Chapter 17 - Hiiragi-chan the Stalker (1/2)
Hiiragi-chan the Stalker
Sunday night.
After spending my time relaxing at Hiiragi-chan’s place over the weekend, I returned home. She was supposed to be busy making tests for next week, so it seemed like she couldn’t hang out this weekend. I see, that’s tough. Or that’s what I thought, but Hiiragi-chan ended up begging with tearful eyes.
When I said to her, “It’s just the one or two days over the weekend where we can’t see each other. Aren’t you making too big of a deal out of this?”
“When you see me at school it’s Hiiragi-sensei. Being able to see you as Hiiragi Haruka is only over the weekend…”
She said that while showing her sadness. Since Hiiragi-chan has a character that doesn’t have a front or back, whether she’s my teacher or my girlfriend, it feels the same. Nothing is different to me. However, it doesn’t seem that the person in question believes the same.
“Nii-san…? Where did you go?”
As I was reminiscing about the fun weekend, Sana secretly took a peek around the door
“Where? I just went to hang out with friends…?”
“By that… do you mean like your g-girlfriend…?”
“That’s wrong. You probably don’t know because you don’t have any friends, but it’s fun hanging out with friends over night.”
“Sana also hangs out over the night so it’s fine.”
“You’re probably just playing games online, right?”
“Why do you know that?”
You said that you had lots of friends online after all.
“Then, is there something you need?”
“I don’t have anything I need in particular…”
She fidgeted while rubbing her knees together as if she wanted to say something. If you didn’t have something, you wouldn’t go out of your way to come into my room, though. As I waited for her to say something Sana came in and sat down on my worn down two-seat sofa.
“Actually, this week, Sana had somewhere I wanted you to go with me to. Despite that, Nii-san went out and never came back.”
Sana seemed unusually bitter. When she has a favor to ask, she’s usually always like this.
“Let’s see… did you want me to pick out your underwear?”
“W-wrong! I wouldn’t want you to come along for that!”
Bofu bofu, Sana hit the cushion multiple times.
“Stop it stop it. It was just a joke. Don’t get so frustrated.”
“Don’t make such a weird joke! Going to the game store to pick up stuff and going to the manga to buy things, and other various things! Next week! Since this week was no good.”
“Can’t you get used to going alone yet?”
“Then, if I got seen, Sana would be known as a lonely otaku.”
I think it’s already known though?
“If Nii-san is there, then I can make an excuse.”
“That you’re going accompanying your brother as he buys things?”
“That’s right.”
It’s not alright, though. What are you trying to use me for?
“Why don’t you just go with Ii-san?”
“That’s still a little… inviting someone to hangout is…”
Hanging out with someone you want be close with and getting anxious about that. That’s something I also get.
What would happen if you were alone and the conversation turns into awkward silence? What if you end up stepping on a landmine that you didn’t know about? If it becomes like that, there’s no one that would be able to help you.
“Is it because you guys are just about to get close, you think that you should be a little more careful…?”
“Y-you get it then.”
“Then, let’s all go together. Invite Ii-san as well.”
If it’s like this, Sana would have less to complain about.
I personally don’t think I would be that useful, but with the three of us, it’ll be easier for us to hang out.
“Kana-chan again… Sana wanted to be alone together though…”
Sana replied as if bored. Then, she ended up hitting her hand together.
“Ah, that’s right. K-kana-chan said that she had some plans next week.”
“That seems convenient, is that really true…?”
“It’s true! For real!”
I was quite interested in browsing through games and mangas, so I didn’t have any particular reason to stubbornly refuse her. Hiiragi-chan would be busy that weekend as well.
“Great. Then, next Saturday, okay?”
“You probably don’t have any plans anyways, right? Sana understands that.”