Published at 11th of November 2020 10:45:37 AM
Chapter 15
15 . Realist’ way
It’s morning . It was so hot from the morning, which was different from the other day . Due to the difficulty of sleeping, I wake up at regular times these days, but today I wake up at the time when the elderly start their stretching . Even though I think that it is still too early, but I’m not sleepy anymore . So, I guess, I have no choice but to start preparing .
When I was about to leave the house, my sister Kaede came down from the second floor wearing a camisole with a messy hair, then she glanced at me, and was disappointed, like “What do you want, huh?” . If only she’s in front of good-looking guy, she’ll never appear like that .
Then, I’m leaving my house while my tension falling low .
In various stories such as in light novels and manga, the main characters will meet his fateful girl . Of course, it’s the main character, so even if it’s an ordinary high school boy, in the illustration is usually drawn handsome . You see, a hero who really looks bad would not sell well in an anime or manga .
That’s why he can get close to cute girls without the need to do anything, and it’s no exaggeration to say that the success rate when he do something is 100% . Well, it won’t be just a story if it’s not like that .
On the contrary, the reaction of the girl when a normal guy takes action is like what happened to me yesterday .
『”Huh?… . Disgusting . ”』(exaggerated)
That kind of reaction from a well-behaved girl, is just too much for me . Right . I never felt so empty like that . You see, no matter what temperature at that time was, that words sure make the surroundings feel so cold… . . Well, it was a good lesson for me .
“Hey . ”
No, I really realized it again . After all, when I was thinking about Natsukawa, I still get so exited . Even though I warned myself that much, I wondered if it wasn’t enough .
“Wait . ”
It may be a good opportunity to be in the front corner seat . From my point of view, I think it’s a boring seat that only shit serious guys are happy with, and it’s annoying that it’s easy to be pointed by the teacher, but by taking advantage of it I could make me, Wataru Sajou, to have a new impression from the others, they might even start to think that I’m actually a diligent student .
“Don’t ignore me!”
“Ugh!?”
Sudden suffocation made me leak out a strange voice . Argh, my Adam’s apple…… Hey, what if my voice becomes a beautiful soprano voice because of this!? Maybe I’ll sing a Ghibli song…!
My Adam’s apple… Why are you holding a grudge like this? While imagining myself doing a spectacular singer debut, I look back .
Then what was reflected in front of me was Goddess’ (Natsukawa) Face .
“… . Ahhh, I’m happy . ”
“You’re too close!”
“Urghh!?”
She pushed me with her bag . Natsukawsan, that’s my solar plexus, you know… . . While in pain, I wondering whether a surprise attack has become popular these days . If so, it’s bad… . Anyway, my voice still sound strange .
‘Haritsumeta, Yumi no’… . . Urggh!???
[TN: So, it’s the start of an OST of Glibli Anime, Princess Mononoke . The song is Princess Mononoke by Yoshikazu Mera . ]
“What a fierce way to express your affection to someone…”
“No, that’s not what I mean!”
“……… Of course, right . ”
Involuntarily, I spit out the lines that I usually said when I was still ‘dreaming‘ . But, hearing Natsukawa’s harsh words, instantly brought me back to reality . Yes, my solar plexus is just like a handkerchief to wipes her bag .
“… It’s good to follow the what’s popular these days, but don’t start doing something bad when you see something unpleasant, okay?”
“Hey, why it sounds like it’s all my fault…… . Wwait a minute!”
“What? You’ve something you want from me?”
I was disappointed with her, she made my mood bad and beaten me with a bag from the morning . No matter how much Natsukawa’s fans I am, it’s impossible to behave gracefully .
When I noticed it, my attitude to her just now was cold, I even replied without even looking at her . Ah, isn’t this dangerous? It’ll makes Natsukawa angry…
“Hmm… you, you don’t have make such a scary face… . . ”
“… . . huh?”
I heard a cute voice that I hadn’t expected and looked back . There is a figure of Natsukawa facing down as if she was lonely . Eh, wait, she looks so cute .
“Are you okay?”
Usually, She don’t care about me . She shouldn’t think too much about it when a guy like me had an attitude that makes her feel vulnerable . What kind of change happened to you so suddenly, Natsukawa?
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“I should be the one who asks you that… . . Even though I’ve always been around you until recently, why suddenly… . . ”
“Ah… . ”
Somehow, I’m upset with an emotional face that she never showed to me before . I can’t think of any words in this kind of an unprecedented development . So, I was surprised that I could only speak with a flutter . Then, Natsukawa stared at me strongly and went ahead .
… . . Strange . It’s been two weeks since I stopped following Natsukawa, but the reaction of the others and even Natsukawa to me is different than I expected . I thought that if I’m not in her way anymore, she would became a popular idol in the class, and forget about me fast .
“… I don’t understand . ”
In the first place, why did she suddenly talk to me? Wasn’t I just a bothersome for her? You see, if such a bothersome person was in front of me, I would take another road so that I wouldn’t met that person . It’s better to take a detour even if I need to waste my time, rather than need to feel troubled .
