Omae o Otaku ni Shiteyaru kara, Ore o Riajuu ni Shitekure!:Volume 7 Chapter 4

Chapter 4

The next day, the second day of the cultural festival has arrived.

I wake up in the morning and check my cell phone.

I have received an email from Yamamoto.

I sent an e - mail to Mr. Yamamoto after returning home yesterday night.

"Subject: Untitled

Body: Thank you very much for talking with us today. There is something I'd like to talk about at the cultural festival tomorrow, so can you come if you are convenient? I do not mind the time, but the play of our class will start at the gymnasium at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. I would be happy if you can come and see Midori’s performance. "

I had given up halfway because the reply did not arrive during the day ... ... But it seems that there was a reply early morning today. I rush and open my email.

"Subject: Good morning.

Body: Kashiwada, thank you for yesterday. Thank you for your invitation although if I come ... However, I am prepared to be disliked by Midori, so I will disturb your cultural festival today (laugh). Thank you for telling me the time the drama will start. It's a big help to me, thank you."

I reply to Mr. Yamamoto,

"Thank you, let us have a little time together after the play," I then sent an e-mail to Hasegawa.

"Subject: Good Morning!

Full Text: Thank you for your performance in the cultural festival yesterday! Let 's do our best today on the second day too!

Do you have a little free time after the play today? There is something I want to talk about a bit ... .... "

While I am preparing to go to school, a reply came from Hasegawa.

"Subject: Re: Good Morning!

Body: OK. Let's do our best today. "

I gently grasped my chest.

However, I must not worry about this now. We must really do our best today.

Suddenly, I remembered something. Yesterday, Koigasaki said, "Murasaki may come to the cultural festival today."

Recently I had no chance to talk with Murasaki or Koigasaki on Skype; apparently, Koigasaki, Murasaki, Sakurai is using a new communication app "LINE". I haven’t used this yet, but apparently the app "LINE" is popular among smartphone users now.... you can interact using e-mail or phone for free. It is still new to me. I was told that I should get the app by Koigasaki, but I am not sure because I do not know it well.

It seems that Murasaki may come to the cultural festival as she said on "LINE". Although she wanted to come, the date seemed to be just before the doujinshi manuscript deadline, and she was deciding whether to come depending on the progress of the manuscript.

...... I met Murasaki since last week's club event.

At that time, after she got drunk, she came all over with me at the Okonomiyaki's toilet ... .... Even when I remember now ... I get excited and embarrassed. Could it be possible for me to face her today calmly?

Of course, if she comes to the cultural festival today ...

I arrive at school and we finished the morning home room.

Today's class play was different from yesterday's performance time and it was supposed to be from 2 o'clock PM. It's free until that time.

"Kashii Good Morning!"

When I go out of the classroom to the corridor, I meet Suzuki in front of class A.

Today I made a promise with Suzuki to go around the cultural festival.

"I saw the play of Kashii's class yesterday! It was amazing OK!"

"Eeehhh, seriously?"

I did not notice that Suzuki was also watching ... ....

"Oh, I also saw your live performance yesterday."

"Oh, Kashii came! I noticed you from the stage!"

While we are walking in the corridor, we continue talking.

"It was a great success, the performance was good!"

As I said, I remembered that I said the same thing to Koigasaki yesterday. I can say the same thing to Suzuki ....

"Is that so!? ... ... What song did you think is the best?"

"……eh!?"

I am perplexed by the unexpected question. I did not expect the question.

I remember yesterday's live performance. The trendy J pop first song ...... was a good song in general and Suzuki's song was also good, but honestly not in the genre of my favorite songs ... .... Both of the songs that Suzuki sang and the third song sung by Koigasaki were both very good. Both were good songs so I can’t say which is better. But since Suzuki did not do the vocals for the third song, if you say that the third song was the best, I feel like being rude to this guy.

"Well ... well, which one was good... ... the second song probably ..."

I answered after desperately considering the best action for my friend.

"Seriously!?"

Suzuki is amazed at my answer.

"Yeah, probably that song was the one you composed? I didn’t know you also compose songs … That was a song of love about a 2D character wasn’t it?

I asked Suzuki in a little worried voice. Suzuki opened his eyes and poked me.

"............ Kan ── Tsu! So I was understood!? You actually understood ... even though you heard it just once!"

He told me with excitement. Oh yeah, the girl fans of the light music club are mostly not Otakus, I guess they would not understand.

"No ... ... Kashii is really amazing! You are really different from others!

I guess that's because I am an otaku .... As Suzuki seemed to be deeply impressed, for the time being, the choices I made seemed to be correct.

Then, I went to see the exhibitions and the girls with Suzuki.

I wondered if Suzuki and Koigasaki's relationship are progressing or not. I was concerned what Suzuki thought about Koigasaki; I was wondering whether to ask him now ... somehow, I can’t seem to bear to know the answer to that. Perhaps ... I do not want to admit it, but I am afraid ... I am afraid to know the truth. After going around the school, we became hungry and decided to enter a coffee shop.

"Oh, I have something to report to Kashii!"

After asking for sweets and drinks at the coffee shop, Suzuki remembered something and suddenly made a loud voice.

"Report……?"

Well, maybe that is ......

