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Ten minutes after leaving the school. After walking to the city center, Tsukishiro and I arrived at a café attached to a certain shopping mall. I have been to this sophisticated and modern atmosphere cafe several times, and it is my favorite place. It was the same place I used on my first date with Nina.
Since we had reservations, we were able to smoothly enter the restaurant, and Tsukishiro and I took a seat by the window. We were seated by the window, overlooking the station.
“Here is the menu. When you have decided what you want to order, please ring the doorbell at your table. Please make yourself at home.”
I always know what I want to order, so I just look at the menu. In the meantime, I decided to enjoy myself while glancing at Tsukishiro, who looked somewhat uncomfortable.
I was not sure if she noticed my gaze or not, but she stared back at me with an annoyed look on her face.
“What is it ……? Don’t smirk at people’s faces.”
“I just thought it was kind of cute when you were all flustered.”
“C-ute!?…S-so noisy.”
Tsukishiro’s expressions changed from time to time, and it was hilarious. Even though she spends more time with men than the average high school girl, the fact that she is not used to such things is so cute. I felt a gap in an unexpected place.
“Have you decided what you want to order? I’m buying today, so don’t worry about the price.”
“Mumumu….. then I’ll have the cheesecake with berry sauce.”
I press the doorbell to call the waiter. I’ll have the chocolatey cheesecake and black coffee. Tsukishiro ordered cheesecake with berry sauce and Assam milk tea.
The cheesecake and other cakes at this shop are better than those at a bad cake shop. It is my routine to eat chocolatey cheesecake when I come here.
“How was school after all these years? Anything interesting?”
While waiting for the cake, I decided to ask Tsukishiro what she thought of her day. Tsukishiro sighs plainly and starts talking.
“……It’s the worst. I’ve been getting strange looks from my classmates and strange attention from the teacher. On top of that, I almost got raped by a guy I used to have a thing with. As far as I’m concerned, it was the worst day of my life.”
“That was a disaster. The last one was good, because a hero came to your rescue.”
“I appreciate the …… help, but didn’t he look at you like we were a couple because of that? If you had a girlfriend like me, you’d be the one who gets the bad reputation.”
“I don’t care. I don’t have a girlfriend… you’re not satisfied with me being your boyfriend?”
“It’s not like that,……,”
Tsukishiro clearly looked away when the food she ordered was brought to her. I decided to stop talking and enjoy the cake.
I cut the cake into bite-sized pieces with a fork and put them in my mouth. The rich and bitter chocolate and cheese flavor spread in my mouth. I never get tired of the taste.
Tsukishiro, on the other hand, was like ……
“Mmmm~! Delicious……!”
Her eyes were shining and she was impressed by the taste of the cake. After all, girls have a weakness for sweet things.
“Isn’t it good? Want some of this one too?”
Tsukishiro nodded her head, so I took a bite and offered it to her. Tsukishiro’s face was bewitched by the deliciousness of the cake. I’m not going to talk about the fact that I just ahhnn
“How about a little bit, senpai? Yes, ahhhnn!”
“Wha..?!”
This girl is now making me “ahhh” …! Is she trying to see me get upset? If that’s the case, I’ll get in on it too.
I accepted the ahn from Tsukishiro while trying to maintain my composure. The sweet and sour sauce of berries adds a nice accent. Somehow I feel it tastes better than the last time I had it.
“You think I’m going to be intimidated by this?”
“It’s not funny. …… Please struggle more.”
Tsukishiro sulked, showing a pouty face. I’m not going to tell you that I’m really thrilled.
“……By the way, senpai, why did you bring me here today?”
Tsukishiro asked me. I began to string words together, trying to come up with a line that would be as cool as possible.
“It is difficult for a human being to create one from zero. It’s even harder if you’ve gone back to zero. You were at the school all day today, weren’t you? If you didn’t like it, you could have left early. The person who worked hard should be rewarded. Don’t you think so?”
In response to my question, Tsukishiro answered, “Well, yes….”
“This is my reward. …… You did a good job, Tsukishiro.”
“Oh, please stop. It’s not like I came here for Senpai! I lost in the battle, so I have no choice!”
Although she said so, Tsukishiro didn’t seem to be at all concerned. Is this what you call a “tsundere”? Not bad.
Tsukishiro pouted and glared at me.
“…… And please don’t call me “Tsukishiro”. I don’t really like being called by my last name.”
“…… I see. Then, Miyabi. Please do me a favor tomorrow too”
“Hmmm…… Eh? Tomorrow?”
I didn’t answer her question after that.
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“Ah…rain”
Miyabi muttered in a subtle voice that may or may not be heard around the restaurant.
The sky was enveloped in a thick blanket of clouds. The rain drizzled down on the asphalt and the heat and humidity began to show its face.
My house is located a little far from here. I didn’t have an umbrella with me today, so it was going to be difficult to get home.
As I’m thinking about what to do, Miyabi looks into my face. Seeing her expression as if she wanted to say something, I asked her
“What’s wrong?”
“Um, do you have any free time? I’d like you to come with me if you like. ……”
“Sure. Anything but a hotel, please.”
We jokingly entered the umbrella together and headed for a certain place.
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