Volume 9 Chapter 3 Part1 (1/2)
TL: Graze
As popular a location as ever, we arrived at the thriving cafe
Even if I'h school student, I' like this now
This cafe is a branch location for a super-major coirls in the social world Outside of here, the price per cup is expensive for high school students, so it's not soh school student who isn't working at least part-ti here a few times every month However, because students at this school receive ' to how many class points they have,as they aren't in a particularly dire financial situation
Due to that, it's inevitable that the cafe would be thriving every day
Though, it wasn't so full that ere unable to find a place to sit We ended up taking a pair of seats facing one another Mii-chan never tried to ht Instead, she stared at the cup of coffee I had ordered that I was holding in irls If I inadvertently pressure her too ht make it harder for her to say what's on her mind I decided not to break the ice and waited for Mii-chan to initiate the conversation
Meanwhile, I told her I was going to get up for a second and get sole pack of sugar
Without letting my eyes wander, I confirmed that Hashi+moto had also come to the cafe
It's unlikely that he would have just so happened to suddenly want a cup of coffee
Without a doubt, Hashi+i in order to i currently doesn't want to spread information around about my existence Plus, even if she wanted to keep tabs on i has a grasp on what type of person Hashi+moto is, it's understandable why she wouldn't think he's the right choice for so like this
She shouldn't be under any sort of rush to tell Hashi+ him then disclose it to a third party
If that's the case, is he followingca that would necessarily attract any of his attention
To hiroup Ryuuen, Ishi+zaki, Albert, and Ibuki I considered the likelihood of any of the to hi
Well… It's not like I'll be able to co about it now
However, sooner or later it seems like it'll become an issue that I'll have to deal with, one way or another
For now, I'll ignore Hashi+moto and focus on my conversation with Mii-chan
I returned to my seat after about a minute, and immediately as I did, Mii-chan broke the silence
”Hey… Uh, it's about Hiratkun”
About Hirata, is it?
”I was hoping you'd tell s about him…”
”You know, Hirata and I aren't particularly close to each other”
I responded to her immediately in order to draw the line, however, she responded by giving me a surprised look
”But then, why did Hiratkun advise me that Ayanokouji-kun was the most reliable person in the class?”
”…Oh really?”
”Yeah He said that Ayanokouji-kun was the most reliable and level-headed person in the class He spoke really well of you”
While it s like this continue to spread around I feel like it'll develop into soive my name to Mii-chan
There are plenty of reliable students, but in the particular case of Class C, it gets so the other boys, it's not surprising that Hirata would look me as the next most reliable student
Still, it's about Hirata, huh?
Frouess what it's about
”Recently, Hiratkun and Karuizawsan, uh… broke up with each other Have you heard about it already?”
”Naturally”
What about it? I pretended as though I didn't understand where she was going with this
”T-That, well…”
After faltering with her words several tian to speak about the real issue at hand
”…Do you know if there's anyone, H-Hiratkun likes right now?”
It appears that this hat she had been wanting to ask about In this case, which answer is the correct one to respond with?
Although I thought so like that for a enuine ansould be for the best
”I don't think so”
”R-Really!?”
”Of course I can't say so with absolute certainty, but as far as I know, there's nobody Besides, he's just been dumped by Karuizawa It would be too early for hi, Mii-chan gradually calht if I ask you just one thing out of mere curiosity?”
”Y-Yeah”
”When did you start liking Hirata?”
”Eeeeeh!?!?”
Did I ask her soht red as she went into a panic
”W-W-W-Why would you ask such a thing?”
”Oh no, if you don't want to answer, you-”
”-Right after the entrance ceremony?”
-don't have to
”I'le encounter with Hirata was the only trigger she needed to fall for hi like that… I guess”
”Is that so?”
Although there are various uncertainties, one thing's for certain She was attracted to Hirata's gentleness
”But-”
Mii-chan had been blushi+ng as she talked aboutwith Hirata, but her expression clouded over suddenly as she was brought back to reality
”I… I don't think I'irlfriend…”
”Why?”
How am I even able to ask that? I'm surprised that I'm even able to speak up
”Because there are too many rivals… Besides, I've never been in love before or anything…”
Even though she's overfloith feelings of love, it doesn't seee to take action
And while I don't want to think that a lack of prior experience with love is a handicap, it definitely has soht foryou Mii-chan?”
”Oh no, you're totally fine Everyone calls h both my parents are Chinese, they both like my japanese nickname, so even they call me Mii-chan”
That is to say, she isn't half-japanese or anything like that?
”Are you studying abroad?”
”Yeah When I was in my first year of middle school, my father came to japan on business”
So she moved to japan with the rest of her family?
”Have there been any difficulties with that? Like a language barrier or so like that?”