"Is it about the confession of Koigasaki ~!"…….

No, no .... Koigasaki did not say anything yesterday, and is it too early for anything to happen today... ....

"I knew the culprit!"

"The culprit ... ...?"

I have a question mark on the remark of Suzuki which I don’t understand.

"No ...It is rude for me to say “culprit” .... Look, I was wondering who got me the book from my favorite circle in summer comiket that came together with a together with a bunch of sketches - I think I know who was the person that gave them to me! "

"eh……!?"

Suzuki is saying he got his doujinshi from by his favorite coterie writer in comiket ...... Koigasaki also got Murasaki to draw some sketches with the comic. Although the comic was put on top of Suzuki’s desk, the person who gave it to him forgot to write his name in the letter included with the comic so Suzuki wasn’t sure who gave him the comic.

If that is the case ... ...?

"Before our live performance yesterday, Koigasaki had reviewed the lyrics of the song for the last time. Koigasaki wrote down the lyrics in a piece of paper. When I saw it, her writing style was very similar with the letter that came with the comic – the style and the penmanship is just like those in the letter!"

Suzuki confirmed it with a excitement.

Are you serious……. Did Suzuki finally understood that it was Koigasaki ...?

Even so, this way of getting around ... ... Is this what Koigasaki wanted? She said that "I want to be known in a more natural way" when I said "When will you confess to Suzuki?" I thought that this is too much dancing around ... ....

But, Koigasaki, when we came back together yesterday, did not say anything ... Why? She didn’t ask me if I would like to give the comic book over or how she should hand the comic book over or let me cooperate in any other way ... ... why didn’t she say anything?

Maybe ... She doesn’t want me to know ......? Maybe Koigasaki and Suzuki are already getting along well while I have not made any progress with Hasegawa so ... I wonder if I am bad and she can’t say it?

So I got another doubt.

Wasn’t it me who gave the information about Suzuki’s favorite doujin to Koigasaki ... ... Did Koigasaki tell Suzuki it was me who told her? If she told him, Suzuki would have said to me, "Kashii, you already knew who gave the comic to me but you didn’t tell me!" I was in a position where I could be blamed, which could be somewhat inconvenient to me. Suzuki, for the moment, I do not feel like saying anything ....

"That ... was ..."

I was disappointed, but I thought that even if I kept silent for a long time I thought I might also be suspected, so for the time being, I strike a counterattack.

"I am also very surprised ~! Koigasaki went so see my Mixi"

"Eh ...... Mixi !?"

I responded to his sudden words.

"Oh yeah, I have a Mik account and so has Kashii. I wrote on my Mik diary that "I want a new book from summer comiket but I can’t go". My friends can see my diary since its open to the public so Kashii probably also read my diary before summer comiket."

Mixi ...... I see, that person, did that something like that ...? When I remember well, it is the summer comiket when Koigasaki joined my Mik list … so that gives an impression that provides proof of Suzuki’s theory ... Suzuki, of course, did not know anything.

Koigasaki ... did this so that I could not be accused by Suzuki … how devious of her ....

"I was scared, I was checking my diary while I did not know"

Suzuki's words, I think about for a moment.

Certainly, when someone is checking my Mixi who is not my Mik list … it could be a stalker. Moreover, after reading the diary without permission, I will purchase what he wanted there without permission .... In order to protect me, Koigasaki acted like she was that stalker.

Suzuki, what will you think now that that you know it was Koigasaki?

With this, I think that the impression of Suzuki against Koigasaki will get worse ... ....

"Well, that's right ...... Suzuki ... what do you think of that ... about that ..."

"Well, no problem, thankfully!"

"……eh?" To Suzuki who answered this, I was surprised.

"Of course I am glad that she bought me a new book, and even if I was actually able to buy it, I may not be able to get the sketches that came from the artist herself! I am happy! I have to repay Koigasaki."

Suzuki answered with an innocent smile on his face.

"Oh, ah ... oh, that's right ... ..."

Suzuki doesn’t seem to mind the matter of Koigasaki reading his diary without permission. Looking at that situation I was relieved in my heart. ...... He was a really nice guy who did not care about the little things ....

"It is surprising that such a girlish girl will go to summer comiket! After our live performance in yesterday's Cultural Festival, while we were having lunch in a vacant classroom, Koigasaki and I talked about the story of Riku Kyono, the story of my favorite circle Takashi Kisakazaki; I have done the cosplay of Riku Kyono! Also, she seemed to have been acquainted with the writer in my favorite circle while she was buying the book in summer comiket ~ I'm seriously envious! It was fun to talk to her because there is no Otaku in the light music club."

"Huh ......? ...... Hey ..."

I got excited with his story ....

Koigasaki never told me yesterday that, "I delivered the doujinshi to Suzuki". In addition, she never said anything about "Suzuki and I talked about Otaku subjects during lunch". How is that…….

What is with this person .... Why are not you telling me anything when we have such an agreement?

Thinking that far, I noticed.

Yesterday, when I was preoccupied with Hasegawa and Yamamoto, Koigasaki noticed that I have an “awful melancholic aura”. To me in such a state ... It is hard for me to notice your progress with Suzuki.

"... Kashii, it's okay, your face is getting stiff ...."

