here, the novel!”
“Whoa?”
“Then, I will take my leave. You two, get along well~ because it is about time I got called.”

He left us like this is all long planned. Then, the speaker announced

*2-A, Igashiro Kouta, come to the staff room, now! Taking a fight with a junior is not a good thing!*

“Um… in the end, is that senpai is really cool or not, I don’t get it.”
“Maybe you don’t think so, but I think he is cool.”

Because he will meddle and solve people’s problems like a solver. He is cool. Maybe, I began to like him.

And today, I got another friend.