Vol 1 Chapter 8 (1/2)
Chapter 8
One day, Roana successfully sneaked out of Eason's roo her back to the roo
Finally, she found Eason Despite her urge to run towards hiana suppressed it and hid herself in a corner to look at him
Just then, a woana did not know the wo intimately From her happy expressions and her feminine charms, it was obvious to anyone that she loved Eason
Not just the wohted as well
Roana could only watch in silence
At the sa from within her body
It was the sound of her world gradually shattering into pieces A heartbreaking sound indeed
Nishi+zono Yūko
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From that day on, shi+nonome and I hardly spoke to each other for about a week
It rades aren't exactly stellar, so I'll fail rather spectacularly if I don't put any effort into studying Should that happen, I'll have to take the make-up exams
We do have to continue our shi+ft during the exam periods, but shi+nonome and I never really spoke at the library either As for those cold text es of hers, I chose to reply with equally stiff answers
On the day when the exams were all over, while ere at the classroom, shi+nono she has never done before
”Minami-kun”
” Huh?”
”Are you free today?”
Due to the stares of our classmates, this isn't exactly the place for me to speak coldly to shi+nonome
”Mmm”
I stood up after a brief reply Seeing et up, shi+nono I was already done packing up, so I grabbed ether with shi+nonome
shi+nonome was all quiet, so I chose not to speak as well We walked silently on our way towards the station
shi+nono street
”Are you free tomorrow?”
To a break as ere done with the exams Of course, there's no need to perform our librarian duties as well
”Yeah, I probably am”
For a brief h, I replied to her honestly I guess I hesitate whenever it co
”Are you interested inup tomorrow?”
shi+nonome followed up with a rather hesitant question Similar to how she approachedup with a request is just an incredibly rare event
”I guess”
I couldn't answer her with an honest ”Sure” Deep inside me, I was actually a little happy that shi+nonome made a move first
”Well then As for the tie you the details later”
With that, shi+nono I stopped her immediately
”Where e be going?”
shi+nonome's response was to move her eyes away from mine With her head lowered, a mischievous smile appeared
”It's a secret”
My eyes were locked on shi+nono after her reply I then snapped back to reality and caught up to her with a quick jog
”I' to you recently”
I said to shi+nonoht up to her side
”So were you really avoiding me?”
”Yeah A little”
” Did I do anything wrong?”
It's hard to explain things to her clearly I guess she did do so, in the sense that her actions caused h; that was justall worked up on my part
”Not at all”
I murmured After a moment of hesitation, I added,
”I was just feeling down for a bit”
”I see”
That hen shi+nono fro call
I stood stiffly at the side, looking at shi+nonome while she spoke on the phone Froht, the call should be fro similar had happened before That hen I wondered — hoas it going for shi+nonome's novels?
The last ti a draft or so, so that probably ht? As I made up my mind to ask her about that after she was done with the call, shi+nono
”Sorry, Minami-kun My editor happens to be around, so I want to discuss a few things with him”
shi+nonoized before I could even speak It's not like I could hound shi+nonome about her novel
”Ah, I see Guess this is where we part then”
”Mht on the plans for tomorrow”
”Got it”
”Well, see you then”
I looked on as shi+nono street with dainty steps and into the coffee house Hey, we could have walked together — I thought to s were about to move
If shi+nonome and her editor were seated next to the s, that would ht before their eyes That would feel really aard, so I changed direction and entered a s street
”What on earth a?”
I muttered subconsciously
It was all justtoyed around with by shi+nono, or the fact that I alking sneakily in some alleyway
It never felt like this back when I was in love with Arumi-san
I ay too naive back then, so all I did was to dance around her I would never get angry at her, nor would I feel any embarrassment
So thatto all these various emotions which I haven't experienced before
I wasn't quite sure if that's a good thing or not
What exactly should I be doing?
If I love shi+nono next to her regardless of the situation, instead of getting angry with her, right?
So I just have to get shi+nonoht? To look at me happily and say,
”I love you”
Do I want her to say that? But if that's the case, then shi+nonome won't be shi+nonome anyhtly different frohts I cannot read Since this is shi+nono about, does this mean I'm doomed to have her toy with me around with my mixed emotions for all eternity?
