Omae o Otaku ni Shiteyaru kara, Ore o Riajuu ni Shitekure!:Volume 7 Chapter 3

Chapter 3

"How long have Hasegawa gone around?"

I was asking questions to Hasegawa while walking in the corridor.

"I haven’t been around much, I just went around the exhibitions ..."

"Oh, that's right ......"

Oh yeah, even I can’t enter the haunted house or “runaway” alone.

"Is there somewhere that you would like to go?"

"Well, uh ...... here, I wonder ... ...."

Hasegawa showed me the brochure.

There was a letter written "Laknick skit" there.

"Oh, it's a skit ... .... 1 - C's doing it in the classroom, is not it?"

I remember that Hasegawa likes comedy.

"Oh, that's right ... Kashiwada-kun, I was supposed to watch it with Rio."

"Oh is that so?"

Rio ... .... She is Ryoo Sonoda, a close friend of Hasegawa during junior high school. I heard the story of how Hasegawa met Sonoda for the first time after I went with Hasegawa to Joypolis.

Well Sonoda is coming ... that was unexpected.

"I'm sorry ...... I didn’t know that you invited her .... I will just disturb you two ..."

I was anxiously apologizing to Hasegawa.

"No ... that's not true, I think rather Rio will be delighted."

Hasegawa smiled and denied my words.

So, we three people will go around the cultural festival ....

Since Sonoda was about to arrive soon, Hasegawa and I decided to wait for Ms. Sonoda at the school entrance before moving to the classroom of "Laknick skit".

"Hey ~ Hey Hey!"

As soon as she arrived at the entrance, Sonoda jumped to Hasegawa. Suddenly surprised, I stared at them.

"Rio ... ... doing such things at the entrance!"

Hasegawa looks down on Sonoda with a confused expression, but she doesn’t seem to care. The other girl looks crazy about Hasegawa and has a happy smile like ... ... a dog? It is rude to say such things but ....

"Oh, Kashiwada-kun!"

Sonoda finally noticed me, and gave a small smile at me.

"Well, Dosho .... It's been a long time."

"Why is Honorifics!? Don’t be a stranger!"

Sonoda immediately pointed out when I used honorifics.

Well, that's right ... we are at the same age and I will try to speak casual in the future ...

"Well, even though I really wanted to see Hasegawa in the play today, I overslept."

Sonoda put her tongue out as she stroked her head. The sunny appearance of Hasegawa ... ... is, of course, the role of the prince of the play.

"You overslept ... it’s already two thirty in the afternoon? What time did you get up?"

"I seemed to be tired because of club activities went late yesterday. When I got home, I slept well. Come on ~"

Sonoda laughs with a smiling face. Hasegawa sighed as she was amazed. Part 21 "Club activities went late ... aren’t you in the exercise club ...?"

What is it? I tried to ask while barely avoiding using honorifics like before.

"Oh yeah! We are playing a basketball game"

Basketball .... Somehow I imagine she looks good at exercising. It is hard to practice until such a late time.

"But the play is tomorrowso if you see it tomorrow it would be awesome ~"

"Rio, you ... ... Are you planning to come to our school festival for two consecutive days?"

"Oh yes! Well, tomorrow I have a part time job, so I have to go home soon after I see the play"

Would you like to see the prince role of Hasegawa for two consecutive days ...? Sonoda's feelings for Hasegawa is also quite considerable.

"By the way, I'm really hungry, can we eat something !?"

"Did you eat lunch?"

"I have not eaten in the morning, I slept late!"

"You should have said it earlier!"

When she is with Sonoda, does Hasegawa change her attitude... ?. This is another new discovery.

For Sonoda, we decided to have her eat something from the schoolyard shops. Sonoda buys Takoyaki with Frankfurt and eats alone as Hasegawa and I already had lunch. Since she has not eaten anything in the morning, she has a lot of appetite. I wonder if she can eat more than me. She is doing exercise, so I think her calorie consumption is great, though.

"Would you like to eat sushi too? No, I will not let you refuse to eat.”

Sonoda puts Takoyaki in her chopsticks and carries it to the mouth of Hasegawa.

Oh, it is true that girls do this in such a place ... ... I will also see Hasegawa do the "aaahhh"! It's a bit of a reward for me.

