CH 14
The Case of a Childhood Friend That I Haven't Talked to in a Long Time is a Pushover
ââ¦â¦..Haaâ
âOi, Thatâs all youâve been doing lately.â
I let out a sigh in the classroom at lunchtime and Tomohito pointed this out to me.
I didnât mean to sigh that much, but from Tomohitoâs point of view, it seemed to be at a level that bothered him.
âSorry â¦..I really donât know whatâs wrong with me.â
âIs this about Shirasagi san?â
ââ¦â¦â¦.â
Kasumi, thatâs what she said and I fell silent.
Tomohito grinned at me and continued the conversation, but never tried to end it with a tease.
âDid you get in a fight?â
âNo, I didnâtâ
I didnât have any quarrel with Kasumi.
Itâs not that we are awkward or reserved with each other. Well, after that day, the body touches have increased, and she continues to make me nervous every day.
âI can see that even Shirasagi sanâs level is very aggressive.â
ââ¦â¦â¦Ahâ
Yes, Kasumi has been very aggressively closing the distance between us lately.
Each time I was exposed to the stares of the whole class, but I couldnât complain about Kasumiâs behavior and silently accepted it. I have no intention of refusing â¦â¦. The best way to do this is to get a good, clean, healthy, and healthy diet.
ââ¦â¦ is that really all there is to it?â
Sometimes I wonder if thatâs really all there is to it.
âThis guy got hurt pretty bad. Hey, Shirasagi san.â
ââ¦â¦.Eh?â
Tomohito called out Kasumiâs name and I couldnât help but yell out. Tomohitoâs gaze turned behind me, and I turned back to see if it was possible â at that moment, the feeling of that moment came back to my face.
âWhat were you talking about?â
ââ¦.W-Wait Kasumi?â
I tried to get out of the softness that held my eyes, but when I moved half my face, I was caught by Kasumi with a gust of wind. The right half of my face, my ear was completely sunk into Kasumiâs chest.
âNo, â¦â¦, itâs just a littleâ¦â
âYouâre not very articulate.â
Perhaps Tomohito didnât expect her to do this either. Itâs not that her b****s have hit the back of my head before, but this time itâs a sight that is completely visible to everyone. I can see that the bulge is firmly distorted, and if anything, the boy in my line of sight is staring at me with tears of blood.
ââ¦â¦ Kasumi, I have to meditate.â
âYeah? Okay, Iâll do it this way.â
Her voice was so warm and gentle, but the look that pierced me was so painful.
Well, aside from the boysâ gazes, Asahina san and the rest of Kasumiâs friends are looking at us happily with very nice smiles on their faces. â¦â¦ Oh, and they waved to us.
âSo what did you guys talk about?â
ââ¦â¦ No, well, itâs no big deal.â
âSpeak.â
âYes madam.â
Oi.
âShirasagi san, may I have a word?â
âMe?â
Kasumi also seemed to look back at the voice, perhaps not expecting it.
That beat allowed me to move away from Kasumi, so I turned my gaze in that direction too. There he was, one senior, I think it was Amamiya senpai,â¦â¦ who was active in the soccer club and was quite handsome and famous.
âI just need a moment of your time. Is that okay?â
âIâm sorry, but I donât have time for this.â
The senior laughed at Kasumiâs words, but still did not retreat and continued speaking.
âI wrote to you before and you didnât come, so I came here in person like this. Iâd be happy if you could at least listen to what I have to say.â
ââ¦â¦ Oh that time? The answer is that I didnât go.â
ââ¦â¦ thatâs true butâ
â¦â¦ I thought I saw the seniorâs eyebrows lift a little now.
I may have been mistaken, but it certainly seemed that way to me. Even if Kasumi had been summoned, she would have had only about 15 minutes left in her lunch break, and I donât think he would have had much to say.
âSenpai, isnât it bad that she said that?â
âI donât think itâs any of your business.â
Youâre right, but â¦â¦, why did I think I wouldnât like it when he said it wasnât relevant right now? I tilted my head, feeling a strange sensation, like a prick in the heart.
âIâm Kasumiâs childhood friend. If I see you pestering her, Iâll protect her, normallyâ
âChildhood friend?ãâ¦.. Well, whatever, but that doesnât mean youâreââ
âItâs relatedâ
Hmm~?
Funny, this time the left side of my face sunk into the gentle thing differently than before.
âKazuki is my childhood friend, so he understands me the best. He notices when I am in trouble and says things like this. He understands me much better than you do.â
ââ¦.Shirasagi san, you should quit doing that kind of thing in the classroomââ
âMugu!?â
I agree with that, and just as I was thinking that, my face was forced to turn and my face was wrapped around her chest again.
âWhat is it?â
ââ¦â¦ No, I mean, youâreââ
âSenpai~? Iâve heard a lot about you, but I think thatâs enough. I think he already has no pulse~?â
Is this voice Kuramochi san?
After a few moments of hearing Kuramochi sanâs voice, the senior said that it would be another time, and his footsteps became more distant.
âThe bond between me and Kazuki Wins, buiâ¦â¦ Kazuki?â
âPlease Remember what I said earlier, â¦â¦ Kasumi san?â
âWhat was that about?â
I am very happy to feel this feeling all over my face, however much it is in a classroom. But you pretty much forced me to giggle my neck, didnât you? Thatâs what I mean.
ââ¦.Ha!?â
Kasumi pulled away from me a little and put her hand on my head again, giggling and turning it to the other side.
âKasumi â¦â¦ perhaps you want to kill me?â
âT-Thatâs not true!â
Kasumiâs flustered state was adorable, and I ended up petting her head just like I do at home. After a second or two, I came back to myself.
ââ¦â¦â¦Sorryâ
âNo need to apologize, I will do rest at home.â
Kasumiâs words, which made a clenched fist in front of her chest, got Asahina san and the others excited.
ââ¦â¦youâre goodâ
ââ¦â¦â¦â
Someone kill me, I can die of embarrassment.
â¦â¦ But it could have helped me realize a few things. Why did I start following Kasumi with my eyes when I started spending time with her, and why did my heart ache when he told me earlier that I wasnât related to her?
ââ¦Haaâ
If I noticed a little, it was with a troubled sigh.
[Youâre not good enough for Shirasagi]
â¦Haha, Maybe Iâve changed since then, too, to the point where I can laugh at the loudness of the words I hear.
âKazuki?â
If I feel even a little uneasy, I have a childhood friend by my side who notices.
Itâs not like that girl herself told me not to worry about it and Iâm going to be giggling about it forever. So go away, I donât need that voice anymore.
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I donât hear the voices anymore.