Vol 2 Chapter 5 (1/2)
May 20th A cola-giving stalker appeared before me
…Well, since I haven’t discover his true identity or grasp a coht be too early to make the conclusion Uhh, let’s focus on the direction of ‘thinking’ first
In the Wagashi+ shop I work at, I discovered Pocri bottles filled with cola left by so the trash out There were five bottles ‘It isn’t poisoned, just normal cola I can’t drink soda, please take it’ Thestuck under the bottles claimed so It didn’t say if this was a present for xxx, or ‘I’s that could explain the source
“…”
If ere to let the thing known as ‘the view of an educator’ function, I sees first Isn’t the attitude of not du unfinished food into the sink important? I think so at least Then don’t buy or take it It’s kind of worth co, but what should I do?
The environ one of these bottles of suspicious fluid
Although I thought about using the pins, I probably shouldn’t play around toothese outside would probably attractthe bottles inside It’s heavy — like a third of Maekawa-san Who the hell could lift all this crap?! Co as I did, I still co over “Ah, shoot” After shuffling the bottles, lining and cleaning the bottles filled with carbonated drinks ht
“What are those?”
Koer, asked about the ite the pot’s content with a wooden scoop She’s probablysome uiro-mochi[1]
I reported after sitting down on the chair with red-bean coloured covering: “It was left outside with a note”
Komaki-san is a beauty older than er orks harder than our actual er Out of the people I know, she's considered the serious type Though the part of her that's too confident is worth noting as well The priashi+ shop I work at co food made else where But Komaki-san makes her own snack in the shop She doesn't make too much, but she still puts them in the display case for sell Custoer wouldn't really bla Perhaps because it's been running since long ago, this shop has a very deep bond with the locals; the ulars Red and whiteor celebration, or funeral manju: we've a hand in all of them I've only learned recently that even if we don't perforo broke To be honest, I've been coo I've never seen people go in, so I've always thought it was unbelievable
“What about the drinks?” Komaki-san looked back to the pot and spoke indifferently
“Hand them to the police?”
“No, it's fine Leave thee, I'll have them later”
Her index finger pointed firerator
“Eh? You're gonna drink them? This stuff?”
“Well, we already took them in”
“We don't even knohere it's froh!”
Even though I spoke so, the perpetrator candidate still appeared in my head 'Maybe…'
So one of those requires roughly five plastic bottles; it's surprisingly difficult to prepare one of those For example, in the arts and craft class in eleo collect bottles before recycle day to avoid the trouble of collecting
“It's fine It's not going to kill me”
Rather than with the cola, she appearedpastries — even the way she spoke seem to be unconcerned
“When the mix thickens… Mm” Komaki-san cross-checked the book on the side with the content in the pot, and then stopped scoop's motion Looks like she's about to proceed onto the next stage As for o back to work
“So”
“Yes?”
Ko at my stark-white body, she asked The hint of doubt appeared around between her brows:
“What is that?”
“My goal is to become the store's mascot”
Ah, forgot to o
“H” With a hand back on her chin, Komaki-san asked with a tilted head: “What's your name?”
“People call me Maekawa”
“I see Then, Maekawa, go clean the front”
“With this thing on?”
“With that thing on”
“Aye, aye sir!”
I picked up the broom and dustpan, and wobbled my way out of the kitchen
“Eh, is she serious?” Thoughseemed to come behind me, I paid it no mind
I decided to go check out the scene after school to tomorrow
Why shoot rockets in the afternoons of weekdays? I'm somewhat interested too
I usually eat lunch at the school cafeteria Because if I ask for bento from my parents, it'd basically be the leftover from the store My parents run a bar, as for what reason I don't know
We eat the leftover for breakfast too Plus when I help out in the pub, I have dinner there as well Hence, it beca for all three meals; therefore, I decided to have lunch at the school cafeteria Also, for some reason, the transfer student sat across from me today
“The oyakodon here is pretty good!”
