Shirousa-san is walking really fast, but she’s shorter than me so her steps are small.
As I ran and chased after her, I was able to find her immediately.
I called out to her from behind, but it didn’t seem like she was going to look back.
Shirousa-san walked even faster.
She’s trying to shake me off, but I can’t let her do that.
When I looked at her face from the side, she was biting her bottom lip and looked like she was enduring the sadness.
I was surprised by an expression I’ve never seen before.
“It looks like you’re depressed to me though.”
“That’s not true. You’re imagining things.”
She replied in a low voice as if she’s rejecting me, but……
Her eyes are a little red, and I could see her tearing up.
“The fact that you look like you’re going to cry is also my imagination?”
She’s strong, but no matter how strong she is, she’s still a girl inside.
Well, if I say something like that to her face, I’ll hurt her.
Shirousa-san not showing her weakness to anyone is really like her.
“I’m used to being told those kinds of things. I’ll be fine.”
“……But for some reason I felt very……frustrated today……Such affairs have ended up like this.”
It sounded like a scouting force report, which made me laugh a little.
Is this the shyness Miyuki-kun mentioned?
“Stop training, become beautiful and let’s make that girl speechless.”
“Speechless, you say……that’s old-fashioned.[1]”
[1] Basically the way Akira said it (ギャフン/Gyafun) is an old way of saying it and I didn’t know how to translate it so…let’s just leave it there, shall we?
I received some damage when she said it was old, but I feel like she’s become less cautious around me now.
“I want to see Shirousa-san when you become beautiful.”
I would love to see the present appearance of that beautiful little girl in the photo.
When I grinned at her, she glared at me with murderous intent.
“Did you just tell me to die!?”
It was hard to understand what she was saying, but I heard you!
I would often catch sight of her muttering something, but I wonder if she was telling me to die everytime.
I understand that you thoroughly hate me!
I’ll probably think about it and cry all night later.
“I don’t think I’ll become beautiful, but……I’ll try. I’ll think of it as a test to not train.”
I think the damage of ‘go die’ will remain for a while.
“Let’s call it ‘Speechless’. I’m getting fired up.”
Before I knew it, the head that was hanging low, lifted up and a fire was lit in her eyes.
She’s probably a fighter at heart.
Certainly, it feels like it can be accomplished if it’s considered a test.
“Get fired up and don’t train.”
I saw Shirousa-san smile for the first time.
It was a bitter smile instead of a happy one, but I could see traces of the little girl in the photo in that smile.
This is going to be a surprising before and after.
I have a feeling that the Hiiragi incident will happen again.
“But if Amachi-kun breaks your promise, I’ll start training immediately.”
I’m just a bacteria anyways.
All you have to do is annihilate me.
I think it’s fine even if I sulk!
“Hey. Shirousa-san, you sound like a warrior whenever you use honorifics to talk to me. You should talk to me like how you talk to Miyuki-kun.”
I thought she forgave me and was less cautious, but it seems to be a misunderstanding.
It’s okay, because I’m going to cry all night today.