Omae o Otaku ni Shiteyaru kara, Ore o Riajuu ni Shitekure!:Volume 9 Chapter 7

Mail came from Azuki-chan while I am on the train on the way home that day.

"Thank you for today. And, I'm really sorry. "

Her e-mail was too short and my heart was more and more upset. I got off the train and called her, but she did not answer the phone.

"I do not know why Azuki-chan said such a thing at all. I want to talk properly. "

I sent an email but there was never a reply from her that day.

When I got home, there was no one. By the way, today my father came back to Tokyo for a vacation and I remembered that everyone said that they would go out for dinner. I felt like having a conversation with someone, so I feel.

I don’t feel watching TV or playing a game; I was hungry but I did not eat anything; I just went straight to my the room and fell on the bed.

Why……? Why, Azuki chan ... .... You seemed so happy…. Weren’t you delighted with my present. You said You love me, I said that I love you the most in the world. Do you want to be alone while keeping a distance? I do not understand your meaning at all. I do not understand Aki-chan at all. Why won’t you answer your phone? Can’t you send me an e-mail? I got a little angry. But more than that ... ... It was very sad.

I noticed, I was crying. My pillow was wet with tears. Azuki's words came smiling, crying running round my head.

I checked my cellphone, I do not have any missed calls or email. I called her again. However, after many rings, I got connected to an answering machine.

I kept crying on the bed without entering the bath and soon after, I fell asleep.

"Wow! Sleeping in late, sleeping with clothes on! I don’t believe it!"

The next morning, Akari came into my room, looks at me and gives a surprised voice. By the way yesterday, I did sleep without changing my clothes.

As soon as I got up, I remembered yesterday's events and felt depressed at once. And in a panic, take out my cell phone. ...... E-mail, no phone, no.

"Your eyes…your eyes are swollen ... but what!? Why?" Ignoring the noisy Akari, I just lied on bed.

"What happened?"

Akari asked me little seriously ...

Perhaps, she is worried about me a little? I appreciate your thought ... ... but I did not want to talk about yesterday's events with Akari. If I told her that I was dumped ... I feel like I will not be able to recover. I did not want to think that we will break up until the words came out of Azuki 's mouth.

Thinking a little calmly after the night, the appearance of Azuki at that time was obviously unusual ... and so on.

"Nothing but ... ...."

"……? But what …?"

"I just feel like despairing now"

"... Ha ...... So there is something! Was that something related to Azuki-san ....?"

......! Surprisingly sharp, this sister ......

"Ah ... well ... just a bit, like we had a quarrel ..."

That's right ... this is like a quarrel ...... We did not break up. I mean, I would want to die if I thought so.

"... .... Well, if you do not want to talk,"

After Akari said such a thing, she sat down on the spot. And she started playing games on a handheld.

"What ... you, what game are you playing ...?"

"Akari will let you play games after Naoki will buy "Bakemon Y" because Akari bought “Bakemon X"

"... ... not for a while, don’t have any money"

Akari ... Knows that I am depressed, will still stay in my room? Are you a cancer? ... No, no, I thought too much ... .... This sister can never worry. I'm an idiot.

Someone knocked and the door opened.

"Oh, Naoki: It's been a while," It was my father who I last saw after a few months.

"Oh, long time no see ..." "Well, take care of Akari for me. When I go to the store, do you want something for me to buy?"

"Bakemon Y!"

Akari answers vigorously.

"Bakemon -! I just bought one!"

"Bakemon X", Akari did not buy it herself, she got it from dad? Well, I do not want to buy one on my own as I have no spending money.

Even after my father left, Akari kept playing games in my room. Meanwhile, Akari is still a fujioshi. She is crazy about it, so I did not have any conversation with her at all, but I feel lighter since I am no longer alone in my room.

I was on the bed without doing anything for a long time, I only thought about Azuki-chan. Then I got off bed and surfed the net on my personal computer.

In the meantime I checked my cell phone again and again, but I nothing from Azuki-chan.

I tried calling again once. Sure enough, she did not answer.

After that, I looked at the cell phone for a while, since I was not charging the cell phone yesterday, so the power was off. ... ... No, rather ... ... If you care about getting messages much but is certain to receive 0 messages, it might be better to leave the phone off. So, I decided to leave the power off as is.

