Chapter 132 - X-Day — Second Part (1/2)

X-Day — Second Part

TL: Daemon

ED: PuffyPyjamas

As I was very unused to having my birthday celebrated, I was stuck just standing there. While doing that, the younger Rei-chan came over to me.

The image of her present-day form overlaps with her. Well, I guess it is her so that makes sense.

“Senpai, happy birthday!”

“Thanks.”

It seems like she was going to give me a necklace made from origami, so I bent over and had her place it over my head. That’s unexpected. She is 20 years old on the inside, so I thought she would give me something more mature.

“After thinking about it a lot, I thought that a present like this would be more childish and actually feel more genuine.”

So sly…! She’s probably thinking that it has the cute feeling of a child that tried their best to make something like this…!

“Sanada-kun, hurry up and come over here. How long are you going to stand there for?”

Hiiragi-chan invited me over, and so I entered the room as if guided in and arrived at my seat. Most likely, if my past were to flash before my eyes, this day would definitely show up.

Everyone sat around the table lined with dishes. Opposite of me was Sana, Kanata and Hiiragi-chan. My side had Rei-chan on the right, and Fujimoto on the left.

“That’s why you said not to eat too much for lunch.”

“That’s right. Sana even told Okaa-san that dinner is not needed.”

“Fujimoto also knew?”

“Eh? …Well, yeah. It’s a surprise after all!”

This guy is super irritating…

If you knew, then don’t try to feed me a bunch at lunch! It was dangerously close to ruining things. What would you have done if I decided to go with a karaage set!

Hiiragi-chan and Kanata poured some juice and tea into cups and brought them over. Once everyone had a drink in hand, we started a toast.

Fujimoto smoothly stood up.

“Then, this humble Fujimoto, will give a toast…”

“Senpai, Sensei—Once again, happy birthday~! Cheers!”

Going along with the toast from Rei-chan, everyone other than Fujimoto brought their glasses together.

“Wait… just wait… I was thinking about what to say during all of our afternoon classes—. C-cheers!”

Fujimoto lifted his glass one beat late.

It seems that the karaage was freshly fried as it was piping hot and really good. The taste was one that Hiiragi-chan would make.

“The karaage is really good… but Hiiragi-chan made this?”

Fujimoto, who was focused on eating karaage, asked that question to no one in particular, to which Hiiragi-chan nodded.

“That’s right. Ah, but it’s only the seasoning. I had Ii-san help out with the frying part of it.”

Kanata nodded once.

“… Saa-chan, it’s about time for that…”

“…Y-yeah.”

The two of them stood up nervously, and brought over enough curry for everyone.

“T-this is what Sana made…”

The Sana curry from the school festival I see. After it was placed down, I had a bite.

“Yeah, it’s good.”

It’s sweet, but something I would eat at home. I could see Sana show a slightly relieved expression.

“Chan-Sana, it’s great that it turned out well! It’s really good.”

“It’s always good… also, in the first place, Sana didn’t make it for you.”

“Oof, it’s quite sweet but the person herself is salty and spicy…”

It’s because you were overly familiar with her, right? Rei-chan said, while chowing down on the meal.

“Hmmm, well, I can tell the person who made this has quite the childish taste. It’s still good though.”

“Somehow that doesn’t feel like a compliment. Also, what’s with the arrogance.”

Even having it as karaage curry it still tastes good. In general, I guess, if you put something that tastes good together with something else that tastes good, the result is something that tastes good.

“Nii-san, you brought it, right?”

“Eh?… Oh, yeah.”

After being told, I realized and so I took out the present for Hiiragi-chan from my bag.

“Sensei, this is from the three of us, Sana, Kanata and I.”

“Eh? R-really? Thank you…”

Once she was handed the present, Hiiragi-chan held it in her hand and stared at it.

“It also includes a little bit of my feelings.”

Fujimoto gave a thumbs up. You have nothing to do with this.

“Can you please stop saying random things like that?”

“Can you stop it with the polite speech?”

This guy…!

Hiiragi-chan fumbled around and took the scarf out of the box.

“Ah, it’s a scarf! It’s warm and cute…!”

“Sana and Kana-chan picked it out. Nii-san said that it would be better with something more plain so we went with a grey color.”

“Is that so? Thank you.”

Hiiragi-chan wrapped the scarf around her in great joy as her cheeks completely loosened. While harmoniously eating curry and karaage together, Hiiragi-chan stood up from her seat, and came back immediately.

“I also have a present for Sanada-kun.”

“That’s nice. It’s only for Sanada.”

“No well, it’s my birthday after all.”

I peeked inside the fashionably wrapped present. Inside was a scarf.

“What is it? What’s inside?”

“I’m also curious…!”

Fujimoto and Rei-chan both peeked in from the side.

“——This… it’s a little…”

Rei-chan muttered.

“Sensei, I want to use the bathroom.”

“Eh? Right now?”