The S**ttiest Gyaru in the Class Confessed to Me
I’m now facing a situation that could be called a postmortem on Takashi’s case. I received this order from Ichika.
“I want to give Sou a present, so make a surprise comeback.”
When I received this message, I had no idea what it meant. However, according to the interview with the person in question……
The girl involved, Y (Ichika): “It was supposed to be a great surprise, but now it’s been exposed. I’d like to have it be a proper surprise.”
Boy S (me): “Well, how about pretending I don’t know about the surprise?”
Immediately after replying, I got kicked in the shin.
Apparently, pretending not to know is not good enough.
How can I do that now that I already know…..?
As expected of Ichika. She makes an unreasonable request.
I have no choice.
I should talk to Takashi about it.
Takashi ended up going out with Mip.
He was a real troublemaker, but I’m glad it worked out well.
So the topic of romantic relationships has been lifted.
A mob is a mob, but I’d say we’ve now upgraded to a higher level of ‘Mob popular.’
When I was looking for Takashi, he approached me from the other side.
After all, the best thing to have is friends who will share the good times and the bad.
I immediately asked him about the situation.
“So, what do you think I should do? “
Then, Takashi said.
“I mean, Mio is just too cute. Just the other day…”
……This guy.
He is so obsessed with Mio that his empathy function has significantly decreased. The only reason he approached me was because he wanted to tell me this story.
As I turned to leave, I heard Takashi’s voice behind me.
“Maybe Katase san doesn’t want anything special.”
I see.
Yes, that may be true.
I waved goodbye.
……It couldn’t be helped.
I think it’s best to ask a woman for advice on women’s issues. But I don’t have too many female friends.
Hmm. Is there anyone out there?
……Ai?
My only female friend.
It’s a phrase that makes me flutter in the middle of nowhere.
Well, I guess she’s just an acquaintance.
I’ll send a message to her.
“Hey, I need to talk to you about something…”
Then, for some reason, she called me up to the rooftop.
She likes to call people out, doesn’t she?
I’m afraid she’s going to tell me to go to the store and buy some bread.
When I went up to the rooftop, Ai looked at me with her hair blowing in the wind. I wonder if she looked more radiant than usual?
“To me…..”
“Yeah.”
Ai looked down in embarrassment and, for some reason, patted her hair down.
“…..Fine.”
What is this guy talking about?
“What?”
I replied, and Ai looked a little annoyed.
“No, I mean. You’re gonna confess your feelings to me, aren’t you?”
Huh?
“No, I have no intention of doing so.”
I explained the situation.
Then, for some reason, she turned her head away.
“Coward. If you were serious, I would have at least considered it.”
“Eh? What do you mean?”
When I asked her that, she turned sour.
“Nothing. Forget it.”
I feel like I’m being grossly misunderstood, but I’ll leave it at that.
As expected of me.
A mature response.
Ai sighed a little and continued.
“So, did you break up with Ichika?”
No, that’s why.
This guy keeps on biting on me.
So you want me to be unhappy?
“I’m not….”
Damn.
I clicked my tongue, this guy.
“Well, she’s quite delicate, so you have to take good care of her. ……So, a surprise comeback?”
“Yeah.”
“I can’t. You can’t turn back time. But instead, why don’t you invite her to an event that you think she would enjoy?”
“No, but. Ichika doesn’t want to go outside because of the ultraviolet rays…..　”
Ai clapped her hands.
“Well, what about the night event?”
Ai and I both shouted at about the same time.
“….Fireworks ! !”
Yeah. It’s a night event.
It’s almost summer vacation.
“Thanks ! ! I’ll ask her out.”
I thanked her and turned my body.
I can hear Ai’s voice through my back.
“If you wanna practice, call out to me.”
She was going to take me on a tour of the place.
At first glance, it sounds scary, but Ai is a good girl.
A fireworks, huh?
I think it’s a great idea.　　
I’ll check if there’s one I can go to.
I opened my phone while riding the train.
“Hmmm…really?”
The number of fireworks shows I could go to was unexpectedly small. Perhaps due to the recent heatwaves, most of the famous fireworks festivals have been rescheduled to autumn or later.
The only one I could attend was, of all things, the day before final exams.
This was to be expected.
I wouldn’t want one song to get a red mark,
……I’ll have to think of other options.
On the way home, at home, while watching TV, playing games, and taking a bath. I kept thinking about it, but nothing else came to mind.
Maybe I should ask my family.
