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==#10: The First XXX<ref>XXX usually implies a "kiss" in Japanese.</ref> is Mayhem==


== Chapter 10: The First Time XXX is Mayhem==
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"How impressive, Eita finally showed his great efforts."
"How impressive, Eita finally showed his talents."


Kaoru used these words to sum up yesterday's commotion.
Kaoru used these words to sum up yesterday's commotion.


I was eating a bento packed full with leftovers from yesterday’s dinner, and Kaoru chewed on purchased sweet bread.
I was eating a bento packed full with leftovers from yesterday’s dinner, and Kaoru chewed on a recently bought sweetened bun from the school canteen.


This lunch break was as peaceful as it always used to be.  
This lunch break was as peaceful as it always used to be.  


The only difference was probably the blood that dried deep inside my nose, which left a rather stiff feeling. Also, OK was wrapped tightly around my fingers, so it was hard to use chopsticks. <ref>I
The only difference was probably the blood that dried deep inside my nose, which left a rather stiff feeling. Also, band-aid wrapped around my fingers, so it was hard to use chopsticks.
presume “OK” is a kind of bandage.</ref>


"Chihuahua is very happy, right?"
"Chihuahua-chan is very happy, right?"


"No, I scared her witless."  
"No, I scared her witless."  


Afterwards, Chiwa had given me a huge serving of complaints:
Afterwards, Chiwa had given me a huge serving of complaints.


Ah, Eita’s fighting is too weak and too reckless.  
'Ah, Eita’s fighting is too weak and too reckless.'


Ah, when Eita doesn’t have me next to him, he’s helpless.
'Ah, when Eita doesn’t have me next to him, he’s helpless.'


It was very unreasonable. Why did I have to be scolded if I was the one who went to help her?
It was very unreasonable. Why did I have to be scolded when I was the one who went to help her?


"Oh, but she was glad about one thing."
"Oh, but she was glad about one thing."
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"What?"  
"What?"  


"That is, ‘the stupid Ei-kun persona from middle school days came back.’”
"That is, 'the super stupid Ei-kun from middle school came back.'”


This point was actually unfair.
That point was actually unfair.


I only acted like that because I had no other method planned! That was why I did that! It was an extremely rational decision, and I definitely did not return to my past self.
I only acted like that because I had no other method planned! That was why I did that! It was an extremely rational decision and I definitely did not return to my past self.


Nevertheless...  
Nevertheless...


"Hey, Kaoru."  
"Hey, Kaoru."  
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"When I was in middle school, was I really that much of an idiot?"  
"When I was in middle school, was I really that much of an idiot?"  


"..................................................................I don’t think so?"
"[...] [...] ...I don’t... think so?"


"Then why were you silent for so long?"  
"Then why were you silent for so long?"  


"Ah, the weather is so nice. I wonder if it will stay like this until summer?"  
"Ah, the weather is so nice. I wonder if it'll stay like this until summer?"  


"W-wait! If you wanted to say something, please say it out loud!"  
"W-Wait! If you wanted to say something, please say it out loud!"  


However, Kaoru refused to make eye contact with me, and silently looked towards the empty seat next to mine.
However, Kaoru refused to make eye contact with me and silently looked towards the empty seat next to mine.


"Natsukawa is absent today."  
"Natsukawa-san is absent today."  


"...... Ah, Kaoru......?"  
"...Ka-Kaoru...?"  


I-I was struck!  
I-I was struck!  
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"No, I didn’t contact her."  
"No, I didn’t contact her."  


It was probably more accurate for me to say there was “no way” for me to do so.
It was probably more accurate for me to say there was 'no way' for me to do so.


Because I did not know her cell phone number or her email.  
Because I did neither know her cell phone number nor her email.  


"Then is it because Natsukawa is angry?"  
"Could it be that Natsukawa-san is really angry?"  


"Angry? Why?"
"Angry? Why?"