"Oh, is it too hot for you?"

Sonoda started eating the Takoyaki, seeing the state of Hasegawa who was trying not to open her mouth.

"Do not do anything extra and just eat quickly."

Hasegawa ___ ___ ___ 0 Hasegawa, which is a bit like S, was also the best. I felt like the kindness of a mother scolding children in coldness.

"Fuu ~ full stomach! Where will we go next !?"

To Sonoda who is satisfyingly lightly hitting her belly, Hasegawa says, "Please stop that."

"Ah ... ... we wanted to go to"Laknick skit"a while ago, but ...."

I opened a brochure and explained to Sonoda.

""Laknick skit "~ !? Husband's taste huh?”

"Wha, what ... is that bad?"

"Well I can’t think of a high-school skit about what high school students do .... I do think it’s very interesting, as just by looking at the title is giving me a fit of laughter. I think it’s something funny so it might not be a bad idea to go! "

Once we were able to get Sonoda's consent (?), We were headed to class1-C's "Laknick skit" as three people.

"Oh ... sorry, can I go to the bathroom first?"

"Yes, of course."

Before heading for the skit, we all headed to the toilet. After I finished, the others were not here yet.

While waiting for Hasegawa and Sonoda in front of the boys' toilet, I observe the people enjoying the cultural festival. There are students at our school, people in plain clothes and people wearing different school uniforms.

"……eh!?"

Then ... I have found a figure of a person who can’t be here.

"... .... Yamamoto !?"

I was so surprised that I said his name out loud.

There was Mr. Yamamoto, my senior in my workplace.

Why the he is here?

"Oh ... ... Kashiwada-kun !?"

Mr. Yamamoto is also surprised at me.

"I‘m surprised ... Is Kashiwada also a student at Fujimi High School?"

"Yes, that's right ... Why is Mr. Yamamoto here?"

You told yesterday on the phone that you urgently needed to take a day off from work today ....

"I ... ... my sister attends this high school."

"Oh, did you come to see her?? You said that on the phone yesterday, maybe ...."

"Oh, yeah ... ... It's embarrassing, so I couldn’t say it, but that's right ... ... Then I found a person who can swap shift with me."

I knew that Mr. Yamamoto had a sister, but a student at my high school ... ... It is such a coincidence.

By the way, I heard from rumors at work that Yamamoto is a siscon ... ... he wanted to come to see his sister's high school culture festival so wanted to swap work shifts … what a tricky demon … my rudethoughts.

"No way, your sister is a student at my school ... I was surprised."

But she seems not to be of my acquaintance. I do not know a Yamamoto among the girls.

"Haha, I have not told the principal ... I guess I'll be banished if we meet ..."

Yamamoto says with a bitter smile. It does not look like he is telling a joke.

...... That reminds me, he used to say something like his sister hated him ... .... Is it also a complicated circumstance?

At that time, Mr. Yamamoto shifted his eyes behind me, opens up his big eyes and looked like a terrible surprise.

"... Sis ...?"

Surprised by the name he mentioned, I look backwards.

There was Hasegawa and Sonoda who came out of the girls' toilet.

Hasegawa ... ... I saw has a badly surprised expression.

"What ... ... ... ...?"

Hasegawa was surprised, then gave a sad looking expression, which was utterly incomprehensible ... and said with a small voice.

"... ... I heard from mother that today is your cultural festival ..."

Mr. Yamamoto walks towards Hasegawa step by step.

...... What on earth is this ...?

No way ... Yamamoto's sister is Hasegawa!?

No, but ... ... Hasegawa and Mr. Yamamoto, their surnames are different ... ....

"....... OhI remembered something urgent ... ...."

"Eeehhh!?"

Hasegawa seemed to be terribly upset and suddenly started running away from us.

"……Hasegawa!?"

"Midori??"

Surprised, me and Sonoda hurriedly called Hasegawa and gave chase. But ... ... I got confused by the crowd and we lost sight of Hasegawa.

"Midori ... ... What's the matter?"

Sonoda muttered with a concerned face. I also felt the same as her.

What the hell ... Hasegawa? Now, completely ... ... you ran away ... ...? Hasegawa who is always calm is now upset and acting in such a way ... ....