The phone in e from Arumi-san
”Keisuke and I will be going to our university gathering, so I'm sorry, but Eita will have to have dinner by yourself I have prepared soe, so you just have to heat them up The rice should be ready by the time you reach home”
”Hmm” If that's the case, they probably won't be back hoht Stuff like this happens occasionally, and they would always return hoathering' thing, but I's
Before, when I received es like this, it always felt like I would die from sadness But now, I'm incredibly calm
”Got it Have fun”
And I can even reply her with stuff like this
That just sho rown Come to think about it, I more or less have shi+nonome to thank for that
Back at horew bored of the shows that were airing, so I made my way to Keisuke's room instead As I looked at his roo all around, I picked up shi+nonome's favourite réndira> once more
I flipped through the book briefly, but it ay ined
I felt a little guilty to take yet another book when I haven't even started on <nine stories=””> which I had borrowed froht noas not a ”short stories compilation”, but shi+nonome's favourite book
I laid onon the first chapter of réndira>
Just as I had expected, I couldn't understand it Similar to the short stories written by shi+nono inknown that this is shi+nonome's favourite novel, I pressed on
I had no idea if the story is fiction or based on facts, but it somehow feels similar to shi+nonome
An unfathoirl who is a little disconnected with the rest of the world, sohts I can never understand
Then there's me, who has fallen in love with shi+nonome
This feels like the sort of story you can expect to find in a short stories coh to be woven into a novel, but there should be enough to give birth to a rather intriguing story, right? I chuckled to myself on my bed
The place to nated by shi+nono complex Most of the time, I'm the one ould arrive earlier, but shi+nono for ates
”You're very early”
Reason I said that was because I arrived ten reed time
”I left ho I wanted to see”
While explaining, she turned her head towards the direction of the shopping coa-coo, so she's probably referring to theht”
”Well then, where are we heading for today?”
I directed the question towards shi+nonome, as she had not mentioned about our destination in any of her mails yesterday shi+nonome lifted her eyes bashfully and answered,
”Ur”
”Shopping? Sure Books?”
I then thought to myself — she probably wanted to buy a ton of books, so she's looking for sos as she won't be able to carry the of 'shi+nono which came to my mind was books
However, shi+nonome shrunk a little as she shook her head slowly
”No I a clothes”
”Klothes?”
For a brief moment, I frowned as I tried to work out what shi+nono to say However, what she mean't soon dawned on me
”Oh, so you're referring to clothes You wanna buy clothes huh not bad”
Even I find that response to be really silly
”I a of getting Minami-kun to help me with the selection”
”Eh? Picking your clothes but I'm totally clueless about fashi+on as well”
To be honest, she was putting a great deal of pressure on o,” so we began shopping
So it see I wanted to see' shi+nono to were clothes That probably meant she so a few stores All of the, so it's natural for all the custoirls
There were a handful of guys around, but all of theirlfriend' That made me feel out of place
” So which store do you prefer?”
shi+nonome popped the question out of the blue ere done browsing a few stores
”Eh?”
The reason for that weird response of htthe stores It didn't feel like she hadthe lines of ”This looks pretty nice” or ”Which one is better” All shi+nono the on to the next store
I thought she was not pleased with the designs, so I said nothing while following her footsteps
”Though you're seeking my opinion but I'm not too sure which store's better”
Upon hearing my answer, shi+nonome tilted her head with a troubled look
” Ur now?”
I asked shi+nono, answered with,
”Well The ht them online”
”Ah”
I understand the situation now
shi+nono clothes froht on the clothes whenever she bought them That is just the sort of person she is
As for me, I'm not someone who is particularly fussy hat he wear, so in a sense I'm kind of similar to her All that mattered to me was that the clothes fit, and maybe I would pay some attention to whether they looked decent on me There are ti the store assistants for their opinions
”OK, I got it Let's walk through the stores once more”
I grabbed the hand of the hesitant shi+nonoht to the stores which we had visited earlier I may not be an expert when it comes to fashi+on, but I should be a tad bit better than shi+nono for clothes
”What sort of clothes do you have in mind? Summer wear?”
We were in that ti into the summer fashi+on, so it was easy to find summer wear at just about everywhere However, shi+nonome shook her head
”Well I am interested in more mature styles”
That was kind of vague Similar to shi+nonome, I'm no expert when it coo out of the way and engage an expert
” Pardon me~”
The fe us at a distance away approached us with a professional smile on her face shi+nonome moved herself warily behind my back
”Do you require my assistance~?”
