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We easily accomplished our mission to take a picture with a foreigner,
We took the train, bus, and cable car up to the top of Mt. Rokko.
When we reached the first floor of the observatory, Sudo took out a large camera from his backpack.
“Since we’re here, I’m gonna take some pictures.”
“I’m gonna check out the stores !”
As soon as Sudo ran up the stairs, Kioka was sucked into the store.
“Let’s go, then.”
“Yeah.”
Slowly, Kumagai san and I climbed the stairs and reached the observation deck,
When we reached the observatory, we passed Sudo, who had already finished taking pictures.
“I’m gonna go outside for about 20 minutes.”
“Oh.”
From the observatory, under the blue sky of early summer, a wonderful 360-degree view could be seen.
Especially on the south side, Awaji Island was on the right,
Kobe Port in front of it, and a calm sea beyond,
Osaka Bay, which was calm and reflecting the sun’s rays,
The Osaka waterfront area spread out to the left.
I was speechless and gazed at it for a while.
“…Wow, it’s amazing.”
“Yeah. The night view will be even more beautiful.”
Suddenly, I thought that I wanted to see it with Saki.
Shit, I’m still not giving up….
“…It’s called a million-dollar nightscape.”
Kumagai san didn’t say a word after that.
After a while, I heard Kioka’s cheerful voice again.
“Oh～, it’s a spectacular view, isn’t it? Let’s take a picture !”
Kioka then took out her phone and selfie stick,
linked arms with me, and moved her face even closer to mine.
“Hey, you’re getting too close !”
“Now, now, Samejima, you should be happy because you have beautiful flowers in both your hands.
Come on, put on your best smile !
Come on, Yuri, cuddle with Samejima more !
Okay, cheese !”
We took a few shots, but she didn’t seem to have a favorite.
“Oh～, no, Samejima. Smile more.
You have flowers on both hands !”
The phone she showed me had a picture of me smiling, but…
I was a little stiff, wasn’t I?
“Well, I do have really beautiful flowers on both hands !”
Kioka nodded in agreement.
Kioka seemed to be certifying herself as a beautiful girl.
It was amazing that there was no sarcasm.
“Oh~, as expected of you, Samejima, you know exactly what you’re talking about !
Here we go~ Okay, cheese !”
Hehe !
I put on my biggest smile.
“Samejima, you’re creepy !”
“Curse you !”
“Kukukuku !”
I screamed at Kioka’s unreasonable words,
Kumagai san couldn’t contain her laughter at that.
Sudo joined us, and we took a panoramic shot,
After taking a panoramic shot, we laid out our leisure sheets in the plaza and ate our lunch boxes.
If we ate facing each other, the contents of our lunches would be revealed.
My lunch box contained rice, furikake, cherry tomatoes, meatballs (frozen), and fish paste.
I was embarrassed, so I turned my back to the three of them and ate while looking out at Osaka Bay.
“Hey, what a spectacular view～ !”
“Hey !”
“Hey, Samejima, that’s not gonna happen.”
“Come on, Samejima kun, let’s eat together.”
I was criticized by the three of them.
“…..Okay. This is what my lunch looks like.”
I gave up and showed off my lunch box,
I got looks of pity from all three of them.
I was even more embarrassed than I already was !
“My mother passed away two years ago, so I made it myself,
no, I packed it.”
“I see…well, if you did it all by yourself, then you’ve done a great job.”
Sudo, with a look of pity written on his face, comforted me.
He really is a good guy.
To restore the darkened atmosphere, Kioka sounded happy.
“Samejima, here, here.”
Kioka grinned and pointed to Kumagai san’s lunch box.
It’s so colorful and sparkling, it’s like a jewelry box～
“Yuri makes these herself. E.v.e.r.y d.a.y !”
“Don’t brag about someone else’s～!”
“They’re so colorful and delicious～!”
“I said, don’t brag about someone else’s～!”
I was joking around with Kioka,
Kumagai san, who was having a bit of trouble with all the compliments, interrupted us.
“Hey, since we’re here, let’s all swap side dishes “!
[ [Nice idea.] ]
I unintentionally harmonized with Sudo.
All four of us offered half of our side dishes, which we shared amongst ourselves.
It had been a while since I had had a homemade lunch, and the side dishes were delicious.
Kumagai san’s omelet was especially sweet and tasty.
Eating lunch under the blue sky while chatting with good friends.
It really was the best.
“Thank you for the food. Thank you so much. It was delicious.”
“Kumagai’s food was really delicious～.”
“Mm-hmm.”
“So why is Kioka so proud of herself?”