I heard footsteps following us, I turned around and saw Mr. Yamamoto following us.

"Ah ..... Um ... maybe ...... Yamamoto's sister ......"

I was afraid to open my mouth.

"Oh ...... Hasegawa Midori is my sister."

With the words of Yamamoto, I and Sonoda were dismayed.

To see Sonoda's appearance, Sonoda also seems to have met with Mr. Yamamoto who is the older brother of Hasegawa for the first time.

Sonoda took out her cell phone and started calling. Of course, she was calling Hasegawa.

"Why did you suddenly run away? Where are you now - ... .... ーーーーーーーー, yeah ..."

Sonoda hung up after a bit of conversation.

"Because she looks a bit confused now ... ... I guess you can leave it to me, I guess it's not a big deal at all."

Sonoda says to me with a bitter smile.

"Oh ... yeah, I understood ... ... about Hasegawa ... good luck."

"Kashiwada, let's play again later on another occasion!"

Sonoda said goodbye to me and also bowed to Mr. Yamamoto before going to Hasegawa.

I was worried about the situation of Hasegawa ... ... It is okay if I leave it to Sonoda ... ....

I slowly turned towards Mr. Yamamoto.

"AA no……"

There are too many things I want to hear, and I do not know what to say how to say huh ...... Mr. Yamamoto asked me a voice.

"... ... Kashiwada, do you have some time ...?"

I and Yamamoto went out to the school yard and bought drinks at a simulated shop, then we sat down on the stairs a little away from the crowd.

"Well, I was really surprised ... ... It is true that Kashiwada is a student at Fujimi High School ... but ... No way, he is a classmate ..."

"Hahaha ... no, I was also surprised ... ...."

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

Mr. Yamamoto opened his mouth slowly after he had a serious expression.

"As I said earlier ... Midori is my sister"

I swallowed my spit... their last names are different ....

"Three years ago ... our parents divorced. It was the last time I saw Midori ..."

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

For a moment my head got pure white. Speaking of ... ... Once in a while, I was wondering why Hasegawa never mentions her father in her stories.

"I now live with my father and Midori with my mother and sister"

It was such a thing ... ....

"Hasegawa ... never told that story, I was surprised ..."

"Haha, that's right ... ... for Midori, it's a past she’d rather forget ..."

"Eeehhh!?"

I roared my voice.

"What was it ...? ... Hasegawa ... ... something happened with your sister ... was there ...?"

I could not help asking because I wanted to hear about her situation from her brother.

"... When Midori was small, we were ... on good terms with each other"

Mr. Yamamoto began to speak with a sad expression.

"It was when Midori was in elementary school fourth grade .... she got hooked up in anime and games,"

"……eh!?"

Hasegawa was hooked in anime and games ... ....?

Certainly, there were several times that I suspected that Hasegawa is an otaku. However, she clearly said that she dislikes otaku ....

Although she liked it in the past, did she hate it for some reason?

"Because of that influence, I was a college student at that time, even though I was not interested in it at the start, I have gotten interested in anime and games. At first, I decided to play games and watch anime with Midori .... Later on, I got hooked in earnest, became a so-called, otaku ... .... "

"... ...!" Mr. Yamamoto, otaku ... .... I did not know that at all. I never heard this kind of story even at my part-time job, and his appearance is stylish and cool, and doesn’t look like an Otaku at all.

"Ah ... that's right, before, Hasegawa ... ... Your sister told me something when we went to Big Sight ...."

Unexpectedly when I went to Odaiba with the Hasegawa during the summer vacation I remembered what Hasegawa said. At that time, I wondered when she went to the Big Sight – is it for summer or winter comiket!? Hasegawa is an Otaku! My thoughts ranaway without permission. When I think about it, I began to doubt if Hasegawa wasn’t an otaku at that time ...

"Oh ... when Midori was an elementary school student, I took her to an anime event.It is a big event that I go to every spring at the big site.I want to go with Midori to meet the voice actor I like. We two went out twice... "

"Anime event ... ...?"

Although I only thought about summer or winter comiket, the Big Site also do a lot of events besides those.

Going with more people to an event, the better ....

