The Pain of an Inferior: A Blistering Love Comedy That Begins After a Broken Heart - Chapter 1

Chapter 1 – The Pain of an Inferior 1

“I’m heading off, Nee-sanBig Sis.”

He bid his farewell to his sister, who was currently diving into the virtual world, as he left his house.

The door of the house automatically closed and locked by itself as intended.

“Good morning, Haru-kun.”

As he stepped out of his house, a girl greeted him with a smile.

Her name was Miyako.

She was his childhood friend, and born in the same year as him, “Haru-kun”, full name Obi Haruka.

It’s been a long time since they had known each other, but he still couldn’t get used to seeing her. Her face was just so beautiful and well-rounded that Haruka suspected that she was created through the means of unauthorized genetic manipulation.

Miyako’s face was inorganically symmetrical. Straight and beautiful nasal bridge. Carefully shaped arched eyebrows. Shoulder-length glossy flaxen hair. Smooth skin without a single stain. Her perfect figure attracts the attention of everyone who had laid their eyes on her.

On top of that, she was a natural at everything she puts her mind on. Whether it be studying, playing sports, or games. The saying that “Heaven never bestows two gifts.” did not apply to her.

Haruka had been deeply in love with Miyako, whom he spent his childhood with.

When they were children, Haruka and Miyako would often held hands. They gave each other hugs, as well as kissing each other in secret. The two expressed their affection to each other as if they were lovers. If Haruka had done such things with a beautiful girl akin to an angel before his mind had matured, it wouldn’t be surprising that his feelings for her would grow so deep to the point that there would be no turning back for him anymore.

Haruka had wished to become Miyako’s true lover. But it seemed that to her, the time that they had spent together was merely nothing more than a children’s pretend game of love. He ended up getting rejected softly at the age of thirteen when they were studying in their latter years of grade school.

Haruka was deeply shocked, but he had managed to keep his thoughts to himself, since he did not want to ruin their relationship as childhood friends. In the end, he failed to convey his bottled up feelings to her and had lived with a sense of unease up until the present.

He had been aware of the reason why his feelings was rejected though.

Compared to their other excellent childhood friend, Haruka was inferior in every way.

“Look, Haru-kun. It’s my special uniform.”

“It looks very cute on you.”

Miyako looked happy as she spun around with her skirt fluttering in the air. The way she spun around was so smooth and elegant despite her not being a ballet dancer.

She was currently wearing a special uniform, which had finally been bestowed to her two months after the school semester had started.

The white shirt was left untouched, a green and black ribbon with a distinctive design was placed on the front of the chest. A soft, girlish pink cardigan. A beige blazer was worn over it. A short, white skirt with a green line around the hem. The contrasting black pantyhose stretching under the skirt made the lines of Miyako’s legs stand out in a glamorous manner.

There was no uniform of the same design in the world, let alone in their school. It was truly a one of a kind uniform unique to Miyako herself.

Miyako was the only first year student to wear such a uniform. The reason was that she had scored first place in the entrance exams of the A-10 Academy, the school that they were currently attended in.

Originally, wearing special uniforms was a priviledge given to the top five students who had achieved the highest grades in their previous year.

However, the student who had placed first in the entrace exam was given the right to wear a special uniform at the start of their first year in school.

The students on their second year and onward could be seen with their own special uniforms, but Miyako was the sole exception as she was a first year student to be doing so.

Normal students wore a white shirt with a red ribbon, a navy blue blazer, and a checkered skirt. Their uniform looked rather plain compared to Miyako’s, so she ended up standing out. She ended up attracting attention to herself even if she did not intend to do so.

In a competitive society such as theirs, there were countless people who admired the special uniforms that only the top students were allowed to wear, it wasn’t surprising that it was highly sought after.

“Good morning, Shun-kun!”

As Haruka admired Miyako’s new uniform, he was brought back to his senses at the sound of Miyako’s cheerful voice. She was slightly more excited than when she had greeted Haruka. As soon as he realized that, his mood darkened.

