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Grandma’s in danger?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! What the heck are you talking about, Fumi-senpai?!
Sure, in the original story, if you win the duel, you get a call saying Grandma’s in danger, but that’s the original story, right?
Because the duel date got pushed back, didn’t it? Why would it follow the new date?!
…Hold on a sec. I used up all my brainpower on that quiz earlier. I’m too tired to think right now.
Even if I try to think, panic and exhaustion kick in and my brain just won’t work.
What should I do for now?
I guess I should just do the original route and head to the hospital by bike.
“Saotome! Take your bike and take senpai to the hospital!”
“O-okay.”
“Please wait at the school gate, Senpai.”
“U-uh, okay.”
With my brain barely functioning, I give instructions and send Fumi-chan Senpai to the hospital.
This is right, isn’t it? This is the right thing to do, right? Fumi-chan Senpai has something she wants to tell her grandmother.
Why now, anyway? Why does everything keep going exactly like the original story, with all these awful things happening?!
…Exactly like the original story?
If it’s exactly like the original story, what about the timing? The original story was dodgeball, so it should’ve ended sooner than this one. We played five games, so it took longer… Does that mean we won’t make it in time?
No, no, no. If it’s exactly like the original story, we’ll definitely make it in time. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be exactly like the original story.
But there were tons of times things didn’t go exactly like the original story.
…Could it be that Fumi-senpai ends up not being able to tell her grandmother what she wanted to say?
That can’t be allowed to happen! If she doesn’t tell her, she’ll live the rest of her life regretting it.
But is there anything more I can do than this?
“Ah!”
If more time has passed than in the original story, maybe we can catch the train?
In the original story, the confrontation ended early and it was the countryside, so the train times didn’t match up, but here, we might just make it.
“Saotome!”
“Hm?”
“Head to the station! If you really push it, you can make it!”
“O-okay.”
“And this!”
I handed Fumi-senpai’s dropped cell phone to Saotome.
In the original story, Fumi-senpai just left it behind. Apparently, it rang several times after she left.
“Got it.”
I’ve done everything I can. From here on, it’s up to luck and Saotome.
This can’t be true, right? That Grandma’s in danger?
I couldn’t believe it when the call came. But the day that was bound to come just happened to be today.
But that doesn’t mean it has to be today…
I was going to tell her properly tomorrow. It’s not a lie. I wanted to make sure I had no regrets because Shota-kun told me, right? …It doesn’t have to be today.
There’s still so much I want to tell Grandma. I want to say thank you so many times, I want to say I’m sorry so many times, I want to say I still have so much I want to talk about… Please.
“Senpai”
“Ryusei-kun”
Ryusei-kun rode his bike up to me.
“Please head to the station with this.”
“Huh?”
“If you hurry now, you can catch the train. Going alone is definitely faster than riding double.”
I was too flustered to think of it, but did Ryusei-kun check the timetable and figure this out?
“Plus, if we get caught riding double, we’ll lose a lot of time. So please head to the station with this.”
Saying that, Ryusei-kun offered me his bicycle.
“Thank you. I’ll definitely return it.”
“Do your best. Oh, and this too.”
“Ah, my phone.”
I’d left it behind and come without it.
“Thank you. I’ll be off then.”
“Okay.”
I borrowed Ryusei-kun’s bike and headed for the nearest station.
I glanced at the time. Thankfully, I should make the train.
…Please, let me make it.
Why does time feel so incredibly slow when you’re waiting? Slower is better, but if it’s too slow, the train won’t come, so it’s not good. So, it’s better if the train comes quickly and I see Grandma.
I kept checking my phone, hoping maybe it was early by mistake?
But fidgeting won’t make the train come any faster.
Calm down. I need to gather my thoughts now about what I want to tell Grandma. Once I see her, the words might not come out.
It’s here!
Just as I was mentally rehearsing what to say, the train arrived. Right on time.
Hurry! Hurry! Hurry up and open!
Hurry up and close!
I couldn’t sit still, fidgeting restlessly, so I decided to stand and wait.
What if I don’t make it in time?
Only the worst possible scenarios kept flashing through my mind.
Why am I always so late? I hate myself for it.
Why didn’t I listen properly to what Shota-kun said back then? If I’d just done exactly what he told me, I wouldn’t be like this now…
I’m sorry… Grandma.
It was just that I was embarrassed back then. It wasn’t that I disliked you or anything. I just thought we’d always be together from then on…
It’s not a lie. I’ve never hated you, Grandma.
Please.
Please… even just one word. I want to talk to you, Grandma.
Piiroooon♪
…A message.
Checking my messages, there’s one from Mom: ‘Can you call? Grandma says she wants to talk.’
C-call? …On the train?
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