"It’s different from today but before then, net games are the trend.She was playing it first then I also started playing. Soon, both of us were playing together, but I'm getting more and more addicted ... "

"A net game, are you ... ...."

I have done it several times as well. Even though I am quite shy,on the net, I have trouble all the time playing without wanting to stop.

"Yeah ... ... Then it happened .... as the net game disappeared, so did I."

"The Net game disappeared ...... !?"

I have heard it before. A person who is addicted to net games so much that it hinders his daily life. Mr. Yamamoto.... It is impossible to imagine that from his appearance now.

"I have not gone to the university ... I dropped out."

"Well, that is ... ... pretty, serious ..."

"Indeed, it is stupid, ... as it is, I am working and become a Hikikomori ... ... I fought with my parents a lot because of this. My father began blaming my mother ...’You have not been rearing the children properly so they became like this’ … I guess ... my relationships are getting worse more and more "

In his shocking past, I could not say anything.

"My parents scolded me everyday, but I wasn’t able to quit playing net games .... Of course my parents gave up on making me change, but I did not say anything ... But even in my condition, for me at that time, only Midori was my salvation. "

...... Hasegawa was a kind heart child since such a young age. It seems that the two in those days were able to build a very good relationship ... ....

"But one day ... ...I got a Doujinshi .... I do not know where I got it ... an amateurish are painting ..."

"Ah ... I understand ... ... I am an... ... Otaku"

I interrupted the words of Mr. Yamamoto who tried to explain.

"Oh, Kashiwada is also an Otaku .... "

After sighing, Mr. Yamamoto opened his mouth as he continued.

"The doujinshi I bought I hid in my room ... then it was seen by Midori who was in elementary school …"

"...... Whaaa?"

I blew my drink juice.

Doujinshi ... was seen by elementary school level Hasegawa ....?

"And the comic has an R18 rating ... and even worse ... the characters were from the favorite anime show of Midori…"

Mr. Yamamoto drooped his head. Remembering those days ... ... he’s trying very hard.

"U, Wow Aa ah ... ...."

It was a story that seemed to break my mind as I heard it.

When I say elementary school ... ... I was still pure;I will not have immunity against sexual things. At that time, an erotic doujinshi of your favorite anime character ... ....

"... ... In other words, it was a rape thing ..."

"Gaijou!"

“Please stop it! Spicy! It is too hot!”

I spontaneously raised my voice as I raised my head.

Yamamoto who slowly raised his face had eyes like a dead fish.

From his everyday appearance which is always reliable and reliable, regardless of gender or faith, it has a look that is impossible to imagine.

"I guess my secret place wasn’t so secret ... I just put it inside the desk drawer ... ... While I was away, Midori came to my room to borrow a dictionary or something .... Midori never said anything to me but I saw that doujinshi on the desk ... without a doubt from that day on her attitude to me has become strange ... ... Although we were on good terms with each other, she started avoiding me .... I apologized to Midori and told her to forget about that book ... but it was useless ... between us there is now a big gap .... "

...... What a tragedy ... ....

Even though my sister is watching erotic doujinshi, but she is already in junior high school and most of all, she is rotten who reads homosexual doujinshi only.

"I always regret it ever since .... With my carelessness, I burned a big scratch on the heart of a young maiden ..."

Mr. Yamamoto said his shame and regret.

Perhaps, this is why Hasegawa disliked Otakus ...?

"And shortly afterwards ... the gap between me and Midori was not closed ... My parents got divorced. My mother took Midori and my younger sister and left home."

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

I could not say anything to Mr. Yamamoto. I did not know what words to say.

"Everything ...... It's my fault ... Midori got heartbroken, even our parents divorced ... ... It's natural for me to be grudged by Midori ... ... Since our parents divorced, I thought of seeing Midori butI couldn’t ... I don’t have a face to show her. "

Mr. Yamamoto looks as if he gave up and says with a self-propelled feeling.

... ... but today he came to see Hasegawa. Perhaps he has not completely gave up on his relationship with Hasegawa.

"Well ... is today the first time you will try to meet Hasegawa since your parents divorced?"

