Editing NouCome: Volume 3 Chapter 3 (section)

==={{Furigana| A Certain Possible Story | Another }}===
I was walking alone at a certain shopping district.

I looked over to the digital clock installed at the surface of the building. The time shown there was already at late night.

Even within mid-winters with cold winter winds, the season now was especially cold and it’s hard to say that the environment now is gentle for an old man that has crossed his 70’s.

Then why am I walking at a place like this in a season like this?

The answer was just by whim.

It’s just simply because I had no clear goals and was just wandering around. It might even a good idea to drink cheap booze in my rundown apartment or stay at a supermarket and read for a long time while getting looked at by the clerk with an annoyed gaze.

Which means, I don’t care anymore. My actions………….my life has no meaning. Yes, everything is the same no matter what I do.

Many years quickly passed ever since that critical mistake; my every single move continues to get controlled by a certain phenomenon-----



…………..It’s here huh.

That appeared like usual when I was in my thoughts.

Now that I know that it’s meaningless to resist this phenomenon, I no longer make exaggerated responses to every single thing that happens like how I was when I was young.

No matter how much I cry, scream or retort, it didn’t change the fact that I have to do it.

“………………..”

While keeping quiet, I threw away the coat I was wearing. I stripped off my sweater and pants without hesitation next. And without taking even a minute, I was left only with my long johns.

Since the long johns have a color very similar to the skin, people would see me as stark naked from far away. 

It’s the point of insanity that I am doing this in mid-winter but………..the real event starts here.

“Hey! Look at my nipples YO!”

An extremely high tension rap flew out from my mouth.

Matching with that, I was pinching my own nipples and was bending my upper body while soul languages were gushed out.

“Carve this into your eyes YO, my nipple high tech technique!”

Reactions from the passersby were various. Youngsters’ staring dumbfounded, females walking away quickly while looking away, and a tranny was looking with an annoyed gaze.

“YO! YO! YO! All of you all pinch too YO!!”

Inside that gallery I engraved the burning beat indifferently.

…………….after a minute of expressing my soul.

The oppressing dull pain in my head disappeared.

I stopped my actions perfectly at that time and wore back the clothes I threw away before leaving the place as if nothing happened while ignoring the strange gazes I was receiving with all my strength.

“……..uu”

It’s not painful………it is not painful at all. I have been repeating things similar to this for many times until now. There’s no way I would feel painful from something this small after so long…………..the cold thing poking at the depths of my heart is definitely because of the temperature that has crossed freezing point.

“Hey you”

After I walked a bit, someone tapped my shoulders”

“Hn? What-----!?”

It’s the police.

Now that I think about it, it’s the most normal thing to happen since I did that in a place like that.

2 of the worst words appeared in my mind. If this goes on………….I’ll “get arrested”.

“Kuh-----“

Next off, I ran away trying to escape.

“Guhah”

But, I was no let off that easily. The strong looking police caught me instantly and easily arrested me.

“Ojii-chan……………….why, did you do something that stupid?”

“Le-let go! It’s much better than stripping my pants off”

“Come on, that isn’t the problem. I understand Ojii-chan’s feeling of wanting to show off but, it’s annoying to others. Do you understand?”

“uu……….”

The moment I heard those words, tears starting to fall from my eyes unconsciously.

Am i…………..am I going to get arrested from a misunderstanding that I am a flasher by a youngster that has barely lived half my age.

“Even i………..even i………..am not doing this because I wanted too-----“




“Hah!”

“Yes, welcome back~~”

What awaited me when my consciousness came back was President Kokubyakuin’s smiling face.

“……..President, just now was perhaps my………..” 

“Yes, it’s how Amakusa-san ended up after failing to completing a mission~~”

I knew it…………

Even though I was have convinced about it, once I heard the fact from the presidents mouth in reality, I felt my mood turn even heavier. Rather, don’t say that it’s my end……….”

“But, relax. This is only a [A certain possible story] and it’s not like it will definitely happen”

The president used both her hands and hit hear chest before continuing her talk with a smile.

“There’s you losing your job because of a choice and dying at the roadside, there’s your head splatting into small pieces from a sniper because you were mistaken as a target of an assassination from a choice, there might also be a wonderful future where you got stuck in concrete and was sunk under a bay somewhere”

“It’s so wonderful that I am in tears!”

The president ignored my retort and replied back with her usual my pace smile.

“Well basically, you have to work hard for the mission, that’s all~~”

“……………..President, you helped me during the last mission and now you are disturbing me from going to Yuuouji…………..what do you want to do?”

“Something interesting~~”

“Huh?”

