10 nen goshi no HikiNiito o Yamete Gaishutsushitara Jitaku goto Isekai ni Ten'ishiteta Volume 10, Third offline camp, the appointed day part 1

Volu 10, Third offline camp, the appointed day part 1

“Good. …I was surprisingly able to sleep”

April 12th, 7:00 am.

Stopping the alarm resounding in the room, one man woke up.

“Aah, so it’s finally today… Haha, what are you so nervous about, ”

The man muttered to himself with a loud voice imdiately after waking up.

But he could not help it.

He withdrew himself from society after leaving high school, and then reached a point where he took the chance to go out and started working part-ti.

Even so.

He had no such mories of him seeing a woman one-on-one before he shut himself in.

No, well, he seems to have t her mom face to face though.

He prepared his outfit and changed his clothes.

The full set he had purchased in the first offline camp two years ago.

He selected, no, had soone select safe clothes that didn’t follow any trends and due to that, he would not look strange even after two years. Though it was sowhat battered after long use.

He carried a rucksack.

He put on a three year old off-brand sneakers.

Unfortunately, only his bag and shoes instantly gave an unrefined impression.

However, that too is until today.

Yes, it was expected to be until today.

Endou Fumiya, age 25.

A man who, inspired by the first offline camp, evolved from a NEET to a freeter.

User na, Clothes group mber A.

It was the day of the first date of his life as far as his mories served.

It was twenty minutes from the man’s house to the nearest station by bike. And it was a little less than an hour from the nearest station to JR Utsunomiya station.

The man had already arrived in JR Utsunomiya station and was standing in front of the mysterious statue of Venus wrapped in gyoza wrap.

The appointnt is 10 am.

Currently it is 9:12 am. He was early.

In the first place, 7 am was too early for him wake up. He seems to be restless and was unable to control his behavior.

“As I expected, I’m so early. Haha, am I an elentary student on the day of excursion or sothing? Yeah, not good, I’m getting nervous…”

Perhaps unable to calm down, the man’s body gradually shook.

Yes. One could clearly see that he was nervous.

Even for the people sitting on the benches of the pedestrian deck, looking like they were casually waiting for soone.

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“This is AT. I have identified our target, over”

“This is Charlie. Roger. Echo and ETNE are standing by in the car. AT, continue maintaining visual distance, over.

“This is AT, roger. Our target is apparently in a nervous state, over”

“Sa- say, why this way of speaking? Not to ntion we’re using voice call with earphones and not radio communication, you know?”

“Echo, this is the cliche when speaking of tracking soone! And besides, the rules on using radio communication is annoying”

“Re- really… Then, why are we using the C from Cool-san and E from Emi as codenas despite keeping ETNE and AT as is?”

“Just because. We don’t really have a reason for that”

“Re- really… Cool-san, wait, Charlie-san, so you got that much into the mood, huh. Leaving that aside, he really did co early like everyone said. Too early!”

“Don’t underestimate us, Echo! We clearly can quite clearly understand the state of mind of a forr NEET facing his first date in his life!”

“ETNE-san… Wait, that’s not sothing to be proud about, don’t you think…”

“This is AT! The woman is approaching the target! I repeat, the woman is approaching the target!”

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The man took out his smartphone and looked at it many tis over.

What ti is it now? Did my mail not reach her? Shall I open the bulletin board? Did ti always pass this slow?

He was in a restless and unsettled state.

But even so, ti passed.

Ti only stops during 18 gas and AV.

A woman approached the man.

A black and white border patterned long sleeves. A grey down vest. A beige skirt and black stockings.

A warm-like garnts for spring, but it got colder today.

One could say she was a stylish woman.

In northern Kanto that is.

“Long ti no see! I thought I arrived here early, but… could it be that I’ve made you wait?”

“N- no, I just got here…”

“Oh okay, then I’m glad! Aah, you’re wearing the clothes from that ti for , aren’t you?”

“Ye-yes, I really don’t know clothes well, so…”

“Yup, but your hair is kept pretty, so I don’t think it’s strange, you know?”

“Thank you very much. My hair is… the nearby beauty parlor is good, so I made sure to go there once every two weeks…”

“Ah, could it be the one Emi ntioned? Uh-huh, that’s a good thing. You were brought to the beauty parlor after you bought clothes at my store two years ago right? I’ve seen you frequently in front of the store”

“Eh, ah, did you really?”

“Yup. I was surprised when you changed clothes, but I was very surprised at that ti. I thought you beca refreshing”

“Haha, thank you very much. Even though that was two years ago… ”

“It was impressive after all. You were, and the other one too. And another one bought a lot of children’s clothes…”

“Please forget that one”

“Eh, ah, okay. … Now, today it’s going to be bags and shoes in addition to clothes isn’t it? Will you be alright with the ti?”

“Ah, yes, that’s right. Yes, I’m camping during the night at a place called Utsunomiya forest park, but I’m planning on joining them in the evening…”

“That’s plenty of ti! Okay then, this young lady’s getting pumped up~”

I was able to talk more naturally than I thought.

It was a surprise even for the man.

Even if he stuttered from nervousness, even in a small voice, even if he unintentionally got excited because of the loli bastard, the woman continued to talk to him with a smile.

Gradually, the man relaxed his tension.

Which was not surprising.

The woman worked in the clothing business world for more than ten years. Her communicative ability is high.

Incidentally, the woman was 32 years old. She was a self-proclaid young lady. She was not an old lady. Inside her that is.

