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I wish Kirara wasn’t here……
Well, I’m sure Kaoru wouldn’t tell on her if she was there, and I’m sure she’d be fine……of course, so would I.
But even if that’s the case, it’s a little awkward for me because I know perfectly well why she’s working.
I entered the cafe with Kaoru while thinking about this.
“The atmosphere is nice…….”
“Yes, it is.”
The inside of the store was just as old-fashioned or retro as the outside, and the music made it seem even more so.
When I looked inside the restaurant, there were no customers except us.
Well, maybe it was because we came relatively soon after school ended and it was halfway through the day.
So we were guided by a female waitress and Kaoru and I took our seats facing each other.
“What are you gonna order?”
“Whenever I come to a café for the first time, I always order black coffee.”
In my previous life, when I was a freshman in high school, I didn’t drink black coffee.
And it wasn’t until I was a college student that I learned the benefits of coffee.
“Is that right?”
“Yeah. It doesn’t mean anything special.”
“I’ll have some too. Anything else?”
“No. That’s all for today.”
“Okay then.”
And so the waitress came to take our order…..haa, I knew it was going to happen.
It was Hiroshiki Kirara who was there.
I wonder if she went back with her friends halfway and then came to work part-time?
I mean, Kirara looks amazingly surprised…….
“Eh? Kaoru chan and……Kaito kun !?”
“Ah ! Hiroshiki san !”
I think we’ve seen this development recently…..
The only difference is the expressions on their faces.
Last time Kirara looked honestly surprised, and now Kirara has a look of displeasure on her face.
Kaoru’s expression is brighter because they simply got along.
I mean, I just thought, from me and Kaoru’s point of view, there’s no way we know that Kirara doesn’t have permission for a part-time job. ……
I mean, we just entered the school and haven’t even done the regular tests yet.
So maybe there’s nothing wrong with that.
When I was thinking that, Kirara bowed her head and said.
“Don’t tell anyone that I’m working part-time ! ! ! Both of you ! ! !”
No…..you’re getting awfully flustered.
Well, from Kirara’s point of view, it’s understandable that she’s upset…..iIt would be bad if her part-time job was discovered……
If I recall correctly, I don’t think her grandfather and grandmother thought she shouldn’t have a part-time job.
The manager of the store called Kirara to take her order and then went to the manager.
It was pretty loud…..it’s a good thing there were no customers.
“I wonder what it was? I wonder if Hiroshiki san isn’t allowed to work part-time?”
“Well, I wonder. Maybe there’s some other reason.'”
Kaoru said so, but it was not for me to say, so I replied.
I mean, if she knew that I knew, it would be weird.
“Well, even if that’s the case privately, I have no intention of telling the school.”
Kaoru is a serious person, but she values her friends a lot, so I thought she would say so.
“Right. I guess it’s the same for me.”
–A little later, Kirara came in with two cups of black coffee.
“Sorry to keep you waiting……..”
Kirara said with a wry smile and put the black coffees in front of Kaoru and me.
“Thank you, Hiroshiki san.”
“Thanks.”
“Yeah. And also. The manager said if my friend is here and it’s a time when there aren’t many customers, it’s okay if we talk together, so is it okay if I sit with you?”
“Fine by me.”
“Me too.”
When we said that, Kirara sat down next to Kaoru.
Then Kirara looked a little uncomfortable, so I started talking to her.
“Were you all right earlier? The manager called you.”
“Yeah. It was fine. I got scolded a bit, though.”
“I see. I hope that’s the case.”.
After such a conversation, Kirara immediately said,.
“So, about the part-time job….is it okay if I ask you to keep it a secret?”
“Of course it’s fine !”
“I don’t think I’m gonna tell on you either.”
I don’t even have any friends to tell.
When we said that, Kirara said with a relieved heart.
“I’m so glad. Thank you, you two !”
“Anyway, Hiroshiki san, don’t you have permission for a part-time job?”
