I Was Supposed to Be Giving Love Advice on the School Radio, but Before I Knew It, the Beautiful Girls at School Were Hitting on Me
I moved straight to the cashier.
I had planned to wait until Kinami san’s part-time job was over, but it seems she asked the manager to let her leave early.
Kageyama kun took care of the bill.
“Hey, Kitahara.”
“What is it, Kageyama kun?”
“Well, you two are pretty good friends……”
“Surprising?”
“I wouldn’t call it surprising…… You two have never met, right?”
I was a little silent at his question.
“Well, we’ve never met before, but it’s not like it’s our first time.”
“…..Oh?”
Kageyama kun is clearly confused, and hasn’t said anything wrong at all, but… I doubt he would have imagined that we were connected through him.
“Well, whatever. If you guys are good friends, there’s nothing better than that…..I was thinking too much.”
“Fufu, Kageyama kun, you’re a worrier, aren’t you?”
“Good work.”
Just then, Kinami san, who had just finished changing, came out of the changing room.
She was a junior high school student until last year, and she seemed to fit better in Bianca’s uniform than her school uniform.
“Hey, good work, Kinami.”
“I’m sorry Senpai, I made you do the hall work…….”
“It’s okay, it’s not a big hassle, don’t worry about it.”
“Is that so? No, Kitahara senpai said she had some business with me…….”
Kinami san glanced over at me with a truly apologetic look on her face.
Kageyama kun laughed lightly.
“Kinami worked hard today too, so it’s no big deal if she goes home a little early.”
“Really ! Was I working hard !?”
At the same moment, Kinami san quickly moved closer to Kageyama kun. Kageyama kun also involuntarily backed away.
“O-oh…I think you did your best…?”
“Then, I want a reward for my hard work !”
Kinami san spoke in a sweet voice and glanced back in my direction for a moment.
There was a smile on her face that seemed to indicate something.
But Kageyama kun’s reaction was unexpected.
“You wanted a reward or something?”
“Eh?”
“No, because you said earlier in the backyard that what you wanted was on your own……”
“Wawawawa !”
Kinami san’s calmness from before was gone, and she suddenly waved her hands in a panic, interrupting Kageyama kun’s speech.
“This and that are different !”
“I-is that so……”
“Senpai doesn’t understand woma’s heart at all…..”
Kageyama kun seems a bit confused by Kinami san’s dissatisfied look.
…It felt as if this was a natural thing for both of them, and it made my temples tingle a little.
“Are you done talking?”
“Oh, sorry Kitahara. I kept you waiting.”
“I don’t mind, but……”
I turned my attention to Kinami san, who was glaring at Kageyama kun in a disgruntled manner.
“I don’t approve of you joking around too much and causing trouble for Kageyama, you know?”
“It’s not that I’m joking…..”
Kinami san gritted her teeth in frustration and looked like she was going to argue for a moment, but then she looked at Kageyama kun and gave up.
This time I smiled at Kinami san.
“Shall we go then?”
“Yes !”
Kinami san replied in an almost exaggeratedly cheerful manner as she walked towards me with slow steps.
“You guys really get along well, don’t you…?”
While being seen off by a dubious Kageyama kun, we left Bianca.
♢
After some twists and turns, we ended up going to a family restaurant not far from Bianca.
We were shown to a table for four. As soon as we were seated, Kinami san opened her mouth.
“So? What do you wanna talk about?”
“Don’t be in such a hurry. Let’s order something first. I’ll buy you a drink.”
“I’ll pass. I’m working a part-time job and making a decent living.”
She spoke in a firm tone that seemed to say he would not accept any charity.
It seems that she is very wary of me…….
“I don’t ask for anything in return for a drink.”
“I’m fine, I wanna order the way I like it.”
Kinami san said, without moving her eyes from the main menu.
I understand a little how she feels. Maybe she is the type of person who pays more attention than she thinks.
After staring at Kinami san for a while, I called the waiter to place my order.
“Are you ready to order?”
“Excuse me, a drink bar and one pudding.”
“Oh, one more drink bar and this jumbo parfait, please !”
I see, in that case she would certainly be reserved, or rather I’d be in trouble if she weren’t.
♢
“Can you really eat that whole thing?”
The jumbo parfait, which was advertised boldly using 1/3 of the dessert page of the menu, was as big as its name.
It was huge both horizontally and vertically, taking up most of my field of vision in front of me, so the petite Kinami san probably couldn’t see me. It wasn’t the right size for a local family restaurant to serve.
However, Kinami san looked at me with a puzzled expression.
“There’s plenty of room, though?”
With that, a long spoon was inserted into the parfait from above, causing the beautiful layered structure to be distorted through the glass container.
It’s so big that you can only taste the cream for a while……
Mmmm, the cream is sweet and the sponge is fluffy and delicious !”
