Omae o Otaku ni Shiteyaru kara, Ore o Riajuu ni Shitekure!:Volume 8 Chapter 3

That night in bed, I thought about the mysterious behavior of Koigasaki. The meaning of her words. The more I think about it, the less I understand her feelings.

I have another thing that I hid from Koigasaki. Of course there is the feeling that I want her to be happy. I hope that she will be happy with Suzuki. But ... ... On the other hand, I think that in the depths of my heart, I do not want her love to go well. Suzuki ... ... If you do not want to take Koigasaki....

I think that it is a big betrayal against Koigasaki, looking at it from our agreement.

I want you to be succeed with Suzuki and be happy…. I do not want your relationship to go well...

These two feelings are greatly contradicting with me.

Today's events were fun.... Then the mood changed just when she is getting on the train. It became strange and scary.

.... What on earth was that? ... .... so why have I just been swayed by Hasegawa ...... so much

Even though she is not Hasegawa, my head is full of thoughts about Koigasaki...

The next morning. I was going to school thinking about how will I face Koigasaki ... But suddenly, I met her. Koigasaki is talking with Sakurai in front of the class A room. Maybe because Koigasaki has a few cartoons, are they exchanging cartoons?

"............!"

Koigasaki blinked, but she quickly turned her eyes away from me.

"Ah, Kashiwada-kun ... Good morning"

Sakurai noticed me and cried out.

"Good morning ... ...."

Sakurai saw me and felt puzzled for a moment. Then I remembered something from before

At the late night festival ... When I was searching for the Hasegawa and running around, I met Sakurai by accident...... Sakurai told me where Hasegawa might be found.

In other words ... Sakurai knew that I am interested in Hasegawa. How...? And that day, she was also saying that she was looking for someone. Looks like she was trying to confess to someone she likes as well. That late night festival sure is a good time for confessions.

After we parted, has Sakurai confessed to whom she likes? What happened then?

"Ah, morning homeroom will start soon! Well then, I will return to my class..."

Sakurai saw the clock and hurriedly returned to her classroom leaving Koigasaki and me alone. I remembered about our awkward parting yesterday.

"What was that about...."

Even when I talk to her, Koigasaki does not even look at me.

"......is it something about who Sakurai likes...."

It was a topic I came up with where I did not think deeply.

"……eh!?"

Koigasaki gave a big voice and finally looked at me. Although it was just a casual topic to me, the response of Koigasaki is greater than I thought.

"What, it's ... that, what the hell is that ...?!?"

Koigasaki seems terribly upset and stares at me. I get scolded by the unexpected attitude of Koigasaki.

"W…well...Before my confession at the late night festival, I met Sakurai by accident ... ... Sakurai thought that I was trying to confess to someone and told me the whereabouts of Hasegawa. It means ... That means that she knows I will be confessing to Hasegawa.... "

Even after confirming that there are no people around, I explained in a soft voice just in case.

"Well ... what ... ... that ... she did not mean it like that ... Azuki-chan meant nothing like that ..."

Koigasaki seems to have been shocked, she is obviously disturbed and upset. Then the bell rang.

"Hey, come back to the classroom ..."

"Hey, that, you, after that ... ... about the result of confession ... you talked to Azu-chan!"

"Eh!?"

Even though the bell is ringing, Koigasaki ignores it and answers with a tremendous bombshell.

"What, what, from a little while ago .... we have not talked ... but ..."

"... ... Sure, what ... ...."

When Koigasaki heard my words, she looked down and stopped talking.

"Why are you ... ... you’re acting strange yesterday ..."

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

Even though I am talking to to her, Koigasaki keeps looking down without saying anything. I thought that if she saw me just for a moment, she will turn away from my eyes.

"Tell me ... properly ... ... The result of confession of Azuki-chan ... ...."

If I think what to say ... ... Koigasaki suddenly said such a thing.

"... ... Ha, what is it ... ..."

"Because, because ... because of Azu-chan, I found Hasegawa ...... Don’t you have an obligation to tell me about Azu-chan? "

"What are you two doing? - I will start home room!"

We hurriedly entered the classroom as our homeroom teacher came in.