"Think about it. Eita threw away his own girlfriend, and ran off to be some other girl’s Prince Charming?"  
"Think about it. Eita threw away his own girlfriend, and ran off to be some other girl’s Prince Charming?"


"Who’s Prince Charming?"  
"Who’s a Prince Charming?"  


I remembered from before, "His Royal Highness Prince riding a Kobe cow."
I remembered from before, 'Prince who originates from Kobe came in his ride'.  


Well, if it was Chiwa, she could even eat raw horse pellets happily.
Well, if it was Chiwa, she could even eat raw horse-meat sashimi happily.


"In short, you should give Natsukawa an explanation."  
"In short, now you're sure to give Natsukawa-san some sort of explanation, aren't you?."  


"Well..."  
"Well..."  


How did you say it?  
''How should I say it?''
 
''Technically, we aren’t really in a relationship.''
 
''No… wait.''
 
''That person said something like that before.''
 


Technically, we weren’t really in a relationship.


No… wait.  
''—'Don’t be so kind with other girls right in front of me.'


That person said it before.


-- Don’t be so considerate of other women in front of me.


Shiver! I felt a chill.  
<span>*shiver*!</span> I felt a chill.  


The memory of her sweet breathing was awakened in my brain…
The memory of her sweet breathing was awakened in my brain…


It was a very strange feeling.  
''What an unusual feeling.''


"Do you know where her house is?"  
"Do you know where her house is?"  


"I don’t. She lives somewhere in the same direction as my house."  
"I don’t. It looks like it's in the same direction as my house."  


"After school, find a teacher and ask about it, "Eita-kun."  
"After school, find a teacher and ask him about it, ''Eita-kun''<ref>When Kaoru scolds Eita in the name of either Masuzu or Chiwa, he addresses him in the same way that either Chiwa or Masuzu would respectively.</ref>."


"Ah......"  
"Yeah..."  


I’ll just do it.
''It'll be like that.''


Chiwa said that she would be eating a family dinner, so she was going home first.
''Chiwa said that she would be eating with her family, so she is going home first.''


I had something to ask Masuzu too.
''I have something to ask Masuzu, too.''


Society for Bringing Out Your Maiden Self, also known as “Jien-Otsu”.
''Society for Bringing Out Your Maiden Self, also known as 'Jien-Otsu'.''


...What were our club activities going to be after this?  
''...What is going to be happen to our club after this?''




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According to the map the instructor drew, I needed to head southwest from Haneyama High School, in the direction of the highway. After a walking a short distance, I would see Masuzu’s house.
According to the map the instructor drew, I needed to head southwest from Hane River, in the direction of the highway. After walking a short distance, I would see Masuzu’s house.


This place was not a small distance from my house.
This place was not a small distance from my house.
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I thought about this as I walked on the riverside.
I thought about this as I walked on the riverside.


"Tight tight tight ~ ~ hug tightly ~ ~ ~ the punishment is to be hugged tightly!"  
"I will hug youuuuuuu... veeeeery tight! That will be your punishment, ''OK''!"


"Waah!"  
"Waah!"  
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It was Natsukawa Masuzu.  
It was Natsukawa Masuzu.  


"W-why are you acting just the same as yesterday?!"  
"W-Why are you acting just the same as yesterday?!"  


"Well, it would have been too ordinary, so I added some JoJo. Incidentally, these are some lines from Telegraph Becker in part two." <ref>JoJo reference…</ref>
"This is not merely 'behavior', it has some JoJo ''neta''<ref>Neta (ネタ) is like, "source material", "reference", it can change depending on the context and is used a lot, so I left it as it is</ref> as a bonus. By the way, these are some lines from Wired Beck in part two."


"Only you would remember those kinds of blood-sucking rubbish lines!"  
"Only you would remember the lines of such a minor vampire grunt<ref>Part 2 of JoJo has over 100 vampires. Wired Beck barely lasts like 10 pages from introduction to demise. Eita is wrong, though, as his peculiar demeanor actually made him pretty popular among fans.</ref>!"  


