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“What do we do?”
“Well~”
After finishing my own time in charge of the café, me and Hina decided to spend our free time together and wandered into an empty café to decide what we were going to do.
Hina answered while looking at an electronic pamphlet on her phone.
“There’s this one…….”
I also looked at the electronic pamphlet she had just been looking at, and replied with a wry smile.
“Well, I don’t think we’ll be able to do everything in one day, so let’s go to the places that interest you.”
“Ummm ……”
Hina groaned as she looked at her smartphone, and although she hadn’t had a single sip of the coffee, the steam was starting to weaken.
On the other hand, I’ve been drinking steadily since a while ago, so my coffee will be empty soon.
“I got a flash of an idea.”
I look at Hina’s phone as she suddenly looks at me from her phone and says.
“Haunted house.”
“Haunted house ……”
Hina, perhaps liking my reaction, gives me a slightly implied smile.
“Not good at it?”
“Ddddd-don’t say something stupid! That’s a ghost, right? Since it’s a human delusion that hasn’t been proven by civilized science and can’t exist in reality, there shouldn’t be such a thing as a haunted house. Ahaha”
“It exists in 3rd grade class 2.”
“Oh, that’s what it is. It’s like catching a random snake in medieval times'”
“I don’t understand the analogy. Also, you talks too fast and it’s a bit creepy.”
“You know what I mean about talking too fast? I’ve been into magic chanting lately. I think it’s going to come out soon. Something like a Kamehameha wave, like an energy bullet.”
“Yeah. Anyway, answer the question! Are you bad at it?”
The answer is yes. Definitely yes. A very, very serious yes.
I’m not good at horror movies either, to the point where I’m scared to go to bed alone at night if I see one.
A haunted house at a school festival? Don’t make me laugh.
For me, it’s like a Hollywood horror film.
But if I say yes here, I’m sure she’ll laugh at me and say, ‘Hmmm’.
Here I have to play it cool.
“No? I’m just saying. No I mean, it’s just ghost. Hahaha. It’s just another amusement conceived by stupid people. I’m going to purge it into nothingness in front of science.”
“I see”
Hina didn’t seem to be teasing me, or even stunned, she just got up from her chair with a smile on her face.
“Then let’s go.”
“For real?”
“You’re going to purify it, aren’t you?”
“A-Aahaha Seriously, I’m going to purify all of you.”
My voice sounded like I was about to cry, and I didn’t know if Hina noticed my attitude or not, but she hurriedly left the cafe. It was definitely towards Hina that I felt glances towards me.
When she walks around the school, it turns into a fashion show and attracts the attention of the students.
She is pretty. That’s why she stands out. I know that.
I can hear small voices saying things like, “Who is that?” It’s not something new, so I don’t really pay attention to it.
“Hikaru, the wrinkles between your eyebrows are really bad.”
“Eh, I-I see?”
“If you’re scared, why don’t you just say so honestly that you’re scared?”
“No, no, no, no. That. I thought I’d make a contest to see who’s really scary, my scary, scary face or the ghost. Oh, don’t get me wrong. I don’t think I’m scary myself. In fact, I’m afraid of myself.”
“If that’s the case, then you’ve completely lost.”
I arrive at the place in question when Hina makes a dismayed voice with a sigh, saying ‘Oh dear’ at my attitude.
“Welcome……”
The classroom of Year 3 Class 2 has been transformed into a dismal-looking place, and the receptionist is wearing a tattered coat and hood, although I don’t know what it is, and I can tell from the low voice that he is a man, but I can’t see his face well.
“Two people?”
“Yes.”
As Hina answers the question asked, the receptionist turns to her.
“This is a fun, fun paradise. Please go and enjoy yourself.”
The receptionist then asks me to shake her hand, so I reflexively shake her hand and say, ’T-thank you……’
“Whoa!”
I scream as her hand is removed.
“Even though it’s paradise, that’s for us – but …….Hee hee hee.”
“Awawawa …….”
In response to my reaction, Hina takes up the raw hand I’m holding with a blank expression and gives it back to the receptionist.
“Ah, thanks.”
“No, no.”
“Is your companion okay?”
“I heard he’s fine, so he’s fine.”
Usually I would have said something during such an exchange, but in my current state of mind I can’t think of anything to say. To put it simply, I’m really scared.
“Come on, let’s go, scaredy-cat.”
“Oh, yeah.”
“I wonder if you’re ok. ……”
When I go in, it’s dimly lit and my vision is poor, but I manage to walk, and I feel a chill run down my spine.
“I-it’s atmospheric. ……”
“Really?”
“No.
Yeah. It’s good. Not bad. Not bad. Well! I’m not scared at all. I’m just a little freaked out.”
“I see.”
Phew. ……. I’ve managed to hide the fact that I’m scared, but it’s only a matter of time before she found out. ……
In order to maintain the dignity of my existence, I have to control my emotions at times like this.
Fear can increase the more you think ‘I’m not afraid’. That’s completely pointless.
In such cases, it is better to compensate with another emotion.
The best and most effective emotion of all is anger.
People are not happy when they are angry. People are not sad when they are angry. One does not enjoy when one is angry. In principle, the opposite is also true, but if it were easy to remember, it would be the emotion of ‘anger’.
The moment I tried to work on my hippocampus in this way…
“—Baah!”
A ghost-like man wearing a white cloth appeared out of nowhere. At that moment.
“Waaa!”
“Eh?”
The Ghost twisted his head at my surprised voice.
“Ah, umm ……”
The Ghost scratches his head and looks impatient.
“No, I’m in position ……. Um, …… is your companion okay?”
“I’m sorry. He’s a bit of an exaggerator.”
“No, no, no. The emergency exit is only available in the middle of the road. …… In that case, shouldn’t you go back?”
“Thank you kindly. We’ll be fine. Good luck, ghost-san.”
“Oh, you’re a real angel. I was unsure about it, but it came out. Thanks”
“Bye-bye~”
Hina was making small talk with the ghosts! What are you talking about with a ghost?
“Let’s go, scaredy-cat.”
“O-ou
The ghosts see me off and my legs are trembling as I walk towards the back, and seeing this, Hina clings to my arm as she says, ‘Oh dear’.
“You’re not afraid, are you?”
“Ha-hahaha”
“Are you seriously saying this is scary?”
“I-I’m not scared. That’s it, isn’t it? Hina got scared and hugged me, didn’t she? Haha.”
“Ah, it’s a hassle. Okay then”
“W-Well can’t help it”
I let go of my arm and pull Hina’s shoulder closer.
“I-I’m not afraid now, okay?”
“I would have been thrilled if the situation wasn’t like this, but it’s a shame.”
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