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It was a Wednesday in November, and the usual four of us were eating our lunches.
My lunch today consisted of rice, furikake, cherry tomatoes, meatballs (frozen), fish cake, and fried eggs ～!
“What do you think of the fried egg I made? I’m so proud of it !”
I had put the fried egg in a separate Tupperware and asked the three of them to taste it.
“Well, let’s see.”
A stern, quizzical look shot through my fried egg and into Yuka’s mouth.
“Well, it’s alright. You’ve grown up.”
“No, I’m not your disciple.”
“! ! It’s really delicious !”
Yuri’s eyes widened in surprise.
I did it !
My long and arduous training has paid off.
I shushed Yutaro when he mimed crying.
“You’re exaggerating and you’re doing it on purpose. You have zero acting ability, zero !”
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“Hey, can you do me a favor?”
After everyone had finished eating their lunches, Yuka cut in with a sly smile.
“It’s rare to see you being so particular.”
“Shut up, Yutaro !”
“So harsh～ !”
Thanks to Yutaro, Yuka was quickly restored to normal.
“On Saturday, I want you guys to go with me to the city hal.
My painting won a prize at the art exhibition.”
“That’s great !”
“Congratulations !”
When Yuri and I praised her, Yuka smiled shyly. That’s unusual…
“Ehehe, thank you.”
“…..But why us?
Why don’t you go with the art club members?”
Yutaro asked a simple question, and Yuka’s smile turned into a wry smile.
“Well, you see. I was the only one who got selected…”
“I see～.”
“Let’s have something to eat afterwards.”
Yutaro proposed in a flirtatious manner, and Yuka looked at him blankly.
“What about your tennis club?”
“Yeah, I’ll probably get sick that day. I’ll pretend to be sick.”
Yutaro was coughing deliberately.
“You’re a good friend.”
“No～, not so much.”
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On Saturday, I boarded the train car that I was instructed to take,
Yuka, Yuri, and Yutaro raised their hands.
But the atmosphere was stiff?
I looked over and saw a flamboyantly dressed guy about 20 years old on the other side of Yuka and the others.
It was autumn and he was wearing only a flashy tank top, tight-fitting bottoms, and jangling accessories, and he was occupying a seat for three people.
Well, not a problem, since there were plenty of empty seats.
I thought it would only be a matter of five minutes or so,
There was some kind of accident, and the train stopped in the middle of the line.
Then, the flashy guy’s irritation increased, and his poor body started to shake violently.
A boy of about 5 years old, who did not care about the flashy guy at all, kept making noise.
His mother warned him several times to be quiet,
The boy quieted down, made noise again, and repeated.
“Shut up ! Shut up, you little shit !
Be quiet, you little shit !
What are you doing, bitch !”
Suddenly, the loud man stood up and started yelling at the boy,
The scared boy cried and hugged his mother.
The mother picked up the boy and apologized frantically while being scared,
But the flashy man kept yelling at her.
“Enough.”
Yuka stood up with an angry look on her face.
“What the hell, bitch?”
The man’s attention was now fully on Yuka.
“You’re the one who’s being so noisy !
You are more obnoxious than him !
Children are still much better !
Please be quieter and more polite !”
Yuka could not hold back her anger and shouted quite loudly.
When the flashy man took a step toward Yuka, she took a half step back.
Me and Yutaro stood in front of Yuka from both sides.
The flashy guy was a head taller than me !
“What the hell, you guys.
Don’t get too cocky just because you’re in front of a woman.”
“This kid is certainly noisy, so I’m going to move him to the other car.”
“Ahhhh, I’m so pissed off at you guys !”
The flashy guy brought his face much closer to me and Yutaro.
He’s giving me a hug?
Oh, no, no, no.
“Look, I’m filming you behind your back.”
“Ahhn?”
Behind us, Yuri was holding a smartphone,
When the flashy guy finally realized he was being filmed, he seemed a little lost.
[Apologies for the delay. The train is about to depart.]
The conductor’s voice echoed through the train at the right moment, and the train started to move.
“Damn it, that’s enough.”
With that, the flashy guy sat down with a thump in his original seat,
As soon as the train arrived at the station, he got off.
[ [Oh, man] ]
I was surprised by the harmony, but Yuri was giggling.
“Um, thank you very much.”
With the boy in her arms, the mother bowed to Yuka.
“It’s okay !
A long time ago, my younger brother was making a fuss and I got involved with someone like that !
Then, a cool older sister helped me out !
So it’s a mutual thing.”
Yuka was trying to erase her mother’s guilt with her passionate speech.
You’re a good girl…
“Thank you so much.”
The mother put down the boy who had stopped crying and forced him to bow his head.
Then, when we reached Sannomiya station, she got off the train with us,
After bailing, the mother and child headed for another exit in a friendly manner.
When we parted from the mother and child, Yuka slumped down.
She had been trying her best to act like a cool older sister.
“I was so scared～. Thank you, Yutaro and Kingo.”
“I would have cried if he hit me.”
“Yeah, that was scary.”
Yuka, Yutaro, and I were all feeling a little weak now, and Yuri started praising us,
“You guys did a great job. Especially Yuka, you are really great.
But Kingo was unexpected.”
Yuri turned around and smiled mischievously.
“Eh? What do you mean, unexpected?”
I tried my best to stand up to him, but…
“You didn’t stand up to him faster than Yuka !
Maybe you only protect high school girls～?”
“No, no, no, no, no !
No, I was scared, I wasn’t prepared for it.”
I said something really uncool and honest…
“Ah, sorry. I was just kidding.
Thank you for protecting Yuka. And thank you, Yutaro.”
After leaving the station, Yutaro and I were walking along the wide sidewalk to the city hall,
Yuka, who was in a good mood, came in between us !
“My knights. Thank you for protecting me earlier～.
Please protect me again until the city hall. ”
Yuka’s right arm was entangled with my left arm,
Yuka’s left arm was entangled with Yutaro’s right arm.
[ [Leave it to us ! !] ]
The three of us walked down the sidewalk with Yuka in the middle, arms crossed, laughing.
“Wait ! You three are in my way !”
Yuri’s warning was heard from behind.
“True～. Then, let’s turn sideways and do a crab walk together.”
[ [Crab, crab, crab…] ]
The three of us laughed more and walked around with our arms crossed,
We received strange stares from many passersby.
And Yuri, walking behind us, pretended to be a stranger.
But I was happy and had fun.
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The winning entries for each category were posted in each meeting room of the city hall.
Yuka’s winning entry was in the Character Design category,
She drew a sharp-looking boy and girl.
“They’re cool.”
“Yeah.”
I don’t know anything about painting, and I can’t paint well.
I looked around the various paintings without saying a word.
After about an hour, Yuka was satisfied, so we left the exhibition.
As soon as we stepped outside, Yutaro and I were breathing together.
[ [Happy birthday, Yuri, Yuka !] ]
Yuri’s birthday is in late November and Yuka’s is in mid-November.
“Thanks ! You knew !”
“Of course I knew !”
“Yutaro made reservations at Suipara.
We’ll buy you a drink.”
[ [Thanks !] ]
“Then let’s go crab-walking !”
Yutaro invited her, but Yuri laughed bitterly and ran away.
“Eh～, it’s so embarrassing !”
Yutaro and Yuka and I took up a position next to Yuri, and we crossed our arms.
“Here. The two girls in the middle with their arms around each other.
Crab, crab, crab…”
[ [ [Crab, crab, crab…] ] ]
“In the end, Yuuri wanted to be one of us too~!”
[ [ [Ahahaha !] ] ]
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