When I Go Back in Time, My Ex-wife Is Making a Passionate Approach to Me, and I’m Having Trouble With It
The karaoke session was a lot of fun, and everyone was able to sing with a lot of enthusiasm. Tachibana took the lead in singing, so Haruka and I were able to sing without getting nervous.
“Since we’re here, why don’t we sing a duet?”
Tachibana suggested. Tachibana is familiar with ani-songs, and her taste matches mine. It seemed that there might be a song we could duet on.
“That’s good. Shall we do it?”
“Well, Shinohara-kun. Will you do a duet with me later?”
Haruka said with a hint. There was no reason to refuse. I’d be happy to do a duet if we could all get together and have a good time.
“I’ll do it. If it’s okay with me.”
Haruka’s face lit up when I said that. This kind of facial change was not seen very often in high school. Haruka is very attractive when she shows an expression she doesn’t usually show.
I was honestly surprised that I found Haruka’s facial expressions attractive. I thought I didn’t feel anything for Haruka anymore. I was clearly feeling Haruka’s attractiveness.
Tachibana selected the music and started the song. The song starts and I sing the male part. Since it was an ani-song, it was an up-tempo song that was easy to get excited about. Tachibana’s voice bounced along with mine. Haruka took out a tambourine and kept the rhythm. When the song ended and we took a break, Tachibana smiled at me.
“I knew karaoke had to be like this! You’re getting rid of your sense of shame, aren’t you, senpai?”
“Tachibana beats me.”
“I have no concept of shame.”
Tachibana’s boldness was so dynamic that I couldn’t help but laugh. Now, the problem is the duet song with Haruka. We had done a duet once when we went to karaoke. It was a love song. Haruka is not a fan of ani-songs and prefers to sing the popular JPOP songs. But there was only one JPOP song that I could sing. It was a song called “Encounter in the Next Life”. This song is an ani-song, sung by a man and a woman. It was very popular as a duet song at the time, and Haruka knew it. I sang that song when I was in college. Now, I’m in high school, so I’m not sure if the song exists or not. I’m sure it’s there in my memory.
I looked it up on Denmoku and found the song
“How about this? It’s pretty well-known, so maybe you know it.”
“Encounter in the Next Life……Yes, I know it. But you pick that song huh”
Haruka smiles as she puts her hand over her mouth. This song is a song likened to the anime, the last song that was played at the end when the couple who were in love with each other were not united in this world. Let’s be together this time when we are reborn in the next life. The lyrics are filled with such a wish.
I picked up the microphone as the intro to the song began to play. This song is a memorable song for me. It should be the same for Haruka, but here I am with the Haruka of my high school days. I feel sad that she no longer has memories of me.
We sing together in unison. Haruka sings with a lot of energy, and I sing along with her. We sing the chorus part together, so the harmony of our voices is very important. Haruka and I are not very good singers, but at this moment, our voices overlapped beautifully. Haruka and I looked at each other as we sang.
“Oh, that’s nice.”
Tachibana applauded us. It had been a while since I had sung, but I remembered every word of the lyrics. I was happy to be able to sing with Haruka again.
“Thank you, Shinohara-kun. It was fun.”
“It was my pleasure.”
We thanked each other. The duet with Haruka had really only happened once, so I feel like I’ve made up for it.
I want to thank Tachibana for inviting me to karaoke today.
“I guess we should be heading home.”
We are high school students. We can’t stay too long. The sun had probably already set and it was dark outside.
We cleaned up and left the room. We paid the bill and went outside.
“Then, I’m going this way, Senpai. You have to take Kurosaki-senpai home properly.”
“I know. Are you okay on your own?”
“I’m fine. I’ll see you later.”
With that said, Tachibana turned and left.
“Shall we?”
“Yeah.”
Walking side by side with Haruka was filled with nostalgia. We used to walk next to each other as a matter of course. In high school, I didn’t even have a chance to walk next to her, and I was burnt out.
It may not make sense to say this, but if I were to go back in time anyway, I wanted to come back with my memories lost. If I had done so, I wouldn’t have had to worry so much about my relationship with Haruka. But for whatever reason, I came back to this time period with my memories. There must be a reason for this.
“Hey, Shinohara-kun. I’m showing you my feelings without your permission, but don’t you find it annoying?”
Haruka suddenly said something like that to me.
If you ask me if it’s annoying, it’s not. But I’m not sure what to answer. I am sure that Haruka had no interest in me when we were in high school. I kept trying to attack her, and in the end, Haruka open her heart. So, I thought that if I came back to this era, I would have to get involved with Haruka to start a relationship with her. And yet, for some reason, Haruka is doing that to me
“I’m not annoyed. I’m grateful for it. At the same time, I don’t think I’m worth it.”
“Why is that?”
“I don’t think I can make Kurosaki-san happy.”
“I don’t think so.”
“I do. Hey, If I told you that Kurosaki-san and I were married, would you believe me?”
“Eh?”
I think it’s against the rules to say this. But if Haruka closes the distance between us any further, I’m afraid I’m going to lose my mind.
“I’m actually from the future. In the future, Kurosaki-san and I were married and divorced. It didn’t work out.”
Haruka was silently listening to my confession.
“I think that Kurosaki-san’s fondness for me is just a passing fancy.”
“That’s not true.”
“You may think this is just an excuse to say no, but it’s the truth for me.”
The path that Haruka and I took. The result was divorce.
“So you should choose someone else, Kurosaki-san.”
I told her quietly.