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Leaving the main school building and heading toward the courtyard, one can see the stage that was just set up yesterday. The stage is large enough to accommodate the audience, and half of the seats are already occupied.
As I was looking around, takoyaki in hand, trying to decide where to sit, I saw a familiar blonde. I wondered if she had noticed my gaze, and she waved her hand in the air. She runs up to me with her golden hair fluttering in the air.
Hoshirobe, with a natural smile that she shows only to me and not to the gals, looks at me with her eyes full of joy.
“Darling, you’re here. Are you good with work?”
“Yeah. I’m free right now. So I thought I’d see you on stage. …… you’re dressed like that, are you going to be there too?”
Hoshirobe’s figure is seen in both hands with shiny pom-poms. The short skirt and bright clothes that show off the abdomen. This would be what is called a cheerleader.
Hoshirobe spun around and held up the pom-poms in both hands, striking a cute pose.
“Yes, that’s right. I’m going to do cheerleading at the women’s tennis tournament after this. You’ll have to watch me, won’t you?”
“Oh, yeah, I’ll be watching you”
“By the way, can I have one of your takoyaki?”
Hoshirobe, using her superior eye contact, flashed her bosom and begged me for a takoyaki. Damn, this grl knows what I like. There was no room for resistance.
“Here, ahn.”
“Ahn……n~! This is delicious~!”
“…… Sendo-kun?”
“Yes, yes, I haven’t forgotten about you. Here, open your mouth.”
I share my takoyaki with Yamanashi, who shows a hint of jealousy. With a little sauce on her small, glossy lips, Yamanashi munched on the takoyaki.
“Hm, that unpleasantly happy look on your face. It’s disgusting.”
Shinomiya appears from behind Hoshirobe. The girl who transferred to the women’s tennis club this summer is also dressed as a cheerleader.
“Hey Shinomiya. Do you want some too?”
“I’ll pass. I wouldn’t want any charity from you, even if it kills me.”
“… Shinomiya Yuika. In middle school, she was a dedicated tennis player but was defeated by Manaka. After that, she rebelled and was bullying her until recently.”
“What is it? What do you want from me?”
“No? I just know you. I know how you treated Sendou-kun, and all the insults you’ve used on him. And, I really love him, Sendou-kun…”
Little by little, Yamanashi slowly and gradually hunts down her enemies like a serpent entangling their feet. The feeling of insects crawling all over your body is different from the killing intent that is often glimpsed. Shinomiya was struck by a sensation that could not be dismissed as just her imagination.
“Yamanashi. Don’t go any further. Shinomiya is certainly a jerk, but she’s just a little angry.”
“Sendo-kun, even if you don’t care, I do. Insulting Sendo-kun is synonymous with insulting me.”
“What is this girl……!”
“The two of you need to calm down. It’s before the stage. We can fight afterwards, can’t we? The audience is watching, so keep it civil.”
“…Hmmm, I guess there’s no other way. I’ll let this one slide for the sake of Manaka-san and Sendou-kun.”
“Why are you being so condescending? You’re such an annoying woman. …That’s right. Sendou, she was pretty sulky.”
“I’m apologizing,……, but she’s a difficult person, just like someone else. You’ll manage in time.”
“…… right. You should make up as soon as possible. Tangled threads are a pain to untangle.”
After saying this, Shinomiya took Hoshirobe and left toward the stage.
Even so, Shinomiya is a more rounded person. In the past, she used to stab me in various parts of my body with many more stinging words. In no small part, she is trying to change. She has decided to leave behind the self she ran away from and face the wall again. It must have been a choice after much thought. Shinomiya is now facing up to the painful reality. Unlike me, who had been looking away for so long.
“Sendo-kun, let’s sit down.”
“Ah, yeah. I’ll sit down. Ah, excuse me…”
I was so focused on my worries that I lost my attention and ended up bumping. When I looked up to apologize, I saw the familiar frown on his face.
“Dad……!”
“I’m here too!~”
“Mom!”
Mom’s thin body emerges from behind Dad.
I knew she couldn’t come, but I had given her the ticket just in case. I didn’t think she would really come.
“Is your body okay? You suddenly showed up at a place like this ……”
“My condition has been stable recently, so the director told me to go. …Reiji said he wanted to go too.”
“…I see. It’s quite a big place.”
“Reito-sama.”
“Fumikage, you’re here too?”
“I’m here to support Junka-sama. I apologize for the other day.”
“It’s fine. Don’t worry about it….Ah.”
I was so happy to see my mother again that I had completely forgotten about Yamanashi. When I looked next to her, I saw Yamanashi looking at Mom with bright, expectant eyes.
Yamanashi quickly took Mom’s hand and began to talk to her in a biting tone.
“Mother-in-law, it’s nice to meet you. I am Yamanashi Anri, Sendodo-kun’s girlfriend!”
“Oh my!”
For the first time in a long time, I could see my father’s surprised face.
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