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“……Well, let’s cut to the chase then.”
I thought it was time to let go of my consciousness, but Kifune san clapped her hands and brought me back to consciousness.
“……? What’s wrong? Kyoka,”
“No, actually, there’s something I’ve been hiding from Rika as well.”
“wait—a minute. Eh, Manager. You know Kifune san !?”
Why are you starting a natural conversation !? Putting that aside, why do they seem so friendly !?
The manager’s face turned into a scowl at my words.
“Eh, because I’m her cousin.”
“……Huh? Haaaa !?”
“……Well, that’s surprising, isn’t it?”
“I was also surprised when I heard about it today.”
Wait, eh? Cousin?
…I do feel like they are similar in that they are both beautiful.
“Let me explain step by step. That’s right. First, let’s explain to him.”
“Manager san, I’ll do that first.”
“You will? Okay.”
“……”
The manager really looked at me…but she didn’t say anything, probably because she thought it would be better for me to listen.
And then—Kusunoki stood right next to me.
Too close ! Smells good ! I like it ! I almost shouted [I love you] !
“Erm, I think I’ve told the two of them about you a lot.”
“Eh, were you talking about me? …..By my favorite idol !?”
“Yeah. So, he’s that Yukito kun. ……I’m quite surprised too. I had guessed it when I heard about this store, but I never thought it would really be Yukito kun.
Crap. Introduced by Kusunoki. I’m gonna pass out. I wanna faint. I wanna give up thinking.
“I want you to calm down, so can you tell me your favorite point of Kusunoki’s…..?”
“T-that’s a little embarrassing.”
“Wait a minute. Eh, Kanna kun, are you acquainted with Kusunoki Nanami chan?”
The manager asked. Yeah. I think it’s better to start talking about Kusunoki first.
I told the store manager about me and Kusunoki to sort things out. I didn’t know how much to talk about, but Kusunoki told her everything.
“…That he has helped me a lot. I’m really sorry for the inconvenience.”
“That’s fine,……but I didn’t realize that Kushime chan was Nanami chan. Kanna kun, are you emotionally okay?”
“I feel like I’m about to vomit all my guts out from stress.”
Kusunoki….even though she’s not used to it at all, she doesn’t mind giving up a trillion steps. The problem is Kasumi chan and Tsumiki chan, who are still fidgety.
“Yukito kun. These two–you probably know them, but just in case.”
“It’s nice to meet you. Thanks for taking care of Nanami. I’m Shiranui Kasumi.”
“Nice to meet you ! Thank you for always taking care of Nanami ! I’m Tsukigata Tsukimi !”
“~~”
I found myself on my knees, raising my voice inaudibly.
Eh, how did I just get down on my knees? I don’t remember a few moments.
“W-what’s wrong? Yukito kun, you suddenly got down on your knees.”
“……I need your help, Kaname.”
“Ah, ahaha. …..Just like Yukito kun, I love [Suh]. I think he’s probably like this due to various limitations.”
“It really is just like Nanami chan said !”
I wonder what I did in my previous life. I don’t think I’ll be in this situation unless I save the planet multiple times.
“I’m gonna stay in this position from now on. For the rest of my life.”
“That’s a problem. I wanted to talk about POP today.”
“I’ll become a double…! I’ll be split into two: me who kneels on the ground and me who talks…!”
“It’s time to get up, Yukito kun.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
If Kusunoki tells me to, I have no choice but to let it go. I got out of the kneeling position and wiped my hands with the wet tissue I had.
“Now, then, how did you–“
“I wanna say something first.”
“Yes, sure.”
Kasumi chan interrupted Kifune san’s words. Eh, what happened?
Kasumi-chan’s voice is so cool. My eardrums are so happy I’m tap dancing.
“Yukito kun.”
“Y-yes !”
“Thank you. For saving Nanami.”
“—-“
She held my hand. Eh? Hand? Why? I did the handshake…..with Kusunoki, but I did it again?
“Because of you, Nanami is where she is today. This is something that neither I nor Tsumiki could’ve done. So, thank you very much.”
“Oh, Tsumiki wants to thank you too !”
Eh, ah, um. hang on. Because my fanboying gauge is starting to fill up a bit. Could you please wait a moment? It can’t wait.
As if flowing from Kasumi chan, Tsumiki chan held my hand and—
“Thank you, Yukito kun. Nanami chan is my very….very dear friend. Thank you for helping her.”
Aaaaahhhh ! I love it ! I love this atmosphere of being cherished among the members !
Can I cry !? Is it okay !? Manager !
“Stop acting crazy, Kanna kun.”
“You did this to me !”
I wanna cry, but I can’t. …oh, no. She smells so good, I’m getting dizzy.
“…..You two are too close to Yukto kun.”
“Oh, sorry, sorry. I don’t really know how to be around boys.”
“We all went to an all-girls school ! Oh, Nanami chan is now in a coeducational school.”
I feel like something amazing is being revealed. Oh, what should I do? This situation.
“…..Can I explode once and for all?”
“That would get me in trouble.”
“Gungh……”
I wanna scream. I wanna scream this suppressed feeling.
“Erm. Can I just go back to explaining the situation? I’m sure you have a lot of questions.”
“Ah, yes. Please do.”
Why is [Suh] here? Was it discovered that I was the culprit who created POP?
There are probably a lot of coincidences in this situation, but……there were too many things I didn’t understand, so I quietly waited for Kifune san’s explanation.
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It’s for situations like these that I find the Japanese habit of not explicitly specifying who’s talking in dialogue to be a bit frustrating. I realize that it’s easier to distinguish lines in the original language due to speech patterns and such, but still, when you have like 6 people talking at the same time and two of them are “female managers in their late twenties”, and you have 8 lines of dialogue back to back, it becomes a bit of a pain in the ass.