"Oh ... ... sorry...."

Setting aside the fact that Koigasaki did not say anything to me yesterday .... Contrary to the hardships of Koigasaki, the relationship between the two who had not been able to make much progress until now suddenly made a big leap in progress. Suzuki, who spoke little with Koigasaki before, describes talking with Koigasaki as "I was excited" and "I enjoyed talking with her."

OhI should be more ... ... I should be happy with this ... Why do I feel so complicated ... ....

After leaving the coffee shop, Suzuki and I are discussing the pamphlet as to where we should go next ... ....

"Arya! Suzuki!"

Suddenly, about 4 boys ran towards us. I wonder what the emergency is for them to run like that.

"Who are they?"

"The guys in my class ..."

Suzuki also answered my question as he was also surprised.

"We were looking for you! Please help with the cafe!"

"Err, I finished my duty yesterday,"

"There is no customer at all! Thanks to you, yesterday there was a lot of women guests .... Now, no one is coming!"

While explaining desperately, the boys positioned themselves on both sides of Suzuki ...... Suzuki's arms were firmly grabbed, securing him.

"Eh! I still haven’t been around the festival much!"

Suzuki resists with dissatisfaction.

"What is your class ... what on earth are you doing?"

"Butler cafe ......"

With Suzuki's reply, I was very convinced.

Indeed ... ... Is it natural for female customers to be attracted to a café where food is served by a Suzuki butler who is handsome ... ....

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Resistance was futile, Suzuki was dragged by his classmates.

"Do your best! ..."

I was cheering with sympathy for Suzuki who is gradually moving farther away.

I am left behind alone in the hallway.

Again ... ... I am alone ... ....

I think there will still be time before the class play today in the afternoon ... I think. I take my cell phone and check the time.

There is one mail. In a hurry, I open it ....

"From: Ms. Murasaki

Subject: Cultural festival cheers for good work ♪

Body text: I came (^ o ^) 」

... ... Did you come? I mean, you came to a cultural festival ...?

When I looked closer, it seems that the mail has also been sent also to Koigasaki and Sakurai at the same time.

"……eh!?"

I am surprised to see the reception time of the mail.

I received it more than an hour ago. I did not notice at all ......!

I hurriedly replied.

"Sorry, I just noticed my mail (T_T). Where are you now? Are you still there? "

A reply came soon.

"I am in 2nd year C-class cafe now ♪"

2nd year C class cafe ... ... So it is not the coffee shop of Suzuki’s class, but the coffee shop I went with Sakurai yesterday ... ....

"I am going there now! "I replied and headed there right away.

When I arrived at a coffee shop of class 2C, Murasaki and Koigasaki were drinking tea.

"Oh, Kashiwada-san, Hello ♪"

"Hello ... ...."

I went to the table where they were sitting.

"You're too late ~"

Looking at the face of Koigasaki who complained ...... I remember Suzuki's story. The matter of the doujinshi, the talk they had while eating lunch ....

"What?"

Because I was silent and looking at the face of Koigasaki, Koigasaki seemed suspicious and was staring at me.

Tentatively, with Murasaki here, I can’t talk .... In this case, I will talk only when it is just the 2 of us ....

"Azuki was also here until a while ago but left because she has class duty."

"Oh, is that so ...?"

"Well, I have to work soon for the broadcasting committee."

Koigasaki says while looking at her watch.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?

"Where have you been?"

"A haunted mansion, we went around a lot♪ Momo and Azuki accompanied me ..."

Murasaki answers my question. After having a short conversation, Momo left the coffee shop later.

"... Well, then I will go Murasaki, thank you for coming!"

"No, please do your best at work!"

Koigasaki said goodbye then went to work for the broadcast committee.

".................."

...... I was alone with Murasaki ... ....

For a moment, I remembered what happened when she was drunk the last time; I blushed and in a hurry, I bowed my head.

"Oh ... ... Is this about the manuscript progress?"

I asked as pretty natural as possible. I think that it is natural for her to come today to check on the manuscript, so is it ok for me to ask about it?

".................."

"…………eh!?"

However, Murasaki did not answer the question.

"Well, maybe ... ... is not it okay ... ....?"

"No, no ... that's not it?"

"Why are you smiling!"

You didn’t come for the manuscript? Thankfully, I am a bit worried ... ....

"Okay, today I decided to forget about the manuscript!"

I do not know exactly what is "okay", but since she's like that, I will not talk about the manuscript anymore ...

"Kashiwada-san, are you free after this?"

"Ah, yes, I am going to our class play in the afternoon, but before that I am free."

"Oh, you are starring in Snow White, aren’t you? I heard it from Momo! I am looking forward to it ♪"

Wow ... that means she will see me in that costume .... I can’t let Murasaki see me in that abomination ... ....

"Mr. Kashiwada, do you have somewhere you want to go to?"

"Huh ... um ..."

Is it possible to go see where Sakurai is working? If I go to the prison cafe that is the project of 1-D ...? But I do not want Murasaki to think that "I want to see girls in miniska police costumes" ... ....

"Ah! I want to go here!"

"Huh?"

Murasaki pointed me to the brochure and showed it. It was the "Halloween Masquerade Photography Hall".

