Chapter 29 The Foolishness of Foxes and Raccoons (Part 1)
February 19, 2022
Chapter 29 The Foolishness of Foxes and Raccoons (Part 1)That night after I heard from Touko-senpai, I immediately received a message from Karen. >I’m going on a trip with my friends that I told you about the other day, but it’s now from the 1st to the 2nd of November. >Is that so? Have a good day. That’s all I wrote back.I had been told by Toko-senpai not to ask her who I was going with or where I was going.She said. ( If it’s an affair trip, the mere fact that someone asks you where you’re going makes you wary that they’re suspicious of you. That caution makes you feel like you’re in trouble, and that puts Karen off. ) It seems. Similarly, it is said that asking for souvenirs is also a no-no.It seems that souvenirs are often the reason why people find out about cheating couples.
If two people disappear at the same time and bring back souvenirs from the same place, everyone will notice. It is important to eliminate such psychological burdens, to keep the other person on guard, and to reduce the number of factors that might cause a break in feelings. >You, too, Yu. Why don’t you go somewhere to have fun? It’s been a long time since you’ ve been away from the university.
Would it make me feel less guilty psychologically if I went out too?Or do you want to keep track of where I’m going? >I’m going to the school festival at my university, so that’s fine. There’s also a bake sale for clubs. >There’s not much going on at the school festival. Even the bake sale is for everyone else. Wouldn’t it be too much of a hindrance to have so many people there? I wonder why this guy doesn’t want me to go to the school festival.Is she trying to avoid me getting suspicious by not having Kamokura there at the same time?On the contrary, do you want to make sure I’m at the school festival by doing this? >That may be true. But it’s my first school festival after entering university. I want to enjoy the atmosphere.
After a short pause, I received a reply from Karen. >I understand. Then go and have fun for Karen too. Just tell me what you think of the festival later. This guy was just trying to figure out what I was doing.So she’ s probably going to check how long she was at the festival.At this rate, she’ll probably ask her friends what I was doing at the festival later. But if this is a sign of Karen’s caution, what did I do wrong?From Karen’s point of view, did she realize that I was suspicious of her and Kamokura’s affair? >Ok. You should go and enjoy yourself, Karen. >Yeah, thanks. I’ll see you later. >See you later. With that, I closed the message with Karen.
For the next week, Tokuo-senpai and I pretended not to notice anything, and quietly watched Karen and Kamokura.Last time, I was worried, “Did Karen sense something?” But that didn’t seem to be a problem either.They seemed to be in a good mood because they were going on a trip, so they met not only on Monday and Thursday, but also on Saturday. During that time, me and Touko-senpai refrained from direct contact.This is what Touko-senpai said… ( “It’s best not to make too many moves right now. We need to reassure the two of them, and build up their anticipation for the trip.” ) That’s why. However, we tried to keep in touch with each other.But we only kept in touch with each other at predetermined times.At other times, I might be with Karen and Touko might be with Kamokura, so we decided not to contact each other carelessly. But I was ……I was already more concerned about “Touko-senpai meeting Kamokura” than “Karen meeting Kamokura”.
October 31st.This is the day when the school festival is open to the public.The festival will be open to the public from November 1st.Tomorrow is finally the day that Karen and Kamokura are going to go on an affair trip.And if all goes according to plan, t’s about time …… My phone vibrated.It’s from Touko-senpai. >As planned, I successfully cancelled T’s trip. >I’ll let you know when I get a response from K. >I’ll let you know if I get any response from K. It seems that T contacted K a while ago to cancel the trip behind my back. Perhaps K will contact me soon. >Will it come that soon? I was supposed to go on a last minute fling trip with another guy. If it were me, I’d hesitate. >She’ ll probably will. Just trust my instincts here. And just a reminder, don’t be cold to K. I know you’re upset, but you have to keep your cool. Just be gentle and listen to her feelings. Give her a sense of absolute security. >I understand.