The next day.

"Su … Suzuki, another cup of water!" I was complaining to Suzuki while I was drinking at Suzuki 's house in the daytime. After thinking about it, I only have this guy to complain about my situation. To Koigasaki ... It was hard to talk about this to her.

Azuki seemed to have been suffering like Koigasaki like that ... ....

"Kashii ... well ... you can get drunk with calpis ..."

While pouring Calpis and mineral water into my glass, Suzuki is amazed.

"I can’t stop drinking this!"

While complaining, I was drinking water (※ of Calpis).

"But maybe Kashii did something unconsciously ... ..."

"I have not done anything! ... .... Maybe ... Oh, Azuki-chan ... I was saying that I was not bad ... ...."

"Well, Kashii's former girlfriend may think differently from you ......"

"...... ex-girlfriend! Don’t say anything stupid! We haven’t broken up! Not yet!"

I shake the shoulders of Suzuki who made the noisy remark to correct him.

"Ha ha ... that’s fine ... although I have a good feeling about girls ..."

If it is the usual me, I would have made a comment about that, but I said nothing as I was drunk for the moment (alcohol should affect me ...)

"I’m ... I'm so weak…"

"What are you talking about, Kashii? Come on, are you coming to the Winter Comiket?"

Somehow it was devastating a topic quite a while ... .... When I heard the word Winter comiket, my head is completely white.

"Well then, I definitely go! Together with Murasaki! "

Koigasaki promised me to go with Azuki-chan with Nikaido's circle ... I instantly remembered. Also, I promised that I will take pictures of the Ayuko's Momiko's cosplay. "Ooooooooooooooooo"

Unexpectedly, I dropped on the table and moaned. That promise ... ... I cannot fulfilled it now.

"What! What's up !?"

And I was looking forward to that .... Oh I'm about to die.

"No ... Nothing ... ... so far I have no plans to go to Winter comiket, especially ..."

"Oh, you’re not going? Well if you do go, it is best to get new read doujinshi and it will refresh you in various ways! I want to go on the second day and the third day."

Winter comiket .... As Suzuki says, it is better to buy doujinshi and to forget even a little of this sorrow...?

"Ah ... no, it's impossible, I, no money."

My present money is just a thousand yen. I think I can get some New Year allowance but the winter comiket is at the end of this month, before New Year 's Day. Also, you have to think about transportation and food expenses.

"Er, is that so? Oh ... that’s bad ... ...."

"May I borrow money?"

"Ha ha! I definitely hate to borrow money to buy coterie magazines!"

Ha, now I have nothing. I do not have love nor money. If there is no money, I can’t heal my bruised heart ...... I came home from Suzuki 's house.

"Welcome back ... you left your cell phone home, didn’t you?"

Okaa-san called to me while making dinner in the kitchen.

"Oh, ah ... ...."

As I have been keeping the phone off since yesterday, I left it on my house without carrying it around today. I looked at my cell phone. Perhaps ... ... Azuki-chan sent a message while the power was off. I inserted a charger into my cell phone and pushed the power button. The cell vibrated.

"Two new mails"

"Wow! ─ ─!"

Okaa-san looks at me strangely who instinctively raised my voice.

New mail ... ... Is it from Azuki-chan ... ....

But ... my expectations crumbled down in a moment. Both of the two e-mails were not from Azuki-chan. One sender was Murasaki and the other came from Yamamoto who is a brother of Hasegawa who is a part-time senior in the place where I work.

First, I open the mail from Murasaki.

It was addressed to me and Azuki-chan with simultaneous transmission.

"Good evening ♪ The winter comiket third day where Anna-senpai and Momo joined is almost here. Where do you like to meet? Can you go from morning? "

Right ... Murasaki does not know that I and Azuki are in this state ... or even I was even dating. It's natural, because I have not said anything.

Incidentally Murasaki will participate in the circle as a Toho genre on the second day of the winter comiket, and in the third day of the winter comiket where Nikaido and Koigasaki will also participate for the first time.