Even if you came here to bicker with we…
''Even if you came here specifically to bicker with me...''


Masuzu’s soft place, tightly, tightly, ~~ the pressure on my back.  
''Masuzu-san’s is leaning on me with ''that'', I can certainly feel how she is hugging meeeeee... veeeeery tight<ref>he is also using Wired Beck's line here, but not a carbon copy of it like Masuzu did.</ref>!''


Soft!
''Bendi—''


Cozy!  
''Really Bending!''


...It felt so comfortable ...  
''...It feels so wonderful ...''


"You look quite healthy."  
"You look quite healthy."  


"Yes, thanks to your care."  
"Yes, ''thanks to you''."  


It was completely just like the typical Masuzu.
It was completely just like the typical Masuzu.


......Not good.  
''...Not good.''


I let out a sigh.  
''Right now, I feel like I'm all over the place.''


"Right, why was Eita walking around in this place? Isn’t your house on the other side?"  
"In any case: Why are you walking around here? Could it be that your house is close here?"  


"Eh? Um, this, ah, I'm going to Naruse to buy reference books." <ref>Chinese is 成濑堂</ref>
"Eh? Um, this, ah, I'm going to Naruse to buy reference books."


I lied temporary.  
A makeshift lie on the spot.  


Naruse was a nearby bookstore affiliated with Haneyama High School. It had a range of reference books, along with many books that could only be bought there.
Naruse was a nearby bookstore affiliated with Hane High School. It had a range of reference books, along with many books that could only be bought there.


Finals were almost here, so this excuse should not have been strange…
Finals were almost here, so this excuse should not have been strange…


"Oh, you’re still so serious about studying."  
"I see, you’re always so studious."  


Masuzu casually nodded.
Masuzu casually nodded.
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My heart relieved, I said:  
My heart relieved, I said:  


"Yesterday, there person who threw the aluminum rod was lost you."  
"Yesterday, the person who threw that aluminum rod, it was you."  


"......"  
"[...]"  


"Thank you, for the big help."  
"Thank you, it was a great help."  


"......You're welcome, it was just something a "girlfriend" would do."  
"...Nah, it was merely something a 'girlfriend' would do."  


Masuzu’s words were steady and expressionless, giving no hints for others to detect her true feelings.
Masuzu’s words were steady and expressionless, giving no hints for others to detect her true feelings.
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"Right, why didn’t you come to school today?"  
"Right, why didn’t you come to school today?"  


"I pretended I was sick."  
"That. My very own sickness, it's just a self performance."  


"You malingered to skip school?"  
"In other words, feigned illness?"  


"No it was a club exercise."  
"No, it was a club activity."  


Masuzu said it resolutely:  
Masuzu said decisively:  


"Don’t you think sick people score high? Girls who suffer from incurable diseases, who stare out from ward windows overlooking tree branches, counting the number of leaves… although it’s old-fashioned, it’s very attractive to men, don’t you think?"  
"Don’t you think sick people score high? Girls who suffer from incurable diseases, who stare out from ward windows gazing the tree branches, counting the number of leaves… Even though it’s old-fashioned, it’s very attractive to gentlemen, don’t you think?"  


"How can you think like that.....?"  
"What's with these delusions...?"  


No, there was a more important thing:
''No, isn't that also...''


"In the future, are we continuing the activities of Jien-Otsu?" <ref>Abbreviated club name.</ref>
"Then, that means that we'll continue with the Jien-Otsu activities?"


"Yes."  
"That's the plan."  


She immediately replied:
An immediate reply.


"Even though we originally started the club just for Harusaki – I thought about it, and there was no other activity that was better at trampling love! For Eita and me who are anti-love, faking romantic love among inferior fans, is a wonderful thing, right?"  
"We won't continue with the idea for Harusaki-san's sake that we originally started the club just–––– I thought about it, and there was no other activity that was better at trampling love! For Eita-kun and me who are anti-romance, to teach the means of becoming popular to those who believe in romantic love, wouldn't that be a thrilling tale?"  


