Ch 51
“Then, should I ask you to come home today?”
“….is that so”
I had no choice.
Reika-senpai was called by her teacher and told the class.
Right after Reika-senpai’s match, Ichika came to me and apologized.
To be honest, I was too embarrassed to say anything.
It was probably Reika-senpai who made her apologize. She probably promised to apologize to me if Reika-senpai won the match or something like that.
Otherwise, she would never apologize to me.
What would Reika-senpai do if she lost the match? I’m really concerned about that. The opponent is Ichika. Besides, as far as I’m concerned, it doesn’t matter what happens. Why did Reika-senpai take such a risk and play the match?
Besides, this is my problem. I don’t want to leave too much to my senpai.
…… Haa. Why don’t you consult me about something this important? I don’t know how much I can rely on you.
I look at Reika-senpai running behind me and think.
I feel a bit down. I’m not sure if I can do this, but I want to talk to Reika-senpai about a lot of things on the way home. I have some questions I would like to ask her.
“Tomorrow is my day off, so get some rest. Then we’ll part.”
“Goodbye.”
Short homeroom was over and I hurried to the school gate.
Reika was already there, as usual.
“You’re early, Yuuya-kun.”
“Really?”
I hold her hand.
Then, she intertwines her fingers with mine.
“Fufu. Shall we go home then?”
“Okay, but do you want to go to the park on the way?”
“Sure, let’s go.”
Senpai smiles and starts walking slowly. We walked for what seemed like ten minutes.
We reach a park and I buy a drink for Reika-senpai and sit down on a bench.
“Would you like some tea?”
“Anything Yuya-kun bought me is fine.”
“I see. So, um…. Senpai.”
“Hmm? What is it? Yuuya-kun.”
“I wanted to talk to you about something.”
“Yeah. I know.”
Reika-senpai smiles slowly and turns to me.
I take a deep breath and begin to speak openly.
“Um…am I that unreliable?”
“…. Hmm? Eh? Why? I always rely on you, Yuya-kun.”
Senpai looks a little amused.
“…. then why didn’t you consult with me?”
Senpai turns her head slightly and says.
“…… it’s because …. I wanted to please Yuuya-kun”.
Maybe she meant what she said. I thought so intuitively. But if that was the case, why didn’t she rely on me?
“Senpai. I am deeply involved in this matter. I don’t want to leave it to you alone. It’s my problem to begin with.”
“But, but. This is the only thing I wanted to do. Yes, yes. I had to do it. So please don’t think you can’t count on me.”
Senpai looks at me, trying to get my reaction.
Why did Reika-senpai want to do it so badly? Besides, I had to do it, she said.
………. I’m not sure if this is a good idea.
“……Can you tell me why, no, it was before I entered school. Can I ask you what your relationship is with Ichika?”
“…… okay. Also, I’m sorry.”
“Eh?”
Then Reika-senpai began to speak little by little.
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I was waiting for Yuya-kun, thinking of various things to ask him to do.
Let’s go somewhere together.
How about camping together?
I thought about various things and waited.
As I was waiting, I could see Yuya-kun coming out of the entrance, even from a distance.
Yuya must have noticed me. He comes running this way in a short trot.
“You’re early, Yuuya-kun.”
“Really?”
Yuya-kun says so and takes my hand in his.
I am also happy and naturally intertwine our fingers.
“Fufu. Shall we go home then?”
“Okay, but do you want to go to the park on the way?”
…….. Yeah. I knew it. I gently close the lid on my future map and smile.
“Sure, let’s go.”
……. Oh no. Maybe I’ll have to tell him about that.
If I do, Yuuya-kun will hate me too.
But I’ve decided to tell him. I won’t hesitate anymore.
We get to the park, Yuya-kun buys me a cup of tea, and we sit on a bench.
“I wanted to talk to you about something.”
Here it comes.
“Yeah. I know.”
Yuya-kun turns to me with a determined look on his face and opens his mouth.
“Um…am I that unreliable?”
“…. Hmm? Eh? Why? I always rely on you, Yuya-kun.”
I’m a little amused. Because it was different from the question I was expecting.
“…… then why didn’t you consult with me?”
The question that I thought would come next was posed by Yuya-kun. Because Yuya-kun will not think well of me when I decide to do this on my own.
But …….
“…… it’s because …. I wanted to please Yuuya-kun”.
This is my true intention, no lie.
“Senpai. I am deeply involved in this matter. I don’t want to leave it to you alone. It’s my problem to begin with.”
“But, but. This is the only thing I wanted to do. Yes, yes. I had to do it. So please don’t think you can’t count on me.”
I wait for Yuuya-kun’s reaction.
He makes a slight gesture of thinking, and finally he asks me what I don’t want him to ask me.
“Can you tell me why, no, it was before I entered school. Can I ask you what your relationship is with Ichika?”
Phew. Haaah. I’m ready for this.
Actually, this is something I should have told Yuya-kun when he confided in me about his past.
I said “I’ll tell you if you go out with me” and ran away from it.
I didn’t want to tell him.
But if I really love Yuuya-kun, I shouldn’t do that.
So I won’t run away anymore.
“…… okay. Also, I’m sorry.”
“Eh?”
I began to speak little by little.
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