"Yes, since I keep in touch with my mother, I received an e-mail from my mother yesterday. She said that today is the high school culture festival of Midori, I can go see her ... I already put some work for this so ... if I missed this opportunity, I feel like I can’t meet her anymore ... "

"Have you ever tried to make up with Hasegawa before ...?"

"............ No, I do not think Midori would forgive me, but still, I wanted to apologize ... and I wanted to see her face after a while "

Mr. Yamamoto thought that Hasegawa still holds a grudge, but even so ...... Even now I still keep thinking about Hasegawa.

"I knew that she hated me, I was prepared for being avoided like that ... .... It feels different when it happens in reality ... ... it's pretty much hurts ... "

"... .... Mr. Yamamoto ... ...."

Mr. Yamamoto sighed deeply with a bitter smile.

"I'm sorry, I went on talking ... ...."

"I am sorry ...... For you to remembering such a painful story ... ...."

"Kashiwada ... are you getting along with Midori?"

"Eeehhh……"

Mr. Yamamoto's question was somewhat frustrating for me to reply.

"I do not know if we are on good terms ... but as classmates .... and friends ... I think I want us to become closer ... but not in a strange way! "

As long as I do not know how Hasegawa thinks of me, I had no choice but to answer like this.

"Okay ... ... Thank you"

Yamamoto, for some reason, thanked me with a smile.

"Midori ... ... How is she at school?"

"eh……"

Again, I am stuck in my words for a moment.

".... Well ... she is the class representative and her grades are quite outstanding; she is always thinking about the class ..."

How is she doing at school? I noticed that I did not answer his question. However, I did not feel telling Yamamoto the fact that Hasegawa has very few friends.... in addition … she still hates Otakus ....

"Oh ... so she is working as hard as ever ...."

Because Mr. Yamamoto was happy to hear my words, I was relieved. "Although I have Midori’s contact information from my mother, I do not have the courage to e-mail her ... So I was worried whether I could see Midori today or not by chance. But now I think It was a haphazard decision ...

Mr. Yamamoto caressed his head.

"Oh, was that so, you took a chance that you might not have met?"

He happened to meet her in front of the toilet, he was considerably lucky.

"Yeah, I heard about the class from mother, so I thought I could meet her if I go and watch the class play, but apparently your play has already ended? When I came there I was too late to see it .... "

"Oh, is that so ...?"

I told Yamamoto that my class was Snow White and Hasegawa was the prince.

"... Wow, seriously? No way, she would have looked good as the prince ... .... I wanted to see even for a little...."

Mr. Yamamoto was severely disappointed when he heard my story. Perhaps he wanted to see Hasegawa's brave appearance.

"How about coming tomorrow?! Hase … Midori as the prince looks super cool!"

"Well, I will come tomorrow as well! Your play will also show tomorrow too?”

Mr. Yamamoto was surprised at my words. … Yamamoto probably thought the cultural festival will only be for one day, was that why he was desperate to swap work shifts?

"... But, Midori will surely dislike me ..."

"Is that so ....? She should be happy to think that her brother is watching her brave figure ......"

"Kashiwada, you saw Midori just now, right? She doesn’t want to me ..."

I remembered the state of Hasegawa and I could not say anything. I was ashamed so I tried to cheer Yamamoto by saying appropriate things.

"... ... Kashiwada, I'm sorry I it’s time ... I have to go soon ... ... From now on, please take care of Midori."

"Instead of me" ... Mr. Yamamoto looked like he wanted to say that.

When I saw Mr. Yamamoto off at the school gate, I looked at the time and it was already the end time of the first day of the cultural festival.

Since it seems that she will return to the classroom after the cultural festival, I went back to the classroom, too.

Hasegawa was already in the classroom.

I remembered the story I heard from Mr. Yamamoto a while ago, I felt ashamed to say anything, I was staring at the back of Hasegawa during my home room.

It was probably shocking when I found out that my older brother was reading erotic doujinshi when I was in elementary school, and I actually saw it.

Besides, afterwards my older brother became a hikkimori, my parents divorced ... .... Furthermore, she was ignored by her classmates at junior high school, and Sonoda, her close friend, went away to another school.

Hasegawa did not shut herself in even after she has such a painful past; instead she volunteered to be the classroom representative and she is always doing her best trying to make friends, although she is not very good at socializing.