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“This is AT, the target made contact with the woman. They appear to be having a friendly pleasant talk, over”

“This is Charlie, roger. Maintain a distance where they won’t suspect you and find out their place of destination, over”

“See, there’s no reason to be worried about after all, is there? That girl’s a good girl after all”

“Echo, don’t attach “girl” on a thirty year ol… no, never mind, I’m sorry”

“Calm down ETNE, Echo”

“Ouch… But still, she didn’t bring her child with her, I guess. What do you think, Emi-sa-, Echo?”

“Isn’t that obvious? Today’s a weekday you know? Normally, nine year olds go to elentary school”

“…”

“……”

“Eh, wait, what are you being silent for? None of you had any problems with elentary schools at least right? Hey, are you listening?”

“AT, this is Charlie. How is it? Did you know their place of destination? Over”

“This is AT. I wasn’t able to catch it accurately. I heard the word Premium and Out… sothing”

“!! That girl, she’s serious isn’t she! Not good, AT, co back to the car!”

“Do you know what that is, Echo?”

“Yes, I’m sure of it! It’s a little less than an hour from here by car. Their destination is… Sano Premium Outlet!”

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“This is… an outlet?”

“Yes it is. They sell goods that are slightly dirty or frayed and clothes that has fallen out of season relatively cheaply. Well, these days there are brands that have dedicated cheap lines though…”

“Is that, is that so… it sohow seems like the hurdle’s high…”

“It’s fine, you know, because I’m guiding you. Fumiya-kun, how much is your budget?”

“Thank you very much, Kanako-san. Eh, aah, I have so money I can use after doing my part-ti work, so I have a decent amount”

“Decent” was the man’s smoke and mirrors.

We don’t know what will happen, so have so money on hand. It’ll be alright, we know her background through Sakura’s friend-san, so at least there’s no badger ga.

By such advice from the bulletin board, where you don’t know whether they wanted to give him a peace of mind or make him anxious, the man had a hundred fifty thousand yen (=1370,46 dollars as of 29 dec 2019) in cash in his bag. Too much.

It seems that the part-ti warrior who is living in his parent’s ho had saved a decent amount of money.

The man who once again finished his introduction headed to the outlet mall by car, driven by the woman.

Incidentally, the woman’s car was a trendy kei car.

She had not placed white fluffy fur on the seat.

The man felt relief, seeing no stickers of female singers or male perforr groups.

The na of the japanese music artist involved in BGMs was by no ans ironic towards the man. (TL Not 100% sure what this was about)

The man was a freeter, but he was no sleazebag. Of course, the woman was not a young lady either.

“Oh, so you’ve started a part-ti job, Fumiya-kun! That’s amazing, isn’t it!”

The woman showed a friendly smile while driving.

Just before he was brought to the clothing shop in the first offline camp, she had heard the circumstances from Emi.

She understood the circumstances of the twenty five year old man and was happy for him to have started a part-ti job. She was a woman of balanced character.

“No, I’m just working part-ti at a relative’s convenience store, you know”

“No, but still, you see. I think it’s amazing. I an, getting back to your feet ans you’ve got courage”

“Kanako-san… But, you’re stylish, a good person and, uhm, pre- pretty, so, err, a failure like-”

“Fumiya-kun. You know, I’m a divorcee. A single mother of a nine year old, you know”

“Ah, yes…”

“Ah, let’s see. Well, we’re shopping today, so how about we take our ti talking the next ti! But let hear more about you then, Fumiya-kun”

While such conversation was exchanged, the car advanced.

The man in question did not realize it, but they arrived at the outlet mall without him checking the ti even once.

Not to ntion the woman casually hinting at a next ti.

This woman had fearso communication ability.

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“Echo, now that we’ve co to Sano, how about having lunch at the recomnded ran restaurant?”

“I guess it cos to that. You see ETNE? The Utsunomiya gyoza store is recomnded by the locals. No wait, it may be because they are locals though. You see, I don’t know any recomnded Sano ran stores”

“Eh? Echo, so what do you an by that in other words?”

“AT, what is that tone for? Just guess it for a bit. Well, I’m sure it’s just who doesn’t know”

“So, would a al inside the mall be better, Echo?”

“I guess. The parking lot is spacious unlike in front of Utsunomiya station, so let’s leave the car there. They have stores where you can eat, but also a food court and a coffeehouse, so we alternate in lookout and al. How about you all buy so clothes while you’re at it? There’s plenty of shops for n’s wear, you know?”

“…”

“…”

“Eh, hey. What are you being silent for. You can at least choose your own clothes can’t you? Lo- look, they sell bags and shoes too, and there’s even cheap designer brand stores, you know?”

“…”

“Echo, let the two out before we enter the parking lot. We may lose sight of them while we’re parking the car”

“Eh, Cool-san? Aah, Charlie, aren’t you dodging the question with all you have? No, well, it’s fine though…”

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April 12th, day of the offline camp.

From morning to noon, five groups began to move.

The first group was the sightseeing group that was going around the gyoza and the self-proclaid ‘Akiba of northern Kanto’, led by Infra worker.

The second group was the clothes group that was heading to the store where Emi’s friend was waiting.

The third group was the shopping group that was heading to the extra-large DIY store.

The fourth group was today’s main group. The camping group that was moving towards preparation of the forest park campsite.

And the final fifth group.

It was the Snake group consisting of Sakura’s friend Emi, Cool NEET, Anonymous ETNE and Anonymous AT.

The Snake group tracked Clothes group mber A, who went off on his own.

It was not out of curiosity.

It was not a peep show either.

They were only anxious.

They were only supporting Clothes group mber A.

It was a group for following up on him if sothing were to happen.

Otherwise, Cool NEET, who was supposed to be the busiest in this offline camp, would have no reason to be here.

This was their cheering of sorts.

Probably, surely.