Chapter 1 (1/2)
Published
at 19th of October 2018 01:42:09 PM
Chapter 1
Two Saints wander off into a Different World – 1
聖女二人の異世界ぶらり旅
Author: カヤ (Kaya)
The Day We Fell
It was 7 PM on a Friday night, and the May holidays were overChiharu quickly cleaned up her desk and prepared to leave
“Oh, AsouThat’s unusual, you leaving on tiht”
“Oh, but you’re really going to meet a boyfriend aren’t you?”
“AhahahaIf only that were trueSee you later then”
“Bye”
Chiharu lightly brushed of her superiors words and quicklyShe would then catch a bus to the nearest train stationAnd there she would meet her friend, Maki Aida
It had been three years since Chiharu started to work at this distribution companyShe worked in salesEven if there was some overtime, it wasn’t one of those black co where she worked was in an industrial park with lots of warehouses, which was far from any train stationsAs Maki had been transferred to a different office in the spring, this was the first tiether in over a month
Chiharu arrived at the closest stationIt was the beginning of suhtly wrapped her pink cardigan around herselfThe sweet, flower-print skirt moved in the wind, as did her loose, wavy hair as she ran to the spot where her friend would be waitingMany men turned their heads when she ran by, however, Chiharu had never been hit on by a man in her lifeChiharu was under the impression that this meant she was not very popular, but the few men that ever asked her on a date, were always the serious type who only thought of , that it was hard for people to casually approach her
She arrived at the lion statueHer friend aiting there in a black pantsuit with beautiful black hair that just missed her shouldersAs always, Chiharu was taken by how cool she lookedIt warmed her heart
“Maki-chan!”
“Chiharu!”
She couldn’t help but smileChiharu AsouMaki AidaClose friends called them by their first namesThey had joined the company at the same time and had immediately forer once they found out that the other could really hold their liquorMaki was cheerful, tidy and mindful of others, but also had a carefree side as wellWhile Chiharu seemed soft and kind but could be rather dark-sidedBut that one out to drink like thisThey were such good friends that they would even go on trips together
They entered a nearby bar and were led to a private tableIt was a good thing too, considering their purpose today
“What will you get, Chiharu?”
“Hmm… I’ll start off with some potato shochuOn the rocks”
“Hah, as cool as ever, you areStarting with shochuAnd on the rocksWell, I think I’ll have pure ginjo sakeIn a wooden cup”
“Ah, Maki, you’re starting with sake…and ginjo sake… This bar has a great lineup”
There was so about the way the waiter looked at them, but they didn’t mindNot today
“Well, let’s make a toast”
“Oh, uh, let’s do a classic one”
“Okay”
“Cheers to being du dumped!”
“damn itI won’t deny thatless of each other once we started working, okay? But, it’s been five years! And this is a really i withhard at my job!”
“Exactly! Exactly!”
“I wear out the bottoet home all tiredIt’s me that wants to have dinner made and feel some relief!”
“Exactly! Exactly! Oh, waiter, I’ll have a leive me one tooI wanted to spend time with hin”
“Exactly! Exactly! Oh, I’ll have an omelet”
“Ah, I’ll have some takoyakiAlso a radish saladBut still he…”
Maki was starting one of her drunken rants
“I totally understand, Maki-chanLet uess what your boyfriend saidOh, not boyfriend, MrIdiot”
“Chiharu…that’s quiteby yourselfBut a girlfriend should not get by aloneI have to support you…”
Chiharu said with a ht, Chiharu…are you the devil?”
“What, noMaybe God”
“That’s a good one”
“Huh? You worked hard to be able to provide for yourself! That’s what being an e, Maki-san?”
“Uh, not at all”
“You are working hard even if you edThat’s what it , Maki-san?”
“Uh, noBy the way, isn’t it wrong that I have to look after new people who say they can’t do anything, live with their parents and leave unfinished work for , Maki-chan-san”
“Uh, you should just say Maki-san”
“Oh, right”
They were both face-down on the table nowTo put it simply, both of them had lost their boyfriends to new eWhy was there even a tutor syste for veterans to teach newco rateChiharu continued
“You know, it’s way too early to be thinking aboutto rush me into it you know? And I did tell him that it was too earlyBut then he said he wanted me to stay houys would want to protect”
“But how is it strange for er? I’ is very fun…”
“Yes… Next time, I’ll fall for someone who can support me in my job and life as much as I support him”
“YesYesSomeone like him should fall for that sweet newcomer and disappear!”
“Hehehe…”
“Wh-what is it?”
“Maki-chan, I don’t know about your boyfriend, but hball in one gulp
“Waiter, red wine, in a decanter!”
“You keep goingAren’t you lasses!”
“Me too?”
“So,”
“Ah, we’re going back on topic…”
“Everything that she has and wears are expensive brand items”
“HohoChiharu, does thathim dry”
“What an idiot, your boyfriend”
“Ex-boyfriend”
“Yeah, yeah”
“It’s what he deserves!”
“Exactly!”
The decanter was now emptyNeither of them had meant to drink so much, but they had started with too much momentum
“On to the next bar!”