"Kashiwada-san, isn’t Halloween tomorrow?"

"Oh, that’s right ... ..."

Because Halloween is an event that is not popular here ...

"Let's enjoy Halloween even with just fooling around in costumes♪"

"OK."

Murasaki and I went to the classroom doing the "Halloween costume photo gallery" as shown in the pamphlet.

When we entered the classroom, some other guests were already taking pictures in costumes. I feel like doing cosplay rather than wearing a costume ......The two girls were wearing maid dresses.

Every student in the classroom is also cosplaying. Basically girls are in cute maid uniforms, boys are wearing butler costumes.

"Welcome ~! Please choose your favorite costumes here!"

The student clerk was handed over a paper where photographs of the costumes were listed.

"Kashiwada-san, what do you want me to wear?"

"Oh ......! Oh, whatever ... ...."

As expected, I did not have the courage to request the costume I would like Murasaki to wear. Well, if she does cosplay, I'm looking forward to her costume .... Oh, but do I also have to do cosplay?

"Is that so? Because it's a big deal, ♪ Halloween-like costumes are good ♪ Well then I will ask this for you, Mr. Kashiwada!"

Murasaki did not take my permission and conveyed her request to the person in charge. What on earth did she choose?

"Well, here is the place for the lady; the men please change their clothes here."

A costume was handed over by the person in charge and we were guided into the changing rooms (partitioned by screen) inside the classroom.

After I wore the costume inside the simple changing room ... ....

"... .... Vampire ... ...?"

It was a vampire costume with a black front, red linings, frilled cloth and a red vest ......

That's right. Murasaki wanted costumes for Halloween. Well, it is better than being made to wear a strange costume or a girl costume. Such costumes may suit handsome guys but it won’t suit me ....

After changing clothes, I got out of the changing room. No Murasaki yet.

"............"

I see many girls in cosplay inside the classroom.

What I am looking at now ... A girl in a China dress with a long slit and a girl in a bunny suit. There areeven costumes with high degree of exposure. To be honest, I am troubled where to look.

Other girls were wearing sailor uniforms and cheerleaders; most everyone was cosplaying.

"That's cute!"

"Thank you very much"

Boys from other schools (because of their different uniform) are calling out to girls cosplaying. Certainly, school girls in cosplay is going to be an eye candy ... ... what am I saying ... ....

"Mr. Kashiwada, I kept you waiting ♪"

"... ...!"

Murasaki came out from the changing room.

At that moment, the gaze of the students in the classroom gathers at once in her.

"Ooooooo!"

The boys who were recently calling out to the girl students raised their voices when they saw Murasaki's appearance.

".................."

No wonder ... .... Murasaki who cosplayed before was undoubtedly more attractive than any high school girls in this classroom. And I was also mesmerized.

She was dressed in a small devil style cosplay costume. It is a small mini skirt's devil style dress, it even came with a devil tail and a stick feather. On her legs ...... fixed stockings to the thigh a with sexy garter belt. Her white thigh which is seen between the mini skirt and stocking is dazzling.

Because her charms has combined with the costume’s charm ...... Her small devil figure was oddly more exquisite than her casual clothes that she wore here.

"The skirt is shorter than I thought .... It's embarrassing … I am worried ...."

Murasaki holds down the short skirt by her hand, and has a shy smiling face. She doesn’t look her age .... she looks very young ... ....

"Wow, she’s cute!?"

"Yeba, I pretty much like that ... ...."

"She is not from this school!"

All the boys, including those from the other schools, are talking about Murasaki and getting excited. I heard their loud voices. Murasaki also heard, but she acts as through she hasn’t heard a thing.

"The vampire appearance of Mr. Kashiwada, it looks nice as I thought!"

While I was not able to say anything because Murasaki is too attractive, she has started praisingmy cosplay costume. Ohhh please stop it ... ... the gazes from the surrounding boys hurt ... .... "Why is such a cute girl with such a guy?” I heard their complaints ....

"Well then, I will take photos!"

The student from the staff pointed his camera to us.

"Huh ♪"

"!?"

At that moment, Murasaki came up to my arms, so I blushed instantly.

"Yes, cheese!"

After the photo shoot, we switched back to our uniforms. The pictures were printed quickly.

"Thank you!"

A picture is handed to me and Murasaki each. There was a dusky vampire, blushing and stiff, and a beautiful little devil.

"Fuh ... ... It's fun to go to a cultural festival ♪ I feel like I returned to being a high school student and I am getting excited!."

While we were walking in the corridor after the "Halloween Masquerade Photography Hall", Murasaki told me her happy thoughts.

I suddenly stopped and gazed at her face.

"............? What is it ...??"

"Weren’t you co-educated? ... What’s with the “I wanted to spend such a high school life ......"

While staring at her face, I ask her meaning.

"Oh ...... ah ... ... Do you remember Murasaki went to an all-girl school?"

"Well, I remember."

"Don’t you think the cultural festival of an all-girl school is different in a co-ed school?"

"Well ... the cultural festival itself may not change that much"

It isn’t much different ... ....So what did she mean by "I wanted to spend such a high school life"?

"Mr. Kashiwada, do you want to go someplace?"

"Well ... ... then how about this"independent film"?"

