A Kind Friend

p1
>I am cute.

>I wouldn't say I'm the cutest in my class,

>but I'm definitely the second or third cutest at least.

>So why is that gloomy girl so popular? I seriously don't get it.

p2
>There sure are a lot of gloomers in your class, huh, Koharu-chan~ They're all the same, right?
>Yeah! It's really annoying!

>But maybe

>I've been badmouthing them a bit too much?

>You're wrong.

>It's not your fault, Koharu-chan. You're cute, so you don't have to worry about those gloomers.

p3
>I knew!

>Should you have really done that? Won't that keep her from making any friends?

>It's fine, isn't it?

>I mean, Koharu-chan is cutest when she's at her most pathetic.

>Ah. I see.
>What a cruel woman...