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That evening, I received a line from Sudo.
[Proposal. Let’s take a picture with a foreigner who came to eat Kobe beef in Sannomiya and climb Mt. Rokko.
I wanna take the cable car and ropeway, and soak in the hot springs in Arima.
There seems to be a special discount for a round-trip ticket. How’s that?]
Immediately, Kioka responded.
[Hot springs(｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡
Kobe beef will be the boys’ treat, right !
(人’’▽｀)Thanks☆ I’ll be in your care !]
Kumagai san immediately responded.
[Yeah, yeah ! ＼（＾＿＾）／]
No, Sudo cried !
[(´;ω;｀)Seriously, please give me a break !]
Another line arrived. It was Kumagai san.
[I’m sorry, but we’ll have Kobe beef another time, how about lunch on top of Mt. Rokko?]
The tour ticket with hot spring is fairly priced, so a box lunch would be easier on the wallet,
I live with my sister and we always have lunch at the diner.
Can I make lunch?
Should I ask my sister?
I can’t, I’ll get beat up !
While I was thinking about that, Kioka reacted.
[(‘’◇’’)ゞIf the weather is fine, let’s go with that. I mean, Same, are you listening?]
[(*･ω･)/Yes.]
Since my mother passed away two years ago, my sister and I have been cooking breakfast and dinner,
I was cooking rice.
Retort pouch is a big help, but…
After entering high school, I usually have lunch alone in the school cafeteria.
Neither my sister nor I have ever made a lunch.
When I think of lunch, I think of omelette, I want to eat it,
The sweet and sour omelet that used to be in the lunch boxes our mother used to make for us…
On the day of the field trip, I made my own lunch box like this.
Rice, furikake, cherry tomatoes, meatballs (frozen), fish paste, that’s all.
I didn’t cook, I just packed it.
Be careful not to be seen !
When I arrived at the meeting place 15 minutes before, Sudo was staring at his phone.
As expected of a transit train, trains are sometimes later than scheduled,
It’s common sense to arrive a little early.
“Well, I’m looking forward to it !
Do you know?
Kioka and Kumagai are the most and second most popular students in this class !
Not only that, they might even be the most popular in the first grade, or even in the whole school.”
I thought Saki was the most popular.
“Well, what about Yagi san? You went to the same middle school.”
“I can’t believe you mentioned that girl’s name.
It’s true that Yagi is cute, stylish, fun, and great, but,
there is a big downside. Yes, she has a boyfriend, Matsukubo !”
Sudo made a big gesture of disappointment, then his expression turned dreamy and hopeful.
“Like I said, they don’t have a boyfriend !
The lively, cute Kioka and the slightly shady, beautiful Kumagai are very popular !”
“I see…that’s why Enomoto and the others tried to exchange lot number.”
“I don’t know which one they’re after, though.
Samejima, good luck ! You did a good job of preventing the exchange ! Good job !”
Sudo patted me on the shoulder.
Kumagai san and Kioka showed up right on time.
“Good morning !”
“Hey there !”
Kumagai san, who wears intelligent silver-rimmed glasses, wears a white shirt and a light blue knit.
Her white shirt, light blue knit, and loose-fitting culottes were stylish and suited her well.
Kioka, on the other hand, was wearing a gray long-sleeved T-shirt and a fake leather vest,
also skinny jeans.
“You both look sporty, cute, and cool.”
I complimented them spontaneously, and the two girls smiled happily,
Sudo was upset that I had beaten him to it.
“Damn it, Samejima ! Yeah, yeah, yeah ! You’re so cute!!”
“Samejima, good job ! Sudo, you’re out !”
Kioka stuck out her right hand and gave a thumbs up toward Sudo.
“But then again, you’re used to dealing with girls even though you’re a loner.”
“Yeah, yeah.”
I’ve had Saki give me a hard time about it, though,
“Well, I’ve been trained by my sister.”
“You’re a siscon?”
“Uhee ! Let’s take a picture with a foreigner, instead of talking here.”
As I changed the subject and started walking, Sudo grumbled.
“Foreigner～. I’m not very good at English conversation…”
There was a time when I wondered if I could do it too.
But I could afford it. It was a piece of cake.
Because when the two girls made eye contact with a man who looked like a foreigner and smiled,
They started talking from the other side ! With a huge smile ! Instantly !
As expected of the No. 1 and No. 2 girls in the class. Amazing !
Then, the two girls showed their phones and said
“P i c t u r e !”
“O h~, Y e s !”
And just as they were about to take the picture, the two boys jumped out and took a picture with the five of us.
It was a trick.
This is the quota of three sets.
When the foreigner approached the two girls to exchange contact information,
“S o r r y, s o r r y, mustache s o r r y !”
said Kioka, making a silly joke and a fuss.
“Samejima, Sudo, you should try it.”
Kioka said, [You guys can’t do it, can you? You’re mob !].
The tone of voice had a nuance to it,
My competitive spirit flared up for the first time in a long time.
“H i !”
Sudo and I smiled and waved at the red-haired woman !
The other woman passed us by as if she didn’t see us at all !
“Kyahahahahaha !”
“Kukukku !”
Kioka’s high pitched laugh and Kumagai san’s uncontrollable laughter added to our sense of defeat.
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