CH 92

“This is …… where?”

What I see around me is a …… company office?

Hmm?

What do you mean?

I would have been fighting Julian.

Huh?

“Who’s Julian?”

“What are you talking about, sleepyhead?”

I turned to the direction of the voice and saw a beautiful woman with dark hair.

“Huh? Miyuki …?”

“Yes, I’m Miyuki… are you sleepwalking?”

“Oh … no … that–“

Yes, I drank too much yesterday. …

There was a party to celebrate the completion of a project I was in charge of.

I’m not a heavy drinker, I think I’ve given up drinking even though I’m not good at it.

“Well, if you’re Sasaki-senpai, I’m sure you’ll do your job well.”

Miyuki seems to trust me an awful lot.

When she was in her first year, I was entrusted with her education …… and because of that, I and Miyuki are close friends.

Miyuki is cute and gorgeous in a workplace full of men.

I even envied my colleagues for having such a beautiful junior colleague.

In fact, Miyuki is very popular, and her name often comes up in conversations between men.

But she doesn’t have a boyfriend.

… Well, I think it’s balanced with me.

After all, I’ve never had a girlfriend before.

It’s no exaggeration to say my youth was spent on comics and video games!

And now I’m working at the game company I’ve always wanted to work for. …No, I’m not working at a game company, I’m working at a major IT company.

“You can drink, but … in moderation, please.”

“Have I been drinking that much?”

“I was stoned out of my mind, but that’s not the point, …about Sunday.”

“Sunday……? What’s that?”

I tried to jog my memory.

…My memory ……?

Who am I?

No. …I can’t remember anything at all.

I’m sure I forgot …… a lot of things because I drank too much yesterday, even though I’m a weak drinker.

Well, one of my projects was finished successfully and I felt liberated.

“Yeah, that’s really not true, senpai.”

Miyuki looked at me with a stubbornly drawn out look.

…Oh man.

My alert sensors are pulled up to maximum.

When Miyuki gives me this look, it’s when she’s really angry.

It’s similar to the reaction I used to get when a gag I made as a joke wasn’t funny enough.

No, it’s worse than that.

Eyes as if they were looking at insects.

I’m your senior, aren’t I?

OJT, right?

With that in mind…

“Um, so what’s up with ……?”

It’s not surprising that I end up speaking respectfully.

Because I’m scared.

“Do you really not remember …?”

Miyuki asked with a jittery look.

Hmm.

I don’t remember any of this.

In the event that you’re looking for the best way to get the most out of your business, you’ll be able to get the most out of it.

“I don’t know anymore.”

Miyuki turned away with a pouty look.

Really, what’s going on?

“Please, tell me what’s going on!”

Then.

“It’s about …… dating.”

Miyuki said, her face slightly red.

Oh, you promised me that?

I really don’t remember any of this at all.

“You asked me out Senpai …… maybe you really forgot?”

I’ve forgotten … I won’t be honest.

I’m 27 years old with no girlfriend history, so this is an opportunity I couldn’t have wished for.

I’m not gonna let that go to waste!

My memory is failing me, but …… whatever, good job me!

“Oh, yeah, yeah, I remember it!”

I shook my head.

“I know you’re looking forward to Sunday at …”

After saying that, Miyuki left the place.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

I don’t know what it is, but I did ……!

A prick who messed with a junior?

Ha, ha, ha.

I don’t know anything about that!

If you win, you’re a soldier, if you lose, you’re a bandit.

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I arrive home after work.

“I’m home.”

No one is here.

Well, I live alone. 

I heat up the lunch box I bought at the supermarket on the way home in the microwave.

Is it …Friday today?

The screen on my phone shows ‘Friday, September 11th.’

And in the background of the home screen is a blond-haired, blue-eyed character from a certain anime, dressed in armor and carrying a sword with dignity.

Blonde hair, blue eyes ……?

I’m a sucker for blonde-haired, blue-eyed characters.

But I’m talking about cartoon characters like the ones you see on your phone now.

But …… something is bugging me.

Hmmm, I’m twisting my head around but I can’t remember anything.

And that’s when — beep, beep, beep— my phone, that’s the notification sound of …lime. (LINE lol)

—”Meet me in front of the clock tower at 10:00 on Sunday!”

Miyuki contacted me to make sure.

—”Copy that!”

I’ll keep my reply short.

Keep your lime and work emails short and concise.

That’s my motto!

It’s not because you’re a commie! (Communication Disorder) (ed/n: not the ‘commie’ as in communist.)

Well, I’ve got my plans for Sunday. …… What shall I do tomorrow?

Single, living alone.

I don’t have anything in particular to do.

Let’s play a game as usual.

Final Story — aka FS was almost done.

Finally, I’m at the stage where I’ve got my Ifrit.

Ifrit is a character that gets used in the beginning, but as the story progresses, you don’t get to use him.

But I like this demon god of fire.

Saturday is the game, …… and that’s when I decided to do it.

Doo-doo-doo-doo.

The phone vibrates.

The [mother] is shown on the screen.

I picked up my phone.

—”Hello, Mother?”

—”Yuta, how are you doing? You should show your face once in a while.”

Yuta……?

For a moment, I was slow to react, even though it was my name.

Yuta Sasaki…… that’s my name.

—”Yeah, …… ah, yeah. …… I’ll be back tomorrow.”

Now I want to see my parents’ faces irresistibly.

And …… for some reason, I felt like I had to meet them.

—”Tomorrow? That’s pretty sudden ……, what’s going on?”

—”No, nothing …..I just thought it would be nice to go home to my parents for the first time in a while.”

—”So, …… have a safe trip then.”

After that, we talked for a while and then I hung up the phone.

—”How’s work?” “Do you have a girlfriend?” Mother is meddlesome as usual.

—“You’re getting old, so when you find the right girl, don’t ever let her go.”

I’m a working man now, so leave me alone…

And I thought it was a little depressing —what?

A single drop ran down my cheek …….

I …… don’t know why I’m crying.