Episode 57 – Date with Mitsuki (part 1)
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Two days had passed since I had promised Mitsuki and Yui a date, and today was finally the day of my date with Mitsuki.
“Then again, I woke up a little too early.”
It was a little while ago now, but I had naturally woken up much earlier than the alarm I had set on my phone.
I guess I was feeling a little bit buoyant because I was looking forward to today’s date.
“Well, it’s the first time I’ve gone out with one of the three of them in a proper way like today.”
I’ve worked with Mitsuki at a part-time job before.
Anyway, I’m really looking forward to going out with Mitsuki.
We’re meeting in the afternoon, so I might go for a run.
I’ve been running almost every day since my reincarnation, partly because I used to do it in my previous life.
There were days when I didn’t run when school was in session, and sometimes I only did it for a short amount of time, but on my days off, except when I had to run errands, I would do quite a lot of running.
No,……almost every day is quite a stretch….I had been running moderately since my reincarnation, but after the incident with Yui’s seniors, I started running almost every day.
I’m the one who needs to be physically fit when the time comes, and I don’t want to be unable to protect myself in times like that or during Akari’s stalking incident.
Well, one of the main reasons is that it feels good to run in the morning.
It’s only 9:00 a.m., so I’ve got plenty of time to get going.
“Okay. Let’s go for a run……”
So I changed into some comfortable exercise clothes, put on my shoes, and went out the front door.
–Then, a few moments later.
“Whew, it’s nice…….”
It’s pretty hot this time of year, even in the morning, which makes you sweat even more, but running in moderation refreshes you and makes you feel better.
I finished some of my run and bought some cold barley tea from a vending machine nearby and sat down on a bench.
I took the cap off the bottle and took a sip of the barley tea, then looked down and saw a familiar face from a distance that I had not noticed before.
“Is that…..Koudo and Sakai?”
There, Koudo and Sakai were talking together.
And there was…..another woman I didn’t recognize.
“Who….was that?”
Naturally I’d never seen this woman before in the little game I played, and I’d never seen her at the same school.
Then I saw her and Sakai holding hands.
“So that’s……Sakai’s girlfriend !”
Sakai and his girlfriend seemed to be getting along quite well even from a distance.
I mean, what are the three of them doing together? Isn’t Koudo’s presence here considered a third wheel?
While I was thinking that, one girl and two boys came to Koudo and the others.
The three of them seemed to be very close to Sakai and his girlfriend.
The three of them were also people I had never seen before at the same school, but they all seemed to be very mature people, including Sakai’s girlfriend.
“Did that mean the six of them had promised to play together?”
I thought so, but Koudo did not seem to get along with the three of them, and they seemed distant, as if they were meeting for the first time.
If Sakai knows them and Koudo doesn’t, does that mean they knew each other before Sakai became a high school student?
The six of them talked about something for a while, then one of the guys, whom I did not know, put his hand on Koudo’s shoulder and then the six of them walked somewhere together.
Koudo seemed upset at first, but gradually started to enjoy himself.
“Well, it’s none of my business and it’s nothing to worry about.”
Sakai was there, and the others didn’t seem to be bad people, so it doesn’t sound like they’re involved in any kind of case.
I know I’m a little sensitive to that because I’ve already had two such incidents in this world…….
The six of them probably decided to go out and play together from now on.
If Yui, Mitsuki and Akari are with me, that means less time with Koudo, so it’s a good thing for us that he has more friends.
“Ho ! I’d like to go home and take a shower.”
So I walked home.
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–After a while since I came home.
“Oops, is it that time already? I should get going.”
After I got home and took a shower, I still had some time left, so I was killing time at home reading a novel I hadn’t seen yet, but it was getting pretty close to the meeting time.
I had already finished getting dressed and grooming myself after taking a shower and drying my hair, so I was already ready to leave the house.
I was the type of person who wanted to be 30 minutes early before the meeting, so I decided to leave early.
So I picked up my wallet and headed out of the house to the park where we were going to meet.
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–I arrived at the park about 30 minutes before the meeting time and waited.
“Okay,……I’ll wait for Mitsuki to come.”
It’s better to wait.
I was about to wait when Mitsuki called out to me from behind.
“Kei ! Are you waiting?”
“No, I’m not waiting at all. I just got here myself !”
I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve seen Mitsuki in her casual clothes, but I thought she looked really cute today, more enthusiastic than usual.
“Mitsuki. You look so cute in that outfit.”
“Is…..is that so?”
“Yeah, you’re always cute, but today you look even cuter.”
“I see……I’m so happy……thank you Kei !”
When I said that with a smile, Mitsuki happily said so.
Then Mitsuki continued, looking embarrassed.
“T-then……Kei looks very cool too,……of course he always looks cool…….”
“Really? If that’s what Mitsuki thinks, then I’m glad I went all out !”
“Y-yeah……it’s true.”
“I see. Thanks.”
I was really happy, so when I honestly told her that with a smile, Mitsuki back with a shy look on her face.
“W-well then ! It’s a little early, but let’s head over now, Kei !”
“Right. Shall we go?”
“Yeah !”
Mitsuki naturally grabbed my hand, pulled me by the hand and started to walk away.
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