OreShura: Volume 1 Chapter 9

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#9 A Fight Between Men Is Mayhem

During that time, I thought I was relying on Chiwa.

The future was bleak, hopeless, disheartening.

That's why at the very least, I wanted a "Goal", a "Hope".

Even though I was pretending that I wanted to help Chiwa, the one who was saved was me.

But yet, Chiwa believes in me.

That's why I also have to believe.

In the "Me" whom Chiwa believes in.

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When I woke up in the morning, upon looking at my watch, it was around half past nine.

"Crap, I overslept......"

If I don't get to the library early on a Sunday, the seats in the study rooms will be filled up.

I dressed up hurriedly, checked the stoves, locked the doors, and left without eating. It takes about 12, 13 minutes to reach the library by foot. If I hurry and reach by ten, then there should still be seats left.

However, my legs took off in a different direction by themselves.

The time was ten minutes to ten.

Ten minutes left to the appointed time for Chiwa's date.

The distance to the appointed meeting place, in front of a certain station, was around ten minutes away as well.

"Hey hey......"

How pathetic I was.

Am I'm going to spy on her?

Even if she is my childhood friend, I can't do that right? I'm really a distasteful guy.

But, I'm really curious.

I really want to know no matter whaaaaaaaaaaat!

"Good morning."

"Uwaaaah!?"

I jumped at the sudden voice that had called out from behind me.

As I was wondering who it was,

"Ma-Masuzu huh."

"Fufu. Aren't you overly surprised, Eita-kun."

Even though it was a Sunday, Masuzu was in her school uniform (so am I), smiling.

"To be walking along this road, seems like we have the same objective right?"

"Then, you're also here to spy on Chiwa's date?"

"The word 'spy' carries such a negative connotation to it. As the president of the "JiEn-Otsu" club, I have to watch over the gallant figure of my member."

"Isn't that the same thing!"

"Oh, so Eita-kun is not going?"

"............"

Damn.

Just a little, just a little more.

"Once we have ascertained that they have met up, we'll leave."

"Alright, I understand."

While giggling, she twined her arm around mine.

"Don't cling to me. Move away."

"Oh. Why?"

"Chiwa is not here with us today, neither is it afterschool hours, there's no need for us to keep up the pretense right?"

"Nope. In this rural town, we won't know when we might bump into a student of Hane High. We can't afford to relax."

With her smiling face, Masuzu said that with a hint of sarcasm, and following that, I could feel the softness of her arms pressing closer.

Why is her body so soft all over, I wonder.

But now is not the time for that.

We passed a few guys who gazed at us and reached the station.

The plaza before ticket barriers here is a standard waiting spot.

"OrOrOrh......"

Chiwa was there.

With her cellphone opened up, she was standing there, unable to stay still. Her shoulders were tensed up, and even from a distance, I could sense her nervousness.

But, what was more surprising,

"Chiwa, Chiwa is fashionably dressed!?"

Long sleeve white blouse, and a flower-patterned balloon shorts.

The collar of her blouse was attached with lace, giving off the feeling that she was wearing layered clothing, making her very girl-like. Her shorts were also of a daring length, showing off and enhancing the slenderness of her legs.

Not bad. Suits her......

"How is it? My match-up."

"You? Don't you also have your good points!"

"Yeah. I wore them when I was in grade six. A perfect fit right?"

"......"

As such exchanges went on, the time struck ten.

Sakagami-senpai had yet to arrive.

"What the hell's he thinking, to be late for the first date."

"...... yeah."

"During such times, isn't it the case where the guy should arrive first? Even when he's a good looking guy, he should know this fundamentals. Did he take it lightly because it's Chiwa?"

The time further advanced and it was 10.20.

Not here yet.

"Hey hey, what's wrong with him?"

Chiwa looks anxious, and has been messing with her phone for some time. She's probably either checking whether there's a mail from Senpai or sending one to him.

"Don't tell me he stood her up? Or, perhaps an accident?"

Masuzu said nothing and stayed expressionless.

The situation did not change as the time passed, and it was finally eleven o'clock.

The number of shoppers gradually increased, and the plaza before the station was filled with people. There were many families, and couples as well. The people who had been waiting at that same place for their dates had one after another left.

Only Chiwa was alone.

Standing there in isolation.

"That's enough Chiwa. Go back! Just dump that fella!"

And at that moment.

A loud, moronic laugh was heard in the plaza.

It was a group of high school students made up of four guys and two girls who were dressed in antisocial fashion.

"Alright, it's my win! One ten-thousand yen note get!"

A darkly tanned, conspicuously brute-looking large man was in overly high spirits.

And beside him, was a bitter looking face --- Chiwa's date, Sakagami-senpai.

"Che. Still waiting huh. A shameless girl."

"Isn't that great? She's cute right? I think she's fit to go out with you though."

"Look at that outfit. She's trying to make herself look taller huh? Looks a little like a vase though."

The two girls who dyed their hair with some crazy colors said.

What the hell's with him?

Today is supposed to be a date, but yet, why did his friends tag along?

What are you doing, Senpai.

Quickly, quickly go apologize to Chiwa!

"Boringzzz though. Let's go back. Chiwawa-chan."

Facing the dumbfounded Chiwa, Senpai waved his hand in a shooing manner.

"My bad. I'm really shocked. Do you really think you can go out with me?"

"There's no way that will happen right. Know your place, 'Pathetic Chiwawa'."

The six people laughed.

"But your body is really small huh. Are you sure you're not faking your age? Perhaps you're actually an elementary school student?"

"A middle school acquaintance of mine is a lolicon though. Shall I introduce him to you? I think he will call you cute. In a maniac way."

"Stop that you guys, she's really pitiful you know, look, Chiwawa-chan is trembling. It'll be bad to make her cry right? Gyaha!"

Chiwa wasn't trembling.

Neither was she crying.

She was merely smiling absentmindedly.

Looking at that expression, I got a deja vu ---.

"Seems like I can't do kendo anymore."

"--- stop."

Masuzu caught hold of my arm as I was about to dash out.

"Let go of me, Masuzu."

"Stop. You are not like that right?"

"Whatever, just let go of me!"

"You don't really care right?"

"Aah!?"

"We don't really care about the complications of love right?"

Masuzu's expression didn't change.

Her blue eyes merely shone eerily.

"That man called Sakagami may have adopted the appearance of a cool sportsman in school...... but that's his true nature. He two-times or three-times, and when he tires of them, he will dump them and repeat it again and again. He's pretty famous for that among his middle school ex-classmates. Though I would never have thought he's this much of a trash."

"Then, you already knew this right from the start......"

So as to speak, when Chiwa mentioned Sakagami's name, Masuzu did not seem too enthusiastic.

So that was because of this reason huh.

"We can use this chance to let Harusaki-san realize this right. That 'love is a worthless thing'. We can use this to brainwash a believer of pure love like her to realize the futility and stupidity of love. If that happens, she might even become one of our 'Anti-Love' compatriots."

"Don't shit with me!"

I grabbed hold of Masuzu's collar.

But even with that, Masuzu's expression did not change.

How can she have such a cold expression?

"Then, all those club activities were just an act, a play?"

"Didn't I say it before? That it's Ji-En-Otsu. Everything's fake. There's not a single thing that's true."

"No way......"

That's a lie.

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