I got out of the bath and stretched my back out.
Then I felt a tingling pain in my buttocks.
“Hmm. Tsk. Does that wound still hurt?”
I turned my buttocks to the mirror, but I couldn’t see it because it was fogged up with steam. I picked up a towel to wipe it.
“Sou, dinner is ready ! ! Daddy and Aisha are waiting for you.　　”
It was my mother’s voice.
I felt rushed.
“But I’m still in the changing room…how impatient.”
I wiped myself quickly and ran downstairs.
I’m a family of four, with parents and a younger sister. We are probably neither poor nor wealthy, just a normal family.
If there is anything out of the ordinary, it is……
“Yo. Sou. I’m hungry.”
As soon as he saw me, a long-haired blond man stood with his chopsticks upright on the table with both hands and started tapping them. My father, Aira Kurenai, is just too free-spirited.
I mean, he’s too ill-mannered.
At that moment, a high-pitched girl’s voice rang out.
“Hahahaha. Kneel before me. And look at the plate that contains my ultimate 14th level magic ! !”　
Aisha, my younger sister, raised her chin lightly and shouted in a determined pose. She is an eighth grader in the kitchen.
Looking at the table top, there is a plate with a magic circle saying “Seat of my foolish and abominable beloved brother”.
…..Here’s another troublemaker.
Do you know what he means by “foolish, abominable, and beloved?” Well, I guess she probably doesn’t understand it.
Haa.
So the only sane person in my house is my mother.
“Hey, hey. Daddy is so cool to hold up chopsticks♡Sou. Aisha, you’re not inventive enough with your lines. Sou, hurry up and sit down.　　”　
That voice was my mother.
Oh, she’s hopeless either.
Well, what the heck.
These useless, noisy people who are the exact opposite of shady.
……This is my family, the Aira family.
When I sat down, the stove was ready at the table. Soon after, my mother brought an iron pot to the table.
It seems that today’s dinner will be sukiyaki.
Shiitake mushrooms and baked tofu are shaking in the pot.
We eat with a huff and puff.
When I looked to the side, Aisha was eating it on a separate plate that she has been using since nursery school, cooling it down by fanning it with an uchiwa.
(Huh, she’s just a kid after all.)
It seems that hotpot in the hot season is quite a good thing.
After we had finished eating, my father stood up.
“Dad, you came home a while ago, didn’t you? Are you going to work now?”
“I’ve got a gig overseas. I have to go to Narita now.”
My father is a well-known studio musician. Sometimes he goes overseas with his band as a support member, as he did this time.
But no matter how busy he is, he always comes home and has dinner with everyone.
This was a condition for my father, who was a playboy, when he married my mother, and he has been faithfully keeping his promise for almost 20 years.
I respect my father like that.
So I thought I should talk to him about it.
“Dad, my girlfriend told me something. I was wondering if there was any other way than fireworks.”
I explained the situation.
He put his guitar case on the floor and sat back down.
“Daddy, the time is up.”
My mother glanced at her watch.
I wondered if the time was in trouble.
But my father’s tone was laid-back.
“Now, now. That Sou is asking for advice. This is a big deal for the Aira family.”
“So, what should we do?”
My father put his elbows on the table.
“Hm. I have no idea either !”
I sighed, and he continued.
“For example, when I’m working on a project, even if the client asks for a rock piece, I might suggest a jazz-style phrase. Then, it might turn out to be a much better piece, and even the client might be surprised at how well it turns out. In other words, what the client wants isn’t necessarily what’s best for them.”
I don’t know if I understand what he was saying or not.
As he spoke, he put his hand inside his bag.
“Well, in this case, I don’t think it’s necessarily best to force the surprise to come back.”
Hmmm.
“Here’s a present I have for you. It’s a ticket for July 29th, but your high school is on summer vacation, right?”
He handed me the envelope and twirled the car key with his fingertips.
“Do well, Sou. But make sure you get the approval of the other’s parents. I’m in my early 40s, and I don’t want to become an old man.”
My father was sent to the airport by my mother.
When I opened the envelope, I found two tickets.
“Shimoda Beach Pension XX Accommodation Ticket”
This is it.
It means that I should go with Ichika, right?
And the design on the tickets has a picture of fireworks.
Could it be?
The back of the ticket says, ‘Please enjoy the Shimoda Fireworks Festival on July 29.’
…Thanks, Dad ! !
That’s so nice.
Maigetsu