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“Come to think of it, I don’t see Ayase-san around.”
Rattle rattle rattle! The noisy sound of the warehouse shutters echoed in my ears.
Perhaps it was because they were a short distance away from the ground, but the air was calm, as if the hustle and bustle that had been heard just a few minutes earlier was a lie.
“She was there when I was returning the hachimaki to the guys, and she said, “I’m going to run some errands, but you’d better stop making that face, okay?” and disappeared.”
“You have been warned firmly by Ayase-san, haven’t you?”
However, I was enjoying the first half of the show with her saying, “Ikkun, you’re bad, too,” but I dare not say it.
“By the way, are Sakuma-san’s parents here today?”
“Hnn? No, they both said they couldn’t come because of work.”
“Well, if it’s work, it can’t be helped, can it?”
“Also, they were not planning to come at all, saying they were annoyed at my success and being told how handsome I am.”
“Certainly, the sight of Sakuma-san playing an active role in the gymnasium would surely draw yellow cheers from the ladies. ……”
The morning is almost over, but none of those voices have ever reached my ears. Saijoin apparently didn’t know.
“Is your father here?”
“Fufu, he refused on the grounds that he was busy, too. Well, I’ll be in trouble if he comes. ……”
Saijoin looked a little distant.
“…When that father comes, it’s inevitable that he will stand out, including me.”
She didn’t say what makes her stand out, but her melancholy backside gives me some idea.
But to be honest, it’s inevitable that …… Saijoin alone will stand out, or something.
“…When I was in junior high school, my parents’ seats were filled with banners saying things like, “Saijoin kawaii-chan!” I was so embarassed that I wanted to kill my father for the first time the day he hung up a banner”
Even I would have wanted to kill him.
“Well, I can’t say it too strongly because he is showing me so much love…eh, ara?”
As she was about to say that, Saijoin’s foot suddenly stopped.
Just as she was about to pass by the guardians’ table, a familiar hair color and back came into view a short distance away from the crowd.
Long glossy gold hair and a hachimaki tied in a slightly stylish knot.
Perhaps Saijoin stopped in her tracks because the same back came into view.
And also because a man and a woman she did not recognize were talking with her…
“Are those the parents of Ayase-san over there, ……?”
“…. I’ve never seen them before, but I’m sure they’re probably the same age.”
I’ve never seen them before
Just about the same age as my parents, for all intents and purposes.
Ayase also said that they would be coming today, and there should be no doubt that they are her parents in the normal sense of the word.
(…… those are Ayase’s parents)
─ ─ ─ Not good.
I know it’s not good, but to be honest, the moment I realized that they were her parents, I felt …… sick to my stomach.
Because they are the ones who made Ayase cry.
Even though each person has his or her own circumstances, emotionally I would rather take the side of my close ones than care about people I don’t even know.
Even if it is not at this time.
Even if it’s after everyone has talked about it and made a decision.
It’s imposing, bossy, and outsider.
Even though I know all of these things, I still get a little frustrated.
“I’m..”
“Yes.”
“I’m pretty narrow-minded, aren’t I?”
As if to cover up this feeling I had, I unintentionally mumbled something like that.
For a moment, Saijoin seemed to wonder…
“…..If you say it’s narrow, it might be narrow.”
“I kind of know that myself.”
“However, whether that narrow-mindedness is offensive from the perspective of those involved is another matter, Sakuma-san.”
She said this with a gentle, yet warm smile.
“Well, I don’t know why Sakuma-san suddenly asked me such a question,…… but at least your narrow-mindedness is comfortable to me.”
Saijoin lightly pats me on the back.
As if to say, “Be confident.”
“I’m sorry ……, I was being a little naïve.”
“Fufu, I think that kind of Sakuma-san is also wonderful. always at ease, and I hope he shows at least one element of ‘gap moe’♪”
“Yeah, I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Maybe she’s talking about something complicated.
After all, the situation was what happened a while ago.
Even if I want to say hello, I should probably ask Ayase to introduce me on way home.
I thought so, and I walked in the opposite direction from where Ayase and the others were…
“Sakuma Iori, of the second grade, second class, please come to the meeting place immediately.”
As I was about to go….., I heard such an announcement.
“Um, Sakuma-san’s meeting time for the next event…….”
“Hmm, come to think of it, I didn’t pay attention to it.”
“P-Please go quickly! And thank you for your help!”
At times like this, it is probably a good thing that she never forgets to thank you for your help.
She also gave me a gentle push just now, and really…
“Saijoin is a really nice woman, isn’t she?”
“~~~!!? J-Just hurry up and get going!!”
That being said, I ran..but I couldn’t help but loosen my mouth.
I saw her face.
She was ladylike, mature, and dignified.
But she was…
“D-Don’t say such a thing out of the blue. ……idiot”
Her face was bright red and her lips were pouting in embarrassment, she looked so cute.
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