My Childhood Friend, a Cool, Beautiful Girl With a Pure Face, Is a Monopolising Yandere
Before I left the station, I called home.
I apologized to Ran’s parents, but they weren’t particularly upset with me.
I wondered if it was okay for a high school boy and a girl to be alone and not be able to return home from a destination. ……
When the evening sun went down, we left the station where the train was not moving, and headed for the sea.
On the map, it didn’t look that far, but when we actually walked along the road, we found that the houses were sparsely populated and there were few streetlights.
It was a different world from the daytime.
The sun, which had been shining brightly, had disappeared completely, and the night breeze cooled my forehead instead.
Perhaps it was because we were by the sea, but the night was reasonably cool.
“I wonder if this is really the right place. ……”
Ran’s lips moved in a small smile as she checked the map on her phone.
“The station attendant said, ‘It’s a rocky place with only an embankment, but if you walk straight you can get to the beach’. It’s not a tourist spot, so it’s probably a quieter place.”
“I see. I didn’t think I would be going to the beach at this time of night. ……”
There was no point in staying at the station.
Ran’s proposal would have been a good opportunity.
I walked silently down the path illuminated by Ran’s phone.
Away from the station, the signs of people become even more distant, and as we walk through the dark, overgrown windbreak, eventually, the faint scent of the tide begins to waft through the air.
My heart begins to pound.
As the view opens up and the tidal wave approaches, Ran speeds up her steps just a little bit.
The path opens up.
Then, the black surface of the sea spread out before us.
It was not a neatly organized beach like a tourist spot.
There was a low embankment with almost no lighting, and uneven concrete blocks piled up, perhaps for wave protection.
The beach was not so popular that it was hard to believe that it was a summer beach, and I could hear the low sound of the waves lapping against the shore, mixed with the chirping of insects.
The ocean at night.
I don’t know why, but it makes me very excited.
“Look at the stars, Ran. The stars are so beautiful”
I pointed to the night sky. Perhaps it is because there is very little illumination, but I can see the countless stars scattered across the deep black canvas with amazing clarity.
You can’t see a starry sky like this in Tokyo.
The air itself seemed pure and clean in the starlight.
The night sky and the sea, the two vaguely melded into one.
“Look at your feet. There is a step there.”
“Oh, thank you.”
“Be careful. If you fall and hurt yourself here, it will be serious.”
While I was staring at the starry sky in a daze, I was warned by Ran.
In the daytime, you might have seen a desolate scene, but the darkness of the night shrouded everything, creating a frighteningly serene atmosphere.
The waves seemed to twinkle faintly white as they reflected the moonlight and starlight.
We sat on the bank, dodging craggy rocks and concrete blocks.
The regular sound of the waves, zapping and churning, seemed to keep the noisiness of the daytime away.
Ran looked up at the night sky, brushed back her long hair, and exhaled a sigh.
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen the ocean this dark before. …… It’s a little scary, but it’s calming.”
“Yes, it is. The station attendant said it wasn’t a tourist spot, but that’s why it’s so quiet.”
The two exchanged glances for a moment, and then Ran gently averted her eyes.
The wind, which was filled with the scent of the sea, caressed her cheeks with a slight salty humidity. After sweating so much during the day, I could feel my sweat drying off now.
“I wonder what will happen to the train after all…I thought it was just a day trip.”
I muttered absentmindedly, and Ran shook her head faintly.
“I don’t think it’s going to be easy to leave now. Even if we start moving at this hour, we’ll probably get the last train in the nearby city. Yuto, are you okay with your plans for tomorrow?”
“I’m fine.”
I’m just sleeping at home anyway.
“Is Ran the one who’s going to be okay? Someone who cares about efficiency all the time is in such trouble.”
I asked her jokingly, and she shrugged her shoulders a little.
“I can’t help it. It’s more efficient than waiting endlessly for a train that won’t move. …… Well, even if it wasn’t, maybe I just needed to let off some steam.”
“I’m starving anyway. I wish I had one of the convenience stores.”
I haven’t eaten anything since lunch.
I looked to see if any daytime cafes were open, but they seemed to be closed after dusk.
“Thank goodness I’ve prepared for such an eventuality. Here.”
“Eh?”
What Ran handed me was Calorie Mate. It was a long, thin cookie bar that was easy to store.
“I try to carry a minimum amount of food with me in case of a disaster on the road. It was like a good luck charm, but it came in handy in an unexpected way.”
“Wow, Ran, thank you! Itadakimasu!”
We split the two bars in the bag between us and quickly bit into them.
Oh …….
It tastes so good I can’t even put it into words. They say hunger is the best spice, and I think they are right.
I’m far from full, but it’s better than nothing.
“…………”
“…………”
We continued to eat our calorie mates in silence.
The sound of the waves crashing on the rocks echoed in the air.
The night had a strange atmosphere.
It was not our usual school classroom, nor the familiar road home, nor our room at home.
I was on a trip that I had intended to take as a day trip, but trouble struck and I was unable to return home, so I was on the dark beach with Ran.
It was an extraordinary time, far from the usual routine.
Perhaps that is why.
Ran opened her mouth with an unusually mysterious look on her face.
“Hey, Yuto…”