Episode 26 – Friend A VS Thug san
Source
https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16818093087122434729/episodes/16818622174999949257
“I’m home…”
A faint voice echoed in the dark hallway.
Nishimiya Aira felt along the wall with her hands, searching for the hallway light switch.
Click. The sound rang out, and her vision suddenly brightened.
“Ugh, I’m so tired.”
She took off her heavy loafers and headed for the living room.
…What was for dinner? She had already eaten the meal she got from her part-time job. The rest was probably…
Aira turned on the living room light and headed for the refrigerator.
It had been about a year and a month since she started living alone. She was getting used to going to school while working part-time.
However…
“…Haa, why can’t I make friends?”
At the beginning of the school year, she had received a lot of attention, but… somehow, it wasn’t working out.
“Actually, there’s nothing for dinner tonight.”
With a big sigh, she closed the refrigerator door.
“…I guess I’ll go shopping.”
Aira took off her school uniform and changed into her everyday clothes.
***
“I can’t believe the oil ran out…”
Fried chicken. That was supposed to be dinner.
I had been marinating the chicken since yesterday. All that was left was to fry it, but then I discovered the truth.
“It’s okay. The supermarket is close by. Besides, you get to go out with my your younger classmate.”
From the flow of the conversation, Shiramine, who ended up having dinner with me, was in a very good mood. …Is the wound she suffered earlier okay now?
“Well, I guess I am lucky to be able to go out with Shiramine-san.”
“!? What? What’s wrong with you? Why are you suddenly saying things like that? That’s not like you, senpai!”
At my casual remark, Shiramine’s face turned bright red, her eyes widened, and she distanced herself from me.
“What’s wrong?”
“Well… you don’t really care about me, do you?”
That sounded a little sarcastic… There was something sharp in the way she said it.
“No, of course not. I’m happy to be able to go out with such a cute girl.”
After all, I am Friend A. I am interested in the heroines’ thoughts and likes and dislikes, even if only a little.
“I-Is that so? H-hee”
Shiramine said uninterestedly, but she couldn’t hide her happiness.
“W-Well, I can see the supermarket now.”
It was about a five-minute walk. The destination was in sight…
“Let go of me!”
The supermarket parking lot. The voice came from the corner.
“Senpai. What are you going to do?”
“…I’m going to stop it.”
“I think I understand you quite well. You can’t just leave this alone, can you?”
Shiramine is amazing. She seems to know exactly what I’m thinking.
“Shiramine, go into the supermarket first.”
I didn’t know what the situation was, but if we got into a fight, someone might get hurt.
That’s what I thought, so I said that.
But Shiramine replied,
“On the contrary, you don’t understand me, do you?”
“Eh?”
“Come on, let’s go.”
“Hey, it’s okay. We’re just going to have some fun. Right?”
She was careless. she thought it would be okay since she was just going out for a bit.
Drawn in by that carelessness, she was approached by a frivolous pair.
“…Damn it.”
There was no one in the parking lot she could ask for help.
“Huh? There’s no way I’m going to hang out with you guys. Get out of my sight.”
“But we got rejected. Hah, well, we’re not really here to play anyway, so it’s fine.”
“Right, it’s not really about playing, is it?”
The two of them smiled creepily, and she could faintly smell alcohol on their breath.
They must be drunk and feeling bold.
“Come on, let’s go. I’ll make you feel good, I promise.”
“Don’t touch me!”
Reflexively, Aira swatted away the hand that was reaching out to her.
“You’re so sassy, aren’t you?”
“Let’s strip her naked.”
“…Ugh.”
Her legs were trembling uncontrollably. Fighting to keep them steady, Aira narrowed her eyes.
“──Lately, this kind of thing happens a lot, so I feel like I’m getting used to it. Even romantic comedy events.”
“You can get used to this kind of thing?”
“Huh? Who are you?”
Behind the pair appeared a couple.
“Hey, you two. She’s not into it. Stop it.”
The boy in the couple said.
“What? What’s your problem?”
“We’re just inviting her to play!”
“Calm down, calm down.”
The boy who caught the attention of the pair glanced at the girl. The girl nodded and came over to Aira.
“Are you okay? Come over here.”
“Eh, yes.”
She was led away by the hand, putting distance between herself and the two boys.
However, it seemed that the situation wouldn’t be resolved so easily.
“You think you’re so tough, don’t you?”
One of the boys grabbed the boy by the collar, pulled back his clenched fist like a bow, and swung it forward.
“Let’s not hurt each other. That’s not good for either of us.”
“What!? That hurts!”
However, the boy dodged the punch by tilting his head, grabbed the hand on his chest, and twisted it upward.
“You bastard!”
Seeing this, the other man sharply pulled his arm back and swung his fist at the boy.
“Watch out!”
“Hey, you! Ugh!”
The boy twisted his arm tightly and slid the man’s head between the approaching fist and his face.
“It hurts, my finger…”
The man, who had struck him with force, held his hand and crouched down. It was only natural that it hurt, since he had been struck between the eyebrows rather than on the cheek.
The man who had been used as a shield by the boy was also bleeding from his nose and writhing in agony.
“…I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to use you as a shield.”
The boy reached out his hand with a concerned look on his face. But there was no way he could take that hand, and
“Damn you, I’ll remember this!”
He spat out his usual parting words and ran off somewhere.
“…I didn’t think it would come to a fight.”
The girl next to him murmured softly. Her lips were slightly pursed, giving her a slightly dissatisfied expression.
“Phew, that’s a relief. Nothing happened…”
The boy let out a sigh of relief. His profile looked familiar.
“Um… thank you. For helping me.”
“Well, anyway. I’m glad you’re safe—Nishimiya.”
It was the boy she had met today.
“Your name is Hayama, right?”
“No, it’s Hayami…”
–
–
If you enjoy our content, feel free to donate, Thank you in advance !