Chapter 10: Couples (Despite Reluctantly)
TL: Beacause I need a fast update, so for this chapter I did the proofreading myself.
If you find any mistakes, please comment below.
It turned out that our goals were the same and we entered the manga cafe while competing.
At the same time, the clerk greeted us who arrived at the counter with a smile.
"Is it for two people?" [The Clerk]
""No, I'm alone!"" [Yuzu & Kurose]
"I'm sorry. It's busy now and there is only one seat available." [The Clerk]
"Then give it to me!" [Kurose]
"You should be the one to yield! You have a lot of manga at home right?!" [Yuzu]
"But I want to spend my time at the manga cafe today!" [Kurose]
"Me, too! I've been fantasizing about reading some of the manga I've wanted to read since this morning!" [Yuzu]
"Then, I'll lend you the manga I have at my house! So give me these places!" [Kurose]
"It's true that I want to read all the manga on your bookshelf, but I hate the thought of having to borrow it from you!" [Yuzu]
"How do you know about the contents of my bookshelf?!" [Kurose]
"I saw it that time when I was allowed to shelter in your house from the rain!" [Yuzu]
"Then, I'll give you the key, so go back to my house now! My family is out till night!" [Kurose]
"Why should I spend my time alone in your house?!" [Yuzu]
"Because I want to play in manga cafe alone without you!" [Kurose]
"Excuse me. If you two knew each other, would you like to play on the shared chairs?" [The Clerk]
"What is a shared chair?" [Kurose]
"What kind of chair is that?" [Yuzu]
"That's a couple's seat" [The Clerk]
""We're not a couple!"" [Yuzu & Kurose]
"But even though it's called a couple's seat, it doesn't mean it's limited to couples." [The Clerk]
The clerk say it with a troubling expression. He look uncomfortable now.
"What should we do?" [Yuzu]
"What do you mean what should we do? I can't keep bothering the clerk, so I can't help but choose a couple's seat." [Kurose]
"Is there another option beside that? It's uncomfortable without a barrier, though I don't mean to talk while reading manga." [Yuzu]
"Me too. I also want to read manga in peace. That's why I went to the manga cafe." [Kurose]
"So, how many hours do you want to stay?" [The Clerk]
""Unlimited "" [Yuzu & Kurose]
After that, we headed to our room after paying off.
I've been visiting this manga cafe for a long time, but this is the first time I'm sitting in a shared chair. When I entered, it was a bit cramped for two people.
While sitting on the sofa, Yuzu put down her bag and left quickly.
Just in case, I kept waiting Yuzu until she came back and when she's back, it was my turn to go pick a manga. And when I came back with the manga gag in my hand, Yuzu was wearing glasses.
"This is the first time I've seen you wear glasses." [Kurose]
"I think it suits you." [Kurose]
"But it's true, right?" [Kurose]
"That's right. I have poor eyesight, so I should wear glasses." [Yuzu]
"I like it. It's not a shameful thing to spend time wearing glasses." [Kurose]
"You care about it too much. But no one really cares about my appearance." [Yuzu]
"It's a matter of feeling. I can't go to school wearing these resemble gloves anyway." [Kurose]
"Don't talk about glasses and thimble gloves in the same dialog. Even though I say that wearing glasses was embarrassing, but I still needed it." [Yuzu]
"That's right. I've shown it to you many times before. Isn't that a bit weird?" [Kurose]
"You're very persistent, you said it suits you." [Yuzu]
[TL: They're talking about gloves.]
"I'm not saying that it suits me." [Kurose]
Yuzu turned her face away and interrupted my words without permission and she began to continue reading.
Besides Yuzuhana, I also started reading manga.
At first, I was worried about Yuzuhana, but gradually, I became immersed in the manga—
"Nothing. I'm just laughing." [Kurose]
"I'm curious. What are you reading?" [Yuzu]
When I showed her the page that made me laugh, Yuzuhana burst out laughing too.
"Ah, that's right. When will the anime be released?" [Yuzu]
"It will be made within 5 years. I think all the people who working on the anime really have good eyes." [Kurose]
"Hey, I heard there was a lot of censorship at first, but the content is interesting, wasn't it?" [Yuzu]
"That's true. I thought it was weird for me to laugh while reading manga that wasn't popular at all. But I was relieved when I see Yuzu laughing at too." [Kurose]
"I wonder if my stomach will be curly by then." [Yuzu]
"By the way, you often suddenly laugh when you're sleeping." [Kurose]
"That's because it was hard for me to laugh when I was in college." [Yuzu]
"Back then, you were so crazy about it and said, 'Pinch my hand so I don't laugh anymore.'" [Kurose]
"That's quite useful." [Yuzu]
"It's useless. The pinch even didn't work to you" [Kurose]
"That's because your pinch doesn't hurt, I can't feel it." [Yuzu]
"Then, what's the point of me pinching you?" [Kurose]
"Forget it. Just leave the manga after you finish reading it. I want to read it that too." [Yuzu]
"Hey, what are you reading?" [Kurose]
"Ah. I like the authors." [Kurose]
"Yes, Especially the third volume. I can't wait to read more of it since I skipped it in the past." [Yuzu]
"I'm also worried about the outcome of the popularity of the vote." [Kurose]
"It will be announced next month, but currently, it will be announced 12 years later. Well, Antony has been decided to be number one." [Yuzu]
"What? Isn't that Anju?" [Kurose]
"That's a shounen manga, right? The main character definitely decided to be number one." [Yuzu]
"In some cases, the heroine will be number one. Anju is really cute." [Kurose]
"It's true that Anju is the strongest and cutest, but she will lose the votes to Chloe and drop to fourth place." [Yuzu]
"Ah. That's right. But, it was Anju when the popularity voting deadline was almost over. When I saw it, I voted for Anju." [Kurose]
"Wow, an epic comeback! .....It's a bit hot here, please turn on the AC." [Yuzu]
"Not too hot. if you think it's hot, then you should take off your cardigan." [Kurose]
"I'm not hentai!" [Kurose]
"Okay, okay. I'll turn it on, so please concentrate on reading your manga." [Kurose]
Then I turned on the air conditioner and continued reading.
