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“Hm~… I never thought Yano would say something like that to me, though she seemed to be the least likely in my image to do so~”
I’ve been trying not to get involved, but it’s impossible to say no now, so I’ve tried to stay out of it, thinking I’ll just stop thinking about it.
I’ve learned that the story doesn’t always progress as it does in the game, and I’ve learned that it’s dangerous to leave things to the protagonist.
I should be more or less careful except for the days when events occur.
Well, I can’t do it all the time.
I entered the classroom with these thoughts in mind.
“Hey~, Ai? You seem to be in a daze today, are you thinking about something?”
“No, it’s nothing like that, so don’t worry about it.”
“Well, that’s fine.”
“Speaking of which, have the three of you decided what club you’re going to join?”
“Well, I’ve been invited to join various sports clubs, but in the end I think I’ll join the badminton club – it was the same in junior high school~”
“I am not good at sports, so I would probably join a cultural club if I were to join one. I think I’ll decide where I’ll join from now on.”
“Well, Haruka was the ace of the badminton club in junior high school, and you have always been more of an indoor person than an athlete~”
“Yeah! Is Suguru in the basketball club like in junior high school?”
“Well~, yes, I was able to play an active role to some extent in junior high school, but I wonder how I’ll do in high school~”
“Don’t worry, Suguru was never inferior to anyone bigger than him even in middle school.”
“Yes, that’s right!
Suguru can do it!”
“Well~, I see! If you two say so, I’ll give it a try Haha.”
They laughed as Suguru put on a very loose smile.
“So, what about you, Ai? Will you be the manager of the basketball team like you were in middle school?”
“W-Well, hmmm, I’m planning to, but I’m not sure yet.”
“Well, I’d be very happy to have your support as a manager,”
“Okay, I will think positively about it.”
Ai was a little confused because she was planning to spend more time for herself in high school, not as a manager.
However, he looked at her too expectantly, so she gave him such an answer.
“Then, everyone is free after school, and since the club activity field trip starts tomorrow, the four of us are going to do karaoke today!”
“Great! Let’s go!”
“Yeah, I don’t have any plans either, so I’ll be fine.”
“You’re coming, too, right, Ai?”
“Umm, I’m sorry, I have plans today.”
“Eeh~, that’s unusual for you, what’s going on?~”
“Haha, no, I just have an appointment with someone else.”
“Hnn~, I see, so the three of us will go together today.”
Ai was thinking while having such a conversation, thinking about what she would do after school today.
She wasn’t really thinking about what she was going to do, so she was wondering what to do.
“Hmmm~ I think I’ll just go to a café and treat him to a drink as a thank you.”
“Fuaaa~, school is finally over, so what is she going to do to thank me? There’s no way I’m going to say anything to her, so I guess I’ll just have to wait a little while.”
So I decided to wait at my desk playing with my phone and not leave immediately when the doorbell rang, which was a rare occurrence.
“Let’s go, Sara~Haruka~, see you tomorrow, Ai~”
“Yeah, see you tomorrow.”
I heard such a conversation and the three of them went out of the classroom and it was just me and Ai left in the classroom.
“Ummm, I was sorry for suddenly asking you out yesterday.”
Ai said timidly.
“No, I’m fine, but didn’t you have an appointment with those three guys earlier?”
“No, I didn’t make any promises, so I’m fine, but I’d like to buy you a drink at a café afterwards, is that alright?”
“Sure. Anywhere is fine, as long as it’s a thank-you.”
“Okay, let’s go.”
“Um, are we going together?”
“Of course we’re going together. Why are we going separately?”
“You know, Yano has heard that too, right? If you’re with me, strange rumors will spread around, right?”
“It’s okay, it doesn’t matter what other people say. Besides, it’s just a rumor after all.”
She said, a little embarrassed.
“I-I see, then, let’s go.”
We were walking along when, as I had expected, I felt a lot of stares from people around us.
“Hey, Yano?”
“Yeah? What is it?”
“Have you noticed how they’re looking?”
“Yes, I do feel like I’m getting more stares than usual, but I’m used to it.”
I understood what she was saying. There was no way that a woman of Ai’s level would not be attracting stares.
The other two are just as pretty as the rest of them.
“If you put it that way, it’s only natural that a girl as pretty as Yano would be attracting a lot of attention.”
“Wait, don’t say that with a straight face.”
Ai blushed a little with embarrassment. I almost felt embarrassed when I saw that face.
