Episode 45 – Kaoru and Yamazaki
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“Is it about time?”
I was picking up Kaoru from her cram school as usual.
“Sorry to keep you waiting, Kaito kun !”
“Yeah. Shall we go home then?”
“Yeah !”
–Me and Kaoru were walking home together holding hands.
“Haa.”
As we were walking together, Kaoru gave a small sigh.
“What’s wrong?”
“Well…..I was thinking about the camp I told you about yesterday, but I’m still not very excited about it….I was thinking about it again before I went to bed yesterday and again at school today.”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah. Personally, Kaito kun is not there…but it’s just that my mom and dad look forward to it every year…and my mom and dad have both loved camping since they were college students, and they met at camping…..”
That’s the first time I’ve heard that…in the game, the story about her parents wasn’t really detailed.
It’s true that if your parents are looking forward to it that much, it’s hard to refuse…I feel the same way even if I were in Kaoru’s position.
“It’s just……Kaoru doesn’t want to go, does she?”
“Right….if I were to go with my mom and dad, I’d like to go, but if Shin is there……it’s not that I don’t like Shin, but if I were to go with a guy, I think I’d hate it if it wasn’t Kaito kun…”
“Then…….I don’t really understand, but does that mean it’s not okay to go camping with just the adults?”
“Just the adults…..that’s certainly possible…..we basically spent every year outside of the barbecue, splitting our time between the adults and the kids ! And now that I think about it, Shin is very much an indoor person, so he wasn’t into camping itself ! And now that I think about it, there’s no need for us to go together ! I don’t think he’ll be into it this year either !”
When I said that, Kaoru suddenly regained her energy.
“Are you sure you’re okay with that?”
“Yeah ! I think it will probably be fine ! I’ve been going every year since elementary school, so that idea never occurred to me ! Thanks, Kaito kun !”
From the sound of it, she really didn’t want to go…..well, it’s Kaoru, so she was probably trying to go just because she didn’t want to deprive her mother and father of some fun. I couldn’t tell from the phone call yesterday, but I’m pretty sure.
Well, I’m happy for her. Even I didn’t want her to go if Yamazaki was there.
“I’m glad that Kaoru seems to be fine.”
“Yeah ! But if you think about it, maybe I should tell my mom and dad that I’m dating Kaito kun? I think we’ll have a real family in the future… ..if I get a boyfriend, I think they’ll say it’s okay even if I don’t participate. I mean, I think by then it’ll probably just be adults.”
“Well, you’ll have to tell them eventually…..you said before that you didn’t want them to know because you were embarrassed, but you’re okay with that now?”
“It’s still a little embarrassing,……because it’s my mom and dad. But it’s better to tell them so I can go out with you without worrying about it…..but there’s one thing I’m worried about.”
“What do you mean?”
When I asked her that, Kaoru says.
“If I tell them that I’m dating Kaito kun, that means I won’t be able to have sleepovers with you…if I come out about it, I think they will realize why I’ve been having so many sleepovers…I mean, it’s really embarrassing…”
In the game, Kaoru’s stance was that if that’s what she wanted to do, that’s what she would do.
She even allowed a harem. That part was a convenient development unique to erotic games.
Well, the only problem is that I’m not Yamazaki, but it will probably be okay.
So, to be honest with Kaoru’s parents, I don’t think I need to hide anything from them at all. Well it’s up to Kaoru.
“I mean, is there any chance that they won’t allow you’re dating me?”
“I don’t think so. I talked about Kaito kun a little bit to my mom and dad.”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah. I told them that Kaito kun was kind enough to pick me up every time and that he got a perfect score on a test.”
“But if that’s the case, they already know, don’t they? Isn’t that why you’re talking about me in front of them?”
“It’s possible…… but it’s not that obvious and it’s only sometimes.”
“Well, if you’re saying that much, I guess it’s okay to talk about it. But I guess that’s up to Kaoru.e You seemed embarrassed, too.”
“But what if I’m banned from staying out overnight,……that’s my biggest worry,……even though Kaito kun even prepared my room for me.”
A sleepover…I think it’s okay.
Well, I only think so because I have a lot of knowledge about games, but from Kaoru’s perspective, I’d be worried about it.
I wouldn’t like it if Kaoru was banned from spending the night over.
“Well, it’s gonna happen sooner or later, so I think it’s better if you tell them yourself instead of waiting for them to find out. If that’s the case, I’ll go and tell them too.”
“No ! Kaito kun doesn’t have to come for the time being and it’s fine ! I want to tell mom and dad by myself first. And ! It’s better if I tell my mom myself…and my mom will tell my dad about it.”
“Is your mother gonna be okay?”
“Yeah ! I think it’s okay if it’s my mom. After all, it’s my mom who might have figured it out. Dad definitely doesn’t.”
If that’s the case, isn’t Kaoru’s father…..very insensitive?
Even if it’s an exaggeration to say that we’re dating, I’m sure there’s at least a little something he’s thinking about…..it’s absolutely impossible for Kaoru to talk about boys if she had been Kaoru before I was reincarnated. Except for Yamazaki, of course.
“Well, tell your parents, and if you need me to come over, you can call me anytime. Even at night.”
“I’ll take your word for it ! I’ll call you in the afternoon if I have to !”
–And so we came to Kaoru’s house.
“I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Yeah ! See you tomorrow !”
“Like I said before, you can call me anytime you want.”
“All right !”
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★Sasauchi Kaoru
I watched Kaito kun until he was out of sight.
“I felt refreshed !”