Looking at the transmission date and time it was yesterday night. I wonder if Azuki is already replying to this mail. I wonder what she will do. In this situation ignoring contact from me, going to winter comiket with me ... absolutely not possible ...... I want to go with her, of course ... I mean, I'd like to meet Azuki-chan ... ....

For the time being, I left the message and opened the mail from Mr. Yamamoto.

"Kashiwada-kun, but suddenly on the 31st of this month ... ... On New Year's Eve, everyone will go to town for a year-end party. I would like Kashiwada-san to participate by all means "

A year-end party with my co-workers .... I never went to any before .... At least, I will be able to talk to Yamamoto or Aya Watanabe about my situation and I can chat with other byte from work even for a little .... If this is a drinking party, you may be able to speak to more people. If this is so, I have a feeling that I may want to participate for a while.

But ... wait. The 31st of this month ... ... It is the third day of winter comiket! My schedule for winter vacation is mostly blank except for work, but for this day the invitation is scheduled ....

No ... But I have no money at all. Of course it is impossible for me to go to winter comiket, as well as attend a year-end party. I am miserable indeed ....

I decided to refuse both invitations First ... I sent a reply to Murasaki who sent the e-mail earlier.

"Good evening! Sorry for the late reply. I am super sorry; I am unlikely to go to winter comic because I absolutely have no money .... Have fun for me, everyone. " (>_<)

I promised I will go with Koigasaki ... I wanted to see a little seller trying her best ... .... I am also concerned about the finished products of the joint magazine sales.

When I thought about such things, the phone suddenly rang. Murasaki is calling me.

I hurriedly walked up the stairs and took the call.

"Hello!"

"Good evening, Kashiwada, are you free now?"

"Yes, it is okay!"

"There is something I was a bit concerned about... is it all right to ask?"

"Oh!? Yes, ... ...."

What was worrisome? I guess it is.

"Kashiwada and Azuki ... is there anything going on?"

"Whaaa!"

I was suddenly asked something straight and my voice broke down unexpectedly.

"In the case of winter comiket, a reply came from Azuki, too .... The content was a bit incomprehensible. I'm sorry but this time I would like to be alone, so please have fun with Murasaki and Kashiwada, By the contents .... "

"Well!"

Azuki-chan, you are saying that ... .... But, of course it may be natural. Azuki is supposed to not want to see me right now.

"The two of you are dating, and are now in a quarrel?"

"Er, Oh well ............ What?"

I wonder how should I answer Murasaki ... I got lost for a moment .... then I noticed there was an outrageous word in her speech.

"Dating .... Eh!? Oh, Azuki-chan said what?"

Murasaki did not know that I and Azuki-chan are going out, how did she you know ...?

"No, no one told me ... I knew when I was watching two people at the previous committee meeting."

"What!!, yeah, yeah! How ..."

"Because the air was obviously different from what I have seen, as my instinct told me."

"............ っ"

Are you serious……. As expected of an adult woman, she is sharp ...

"Sorry, I have not said anything ......"

"It was a bit lonely not to say it?"

Her words caressed my heart with guilt. Oh yeah, that's right ... ....

"Really, I'm sorry ....I did not hide it, but ... "

"Hehe, well, the problem is not there ... what kind of condition are you two people now?"

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

I can’t afford to hide so far, so I talked honestly about the incident that happened at Christmas Eve with Azuki.

"Oh, was that ... ... that, well ... ...."

"Huh? I wonder why Azuki-chan said such a thing!"

"Oh, no ... nothing ... There was such a thing ......"

"Um ... ... I, whatever, I can’t go to winter comiket so I can’t go with Azuki-chan. Because she don’t want to meet me and I don’t want to go alone as well."

"Kashiwada ..."

"So ... Please give my regards and support to Koigasaki and Nikaido"

"... Kashiwada, is that enough? I think It would be better to talk to Azuki properly ... Besides, I think that Momo would be delighted if you went to see Momo's situation personally ... and if it's about money, you don’t have to worry about a thing."

"……eh!?"

I am surprised by Murasaki's words. Don’t worry about money? What does Murasaki mean!?