Whatever I thought, Koigasaki's attitude was strange.

When I told Sakurai that my favorite was ballet, she was terribly surprised and disheartened. It would be impossible for her to be angry for my telling that to Sakurai, so why was she so upset?

Besides that ... I also noticed the last line. Sakurai telling the result of the confession ...she said. Certainly, Sakurai who helped me search for Hasegawa may have an interest in the topic... But why does this unrelated person feel about that so strongly? I did not understand at all.

I thought that it is awkward to face Hasegawa today, but Hasegawa did not talk to me that day. However ... ... once our eyes met in the classroom. If it was before the cultural festival, I would have felt a little happy just because our eyes met but now... It is only an awkward feeling.

Although I was shaken, I was not able to avoid looking like a stalker... I think I should keep my eyes closed as possible from now on....

"You, are you free after school today?"

Going home time. Koigasaki came up to my seat and asked me in an unfriendly manner.

"We…well ..."

I am surprised by the fact that Koigasaki is talking to me. She continued in a brisk manner.

"Well, meet me in the back of the front of the school gate after class ... ... I want to go someplace."

Afterwards, she returned to her seat without waiting for my reply. I am anxious about a little while ago. I wanted to talk to you, but Koigasaki did not give me a chance. But where do you want to go?

"Hey Kashiwada, She’s inviting you to a date now!”

Kiritani in my back is strangely energetic.

"Even if you are broken hearted, if Koigasaki invites you like that, you are surely blessed!" "I don’t think it's such a good thing ... .... De, going on a date ... ...."

Anyway, it seems that my hanging out with Suzuki later is messed up, is it not it? But... certainly, if you think about it as a male and female going somewhere after school ... ... It will be lika a date..... Until now, I have never been conscious of that kind of situation....

..........Da....Date..............

...... What kind of person am I am to look forward to it! Hasegawa has broken my heart! Besides, Koigasaki probably did not invite me with that kind of intention....

It is not because of what Kiritani said that I became strangely conscious of things... Just in case, I was at the toilet after school, wondering whether I will be arranging my hair or waxing it, changing my uniform, etc. After preparing myself, I went to the school gate.

...... I, how can I put this..... I do not think it is a date, but ... ....

"……wha…?"

It was not Koigasaki ... ... but it was Sakurai who was waiting for me at the school gate.

"Oh, that ... ... Kashiwada-kun ... ...?"

It was Sakurai who was at the gate.

"Today, Momo-chan, invited me after school so I was waiting in front of the school gate ..."

"Eh! I am also invited by Koigasaki ... ...."

What on earth is it? At that time, my mobile rang. "Oh, Mail ......"

Sakurai looks at the screen of her smartphone as she muttered. When I opened my cell phone, I got a mail as well.

"From: Koigasaki Kozaki

To: Naoki Kashiwada and Sakurai Azuka

Body: I'm sorry! I was planning to go out with you today, but urgent matters came up...... If you do not mind, please go on without me! "

Such was the content in the mail addressed to Sakurai and me. After inviting us, she herself cannot come due to an urgent matter... what a freaky person ... .... I mean, who thought that three people could go on a date....

Didn’t she ask to go out on a date...? ......Haa .........., no, well, I know that....!

"Momo-chan ... ... maybe ... ... on purpose ...?"

"……eh!?"

"No, no ... it's nothing ..."

Sakurai muttered something I did not understand.

"Well ... well, since Momo-chan can’t come.... If that's okay, why don’t we just return home?" Sakurai suggested with a smile.

"Oh, yes, that's right ..."

Sakurai, I have something I want to ask ... Besides the reason why you are there with Koigasaki this morning....

"Where are you going? Anyway, are you going to the station?"

"Oh, yes, that's right ... I can go home by train ... ...."

We both walk towards the station.

"... .... that.... that"

However, when I tried to talk to Sakurai, she didn’t answer, so my voice suffered.

"Oh, sorry! Sakurai is good!"

"Oh, no! Please come with me Kashiwada!"

Sakurai says with a strong tone.

