Chapter 6Who is This, Huh?
A week has passed since then. And today, I also had a bland day.
Right now, I can feel the distance between me and Natsukawa. I think there was a distance between our hearts a long time ago... But still, thanks to that, many teachers seem to have forgotten that I am a class joker who is also in love with Natsukawa Aika... Well, I do still love her until now.
The students in the class occasionally asked, "What happened recently?". Although I showed a reaction, I tried to deceive them with a gentle answer. Honestly, they couldn't understand what I was feeling even if I told them...
I did that because I realized that it was the first step towards a calm and peaceful daily life. I was beginning to understand. But, such joy was shattered by the sudden presence of a visitor.
"Hey, you're Sajou-kun, aren't you?"
An Unexpected • Story • Development
Suddenly, a girl came up to me, who was sitting in my seat, and said so.
A girl, with bright brown hair, looked like an easy-going girl, but she didn't look like a gyaru. Her atmosphere was like someone who would introduce recommended cosmetics during a morning news program. Well, in short, she was cute.
[TL Note: In Japan, a gyaru is a girl who follows fashion trends usually characterized by brown or blonde hair, flashy clothes, and accessories].
"You have the wrong person, haven't you?"
"Ahahaha, how could I have the wrong person!"
If you already know, you don't need to confirm my identity once again...
I think that girl was talking to me without any purpose. I might not have the skill to see through someone just by looking at their face, but I could still sense something was wrong from her smile.
"You've found out well. I am the only one in this class, whose name is Sajou Wataru."
"Ehー? Stop talking in such a confusing wayー!"
"Okay. So, which class are you from?"
At the end of my greeting, I was planning to reveal what that girl wanted from me. It felt like there would be something wrong with directly asking her name, so I asked her class. It was a Domino Effect-style tactic that would give me her name in one question.
"Oh, I guess you don't know me yet, huh? I'm Aizawa Rena from the neighboring class! Want to know my three sizes* too?"
(TL Note: The three sizes are usually the size of a woman's intimate body parts or her covering cloth.)
"Oh, not really."
Danger... ...I almost got fantastic information from her. But she's confident and convinced, isn't she? It's still not big enough to be proud of... But still, it's fun in my eyes. Wait, was I the boy who didn't care about size all this time? Alright, whatever size it is, come on! I'll welcome you.
(TL Note: He is so crazy now!)
"Aren't you too confident? So, Aizawa-san, who is cute and can be straightforward with me, what do you want from me?"
"Come on, don't say that I'm cute when I'm not... ...By the way, I saw you the other day! At that time, I saw Sajou-kun was buying "SimCat"!"
"Eh?"
She saw me buying the continuation of a manga series I'd bought since the middle of my middle school years, which I'd bought the continuation until the latest one recently. It didn't matter that she saw me, but I bought them in large quantities, so I felt a bit embarrassed that she already knew what I was doing last weekend. That's right! I didn't go out and play with anyone!
(TL Note: Sad! 😭.)
"I like that series too... ...But, I won't admit the live-action drama I saw on television the other day!"
"I understand that feeling too...!"
I understand that feeling. But even without saying so, I already knew that out there, there must be many peers like that. If all those people got together, I would dress up as the main character of "SimCat" and do a live-action eradication campaign together. Wait, if that happens, wouldn't I be the one to make the live-action movie myself?
"I never thought that someone close to me would like that series too! That's why I wanted to talk about it with you!"
"Who's your favorite supporting character?"
"That's Kuu-chan, the kitten that the heroine, Sakuya, kept for 10 years!"
"Okay, you pass."
A kitten was introduced to the main character by the heroine. Even though it was a kitten, the kitten said, "I've been with you since I was little!" to the main character, and he reacted, "What? Huh?" and the scene was very cute. The cat-type Artificial Intelligence that came from the future to the present while it could talk, the kitten still insisted that it was a tiger cub. Although the kitten is small, its character is profound.
"I can't believe there's a peer from the neighboring class..."
"I feel the same way. After all, it divides the favorites between the likes and dislikes."
"That's right, isn't it?"
"Oh! Class is about to start! See you laterー!"
"Y-Yeah, see you later."
Aizawa, who suddenly appeared like a storm and aroused my interest, left my class.
What a cheerful girl... ...I did doubt her for a while, but perhaps she had no motive behind it. However, I still haven't changed the idea that she's a rather thoughtful type of girl.
"Oh..."
I noticed that the people around me were looking at me. I suddenly got up and I saw Natsukawa on the left like it was a habit.
"Hmph."
"Oh..."
Oops, she turned away with good momentum. It can be said that all of that was seen by Natsukawa. In front of a girl who had always been (unilaterally) involved with me up to this point, I was having a conversation with another girl excitedly... ...The horrible of a boy makes me feel guilty.
Far from being Natsukawa's girlfriend, I might not even be a friend in her eyes... ...Yeah, that's right, Natsukawa Aika is the girlfriend of all boys! (*However, no one can't touch her.)
But still, even after I thought about it many times, there was me who was happy. No boy can stay calm when talked to by a cute girl like her. That's right, isn't it...? I'm sure of it!
The boys are all stupid.
♦
"Sajou-kun~."
"..."
It was the lunch break. A very familiar girl, whom I had met recently came up to me. As she folded her hands behind her back, she jumped up and came towards me; the impression in my mind was that she was more than a cunning person; she was like a heroine that appeared in 'Shounen Manga.'
[TL Note: Shounen Manga, that is manga for boys 13-17 years old.]
"Oh, it hasn't been a long time since we last met. But, what's wrong?"
"Let's have lunch together! Let's talk about "SimCat"?"
"Eh? O-Okay..."
I answered hesitantly and brought an empty seat around me and invited her to sit down. I couldn't keep up with the speed of this development.
Today was my first meeting with her. And this is the second time I've met her. Is there anyone out there who's even close to this point just because they have the same taste in manga? Yeah, no way, if I did the same thing to Natsukawa, she'd say, "Disgusting!" right to my face, and I'd be blown away by the power of that word.
Suddenly I felt someone staring at me and looked around.
"...!"
Anyway, the surroundings were watching us. Some boys pointed the tips of their mechanical pencils at us.
Not good... ...This is not good!
"Oh, Aizawa... ...If we're going to eat together, why don't we move somewhere? We'll be too conspicuous here."
"Eh...! Whoa! That's right!"
Aizawa read the atmosphere and answered in a whisper. Perhaps realizing that we were attracting attention, she began to straighten up the lunchbox that she had placed on the table... ...But still, there was no sign that she was feeling embarrassed and blushing.
Does it depend on the person? No, this alone is not enough for me to doubt her.
After that, we went to the corridor and thought of a good place.
"The cafeteria... ...I'm sure the seats there are full."
"Oh, then, just follow me, I know a good place!"
Aizawa said that she knew a good place, so I decided to follow her. She seemed to have a special place to eat with her friends. But still, I wanted her to keep me away from a place that would make us too conspicuous, but this happiness of having a beautiful girl accompanying me. ....For now? I decided to enjoy this moment first.
TL: Reeze27
ED: Reeze27
PR: Reeze27
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