CH 18

[ED: This chapter has some 3rd Person sentences that would be weird to change to first person, so all the sentences that are in 3rd person have been italicized. An example is: The way it was said to me.]

“…hmm? Wait, could this possibly be a date between me and Hisamura…?”

I realized this a few minutes after sending my reply to Hisamura.

Currently it’s Saturday night, and tomorrow is the big day when Shiho, my best friend, has a date with Shigemoto.

At that time, I received a message from Hisamura via RINE.

Looking at it with a bit of dread, the worst part was that there was a growing possibility that Tojoin would find out the location of Shiho and Shigemoto’s date tomorrow.

I’m stunned seeing what was sent to me, but what’s done is done.

What we need to think about is how we can keep the date from being interrupted by her.

After some thought on my own, I decided that I would follow them on their date in secret, and prevent Tojoin from interfering with their date if she came to interrupt them

I told Hisamura to tell this to Shigemoto, and Shigemoto agreed. Hisamura also said that he’d come along with me…

I wasn’t sure if I could prevent Kaori Tojoin from interfering with them alone, so I thought it would be reassuring to have Hisamura there, and after sending the message, I realized.

The purpose is to watch over Shiho and Shigemoto. But in other words, It seems that it’s going to be just us alone together in the amusement park.

“Kuu… I didn’t realize…!”

I’ve already sent a message of approval for the two of us to keep an eye on their date.

It’s impossible to tell him now that I want to do this alone.

Well It’s also true that I thought that it would be more enjoyable if he went with me instead.

“N-No, the goal is not to have fun, the goal is to stop Tojoin from interfering with them…!”

I tell myself that, but once I’m aware of it, it’s hard to get rid of the idea of a date with Hisamura.

The act of being together itself is almost like an amusement park date.

“Uuu… I’ve never been out alone with a guy before…!”

Of course everyone would get nervous the first time around.

Moreover, the other party was Hisamura, who loved Sei so much that he almost proposed to her the instant he saw her.

It would make him even more nervous than others.

“Wait, wait, what am I supposed to do about my clothes for the date…!”

It has now completely become a date in Sei’s mind, but that’s okay.

What I’m worried about now is what I’m going to wear tomorrow when I meet up with him.

I have no idea on how to dress for a date with Hisamura.

I open the closet in my room and look at my clothes, but I have no idea what I should wear on a date…

“Wh-What should I do…?” 

“Ye-Yes… Shiho!”

I always go shopping for clothes with Shiho.

So if it was Shiho, she would know what kind of clothes I have, and she would know what would look good on me.

With that in mind, I picked up my phone and called Shiho.

One or two rings echoed in my ear then the call connected with her.

“Hello, Sei-chan? What’s up?”

“Oh, sorry for the rush. Actually…”

She said that and suddenly stopped…

(He-Hey wait! how can I explain this situation to her…!)

I called Shiho on the spur of the moment, but I wondered what I should say.

First of all, I must never tell her that Hisamura and I will be accompanying Shiho and Shigemoto on their date tomorrow.

If I told Shiho that I was going to follow her, she would definitely worry about me.

That would absolutely be no good.

“What’s wrong? Did something happen? ”

“Ah-Ahh… wait a minute, I’m just trying to think of some words to explain this situation to you…”

If I don’t want to tell her that I’m going to be following her and Shigemoto on their date tomorrow. I would have to tell her that I’ll be going on a date with Hisamura instead.

(That’s embarrassing, but…! We-Well, It’s super embarrassing but I have to say it…!)

I’m really just going to watch over Shiho and Shigemoto on their date, but I don’t want her to know about that.

She prioritizes not worrying about Shiho over her own shame.

“Actually… Well, Hisamura asked me out on a date…”

“What? Really? Wow, so when is it?”

“Ah, tomorrow.”

“Tomorrow? It’s on the same day as me, huh? Sei-chan will also have a date with Hisamura-kun then!”

“Yeah, that’s what’s happening… “

“Wow, I didn’t know that. I’m kind of happy that you have a date, too…”

“Uuu… so I’ve decided to go on a date with Hisamura, but I’m not sure about what I should wear for tomorrow.”

“So you’re asking me for help. Leave it to me! I’ll come up with an outfit that will make Hisamura-kun melt!”

“N-No, you don’t have to do that! A-Ah, just be normal!”

“Yeah, but you want Hisamura-kun to say you’re cute, right?”

“We-Well, I’d like to be told that, but he’s always telling me that, so I don’t exactly need him to… “

“….Eh? Are you boasting your love to me now?”

“I-I’m not boasting.”

So, to make it easier for Shiho to choose, I’m going to swap it to be a video call and put her on speaker.

Then, with the phone propped up on the desk, it was decided that Sei would show her clothes to Shiho.

“So, where are you going on your date with Hisamura-kun tomorrow, Sei-chan?”

“Huh? Wh-Where am I going…?. W-Why are you asking me that?”

“Because clothes vary depending on where you’ll go. I’m going to an amusement park tomorrow so I’ve decided on something that’ll be easy to move in. I won’t be wearing a miniskirt since I’ll be riding on a lot of attractions too.”

“O-Oh, yeah.”

In other words, Since I’m going to the same place I should not wear a miniskirt either. I need to be able to move in a relaxed manner.

“So, where are you going?”

“Um, Well it’s a similar place to where Shiho is going. I’ll probably be moving a lot too.”

“Oh, so you mean a place where you can play sports?”

“Ye-Yeah something like that.”

“Around One?”

“Ye-Yeah, Yo-You’re right.”

Around One is a place where you can enjoy various types of sports in one facility.

“Then I guess Sei-chan can’t wear a mini-skirt either.”

“I never really intended to wear a skirt, but…”

In the first place, I only have a few skirts that I could wear outside.

“Skirts look really good on you, Sei-chan.”

“It’s not my character, and I’ll lose to Shiho if I wear one.”

“The mini-skirt you tried on and bought before was really cute, too.”

“A-Ah, I didn’t buy that one on my own! Shiho insisted on it, so…!”

“If you show that to Hisamura-kun, he would be absolutely thrilled about it.”

“I’m never going to wear it! Besides, I’m going to a similar place as Shiho! I’m going to a place where I need to move a lot too!”

“Fufu, too bad I guess. Then you can…”

After that, I tried her suggestions one by one, just the way that Shiho had told me to, to make sure that the clothes matched well.