A boy who had just left his house walked towards them.

“Mornin’, you two.”

“Look, Shun-kun. It’s my new uniform!”

“Wow, they look great!”

Miyako rushed towards the boy, acting innocently and excitedly. Seeing that, Haruka’s muddy heart turned even darker and more viscous.

The one who arrived late was their other childhood friend, Kureha Shun. He lived in the house next to Miyako’s. The kanji of his name was trendy as it could be read in two ways, so it was fine to call him either “Toshi” or “Shun”.

Shun was the biggest obstacle in Haruka’s pursuit of love.

He was such a well-rounded and capable young man that even the slightest possibility of Haruka’s love being fulfilled had been almost reduced to zero.

He was a handsome boy that was abundant in talent. He always came out in top on whatever he does without much effort. He had a dignified, charming, well-shaped and refreshing face that made countless women gasp in admiration, regardless on their preferences. Because he had such specs, his name and face gradually became well known as the years go by. In the previous year, he was featured on television. He ended up also appearing as a model in a fashion magazine.

He was socially oriented and was always happy to talk to people.

He possessed confidence and charisma, he was always surrounded by many people and was always admired.

He was a radiant man, who shone like the sun.

Because of Shun, Haruka often had a difficult time. He was pestered by various women, juniors, peers, seniors, students from different schools, grown women, and among others, to mediate for them to the point that he’s fed up with it. He was forced to play a thankless role for which he didn’t receive much in return. And if he tried to refuse, he would be slandered behind his back.

If it were not for Shun, Haruka would have had a little more confidence in himself. There was a good chance that he could have become lovers with Miyako.

Unlike Miyako, who was already very popular right from the beginning of grade school, Shun was only a slightly popular kid until he started getting traction in the middle years of grade school. From that point on, the people around him began to notice his exceptional charm, and by the time that he was twelve years old, numerous people had already taken a liking to him.

Eventually, a rumor circulated that Shun and Miyako were dating. The fact that the two of them seemed to be quite content with their relationship and were not complaining was the beginning of hell for Haruka.

If only Shun had troubles with women, it would give some relief to the feelings of inferiority that was welling up inside Haruka. But still, Shun’s relationships with women had been smooth sailing, and all Haruka could do was sigh deeply.

In the first place, the women who flock onto Shun were easy to deal with, since they were fine in joining his harem despite sharing him with other women.

The only saving grace for Haruka was that neither Shun nor Miyako had yet confessed their feelings for the other.

The people around Miyako and Shun thought that they were already dating. But as a matter of fact, they were not in a relationship yet.

However, it was possible that they were already dating and are keeping it a secret to Haruka so that he would not be left out.

Every time Haruka saw Miyako’s pale cherry-red lips, he ended up remincing on the kisses that they had shared in their childhood.

They often held each other’s hands, embraced each other, as well as sharing kisses. The memories of those days were warm and happy for Haruka.

As if that undeserved happiness had came at a price, Haruka’s current life was plagued with despair to the point that he thought about offing himself.

Suddenly, Haruka stopped staring at the ground and glanced at the two people walking in front of him, and from there he saw Miyako’s beaming smile.

“..Your new uniform looks pretty sexy. I hope you keep wearing it until we graduate.”

“What are you talking about! Geez..”

Shun gawked at Miyako in her school uniform and said some sexually harassing words to her. It was an attitude that could be tolerated because they were close childhood friends.

Miyako didn’t express her displeasure at Shun’s disgusting words. On the contrary, she seemed to like it and blushed with embarrassment. That attitude made Haruka’s heart flutter. It was as if a number of sharp thorns were trying to escape from the inside of his chest.

Haruka’s everyday life was hard and full of pain for a number of years now.

When he thought that things would only continue on like this, he couldn’t help but droop his head down.

He was drowned in his feelings of inferiority, and he was powerless to do anything about it.