When I checked the screening time of the movie written in the pamphlet, it was just about to start so I tried to propose it.

"Oh, that's nice ♪ If I see a movie that high-school students made, my motivation for creation seems to increase!"

Murasaki agreed, so we headed to the audio-visual room where the "independent film" is shown.

I was surprised when we entered the audio-visual room. There was almost no customer. Apart from us, there is only a group of 3 girls sitting. I do not know if it is just for this screening or the film is really not popular ... ....

So, it is bad as a dark haunted house .... Light is completely shielded from the window.

Yabu ...... "Why is it so dark here? What do you think, Murasaki ... ....”

"I am getting excited and it is darker than I thought!"

"What!?"

Murasaki made an incredible remark.

Looking at how surprised I am, Murasaki held her mouth with her hand.

"Oh! I am sorry, I made a mistake ...It is darker than I thought and I am afraid!"

"What mistake is it!?"

While desperately asking, I sat down to the chair in the corner.

"Ah ... I am relieved, even though it is dark ... ... I will not be attacked since I am in school ... ...!"

"What on earth are you saying?!"

Then if it was not a school ... ....? What are you expecting me to do?

As I was thinking about these strange statements, I was saved as the movie started.

The movie ... ... to be honest ... ... wasn’t bad, but I felt bored.

As a genre, it probably comes under "romance". It is about a high school male and female student growing into love ... ... No, I don’t think I can watch .... because of the poor performance. Since the cast was high school students who has no experience in acting,it can’t be helped ... .... The dialogues are bad; the pacing is abrupt ... ... which is probably why it has few customers. I was definitely getting sleepy despite sitting next to Murasaki in the dark.

"...... ????"

Suddenly Murasaki's hand was placed on my thigh. Rather than being placed, the expression of falling ... ... may be closer.

What ... What are you doing?! Is she inviting me? I get into a state of confusion. I told you I will not attack you at school earlier ... ... what now!

However, the next moment ...... I thought I heard her voice and now her head falls on my shoulder. She is facing upwards while shaking softly.

".................."

She seems to be asleep as she has closed her eyes.

For a moment I doubted and that she was pretending to sleep... She seems to be sound asleep with no waking up in the near future.

By the way, it seems she has been busy before coming here to the cultural festival.... I bet he was in a state of lack of sleep.

While I remembered Murasaki 's feeling on the shoulder, I was desperately trying not to move so as not to disturb her sleep as much as possible until the end of the movie.

"I'm sorry ... I just fell asleep ... ... did you wake me up, Mr. Kashiwada?"

"No, no ... that's not true!"

She woke up at the end of the movie and doesn’t seem to remember leaning on me.

It is awkward, but since I didn’t want Murasaki to be disturbed, I decided not to mention her leaning on me while sleeping ... ....

"I was rude to the students who produced the movie ... ...."

She seems to be a bit depressed, while holding down her voice and murmuring.

"Were you tired because of the manuscript? Are you OK?"

Although I am happy about the fact that she came to our cultural festival even though she is in such a state, I am still worried.

"... Kashiwada-san is kind, it is okay now. I was tired a bit when I fell asleep."

Murasaki laughed a little shyly.

"Ah, let’s go the fair Kashiwada!"

Murasaki raised a fun voice as we walked through the corridor, leaving the audio-visual room.

"Well ~ ... let's go."

When we entered the classroom where the signboard "fairy tale" was listed, the inside of the classroom was divided into a ring-throw space and a shooting space.

"Ring throw and shooting, both are a hundred yen each! What do you want to play?!"

I speak to the student in charge.

I decided to do the ring-throw.

After paying, three rings were handed over. The prizes are sweets and stuffed animals and were lined up on the front table about two meters away. Why are there such expensive prizes?

"Ah! I wanted that prize!"

Looking at the prizes, Murasaki said.

Alright ah ha ha, you want to play for the prizes!

I was full of spirit and threw the ring towards the pylons.

...................

I brilliantly failed. I tried aiming three times, but I failed all of it. Tried it, the rings did not fly in the direction I expected, it was unexpectedly difficult.

"Kashiwada-san, I'm glad for you to play a game for me ..."

"No, I'm sorry I can’t get it ..."

Murasaki also threw the rings about three times, but also failed.

"If there is no hits, please prepare a consolation prize for women only!"

For women only...... How unfair ... ....

"Consolation prize is Pocky!"

The student in charge gave a Pocky ... ... to Murasaki.

"Thank you very much!"

As we left the classroom, Murasaki gazed at the Pocky.

"You can’t eat a whole box of Pocky, right?"

"Because it's impossible for me ..... Let's eat half each♪"

Murasaki said such a thing with a smile as if this was something she planned.

"eh……"

The moment when I tried to say something ...... Murasaki placed a chocolate Pocky in my mouth …

"What?!"

I got a Pocky in my mouth and I can’t talk anything ... ....

Puff

"...... !?"

Murasaki ... .... bit the other half of the Pocky which is still in my mouth.

What is this Pocky game state?!

Well, even though we are in the hallway, fortunately, there are not many people around ....

While I was in a state of confusion, Murasaki moved her face up and down while biting the Pocky; she made sounds while munching the Pocky.