I think about the hardships Hasegawa has gone through. If there was anything I could do for Hasegawa, I wanted to do it.

"Kashiwada- Kun ..."

When the home room was over, I was surprised to hear from Hasegawa.

"A moment ago ... I suddenly ran out, I’m sorry."

"Oh, no ... ... Hasegawa are you all right?"

"Yeah ... ... I worried about Kashiwada and Rio ... I did something wrong."

Hasegawa looks sorry.

"... then ... ... why did you talk with that person ... Kashiwada ...?"

I was a little surprised by Hasegawa's question. That man ... is Yamamoto-san. Hasegawa seems to care about Mr. Yamamoto.

"Oh, yeah, in fact ... Yamamoto is my senior in my workplace so I was surprised to learn that Hasegawa is his sister."

"Well ... that was, yes, it was ..."

Hasegawa seems to be surprised by my words.

"And after that, I was asked by Mr. Yamamoto a lot ... ... I thought that it was good to hear ..."

"……is that so …"

Hasegawa did not get angry, she did not seem to be shocked at my words.

Hasegawa... ... Now what do you think about Yamamoto?

I was purely concerned about that.

They used to have a good relationship in the past. Mr. Yamamoto is strongly regretting it now and still care about Hasegawa. Can they somehow reconcile?

"Um ... ... Hasegawa … about your brother ... What do you think of him right now?"

Fearfully, I asked.

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

Hasegawa is silent with her expression blank as usual. I can’t read her emotions at all.

"Already ... ... that person is unrelated to me ..."

"……eh!?"

Hasegawa remained expressionless as she turned her heel and left her desk.

"Unrelated person" ... .... Hasegawa certainly thinks about Yamamoto.

...... what a thing to say about her real brother ... ....

Hasegawa, do you mean your feelings as brother and sister have gone? It is sad as such a brother was in good terms with her a long time ago ....

Hasegawa is still unable to forgive her brother ... ....

Of course there is the case of the doujinshi ... Her parents divorced due to her brother ... maybe she is thinking that ....

I wonder if I can do something ......?

I don’t think that it is good to meddle in the affairs of someone else’s family but ...... can I only stay silent as is ...?

Slowly, I went to the door to leave, I saw a group of girls talking near the entrance. With them, I saw Koigasaki.

By the way, I forgot to mention to her my impression of her live performance .... Well, maybe she doesn’t want to hear them but I still want that she did her best.

When I saw Koigasaki from afar, I thought that my feelings were transmitted. Then my eyes met with Koigasaki’s.

... The next moment, Koigasakiwas walking quietly towards me after saying something to her companions.

"Wha, what is ... ...."

Suddenly I feel confused to see Koigasaki standing in front of me.

"What's with that!?"

"Huh?"

"You were watching me from the very beginning, do you want to say something?"

eh……. Was she bothered by me watching her so she came here just to say it ...?

"Well, for me, there was something I wanted to talk about to you about ...."

"…………I see …"

Koigasaki started walking away when I heard my words.

……Huh? Were you irritated and now returning to the girl group? I was anxious and then... ...

"What are you doing! We can’t talk here!"

Koigasaki turned around and said to me who was still rooted to my spot.

"Oh, oh ... ah!"

I make a miserable reply, then I followed Koigasaki.

Leaving the school, we were sitting on a small park bench near the school.

I was silent while walking along with Koigasaki when we arrived.

"There is a park like this ... ... this is my first time here, do you come here often?"

"Ah, don’t talk about that, what is your story?"

Impatient b!tch ... ....

"Oh ... your performance with the light music club, it went rather well!"

"... .... Eh ...... Ah, yes ......"

Koigasaki replies to my words, looking a little beat.

"Oh, you ... ... I went to watch ... ... with Azuki-chan ......"

"Oh ... looking at the stage, I can tell you are doing great with Suzuki."

"...... Seriously?

As soon as she heard my words, Koigasaki relaxed her facial expression. Even though she looked frustrated before now, she is as simple as ever ....

"Ah ... ... I saw it."

"Suzuki, super cared for me during practice even after practice, he is super friendly! Thanks to Suzuki, I did not fail in my singing during the performance ..."

