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https://kakuyomu.jp/works/1177354054897729140/episodes/1177354054934264647
Today is Saturday.
My school has classes on Saturdays, but the third Saturday of the month is a holiday.
Hanzo created a group on LIME called [School Camp Group 6] and I embarrassingly joined it.
Personally, I think a group name like [Kendo Club with B] would be more appropriate…
Anyway, I’m currently in Shibuya, as usual, but the reason I’m here is…
“Are you waiting long?”
“No, I just got here…what, are you my girlfriend?”
It’s a cliché, but we’re meeting up with the School camp group in front of Hachiko in Shibuya.
Since it’s almost winter, most people are wearing coats. Well, there are a few tough guys walking around in short sleeves.
Today, everyone is gathering to bond before going to the camp together.
“Heya~ Nagamine kun.”
While Hanzo and I were talking, Yoshizaki san and Tadokoro san arrived.
Yoshizaki san is cheerful and lively, while Tadokoro san is reserved and quiet, and I feel like their combination has a certain charm.
But you can tell a lot about a person’s personality from their clothing…Yoshizaki san is dressed in a youthful, trendy style, while Tadokoro san is dressed entirely in black. Even though she’s dressed in black, there’s nothing flashy about her outfit; it’s more like a mourning outfit.
Tanaka san has fair skin, so she looks very stylish.
“H-hello…my name is Tadokoro Erika…”
“Ah, nice to meet you, I’m Nagamine Seiji…”
When someone greets you formally, you can’t help but respond formally in return. That’s just the Japanese way.
“What’s with these two? They look like a couple who met on a dating app.”
“You’re the one who looks like you’d use one, Lady Yoshizaki…”
“Hmph !”
“Guh…”
Hanzo had been hit in the stomach by Yoshizaki san…ouch, that looks painful.
“Hey there~”
“Sorry, sorry, I was at the arcade !”
Hagiya kun and Iijima kun also arrived late.
Both of them are good-looking, but since they’re big otaku, they don’t seem to be very popular.
By the way, both of their LIME profile pictures were of K○to.
Wow, there are two K○to in one group ! A○na san is in trouble.
“We’ve gathered, but where are we going?”
“I was thinking of going to karaoke, but what do you think?”
For introverts, group karaoke is quite a high hurdle.
Let’s raise an objection here.
“Ah, I’m not good at karaoke…”
“Sounds good ! Let’s go ! I really want to sing LI○A !”
Yoshizaki san !?!?
“Me too ! When it comes to E○ru, it’s gotta be I○night, right? S○O is the best !”
Hagiya ! Stop it ! !
“No, the current trend is definitely Guren…”
Iijimaaaaaa ! ! ! !
Wait ! ! ! There are too many censored words ! ! ! !
Almost everyone agreed to go to karaoke.
The only ones who weren’t enthusiastic were me and Tadokoro san…no, Tadokoro san seems to be excited about it.
She might be the type who likes karaoke alone, just like me.
When it comes to karaoke, there’s nothing better than karaoke alone…you don’t have to wait for other people to finish singing, and most importantly, you can sing your heart out without worrying about what other people think.
I really want those who only go to karaoke with others to experience the advantages of solo karaoke.
“The reception is on the fourth floor, apparently.”
“Alright ! ! I’m getting pumped ! !”
Thinking such things, we arrived at “Uta Square” in the intersection of Shibuya’s Center Street… the so-called Uta Square. Apparently, this is the flagship store of Uta Square, which has locations nationwide.
The entire building seems to belong to Uta Square, so even if it gets crowded, it probably won’t reach full capacity.
Well, maybe it would in Shibuya.
“Haha…everyone seems enthusiastic…”
“I’m going to be exhausted by the time we go on the school trip in two days…”
Apart from the atmosphere around us, only Tadokoro san and I were clearly left behind.
“…What are you going to sing, Nagamine kun?”
“Hmm, well…I guess I’ll go with B〇p…”
“Ah ! ! Sounds great ! B〇p ! I often sing it alone too! I started listening to it after it became the theme song for a game, but the other tracks are great too.”
“Exactly ! The other tracks are really good too. I might also sing Vau○dy.”
“I get it ! I like it too and often listen to it on YouTube !”
I never expected to get along so well with Tadokoro san.
Anyway, sorry for all the censored words…
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In the end, karaoke was surprisingly fun.
Mainly, Kendo Club members Hagiya kun, Iijima kun, and Yoshizaki san took charge of the microphone…
“I’ll go get some drinks.”
My throat was dry, and I didn’t want to embarrass myself by singing with a hoarse, ugly voice when it came time to sing.
“Oh, I’ll go too.”
“Oh, let’s go together, Tadokoro san.”
I felt like I had become quite close to Tadokoro san in the past few hours.
More than anything else, Tadokoro san is also shy, so we have the same sense of distance, which makes it easy to talk to her.
As we were about to leave the room, watching Hagiya kun and the others singing anime songs enthusiastically,
“Ah ! I’m thirsty too ! I’ll go get a drink for Tadokoro chan instead, Nagamine kun, let’s go !”
“Eh…ah, thank you…”
“Oh, oh…”
Before I knew it, Yoshizaki san was behind me.