"No ... no, I will take care of my money problem ... Azuki-chan, I think I will never go there if she knows I am going. As a good Otaku, I will try to attend the third day of winter comiket ... "

I don’t know what's going on between the two of them now ... ... Still, even as I promised "I definitely will go!" to Koigasaki, I will not go without Azuki.

"Is that so……"

Murasaki feels sorry.

"Winter Comiket on the same day ... ... Azuki’s true feelings ... I will do my best to find out. Of course, I want to hear everything from Kashiwada. "

"Are you serious !?"

"Yes, I may not be able to do anything, but ..."

"Murasaki-san ... ... Thank you. Why, why ... ... do you help us so much?"

Her offer was very appreciated, but I wondered why she would do so.

"Why ... ... ... ... That's right ...Kashiwada-san ... I want you to be smiling…"

"...... っ!?"

Murasaki 's words made me blush unexpectedly. Lucky that I was on the phone and she couldn’t see my face.

... What did she mean by that ... ...?

"If you have any request for me, so please do not hesitate to say so"

"Wha…what ... ...!?"

I wonder if she is kidding me as usual?

But I can’t get the feeling that she is playing from her words.

"And also I am worried about Azuki-san, and I will anything put you in the right direction, so please be relieved."

"Murasaki ..."

I then heard my name being called from the lower floor. Apparently, it’s time for dinner.

"Oh, I am sorry, I called you at dinner .... Kashiwada-san ... Well, please do not be discouraged. There is probably something wrong with Azuki-san .... However, people's feelings will not change easily."

"Murasaki ... Thank you!"

I was crying tears because of her kind words.

After dinner, I sent a reply to Yamamoto's mail.

"Thank you for the invitation! I'd like to go to the year-end party by all means, but I am not able to participate because I am short of money here ... .... Sorry" (T_T)

As soon as I sent it, a reply came.

"Thank you for your reply. Don’t worry about the money! I will take care of Kashiwada as appreciation of your care in the past. Therefore, I want Kashiwada to come. "

I was surprised to read Yamamoto's reply. Murasaki and Yamamoto are both nice ... ... The adults around me are really nice people .... However, I accepted Yamamoto’s invitation as a favor to him.

Then, three days passed.

Azuki did not keep touching as usual.

I spent a winter break without fun; going to work or lazing at home, although I was encouraged a bit by Murasaki's words, my heart was still deeply hurt but not as much before as I was able to recover a bit.

And on the 31st ... ... the date of my work’s year-end party.

Azuki - chan, Koigasaki and Murasaki are going to winter comiket today ...... I hope. I wonder if Koigasaki will do her best in selling. I wonder if Azuki and Murasaki will arrive safely together.

After my separation from Azuki-chan, I became lethargic to everything, and I was not paying attention to my clothes and have not trimmed my eyebrows for about a week.

However, as many people will attend the year-end party, I thought that I could not go with my bad appearance so I fixed my eyebrows and set my hair as before.

Oh ... it's bad timing for Mr. Yamamoto who invited me .... In truth, I wanted to go to Winter Comiket .... Of course there was a feeling of regret for going to the party but I decided that I have to do this. I could not keep my promise with Koigasaki and Azuki - chan .... No, they didn’t care about promises with me anyway.

But ...... I think it's kind of strange feeling. The Gyaru Koigasaki is a selling a doujin in winter comiket and me the Otaku ... is not going to winter comiket but attending an office party.

This strange reversal of roles…. "Oh, Kashiwada, you’re here!"

When I arrived at the office party, there were already a few people inside including Yamamoto. He greets me with a smile. The others also gave greetings. Some of their faces I don’t recognize.

"Yamamoto, thank you very much for today."

"No, no, I am glad that you came."

Eventually the people gathered, so we went to the pub that is the venue for the year-end party. We are about ten people. I wonder if I can interact with these people ......? I feel uneasy now.

We sat down at the table that we reserved. I went with the flow and got a seat on the right seat of the table ....

"Ah……"

Watanabe Aya was sitting in front of me.

"Oh, Kashiwagi kun, you’re here!"

"No, it's Kashiwada!"

This woman ... Did she make the mistake on purpose?

But ... Yamamoto-san next to me, so he can be the one to speak first; I feel a little relieved. Tomorrow, the possibility of becoming stupid is ... low, yo.