Koigasaki starts talking high in tension. Looking at the state of such a person ...... I should be feeling happy for her, but somehow I could not feel anything.

"You were good ... but please be careful not to be jealous of the female girls who also watched Suzuki's performance ..."

I could finally say such things to her.

"... What is it you want to talk about ...?"

Koigasaki suddenly becomes a serious look, saying such a thing while watching my eyes.

"……What?"

I make it a surprised sound to Koigasaki.

"...... How can you know even before I have the chance to tell you?"

Koigasaki draws wrinkles between the brows and looks at me as if I explore my feelings.

"Something is sooooooo dark around you; you have this awful melancholic aura coming out ... ...."

Does this guy know by just my situation just by looking at me ...? I was dumbfounded by what Koigasaki said as if she already know everything.

"What, what happened this time?"

...... apparently I can’t seem to be able to hide anything from this person.

I told Koigasaki how the brother of Hasegawa and I were acquaintances, how I learned Hasegawa and her brother are not doing well.

Because I thought that speaking about Hasegawa's past was bad, I did not tell her about the event that triggered the separation Hasegawa and Mr. Yamamotoand about the fact that the parents of Hasegawa were divorced. For one thing, Koigasaki did not even asked me.

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

After listening to my story with serious expression, Koigasaki began to worry after making a difficult face.

"Well I will not ask in detail but ... Hasegawa's older brother regrets the incident that caused their separation ... Even now, he wants to reconcile ...?"

"Well ... he himself said that he just wants to apologize ... ... but I think that he would like to make it up with her as well. He thinks about Hasegawa, cares as much as to come to see het at the cultural festival.

"Yeah ... but Hasegawa rejects her brother and tells me that he is an "unrelated person"..."

"Oh ...It's a problem between families, so I think that it's bad to meddle in ... but I can’t do that at the same time ... ... I wonder what I should do ..."

"Well ...."

Koigasaki is thinking with a difficult expression.

"Hey ... ... What do you think I should do?"

"Why do you ask me for an opinion!"

Koigasaki said it with a shameful and confused expression.

...... No, I definitely can’t think of anything if it is just me. I haven’t been able to realize it until now ...... I always relied on her for times like these. I have to depend on her to try solve problems … I’m pathetic.

"I do not know the details, so I can’t say anything ..."

"Well, that's ... it's ... ...."

It is hard for me to tell Koigasaki detailed information, but maybe there is a degree ......

"……However……"

Koigasaki starts talking slowly while thinking.

"I do not know the feelings of Hasegawa, but ... if that was me ... I can’t bear such a situation … I also quarrel with my sister Yuzu … but I still love her ... "

"... .... Koigasaki ......"

... She always fights with me but ... I think my sister Akari is also important to me.

Unlike Hasegawa and Yamamoto, even after I quarrel with her and misunderstand her, if wehaven’t met after many years... I do not want to admit it much, but I will be lonely. I may not be able to bear it.

"Hasegawa ... between a brother and sister,"I do not care about people who are not related to me anymore"... ... such loneliness ...."

Part 23

Does Hasegawa feel like me and Koigasaki when you think of your brother? When you were an elementary school student, they were very close until the case of the doujinshi happened.

She has this attitude to keep avoiding her older brother. Looks like she doesn’t consider that she has an "older brother" anymore as they "are not related” anymore. Based on that, it still seems that Hasegawa can’t forgive her brother.

"If I quarrel with my sister Yuzu, even if it's super bitter, I will actually forget it when we talk face to face ... I can forgive anything ... Brothers ...... that kind of thing is it not there ...?

Even if they fight, if they were brothers, after they talk face to face, they will forgive ......

Even if I fight with my sister indeed, even if we quarrel, I always think my heart that "it is Akari so it's OK", I will forgive you anyway.

...... Maybe, Hasegawa ... ....

............

"I will do it ..."

I was determined.

"Huh?"

"... Even if there is a possibility that Hasegawa would dislike me for doing this ... but still I think this is better than not doing anything ..."