"I see."  
"I see."  


Although I thought her enthusiasm was a little dark, it wasn’t like I couldn’t understand her.
Even though I thought her enthusiasm was a little dark, it wasn’t like I couldn’t understand her.


"It’s not too late to rescue Harusaki, who is brainwashed by love."  
"To undo Harusaki-san's brainwashing, we'll merely need ten minutes."  


"What? You haven’t given up?!"  
"What? You haven’t given up?!"  


"...My character is twisted anyways."  
"...Well, I'm warped anyway."  


Masuzu pouted.  
Masuzu pouted.  


"W-what? You’re still hung up on yesterday’s events?"  
"W-What? You’re still hung up on yesterday’s events?"  


"No."  
"Dunno?"  


She overdid it a moment ago.  
<span>*pui*</span>, her face turned around.  


...How, cute. Even if it was just Masuzu.  
''...How cute. Even if it's just Masuzu.''


I resisted the temptation to laugh, and said:  
I resisted the temptation to laugh and said:  


"Well, that’s fine too. I’m ultimately anti-love, just like you. Since this is the case, I will accompany you and stop Chiwa from falling into runaway love."  
"Well, that’s fine too. I’m ultimately anti-love, just like you. Since this is the case, I will accompany you and stop Chiwa from falling into runaway love."  


"But --"  
"But—"  


Masuzu’s voice dropped a tone, and her eyelashes lowered:
Masuzu’s voice dropped a tone, and her eyelashes lowered.


"I don’t know if Harusaki... will come back to the club."  
"I don’t know if Harusaki-san... will come to the club again."  


Oh.  
''Oh.''


I never thought Masuzu would turn out to be so timid!
''I never thought Masuzu would turn out to be so timid!''


"She’ll come."  
"She ''will'' come."  


To thank for her all of her rare expressions of emotion, I spoke with certainty:
To thank her for all of her rare emotional expressions I spoke with certainty:


"Since she was rejected by Sakagami, she’s still far from being ‘popular.’”
"Since she was rejected by Sakagami-sempai, she’s still far from 'becoming popular'.”


"But......"  
"I see..."  


"I’ve said before, once she settles on a goal, the girl would never give up halfway."  
"I’ve said it before, once she settles on a goal, the girl would never give up halfway."  


Oh, Masuzu revealed a lonely smile.  
Fuh, then Masuzu revealed a lonely smile.  


"You seem to understand everything about Harusaki."  
"You seem to understand <i>everything</i> about Harusaki-san."  


"It’s because she’s my childhood friend."  
"<i>That's being childhood friends</i>."  


"......Ah."  
"......Huuun."  


Masuzu’s voice suddenly shrank.  
Masuzu’s voice suddenly shrank.  
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I didn’t expect her to suddenly fall onto me.
I didn’t expect her to suddenly fall onto me.


"----!"  
 
 
"————!"  
 
 
 
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Moist lips covered my mouth.  
Moist lips covered my mouth.  
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The tiny breath from her nose also made me feel ticklish.
The tiny breath from her nose also made me feel ticklish.


The body heat from being held in one’s arms was incomparable to anything before.
The body heat, from being held in her arms from before couldn't possibly compare to ''this''. So hot.


Then, her lips slowly pulled away from me.  
Then her lips slowly pulled away from me.  


Her body heat disappeared.  
Her body heat disappeared.  
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The aroma left.  
The aroma left.  


"W-w-w-w-what?!"  
"W-W-W-W-Wha————?!"  


Her cheeks contracted a helplessly intoxicated color, and Masuzu began to brush her tousled hair.
Her cheeks contracted a helplessly intoxicated color, and Masuzu began to brush her tousled hair.


"...Have you ever kissed Harusaki?"  
"So... did you kiss Harusaki-san, yet?"  


