A date! An overwhelming date! My after-school date is almost here! The chime has just rang! This is bad! This is bad for my heart! My vocabulary is messed up too ! Thump-thump! Please stop.

…….It’s tiring to force myself to act this persona. Forcing myself to raise the tension is also no good huh…But you see, if I don’t try to act this way, I might suddenly feel like going home……..

“Well then, shall we go?!”

“Un”

“Have you thought of the places where you want to go?”

“Ehー, usually don’t men think of that kind of stuff? You don’t look like a woman to me?”

“In that case shall we go home? Immediately.”

“It’s just a joke haha. You really like to relax at your home, huh~”

“That’s right, it’s tiring to go outside since I hate crowds.”

“Everyone is like that too, right. That’s not a reason not to go out.”

Well, that certainly is right. Or rather, I didn’t realize how slow I’m walking until we walk side by side. My body is starting to itch.

Uuu………this is unpleasant.

“So? Where are we heading in the end?”

“Nnー, since we don’t really have much time, shall we go to a cafe? Do you like it?”

“Nay, I love it. I have a sweet tooth you see. A cafe is fine, then. Un, I love it.”

However, a date is tiring as I thought……

In addition to walking at the pace of the other person, there are way too many things to take care of, such as walking on the side of the road, walking slightly in front of the other person and checking the corner properly.

“By ーthe way, why do you say OK to my confession?”

“Why do you ask such a thing?”

“You obviously don’t like me right? I somehow feel bad about it. Making you go out with a person you don’t like.”

Well, even though it’s a false confession, it’s better to confess to someone who likes you anyway. It’s a win-win situation for both parties…..

Though as that may be, I have some kind of interest towards the existence known as a girlfriend, plus Yumekawa is scary, when I think about the honor of the other party. I feel like it would be rude to reject it.

“That’s not it, Tachibana. I like you, you know. It’s just that I thread on my own pace, or rather because it’s slightly troublesome because of my asocial personality. Besides, I’m terrible at hiding these kind of emotions.”

“I see………..thank you somehow………”

…Fu-uh………….it looks like I somehow managed to deceive her…..

“Then, are you interested? In the reason for my confession.”

“Nope, not really.”

After all, it’s because I already knew it. I mean, what should I do if I heard it? Should I tell her nowー? I’d be in trouble for sure. I made you feel better. Be grateful.

“Ehー. Whyー?”

Oi! Don’t dig deeper into it!? It certainly is unnatural, just ignore it!

This is bad…..I was being doubted earlier too. I have to say something appropriate….

“Eh, hmm…., how should I put this? I’m the type of person who doesn’t really care about such motives. No matter how noble your motives are or how random it is, the ones that will last will last, and the one who ends will end in an instant, right?”

…………….Uーn? I somewhat doesn’t understand what I’m saying myself? This is bad…….. You are not the type of idiot that will be convinced by this…….Unー…there’s nothing more to be done.

“I seeー, there’s people who think like that too huh~. Un, now I, I want to stay together with Kiyama, you know?”

She was an idiottt!

Thank godー!

I was saved……

“Really? Thanks.”

“Ah, let’s go to the cafe soon!”

“That’s right. I look forward to it.”

And like that, when I tried to quicken my pace.

“Oh? It’s Koyomi! It’s been a long timeー! Are you having a date with your new boyfriend?”

I heard a voice from behind.

When I turned around, he looked like a flashy guy from his appearance……..

Tachibana had this kind of friend huh………..

This is bad. I’m fine with people like Akira, but this is just the type of person I’m bad at dealing with.