part1 c9 (2/2)
“Mmm? What’s the matter, Jintan?”
“No. Nothing.”
I had a feeling of my nose swelling up again.
I averted my eyes from Menma…
“…Then! My pee was drawing a strange sign, it should be the Δ[1]sign! Then it really appeared!”
When I came to the secret base, Hisakawa excitedly began to explain things to me with his vigorous body language. From his look, I could tell he wasn’t lying, his actions were swift and light despite his heavy stance…
“Poppo?! Are you kidding me, is this Poppo?!”
Menma was even more excited than Hisakawa.
“Did you really see Menma?”
“Certainly! Maybe my trauma became more acute. This time I’ll also become cool!”
“Cool! Cool!”
Menma repeatedly recited the word ‘cool’ as if she really liked it, presenting this word to Hisakawa. But Hisakawa completely neglected Menma; or should I say, he wasn’t aware of her. Seemingly pleased, he then had a spur of the moment.
“Then, I had a surprising idea, do you want to know?”
“No. I don’t.”
“I want to know. I’m so eager to know!”
“Ah. It's my fault. Please. I’ll give you pocket money for you to spend.”
“Oh. Menma wants one-hundred-yan!”
To let this conversation between Menma, whom only I can see, and I to successfully continue, it looks like I’ll need much more practise.
“Spit it. What surprising idea do you have…”
“Oh! It’s that. That!”
Having that said, Hisakawa handed an ugly, doodled promotional leaflet to me.
“Heh…Let’s hold a big party for finding Menma before the summer break ends…?”
“Waaaa…Are we finding Menma?!”
‘Enjoy the cool air and BBQ while finding Menma’s wish. Let’s speak to our hearts’ content! ※ Bring your own food!’ was also written on it with ugly writings along with a very surprising ill.u.s.tration.
“Menma, enjoying the cool air, and BBQ…I don’t get how it matches your theme.”
“Don’t mind that! It’s only some minor details…it’ll definitely be very lively. Don’t you think it will be very fun?”
“Fun! Menma wants to find Menma!”
Menma seemd to be very happy, jumping here and there around Hisakawa.
“Even if you want to…everyone might not come…”
“They will! They came to Mcdonalds!”
Mmm…I was speechless, as they really did come.
Do those people have so much time to squander? Or should I say, do they really believe Menma’s thing?
Anjo seemed, however, incredulous…
“Look. Wasn’t I responsible for the ‘yo’ thing? However, I’ve been quite running out of money lately. If Menma’s true wish is to get yo’s signature…I want to see Menma and ask her whether she wants to change another wis.h.!.+”
As Hisakawa spoke without stopping, Menma responded to him by saying, “Ayoo?! Wuaghh!”
It feels like I was being fooled around.
“I’m so anxious for the night, Jintan!”
On the way home, Menma looked elated. She incessantly kicked the small pebals on the road pointlessly.
“I didn’t say I would go.”
“Then, say you would go!”
“Hah?”
“Ah. Then, maybe this is the wish Menma wants to be fulfilled? Menma wants to have a look at Menma?”
“My, you’re so good at weaving reasons, blaming everything at your wish.”
c.o.c.king her head and acting innocent, Menma said, “Mmm?” h.e.l.l, I’m getting furious.
How can such a person have such an adorable face?
I hated my own potentials of a model designer. Were I to make it more ugly, I wouldn’t have to be fooled around by her…
“Maybe I still will.”
“Yeah?”
“No. Nothing.”
“Ne, ne. Jintan’s always saying, ‘no, nothing.’ Is Jintan from a planet of naught?”
“…”
“Ah, right, BBQ, What should we bring? Menma likes German sausages. I want German sausages!”
As Menma, who can fool me around even without an adorable face, repeated her request, I gave in and said in a soft voice, forcing my last struggle.
“I think j.a.panese sausages are better.”
“Eeehh?!”
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