Episode 8 – Little Devil and Hot Dogs
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“…… I though this was supposed to be a date.”
Shiramine Hisui was standing in front of the rollercoaster ride with her lips pursed, gazing at the photo she had just purchased.
“I can’t show this face to my senpai, can I?”
A steep drop from the top.
The shutter was taken during the descent, so her hair was a mess in the wind, and her face was cramped up, not a very pretty expression.
But that’s it.
“…… Fufu”
The next to her, Ren’s face is also cramped just like Hisui’s may not be cool, but it’s still a good look. The two of them are not exactly looking good, but it’s definitely the two-shot she has always wanted to have.
“Hey, are you alone? Do you want to play with us?”
I heard a strange voice, but ignored it. I’m not interested, and I don’t want to look up.
“Hey, can you hear me? It’s you, with the white hair. Let’s play.”
“You’re so noisy. I’d rather leave the park than hang out with you guys.”
I glared at him, annoyed.
“Wow, she’s too beautiful!”
“Huh! She’s so beautiful it’s scary!”
The two flirtatious and frivolous-looking men took a step or two back when they caught sight of her face.
“–Sorry to keep you waiting!”
With a word, a man jumps in between Hisui and the duo.
“Oh a handsome one….., she’s got a boyfriend again.”
“Ugh, I’m so depressed. Let’s go.”
The two men quickly walked away.
“…… you are?”
Hisui stared at the person who had spoken the words.
“Let’s see, I think it’s …… Shiramine, right? I was with Ren the other day. I’m Hasegawa Aota, a sophomore. It seemed like things were getting complicated, so I called out without asking.”
“Thank you very much.”
It wasn’t a big deal, but now that it had come to this, she had no choice but to say thank you. Hisui bowed deeply.
“Huh? Hi-chan? What are you doing here?”
Mihoshi walked in a little later. In each of her hands, she held a chocolate and strawberry churros.
“Mihoshi_…… think you’ve eaten too much, don’t you?”
“N-No! This is …… for Tsuki-senpai to eat,…….”
With her face turning red, Mihoshi looked away and hid the churros behind her back.
What happened?”
“It’s my fault, I gave Kazekawa a hard time. I think she’s around here somewhere, have you seen her?”
Aota was biting his back teeth tightly. He is feeling regret, it is easy to understand.
“Kazakawa-senpai, I saw her go over there. Why don’t you go there?”
“…… Thanks, I’ll try going there. What about Shiramine-san? Do you want to come with me?”
“No, I’m waiting for someone. I’ll stay here.”
“Oh, no way, Hi-chan! Boyfriend?!”
Mihoshi blinked her eyes and made a surprise.
“I’m not her girlfriend yet though …….”
Hisui felt her cheeks heat up. Realizing that she was about to say something embarrassing, she averted her eyes.
“That Hi-chan who rejected countless boys’ confessions in half, has gone that far… Yes! I’m rooting for you too!”
It seemed like she had misunderstood something, but oh well. Hisui cleared her throat.
“If you’re going, you’d better hurry up, right? It’d be a problem if she got moved again, wouldn’t it?”
“I-I’m sorry, thank you. Sorry, thanks.”
“See you later! Hi chan!”
“Eh See you.”
The two of them ran swiftly toward the direction indicated by Hisui
“……Hasegawa Sota?”
Hisui stared at his back as he walked away.
“I wish someone like that had never existed.”
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“Look at her. ……”
“Wow, she’s cute. Is she waiting for someone?”
The eyes of people passing by were focused on the front of the roller coaster ride.
Well, thanks to that, I was able to find her right away.
“Oh, sorry. Shiramine-san.”
I called out anyway.
Are you mad at me? Of course I’m mad. Because I suddenly jumped out.
“….I’m sorry.”
As expected, Shiramine turned away as soon as our eyes met.
“W-what can I do to make you forgive me?”
“Think about it yourself… Hmph.”
It seems she’s upset.
Then!
“Oh, that’s right. We haven’t had lunch yet, right? Won’t you join me? Of course, I’ll treat you.”
“……Then, there is somewhere I’d like to go?”
Her face, which had been facing away, turned slightly towards me. Shiramine opened one eye and looked at me.
“W-where?! Let’s go! Right now!”
“Please follow me. It’s close by.”
I followed Shiramine as he began to walk at a brisk pace.
It only took her a few minutes to arrive at a kitchen near the shark jumping attraction.
“Two hot dogs and…… senpai, what would you like to drink?”
As if her earlier grumpiness was a lie, Shiramine asked with a big smile on her face.
“Um, well, I guess so. Coke… no, maybe tea.”
“Isn’t it okay to drink now? You’re not a player after all.”
So you do know, then. Well, I don’t know why, but Shiramine seems to know a lot about me.
“Well, that’s true. But I guess it’s just a remnant of the past that makes me shy away from it.”
I’ve wavered a few times, but no matter what, I just can’t bring myself to drink. Habits are scary.
“More importantly, you’re not mad at me?”
“You left me behind and chased after another girl, so that’s a minus point, but I’m not mad about that.”
After receiving our hot dogs, we sat down on a nearby bench. Maybe because the area was themed around a harbor, I could smell the ocean.
“Is your knee all right?”
“Eh?”
“You were running a lot earlier.”
“Well, that’s about right, isn’t it? I can’t run a marathon or endurance run though.”
I move my knee gently. It doesn’t hurt at all now.
But…
“It’s completely broken now. It looks like it’ll never go back to the way it was.”
In the summer of my second year of junior high school, I tore my cruciate ligament and damaged my medial ligament.
I heard that 60 to 80% of athletes can return to their normal level after surgery, but I was the unlucky one.
“I guess that’s the end of the gloomy story. Itadakimasu”
“Yes, I will.”
I put the hot dog with ketchup and mustard in my mouth.
Yes, it’s the same old thing.
“Hmm? You’re not going to eat it?”
Shiramine just stared at the hot dog from a while ago and seemed to be having none of it.
“I’m embarrassed to ask this, but how do you eat this?”
“Eh?”
What do you mean, how do you eat them? Hot dogs, right?
“I’ve never had one. ……”
Ah, it’s certainly a selfish image, but it’s a food that doesn’t suit her very well.
“Well, I usually just bite into it, you know?”
“…… bite, right?”
As if making up her mind, Shiramine opened her small mouth as much as she could and bit into it.
“…H-How is it?”
Shiramine chews loudly and swallows.
“–It’s delicious.”
Good! I struck a pose of guts in my heart like a cat that haunts a certain construction site.
“Then, let’s eat quickly and go to the attraction.”
“Yes. I’ve wasted so much time because of someone else.”
“Ugh. I’m sorry about that.”
As I thought, she had some thoughts…
After a light lunch, we got up from the bench.
“Well, where shall we go?”
“Wherever you want, okay? As long as it’s with senpai.”
The day is not over yet.
It seems that this little devil still won’t let me go.
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