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(TN: I will be using Jin High school cause, Horajin Kibayashi High school is too long to use every time)\n
<hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-wide">\nYuto was walking toward the school gate and felt the sacredness of the high shrines and temples from the grounds of this school, as the home teacher said.\n
ăIt will be impossible for even a little spirit or a monster to invade.\n
ăYuto was very thankful for it, because he is often attacked by spirits and others.\n
(Well, I can put more effort in studying in this school, I think.)\n
ăWith that in mind, Yuto walked with a somewhat heavy step. There were many things that Yuto had to think about.\n
âI have to move during tomorrowâs vacation⊠and I have to find a part-time job soon.â\n
ăSince Jin High School has students from all over the country, there is a large student dormitory next to the school grounds.\n
ăăAs is customary, the day after the entrance ceremony, there was a dormitory entrance ceremony, which was closed to all but the dormitory students. Yuto had planned to use that day to move out.\n
ăYuto wanted to pack up and buy things for tomorrowâs event, and when he was about to leave in a hurry, he noticed that a familiar girl was standing near the school gate.\n
âThat? Mari-chan! Havenât you returned yet?â\n
ââŠIâve been waiting for you, but you only come here now.â\n
ăMari keeps her shiny chestnut-colored hair flowing in the spring breeze, with her well-formed eyebrows slightly centered.\n
âNo, Iâm surprised⊠Iâm sorry,Youâve been waiting, right?â\n
âI heard from Shizuka at all. It wouldnât be good if your homeroom teacher had noticed you from the first day of school;.â\n
âWell, not really⊠but Iâll be careful from now on.â\n
ăMari exhaled lightly and turned around, saying, âLetâs go home.â\n
ăYuto approached Mari with a short run and lined up next to her.\n
ăThey went to the station silently for a while.\n
ăSince the nearest station of the two houses was the same, it seems that Mari was going to return with him.\n
ăTo tell the truth, Yuto was planning to walk home to save on train fare. It takes an hour and a half with an adultâs foot, but he thought there wouldnât be any problem by himself.(TN: I am not crying. My eyes are just leaking by themselves!!!!))\n
ăHowever, since Mari has been waiting for himself, he thinks he has no choice but to go home by train today. Although the direction of travel and the nearest station have changed, the distance to the school hasnât changed much. So he was planning on walking from now on\n
âBy the way, where are you moving to? Are you sure you want to move out anyway?â\n
âOh, yeah. I discussed with grandpa, you see? And It is right near Shijin Shrine.â\n
âI know that part. I went there in elementary school for a sketch show. Itâs just outside the city.â\n
âYeah, yeah. Iâm going to move tomorrow.â\n
âYeah⊠and that⊠Yutoâ\n
âYeah? What?â\n
ăItâs unusual for Mari to ask Yuto a powerful voice than normal.\n
ââŠWhere did you go for spring break?â\n
ăApparently, this was the reason she waited for him. Yuto smiled bitterly after learning about this.\n
ăAnd he doesnât think he can lie to this girl. He canât tell her the whole thing butâŠ..\n
He was rejected, but maybe she was the first person he was in love with? He thought to himself.\n
âYeah, actually, I went to find my dadâŠâ\n
âUncle Ryochi? Is it not a training trip? And did you not say that you donât know where he went?â\n
ăMari turned her face to Yuto who walked beside her, asked why now? She shows the face seeking answer.\n
ăAlthough he cannot say it, Yutoâs father did not go on a training trip. Itâs true that Yuto didnât know where his father went.\n
ăIt is the world beyond the magical cave of the secretly managed property of the Domori family.\n
ăHowever, Yuto told Mari the truth about everything else.\n
âI would like to report about my mother. I donât think that he has any knowledge about that and I was not able to do it as wellâŠ.â\n
ăYuto laughs as if nothing.\n
âAhâŠâŠâ\n
ăMari didnât say any more. The silence continues for a while.\n
ăMari recalled a year ago when Yuto and his mother were involved in a terrorist incident in Shinagawa and unfortunately his mother went missing.\n
ăImmediately after the incident, she had gone to visit Yuto, who had fallen ill shortly after the incident, and hadnât known how to react when she saw him in his changed state.\n
ăIt was shortly after refusing the confession from Yuto.\n
ăAt that time, Mari strongly felt that if there was anything she could do for Yuto, she wanted to do whatever she could to help him.\n
ăSeeing Yuto laughing forcefully, her heart seemed to tighten up.\n
ăShe knows Yutoâs personality.\n
ăSurely, Yuto must have been considerably depressed by being rejected by her.\n
ăThe incident that happened at that timeâŠ\n
ăAnd then⊠Yuto at that time certainly needed someoneâs help.\n
(Surely someone who is close to Yuto and knows Yuto well⊠I had to be that kind of personâŠI didnât have that qualification.)ă\n
ăăMari turned down a confession from Yuto just before. Those circumstances had allowed Mari to interact with Yuto only as a student of the same dojo, and as a classmate. She didnât allow herself to do so.\n
For Mari, being around someone means, you need a qualification that allows it.\n
ăMari slows her walking slightly and changes her position just behind Yuto beside him.\n
ăAnd she stared at Yuto so as not to let him notice it.\n
(If Yuto was more masculine⊠If only he had the strength to pull me throughâŠI could have been beside him without a care in the world and helped him in the past and nowâŠâŠâŠ.)\n
ăWhen this kind of thought comes to light, this confusing little girl gradually becomes mucky for some reason. She doesnât know where itâs frustrating at all.\n
ăăEven when she refused the confession, she thought that this would inspire him to be a man, etc.\n