"Huh?"  
"Ha-Haaa?"  


"You haven’t yet -- kissed, right?"  
"Probably not."  


"O-of course not!"  
"O-Of course not!"  


"Well, then please remember this."
"Well, then please remember this:


"The girl of your first kiss was not Harusaki, but me, Natsukawa Masuzu."


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


How could I say it? I was already speechless.  
Your first wasn't Harusaki-san! It was me, Natsukawa Masuzu."


How audacious could this girl be?


"That......"


Bashfully, Masuzu shyly toyed with her skirt, sometimes clutching it and letting go:
"[...]"


"What did you think?"
What should I say? I was already speechless.


Even if you asked about my thoughts, I also......
''Just what type of 'I hate to lose' guy is she?''


"Ah, how to say it… it was very much similar to your bold style."  
"That..."  


"...I wasn’t asking about that."  
Bashfully, Masuzu shyly toyed with her skirt, sometimes clutching it and sometimes letting go.
 
"What? Any impressions?"
 
''Even if you ask me about my thoughts, I also...''
 
"Ah, how to say it… it pretty much fits your audaciousness."
 
"...If it is about that, it isn't what I'm asking about."  


I didn’t know why, but Masuzu’s shoulders drooped, very disappointed.
I didn’t know why, but Masuzu’s shoulders drooped, very disappointed.


What was with this girl?  
''What is with this girl?''


How had she so suddenly become so affected by love today?
Even though it has been just today, isn't that a love-struck mind<ref>Original: 恋愛脳.</ref>?


"Oh, are you happy?"  
"Anyway, are you fine with it?"  


"Huh? What do you mean?"  
"Huh? What do you mean?"  


"No, because... were you happy because I (fake boyfriend) was the person you kissed?"  
"No, I mean... Are you happy because I<span style="position:absolute; margin-top: -10px; font-size: 0.7em; margin-left: -10px;">Fake</span> was the one you kissed?"  


When I had finished speaking, I could see Masuzu’s face blush.  
When I had finished speaking, I could see Masuzu’s face blush.  


"You’re really slow."  
"For real, you are so dense."  


"Huh?"  
"Eh?"  


"......It obviously was not you."  
"...It won't do, unless it's with ''you''."  


"Hey!"  
"Eeee?!"  


Hey.  
''Hey.''


H-Hey!  
''Hey-Hey! ''


If you said it such a degree, even I would notice!
''If you say something to that extent, even I can realize it!''


That you’re not faking it, but you really li--
''It's not about Fakes, but for real she really li—''


"I was mimicking one of the most famous scenes in part one, when ‘Dio forcibly kisses Erina.’ <ref>http://jjba.wikia.com/wiki/Mustn't_Lose</ref> Thus, my target must also be a Jojo fan to understand. "  
"That now was one of the most famous scenes in part one, 'Dio forcibly steals a kiss from Erina.' (parody version) Thus, the target must also be a JoJo fan like me to understand."  


"So before, that was just based off JoJo?"
"So just now it was for the sake of imitating JoJo?"


Masuzu gave a big sigh, and said:  
Masuzu gave a big sigh, and said:  


"I thought Eita would understand right away."  
"But Eita-kun, I thought you would realize it right away."  


"So, she was referring to this when she said, " slow?""  
"So the dense part was about that!"  


"Ah, you’re making me explain my own references, how embarrassing!"  
"Aaaa, you’re making me explain my very own source material, it's kinda embarrassing."  


"So that’s why you blushed? The riddle makes sense now!"  
"So that’s why you blushed? The riddle makes sense now!"  


A girl who uses a “JoJo reference” to explain a kiss.
A girl that would have her first kiss with her boyfriend for the sake of a fulfilling some 'JoJo neta'.


How intoxicating! Sublime!  
''How intoxicating! Sublime!''