“More specifically, I am '''''making things more interesting'''''~~”

“Eh? What do you mean-----“

“Ah, Chocolat-san is calling you~~”

The president cut down my sentence and looked over to the pool…………….this feeling; she doesn’t want to tell me anymore.

“Kanade-sa~~n”

Just like the president’s words, Chocolat was beckoning me from inside the pool.

Since I won’t get any more information even if I stayed here, I quietly headed over there.

“What’s wrong, Chocolat?”

From what I heard, the open [Kidding pool area] has been closed temporarily and it seems that their parents came to pick them up.

“Come on, Takashi-kun, you have something to tell Kanade-san right?”

Takashi was urged by Chocolat but, he came to me with a sullen face.

“…………I-I know”

Unexpected words came out from his mouth.

“My real nee-chan, has a personality of a guy so, I had always admired a gentle nee-chan. Chocolat Nee-chan is always smiling so, she’s close to my ideal nee-chan……………..you came in when I was that happy and It felt like Chocolat Nee-chan was going to get taken away so i turned weird and kicked you……….”

“Ta-Takashi”

Mysterious emotions come and go inside my heart. At the same time, I feel embarrassed about my thoughtlessness to fix him as a fucking brat just by his surface mouth and bad attitude.

“You’re……..a nice guy”

“T-that’s not true………”

I patted his head.

“S-stop it……………”

“No no, Onii-san is really moved. You don’t have to be so shy Guah!”

“Do-don’t get ahead of yourself, idiooot!”

After kicking my leg, Takashi’s face turned red before he ran off.

“Uu………….”

Takashi, you don’t know anything about this world…………the existence of a male tsundere is worthless and that is the absolute and unchangeable truth.

“Here, Misaki-chan too”

Chocolat urged Misaki next and brought her out to me.

“I am sorry for suddenly kicking your important part hard”

Misaki lowered her head. Oh, this is a good girl that can apologize properly too.

“I will do it softer next time”

“No, stop the kicking itself!”

“That’s something I can’t do I think”

“Why can’t you!”

“Because, I feel kind of excited whenever I see a boy in pain”

“You’re ominous and scary!”

“But, it’s my fault for doing that so…………….i will say sorry one more time”

What’s this living thing…….i feel like I want to hug her really tight.

That’s disgusting an bad as expected so, I crouched down and pat Misaki’s head while making a smile to her.

“Okay, good girl”

“Uu……..”

At that moment, Masaki’s cheeks blushed.

“What’s wrong?”

“No-nothing………..”

Misaki’s whole face turned red. What? Is getting pat that embarrassing?

After that, Misaki did not look at me at all and returned back to her parents that came to pick her up.

“Misaki-chan, bye bye”

Chocolat was waving to her back.

“You’re unexpectedly good at treating little kids”

“Yes, I love little children”

Well, she has the thought patterns of a little kid or under too………..

“Hn?”

My swimming trunk was pulled and once I turned over, a long black haired girl was there.

Its Manami-chan huh……………..i made her cried once so I was on edge. I can’t have the same thing repeating so, I have to interact cautiously.

“So-sorry for just now”

After I talked to her with a very soft voice, Minami-chan swung her head sideways.

“I was a little afraid just now but, now I am not”

I am glad. Getting hated by children is just pain painful even though it doesn’t make sense.

Manami-chan looked at me and Chocolat alternatively before mumbling softly.

“You two feel like a dad and mom”

“Huh?”

“Because, you two look so close”

“…………..”

“Bye”

Minami-chan smiled before running to her parents.

“……….th-that was a weird one……….”

“She said we look like a couple”

“Wha………..”

Chocolat said it without any embarrassment.

“Do you know this, Kanade-san. Couples do the “Ahnn” during meal time”

“B-by Ahnn, you………..”

'''''That scene''''' that happened a few days ago, resurfaced in my mind.

“Ah, let’s try that too next time”

“Wh-who is going to do it!”

“Kanade-san, your face is kind of red you know?”

“I-it’s your imagination! An-anyway, let’s get out from here”

“Okayy”

Chocolat’s tail was wiggling about while she followed me.

“Oh my, you safely got Chocolat-san out. Good for you~~”

President was there showing her usual fake smile at the pool side.

“Now you can openly go over to Yuuouji-san~~. Ah, she is at the [Scream coaster area]. I will handle Chocolat-san so, please hurry up and go~~”

Even though she was disturbing me so much just now, she gave me a service and told me where she is this time…………..this too, is probably linked to how she is making things interesting which she said just now.

“Okay then, do you best to make her cry~~”

…………….while receiving an extremely bad sentence from behind, I left the spot.