The day before Comiket.
I was on the train, replying to a LINE from Otomizu, which was my daily routine every morning.
âGood morning, Sasamiya-san!
âGood morning. Weâre going to Big Site1Â today, so get ready.
âYes!
We were going to check on the progress of the corporate booth arrangements today.
It was Otomizuâs first time working at Big Site, so I could understand how nervous she was.
Oops, I got another line from Otomizu.
âHave you ever been to Comiket, Sasamiya-san?
âI have, as a visitor. My sister wanted to see some cosplay, so I took her there once.
âYou must really care about your sister.
âIâm just worried about her.
However, since entering junior high school, she had become more tomboyish, which was troubling.
When I went back to my parentsâ house a while back, I was so surprised to see her as a modern junior high school girl.
I hope she doesnât grow in a weird direction. â¦
As I stuffed my phone in my bag, the ever-present high school girl arrived.
âGood morning, Onii-San.â
âYo. Yuika.â
She was in her school uniform again today, so she was probably attending morning practice for club activities.
The CG club is tough.
Oh Yeah. I should report that I made up with Kaedezaka.
Yuika helped me out this time, too.
âYou remember the trainee that wasnât talking to me? We managed to resolve it nicely.â
âDid she laugh?â
âYeah. I missed the timing to tell the joke, but she thought it was funny to see me in trouble.â
âI agree with her.â
âNo way you agree with that.â
Whether Kaedezaka or Yuika, why would they take pleasure seeing me in trouble?
Is this the school culture of Saint Maryâs College?
âAnyway, with this, the work will go smoothly.â
âGood for you.â
Yuika then broached another subject.
âBy the way, you were on LINE earlier, your junior?â
âYeah. It was a business matter.â
âHouhou. So thatâs the nature of the lovemaking business. I understand.â
⦠This guyâ¦. sometimes uses phrases like a middle aged man.
Couldnât you do something more like a typical high school girlâs conversation?
And here I decided to ask a question.
âI always wonder, does Yuika have a boyfriend?â
I had not asked her for details about her friendships, but she was a relatively good talker.
She was also a beautiful girl and had large breasts. Boys in her grade would never leave her alone.
Then she revealed something surprising.
âI think someone from another school confessed to me the other day.â She said,
âWhat!? Seriously!!!â
I was rather genuinely surprised.
No, One would be surprised, right?
Because the girl I saw every day was confessed to by someone.
Reluctantly, I decided to ask her about the guy.
â⦠what kind of man is he?â I asked,
âYeah. I think he was comparatively good looking.â She replied,
âEhâ¦.. ehhâ¦.â
âCheer up.â
âDonât talk about me like Iâm not good-looking.â I said,
Well, you know.
I never considered myself to be good-looking, but it hurts to be called that.
âAnd what about his personality?â I asked,
âHe is a kind man. He always has a smile on his face.â
âI see. â¦.â
âCheer up.â
âDonât say that like I am completely unsociable.â
âYouâre always like that, arenât you?â She said,
âIÂ was.â I replied,
But from what I have heard, the other guy sounded like a pretty nice guy.
A good looking face and a gentle personality. Now thatâs cheating, donât you think?
Ha~. â¦. A guy for Yuika? â¦.
I thought it was not surprising that she had one, but to hear it directly from her like this was quite shocking.
Normally Yuika appeared to be indifferent, but I was sure that in front of her boyfriend she would speak with a sparkling expression on her face.
It was not my place to say anything about it, but it was kind of amusingâ¦
âSo Yuika is going with that guy?â I asked,
âNo. I turned him down.â
âEh!? Why?â
âWhy do you think that is?â She asked,
âI donât know.â
âUnderstandable, you are Onii-san after all.â
Yuika was convinced that I was some kind of special creature.
Was it that unusual that I didnât know why she turned him down?
âBut the conditions were perfect.â (T/N: Conditions as in dude was perfect.)
âIt wasnât that I didnât like the person or anything, but I thought maybe now was not the right time. â¦.â
âIs that how it is?â
âI have a lot of things going on too.â
The way she said that didnât sound like a normal high school girl.
What do you mean by âlot of thingsâ?
Then Yuika said, âOh yeah,â and turned her gaze to me.
âIâm going out with my friends first thing tomorrow morning, so I wonât be able to see you, but donât worry.
Speaking of tomorrow, isnât it the day of Comiket?
I would be going straight to the work site too, so I wouldnât be able to meet her either.
Friends of Yuikaâ¦
I wonder who they were.
Since it was right after she was confessed to by someone, I suspect that there might be a guy there as well.
While I was thinking about this, Yuika suddenly said,
âBy the way, they are all girls.â
âI see.â
âAre you relieved?â
âPhew. â¦.No, Iâm not worried about it.â
âIâd love to hear what you really think.â
âI feel only slightly relieved.â