"Y-you’re such an extreme JoJoJoJo-obsessed woman!"  
"What an extreme JoJoJoJo obsessed woman you are!"  


"Thank you, thank you for praising me – Anyways, back to the main topic, Eita-kun."  
"Thank you, thank you for praising me –––––Anyways, back to the main topic, Eita-kun."  


"What?"  
"What?"  


Masuzu pointing at a puddle in the water ditch filled with gravel, and said:
Masuzu pointed at a puddle in the water ditch which was filled with gravel and said:


"Come on, hurry up and use some muddy water to rinse your mouth."  
"Come on, hurry up and use some muddy water to rinse your mouth."  


"Why do I have to be faithful to the story to that extent--?!"  
"Like if I could be faithful to the story to that extent—!"


I was thoroughly disgusted, yet Masuzu let out happy sounds of laughter.
Even though I gave out such a retort, Masuzu let out a happy giggling laughter.
 
I did not know why, but her cheeks were still red.


Her cheeks, for some reason, were still red.


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Latest revision as of 19:06, 15 December 2013

#10: The First XXX[1] is Mayhem[edit]

"How impressive, Eita finally showed his great efforts."

Kaoru used these words to sum up yesterday's commotion.

I was eating a bento packed full with leftovers from yesterday’s dinner, and Kaoru chewed on a recently bought sweetened bun from the school canteen.

This lunch break was as peaceful as it always used to be.

The only difference was probably the blood that dried deep inside my nose, which left a rather stiff feeling. Also, band-aid wrapped around my fingers, so it was hard to use chopsticks.

"Chihuahua-chan is very happy, right?"

"No, I scared her witless."

Afterwards, Chiwa had given me a huge serving of complaints.

'Ah, Eita’s fighting is too weak and too reckless.'

'Ah, when Eita doesn’t have me next to him, he’s helpless.'

It was very unreasonable. Why did I have to be scolded when I was the one who went to help her?

"Oh, but she was glad about one thing."

"What?"

"That is, 'the super stupid Ei-kun from middle school came back.'”

That point was actually unfair.

I only acted like that because I had no other method planned! That was why I did that! It was an extremely rational decision and I definitely did not return to my past self.

Nevertheless...

"Hey, Kaoru."

"Hmm?"

"When I was in middle school, was I really that much of an idiot?"

"[...] [...] ...I don’t... think so?"

"Then why were you silent for so long?"

"Ah, the weather is so nice. I wonder if it'll stay like this until summer?"

"W-Wait! If you wanted to say something, please say it out loud!"

However, Kaoru refused to make eye contact with me and silently looked towards the empty seat next to mine.

"Natsukawa-san is absent today."

"...Ka-Kaoru...?"

I-I was struck!

"You didn’t get in touch with her?"

"No, I didn’t contact her."

It was probably more accurate for me to say there was 'no way' for me to do so.

Because I did neither know her cell phone number nor her email.

"Could it be that Natsukawa-san is really angry?"

"Angry? Why?"

"Think about it. Eita threw away his own girlfriend, and ran off to be some other girl’s Prince Charming?"

"Who’s a Prince Charming?"

I remembered from before, 'Prince who originates from Kobe came in his ride'.

Well, if it was Chiwa, she could even eat raw horse-meat sashimi happily.

"In short, now you're sure to give Natsukawa-san some sort of explanation, aren't you?."

"Well..."

How should I say it?

Technically, we aren’t really in a relationship.

No… wait.

That person said something like that before.


—'Don’t be so kind with other girls right in front of me.'


*shiver*! I felt a chill.

The memory of her sweet breathing was awakened in my brain…

What an unusual feeling.

"Do you know where her house is?"

"I don’t. It looks like it's in the same direction as my house."

"After school, find a teacher and ask him about it, Eita-kun[2]."

"Yeah..."

It'll be like that.

Chiwa said that she would be eating with her family, so she is going home first.

I have something to ask Masuzu, too.

