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“…Fuaa”
In the end, I could hardly sleep. The reason was that Fujibayashi was holding me in her arms all the time in bed.
Once I became aware of Fujibayashi’s soft, girlish smell, it was impossible for me to calm down and fall asleep.
I woke up at the time when I would normally be in bed and made myself a cup of coffee to wake myself up from sleep.
Fujibayashi was still sleeping in his bed. The temperature in the room was getting warmer by now, and I guessed I would wake up to find it more difficult to sleep.
It was 9 o’clock.
I waited for Fujibayashi to wake up, determined to sleep until nightfall when she returned home.
Then the intercom rang.
I didn’t intend to open the store today, but the ringing from the entrance side of the store was probably a contractor or something.
“Ayako-san, did she place some kind of order? I didn’t hear it.”
While I was heading for the front door, the chime rang again briefly.
“Yes, yes, I’m on my way.”
I opened the entrance to the store, and there it was.
“Hey, Arase! I’m here to play!”
There was Sasaoka, dressed in a tank top and short pants.
“What, Sasaoka? I’m sorry, but you’ll have to wait until next time. Or at least call me before you come.”
“This is what you call a surprise. You know? Men who can surprise guys are popular with the ladies.”
“You’ve got the wrong kind of surprise. Have you ever been popular among men with surprises?”
“……, you said something you shouldn’t have.”
I pointed out, Sasaoka’s eyes widened. I’m scared.
“Well, well, that’s beside the point, what is it, did you have something to do today?”
“No, I simply want to sleep. I’m going to bed after this.”
“You just woke up, didn’t you? You look a little tired.
Maybe you stayed up late and browsed porn sites?”
“I don’t want to be with you. Anyway, I’ll pass for today. If you understand—“
“Fuaaa~ Arase? Someone’s here?”
“……eh?”
……Ah.
When I turned around, there was Fujibayashi there, dressed the same way she was when she went to bed.
“A…..aaaaaaaa!!!”
Then, for some reason, Sasaoka suddenly burst into tears and collapsed on the spot.
“Wait, what are you crying about! It’s so loud!”
Fujibayashi was also surprised by the suddenness. Yes, I know, it was a surprise. Even I, who was used to Sasaoka’s usual behavior, was startled by his sudden burst of crying.
“Stop crying for the time being! You’re bothering the neighbors.”
“Because …… because …… Arase is …… with …… girl and ……aaaan aaaaah!”
“so loud!”
“And!?”
“Get inside for now!”
I patted Sasaoka, who was crying loudly and strangely, on the head and let him in the house.
Damn ……, that was a hassle.
I sat Sasaoka down at a table in the restaurant and decided to explain the situation. I asked Fujibayashi to sit at the counter a little farther away from me so as not to complicate the conversation.
I made them both a cup of iced coffee as a service from me.
“I would have preferred orange juice.”
“Then don’t drink it.”
“I didn’t say I wouldn’t drink it!”
I sigh at Sasaoka, who complains like a child.
“So, let’s hear the details. I’ll ask you in detail whether you graduated yesterday or not.”
“Stop it, seriously. I really didn’t have anything to do with it.”
“Let’s hear what you have to say and then we’ll decide.”
Why are you being so superior?
“I’m telling you, it was just a coincidence that Fujibayashi stayed over yesterday. I happened to meet her at a convenience store, and she said she had nowhere to go, so I had no choice but to…”
“Did you bring her in?”
“You’re so unreasonable!”
You’re talking like Fujibayashi.
“That’s why she stayed the night.”
“That’s definitely not all. Because Fujibayashi, who just came out from behind you, was definitely that of the Saturday morning live-in couple, wasn’t she? It was after the fact, wasn’t it?”
“Stop your weird dialect. Don’t say after the fact.”
“Can you look me in the eye and say that? Could you look into my pure, pure eyes and say that?”
Sasaoka stares at me with moist eyes. You annoying guy…
Please give me a break. Even though it’s just that I can’t think straight from lack of sleep.
Sure, there’s been a lot going on, but …….
“…….”
My eyes swam a little as I remembered yesterday.
“Yes, duh! There was definitely something! There was something about one summer!”
“Seriously, you’re persistent. I’m going to kick you out.”
Sharp for Sasaoka, I was about to hit a sore spot, so I implied a hard-line approach.
“Ahan? Well, there’s nothing to hide!! It’s true that I feel frustrated that you’ve gotten ahead of myself, but I also want to congratulate you. As a friend…as a man…!! !”
“Don’t say things you don’t understand. It really wasn’t what you were imagining.”
“Is that true, Fujibayashi san?”
“Well, we slept in the same bed.”
“That’s not what you said!!!”
Sasaoka came at me with tremendous force.
“I-I told you it was a misunderstanding. Fujibayashi came into my bed without my permission yesterday. Nothing more, nothing less!”
“I’m jealous either way, you idiot! Why? Why does God only gives to Arase? What the hell am I missing! Tell meeeee！！”
Sasaoka was wailing to the heavens.
Out of control
“Damn it. I can’t even cry tears of blood anymore.”
A few minutes later, Sasaoka finally stopped crying. He had never cried tears of blood before.
“Really. It’s a good thing it was me, because if it had been Asagiri or someone else, you would have been in a lot of trouble. You know what I mean?!”
“Why did Yuri come out there?”
“Even a simple-minded man can’t help himself this far.”
I feel like I’ve been hearing that a lot since the last time I was here. Am I that naive?
“What are you going to do about Fujibayashi?”
Sasaoka was whispering to me so that Fujibayashi wouldn’t hear.
Fujibayashi was touching her phone and fiddling with her hair with her other hand.
“What do you mean, I’m just going to ask her to leave?”
“No, she’s definitely not going home. She had a fight with her parents and came here, didn’t she?”
“I heard they did.”
“Well, she won’t be back for more than a day or so! Why don’t you let her stay a little longer?”
“Are you serious?”
“Oh, yeah.”
“……”
“What’s the matter? Did I say something funny?”
“No, I just thought you were being more serious than usual.”
“I’m always serious! Besides, …… I’ve done something similar.”
“Similar thing? Running away from home?”
“Yeah. I had a fight with my parents as well.”
It’s unusual for Sasaoka to have a fight with his parents.
I’ve never heard him talk about his house or anything like that.
“So, as someone who has been there, I can tell you that she needs more time. So, give her some more time.”
Sasaoka’s face was more serious than ever. For a moment there was a dark expression on his face, which is unusual for him.
The always nonchalant Sasaoka had something on his mind, too.
“I understand. I’ll talk to Fujibayashi some more.”
“Yeah. That’s good. Well, I’m going home.”
“What? You’re leaving?”
“I can’t disturb you two, you know.”
Saying that, Sasaoka got up and went to the doorway of the store.
“Ah.”
And just before he leaves the store, he looks back at me. Did he forget to say something?
“Tell me later when you graduate.”
“I won’t.”
I let out a small sigh as I dismissed Sasaoka as usual again.
“What was that all about?”
“I want to know too.”
Fujibayashi, who had been watching from afar, asked the most important question of all.
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