The Pocky has cracked about a centimeter from Murasaki where she bit. The part with chocolate was in my mouth, the other part was bitten off by Murasaki.

"Oh ... I could not get half at all ... Sorry …"

While lightly holding the mouth that is munching Pocky with her hand, she says lightly.

I wanted to say something but because the chocolate part of Pocky is still in my mouth, I can’t open my mouth. I quickly chewed and swallowed my part of the Pocky.

"What ... what on earth are you doing?"

"Because this is only way to get half a Pocky without holding it; if you hold the part with chocolate in your hand, won’t your hand be smeared with chocolate?"

Murasaki placed her index finger to her mouth and winked towards me.

"No, that's wrong ..."

"Please do not get so angry."

"No, I'm not angry ... but ..."

"But why is your face red?"

"I am embarrassed, right?"

It's embarrassing to say that!

I became hot with this conversation.

"Oh ... so that was it .... But ... I thought you are embarrassed ... Because we ... were kissing ♪"

"............ Eeeeeeeeeeeee!"

What is it !? Although it is a first-eared!?

"Besides, I also love long hot nights ..."

"Ha ha ha!"

I was surprised at the momentum that Pocky I swallowed is about to return from my stomach.

Oh ... ... maybe the “hot night”she is talking about was when I was her assistant when she was doing a doujinshi? It certainly was hot ... ... (in the sense of being a scam).

"Wait a moment ... ... I grasped the hot night, but before ... ... kiss, what is it ...?"

There is no way to remember that at all! When I stayed at Murasaki's house, did I unconsciously do such a thing ...?

"Eh? Have you forgotten? I took your first kiss ... ...."

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ... Well, I do not remember!?"

Looking at the situation, I am panicking but she is happy with a small devilish smile. Damn it, she is having a lot of fun ... .... However, I do not remember anything.

"... .... Hey, remember the first time we met in summer comiket at my circle’s space ..."

"What? In a circle space ...?"

I desperately remember what happened when I first met Murasaki in the summer. Well, certainly, I was with her in the circle space, talking with a couple of others ... ....

"…………Ah!!"

Now I remembered ... .... I drank from Murasaki’s bottle of drinking tea ... ....

"I certainly did ...."

"Oh, did you finally remember?"

"Yes ... ... ... the indirect kiss ... ...."

I was given a bottle of tea by Murasaki, I drank it without knowing she already drank from it so I inevitably made an indirect kiss.

To my remarks, Murasaki laughed happily. I can’t say anything while blushing. Kissing ... So that is what she meant!

Oh, my face got red in in the end ... ....

Really Murasaki is a small devil by nature and can easily swing a guy ...... I thought so far then I suddenly remembered.

Murasaki is in fact, a lady who is not accustomed to men at all ... that is what Murasaki's friend Nagase told me.

I still can’t believe it ...... but I don’t think Nagase will lie.

If that story is true ...... today, is she is trying hard to overcome her shyness with men....?

"Next, where we are going ... ...."

I asked her.

"To the fortune-telling! What do you say!?"

"!!"

I seemed to pick up the voices of spite from the girls near us.

What is this deja vu ...!?

Class 2-A fortune-teller ... ... It is different from when I was with Sakurai yesterday ... ....

"Mr. Kashiwada, fortune telling!"

Murasaki makes her eyes shine. ...... Why do girls like fortune telling so much?

"Murasaki, are you interested? ..."

"Wow! I recently have a bit of fortune telling ~ ♪"

"Please come inside!"

My opinion was ignored and we were guided by the girl students to the fortune-telling center.

"Kashiwada-san ... ... Maybe you hate fortunetelling?"

Because I had a weak face, Murasaki felt distressed.

"No, no! That's not it!"

In a hurry, I smiled and denied it.

Actually, I do not dislike fortunetelling.

Just ... ... For two consecutive days, I went to a fortune teller with a different girl. I have complicated feelings for myself ...

After entering the classroom of "Fortune Telling House", of course, like yesterday, the space is divided into "Tarot fortune telling", "birthday fortune telling", "hand divination fortune" ... as well as yesterday, only the desk for "birthday fortune-telling"have no customers.

"Birthday fortune-telling", it's so unpopular ...

"Here, please come here!"

Sure enough, we were guided to the vacant "birthday fortune" desk. Wait a moment ... ... No way ... ....

"!?"

My prediction came true.

The student fortune teller for "birthday fortune telling" was the same female student as yesterday.

The student was also surprised more than me. When she saw my face, her brows were wrinkled and became scary while looking at me and Murasaki who is sitting next to me.

"Why, what ..."

The fortuneteller muttered softly. There was something else but I did not hear anything else as I was more concerned about my situation.

... .... Oh yeah, the same student came in for two consecutive days... and coming with a different girl from yesterday …certainly she will be suspicious. Moreover, this fortune-teller had misunderstood that Sakurai and I were a couple ... my head hurts ... .... I felt awkward and looked down.

"Well then, please ... please write your full name and birth date on this paper"

The fortune-teller student looked like she was not hiding the fact that she was upset and presented the papers just like yesterday. After I finish writing my date of birth, I stealthily looked at Murasaki's hand. She was born on April 24 ... ... I certainly thought she was a sophomore at university, so if I calculate ... she is already twenty years old.