Although it may seem boastful in my part ... ... even though "Hasegawa might dislike me" for this, I still want to manage this situation. I myself hated this situation and I had no choice. I cannot pretend that I have nothing to do with this. Yamamoto still thinks about Hasegawa now. Even Hasegawa, who used to like her older brother in the past, might really want to make up with him. If I can, I would like to repair the relationship between the two.

OK, I decided. I will have Hasegawa and Yamamoto meet tomorrow.

Mr. Yamamoto should have many things to say to Hasegawa.

If Yamamoto apologizes to Hasegawa and they can talk properly ... ... as Koigasaki , "If you talk face to face, you can forgive". I would like to bet on that one possibility.

But, if I do that, there is a possibility that I want to hurt Hasegawa ...

"Hahaha .... In the event that Hasegawa will hate me ... please comfort me."

I said such a thing to Koigasaki jokingly.

"... Huh ... Comfort ... ... you, what do you intend to do with me!?"

However, I am stunned by seeing Koigasaki 's response. She suddenly turned her face and was red with anger.

"What ... What I mean is ... please cheer me up, or give me words of comfort properly ... ...."

Why on earth did you suddenly get angry?

"Oh!? ... ... Ah, ah ... ... that ... yeah ... well ...!"

Koigasaki had a bright red face, with a bitter smile on his face. What on earth is she thinking right now?

"... Well, I imagine what you are trying to accomplish but generally ... whatever you do, definitely be nice while doing it!"

Koigasaki has been bashfully knocking on my shoulder.

"... Ah ... oh ... that's right!"

With the words of Koigasaki, I felt somewhat positive. To be honest, I am also afraid that things might not go well and I would be hated by Hasegawa for it … but I do not think so. I hope it works. Yes, that's the only outcome.

"Yosh! I will do it! I will definitely do it !!"

I got up from the bench and cheered myself. Koigasaki struck my shoulder harder, causing some pain while pushed the feeling that I should try harder.

Oh, I was cheered again by Koigasaki ... ....

Koigasaki ... You are amazing. After all, you have power that I do not have.

Always you helped me up when I was feeling down.

...... I am glad I have this agreement with Koigasaki ....

Again, I thought of such a thing. As we left the park and return home …

Koigasaki told me something that I do not know of again.

"Well ... ...."

"Ah?"

"Since you and I have an agreement relationship ... ... I know I can’t say such a thing ..."

Koigasaki has a subtle look.

"What?"

"So ... ... forget what I say for now, forget everything!"

"... ... Ha?"

The conditions are too unilateral.

"If ... ... about you?"

Koigasaki suffocated as if he decided something, and breathed lightly,

"If..... a very gentle, super cute child who is not known to you ... If she confesses to you ... what would you do?"

"... ... ... ...?"

I became flabbergasted at the question of Koigasaki.

This question, I do not understand the reason ......

"So, that …. What would you do? Please answer, please!"

I do not know the intent of her question at all, but until I answer Koigasaki, she is going to keep asking so I forcibly rotate my head and imagine it.

If a gentle and cute child confessed to me ... ...?

........ First thing I thought was …. "Won’t happen to me" ....

"... How about it ...?"

But I thought she would not accept if I answered that, so I think about itcarefully and then start talking.

"Well Bobobelmonte (talk) 12:37, 29 July 2017 (CEST) ............ If such a convenient development ever took place ... even if I am full in my headabout Hasegawa now, I am thinking that I will accept and go out with that girl ... .... Hey?”

Since I answered that I will go out with that girl ... What will happen your effort since the beginning? Won’t it become completely meaningless?

Koigasaki ... .... I felt like she brightened for a moment after hearing my words. "…Oh it that so……" After saying, she diverts her eyes from me.

"……Huh?"

I was surprised at that reaction Koigasaki, I look at her face again.

".... Well it’s just a “what if” question so you do not have to worry about that thing seriously!"

After Koigasaki says so, she started beating my shoulder again, making stronger sounds than before.

"What is it ...!? What is it !?"

The expression of Koigasaki was returning to original.

...... I was wondering what is the expression on her face before ......?

"... .... Then, Kashiwada! See you tomorrow!"

"eh……!?"

Although we haven’t arrived at the station yet, she suddenly told me goodbye, and ran away. ...... Well, what was that ...?

While puzzled about the attitude of Koigasaki, I went home.

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