Volume 1 - CH 7

Episode 7: “First Meeting”

On that day, I was more sleep-deprived than usual. I tend to be somewhat sleep-deprived most of the time, but today was exceptionally worse, and the reason was entirely different.

Today, I was having my first-ever meeting with a girl.

Even if it was the result of a punishment game, it was still my first meeting with a girl. It was natural for me to be excited about it.

Baron-san had told me to arrive by 7 o’clock, but I was trying to get to the meeting place even earlier. I couldn’t sleep and ended up taking the first train. The current time was 6:30 AM.

I casually told my mom that I had some business at school and left, feeling too embarrassed to mention that I had a meeting with a girl.

At this rate, I would arrive at the meeting place one hour earlier than planned. Well, it was much better than being late, and I could pass the time by playing a mobile game while waiting.

I was thinking about such things when I encountered an unexpected situation, which left me bewildered.

She… Nanami-san had arrived at the meeting place even earlier, despite the meeting time being one hour away. She stood there alone, excluding a certain elegance. Although it was still early in the morning, the men passing by couldn’t help but cast glances her way.

Huh? Did I get the meeting time wrong?

…No, my smartphone showed 6:30, and her message stated 7:30. I’m not mistaken, and the flow of time hasn’t gone awry. The timing is correct.

Why is she here so early?

Although I was puzzled, I didn’t want to keep her waiting. Baron-san also mentioned that being late would make the other person feel slighted.

No, this wasn’t exactly being late… But since I had already spotted her, it would be inconsiderate to make her wait.

In a rush, I hurried towards her.

As I approached, she momentarily flinched, as if startled by someone getting closer, but when she realized it was me, she let out a relieved smile and directed it towards me.

“I’m sorry… It’s my first time meeting a girl, so I was nervous and couldn’t sleep well… I ended up waking up early… But it’s good that I didn’t make you wait, Nanami.”

“Hmm… Is that so? You don’t have to worry about it. But yeah, it’s good that we could meet early thanks to that.”

Despite her somewhat indifferent words, she had a smile on her face. I was a bit puzzled by her smile, as if she was happy to meet me early. Well, I’m also happy to meet her early…

Maybe she doesn’t really want to spend a lot of time with someone like me, whom she ended up dating as a punishment?

I can’t understand a woman’s heart… I thought that while looking at her face… I noticed that her hairstyle was different from yesterday. Yesterday, she had straight hair, but today she had it braided.

Come to think of it, Baron-san mentioned something…

“You see, Canyon-kun, if there are any slight changes in your girlfriend, be sure to compliment her on them. If your girlfriend is an attractive woman, then she must be making efforts every day. So instead of just saying she’s cute, you should use specific compliments like ‘That hairstyle suits you well.'”

Interlude: Nanami’s Feelings at That Moment

(Oh my gosh!! Why did I suddenly suggest holding hands?! Just because he called me cute?!)

While feeling the warmth of Youshin’s hand holding mine… I was getting excited about this new experience.

…I hope I’m not sweating or anything weird like that!

TL notes: Well if the relationship is same,I don’t mind a punishment game confession myself