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“Eh !? Is this a love hotel?”
Senpai was bewildered, her eyes widened.
“Isn’t a love hotel more like a castle or resort-like building? This building here is square, so I guess it’s a normal hotel…….”
“No, not all love hotels are eccentric buildings.”
There are a number of love hotels that look like business hotels in Hokusei City.
“I-I see…… So this was a love hotel……”
Senpai blushed and swept her gaze.
So she hasn’t noticed it yet. Unlike someone else, this person would never think of going to a love hotel due to an emergency. Of course, there’s no way she’d try to pretend it was an incident and drag me in. That’s why I knew she mistakenly thought it was just a hotel.
An awkward silence drifted by. It was a troubling time for me, as I had never discussed this kind of subject with a girl who was not my girlfriend.
No, it was more like I had to find an alternative place to stay. The tracks have collapsed due to mud and sand, so even if it rains, people will still be stranded.
Somewhere, anywhere with a roof…….
As I was frantically searching for a place to stay, Senpai muttered,
“Let’s go to the love hotel……”
…………What did you just say?
Did I hear it wrong? It’s like I’ve been invited to a hotel…….
“Are you serious?”
“I’m serious.”
I’m not mishearing it !
Misumi senpai is inviting me to a love hotel !
She’s inviting me to a place where men and women get naked and chummy !
No, no, no, she doesn’t mean it that way. Calm down, Kingo ! She’s just suggesting a place where we can get out of the wind and rain, not a place where we can get naked. Don’t make a mistake !
“Well, we can stay there until morning, sheltering from the rain and wind. But is it okay with you, Senpai? Going to a love hotel with me…..”
“I don’t have a lover to worry about. I don’t want to go to a love hotel, but the current situation is such that it’s force majeure. Besides…”
“Besides?”
“I’ll be fine with Kobayakawa kun……”
……What do you mean by that? You mean it’s okay for you to go to a love hotel with me? But what does that mean?
I repeat, a love hotel is a place where men and women make love. To be more specific, it’s a place where naked men and women get together. If you go to such a place with me, in other words……
“I’m sure Kobayakawa kun won’t lay a hand on me !”
“I know, right ! Of course, I won’t do anything you don’t want me to do !”
After all, me and Senpai are senior and junior in the seminar and in the same band. We don’t have a romantic relationship. I was too stupid to hope for it.
“Have you found a place to stay?”
Just when I had found a place to stay, the station staff who had retreated to the station office came running out.
“If you haven’t found a place to stay yet, please go to the guest house my brother runs. I just called him and he said you can stay there. Hey, you both look very red, are you starting to catch a cold?”
“Eh, ah, yes ! I’m a little cold ! We’d appreciate your help !”
Buddha in hell. Thanks to the staff, we avoided going to a love hotel.
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The rain soon stopped, and we walked to the address of the guest house we had been given. We arrived at a small guest house with a tiled roof and plaster walls. At the entrance was a large signboard with the words [Unno Guest House] written in black ink.
“Excuse me. I’m Kobayakawa, the person on the phone !”
“Welcome ! I’m sorry to hear you got caught in the rain. Please come in.”
I was relieved to be greeted by a lady of about 60 years old who came out from the back of the room. I thought she might be annoyed by my sudden stay, but she was very kind. A man in the shopping street told me that he had met only good people in Mokusu Town.
Mokusu Town is a town where good people live. I want to move here.
The room I was shown was an eight-mat room with only a small table and a small TV. It looks small, with just a small table and a small TV, but it feels strangely calming. Is this the Japanese-style room effect?
“It seems like you got wet from the rain. I’ve heated up a bath so each of you can take a bath before you catch a cold.”
“Thank you very much. After you, Senpai.”
“No, you go ahead.”
“Don’t be shy. I would hate for you to catch a cold because of my idea, so please warm up first.”
“I see. ……Then I’ll take your word for it and have some hot water.”
Senpai seemed to be still hesitant, but she and the lady left together.
I was left alone and sighed heavily. The tension that had been building up for so long was loosened.
I looked out the window and saw the ocean outside. The sun was getting ready to set, and night would soon be upon us.
Trouble is bound to occur on a journey, right? But it’s bad luck to be stranded on a one-day journey.
According to the station staff, we will be able to return by a temporary bus tomorrow morning. It takes less than two hours by bus from the remote town of Mokusu to the city of Hokusei, so the bus will arrive before noon.
Tomorrow is Saturday, so there will be no class, but we were supposed to have a joint band practice. But at this rate, it would be impossible for me and Senpai to attend. I called Ryoko on my phone and told her I was going to be absent.
I called Ryoko.
[Hello?]
“Ryoko, it’s me. About tomorrow practice, and I want you to excuse me and Senpai.”
[Eh, Senpai too? Why are you absent together?]
“Umm, actually……”
I briefly explained the circumstances. I told her how I came to the town to help Senpai with her lyrics. I told her that we were stuck overnight because the railroad tracks were blocked by sand and soil. I was introduced to a guest house by a local.
[That was a disaster. I mean, you’re going to let Senpai write the lyrics?]
“I decided to let her write the lyrics because that’s what she wanted to do. She’s an amateur lyricist, but to be honest, I have high expectations.”
[I see. I don’t have anything to say if it’s okay with you. More importantly…..]
Ryoko’s easy-going voice suddenly took on a cold tone as I sat down.
[You guys aren’t staying in the same room, are you?]
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