Cold air clung to my body and my body trembled.
"It's cold....." [Kurose]
"Did you say something?" [Yuzu]
"You said it was cold, don't you?" [Yuzu]
"If you could hear it, why are you pretending not to hear?" [Kurose]
"Because you looked ignorant when I asked you about it. The AC is really cold, isn't it?" [Yuzu]
"You just overheated, didn't you? Can I turn off the AC?" [Kurose]
"No. But, since the sweat on your hands will stain the manga, so I can't hold it in anymore. Here, I'll lend you my cardigan." [Yuzu]
"Are you serious?" [Kurose]
"Yeah. I can't read quietly if the person next to me is freezing. So, hurry up and put it on before you catch a cold." [Yuzu]
"Don't complain if my scent sleeps into your cardigan, okay?" [Kurose]
"I'm not going to complain about it." [Yuzu]
"Okay. If you're cold too, please tell me straight away. If the person next to me is freezing too, I won't be able to read at peace." [Kurose]
"If that happens, I'll take it off the cardigan from you." [Yuzu]
"I'm not hentai! Stop it, don't say stupid things anymore, put them on quickly!" [Yuzu]
When I put on the cardigan, a sweet scent comes along with it.
I continued reading while being enveloped by Yuzuhana's scent.
By the time I finished reading, I was starving, and I decided to bought some fries and went back to the couch.
"The smell seems to stick to my clothes." [Kurose]
"But you like it, right? Because you always order it every time you go to a family restaurant." [Yuzu]
"At that time, I was self driving, so I could eat it without etiquette. But now, I'm going to get on the train, the people next to me will definitely think, 'Oh, this guy just ate fries.'" [Kurose]
"Because the one sitting next to you is me, so I don't mind it." [Yuzu]
"But still, it's embarrassing to think that someone else smelled fries from me." [Kurose]
"I don't think so, French fries doesn't smell like that." [Yuzu]
Suddenly, she bring her face closer to me.
She snored slightly and her cheeks starting to turn red.
"If you want to, please take it yourself." [Kurose]
"Don't eat it all, okay?" [Kurose]
"I'm not that evil. Ahn...." [Yuzu]
"Okay, I'll feed you." [Kurose]
"If I take it myself, my hands will get dirty." [Yuzu]
"You said selfish again, right?" [Yuzu]
I'm forcefully stuffed the fries into her mouth to silence her.
"With ketchup, too." [Yuzu]
"You must be thinking that I'm a selfish woman right now, right?" [Yuzu]
After slathering ketchup on the fries, I brought it close to her mouth—
The fries fell on her dress.
"It's okay. You're not very good at feeding people. Even when I had a fever, you also fed me porridge, and ended up spilling it on my futon." [Yuzu]
"To be more precise, it's because you blew on it while coughing." [Kurose]
"I don't remember that because I had a fever at the time." [Yuzu]
"It was a pleasant memory, you asked me to be feeding you an apple and then I put it in your mouth as much as I could. I thought the apple would stick to your throat." [Kurose]
"I guess it was because I had no appetite, so I tried to force it to swallow ... I'll prove it to you that I'm better at feedings, so open your mouth." [Yuzu]
She put a lot of ketchup and brought it into my mouth. But, the fries fell on my pants.
"See? You're not even good at feeding food either." [Kurose]
"No, I just can't do it right now. Because it's cold here and my body is shaking." [Yuzu]
"Yeah, yeah. You're really good at making excuses." [Kurose]
"That's not an excuse! In fact, we haven't even draw yet! This doesn't count!" [Yuzu]
"Oh, we're having a match, huh?" [Kurose]
"Do you want to run away from me, huh?" [Yuzu]
"Who's running away? I'm going to do it, so let me feed you." [Kurose]
We brought the fries into each other's mouths and ate them in no time.
Although the winner hasn't yet been determined, but our stomach are full. And we didn't have a second round either, but just read manga until the sun goes down and enjoyed our time at the manga cafe.