Ordering drinks, high school students get soft drinks! As Yamamoto probably the oldest guy in this, sourly told everyone. I ordered orange juice.

Our drinks came and eventually we toasted. After a while, I was talking to the Yamamoto. The content of our conversation, of course, is Hasegawa.

"Oh, by the way, have you heard from the Hase ... Midori? About us three meeting in the future?"

I remembered Hasegawa telling me about this in the past.

"No ... nothing, nothing from Midori ..."

I was surprised at Yamamoto's question. Does it mean that Hasegawa had told him and suggested that we meet together....

"Oh, is that so?"

As we are talking, I don’t think that our situation with Hasegawa is strange, but ... I wonder what happened since then. Recently I have been talking less frequently with Hasegawa than before, and because I try not to follow with Hasegawa's eyes ...

Anyway, as we talked about this, it seems that the state of Yamamoto and Hasegawa was normal and that we wanted to meet with Hasegawa. Hasegawa tells Yamamoto and me about it.

"That's right .... I also want to see you both at the same time. Honestly ...... I still feel nervous when Midori is in front of me, so it will be better for me to have Kashiwada by my side isn’t it? I guess that’s what I have in mind ... "

"That's right, was not it ...... Hasegawa suggested that ......"

We are seriously talking about Hasegawa ... ....

"Aya do you have a boyfriend?"

"Er, no I don’t, do you know anyone who is good?"

Watanabe Aya whispers to my ears even though she was asked by the college boy student sitting next to her (I think his name is Mr. Kudo). It is quite irritating to hear her speak to me with a shrill voice with a different attitude from when she usually talk to me.

This person ...... Saying something like this before Yamamoto something, "Is there anyone who is good?” Well really……

"Well, Kashiwagi's girlfriend was here. She is super cute!"

"Huh!"

I almost blow out my orange juice. Watanabe Aya suddenly took up this topic. Besides, she made a mistake in my name again. Is this guy totally doing this on purpose?

"Well, is that so !?"

Kudo, the college student sitting next to Aya Watanabe, was surprised.

By the way, I did not talk to Aya Watanabe after what happened with Azuki-chan.

"Ara ara! Aya told us that she saw Kashiwada walking with girls, was that really her!?"

Another female college student Takahashi who was sitting next to the university student Kudo has joined the conversation.

Watanabe Aya ...... It certainly said that Aya saw us walking a couple of times, but she sounded like it happened a while ago!

"It seems that Kashiwada has cute girlfriend"

"Oh, really?"

"Err ..."

More people around me are listening to the story. Oh this is bad ... I wonder whether she is out of communication because she is on a date … that is a suspicious state ... ....

"Kashiwada, you ... do you have a girlfriend!?"

Even Yamamoto who is next to me asked me seriously as he looked at my face.

"Oh, well ... ... Yes ... ..."

Anyway, we have not broken up yet, so I made an affirmation.

"Is that so ... I thought ... no ... "

He spoke of something and soon stopped. What was that you were about to say ....?

"Hey, do you have a picture of her?"

Watanabe Aya asks me with a grin. If it's just a photo ... it is still on my wall.

But ... ... If I put out the photo here, it will definitely be seen by everyone! No, I am proud of her. I don’t mind others seeing the cute images of cute Azuki. If I was doing well with Azuki-chan now, I might have been shining, and I could have shown the image with pride. But unfortunately … our relationship is not going well right now. Showing them the image will make me sadder.

"No ... actually ... we are not communicating."

I tried not to be affected by it. I thought lying would make this feeling worse so I told them the truth. "Huh ...... seriously?"

"What! No communication!?"

People who I talked to for the first time today are discussing my story. Ah ...... I have become a drinker's topic! It has become a very hot topic. I want to hide my private life from those not familiar to me. Today I also came to know someone who also works here part time like me.

"Wow, that’s youth! It sounds like a super love love! Why are you not talking!? Did you have a fight?"

"No, actually ... on our date last Christmas Eve, she suddenly went home ..."

"On Christmas, ohhh that sucks!"

"Did you do anything that made her angry?"

"No, I do not remember doing anything like that ...!!"