But it seems that my concerns were misplaced, and it seems that she even dug into the sponge in one shot.
“Another talent…….”
“?”
I was surprised to see Kinami san’s face. I also took a bite of the pudding I ordered.
Perhaps I removed a little too much caramel, as the firm pudding was quite bitter.
“So, what on earth do you wanna talk about after calling me all the way here?”
Kinami san asked as she scooped up a spoonful of the jumbo parfait.
“I thought it’s a good time to make small talk.”
“Small talk?”
Frowning, Kinami san scooped up a spoonful of the parfait she had ordered.
“Well, now that we know each other’s backgrounds, we have things to talk about, right?”
“I don’t have anything to say to Kitahara senpai.”
“Really? I have a lot of questions I’d like to ask you, Matcha Powder.”
When I called her by that name, she shifted her face from the parfait and looked at me with staring eyes.
“It’s like you’re making fun of that person, which is very ‘Deltora-esque’.”
“I’m flattered by your compliment.”
“It’s sarcastic !”
Kinami san, with a sullen expression on her face, bites into her parfait.
Instantly, her face lights up. It’s funny how the color of his face changes from one moment to the next.
By the way, the Deltora verse refers to the content of my letter. I’m writing a normal letter, but for some reason, people have started to call me that.
“So, what do you like about that radio station, Kinami san?”
“That’s a pretty sudden question…there are many things to consider, but I guess it’s Senpai’s reaction.”
I was puzzled and thought for a moment, but Kinami san answered honestly.
“Reaction……”
“Yes, I would say that senpai react in a realistic way, without any theatricality. I feel like he is there for us, and that’s good.”
“I see. That’s an excellent point of view.”
“I’m embarrassed when people react properly…….”
She looked away from me and took another bite of the parfait.
“I see……by the way, she said that he was improvising his speech.”
“Eh !? Seriously !?”
Kinami san must have been very surprised because she rose from her chair with a thud.
The people nearby looked at her to see what was going on, and as if coming to her senses, she sat down, shrinking back down.
“I’ve seen his script before. I’m sure of it.”
“Huh~…..so that was improvised…..”
She is dumbfounded, holding a spoon.
I know, I had that reaction when I first found out about it.
“He says he cares about his listeners so much that he wants to deliver his own live reactions.”
“That’s kinda like Senpai……”
“Yeah, that’s very like him…….”
The two of us took a sip of the tea and orange juice we had brought from the drink bar and took a breather.
“We’re very important to him, aren’t we?”
“I thought that was probably the case, judging from the way he usually reads letters. He even remembers the contents of letters I sent a long time ago.”
“Ah, I get that ! I’ve only told him once about my part-time job, but he remembered !”
“He also warned me to be careful not to reveal myself to anyone. I like the way he seems to be putting us first, rather than entertainment.”
We both ruminated on what we had just said and nodded in agreement.
“Senpai is amazing. Anyone would become a fan of his.”
“It’s not normal to go this far for someone you can’t see their face.”
“But I guess the thing that senpai values the most is…..”
“Yes, the one he has his eye on the most is…”
The next line was said by both of us at the same time.
“It’s me—“
“It’s me, isn’t it?”
Instantly, the sound disappeared from our table, which had been so harmonious.
It was a silence as if time had stopped.
“No, no, no, no, what are you talking about, Kitahara senpai? Of course it’s me, Matcha Powder !”
“You’re joking, Kinami san. How long do you think I’ve been a fan of his? A newcomer like you can’t possibly compete with me.”
“Oh, my God, you’re just saying that and pretending to be an old-timer ! Isn’t that like admitting that you have no chance except time?”
Kinami-san looks up at me with a provocative tone. I take a sip of my tea and respond.
“Oh, so you’re a first-year student, but do you know how many letters he read last year? You’re pretty much boasting that you’re number one even though you don’t know what happened last year, aren’t you?”
“Well, let me ask you the other way around. You don’t know how many weeks it took him to recognize me since I started posting my letters, do you?
“He recognizes me once I send him a letter. Don’t think you’re the only one. You’re no different than any other listener.”
“Gunnu……”
This attack seemed to have had some effect. She gritted her teeth but continued to fight back.
“Well, I’d like to write a letter that’s even more interesting than you, which captured Senpai’s heart with its variety of letters.”
“It’s thanks to him that your letters sound interesting, but it seems you’ve misunderstood?”
“Huh? That’s something that someone who’s nothing but a cynical bastard would say.”
“Okay, I get it, little girl, get over there. I’ll tell you all about the letters I’ve posted so far and his reactions, so listen carefully! !”
“Fine ! I’ll beat you up for acting like a senior !”
We were fighting a battle that we couldn’t back down from, unaware that it was getting dark outside……
Maitoshi