I think she was talking really fast…
***
Yoshizaki san and I went down to the fourth floor and headed for the drink bar.
Then Yoshizaki san poked her head out from the side.
“Hey, Nagamine kun, are you in love with anyone lately?”
“Eh, why all of a sudden?”
I’ve lost all my love and everything.
But I haven’t told anyone that Karen and I were dating…
If people found out that Karen, who is popular with both boys and girls, was dating someone like me, who is unremarkable in class, it would be a hassle for her.
“Well, all my friends are getting boyfriends lately, so I was wondering how Nagamine kun was doing.”
“I…I’m not in love or anything.”
To be honest, I’m still hung up on Karen, so I don’t think I’ll be able to date anyone for a while.
To begin with, the fact that I was able to date Hana was pretty much a miracle…
I believe that in love, it’s not about appearance or status, but about understanding each other’s hearts.
However, the pressure from society is still harsh.
Karen must be having more fun with that handsome guy.
“What’s wrong? Don’t make that sad face all of a sudden !”
“Oh, sorry. Was I making a sad face?”
“Yeah, yeah. It’s like you’d collapse if someone tapped you.”
“Really….”
Ugh…I need to stop letting everything show on my face…
“Well, I don’t know what happened, but…”
“Hm?”
“Why don’t you try dating me?”
“…Huh?”
The unexpected words made me blurt out a silly sound.
Huh? Huh? Huh?
What did Yoshizaki san just say?
I’m sure I look like an idiot right now.
“Fufu, just kidding.”
She said that with a mischievous pose and a devilish smile.
“Give me a break…”
After being flustered by Yoshizaki san, we arrived at the drink bar.
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“I’ll have melon soda, as usual.”
As expected of Utahiro’s main store, there was a wide variety of drinks at the drink bar.
With all-you-can-eat ice cream, this might be a good place to come for karaoke next time. Alright, I’ll come here when the school camps comes !
“I got some for Tadokoro san too, so let’s head back…hm?”
Before I knew it, Yoshizaki san was gone.
I heard Yoshizaki san’s voice coming from the drink bar corner, so I went over to see what was going on, and there…
“Karen and Itsuki kun ! The two of you singing karaoke together, you’re so lovey-dovey !”
“It’s not like that, Ayame !”
“Haha, you got me. We really just came to sing karaoke.”
The person Yoshizaki san was chatting with was Karen and the guy from the other day.
“Singing karaoke together…things are going well, aren’t they…”
I made sure not to be noticed and returned to the room first.
“Nagamine kun…..what’s wrong? Are you okay?”
“Ah, sorry, I’m just tired from the unfamiliar atmosphere. Thank you, Tadokoro san.”
“No, just let me know if it’s too much.”
The fact that Tadokoro san was worried about me meant that my feelings were probably showing on my face again.
I didn’t want to ruin the fun atmosphere.
I was sorry, but I decided to leave early…
It’s okay, I’ll be fine by the school camps in two days…
“Sir Seiji, here’s the microphone.”
Hanzo handed me the microphone as I was about to stand up.
“What? Why all of a sudden?”
Hanzo looked unusually serious.
But after a moment, he smiled and said,
“It’s about time we heard Sir Seiji’s signature song.”
“Huh?”
What are you talking about, Hanzo…
“Oh ! I wanna hear Nagamine’s signature song !”
“If it’s a song I know, let me join in too ! !”
Hagiya kun and Iijima kun jumped on the bandwagon !
Oh no, if I don’t sing this, it’ll be awkward…I’m really not in the mood for that right now…
“Sir Seiji.”
“?”
“I don’t know what happened, but singing will help you feel better.”
Hanzo said that in a whisper that only I could hear.
Haha…making my friends worry about me…I’m such a loser.
I can’t keep dwelling on the past anymore.
“Tadokoro san.”
“Uh, yeah?”
“Would you like to sing a duet with me?”
“…! Sure, of course !”
Right now, I want to cherish the people who are with me at this moment.
***
“Ayame, did you come alone today?”
“Haha, of course not. I’m here with the camp members…wait, where did Nagamine kun go?”
“Eh…”
“Oh no, he went back ahead of us. Maybe Nagamine kun is a bit of a sadist after all.”
“…”
“Huh? What’s wrong, Karen? You look pale.”
“Karen chan, are you okay?”
“U, uh…I’m fine. Sorry, I think I’ll go home after all.”
“What?”
“Itsuki kun, I’m sorry for turning down your kind invitation…”
“No, it’s okay. I was the one who insisted on coming to karaoke in the first place.”
“I’m sorry…Ayame, let’s do this again sometime.”
“Yeah, take care.”
“…”
After Karen left, Ayame and Itsuki, who were left behind, spoke in a frozen, expressionless tone.
“…I thought Karen chan had already given up on that guy…”
“Haha…that’s no good. You have to properly win Karen over. But Karen is pretty guarded, you know.”
“What about you? With that guy.”
“Could you stop calling Nagamine kun ‘that guy’? …Well, I’ve been making moves here and there. There’s the school camps coming up, so there’ll be plenty of chances to win him over.”
“I see…I hope no one finds out about your true identity.”
“Haha…same goes for you, I guess.”
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