I am a bit perplexed by reactions of my co-workers. It is rare for me to talk to a lot of people about this that has become the center topic ...

"Kashiwada-kun, you should drink right now! Drink now!

"No, no, I am still a high school student ..."

The discussion about the topic of Azuki-chan not talking is getting out of hand.

I was very comfortable .... When they talk about Azuki-chan, I became sadder ....

Oh ... Someday I wish I could make a funny story about today. I will remember that ~! Well, there was a time during our Christmas office party ....

"Oh, my friend seems to have arrived now."

Suddenly Watanabe Aya told me while looking at her cell phone.

"Oh, that pretty child! Aya, did you call her?"

Kudo, the college student sitting next to her, happily reported to Aya

"friend?"

I asked Aya Watanabe.

"Yeah, it's a friend from school. We have been to some of stores several times in the past, and since Mr. Kudo likes her, he asked that I invite her here."

Oh ... it's a friend from Aya Watanabe's school .... Well, no matter how pretty she is, I'm a little bad mood now. I have been out of touch!

"Aya’s school in Nakayama is an all-girls school right?"

"Err, totally"

Oh, Aya Watanabe goes to an all-girls school ...? She is comfortable around men so I thought she went to a co-ed school.

"Oh, here she is, Kizuna, here we are!"

Watanabe Aya stands up and waves her hands towards the girl who entered the store. ... Her name sounds familiar ....

"Thanks for waiting ... was it really okay for me to come?"

The girl rushes to Aya Watanabe, then she asks uneasily.

She really is cute but ...?

"... Oh, Oikawa ……? "

I remembered her name.

"Oh ......? .....!! Kashiwada!"

Looking at my face, she ... was surprised and raised her voice.

I will never forget her, even if I want to forget, I can’t forget her... familiar face. She was the one in middle school… my first crush ....

There is no mistaking Oikawa Kizuna.

"Well, are you two acquainted?"

"Yeah, we went to the same middle school ... ... I don’t believe it ..."

Oikawa who is staring at my face, is surprised at heart.

I can’t believe it either. No way ... I never dreamed of meeting her again in such a place. Rather ... I thought I would never meet her again.

"Really, meeting for the first time after a long time ... Kashiwada: Aya, working in the same place... we never saw one another ... ... surprising."

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"Because Kashiwagi works basically Saturdays and Sundays only, which is why you never saw each other."

"Oh, yeah ...."

"Oh, is it ok for me to sit here?"

Oikawa said to Aya who is sitting next to college student Kudo.

"Oh, it's OK, I do not care!"

Aya says happily.

Oikawa sat next to Aya Watanabe, right in front of me.

Kudo, the college student sitting across Aya Watanabe, seems to be unable to talk to Oikawa, due to his surprise.

"I was surprised, are you two friends!?"

Aya asked and I answered with a grin.

Until second grade of middle school ...... Although we did not get along well, we talked normally.

But ... when I heard that Oikawa was talking behind my back, I started to avoid Oikawa, and then I stopped talking to her altogether.

"Well, we were not close, I was in class for only two years."

"..., ... Ah, ah ... ... That's right ..."

I pretend to be as calm as possible and agreed with Oikawa's words ... but my heart was terribly upset. Since I avoided her, we became estranged ... ... For three years we have never talked. I was surprised that I was able to meet her again and more than that, I did not to talk to her again. Even if I came to a class reunion, I think that I would not be able to have a conversation with her absolutely.

Seeing her after a long time ... she is still cute. When we were in middle school, her black hair was semi-long, but now she has brown hair and Bob cut.

"But isn’t it cute when two middle school students have a reunion?

"Stop it, what are you saying!?"

Oikawa is surprised by the words of Aya Watanabe.

"How about you, Kashiwagi kun?"

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh ... I certainly might be motivated ..."

By the way, I remember that Oikawa's pretty cute.

"What are you saying Kashiwada, what ...?"

"Maybe Kashiwagi is also targeting you?"

"...... っ!?"

Watanabe Aya is saying jokes without thinking ... I almost spat out my orange juice (second cup).

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

Unintentionally, though it seems look like I am awful ... I think for a moment. What are you talking about here, that’s not it! In other words, it is doubtful, and if a man at the level of me is saying such a thing, it probably will be messed up.

