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“”Now, I will lower the safety bar. Please hold on to this handrail during the ride.
Why, why did this happen?
“Senpai? You’re not going to tell me you’re scared, are you?”
“No, no way. I’m not scared at all.”
I was in the front row of the roller coaster.
Next to me, a little devil is smiling at me with a ridiculing smile.
However, the agitated one’s …….
“Shiramine-san, aren’t your legs …… shaking?”
Shaking, shaking. No matter how you look at it, her feet were shaking in her pumps. Her heels were slightly off the ground, so they were making a small noise.
“I’m not trembling, I’m not afraid.”
“Really?”
“Of cou….. Kya!”
The roller coaster suddenly began to move.
The car accelerates suddenly, and a strong wind rushes across my cheeks.
“Uwaa!!”
My body was pressed against the seat. It had been a long time since I last rode a roller coaster, so I was a little scared.
“I-I can’t do it!”
“S-Shiramine-san!”
She’s obviously more scared than I am.
The face is contorted in fear and clutches at the safety bar as if clinging to it.
“I’m scared, scared, scared, scared, scared, scared!”
“Eeh…….”
There is no trace of her usual devil attitude. Now the girl next to me is just a girl who is frightened of roller coasters.
After a few scattered turns to the right and left, the roller coaster begins to slow down.
The rails were high and mountainous, and the track stretched out. Perhaps a steep drop awaits us after we finish the climb.
“So… can’t I get off at any stop along the way…?”
“No, you can’t. It’s not a train.”
Does it look like it has stops? It’s a one-way roller coaster.
“Ugh. ……, senpai, that …….”
“What’s wrong?”
“Can I… can I hold your hand?”
As soon as she stared at me with her trembling voice and tears welling up at the corners of her eyes, I felt like my heart was being squeezed.
An overwhelmingly beautiful girl. Even I, a friend A, was taken aback by her charm.
“T-that’s nothing.”
“I’m sorry, thank you very much…..hiii!!!”
“… shortlived”
I arrive at the top of the rail at the worst possible time.
Oh, great. I guess I can see everything in the park from here. That thing in the back is the Ferris wheel. I want to ride that one later, too.
“Ugghh…..no more”
She held my hand tightly as if clinging to me. Her fingers were trembling and quite cold.
“It’s okay, I’m here.”
I honestly don’t know what kind of support it would give me, but I wanted to encourage her
“Senpai ……”
“I’m scared, too. I think I’m going to shit my pants.”
“S-Senpai?”
Clang. There was a moment’s pause before the roller coaster began its steep drop.
……
…
“Wow, that was scary. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to enjoy it again.”
“Ugh! I’m never riding it again!”
Shiramine was angry. Or rather, she seemed to be sulking.
It seemed like it was her first time riding a roller coaster, so perhaps the image of it being fun was taking over.
“Are you afraid of heights, Shiramine-san?”
“…. human being, it would be cuter if one had at least one weakness, wouldn’t it?”
It’s true that Shiramine earlier was different from usual… No, it’s not that she isn’t cute normally, but perhaps it’s the gap moe thing, but it made my heart race.
“Hmm, that was …….”
I was just leaving the roller coaster ride when I saw something out of the corner of my eye that caught my attention.
“What’s wrong? senpai”
“I’m sorry, I’ll just be a minute.”
“Eh, hey …….”
I said and started to run.
I could not let it pass me by.
“—Why is Kazekawa-san walking alone?”
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“Hey, hey, did you come alone?”
Behind the parade, away from the main street where the parade time was approaching and the number of people was beginning to increase. As soon as Tsuki sat down on a bench next to a concession stand, a couple of frivolous-looking people started talking to her
“Um, well, with a friend.”
“Oh, you feel lost? Do you want me to look for you?”
“That’s not ……”
There was no way Tsuki could say that she had run away because she didn’t like the idea of meeting an old acquaintance, so she could only nod her head and give vague answers.
“Well then, come play with us.”
“Come on, let’s go.”
She felt someone grab her arm and she was scared. But…
“No, please don’t do that. ……”
“Don’t say that, okay?”
She was no match for him in terms of strength, and Tsuki didn’t have the guts to ask anyone for help.
“Hey, you guys. Do you want something from my companion?”