Scooping up the oyakodon I recohts His right hand was still wrapped in cast Unfortunately, he broke his arm last month
“It's a bit too sweet though”
“Really?” Hearing me, transfer student quizzically tilted his head It would appear the transfer student likes food with a lot of flavor
Not that it will ever be useful, I still took a mental note:
“What's thewith Ryuushi+ today?”
“I thought that I should try the school food soirls in basket ball are having lunch together today too”
Pouring the egg-and-rice into hishimself He doesn't have be concerned for me — shouldn't he worry about Ryuushi+ instead?
Ryuushi+ seems to call him by last name… Uh… Miwasan? Probably, I think
“Oh, yeah”
“Hm?” Spoon in his mouth, transfer student looked up to me Oh, that's kinda cute!
Should I bring the transfer student along to the rocket site today?
The opponent will be, after all, a stranger suspected of being a stalker
If the person is a burly man like one of those astronauts, would I become a substitute javelin, or be stuffed into a tube and squeezed out like at a performance for a banquet? I'ile Maekawa-san (sounds like a joke just looking at my appearance, but an unfunny truth once you know) needs a reliable guy to protect her… But looking closely, the transfer student can't use his do that his injury got worse because I brought hiuys
“Never et it”
“Hrm?” He replied with the spoon still in his mouth
We departed without everthe after school plan
“See ya, Miwa-kun”
I called his last naave me a weird look with a twitch
For just a second, he had a 'who the hell's that?' look when your name has been mixed with someone else's, or like 'what a shame!' kind of disappointed look Maybe he's actually not Miwa-kun?
Either way, I don't think that suited me I decided to still call him transfer student next time I see him
My favourite food is the banana Swiss roll Next ti to answer that
“I love this~” Honestly, it's so good — so good that I regretted neglecting it every time I pass it in the super market
After school on the 21st, I received one of these froladly co :
“Awesome”
Today Komaki-san baked two pieces of pancakes for herself She called them the replacement for lunch Since there weren't knives or forks here, she cut the pancakes with disposable chopsticks She was even drinking the cola froe: the only thing that bubbled was the cola
“Noanna go work at a bread factory”
“I won't say no”
“Starting tomorroear a banana costume”
“Give up on that or give up your job”
With warful time off school
“Don't you have the day off today?”
“I do! But I came for some tea”
“Then why are you eating in the store front?”
“'Cuz this is the best spot!” I won't be able to see the rockets inside the kitchen
Fro through the sky clearly Even though it's more than a hundred times smaller than the scale of a rocket shown on a TV screen, the projectile piquedwork more than the birds or planes I had pretty much pinpointed the location
The place is the abandoned farm school not far away from here The campus closed down around the tio? H that aside for now, I finished the banana Swiss roll A bit got on my hand, so I licked the butter off when Ko food related to Wagashi+! Now then, as I saying? Oh, rockets The topic al
'Bottle rockets should only be used in the field or an open space!' Grade school teachers once taught ht and keep a distance from it Duh I've learned that you can't see well if it's not bright enough, and people beside the one responsible for launching the rocket have to be away It's just coe
In si to say is that the only place open enough that's not too far away from here would be the abandoned school If the rocketeer is someone with common sense, then he must follow that rule
If not, then it should have already been a big problem
“Ah, a rocket!” Hearing Komaki-san's words, I lifted rew It appeared suddenly and soared through the air
“Why do they launch that?”
After catching wind of lazing the pancakes with ave an answer Her eyes focused onto the bottle rocket:
“Maybe their target is space?”
“Even though it's water-powered?”
“I think the goal of anything going upward is space”
“Really?” For so in front of a mirror
“To coravity, and fly out with a boom But space isn't exactly friendly to live, so it's just make-believe in the end Does this mean to emulate the real deal isn't any easier?”
With a h, Komaki-san sent a piece of pancake into her mouth
Had there been a past event thatthat, since it's got nothing to do hat's happening, and I've no reason to ask