Asked the assistant I turned around and pointed at shi+nonome behind me
”Yeah She's looking for so that's more towards the mature side Do you have any recommendations?”
Upon hearing my request, the assistant fixed her eyes on shi+nonome
”Let's see How about going for a set~?”
”What do you think?”
shi+nono her head
”Please wait for a moment, I will select a few pieces for you to try on”
After a while, the assistant returned with a few clothes in hand
”These are the more recent styles The colors are on the dark side, so they should look more mature on you~”
The only one interacting with the assistant, as speaking with a drag at the end of her sentences, was me There was no ”Mmm” or ”OK” from shi+nonome shi+nonome took the clothes passed to her and co at me with a helpless expression
”I am not too sure, so please pick for me, Minami-kun”
Even if you ask me, I'm not too sure about stuff like this as well — but I sed ht now It doesn't feel that bad to be in such a situation
”Why don't you try them?”
”Eh?”
”Try theht?”
The female assistant answered with a smile
”Definitely! The changing room is empty~”
The assistant pushed the confused shi+nono room
”In any case, why don't you try one of the sets for now? It will be hts”
upon she heard my explanation, shi+nonome finally relented
”Okay”
It was an anshich sounded like she was on the brink of tears shi+nono rooing roo seat' There's no point wandering around the store filled with only female customers, so I sat myself on the chair
There were two changing rooms situated side-by-side The other room was not used, so the curtain was left opened
As for the curtain which was drawn shut, that's where shi+nono co from within I drew a deep breath
shi+nonoht now I couldn't keep still assubconsciously A bystander would probably think of irlfriend shopping, hoping everything would be done in a flash so that he could leave
Then ca sound fro falling onto the ground
Was that her skirt? My thoughts run wild once more I took another deep breath
shi+t, this can't do Mytowards the endless world of perverseness, despitein a place as stylish as this If there's any psychic nearby reading hts, he would definitely see me as a pervert
Co, shi+nonoer — and I mean that in a lot of different ways
While I was busy withher throat from behind the curtain She then asked softly,
”Urm Is Minami-kun around?”
”Y-Yeah Anything wrong?”
”I-I a”
”Ah, really? And?”
”Is it weird?”
Despite her question, shi+nonome remained hidden behind the curtain There was no way I'd know
”Well I wouldn't know if you don't show yourself”
The curtained ave her h the s
”Proh even if it looks weird”
”I probably won't”
”If you cannot promise me that, then it would be better if I don't show you I don't think it suits me that much”
I stood up in a hurry when shi+nonome was about to draw the curtains shut
”I won't, I proh at you”
shi+nonoainst the curtain and pulled it open as if she had given it all up She then stood beforein that position
Wearing a sheer white blouse and black skirt, shi+nono lean of her fair skin lit up my eyes
”H-How is it?”
Asked shi+nonoher than normal
”Eh? Ah, pretty good Yeah”
shi+nonome's eyes were filled with surprise
”Is that really what you think?”
”Mood”
Despiteaton a smile
”Mht I will buy this set then”
”Eh? But there are others, no?”
”There are but this will do”
Hearing our conversation, as the female assistant who picked the clothes walked towards us
”What do you think~?”
shi+nono with an answer, and said without hesitation,
”I will take this”
”Really? Thank you very e~”
shi+nono to us without any emotion in her voice,
”Also Can I wear this set right away?”
The female assistant looked at shi+nonome in surprise when she heard her request
The saaze, shi+nonome flashed me a shy smile
We then made our way to the cafe
”I would like to discuss so with you”
Said shi+nono can happen in this world As wecontaining the clothes she wore justa teddy bear or so, I kneas nothing heavy, so I said,
”Allow me to take that for you”
Ignoring shi+nono away from her hands shi+nonome thanked me softly However, I'oodwill
Part of the reason wasothers to see irlfriend to carry soe'
We found a slightly old cafe While aiting for our items to be served to us, shi+nono
”Do I really not look weird?”
I assured her with ”Not in the slightest”, but then I wondered about her sudden desire to buy a set of new clothes; moreover, her emphasis was on more mature styles
The reason I didn't ask was because I was afraid of her answer