We arrived at the café.
After ordering, we sat down together.
“Well, thank you again for yesterday, I would have been in a lot of trouble if you hadn’t been there.”
“I told you yesterday not to worry about it at all, I just happened to be passing by.”
“Yeah, but it’s still true that you helped me out, and……”
“Hmm? And what?”
“No, it’s nothing.”
Ai swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
Ai was definitely about to say “it was cool” to the Akuru right now.
After a bit of silence.
“Sano kun, are you going to join any clubs?”
Ai was thinking about what to say, and those words came out as quickly as they came out.
“Ummm~, I wonder… I wasn’t in any club activities in junior high school, but I was invited by a high school acquaintance to join the basketball team’s practice almost every day…”
“Eh? Then why don’t you join the basketball club?”
I wondered for a moment when she said that, but then I thought that in the game, Ai was in the middle and high school basketball team
“No~ it’s not that I don’t want to join, but there’s no reason for me to join~”
“I’m going to be the manager of the basketball team, in case you’re interested, so I’d be happy if you came, Sano kun.”
I knew she meant “manager,” but I pretended not to understand
“Well~, that’s a little different from my image of Yano, I thought you were more of a player than a manager.”
“It’s true that I don’t dislike sports per se, but I was a manager for a reason …….”
I know that’s a bit of a stretch, but I understand the reasoning behind it, of course.
The main character simply asked the three of them, but Sara is not good at exercise and Haruka wants to exercise herself.
So, through a process of elimination, Ai decided to take on the job.
“I see, but I don’t know if I can be an asset to the team even if I join, I’ve only participated in practices, not competitions.”
“No, I’m sure you’ll be fine, you’re tall and have great muscles!”
“Well, I do running and strength training every day~”
“So, why don’t you join the basketball team?”
In my previous life, I was a member of the badminton club in elementary and junior high school, and my best result was third place in the nation.
I was also interested in joining the basketball or badminton team because of that.
“Well~, let’s go for a trial…but won’t the atmosphere be bad if I go?”
“I think that would be fine, the captain of the basketball team is my brother, so I’m sure I’ll talk him through!”
Saying that reminded me.
Surely there was a scene in the game when the hero didn’t choose to abandon his love, and the captain of the basketball team beat him up.
Thinking about that, I said.
“Well, maybe I’ll go there tomorrow, because honestly, I was interested in going, but it was kind of hard for me to go…”
“I see! I’m sure my brother will convince you, and I’ll help you if you need anything.”
“Well, it’s notoriously difficult to get used to.”
“Well, I’m sorry if I offended you, but are the rumors true? I can’t believe it when I look at you right now.”
“Well, there are a lot of exaggerations, but they are not completely wrong~”
“Yes, well, I don’t feel that way now, but did something happen?”
“Yeah, I don’t mean to use my family environment as an excuse, but since I was little my parents were always working and rarely home, and I had to buy my meals from the refrigerator or go to the convenience store by myself, so I guess I was lonely (laughs), well, maybe that was the reason.”
“I see….”
Ai turned over sadly. The atmosphere became a little worse and hastily I thought about it and added.
“Yes, but before I entered high school, I calmed down and thought about it, and realized that no matter how rough it gets, nothing good will come of it. If anything, people around me will be afraid of me, and if anything, I’ll be even more isolated than I am now, so I started living seriously”
Sano came to me with a big smile on his face.
Ai saw that smile and realized that her heart was racing.
“I-I see, yeah, if you want to live a serious life, then I’ll cooperate with you.”
I was a little puzzled when she turned her eyes away from me, blushed and said so
“W-Well, if you say you’ll cooperate, I guess I’ll just take your word for it, but as long as you show some concern, I’ll be fine.”
“Yes, I understand. Well then, I look forward to working with you tomorrow.”
“Yeah, take care of me.”
We left the cafe like that and decided to split up.
“Hey, I’m sure we’ll have a lot to talk about, like club activities and stuff, so do you want to exchange LIME?”
“Yeah, of course. ”
We exchanged LIME and parted ways.
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Don’t want to get involved. Then got involved anyway. They even exchanged contacts lmao.
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I always have a mix feelings about story where the mc is like “I don’t want to get involved in the story” and five seconds later literally involved himself in the story. Some novel do it naturally so I accept but this one do it very badly. Like he literally contradicted himself five seconds after he said it and there’s no actual reason why he should do it