Chapter 29The Dreaming Boy Turns His Eyes Away
The school uniforms had changed to summer uniforms, and the amount of heat from the scorching sun outside had also increased.
Since I had stopped keeping the same pace as Natsukawa, I basically left the house at my own pace, but... ...the sun that had risen quite high, it was hot. However, waking up that early also sucks...
I knew it, that summer wasn't necessary at all.
"...D*mn it."
I got out of the house rather late, so it wasn't strange that the area around the school gate was crowded with students. However, because of the heat, they were all walking like zombies. Me too, I'm sure I had a face like that too. If the world I was in, was 'that' kind of world, someone might misunderstand and shoot me in the head.
"Oh... ...Oh ~huh."
As I reached the doorway, I could feel the cold air coming down from the air conditioner in the school building.
It's so refreshing...
I let out a long breath in front of the shoe locker, looking around me, full of humans who were reborn by this fresh air.
Hey, you guys over there... ...don't start flirting when it gets cold.
By the time I reached the front of my class, it was to the extent that I forgot it was already summer.
Feeling the chill coming from the air conditioner, I've never been more excited about a Monday than today. It was the first time in my life that I experienced a comfortable summer at school.
I remembered that there were no such facilities when I was studying in that shabby middle school where students who didn't care much about their academic ability and went to school properly would gather.
The moment I entered the classroom, I already felt refreshed.
What a cool... ...cozy place! Right now, I'm excited to study... ...What is the first class again? ...Oh, yeah, Modern Literature, huh? Okay, let's just go to bed.
The sweat that comes out of my skin is like a squirrel waking up from hibernation a little early, and if I wipe it off, it will not appear again.
(TL Note: The reason is that squirrels will sweat from their paws enough to cool down when it's hot (This is just my limited knowledge, so it might be wrong).)
Sleep slowly, O my sweat glands...
Just as I was deeply moved by the fact that there was an air conditioner in this classroom, the bell rang...
I just arrived at the classroom on time...
"Oh! Good morning, Sajocchi!"
"...Oh..."
"Huh?"
Being called out by Ashida, I was dumbfounded... After all... ...The 'thick armor' has been removed and replaced with 'pure white gear' similar to what the boys wear... ...Yeah, she did wear a girl's summer uniform.
Am I in Heaven...? Even Ashida looks so dazzling right now...
How strange... ...I mean, I don't feel like that when I look at Big Sis, though?
"Good morning. It's bad for my heart, please, can you stop showing up in front of me suddenly while wearing such thin clothes?"
"Please can you stop calling girls' uniforms 'thin clothes'? You perverted!"
I mean... ...Suddenly that defense of yours dropped from 95 to 20. And, on the other hand, your attack power on boys has jumped about 17 times. Look, the boys can't escape from seeing it unless they look out the window.
"B-But... ...I can understand if you want to say that the uniform suits me..."
"Huh!? Natsukawa, where are you!? Natsukawa in the summer uniform!!!"
"Ha..ha... ...You b*stardー!"
Hey, stop it... ...it's painful, isn't it?! I know it's my fault, but we're talking about Natsukawa, right?! It can't be helped..., ...can it?
Natsukawa, she was talking to some girls in a friendly manner while sitting in her seat.
....It's really like a Fairy Godmother!!! It's the first day of wearing the summer uniform, but why does she seem so stimulating? ...Yeah, yeah, I can't help but look forward to it every year from now on.
Continuing from last week, it seems that the power to attract people from within Natsukawa herself is really effective.
Good, keep doing that.
"Even though you're so desperate like that, why don't you just go see her later?"
"Yeah, Ashida, let me tell you... ...If I do that, I will feel sorry for Natsukawa-sama if the young ladies leave her because of strange worries."
"For now, can you explain the difference in your treatment between them?"
(TL Note: The MC, referred to Natsukawa with honorifics -sama, but the others were simply referred to as 'young ladies' (ojou).)
"If there were two more people approaching her, I wouldn't be able to see this 'panorama'."
"If I'm talking, listen! And by the way, what do you mean by 'panorama'?"
When you become an expert like me, you'll understand that it's better to love with your eyes and admire her from a distance than to actually touch her.
It's not because I'm afraid that Natsukawa will send me an angle that says, 'If you get any closer, I'll make sure that you know where you are.'. It's not a lie after all... ...I can go anywhere (*He felt so deep down).
Oh, that's right. Speaking of meeting someone...
"By the way, Ashida. Last week, did you go to Natsukawa's house?"
"Oh, fufu... ...hmm..."
"Hmm?"
When I asked about what happened last week, Ashida's face... ...for some reason it irritated me. That face seemed to be saying to me, 'Do you want to hear my story? I know that you want to hear it, right?'.
Oh, she immediately took out her smartphone...
Hey! Listen to me ー...W-Were you taking some photos, huh?
