CH 10

I wake up. I vaguely remember dreaming that I was in a normal relationship with a cute ‘normal’ girl. I search in my mind for a way to switch between dream and reality.

『I don’t know what you’re talking about, are you stupid?』

My brain search failed miserably. The ceiling was unfamiliar, and the sun was shining at a different angle than usual.

…It seems that yesterday’s reunion with Hatsune was not a nightmare. In novels and manga, nightmares are a subject of criticism, but for now, I wanted it to be one.

「…Ha?」

I reflexively raised my body and looked to my right to see Hatsune looking at me with her eyes wide open.

「Good morning, So-kun♥」

「…No, wa?」

I can’t swallow the situation. I’m sure I didn’t get that far yesterday.

「Why are you in my bed?」

「Because I wanted to sleep with you♥」

「…What happened to the room key?」

「I picked it.」

…No, it’s such an expensive apartment, but there’s no anti-theft system! No, Hatsune might have modified it. Oh, you’ve got to be kidding…

「Maybe you didn’t like it?」

Isn’t that a question I don’t have a choice in? I’d be a meatball if I said, “Yeah, I hated it!”. That’s why I have to lie to her.

「O, of course I’m happy.」

「But aren’t you sweating?」

「I’m sweating because I’m happy.」

「What’s that…」

She looked at me rather coldly. Well, no sweat of joy, I guess.

「Anyway, let’s eat.」

「Yes! We should! It’s already ready!!」

「Eh, it’s already ready!?」

「Un! Because I just came in here!」

Yeah, that’s right. I feel like an idiot for imagining that we’ve been sleeping together all night.

「Th, thank you.」

「No, I’m just doing it because I want to.」

…Oh, God, please. Please give me the magic to erase one of the human emotions, ‘jealousy’. If I only had that, I could honestly grab the happiness that is right in front of me.

Some people say that obstacles make you burn, but this is not at that level, this is a matter of life and death.

Then we go to my room for dinner, just like last night. Today it seems to be sugar toast and salad with dressing. It looks as good as ever, but…

「Ha, Hatsune? There’s no ‘secret ingredient’ today, is there?」

「No, So-kun was worried about me yesterday, so… Ah! But if you want, I can put it in anytime!」

No, it’s not like it’s none of my business.

「No, no, just take care of yourself.」

「Yes///」

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I feel a little guilty, but it’s better than being forced to eat some strange secret ingredient.

「「Itadakimasu」」

Mmmm, it’s delicious. I think that’s what it means to have your cheeks fall off.

「Is it good?」

「Yes! It’s delicious!!」

「I’m glad.」

「Hatsune is a good cook, so I don’t think you need to worry about that, okay?」

「I, I don’t think so///But thank you.」 1

…Shit, I’m letting my true feelings out. No, I mustn’t forget. This cute, smiling Hatsune threw away all of my manga yesterday with a straight face!

After eating breakfast today, we decided to go to school.

「I’m off.」

「Have a good day.」

「So, do we really need to do this if we’re going together?」

「Yes, that’s right! I’ve always wanted to do something like this ♪」

「Th, that’s right?」

It’s a girl’s little dream, I guess. Then we got on the elevator, went down to the first floor and headed for school.

「It’s a dream come true to be able to go to school with you like this.♥」

「Yes, it is.」

I wish it was really a dream. …Haa, my…. No, let’s forget it.

「Hey, you just transferred here yesterday, so you probably don’t know this, but I heard that this school has a lot of beautiful girls.」

「H, hee…」

「Some of them… have big breasts」

「Wh, what about that?」

「No? Nothing?」

「……」

I think I got away with it. It was probably a leading question. But I wouldn’t fall for such an obvious interrogation.

「I heard that there are cute girls with small breasts.」

「H, hee…」

Okay, if I keep pretending that I didn’t mind her…

「What? You’re not interested in girls with small breasts?」

「Eh? N, no, no, no, no, I had the same reaction when you said about the big breasted girls!」

「But either way, you’re not interested in people with small breasts?」

Well, not good, I have to say I have this!

「Y, yes I am!」

「Really?」

「Y, yeah.」

「Hee, you’re interested in anyone with small breasts…」

「Eh…?」

No, really, what was the right thing to say? This is either because I don’t understand the female mind, or Hatsune is crazy.

「S, sorry.」

「I’m kidding! I’m sorry, I was teasing you too much. It’s been a while since we went to school together, so I was a little excited.♪」

A, and a heartbreaking joke!!!!!!!!!

「A, aah, i, it’s okay, no problem.」

Then we went to school.