Hmm, should I get some advice?
It’s not like I want to hide and keep my thoughts . And, I think it’s okay if there is only one more person who knows my thoughts . As expected, it’s just difficult for a man to think about a girl . I should ask someone else’ advice immediately, so that I won’t be punished further than this .
“What do you think of Natsukawa’ thoughts about me?”
“I guess, she think that you’re disgusting . ”
“…… . ”
I think I made a serious mistake in the selecting my advisor . I think I should have asked someone who would be more considerate of others . Even if you answer frankly, the person himself is in front of you, so couldn’t you be a bit more considerate, Ashida? This damn girl .
Wait, calm down . I’m an adult . Yes, I’m an adult . This is the perfect time for me to show off a way of thinking that accepts everything without being enraged easily…!
“…Yeah, even me myself also think that I’m disgusting . ”
“Sajo-chi… Somehow, I feel sad . ”
Ugh… This girl…As expected of Ashida . But, didn’t you say that I’m disgusting? So, don’t look at me with such pitiful eyes… Calm down, I’m consulting to her right now . No matter what she say, I can’t get angry .
“Usually, If that disgusting and annoying guy say something cold towards you, you won’t feel anything, right?”
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“Huh…? Wait a minute . Did you said something cold towards Ai-chi?”
“… She said that she was disgusted with me at the beginning of the encounter, and she even hit my solar plexus with her bag . So of course I would be cold towards her . That’s normal right?”
“Ye,Yeah ………”
Ashida holds her face in her hand as if she had guessed something . Then after a while, she looked up at me with an annoying face, and put her hands together .
“I don’t think Ai-chi have any bad intention to you . You just need to have big heart about it . ”
“Don’t worry, I don’t really care, because it’s Natsukawa . ”
“Right, Don’t think too much into it . Anyway, what’s with that privilege of Ai-chi . ”
Ashida looks at me with stunned eyes . Wait a minute, what’s that, ‘I can’t really understand you’, kind of look that she did? That’s the goddess’s hand and bag you know . It’ll always be very popular, right?
“What I don’t understand is after that . I got a ridiculous low voice after she hit me, but Natsukawa made a cute reaction after that . Did she intend to kill me with her cuteness?”
“Sajo-chi, I don’t have to try to offset the uncontrollable excitement with such a character . ”
“The point is, if I’m so disgusting that she even hit me, if I gave a cold respond she should not feel anything . It’s even better if she just respond back with a cold attitude . It’ll not make me think too much . ”
“……”
‘Isn’t it normal to be like that?’, is what I asked . But, after seeing me with a surprising face, She started thinking with a difficult face again . Why are you looking at my face? Now, I really want to know what Natsukawa is thinking .
“Hey, can I ask you why you called her by her surname?”
“Because it will make the others misunderstood us, and she even told me that it was annoying . ”
“Recently, you didn’t approach Ai-chi, right?”
“Because I was rejected so many times already . ”
“To give up just because of that, is really not like you, Sajo-chi . ”
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“It’s natural that the end will come . It’s hard to think that I can bear to continue being rejected in the future . And I thought that Natsukawa, who was always clung by someone she didn’t like, would feel that I was just a nuisance . ”
“…… . I understand what troubled you now . ”
Ashida listened to my words and she made a sour face . She keep making a different expression . You see, if she show such a face to a bright guy, surely, he will feel depressed .
Perhaps my feelings appeared on my face, Ashida turned away and rubbed her cheeks, looking back and showing her usual bright expression . You, you don’t have to force yourself to fix your expression .
“Hmm, I think that Ai-chi’ attitude is bad! But, I also think that Sajo-chi is bad too!”
“W-Why?”
“Because Sajo-chi was always with her until recently, the people around Ai-chi refrained from talking to her, so there are only a limited number of people she can talk to at school! Her only friends are only you and me, so you can’t just push Ai-chi out, right!?”
“So, it because I was always with her… . ?”
Ashida’s words pierced my chest . I think it was a very convincing explanation .
I do not doubt Natsukawa’s idol trait . But what if I involved myself with her? If I stay by her side, the surrounding will just keep away from her . And even now, I’m sure that the students around me will be involved in my stupid words and actions by being involved in Natsukawa… .
Perhaps my character of liking Natsukawa was also bad… . ? For students who don’t like to stand out, that alone may be a reason to avoid her .
“… . Wait?”
“Hmm, Wait? What’s wrong?”
Now that I’m away from her seat, unless I go near her seat, the others would not be afraid to get closer to her, right? And if you added Ashida to that, a warm atmosphere will be added, and an environment that is easy to talk to will be created .
Th-This is… . !
“Ashida . ”
“Wh-What… . . ”
“It’s the beginning of the Great Idol Production Strategy …!”
“What’s that? Hey, are you okay…!?”