After finishing our lunches, we took the ropeway down toward Arima.
We soaked in the Golden Hot Spring, but of course it was not a mixed bath,
Sudo forced me to get naked, male-on-male encounters.
“Hey, Samejima. You’ve brightened up since Golden Week.
Did something good happen to you? Oh?
Have you started a new love life? You also look happy today !
Which one of them is your favorite? What do you think?
Kioka, who is a good chatterbox, or Kumagai, the great cook?
Hey, which do you prefer?”
I shuddered, even though I was soaking in hot water.
“No, no, no, I’m not in love ! I’m not !
It’s not like that.
It’s just that it gave me a chance to get back on my feet.”
“You don’t have to deny it so much… I mean, you’re no fun.
But in the beginning, I was worried that you were gonna die, or that you were gonna be bullied.”
“I see. Thank you so much.
The reason I’m having so much fun today is because Sudo paired me up with them, and I’m really grateful.”
“No. Don’t be so serious.”
“How about you, Sudo?
Do you have a girlfriend?”
“I’m looking for a girlfriend !”
“No, don’t say it like that…
Then, is there someone you are interested in?
Is it Kioka? Kumagai san?”
“Well, there are three people I’m interested in !”
“Wow…..that’s creepy !”
“You don’t have to tell anyone !
And those three are Kioka, Kumagai, and a senior member of the tennis club !”
“Not with Kioka and Kumagai san.”
“What? You were saying something like that earlier, but you’re actually…!”
“It’s not like that, but the four of us have become friends.
If you were to be rejected, it would be too awkward to get together, wouldn’t it?”
“Why are you assuming that I’m gonna get rejected !
…But we certainly became friends all at once.
I’m gonna start with the senior member of the tennis club !”
“First of all…well, go for it.
So, did you ever confess your feelings to anyone in junior high school?”
“No, not at all ! But in my fantasies, I’ve gotten many OK’s !”
“Ughh !”
The four of us were chatting and walking along the narrow streets of the hot spring resort.
We were sucked into souvenir shops several times,
In front of a restaurant, we pulled our noses in front of a nice smell.
And again, we entered a nice souvenir shop,
I bought some soda crackers as a souvenir for my sister.
When I went outside, I saw a gelato shop in front of me,
The colorful gelato was wonderful.
I wanted to eat it, but I’m not sure…
“Hey, do you want some gelato?”
A smiling Kumagai san jumped up and peeked at me cutely.
“…You surprised me～.
Gelato is intriguing, isn’t it?
But it’s a little expensive, so I’m not sure.”
“Yeah, I’ll buy it for you. As a thanks for the other day.”
“Then, I’ll buy you a drink, too.”
Kumagai san was puzzled by my suggestion.
“If you’re talking about lunch, that’s an exchange, right?”
But the omelet was right up my alley !”
It seemed like I was putting too much force into it, and she was slightly taken aback.
“T-thanks.”
“Besides, the other day, when I rescued a strange old man, Kumagai san thanked me, and I was really happy because you told me that I had value.”
“You’re overreacting !”
“I don’t care if you think so, I don’t think I’m exaggerating.
I’ll buy you a drink. Which flavor do you like?”
“Mmmm. Then, let’s treat each other this time.
I know !
Let’s have a match on the mid-term test !
The one who wins gets to treat !”
Earlier, Kumagai san was puzzled, and now I am puzzled.
“Huh? The winner gets to treat?”
“Yes ! Because we both wanna thank each other!
Of course, the winner should do it !”
“Well, you seem to be happy whether you win or lose…
If that’s all right with you, Kumagai san, then let’s do that.”
“Yeah ! Then, which one shall we eat !”
Kumagai san smiled and started to choose a gelato.
“What, are you gonna eat gelato? I’ll have some too～.”
Kioka and Sudo also arrived, so the four of us picked out different flavors of gelato,
We exchanged a bite each.
Unfortunately, there was no feeding from the girls or indirect kissing with a spoon !
Finally, as I was heading to the banks of the Arima River to show my teacher a photo of me with a foreigner,
I noticed a couple crossing the crosswalk.
It’s Saki !
I looked from the street to see the souvenir shop where Saki and MatsukuboTakuma had entered,
Behind the souvenir shop, they were secretly embracing and kissing each other, over and over again.
All the fun I had had all day was now gone.
My body temperature dropped dramatically and my stomach clenched.
“Hey, what’s going on? You two !”
I heard Sudo’s voice from the other side and came back to myself.
“You two?”
Kumagai san was standing next to me, her face turning pale.
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