Chapter 136 - EPILOGUE-THE PROTAGONIST, HIJIRI IORI (1/2)
EPILOGUE-THE PROTAGONIST, HIJIRI IORI
“Here you are”
I was offered a cup and a saucer with a picture of rose painted on it Lifting it up the fresh scent of Darjeeling tickles rance of the tea leaves spread throughout my mouth when I sipped the beautiful walnut color tea
“It’s delicious Thank you very rateful that you let ain”
The librarian, Sakura Rue-san, we met her once e briefly explained the matter about the shi+kibukai to Iori and Yuika last tiht afterward huh
“Still, this is weird To think that Iori-kun hasn’t arrived yet Whenever he is going to meet someone here, he is usually the first to arrive too”
Is that so Well, I purposefully cah
“Is that so?”
“Yes, Iori-kun come here often you know Yuika-chan too…but lately I haven’t seen her though”
“Oh……”
I ht be the cause of that
“Hey, Sakura-san Do you have time? Would you like to joinI have beento ask you, you see……”
“Fufu, okay The borrowing and returning of books here are fully automatic and there aren’t that many people who came here anyway Even like this, I’m quite free all the time you know…do you want to invite ?”
“I don’t want to be heartbroken so please allow me to refuse”
If possible I would like to invite her out but if I invite the current her, I would definitely get shut down
“AraAra, am I already too old after all?”
“It’s not about your age, I just think that it’s not going to work out for noell, let’s leave that aside”
I put the cup on the saucer and stared at Sakura-san
“Sakura-san……do you like this world?”
“Fufu, what are you asking all of a sudden?”
“I am just a little curious you see”
Sakura-san narrowed her eyes and showat her own child
“You asked me whether I like this world, correct?…………I like it you know I like it veryat that smile, the emotions I felt before resurfaced It hat I felt when Ludi got herself cornered at the hotel The sas as when my favorite heroine fell into a crisis
“……I am relieved to hear that”
I said that and reach for the tea
I was truly relieved that she thought so But I originally thought that would be her answer from the start That’s why
“Ah, Kousuke-kun!”
It was at the sa down the tea Iori suddenly called out to me from the side Both I and Sakura-san turned to look at hi so late Kousuke-kun”
“No, I was just too early I wanted to say I don’tthat I pull out a chair for Iori
“What?”
“But I can’t forgive you for interrupting this blissfulthat, Sakura-san put her hand on her cheek and laugh sneakily
“Ara Ara, Mou-”
“Wh, what?”
“HaAa, and I finally get to hear the word like co I said that, Iori’s eyes ide in surprise as he stands up
“………EEHHHHHHHHHHH !”
Iori freaked out When I was about to tell him that was a joke, he stares alternately at me and Sakura-san
“Mou, Kousuke-kun If you asked ht”
“Eh, Uh Umm, S, sorry Kousuke-kun!”
I catch Iori as trying to turn away and run withIori back to me and force him to sit down on the chair
“Sorry, Iori, that was just a joke
“Ah, Takioto-kun, so you were ai for this when you said that? To think that you would toy withat us with uneasy eyes, I and Sakura-san let out a laugh
“Uh, U that she said like in theof she fond of a cake, you just misunderstand the context Well, sorry about that”
“S, so it was like that? Come on, don’t surprise me like that!”
“My bad, my bad”
“You don’t sound like you feel bad at all though?”
Exactly
“Fufu, then I will go pouring you so so, Sakura-san stands up”
As I was seeing Sakura-san leave, Iori calls out toyou a lot lately right”
“No, don’t mind it I was the cause in the first place”
Rather, I have the feeling that Yuika was corrupted the h
“She helpedwith her too”
It’s a shah
“Ah, Sorry I have only talked about myself have I and the one who call ood ti to talk about with you too Kousuke-kun……eh, what about Nana for me so she should be with Aneht now”
The reason that Nana her here yet I was very careful every time I came here after all
“I see So Kousuke-kun What’s the iive hi important to say to hi I want to ask you”
Considering the future, I have to ask him this