Chapter 62: A Mistaken Call
Translator: Cryus
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The incident occurred on Sunday after 9 am, when I tried calling Chii-chan and Arioka-senpai answered the call sleepily.
I apologized profusely for waking him up, and hung up the phone.
I reflected on disturbing his precious sleep, but when I checked the contact I called, it was indeed Chii-chan.
I didn’t have to apologize, I thought. Then I realized what the real problem was.
What? …Wait, what?
「………………………………」
Why did Arioka-senpai answer Chii-chan’s phone?
「…………????」
What’s going on?
My brain froze and went completely blank.
That silence was broken by the siren of a police car passing by.
Huh? What? What’s going on?
Arioka-senpai answered the phone? Even though it’s not his phone?
It’s common to call the wrong person, but did I really call the wrong person?!
My thoughts rumbled on. I realized how much of a panic I was in and cald down.
I decided to ask the clear-headed sweets detective for assistance.
I sent him a text ssage asking if I could go to his place. He replied with 『Egg Tarts』, so I made a dash to the nearest station.
I got on the train, which was rocky as usual, and made another dash from the station.
During that ti, a famous detective TV drama resounded in my head. Although my mind was completely blank, I couldn’t keep my cool.
The mont he opened the door, I tugged his shirt and shouted:
「Listen, Chii-chan and Arioka-senpai…!!!」
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Right now, I’m making sweets as an apology.
I was in such a hurry that I don’t know or rember how much force I had exerted, but Mizuhara’s clothes look stretched by a few inches.
We were equally shocked by my loss of self control.
By the ti I realized it and let go in a hurry, it was already too late.
His shirt was stretched and crumpled. There was an awkward silence.
「…………………………」
「………………My clothes…」
「I’m very sorry!」
I made a full bow in apology.
Mizuhara was wearing an Elf T-shirt at that ti.
I pulled back and apologized again, not daring to take another step.
「Sorry! I’m really sorry! I’ll wash it! There’s a good chance it’ll shrink if I do!」
Then I noticed that only the front was stretched. It’s probably impossible to fix it.
I broke out in a cold sweat and asked Mizuhara if he was upset.
He let out a long sigh.
「So, what happened between your cousin and Arioka?」
He changed topics sowhat casually.
He didn’t seem too angry.
I was sowhat relieved.
「Huh? Oh, yeah.… I’ll talk about it after I make so snacks…」
Thus I decided to make snacks as an apology.
After that, I would tell him the full story and get to the bottom of the truth.
I made egg tarts as requested.
I used 2 egg yolks to make so rich egg tarts. I made 8 in total, then served him so coffee and asked him about his mood.
「I’m fine now. At least you didn’t ruin my arms. I was lucky you only grabbed onto my shirt. Also, a long-faced elf doesn’t look bad either.」
I probably used enough force that I could’ve dislocated his arms. I wonder how his shirt wasn’t ripped… but I stopped myself from asking unnecessary questions.
The elf’s face on the shirt he was wearing beca enlarged.
I had pulled on the bottom part of the shirt, so the elf ended up having a long chin instead of a long face. I’m glad he’s not angry.
I explained the incident about Arioka-senpai answering Chii-chan’s phone.
The situation itself was simple, so it took no more than 3 seconds to explain.
The only complicated part was concluding what actually happened.
「So, a sleepy Arioka-senpai answered Chii-chan’s phone. That ans they’re a thing, right?」
「I’m 95% sure that’s the case.」
「What about the other 5%?」
「There’s a 0.5% chance that the lines got crossed, another 0.5% chance that they sohow switched phones, a 1% chance that your cousin was mimicking him, another 1% that you were just dreaming, and finally a 2% chance due to inexplicable reasons.」
I let out a deep sigh.
It’s only natural to assu that they were together on Sunday morning.
Chii-chan uses her phone as an alarm, so she has the habit of leaving it next to her pillow.
If Arioka-senpai answered it by mistake, then they’re definitely in a relationship.
Chii-chan lives alone, so there’s the possibility that they were both at Chii-chan’s place… I let my imagination run wild, then calm down again.
「Sigh… ugh… I was just curious because they were both being suspicious, but now that we’re pretty sure… it’s a little shocking…」
I was suspicious for a while, but Chii-chan told that they didn’t have that kind of a relationship, so I took her word for it.
I groaned, then took the stuffed elf with big eyes and began hugging it. Without realizing it, I started pulling and squeezing its face, until finally Mizuhara took it away from .
「Chii-chan has never kept a secret from … Maybe it’s difficult for her to tell because it’s Arioka-senpai…」
My feeling of panic subsided, and loneliness took its place.
「No… we’re all adults now, so I understand if she’s keeping 1 or 2 things from …」
I lay my chin on the table.
I threw out my arm loosely to get a snack, but he only gave 1 egg tart.
He won.
「I know you love your parents, but I never knew that you love your cousin too.」
「I know I’m bordering on a sister complex. …sigh… To think that… Chii-chan said nothing about it… Ugh… Argh, no! Should I make one more snack to cheer up? The egg whites are still there.」
「It’s a good way to cheer up. How about cream puffs, egg yolk pudding, or ice box cookies?」
「What am I gonna do with the extra egg whites?」
「Make an extra large chiffon cake.」
I put on the apron and headed to the kitchen to make a chiffon cake as he requested, but I stopped when I heard a familiar ringtone.
The ringtone wasn’t for a text ssage, but a call. I opened the app.
It was Chii-chan’s na on the screen.
「…………………………」
It was the first ti I got nervous getting a call from her.
Was it about Arioka-senpai in the morning?
「Hey, Saa-chan.」
「…Chii-chan…」
It was her voice.
I was at a loss on how to ask her about what happened in the morning.
「Saa-chan, I’m really shocked.」
I was about to say that.
「Huh? What? That’s my line.」
Chii-chan protested.
「I never thought you would keep anything a secret from …」
「What? That’s my line too!」
She sounded a little angry, and she stole all my lines.
I wondered why, but they say that the early bird gets the worm. I tried to think of sothing to say.
「It’s about your good pastries friend you t last year…」
「Huh? You an Mizuhara?」
Mizuhara looked up at when he heard his na. I signaled for him to wait.
「Yeah… that guy. The Mizuhara who loves sweet stuff and elves?」
「Yeah?」
「I heard from Arioka-kun today. Mizuhara is a guy?」
「Huh? Yeah, that’s right. That aside, what about you and Arioka-senpai…」
It definitely sounds like they’re close!
「I always thought Mizuhara was a girl! I heard you’ve been going to his place often, but I never thought he was a guy… Well?! What kind of relationship do you have with that guy?!」
I was the one who wanted to ask her what kind of relationship she had with Arioka-senpai….
She stole my line again.
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