“Actually, you see……I didn’t get it because my grades haven’t been very good since junior high school.”
“I see. Then why are you working part-time and risking being found out?”
I know, so I dare not say anything and listen to their conversation.
But Kirara probably won’t tell the truth…….
No matter how much a friend Kaoru is, she wouldn’t be able to tell Kaoru, whom she’s met recently, what she couldn’t tell anyone before.
“Well…..I really wanna buy something,……and I wanted to buy it with the money I earned anyway.”
“I see. You’re a great person, Hiroshiki san !”
“T-thanks. Kaoru chan…..”
Kirara looked uncomfortable as Kaoru smiled and said that.
Do you feel guilty for deceiving her?
Like Kaoru, Kirara also has a very kind personality, so I guess that’s probably the case.
“Can we continue to come to this café? Hiroshiki san.”
“Of course it’s fine.”
“Thank you ! Kaito kun, you can come too !”
“Oh, yeah.
It would be easy for me to give the money to Kirara, but I’m pretty sure she wouldn’t accept it……we’re generally not that close, that’s why ……
If her grandfather collapses, it might be a different story, but I don’t know when he’s going to collapse either……the route event isn’t fixed yet.
But like Kaoru, I want Kirara and Hitomi to be happy.
They’re three people I’ve seen a lot in the game…….
That’s a hard thing to talk about……
Then the three of us talked briefly before Kirara went back to work, and a little while later we left the store too.
“I was surprised to see Kirara chan here !”
Kaoru had been calling her Hiroshiki san until a few minutes ago, but she changed it when Kirara told her it was about time now that they should get to know each other better.
“Right. I was surprised too.”
I wasn’t surprised, of course, but I answered.
“Of course. Kirara chan is great, isn’t she? I’ve never even had a part-time job.”
Great, huh….but I really think so.
If I were to do the same thing in the same environment, I don’t think it would last long.
In a previous life, I didn’t have parents and my grandma and grandpa took me in.
Well, in my case, my grandma and grandpa were well-off, so I can say that it’s a better environment than Kirara.
Besides, Kirara was the heroine I could relate to the most when I was playing the game.
I liked all three of them equally in terms of favorite heroines, but in terms of sympathy, there is no doubt about it.
“Indeed. I think she’s great.”
“Kirara chan is awesome……she’s really cool. She looks cute too….Kaito kun, you think so too, don’t you?”
Kaoru asked me such a question.
“I do. But I think Kaoru is just as cute as her.”
If I was just trying to make Kaoru fall for me, it would have been better to say that I think Kaoru is prettier, but I decided not to.
It is a little awkward to lie in such matters.
Besides, in Kaoru’s case……
“I-it’s impossible for me to be as…..pretty as Kirara chan…….”
Kaoru is the type of person who lacks self-confidence, so I knew this reply would be expected.
“That’s not true. I would even say that Kaoru is the prettiest girl I have ever met.”
“Eh? That can’t be……”
Kaoru turned her face away saying so.
“Kaoru. Look at my face.”
“……”
I said and Kaoru looked at me for a few seconds without saying anything.
“I would never lie to you. I somehow understand that Kaoru is not confident about herself, but from my point of view, she is really cute. I thought so from the first time I saw her, that’s for sure.”
This is not a lie.
I’m sure Ohgo Kaito didn’t think so, but I’m telling the truth.
I thought so when I first saw her while playing the game.
Well, back then it was two-dimensional, but now it’s three-dimensional, so I think it’s even more so.
When I said that, Kaoru’s face turned red and she said hurriedly.
“I-I-I see……..t-thanks………”
“Wel, I’m sure you can be more confident.”
“Y-yeah,……I see……maybe. I think Kaito kun has given me a little more confidence……”
“I see. I’m glad if that’s the case.”
After that, we talked for a while, but Kaoru seemed embarrassed the whole time until she went into her house.
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