Source
https://kakuyomu.jp/works/1177354054897729140/episodes/1177354055144522163
“Sir Seiji, what’s going on? You left so quickly that I was surprised.”
“Hanzo…I’m sorry.”
I went to the room first and stood on the balcony to enjoy the breeze.
The boys from the other group came into the room earlier to put down their luggage, but they left immediately after putting it down. They probably went to help the teacher with the cooking.
“…I don’t know what happened between you and Oishi, but I won’t pry into it. Of course, I won’t tell anyone either.”
“Haha…that’s a relief.”
Hanzo has never been the type to force his way into other people’s space.
He is a kind-hearted samurai who cares about others’ feelings. That’s why I became friends with him.
In fact, I haven’t told Hanzo directly, but I think he senses the relationship between me and Karen.
Even after school, just before I confessed my feelings, I was talking to Hanzo about love, which was unlike me…it’s embarrassing to say, but I’m so easy to read…
“Hmm…I’m going to help the teacher make pork soup, but how about you, Sir Seiji?”
“Ah…well, I’ll pass.”
“What do you mean, ‘I’ll pass’!?”
＊＊＊
I want to avoid encountering Karen for now.
I’m sorry, Hanzo, but I’m going to try to focus my mind until lunchtime.
Since we had free time until lunchtime, I wandered around the facility.
I was playing Dragon Quest Walk on my smartphone.
“Still, the GPS keeps going haywire.”
I don’t think I’m that far from civilization, but since it’s the countryside, the signal is weak.
Well, maybe it’s because there’s strong magnetism in the mountains (?). I don’t know. I’m not a mountaineer, after all. I’m confident that I’ll become a promising shut-in in the future.
“I guess I’ll just clear the quest at any destination…”
“What are you doing, Nagamine kun?”
“Whoa !?”
Suddenly, a voice came from behind me. It was Yoshizaki san.
“What the hell? Don’t scare me like that…I thought my heart was going to stop.”
“I mean, you were just muttering to yourself while looking at your smartphone. It’s kind of noticeable.”
“If you say it like that, I’d sound like a total creep….”
“Haha ! That’s funny. By the way, Nagamine kun, did you know?”
“Huh?”
“On the last day of this camp, they apparently do a ghost story every year. There’s a rumor that if you pair up with someone of the opposite sex during the ghost story, you’ll end up together.”
“Huh?”
No way, if just doing a ghost story meant you’d end up together, there’d be no need to struggle…
And if they do it every year, that’s an insane number of couples being formed—it’s a huge event !
It’s a complete defeat for marriage counseling companies.
“Oh, but there’s a condition.”
“A condition?”
“The condition is that you have to get lost on the way during the ghost story session. It’s called the suspension bridge effect, right?”
“Isn’t that too risky?”
It’s too dangerous to risk your life for the sake of becoming a couple.
If you encounter a bear, you’re done for. Actually, I’ve been watching videos of bears on YouTube lately, and I’m seriously scared.
I’m warning everyone. Don’t approach bears just for fun. Run away before they notice you. Bears can smell you from several kilometers away, so if you become their target, you’re in serious trouble.
Don’t go into mountains where bears roam without a professional guide.
That’s the kind of video I watched on YouTube late at night, and after locking all the doors and windows in my house, I developed a proper fear of bears. That’s what happened to me recently.
“Well, but apparently it’s decided randomly by lottery during the courage test, so there are a lot of cases where it’s just guys or just girls. That’s pretty tough.”
“That’s a pretty impossible game.”
If I ended up paired with Hanzo and got stranded, that would be terrifying.
Oh, but if it were Hanzo, he’d probably protect me if a bear appeared…I bet he’d say something like, “Sir Seiji ! Leave this to me and go ahead !”
I’d like to write a novel where Hanzo becomes a legend at school, with a title like, “When I told him to go ahead and leave this to me, 100 years had passed.” Yeah, it’d probably get like two bookmarks.
“Well, but…”
“Hm?”
“It would be nice if we could do the ghost story together.”
A normal guy would probably get a thrill out of it, but for some reason, I felt a chill.
Why is that…maybe because I’ve never been able to read Yoshizaki san’s mind, and I’ve always felt like she has some kind of darkness inside her.
“Um, what do you mean…”
“Mufufu ! Well, it’s almost lunchtime. Let’s go back.”
“You don’t give me much choice, do you…”
For some reason, I feel like something is going to happen at this camp.
The connection with Karen has been cut off, and something that had been stagnant is about to start moving again.
That’s how I feel…
–
–
If you enjoy our content, feel free to donate, Thank you in advance !