"Oh, yes? Um, then, then ... Sakurai..... In the late night festival..... you told me where Hasegawa might be found, right? I was worried, I didn’t know if I can find Hasegawa ... .... "

Yes, that was what I was curious about for a long time. ...... The reason why her expression at that time was a terrible sadly smile. It was dark and her expression was not clearly visible, there was plenty of possibility that I might be mistaken....

Sakurai laughed sourly.

"Because ... ... It is confession time at the late night festival, and when Kashiwada was looking for someone you like ..."

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ... that’s how Sakurai knew who I liked ...!?"

Sakurai stopped looking at her feet and looked at me.

"I understand if it was about Kashiwada, however...."

"…………eh!?"

She looks at me with a strong gaze! My heartbeat stops for a moment. In Sakurai's meaningful remarks, my heart was completely upset.

"............ He he.." She looked at me then laughed.

"You and I chance met at the cultural festival, as we were both running around. When you told me about your search, it just came to me. Woman's intuition ... is it? "

"Er ... um ... um, was that so!?"

What, it is a joke now.... However, this remark is not surprising. When I am with Hasegawa, cherry blossoms seem to bloom. Was I feeling more emotional, which was obvious to her? It's a shame ......

But, it seems my feelings to Hasegawa were noticed ... Is liking Hasegawa natural? Or is Sakurai's intuition just good?

"Oh, that's right ...... Sakurai-san is asking... um, then, there is something I want to ask about another thing.... At the late night festival ... Was Sakurai was also searching for someone she liked....? "

Sakurai responded immediately.

"Well, yes ... ...."

"Well... I was wondering if you found that someone..."

"What!? ... Ah, I...."

Sakurai gets her eyes off from me as soon as possible

"............ I found the person I liked, but the confession ... ... I could not do it."

"What ... is that so...?"

Although she was found the person, she could not confess ... ... again, I wonder if she did not have the courage to confess.

I see, Sakurai could not confess to the person she likes.... Listening to that I'm sorry for her, but I'm a little relieved.

"Oh, I also wanted to hear something else...”

What is Sakurai trying to say?"

Sakurai suddenly took a deep breath. Then she nodded, as if deciding to do something, then said.

".......Ka…Kashiwada ... ... after that ... ... I wonder if you found Hasegawa."...

"Oh, yeah ... thanks to Sakurai telling me the place, I found her."

"..Sure, that's right! ... ...."

Sakurai was silent for a while in listening to my words.

".... ... ... ... the confession ... did you ... ....?"

Oh yeah, she will ask the question ... Well, as Koigasaki says, Sakurai is the one who told me where to find Haseegawa. There is an obligation to tell her the result ... okay.

"... Yeah, I did it."

"!!"

Sakurai suddenly looked at me. I was surprised to see her eyes wide open.

"............ Sure, that, right ... ...."

As I thought, she quickly turned her eyes away from me. It is a bit cold today, but sweat is stuck to her forehead.

"............ Ah...... Eh well how was it?"

"Well ............ I was dumped ..."

Sakurai was surprised by this.

"…………Huh?"

She looks at my face again.

"I was dumped.... That was...?"

"Ha ha ... yeah, yes ... ... sorry I didn’t get it at first..."

"Well ... ... its ok..."

I intended to say with a bright as possible while laughing, but Sakurai was shocked.

"............ Oh, that, er ... ...."

Sakurai was completely upset suddenly. She seems to want to say something, but it seems that she’s having trouble with the words.

"Sorry for being insensitive...."

"No, its ok..."

"Oh, but..."

Sakurai turned around in front of me and faced me.

"That ...the time it happened that you are not useless, but ... but Kashiwada ... are you attracted to that person? ... ... So, there's absolutely no need to be depressed! "

"eh……?"

She strongly grabbed my right hand with both hands and encouraged me.

"Oh, thanks ... ...."

Mr. Sakurai's straight encouragement, Pleasure and embarrassment are coming up at the same time.

"Oh yeah! Let's play some games for a while! There is an arcade near here. Would you like to go!? "

"Oh, oh ... yeah, then ..."

I understand she is trying to encourage me, I am happy that I agreed with her plans.

With the guidance of Sakurai, we walked to the arcade.