Society for Bringing Out Your Maiden Self, also known as 'Jien-Otsu'.

...What is going to be happen to our club after this?


♦


According to the map the instructor drew, I needed to head southwest from Hane River, in the direction of the highway. After walking a short distance, I would see Masuzu’s house.

This place was not a small distance from my house.

In fact, Masuzu must have regularly taken a long detour to walk home with me.

Was she accommodating me?

Normally, it would have been her style to make me walk the long detour…

I thought about this as I walked on the riverside.

"I will hug youuuuuuu... veeeeery tight! That will be your punishment, OK!"

"Waah!"

I suddenly felt a tight embrace from behind me.

The perfume I was so familiar with caused my nose to itch.

It was Natsukawa Masuzu.

"W-Why are you acting just the same as yesterday?!"

"This is not merely 'behavior', it has some JoJo neta[3] as a bonus. By the way, these are some lines from Wired Beck in part two."

"Only you would remember the lines of such a minor vampire grunt[4]!"

Even if you came here specifically to bicker with me...

Masuzu-san’s is leaning on me with that, I can certainly feel how she is hugging meeeeee... veeeeery tight[5]!

Bendi—

Really Bending!

...It feels so wonderful ...

"You look quite healthy."

"Yes, thanks to you."

It was completely just like the typical Masuzu.

...Not good.

Right now, I feel like I'm all over the place.

"In any case: Why are you walking around here? Could it be that your house is close here?"

"Eh? Um, this, ah, I'm going to Naruse to buy reference books."

A makeshift lie on the spot.

Naruse was a nearby bookstore affiliated with Hane High School. It had a range of reference books, along with many books that could only be bought there.

Finals were almost here, so this excuse should not have been strange…

"I see, you’re always so studious."

Masuzu casually nodded.

My heart relieved, I said:

"Yesterday, the person who threw that aluminum rod, it was you."

"[...]"

"Thank you, it was a great help."

"...Nah, it was merely something a 'girlfriend' would do."

Masuzu’s words were steady and expressionless, giving no hints for others to detect her true feelings.

It didn’t even seem like she was angry.

"Right, why didn’t you come to school today?"

"That. My very own sickness, it's just a self performance."

"In other words, feigned illness?"

"No, it was a club activity."

Masuzu said decisively:

"Don’t you think sick people score high? Girls who suffer from incurable diseases, who stare out from ward windows gazing the tree branches, counting the number of leaves… Even though it’s old-fashioned, it’s very attractive to gentlemen, don’t you think?"

"What's with these delusions...?"

No, isn't that also...

"Then, that means that we'll continue with the Jien-Otsu activities?"

"That's the plan."

An immediate reply.

"We won't continue with the idea for Harusaki-san's sake that we originally started the club just–––– I thought about it, and there was no other activity that was better at trampling love! For Eita-kun and me who are anti-romance, to teach the means of becoming popular to those who believe in romantic love, wouldn't that be a thrilling tale?"

"I see."

Even though I thought her enthusiasm was a little dark, it wasn’t like I couldn’t understand her.

"To undo Harusaki-san's brainwashing, we'll merely need ten minutes."

"What? You haven’t given up?!"

"...Well, I'm warped anyway."

Masuzu pouted.

"W-What? You’re still hung up on yesterday’s events?"

"Dunno?"

*pui*, her face turned around.

...How cute. Even if it's just Masuzu.

I resisted the temptation to laugh and said:

"Well, that’s fine too. I’m ultimately anti-love, just like you. Since this is the case, I will accompany you and stop Chiwa from falling into runaway love."

"But—"

Masuzu’s voice dropped a tone, and her eyelashes lowered.

"I don’t know if Harusaki-san... will come to the club again."

Oh.

I never thought Masuzu would turn out to be so timid!

"She will come."

To thank her for all of her rare emotional expressions I spoke with certainty:

"Since she was rejected by Sakagami-sempai, she’s still far from 'becoming popular'.”

"I see..."

