Destiny
“So how have you been rece〜ntly? Have you been studying properly〜?”
“Yes, I have been doing it properly every day”
“Although you’ll probably be fine if it’s with your current results, you can’t get complacent, alright〜”
After ordering the ingredients for the hand-wrapped sushi party we will be holding next time, I have a chit-chat with Kinuta-san. I do not have any plans in particular after this today after all.
Nevertheless, she knows my results and school of choice like it is a given huh. I do not remember saying it though……well, it is Kinuta-san after all.
“Is there nothing else〜? I’ll hear you out, you know〜”
“Yeah……I will take you up on that and ask just one thing then. What does it feel like to ‘fall in love with the opposite sex’?”
“Nn〜? What do you mean?”
I convey the fact that I was told 「you like Yae」 by Renya during the stay-over to the Kinuta-san, who is tilting her head. That I, however, do not understand those feelings, and am presently puzzled.
“Heyy, darling〜. Come over here for a bitt〜”
“Here am I; is the talk about work finished?”
“Actually……”
After hearing all of what I have to say, Kinuta-san calls Shizue-san. They talk about something with voices inaudible over here after that. I wonder what is the matter?
“Kazunari-kyun, let me confirm one thing. You’re not dating Yae-chan〜?”
“That is right?”
I wonder why I was asked something that is a given after all this time. Shizue-san places his hand on his mouth and starts giggling when I tilt my head cluelessly.
“Kazunari-kun, it seems my wife thought that the two of you were dating up until this very moment”
“Eh, why? I believe I denied it numerous times since before though……”
“I was sure that you were denying it because you were hiding your embarrassment, you know〜……in the first place, you wouldn’t normally think that a man and woman in puberty are living under the same roof, and are not in such a relationship, right……”
Kinuta-san pouts and says. I am happy since it is the first time I pulled one over that well-informed Kinuta-san, but on the other hand, it is slightly embarrassing knowing that that is how other people thought.
“You get things like that as well occasionally. You just have to be careful next time”
“……yeahh. I’ll make sure to discard my preconception next time onwards〜”
Shizue-san is gently patting the head of the sulking Kinuta-san and consoling her. You can really feel that they are a couple who gets along very well when you see such sides huh.
“Sorry for going off the rails. So what is ‘falling in love with the opposite sex’, was it?”
“Yes. I am thinking of referencing other people’s stories”
“All I can personally say is one thing〜. Basically, 『destiny』. It all boils down to this”
‘Destiny’, is it. I often hear the expression of a ‘destined one’, but it does not quite ring a bell. ‘Abstract’, I should say, maybe; it is hard to visualise.
“Just as you can see, I’m a weirdo if you look at it from the eyes of society, right?”
“It is difficult to say yes or no to that……”
“Kazunari-kyun is a kind kid as I thought huh〜. But I’m a weirdo. A man who wants to be a woman, let alone get married, can’t even have a romantic relationship normally”
Kinuta-san looks somewhere afar and says. What she says is completely right, and all I can do is listen quietly.
“That’s why I ever once thought of becoming a man. My high school, unlike Kazunari-kyun’s place, wore plain clothes, so I wore men’s clothes and whatnot. I, however, had an encounter with a single handsome guy over there”
“Could that be”
“It’s me. I only wore men’s clothes right from the start, even in high school”
“Looking at such you, I also gave up becoming a man. I went to school in a skirt the next day onwards〜”
I was stunned by Kinuta-san’s drive. You would normally hesitate even with that, but……she had the courage; I wonder if that’s the right word for it. It is impossible for me to imitate it huh.
“So Kazunari-kyun. A similar weirdo appeared before such a weirdo me, you know〜. What would you call this other than destiny”
“Indeed……”
I wonder what are the chances of the two of them encountering. It is incalculable, but it is no exaggeration to say that it is infinitely close to zero. However, both of them did actually encounter. I also think it is only natural to feel that this is destiny.
“It goes for me too. I couldn’t see men as romantic partners. That said, I couldn’t see women that way because I saw them to be protected. My wife appeared before such me”
“Shizue……”
Since Shizue-san’s appearance is an androgynous handsome guy, I think he was decently popular. However, for Shizue-san, he could only see Kinuta-san as his dating partner. How wonderful it is for such a duo to become spouses.
“Falling in love with the opposite sex is all about destiny. Of course, there are also instances where it gets cold, and you break up. But the other party is your destined someone until then, and you’ll feel that this is a destined encounter”
“Yeah. Like how we managed to encounter, I think people will encounter when the time is right〜. That’s why I’m sure Kazunari-kyun encountering Yae-chan, living together the whole time, being told by your friend previously and thinking about your own feelings were also destined to happen. The only one who knows what the future holds at this point in time is the God who knows your destiny. No matter how much you try to reference others, Kazunari-kyun’s feelings are Kazunari-kyun’s, and Kazunari-kyun is one to find the destined someone. That’s why don’t get discouraged, and ta〜ke your time to think about it”
“……thank you”
Both of them smile at me gently when I honestly convey my gratitude. It is not like I understood my own feelings. But, indeed, just a bit, it felt like the load on my chest became lighter.