"Well, about you ... No, because you were an unreachable person to me."

"...... !?"

Oikawa looks at my face in surprise. Eh ... what the heck was that reaction ....

"... ... something about ... Kashiwada ... ...."

Oikawa speaks while looking at my face.

"He has changed from the time during middle school .... His appearance has changed a lot but ... the way he speaks and the aura ... Looks like a different person from before."

"……eh!?"

I am surprised by the words of Oikawa and raised my voice. Changed? Me? What does she mean? Is it a good meaning or is it a bad meaning ... ?.

Today's secretary spoke and broke up the year-end party. Everyone stood up and started walking towards the exit.

I missed the timing to ask Oikawa what she meant ... .... Oh, I fucked up ... ....

"Hey, if it's okay with you, won’t you go to the second party?"

When I left the pub, I heard that college student Kudo invited Oikawa to the second party. Looks like he missed his chance to speak to her because of me (I'm to blame ... ...), I guess he will try again in the second party.

"Well, sorry I cannot ... I told my parents that I won’t be out too late ... ... Ah, Kashiwada!"

Oikawa cried out to me as I came out of the pub.

"Are you going to the second party?"

"Oh, oh ... I don’t know ......"

I am told that my parents will be late, so I cannot go, but ... what shall I do.

"I'd like to talk to you some more so won’t you come with me to the second party? If not, can we walk to the station together?"

"eh……!?"

I am surprised at Oikawa's words.

"Well, Aya will go to the second party, Kashiwagi, thank you for coming."

Aya Watanabe speaks to me so. Well, I guess that you don’t mind me not going to the second party? Well, I do not mind myself ....

"Oh, you’re not going to the second party Kashiwada?"

Yamamoto said disappointingly but as I was supposed to return with Oikawa, I thanked Yamamoto again and went along with Oikawa to the station.

...... What is Oikawa thinking? Let's go home together .... When we became alone, my heart rate began to rise more than ever and I realized I was nervous.

"Kashiwada, you go to Fujimi High School?"

"Yes, that's right ... how do you know that?"

"Oh, I heard someone from middle school goes there."

Naturally, coming from the same middle school, me and Oikawa went on the same train.

"Oikawa goes to Nakayama? The same as Watanabe?"

"Yes, Kashiwada is friends with Aya?"

"Well, no .... we hardly speak to each other."

While having not love conversation, we arrived at the local station in no time.

"Which way is Kashiwada's house?"

"The south entrance ... ...."

"Seriously? I am going to the North Exit ... Kashiwada, do you still have a little time now?"

"eh!?"

I am surprised again by Oikawa's words.

"Oikawa ... ... Are you going to be fine, did not you say your parents said not be out too late?"

"Oh, I kinda lied, I said that I might be out today."

...... What? Why lie ...?

"Well I also have no curfew ..."

"Let's talk a little bit,"

"Huh……?"

"There is a bench in the north entrance square"

"Oh, ah ... ...."

Just speaking ... is good, isn’t it ...? You don’t have an affair now, right ......? Oikawa seems to want to tell me something ... ....

...... I don’t know if we have broken up already, so it may be ridiculous for me to worry about something like this ....

Anyway, Oikawa, what on earth do you want to talk about? Well, I'm worried about the words you said a little while ago .... What did you mean by that.

While walking out the north entrance ...... I check my cell phone. Anyway, I do not expect to hear from Azuki-chan, but ... ....

"……eh!?"

I looked at my cell phone and unexpectedly raised my voice.

...... two incoming calls.

"Oh, Kashiwada, what's the matter?"

I opened my cell phone in a hurry ...

"Incoming Koigasaki"

"Incoming Sakurai Azuki"

"Wha ... um!? I raised my voice in spite of myself.

"What, what?"

"Sorry, Oikawa! I ... need to make a call!"

"……eh!?"

"I'm really sorry, I was glad to talk to you after a long time! Well, it's already dark, so be careful on your way home!"

"……Huh……"

I thanked Oikawa who is stunned and left the spot.

Then, making a deep breath... ...I pressed the call button.

Continues on Volume 10

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