"I’ve said it before, once she settles on a goal, the girl would never give up halfway."

Fuh, then Masuzu revealed a lonely smile.

"You seem to understand everything about Harusaki-san."

"That's being childhood friends."

"......Huuun."

Masuzu’s voice suddenly shrank.

Did I say something to make her angry?

I didn’t expect her to suddenly fall onto me.


"————!"


Moist lips covered my mouth.

Masuzu’s long eyelashes hovered in front of me.

Her silvery hair that touched my cheeks made me shiver.

The tiny breath from her nose also made me feel ticklish.

The body heat, from being held in her arms from before couldn't possibly compare to this. So hot.

Then her lips slowly pulled away from me.

Her body heat disappeared.

The aroma left.

"W-W-W-W-Wha————?!"

Her cheeks contracted a helplessly intoxicated color, and Masuzu began to brush her tousled hair.

"So... did you kiss Harusaki-san, yet?"

"Ha-Haaa?"

"Probably not."

"O-Of course not!"

"Well, then please remember this:


Your first wasn't Harusaki-san! It was me, Natsukawa Masuzu."


"[...]"

What should I say? I was already speechless.

Just what type of 'I hate to lose' guy is she?

"That..."

Bashfully, Masuzu shyly toyed with her skirt, sometimes clutching it and sometimes letting go.

"What? Any impressions?"

Even if you ask me about my thoughts, I also...

"Ah, how to say it… it pretty much fits your audaciousness."

"...If it is about that, it isn't what I'm asking about."

I didn’t know why, but Masuzu’s shoulders drooped, very disappointed.

What is with this girl?

Even though it has been just today, isn't that a love-struck mind[6]?

"Anyway, are you fine with it?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"No, I mean... Are you happy because IFake was the one you kissed?"

When I had finished speaking, I could see Masuzu’s face blush.

"For real, you are so dense."

"Eh?"

"...It won't do, unless it's with you."

"Eeee?!"

Hey.

Hey-Hey!

If you say something to that extent, even I can realize it!

It's not about Fakes, but for real she really li—

"That now was one of the most famous scenes in part one, 'Dio forcibly steals a kiss from Erina.' (parody version) Thus, the target must also be a JoJo fan like me to understand."

"So just now it was for the sake of imitating JoJo?"

Masuzu gave a big sigh, and said:

"But Eita-kun, I thought you would realize it right away."

"So the dense part was about that!"

"Aaaa, you’re making me explain my very own source material, it's kinda embarrassing."

"So that’s why you blushed? The riddle makes sense now!"

A girl that would have her first kiss with her boyfriend for the sake of a fulfilling some 'JoJo neta'.

How intoxicating! Sublime!

"What an extreme JoJoJoJo obsessed woman you are!"

"Thank you, thank you for praising me –––––Anyways, back to the main topic, Eita-kun."

"What?"

Masuzu pointed at a puddle in the water ditch which was filled with gravel and said:

"Come on, hurry up and use some muddy water to rinse your mouth."

"Like if I could be faithful to the story to that extent—!"

Even though I gave out such a retort, Masuzu let out a happy giggling laughter.

Her cheeks, for some reason, were still red.


Translator notes and references[edit]

  1. ↑ XXX usually implies a "kiss" in Japanese.
  2. ↑ When Kaoru scolds Eita in the name of either Masuzu or Chiwa, he addresses him in the same way that either Chiwa or Masuzu would respectively.
  3. ↑ Neta (ネタ) is like, "source material", "reference", it can change depending on the context and is used a lot, so I left it as it is
  4. ↑ Part 2 of JoJo has over 100 vampires. Wired Beck barely lasts like 10 pages from introduction to demise. Eita is wrong, though, as his peculiar demeanor actually made him pretty popular among fans.
  5. ↑ he is also using Wired Beck's line here, but not a carbon copy of it like Masuzu did.
  6. ↑ Original: 恋愛脳.


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