I passed the paper that I finished to the fortune-teller's student.

"Huh, it's fun, is it not ~ ♪"

Murasaki is looking forward to the result of fortune telling without knowing the awkwardness between the fortune teller and me. The fortune-teller's student has entered our birthday into the keyboard with the same hand-gesture as yesterday. ...... I expected to hear the exact same results ....

"Yes, then first ... ... ... for the guy ... ...."

The fortune-teller student called me "boyfriend" yesterday, but today she can’t seem to be able to do so.

"... ... The basic character of Mr. Naoki Kashiwada is that he is gentle and friendly, he doesn’t have any prejudice or repulsive heart, he is indecisive and stubborn but constant and enthusiastic. He is shy and easily intimidated and also but poor at socializing but easy to get along with. He is serious but easily tempted. He is usually discreet and has a passive personality."

The fortuneteller spoke swiftly while telling the exact results yesterday. Is it me or did the way you read that was different from yesterday? I heard it yesterday, didn’t I?

"Oh ~ You have nailed it!"

"Really!?"

I replied to the unexpected reaction by Murasaki.

I was also told by Sakurai that the result is accurate to her as well .... After all, she saw my personality, is this the result of this fortunetelling? Well, it's a subtle feeling just because I am not that happy....

When I looked, the fortune-teller student was staring at me. I diverted my eyes immediately.

...... This person totally misunderstood me as a two-timer!

It seems to her that I am playing with a pair of pretty girls while being a plain, unclean man ... ....

"Next is Love Love"

The fortune-teller's student reads the next item. ...... Is something going on in her mind?

"The women around him will never leave, and there are many cases where he is often favored.”

After reading, the student looked at my face as if she had noticed something. No way ... ... "The results are very accurate!” Is that what she is thinking ...? I just happened to come to the fortune telling with a different girl but I'm not dating any of them ... I wonder how I can explain it to her ...... .

"I see! - It seems that this is also accurate ~ ♪"

"What!?"

What are you talking about, Murasaki?

"Well then ... ... Nakagawa Murasaki"

Nakagawa Murasaki ...... I heard Murasaki's real name, I suddenly remember. When she got drunk at Okonomiyaki, she said that she wanted me to call her with her real name ...... I called her real name for the first time, Nakagawa. Afterwards, of course, I was embarrassed, so the way I called her has returned to "Murasaki-san" but ... I was terribly embarrassed at that time. Moreover, she was whispered to me in my ear ...

"The basic character of Nakagawa Murasaki is solid. She has a stoic artisan temperament that keeps striving to her satisfaction without failing to spare any effort in regard to do what she has decided. Trusted greatly by close friends; although sometimes troublesome but mostly very good."

"Wow, that’s fairly accurate!"

I raised my voice in spite of me. Murasaki grew up well and could get along well with people with the same age; she has great artistic talent and her efforts to improve her talent are also great.

"Well ... ... Is that right?"

Murasaki is embarrassed, but she seems to be feeling a little happy.

"Shall I continue?"

The fortune-teller student gave me a bad stare.

"Oh, I'm sorry ..."

The fortune teller clears her throat and reads the rest.

"Well, it is a continuation of basic character. There are places where she hides her true self. Her original character is serious and prudent; her guard is hard for people of the opposite sex and because she hides her behavior, it often causes misunderstandings."

Are you hiding your real self? ...... You are really serious and on guard from men?

...... I instantly remember what Nagase said before; "She is not really accustomed to be around men" ... ... It is consistent with this fortunetelling result....

When she is with me she acts as if she is easygoing around men. Is Murasaki is really someone who is afraid of men, a pure woman?

"What ......!?"

Murasaki is puzzled by the fortune telling result.

"No, that’s not accurate .... I'm no hiding my inner self ... Such a thing ... I always live honestly with myself!? Ne, Kashiwada!"

In a panic with her denials, she turns to me.

"Well ... what do you mean ...?"

I look at Murasaki doubtfully.

If this fortunetelling result and Nagase's words are true ...... even with today's small devilish behavior, she is trying very hard to go against her nature. Although she is not accustomed around men, she pretends to act as if she is accustomed... ... ... I hope her efforts bear fruit!

"On your love affair ... You have a genius talent that attracts the opposite sex, a small devilish charm that can be appreciated by both sexes. Your natural charm I was born, even if you are not conscious about it, will be appreciated and like by men."

"That’s it!"

I affirmed it. To be able to express Murasaki's personality properly, this is really fortunetelling ... I will never look down on free fortunetelling from the net.......

"Well ... - Well, is that so ...?"

To this result, Murasaki was accepting it and was happy.

"Well, then at the end ......"

Then a fortuneteller student talked again. Suddenly, I heard a ring. It is a different sound from my ringtone.

Murasaki took out a smart phone from her pocket. Apparently, it was her smart phone that seems to be ringing.

"Ah…………"

She looks at the screen and is having an awkward look. Because the phone continues to ring, it may be an incoming call.

"Is it a call? ... Do you need to go out? Are you OK?"

Murasaki sighs lightly,

"Sorry, I will be back in a bit."

She went out into the corridor so she could not annoy anyone in the classroom.

