Memories
“”””Thank you for the meal””””
Kinuta-san’s seafood selection is delicious, and all four of us are satisfied. Renya is even rubbing his belly.
“I did not think that we would actually not have enough rice”
There may be 4 people, but in contrast to Nishikida-san and me being light eaters, Yae and Renya are heavy eaters. I cooked 5 people’s share of rice with that in mind as well, but the rice ended up running out before the side dishes.
“It was delicious even without rice, so don’t worry about itー”
“Nn. The simmered beef was particularly delicious”
“Although I agree, I think both of you ate too much, you know?”
In the end, the ingredients we brought to the living room, including the rice, were all stuffed into four of our stomachs. 60-70% are in Yae and Renya’s stomachs though. Honestly, since I was thinking about making tomorrow’s breakfast with the leftovers, I have to re-think about it from now on. Well, let’s make do with something simple.
“Ahー, that’s right. Let’s go to the pool with the 4 of us next time!”
“Where did the suddenly come from. Rather, why the pool”
I looked coldly at Renya, who suddenly started saying incomprehensible things, and he looked over here with his eyes wide-open instead. I wonder where exactly that came from.
“I mean, we haven’t done anything summer-like, right. There’s no firework festival or whatnot around these parts after all”
“That’s why you said the pool. But we probably cannot go, you know. Since Yae and I will return to Yae’s parents’ house during Obon1”
“I have plans to go to my grandmother’s house as well, so I guess Obon is impossible”
“And then there is the mock exam after that. Study comes first”
Renya, who was rebutted by all three of us, grinds his teeth and makes a chagrined-looking expression. However, perhaps he came up with something, he’s beckoning Yae with his hand. When Yae confusedly lends Renya her ear, he seemingly whispers something into her ear. I wonder what exactly he’s talking about.
“……but it might be fine even if we play if it’s just 1 day”
“Yae!?”
I was surprised by Yae suddenly flipping her position and ended up raising my voice instinctively. I wonder what exactly she was told by Renya.
“Yae, does Renya have something on you or something? If that is the case, I will tell you Renya’s secret, so you can threaten him back with that”
“No, I didn’t threaten her! In the first place, I don’t have anything on Nakamtsu-san! Rather, what do you mean by my secret!?”
“Eh, for example, yeah……this is a story from when Renya was in his first year. During the cultural festival――”
“Not that story!”
I see Renya coming to block my mouth in a panic and I stop the story. Because the first year’s cultural festival is a dark past to Renya. It is quite effective as a blackmail material, you know. I have no intention of using it though.
“I’m curious about what comes after”
“I guess I’m also a bit curious”
“I-, I merely told her the benefit of going to the pool!”
He apparently only persuaded her, so I shan’t tell the two of them. He will be pitiful if he is wrongly convicted after all. I feel bad for the two of them, but this story ends here.
“Kazunari, do you not want to see Nakamatsu-san’s swimsuit figure?”
“What are you on about all of a sudden……”
“You can bear witness to Nakamatsu-san’s swimsuit figure if you go to the pool, you know”
He persuaded Yae like this huh. That said, I wonder what exactly he said to Yae. It is a thorn in my side not knowing.
Rather, being able to see Yae’s swimwear figure is my benefit huh. If you ask me whether or not I am interested, I would say I am though. But it is not like it has to be this year after all.
“By the way, I want to see the Chairperson’s swimsuit figure. Hence, let’s go to the pool”
“You are laying bare your desires, aren’t you……rather, how do you intend to persuade Nishikida-san?”
“I will leave that to Nakamatsu-san”
Yae and Nishikida-san were apparently having their own conversation when I looked at them after I was told that. Nishikida-san’s cheeks are turning slightly red though; I wonder what Yae is saying.
“This might be the last time the four of us can play together after all, so isn’t it fine if it’s just 1 day for ‘making memories’?”
Perhaps she noticed my gaze, Nishikida-san says with an awkward smile. Come to think of it, Nishikida-san is enrolling in a university outside the prefecture. In which case, it will indeed be tough to play together from next year onwards.
Besides, not just Nishikida-san, we do not know what is up with Renya either. I did not ask about his first-choice university, but the same place as Nishikida-san, will be tough based on his level huh. But there is a high chance that he will go to a university in the same prefecture.
Furthermore, if any of us fails, Yae and I will also……after thinking about that, I, too, have the answer.
“Just one day, alright?”
“Yayyy! We’ll go to the pool around after Obon then!!”
I find the Renya fist-pumping happily heartwarming. Well, a breather is necessary for exam-taking students as well after all. I suppose it is fine occasionally.