Meanwhile, our conversation never ceased ... ... why, I felt that the atmosphere between us changed a little from before.

No ... probably she does not think so, I think that I overthinking it

But……. I was consciously aware and realized that I was a little nervous just talking to her. Before, I felt like "just an Otaku" and I was speaking normally.

While talking, we suddenly faced each other and both of us were confused. When our eyes met, she looked a bit embarrassed.

I laughed. ── Funny, Sakurai was ... so cute? No, she is pretty even before Although she looked pretty normal when she is not cosplaying, I think least that she is better looking than others....

Oh, shit, I was just dumped by Hasegawa, and now I am already dogging other girls? Surely ... ... At the cultural festival (although it was an accident) I seem to have touched Sakurai's body, or held her his hands...I really hate virginity!

Of course, I tried not to hide my feelings.

It is a five minute to walk. We reached the main market.

"There was a gaming center in such a place ... ...."

"Yes, I often come here with my classmates."

There are no small prize games or no crane games but there are arcade card games, fighting games, shooting games, mahjong games and so on. There was also a dance game in the back.

There are few young women here as well as male gamers playing in the tables.

"What do you want to play, Kashiwada-kun?"

"Er ... ...."

What I often play at the arcade is the sound game "Vocaloid" Ulta Diva ", a quiz game 'Quiz • Magic School' or 'Braith Blue' a fighting game, but now feeling like…

"I want to try Blaze Blue..."

I wanted to feel refreshed by this moyamoya rampant with a cheap game.

"Oh, Kashiwada knows "Blaze Blue "! Well, let's fight!"

"Sakurai will also play?" Well, let's fight! " I got a little surprised at the fact that girls play this type of game, playing against each other. Because the tables was empty, we sit opposite each other and put money.

Well, I guess my opponent is a girl opponent so I should take it easy on her? As I played this game pretty much when I was in junior high school, I feel like I'm a strong player... I’m not sure if I should play seriously…

After some time.

"I did it again! I won again! But now it was pretty dangerous ~!"

".................., ba, I am stupid ..."

After several battles...... I never won against Sakurai.

"Too strong! Sakurai, why are you so strong!?"

I wondered as I played.

"I wonder if I should have quit earlier~" as I was being embarrassed. Of course, she continues to fight with full power and this is the result.

"That's why I told you that I often come here with my friends."

Oh yeah, I heard that ... but I did not think that she was playing games here every time.

"But I think that Kashiwada is also has a fairly good player."

I was praised, but I felt down as it came from the stronger player.

"OK, let's do it again!"

Nobody behind me waiting to lay. After confirming this, I threw another hundred yen coin. By the way, I exchanged a thousand yen bill to one hundred yen coins. But ... I did not win against Sakurai even once. When all my coins were gone, I gave up.

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"Why are so strong?!?"

"Eh? I'm used to playing it,"

Sakurai is laughing, a rare occurrence.

But ... ... In the next moment, she felt like returned to her normal self.

"Ah ............, I, ..........."

"What's wrong?"

"I want to encourage Kashiwada-kun so I accompanied him to the arcade... then I mercilessly beat him…what a mess...?!"

Sakurai’s face is turning bright blue.

"Oh, no, no ..."

"Ah, I am stupid, I went crazy ... ...."

She seemed to regret it seriously, and held her head.

"No... Sakurai, I ... ... I would be badly hurt if I won if you lost on purpose"

I told my honest feelings.

"Well, is that so...?"

"Yeah, so it was nice to fight seriously."

"Well, that's right ...... Certainly, even in the position of Kashiwada-kun, I think so ..."

Next time I came to the arcade with Sakurai, I pledged in my mind to improve and raise my level.

"Oh, the table of" Magic"is available! Kashiwada, why don’t we try it today? I recently started collecting cards, you certainly said that you also collect cards, right?

"Oh, yeah, yeah, I guess we should do it together"

Subsequently we are quiz game "Quiz Magic School" ......We decided to do play "Magic" with two people.

I forgot my "Magic" card today, but Sakurai has a card, so she played the game and I decided to sit next to and teach her if I know the answer to the quiz. We come up to the front of the table and sit..... Although it is a seat for two people, it's quite narrow, and the distance between us is close, my heartbeat rises.

