Shimizu-san Isn’t Here for Lunch Break 1
“Oraa, here cos Onē-chan! Everyone, make a way!”
On the night I t Hondō at the shopping mall, I was reading a comic book in my room when Ai, in her pajamas, barged in.
“Didn’t I always tell you to knock and say sothing before entering soone’s room?”
“Forget about that for now! Tell about your way back ho!”
Ai points her index finger straight at . When will she ever knock before entering a room?
“Why are you acting so high and mighty?”
“Because I’m actually are. Don’t you dare underestimate the Vice President of the Student Council!”
“Don’t try to assert your authority over your own sister at ho.”
“I’ll be careful next ti. Anyway, what happened with Daiki-kun after that?”
Ai, whose talent for derailing conversation is second to none, seems to have not forgotten her purpose.
“What do you an? We just went ho normally.”
“Hmm-mmh.”
Ai looks at suspiciously.
“W-what is it?”
“Kei-san, I know who you are, okay?”
“Know what?”
“It was raining when you both left. And Kei-san, you didn’t have an umbrella, right? How did you manage to co back ho without getting wet?”
“Guu…”
Why is it that Ai’s mory is so sharp only at tis like this? I wish she could put that mory to good use in her studies.
“I think you ca back ho before Mom and Dad arrived, so it must have been raining while you were on your way. Your clothes and bags didn’t get wet either. In that case, I have a hypothesis…”
” …stop beating around the bush and just say what you want to say.”
“Fine. I’ll be direct. You’re using Daiki-kun’s umbrella, don’t you?”
Why is it that only at tis like this Ai’s reasoning is so brilliant?
“What do you think, Kei? Is there any mistake in my hypothesis?”
“…No “
Even if I were to say that her hypothesis was wrong, the truth would eventually co out after so flaws were exposed.
It would be less tiring to admit it from the beginning.
“Oh, the truth revealed! Kei, you’re doing the “sharing an umbrella” thing, huh?”
“It’s not that big of a deal.”
“It is a big deal! Who initiated it?”
“…I did.”
Although it was Hondō who first proposed lending the umbrella, it was my remark that led to us sharing the umbrella.
“Kei, you… the passive Kei?”
“I can’t help it! I didn’t want to get wet!”
Nothing special, it’s just that. And yet, Ai smiles mischievously.
“I see. Because your precious dress and the stuffed toy you won are both very important, you didn’t want them to get wet, huh?”
“I never said anything like that!”
“But that’s how it is, right?”
“…I didn’t say you’re wrong.”
Ai keeps grinning and looking at warmly.
” Yay, I received Kei’s rare dere mont!”
“You’re so noisy. Just go back already.”
I point at the door, but Ai looks at with a sowhat exasperated expression.
“The night has only just begun, you know? Besides, I haven’t heard all the details about sharing the umbrella.”
“There’s not much to say. There are no more details beyond the fact that I walked ho with Hondō.”
“Don’t say that. What did you talk about on the way back? Tell Onē-chan.”
I recall the conversation on the way ho today. I don’t want to talk about Hondō’s past, so I’ll tell you what else we talked about…
“He said things like ‘It’s fun being with you,’ ‘I’m happy to see a different side of you,’ and ‘I get nervous when we share an umbrella.'”
“Daiki-kun, he’s more aggressive than I expected! Does that an there’s sothing between you two?”
Ai can’t hide her excitent. I don’t know if it’s possible for people to get so excited about other people’s love stories, though I don’t have any examples other than Ai.
“He didn’t an it that way.”
Although he may not be lying, I have serious doubts about whether Hondō sees as a love interest.
“I doubt it. I don’t think he would tell a girl he is not interested in that she is beautiful, give her a stuffed animal as a gift, or tell her he is nervous when they share the umbrella together.
“He does! He also called you cute when choosing clothes, didn’t he?”
I can’t help but feel a bit uneasy imagining him saying that to other girls.
“Based on what I saw today, I don’t think Daiki-kun is that kind of person. Hmm, I should have asked if he’s conscious of Kei as a girl.”
“What scary thing are you trying to do?”
It gives chills just thinking about it.
“I’m just kidding. Anyway, did Daiki-kun take Kei ho in the end? ”
“…no.”
“No? But I didn’t see any umbrella that wasn’t yours, so you must have arrived at Daiki-kun’s house first and borrowed an umbrella to co back, right?”
Why is it that her observations are so perceptive only at tis like this?
“The rain stopped halfway.”
“What do you an?”
“The rain stopped while we were walking ho together, so I ran ho alone.”
“Why? Why would you do that, Pretty Girl? “
“I can’t help it. I’ve been through a lot today and I’m at my limits! ”
Today with Hondō that started with an unexpected encounter was too intense for .
*****
TN: Not in Volu 1, I guess.
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