A voice came from behind the pair. The voice sounded a little angry, and directly reproached the pair.
“Aota kun…?”
“You’ve got a boyfriend, huh? lame”
“Let’s go, I’m feeling a little down.”
The two sharply glared at the person behind them, clicked their tongues, and walked off somewhere.
Instead, the one who appeared in front of the moon was.
“That was a disaster. Kazakawa.”
“I’m sorry, Hayami kun. Thank you.”
Hayami Ren. To her, he is the best friend of the person he likes, a classmate she talks to occasionally, and a friend…she doesn’t know she thinks of him, but that’s probably true.
“Seriously, if you’re going to pick up girls, do it somewhere else. Can I sit next to you?”
“S-Sure, go ahead.”
Ren sat down and handed her a can of drink.
“Here we go, it’s still cold even though it’s spring. Would you like some cocoa, Kazekawa?”
“Thank you very much. ……”
The reason why she ended up using honorifics is because the image of Ren is very different from what she usually see.
She thought he was more energetic, fun-loving and optimistic.
But now Ren is somehow more mature……
“So, what happened? If you don’t mind an idiot like me, please.”
“That’s …… the thing.”
He knows what happened. He knows what happened in junior high school. So, she might as well tell him
Tsuki told it all.
She met her classmates from junior high school by chance at a restaurant. They weren’t the ones who harassed her, but they were the ones who saw her and didn’t help her
“…. I see. So.”
“Yes, well… I got sick of it.”
Part of it was awkward. But more than that, the truth is …….
“I thought I was over it. I thought I had gotten over it, and I was going to forgive him. But ……”
She realized how weak she was.
“What did I look like? Did I look angry?”
Why was he talking like nothing had happened? Even though he never helped her. Even though they weren’t even friends.
“I just didn’t like it. I’m sure. … he who treated me like air, and now he treats me like it’s all over, like nothing had happened.”
“…. I see.”
Ren, who took the words seriously while slowly ministering, sips a sip of canned coffee.
“I know it sounds disgusting, I’m sorry. We all came here to have fun together.”
She suddenly came to her senses and clutched the still warm cocoa in both hands, then looked down.
“I’m really… a petty, nasty person, you know.”
“There’s no need to say that, Kazekawa hasn’t done anything strange.”
“…… I see.”
Ah, Tsuki felt that he was a really good person. He was a good listener, and would look her in the eye and understand what she was saying. For the first time, she felt like she had gotten to know Ren as a kind person.
“What should I do to forgive…”
“You don’t have to forgive, Kazekawa.”
“Eh?”
Tsuki’s eyes widened in surprise at his words. Ren was clearly angry. That’s how it looked.
“Those guys may not have been directly involved, but turning a blind eye is also a form of harassment, right? So, there’s nothing wrong with Kazekawa being angry, or not being able to forgive him.”
Ren’s profile was sharp and stern, to the point of being frightening. It looked as if he was getting angry on behalf of Tsuki.
“…Sorry. I have to get going for a bit. The two of them should be here soon, so just wait!”
As soon as he remembered, Ren stood up. The stern expression on his face disappeared and his usual friendly smile surfaced.
“Um…..”
“I’m really sorry. I really appreciated your invitation. Well then!”
Ren left. Then, the other two came running over to take his place.
“Kazekawa!”
“Tsuki senpai!”
“I’m sorry, I’m.. Uuu!?”
Mihoshi hugged her. she was so surprised that she was at a loss for words.
“I’m glad, I’m glad. I’m glad you’re okay.”
“I didn’t do anything that dangerous, okay?”
“Kazekawa. I’m sorry. I should have been more considerate…”
Aota bowed deeply.
“Aota kun, you did nothing wrong. Oh, yes, Hayami kun helped me. He listened to me a lot.”
“What? Hayamin-senpai was here?”
“Ren?”
The two rolled their eyes curiously and nodded their heads at the right moment.
“Hayami-kun was here.”
She was a little concerned. Maybe it was because he listened to her, though it might seem convenient.
“Hey, Aota-kun. Mihoshi chan. What kind of person is Hayami-kun?”
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This series is gonna just be wheel spin and denser then a black hole huh… Oh and alot of sad people at the end as this won’t end up poly.