Source
https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16818093089220129356/episodes/16818093091399097100
“Iori, I brought you some food!”
What a surprise, it was my father who said to me at the end of lunch break.
This was the first thing he said to his son, who had rushed to the school from the rooftop after receiving a call that he was coming to the school gate.
He must have driven all the way there on his big motorcycle.
I am grateful for that. He understood his mistake and left work to come to school.
However…
“I just finished eating.”
I wondered if he would come a little earlier.
To be honest, my stomach was full because I had been fed a piece of bread and all the side dishes by the two of them.
“What, you look dissatisfied even though I went to the trouble of buying it for you ?”
“I’m done eating.”
“Why can’t you eat your father’s lunch?”
“Because I finished”
If I eat any more, I’ll get a stomachache soon.
“muu. …… Well, that’s okay. You can have this for your three o’clock snack today.”
“I don’t know if I can eat it.”
“So I’m going. I don’t want to see my son being “whoed” by a young JK.”
Seriously, what is he doing here? I gave him a hard look, but he ignored me, put on his helmet, and started to ride his bike.
The sound of the engine’s roar echoed in my ears, and gradually my father’s figure disappeared into the city.
I really wish I could have had this time back, was my honest impression of my father’s back as I saw him off.
(Go back ……)
After the lunch break, it was time for the cheerleading competition.
It was a rewarding event for me to be able to take pictures of Ayase in her cheerleading costume in exchange for my only rest.
I must hurry back and adjust the SLR camera I prepared for this day…
(…… hmm?)
Just as I was about to return to the field, I suddenly saw two familiar figures walking toward me from the front.
They were not familiar to me. Even so, they looked familiar to me.
They were the two people that Ayase had been talking with just an hour ago.
(Why are they over here? I thought you came to see the show today.)
They were walking toward the school gate.
If they walk in the opposite direction from me, they will end up outside the school.
I wondered if they were going to buy food or something. I thought, but quickly shook off the thought.
(……No, it’s a reasonable distance to the nearest convenience store. It’s hard to believe that someone who knows in advance that they are going to a gymnastics festival would forget to eat lunch.)
Unless they are eaten by their relatives first thing in the morning.
(Does that mean they’re going home? ……)
Did they originally plan to leave at noon, or did they have some urgent business to attend to?
As I was wondering, two figures passed by me…
“Oh, umm…!”
I called out to them when they were about to leave.
(…… Oh!)
I had no intention of talking to them.
I thought it would be better to meet her after Ayase introduced me to them
Still, I called out to them …… really, sort of. I guess it was because my body reacted that I had to.
“W-what is it …… you stood out in an odd way …….”
The two stopped dead in their tracks.
Honestly, I’m surprised that I even called out
When I was watching from a distance, I felt a little anger welling up in my chest, but now I felt pathetic and confused.
“M-My name is Iori Sakuma. I am always grateful to Ayase-san for her help. ……”
“Ah! You must be Sakuma-kun!”
Ayase’s father tells me my name and comes up to me and vigorously shakes my hand.
He was so friendly that I was even more puzzled than before.
“I always hear from my daughter! It’s like you’re doing my daughter a favor too!”
“Oh, yes. ……”
“My daughter is also indebted to you.”
Then Ayase’s mother came up to her this time and bowed.
“I thought I should thank you sometime. I am grateful to Sakuma-san for the many times you have treated my daughter to meals.”
“Well, I am only treating her because I like to! If you could raise your head, ……”
What can I say, that …… actually talking to them was not what I had imagined, was my honest impression.
The father comes across as friendly and nice, even on first meeting.
The mother was polite and firm.
“Oh no! I’m glad I came here today at Mikan’s request! And I got to meet you too!”
I’m sure these parents are on good terms with Ayase – otherwise, they wouldn’t care what I had to say, even if Ayase had told them.
“I’m sorry,……, I really want to talk to you about a lot of things, but we have some urgent work to do and I have to leave.”
“Please let me talk to you again at your leisure.”
…but…,
When I calmed down from my confused feelings…I suddenly thought to myself.
(What, are these guys trying to leave ……?)
I know I’m feeling this way because I’m narrow-minded.
But why?
Why don’t these people listen to Ayase’s request to the end, even though they are trying to make Ayase swallow the selfishness they imposed on her?
She asked for it, even though she said so herself.
They want to throw her out in the middle because they have work to do…
[My father and mother are here today, you know…]
She said those words before the gymnastic festival started.
I don’t know exactly what she meant by that statement.
Somehow …… it really is somehow, though.
The fact that she went to the trouble of telling me means that she wants me to do something
I don’t know what it is.
I don’t even have proof.
I just know that she wants them to…
“Wait a minute, please.”
To the two people who turn their backs to me, …… I say
“No matter what the circumstances, even if you are a parent, you should at least do your daughter a favor,…….”
I said this with my head bowed.
“…Eh? Ikkun, father and mother…why?”
–
–
If you enjoy our content, feel free to donate, Thank you in advance !