Volume 6 - CH 5

” ” “T-this is too silly…” ” “

Ayaka and the others said so together.

The reason for the fight was also silly, and the exchange was also silly.

The three of them thought that they wasted their energy by thinking too seriously about it.

“S-silly, you say… I’m talking seriously.!!”

To Arisa’s desperate plea, Ayaka just shrugged her shoulders.r a long time.

“Why don’t you just take the shot in the winter? Yes, that’s settled.”

“I told you I don’t want to!”

Chiharu asked Arisa who insisted so.

“Are you part of the anti-vaccination group, Arisa-san?”

“N-no, it’s not like that, but…”

Tenka then asked, “Then, what do you dislike?”

Arisa replied, “Well, it’s… painful…”

That must be how it is, the three of them thought.

The three of them can get injections, too, but, however, they don’t necessarily like it.

There are some they know who are not good with it.

“Well, it’s not like you are going to die if you don’t take it, and it’s not like you won’t get sick for sure if you do take it. I think it’s up to you whether or not you take it… but did Yuzurun force you to take it?”

The way Arisa put it, it sounded as if Yuzuru coerced her into taking the injection.

But as far as his childhood friend Ayaka knows, Takasegawa Yuzuru was not that kind of person.

He might try to forcefully squeeze Arisa’s boobs, she thought, but he was not the kind of man who would try to forcefully get her to take an injection.

…And the reason why she thought he might try to forcefully squeeze Arisa’s boobs was that Ayaka herself wanted to squeeze them.

“N-no… it’s not like that, but…”

“Then what’s the issue?”

Chiharu tilted her head.

“With a sigh, he said, ‘If you don’t want to take it, you don’t have to‘. That was kind of a put-off, I guess you could say…”

“Aah, well, I guess that would kind of piss you off.”

Tenka nodded in agreement with Arisa’s words.

He didn’t understand that she didn’t want to do it because she was afraid of the injections, he just gave up in dismay.

It was certainly upsetting to have that kind of attitude.

…Most of all, though, Tenka honestly couldn’t understand why a girl would fight with her boyfriend because she was afraid of injections.

“Even though, when I told him I was afraid of the dark, he laid down with me…”

“Now she’s smoothly boasting.”

Chiharu was taken aback by Arisa’s sudden love episode interjections.

She felt that if they were so close, they should just make up by getting injections or whatever.

“As for us, we do understand how you feel, Arisa-chan. But surely Yuzurun didn’t understand at all, right?”

“…he doesn’t get it after all, huh?”

“He’s a guy, you know. You should think that only about ten percent of your unspoken feelings are being conveyed.”

Ayaka stated so, shrugging.

Arisa, on the other hand, slumped her shoulders.

“U-umm… So how do I…”

“You’ll just have to tell him, don’t you think?”

Tenka said so, but Arisa shook her head.

“I can’t… do it at this point.”

“It’s not like it’s impossible. If you don’t say it, he won’t get the message. I think you should say it…”

“…wouldn’t it be bad if he thought I were a tiresome woman?”

She’s already enough of a tiresome woman.

The three of them thought but did not say.

Relationships are not something where you can just tell them everything honestly.

However, there are times when it was possible to communicate without words…

“… As I thought, I’m a tiresome woman, right?”

” ” “…” ” “

Ayaka and others didn’t say anything.

It was a silent affirmation.

As Arisa let out a small sigh…

The cell phone rang at the same time.

“At a time like this …hyah!!”

Unintentionally, Arisa raised her voice.

What’s going on? Ayaka and the others asked Arisa, and with a strong expression on her face, she silently showed them the screen of her cell phone.

[“–I have something I want to talk to you about after school today–“]

It was a text message from Yuzuru.

“Good for you, Arisa-chan… I’m sure Yuzurun will be apologizing to you.”

Come to think of it, there were Soichiro and Hijiri over there…

Ayaka said as she thought about it.

It was highly possible that the two of them noticed Arisa’s feelings and told Yuzuru.

“I-is that so…?”

“I don’t think there is any other possibility… What are you worried about?”

When Tenka inquired, Arisa answered with a look of extreme anxiety on her face.

“…I was wondering if there was a possibility of a breakup talk.”

“Well, I don’t think so, but if you don’t want to break up, you should listen to what he has to say and… reply to him as soon as possible, okay?”

“Eh, Ah, y-yes!”

Chiharu’s advice made Arisa look aghast.

With trembling hands, she repeatedly typed letters into her cell phone and then erased them.

Over and over again…

[“–I understand–“]

“Is this …okay?”

“It’s fine, right?”

“Then, well, should I send it…?”

“Why don’t you just send it?”

“Maybe I should write a little more…”

“Rather than that, I think you should reply sooner. Though, if you don’t mind him thinking you’re ignoring his text after reading, that’s fine…”

“I-I’ll send it!!”

Thus, Arisa sent the text to Yuzuru.