Shimizu-san and the Werewolf Ga 4
“Which one is it really…”
As Yousuke-san agonizes, the sound signaling the end of the discussion rings out.
“Ti’s up! We’re moving on to the voting ti!”
I silently take the smartphone from Ai-san and cast my vote.
“Voting is over! Now, let’s announce the results.”
My heart is pounding. Who was chosen, Shimizu-san or Ai-san?
“The person with the most votes is… Kei! And Kei is the Werewolf! Victory for the villager side!”
It seems it didn’t work out. But I think it was close since Yousuke-san was conflicted until the end.
“I was right. I’m glad…”
Yousuke-san seems genuinely relieved.
“Yousuke, you believed in ! I’m so happy!”
“I didn’t believe in you. It’s just that Seto said ‘black’ first, so I used that as my deciding factor.”
“You’re just shy!”
Ai-san seems happy. I glance over at Shimizu-san, who has a bitter look on her face.
“Yousuke… I’ll rember this later.”
“Calm down. It’s not my fault.”
“That’s right, Kei lost to the big love between and Yousuke!”
Ai-san winks at Shimizu-san.
“Don’t add fuel to the fire.”
“Grrr…”
Shimizu-san looks genuinely frustrated.
“The losers, Kei and Daiki-kun, have a penalty ga! What shall we make them do…”
“Ah.”
Our voices overlap. It seems Shimizu-san had forgotten as well.
“I won’t go easy on you.”
Despite her usual smile, I feel a sense of dread.
“Just wait here while I get the items for the penalty ga.”
With that, Ai-san leaves the room.
“Hey, Yousuke. I listened to your request, so do sothing about it!”
“I’ll definitely repay that favor later, but it’s impossible now. I’ll be the next target if I stop Ai in this mood.”
“Seto!”
“For the sa reason as Sakata-senpai, it’s impossible.”
“You guys, rember this when it’s ti for the penalty ga later!”
In the end, Shimizu-san kept asking Yousuke-san and Seto-san for help until Ai-san returned, but they consistently refused.
“The item for this penalty ga is this!”
Ai-san says, pulling out a box of stick-shaped snack foods.
“…What, is that all?”
“Huh, your reaction is so weak. Kei, what do you think you’re going to do with these snacks?”
“That’s… you know, we feed each other, right?”
If that’s the case, it’s similar to the ti we had takoyaki.
I think I’ll be nervous, but it should be fine.
“It’s a little different. The correct answer is you eat the snack together from each end!”
“Huh? What?!”
Shimizu-san’s confusion is palpable, and I’m also quite flustered, though I haven’t said it out loud.
“This is called the ‘test of courage’ ga! Whoever breaks the snack first gets an additional penalty.”
“Is that even allowed?”
“I was actually expecting sothing like this when I lost earlier.”
“That’s definitely not okay!”
“Why not?”
“Because if neither of us breaks it, then our lips will…”
Shimizu-san’s face gradually turns red.
As Shimizu-san says, if neither of us breaks it, then our lips will…
“Then you should just break it, right? But Kei, you are a coward, so you’ll probably break it right away.”
“…Give…”
“What, Kei? I can’t hear you, you’re too quiet.”
“Give that snack! I’ll settle this quickly!”
This is very bad.
Once Shimizu-san gets like this, nobody can stop her.
Shimizu-san takes the snack from Ai-san and puts one end in her mouth.
“Hmhm…”
It seems she’s indicating that I should do the sa.
I hesitantly take the other end of the snack in my mouth.
“Alright, both of you are ready! Rember, if you don’t eat more than two-thirds, you’ll have to do it over! The test of courage ga starts now!”
It had begun. And just like that, a new rule was added.
Right now, Shimizu-san and I were much, much closer than we ever were during our usual conversations.
The only distance between us was the length of a The only distance between us is one stick-shaped snack.
Even if I tried to stay calm, most of the visual information I was receiving was dominated by Shimizu-san.
I couldn’t think of anything else but how long Shimizu-san’s eyelashes were.
“Hey, you two, stop staring at each other. The ga has already started!”
That’s when I realized that the distance between Shimizu-san and hadn’t changed.
Looking closely at Shimizu-san, her face was redder than I had ever seen it before.
It seed that she had regained her senses and was now feeling embarrassed.
“If neither of you moves any further, maybe I should add a penalty ga?”
Ai-san didn’t seem to be considering the possibility that she might be the one to receive a penalty ga next.
However, staying frozen and increasing the penalties was not good for either Shimizu-san or .
Slowly, I started moving towards Shimizu-san, eating the snack as I went.
“Mmmfw!?”
I could feel Shimizu-san’s surprise.
Finishing quickly would be less of a burden on Shimizu-san.
Slowly but surely, I continue to eat the snack, moving closer to Shimizu-san.
“Just a little more to the halfway point! Hang in there, you can do it!”
There was still more to go. Honestly, my heartbeat was intense.
Shimizu-san’s eyes were starting to glaze over, and it looked like she was reaching her limit.
“Kei, are you just going to wait?”
Upon hearing that voice, Shimizu-san’s expression sharpened.
Then, she slowly started to move closer to my side.
(Shimizu-san is really amazing.)
I didn’t know why I thought that at this mont, but I was certain there was no falsehood in this feeling.
As both of us slowly continue to eat, the distance between us gradually narrows.
Only a few centiters remained.
It should be okay to break it now. But for so reason, I didn’t feel like breaking it myself.
Shimizu-san was also staring straight at . Then, suddenly, Shimizu-san disappeared from my field of vision.
For a mont, I couldn’t understand what happened, but it seed like the snack had broken on its own.
“I didn’t break it!”
“I didn’t break it either.”
“It looks like it broke on its own. Since neither of you broke it, I guess we can skip the additional penalty ga.”
It seed there would be no new penalty ga, which was a relief.
But what was I thinking just now?
If things had continued that way, Shimizu-san and I…
“Hondō-kun, your face is red. Are you okay?”
“I’m fine…”
I don’t think I’m okay, but I couldn’t explain what exactly was wrong with at the mont.
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