It has been a long time since I woke up in the morning without Sara-senpai.
There will be some time needed for preparation today, so I convinced Senpai to meet at the meeting place.
This should be the way things are supposed to be. But I feel lonely to wake up in the morning and not finding Sara-senpai next to me. It felt so natural for us to be together, or maybe Iâm just spoiledâŠ
I washed my face and got dressed.
Usually, after I finished washing my face, Sara-senpai would have already prepared my clothes and breakfast for me.
It has been only one day, but it made me realize how spoiled Iâve really been.
I want to see Sara-senpaiâŠ
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As I approached the station where we were to meet, I saw Sara-senpai and Natsumi coming toward me.
âGood morning, Sara-senpai, Natsumi-senpai.â
âGood morning, Kazunari-san.â
âGood morning, Takanashi-kun!â
I felt a little melancholic, but seeing Sara-senpaiâs face washed it all away.
As I was thinking such thoughts, Sara-senpai came over to me as if she had noticed something.
âŠClose! Youâre too close, Senpai!?
She reached her arm around my neck and held the collar of my shirt.
âPlease donât move⊠Alright! Itâs all good now.â
âUhh⊠Iâm sorry.â
I didnât think I would show such a sloppy side to her from the very beginningâŠ
âAgain, you guys did that as if itâs natural⊠If things continue like this, Takanashi-kun wonât be able to live without Sara, will he?â
Ugh⊠It was the exact same thoughts that I was having this morning.
âIf thatâs the case, Iâll take care of him forever, so there wonât be any problem.â
In contrast to my dejected state, Sara-senpai said that without a care in the world.
Does she know what those words mean�
âSara⊠youâre amazingâŠâ
Natsumi-senpai uttered those words that were filled with amazement and shock.
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Our meetup with Yuji will be on the train platform, when the next train should be arriving.
So the three of us were waiting for Yuji⊠and to be honest, weâre standing out.
Considering that, along with Sara-senpai, who was already impressive, Natsumi-senpai is here today as well.
Today, Sara-senpai is dressed in a fashionable outfit, black and white with cute accents⊠in other words, she is prepared to go for the kill.
She is also wearing the hat I gave her before on her head.
Sheâs too cuteâŠ
On the other hand, Natsumi-senpai is wearing a denim mini-skirt and shirt, a simple but very Natsumi-like outfit.
âSara-senpai, your clothes⊠suit you very well⊠you look beautiful.â
It took a lot of courage to say this, but I did my best to convey it.
I heard from Natsumi-senpai that Sara-senpai had always worn simple clothes and never dressed up like this before.
At first, Natsumi-senpai suggested it as a joke for our first outing, but upon seeing my reaction, Sara-senpai changed her style.
âUh, umm, thank you very much⊠That makes me very happyâŠâ
She was surprised because that was the first time I had ever said such a thing, but she snuggled closer to me with a slightly embarrassed gesture.
Then, at this distance, she gave me a faint look, just as she always doesâŠ
âAh-âŠsorry. Wonât you please stop since there are a lot of eyes lookingâŠ?
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Before I knew it, Yuji was standing there.
I hurriedly took some distance from Sara-senpai, and she looked a little dissatisfied.
Her expression was so cute⊠that I couldnât take my eyes off Sara-senpai. And when she noticed that I was staring, she looked a little embarrassed and lightly held her head downâŠ
âOi, oi. Itâs worsened after not seeing you for a while.â
âNow do you understand my troubles? You baka-couple! â(TN: Idiotic couple)
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âS-SorryâŠâ
âWhy are you apologizing, Kazunari-san? We have done nothing wrongâŠâ
It feels like weâve been through something similar before.
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âThen letâs introduce ourselves, shall we?â
Natsumi-senpai turned to Yuji to start things off.
Noo! Suddenly saying and forcing Yuji to introduce himself will be tough.
âNatsumi-senpai, I think I shouldâŠâ
âBe a man and introduce yourself properly, okay? Youâre not going to say something as trivial as just your name, are you?â
Natsumi-senpai was good-natured and shouldnât be such a reckless person, especially with someone sheâs just met for the first timeâŠ
âUgh⊠All of a suddenâŠâ
âNatsumi, itâs rude to be so reckless with someone youâve just met for the first time. Iâm sorry for my friendâs actions.â
As expected of the observant Senpai, excellent follow-up!
âOnce again, I am Sara Satsukawa. Kazunari-san has always been taking care of me. I apologize for my rude attitude when we met before. I hope we will have the opportunity to be on good terms moving forward.â
A very polite greeting, typical of Sara-senpai.
Something in her words just now bothered meâŠwell, itâs Sara-senpaiâs greeting, so I guess it was just my imagination.
âAh, please donât worry. I am Yuji Tachibana. Pleased to meet you.â
âIâm Natsumi Yuzuki. Since I donât want Sara to get mad at me, Iâll forgive you this time.â
ââŠThank you very much for that.â
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For some reason, Natsumi-senpai has been emitting a strange aura.