"Ah, let’s begin ... ...."

When Sakurai threw a card and a hundred yen coin, the game began. It seems Sakurai is also a bit nervous, maybe because of the game or our closeness...?

The game began, Mr. Sakurai selected national competition mode. In the nationwide battle mode of "Magic", there is "a preliminary round" which is a little quiz practice for the first time, after that the actual game.

The battle of the beginning has a format. You can fight with other players currently playing "Magic" in the national game and quiz and win more and win more, but if you make mistakes over and over, you will lose.

Eventually, the first round began.

Problems are displayed on the screen. If you know the answer, you press quickly to select the answer from among the four options displayed below the question and touch the screen.

"Ah, this!"

Since the problem sentence was a problem about animation, I immediately knew the answer and tried to touch the correct choice with my hand.

"... ...!"

Then, my hand touched the hands of Sakurai who tried to touch the same option.

"Oh, sorry ..."

"No, here, sorry, this is ..."

The moment I touched Sakurai's hand, I remembered at the cultural festival where I held her hands twice. Especially ... inside the haunted house. Two people holding hands in the dark....

"…………Ah!"

While I was spacing out, the time to answer the question ran out.

"eh!?"

Sakurai also noticed it and was surprised. While I was spacing out, she also seemed to be doing the same for a moment. Wonder what was she thinking about?

"Ah……"

We let out disappointing voices at the same time, a no-answer being regarded as incorrect. After that, the questions where we did not know the answers increased and we later got eliminated.

"Well ... .... I am not good at quizzes other than the genre of" manga / anime "genres ...."

"Ah, you and me both."

"Hahaha, it is a bad idea if you are not too knowledgeable ~"

Sakurai smiled innocently. That smile, really made me feel awful.

Eventually it got late, so we decided to go home.

"Today, I intended to cheer up Kashiwada-kun ... but I ended up only enjoying myself...."

Sakurai said while walking to the station.

"No, no, that's not true! I enjoyed myself as well and forgot my depression!"

That was my honest feeling. I enjoy the company of girls like Sakurai-san. I thought, I wonder if I will have fun if I go out with a girl who shares Sakurai-san's hobby....

......I thought, so you are cheering me up after being dumped by Hasegawa ....

"really……?"

Sakurai interrogates me with an uneasy expression.

"Well ... thanks for today."

I got on the train station, so I thanked her and tried to say goodbye to her.

".... that...."

She tried to say something then suddenly stopped.

"Hmm?"

"Kashiwada-kun .........are you free on the 16th...?"

"Huh……?"

Sixteenth...? The sixteenth month of November is my birthday. As it is on a weekday, I have no particular plan, as usual, so I think that I will be having another lonely birthday again this year

"Ah ... ... I'm free..."

"Is that true? ... OK, if you do not mind ......for that day... Would you like to go with me...?!"

"eh!?"

Sakurai knows my birthday and is inviting me out? Or is it just a coincidence ...?

"Oh, yes ...... Of course, it's okay ..."

There is no reason to refuse it, so I agreed.

"... .... Well, okay...?! Thank you!"

Sakurai thanked me for pleasantly for my reply.

"This time... I will do my best to entertain you Kashiwada! Ah, where do you want to go?"

"Well, where I want to go...!"

She invited me for a date of my birthday and I was so surprised that I get stuck in my reply.

"Oh, sorry to trouble you.... Then please email me when you have decided! If nothing else, I will think of something! "

"Oh, oh, yes ......"

Sakurai - san continued and I tried my best to reply.

"Well ... I will contact you again!"

"Okay……"

Sakurai smiled and waved her hand, then turned her back and headed back down the subway station.

She... knows that I am broken hearted and depressed and she is trying to cheer me up... Why did she bother looking up my birthday? I do not remember telling Sakurai my birthday, is it just a coincidence ...?

Even so, it bothers me somewhat that she invited invite me to cheer me up... what a nice child.

Simply said, I am looking forward to the next sixteen days ever since I was dumped by Hasegawa and felt down.

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