I’ve been thinking about it ever since I called Kaito and told my mom and dad yesterday.
I don’t dislike camping either, so if I were going with just my family, I’d definitely want to go, but I wasn’t too keen on it since it would mean spending a lot of time alone with Shin.
If I had the time to spend with Shin, I would naturally want to spend all of it with Kaito kun.
Besides, I was playing with Kaito kun almost every day on my days off, and it was 100 times more fun for me.
While I was thinking about that, Shin came.
“Oh ! Kaoru ! What are you doing?”
“I just came back from cram school.”
It was dangerous because if Shin saw me coming home with Kaito kun, it would definitely spread……
No, maybe that’s a good time to do that. We were already talking about it soon.
“I see. I just got back from a friend’s house too.”
“I see.”
“Speaking of which, I heard we’re going camping again this year……I thought it would go away when we became a high school student…..that’s a pain in the ass.”
“I guess Shin doesn’t want to go? Come to think of it, you said it’s a hassle every year.”
“Yeah, I’d totally rather go home to play games and eat barbecue than go camping……mostly because I don’t like mosquitoes and bugs……”
If that’s the case, I guess it’s just fine.
“Now that I think about it, it seems like both of our parents really look forward to it every year.”
“Yes……so it’s a pain in the ass, but we go there every year……”
“Well then. I guess we don’t have to go this year.”
“Eh?”
“I don’t like there being too many bugs, and if Shin doesn’t like it either, wouldn’t it be better to not go? Adults always have fun on their own. To begin with, we and adults behave very differently.”
I don’t dislike camping itself, but I really don’t like bugs.
I’ve cried when bugs stuck to my shoulder at previous camps……even when I was in elementary school……and of course I still get very upset when they stick to my shoulder.
“But Kaoru does it every year…..and no, that helps me too, but are you sure you’re okay with that?”
“I’m fine.”
When I said that, Shin said after thinking for a while.
“Then, how about the two of us playing games together? It’s been a while since we played at my house ! Come to think of it, we haven’t played at my house since high school !”
“It’s no good for a boy and a girl to be alone at home now that they’re high school students…”
Of course, I don’t think so because I’ve been alone with Kaito kun many times, but it’s just to say no. Generally speaking, I don’t want to go to any boy’s house other than Kaito kun’s.
“That’s unexpected…….”
“Eh? What do you mean by unexpected?”
“No……I never thought Kaoru cared about that kind of thing. But it’s okay, we’re childhood friends.”
I don’t think childhood friends have anything to do with this…or rather, I don’t think he cares…I wonder what he’s talking about.
“It’s not okay at all.”
“I see…..then, let’s go to the arcade together.”
“Eh? The arcade?”
“Is there a problem?”
I mean, in Shin’s mind, Sundays are now supposed to be spent with me……
“Erm, I was thinking I’d like to relax at home all day Sunday.”
“Then I think I’ll go to Kaoru’s house…..since it’s been so long.
Has he already forgotten what we talked about earlier? I told him that we can’t be alone together…..
I don’t remember Shin being this difficult to talk to. It’s getting a little annoying…….
“I told you, you can’t do that……”
“Is that a no too?”
“Yeah. No. I don’t let boys into my house if they’re not my boyfriend. Of course I wouldn’t go to their house.”
When I said that, Shin took a breath and then said.
“Hm…speaking of a boyfriend, would Kaoru like to have one?”
“Eh?”
“No….I heard that you got confessed recently…..so I was wondering……and if you’re gonna make a boyfriend from now on…. since we’re childhood friends, please tell me.”
It’s true that I got confessed to, but Kirara chan and Hitomi chan are driving them away. And there was one time when the two of them weren’t around, but I turned it down without even thinking about it.
There were some seniors who said they were cool, but from my point of view, I don’t see what’s so cool about them. Compared to Kaito kun, everyone else seems about the same……
“I have absolutely no intention of getting a boyfriend in the future.”
It’s no wonder.
The reason is that I’m already in a relationship with Kaito kun and I have no intention of getting a boyfriend in the future.
I don’t want to break up with Kaito kun.
“I see. Well, there’s no way Kaoru can have a boyfriend…or rather, what is that?”
I think it’s a bit wordy, but I guess it’s okay…
“What?”
“That thing you’re wearing around your neck.”
What Shin is talking about was a cute necklace that Kaito kun bought for me a while back.
I was so happy that I always wear it when I go out outside of school.
I can’t wear it at school, but I can take it with me and wear it when I leave school.
“It’s a necklace. It’s very important.”
“Hmmm……did someone give it to you?’
“Yes.”
“Is it Hiroshiki san or Minamikawa san?”
“No, but……it has nothing to do with Shin.”
I said that and Shin came to me looking a little angry.
“Well, it doesn’t matter, but it doesn’t suit you at all, so you should stop wearing it, right? People will think you’re easy, you know?”
I felt really bad when I heard that.
It doesn’t look good on me,……even though it’s the necklace that Kaito kun bought for me and said it would look good on me.
Generally speaking, it’s an important necklace, so he can’t say it that way.
That’s definitely not the case, but even if it doesn’t suit me, he should never say anything about it.
I was getting irritated for the first time in a long time, but I quietly calmed down my feelings.
“That’s enough, okay? I’m going home. Anyway, I’ll tell my parents that we won’t be going on Sunday, so please take care of that too.”
“Eh? Y-yeah, right. I’ll make sure to tell them…”
I said that and went inside the house.
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what the fuck is he even saying… why can’t she just tell him she has a boyfriend ugh