Wait a minute... ...C-Could it be this is a photo of Airi-chan? If that's the case, please show it to me, I know that you're a good girl... ...You're, aren't you? You're, aren't you?
"Do you really want to see it—?"
"Tsk, this girl...!"
Never mind! I still have the photo of Big Sis' sleeping face where she was sleeping in the living room that I took secretly... ...I'll take it out for now...
But, I wonder why I took the photo... ...I mean, it was a suicide... ...I wouldn't have died if I hadn't gotten caught.
And '4K'...I mean 'K4' ─ Since the quality of the photo is good, if I sell it to those guys, I can exchange it for a high price... ...Oh, but I think that if it's Yuuki-senpai, who is the coolest boy among them, he will come to punch me and beat me up secretly.
"I'm sorry... ...Big Sis."
"I don't really understand, but for some reason I think, wouldn't it be great if you deleted that photo?"
"I'm going to use this photo when I want to lie to people that I have a girlfriend, so there's no way I delete it."
"Seriously, what's wrong with this boy...?!"
I'm sure that my tight five-layer lock is indestructible! What? Are you curious why I went to such lengths with Big Sis' photo... ...Hey! Okay, you idiot, this isn't all!
"Good morning, gosh—, this is cool."
"Good morning."
In the end, the morning meeting started without hearing Natsukawa's story. I'm not sure, but a disgruntled-looking Ashida kicked the back of the seat I was sitting on.
Ignore it, I should ignore it, after all I'm a serious boy (?)... ...Teacher, there's a bully in this school...
♦
Hmm...?
Isn't summer... ...pretty comfortable?
I realized that around the third period. Not that I could understand the subject, 'Math-A', but at least it was cool enough that I didn't feel like I was in the middle of summer.
I knew it, this school is different from other schools, the inventory of students here is really good.
Summer (Natsu) is the best season! Thank you, Natsukawa. Cheers to Natsukawa... ...Hmm? What the heck was I thinking?
"Oh, we'll leave it at that for today~."
The lesson ended with the relaxed voice of the Kansai-accented teacher.
Good, even though I don't understand this subject at all, I can feel that there is something good in this subject! Besides, I didn't feel bored, and the lesson seemed to end quickly... ...That's why I like this 'Math-A' subject (*Not good at it, though).
"H-Hey, w-wait a minute... Sajocchi!"
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
As soon as the class was over, Ashida hit me on the shoulder as if she was in a hurry, while I was getting ready for the next class.
Why are you so impatient, though?
"What's wrong with you!? You haven't said a word to Aichi today, have you?!"
"Oh, well... ...yeah, the distance is a bit..."
I mean, I was at the corner of the classroom near the side of the corridor, and she was almost at the back of the classroom. So, unless I came all the way there, I guess it's only natural that today ended without us talking to each other, right?
But I'm not planning on going there, you know? After all, I had already eliminated the image of Natsukawa wearing her summer uniform 67 times in my head...
But, as I expected, Natsukawa can talk to the people around her. You know, Sasaki was also there─ ─Hey, come to me, Sasaki! If you dare to touch Natsukawa with even one finger, I will deflate all the soccer balls in the Soccer Club.
Natsukawa was talking and laughing normally. She looked very cute.
A natural smile that she never showed me.
Seeing that, for some reason, I felt special in a bad way, so trying to talk like that would probably be difficult.
"...Yeah, I think it's natural."
If the environment around Natsukawa continues to grow like that, the resentment she has towards me will definitely disappear one day, and by the time that happens, I can get a position near her... ...Yeah, maybe just a little bit? Behind Shirai-san or Yamazaki.
So right now, it's still not the time.
"It's bad to get in her way... ...Yeah, it is indeed not very important."
"By the way... ...What do you mean by that...?"
Ashida blinked in astonishment and I felt a somewhat disturbing atmosphere from her.
But if I keep approaching her like 'Natsukawa' 'Natsukawa' 'Natsukawa' (*Deliberately said 3 times), I might destroy the environment she has built. At least until the rumor, 'Sajou-kun...? Oh, this Natsukawa-san (thumbs up)?', which spread in the first-year still hasn't gone away, I think it's a bad idea to approach her excessively.
(TL Note: So usually, Japanese people use gestures to say that they have a lover, for girls -> 'Pinky' and for boys-> 'Thumb'.)
"I don't think so... ...to that extent, oh...?"
Ashida apologized and walked over to where Natsukawa and Sasaki were.
...But, I guess it will come to that?
...Ashida. Look around you properly... ...It's not just about me and Natsukawa... If you think about what people around us think about us properly, you'll know what I mean...
At least for now I should not disturb the environment around Natsukawa...
Isn't that better for Natsukawa?
Author's Note: Watch out, you Sasaki!
TL: Reeze27
ED: Reeze27
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