270 264 集団で動いていると個人同士で会話する機会ってあまり多くはない？ (1/2)

The next day after having a conversation with Minami at a coffee shop.

It was late for dinner, and although it took some time for Himiku to sulk and get in a good mood, it was resolved by taking a bath with her.

I'm sure you'll be happy to see her happy and excited, and I'm sure she'll refresh her spirits, which had been a little darkened by the incident, and she'll be fired up to deal with it again.

It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to get a good deal more than you think.　What can I do for you?

Isn't it Jiro-san who needs to talk?

I ran into a case that seemed to dampen my enthusiasm a bit.

On the way to the party room as usual, Kitamiya appeared and said that he was in a bad mood, his eyes became three times sharper than usual and he took me to a deserted rest area without any questions.

I know too well what Kitamiya wants to ask you.

Bring her to a quiet place and stay there until she speaks, or else you'll be standing on your knees wondering how to talk to her.

”Huh, I'm not going to run away for now, do you mind if I get a coffee?

”With tea

”Yes, yes,

As I know the reason why I'm so popular, I think it's natural for me to buy a cup of black coffee and a cup of tea from Kitamiya, thinking that Kitamiya is next after Minami.

I handed one of them over and began to talk while paying attention to my surroundings.

It's not the kind of thing you want to talk about when you're standing around: ......

In the room, other people are listening, and not many people come here.

I guess there's a hole in the wall in every company.

That's what I mean.

Whether to tell Kitamiya in a hurry.

This case, if I may say so, has a lot to do with Katsu's family situation.

Whether or not you can step in, even if you work together, you're out.

Minami is a party.

I was involved, but it's impossible for me to talk to her so frankly, even though we were business associates, as we were strangers.

He trusted me, he talked to me, he asked for my help.

It made me feel that I had to repay the trust of both Minami and Masaru.

From that point of view, it's not too little to say that Kitamiya is none of your business either.

Although I'd like to talk to you and ask for your cooperation, common sense tells me that you are hesitant to talk about it.

Now it's time to think about what to do.

......

It's not likely to be Kitamiya looking at you as if she were glaring at you.

I would like to let out a sigh, but I'm thinking that I can't do that either.

”You can't talk about what I know. In addition, what I'm about to do is the kind of thing you hate the most in a way.

I took precautions and left it up to Kitamiya to decide whether or not to still listen.

To be honest, I wanted to deal with Katsu's case with all the party members if possible.

If we're going to continue to fight together in the future, I didn't want to leave a lump in my throat that something had happened to me, Minami, and Katsu.

But that's just my feelings and thoughts.

I'm not going to ignore Katsu and Minami's intentions and stand by that idea.

Will you still listen?

In addition, this story, though well-intentioned, is a form of action that exploits romantic feelings.

In contrast, Kitamiya will never feel good about it.

”I can't help you, you mean?

”No?　It's the other way around. Except for the South, I think you're the one who deserves it in a way.

”What if!

That's why I have no choice but to slurp it out like this.

But instead of hiding everything, he answers honestly, except for the circumstances of Sheng.

But Kitamiya is ready to take a bite out of my answer.

Calm down, this isn't just about Katsura...it's also about your future.

What, in the future?

There are several reasons why I'm pushing Minami over Kitamiya for this case, but the biggest difference between them is whether or not she can be close to Katsu.

This time it's different from the adolescent romance of high school students.

Show your love for her and be happy.

That's not the end of the story.

No, it must not end there.

In Katsu's case, he has doubts about favoritism itself.

If he was in love with someone else, what if he broke up with them for some reason?

Normally, unless there's something wrong with him, he'll be able to keep motivated to see what happens next.

But I don't know what would happen in the case of victory.

Maybe I'm overthinking it, but I can't dismiss the possibility that I'll never believe in the emotion of love again.

There's no way out, so Minami must be on guard and I must minimize the risk.

I'm sorry about Kitamiya, but Minami has no need to worry about that part.

I can imagine that if we get together, we'll be able to stay together as it is unless something serious happens.

You'll be able to see that you'll be able to stay together as long as there's nothing to worry about.

There is a possibility that she could attract and support Katsu's favor.

But I couldn't be sure.

If this was a normal relationship, I could push back and tell them both to go for it.

It's literally about the future. Right now, Katsu is at a fork in the road of life, too early. That's why we're trying to meddle in the hope that Katsu will go down a path without regret....... If this were true, we could take our time to think about it.

I'm sure it's difficult to explain without being able to tell you the details, but I was hoping to somehow convince you, but Kitamiya's mood was getting worse and worse when I didn't take the time to talk about it.

......

His expression is getting grim, but he's still willing to bear it and listen to me.

I'm sorry for that.

If you are so seriously concerned about me, I think it's okay to talk to you, but I'm not ready to take the plunge.

I can only bow my head and force Kitamiya to be patient with me.

That's when I thought that.

”That's fine, that it's fine. If it's Kitamiya...

!

I heard a voice that wasn't supposed to be here, and as soon as I looked in the direction of the voice, I saw Minami waving his hand with his usual joking smile.

I'm sure you're right,” he said, ”I saw you took the leader with you.

Dressed in plain clothes, Minami, who always seems to be loose, walks up to you without being overbearing.

”Anyway, let me just say that the leader is not bad, that he is. It doesn't help that the leader can't talk about it in detail, that it does. This time the matter of this victory was a matter for us ...... no, it was a matter for our relatives.

”South, you ......

But that was only the beginning.

As he smoothly switches from a squishy, loose smile to a serious expression.

My tone of voice has matched it.

”I think you should know, Kitamiya, because I think it's more troublesome for me to be cheered and interrupted without understanding what I'm going to do,

What do you mean ”disturbed”?