I don’t like to listen to the result of fortune telling alone, I thought,

"Sorry, thank you!"

I thanked the fortune-teller and decided to follow Murasaki and left the classroom. It seems there was something in the end yet ... Ah, probably it’s the compatibility. I am a little worried about my compatibility with Murasaki, but I can’t bear to hear it in that awkward atmosphere....

The fortuneteller student was watching me with half-closed eyes as she said, "Thank you" in a low voice.

"What's wrong?"

When I got out in the corridor, I heard a voice calling Murasaki. From the conversation, I found out that it was Ms. Nagase Shino, who is a seller and her friend at her doujinshi circle.

Why didn’t want to answer the call from Nagase?

"Yeah ... ... Of course, I'm doing work! It's natural, I am not that stupid ... Huh ... Shino is worrying ~"

....... While listening to her words, I grasped the situation somewhat.

Apparently, Nagase seems to be worried about Murasaki not properly doing the manuscripts and has phoned her. That's amazing; she cares a lot about Murasaki-san ...

...... I mean Murasaki, what is it all about?! That surprised me!

Is Nagase correct in worrying about the documents? Was it really okay for you to come here?

Well, you are not doing the manuscripts since you are here in the cultural festival. When it comes down to various things, you seem to have different priorities, but let's not say anything about it....

"Coffee Shop ~! Get your cup here!?"

"!?"

The moment I was thinking, a student suddenly came out of a classroom and loudly invited us to a coffee shop.

'Hey ─────────────────────────────────────!’

From the smart phone, Nagase's shouting voice can be heard.

"No, that’s not the case ... it’s from my TV or something!"

"Haunted house on the second floor! How about it, young couple!?"

Even the students holding Haunted House signs misunderstood us for a couple and solicited loudly.

"You have gone to the cultural festival! What on earth are you thinking?! It is yourself who will be in trouble later! Think of your income! "

"Well, wait! Shino ......! I was wrong! I am sorry! Do not say such a thing ..."

Murasaki is desperately apologizing with a pale face, but eventually takes the smart phone away from her ear and looks at it.

".................."

Apparently, Nagase seems to have hung up.

"Um, are you OK?"

I ask her.

"I have to go later ... ...."

Murasaki muttered with a sad feeling.

No, why do the manuscript later...?

"Well ...... say, Shino is always spoiling me! She always pampers me in the end! So probably for this time as well ... so it’s probably okay ... probably ... ... I want to believe so ..."

Murasaki has her voice getting smaller and smaller.

"Is it really okay ... ... Are you going home ...?"

I became uneasy and asked her.

"No ... my purpose today is to see Mr. Kashiwada and Momo's class play! I can never return until I see it! ...... After I watch the play, I will go to Shino's house at high speed and apologize! "

"No, you should finish the manuscript rather than apologize!"

"I will do my best for the manuscript! The one that is liked by Shino is the problem! Ahhh ...... It's impossible for me to take on the barely ballet ...!"

Murasaki appealed with a pale face. Well, that kind of manuscript is it?

"By the way, Mr. Kashiwada, how much free time do you have?"

"Oh, our play starts at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and we have to be prepare, so one hour before that, we have to go to our classroom for that."

I look at my phone’s watch. It is now 12:15. It is forty-five minutes before going back.......

"Okay, then is it a good time for you and me to have lunch?"

"Oh, is it OK?"

Thanks to Murasaki, we decided to have lunch at a coffee shop.

A bit before the play ... I feel a sense of dread.

Today there are various things that occupied me until now ... ... I am now waiting for the big work.

No, not being the protagonist of the class play.

Naturally it must also be successful ... ... But there is something I must do that is more difficult and I doubt that I can succeed.

It is to have Hasegawa and Yamamoto-san meet up. If I can do that ... things may be settled.

I have asked them to meet me after the play, so time for me is going over slowly …

"... ... ... Kashiwada?"

I was surprised by someone calling me.

Murasaki was sitting on the opposite side of the table is looking at my face while eating lunch.

"Sorry, I'm ... worried ...."

"Are you okay ...?.? You seem to look pale ..."

I wonder if my complexion is getting worse with my tension ....

Even now I am with Murasaki, but I will let her worry.

"Are you getting nervous just before the play?"

"... ... Eh ?? Uh, well ... that's one thing."

Well, if you look at my current situation, I think so.

"... Somehow, you seem to be worried about other things ... aren’t you?

"What!"

She laughs at me.

Murasaki, you have insanely sharp intuition ...

No, yesterday, Koigasaki also noticed my depression, am I too obvious? Miserable me....

"Wow ... ... really, you’re sharp ... ..."

I give up hiding and admit it while scratching my head.

"The worry is ... such things that you can’t talk about ...?"

"Err ... um, yeah, um ... ..."

Well, the story is confusing and I can’t say much about the circumstances of another person's family, so it is too bad that I can’t share it to just anyone ....

Murasaki laughed at me when I was lost in my thoughts.

"Because you just can’t talk about it to anyone."

"Sorry, I ......"

I apologized on reflex.

"No, do not apologize."

She gives me a gentle smile.

"If there is anything I can do ... ... Please come and see me anytime ♪"

Such a gentle smile and gentle words ... ... My heart that was upset was saved for a long time.

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