My Beautiful Childhood Friend Was Talking About Me Behind My Back, So I Decided to Distance Myself From Her, but for Some Reason, She Started Acting Strange…

I, Ayata Akito, am in love with my childhood friend, a beautiful girl. Her name is Fujisaki Renka. She is a perfect beauty, both talented and intelligent, and the idol of the school that everyone admires. Yet for some reason, Renka is only harsh to me. Every day, I was subjected to insults like “s*upid Akito” and “Good-for-nothing.” But I was sure that was proof she was opening up to me. So I believed there was a chance for us to be together. That’s what I thought—until that day. “That Akito…of course I hate someone like that useless person !” Renka was talking behind my back, spreading rumors about me. …My first love ended abruptly. So I decided to distance myself from Renka. To never cause her trouble again. And from the next day onward, I started avoiding her— “…No way. I don’t want Akito to hate me…” For some reason, her behavior started changing…?