(It didnât have a deep meaning. In general, I just didnât want him to be a gentleman⊠because that would be good for Yuto)\n
ăăAnd so on and so forth, she thought back to that moment. And, unusually for this girl, she didnât even have a theory.\n
ăHowever, strangely, this is justified in one individual named Mari Shirasawa. What is even more unusual is that she was always a digger of herself whenever she was satisfied when such a theory-less thing happened to her.\n
ăHowever, for some reason, Mari did not delve into this matterâŠ\n
Itâs hard to imagine from her kind appearance, but the girl named Mari Shirasawa is very strict with herself.\n
For that reason, she never cuts corners in anything.\n
This is probably due in part to the fact that she is proud by nature.ă\n
ăMariâs central idea is to tell her the importance of having a vision in everything.\n
ăIt is all-round and applies both to extremes and to male assessments. If sheâs dating, this kind of person is definitely decided.(TN: What woman!!! You want an even more overpowered boy than the one in front of you?~!!\n
ăGenerally speaking, itâs a taste, but what sets her apart from others is that itâs unusually rigorous and thorough.\n
ăIn other words, she can never be associated with her unless she thinks of her. And she canât allow herself to have romantic feelings for men other than that vision.\n
ăWhen she first met Yuto, her first impression was not bad. Rather, it can be said that it was good.\n
ăShe didnât dislike the appearance, and the fact that his swordsmanship skill which was always above hers was a great point.\n
ăHowever⊠Yuto was very different from Mariâs vision as a dating partner on the inside.\n
ăThe girl named Mari is not insensitive. Rather, he had a sharp observation eye.\n
ăShe had long noticed that Yuto had a fondness for her, more than as a fellow student, as she watched him.\n
ăAnd Mari certainly had the feeling that she was happy with it. So it was fun to go to the dojo for practice, and she also put in a lot of effort.\n
ăBut⊠when it comes to companionship, the story is different.\n
Mari had imagined that she and Yuto would one day go out as a man and a woman, but in fact, there were many times when she had imagined it. After graduating from different elementary schools and attending the same junior high school, the frequency of these events became even more frequent.\n
ăHowever, Yuri in the imagination of Mari is full of confidence and pulls himself together with great strength.\n
ăThat was exactly what Mariâs vision of the person was.\n
ăHowever, the reality of Yuto was a boy who was too kind and unreliable. She wonders why he is only so strong in swordplay, and it is very frustrating.\n
ăAfter thinking that way, she became irritated by Yutoâs dull attitude.\n
ăHer current relationship with Yuto could be said to have been perfected during these middle school days\n
ăAlso, Yuto only did what Mari could not forgive. In the mock battle at the dojo, he purposely gave the victory to Mari.\n
ăMari was angry as a fiery fire, and Yuto apologized many times, but she couldnât forgive me.\n
ăMari was angry that her pride had been hurt by the conceding of her victory, but the root of her anger was that she couldnât forgive Yuto for being unconcerned about conceding his victory.\n
ăAfter that, the awkward air between the two who was a little long calmed down, and an incident occurred at the end of the second year of junior high school.\n
ăThat⊠Yuto confessed to himself.\n
ăTo be honest, Mari was surprised at this.\n
ăHowever, at that time, Yuto wasnât the person according to Mariâs vision.\n
ăUntil now, She had planned to instruct Yuto to be masculine in the way of Mariâs vision, but he did not change.\n
ăMari was very worriedâŠ.\n
ăHowever, she remembered the face of Yuto, who had confessed to her in an unsure manner and with an air of uselessness, and became irritatedâŠâŠ.\n
ăMari decided.\n
ăTo decline the confession of Yuto.\n
ăAnd Mari lied to Yuto that time with a big lie.\n
ăThat is, she was confessed to by Katayama, a fictitious senior who was one year older than her. She said that she and Katayama were going to start off as friends to get to know each other, and then come to a new conclusion.\n
ăYuto has reached the present without realizing Mariâs lies at all.\n
(TN: I donât know what to say now. Women are the only beings in the world that even God cannot understand.)\n
ăYuto and Mari enter the street of the shopping street and the station is visible at the far end.\n
ăSuddenly, Yuto notices the intense pressure from the side and turns around.\n
ăThereâŠâŠwas Mari who was staring at him?\n
Her eyes were shining redâŠâŠlooking angry. Immediately Yuto turned to the front.\n
(What? Sheâs angry with me? Why? What did I do?)\n
ăYuto sweated from his forehead. He doesnât know, He doesnât remember at all what he did wrong, but sometimes Mari has such a look from time to time, so he decided not to notice it for the time being.\n
ăăWhile Yuto reaches the area near the roundabout of the station, which is not very wide, and is only looking at the front anyway, Mari, who has started to walk a bit in front of Yuto, calls out to him.\n
â⊠Yutoâ\n
âYes!â\n
ăYuto stretched his spine. He almost saluted, but managed to no to do so. Although Mari is annoyed by such an attitude, Yuto is becoming less and less stiff as he tries to fix her mood.\n
âYouâre moving out right! Can I help you with anything?â\n
ăItâs not the way a human being offers to help very much speak, but Mari has no control on her.\n
âOh⊠thatâs okay. I have little luggage, and I think it will end soonâŠ..Besidesâ\n
âBesides?â\n
The words were so strong that Mari turned her entire body to the front of Yuto as she stared at him.\n
ăThere was⊠Yuto, who looked like a calm adult, and had a gentle, open smile.\n
ăIt was⊠Yutoâs face that Mari saw for the first time.\n
âI feel bad for your boyfriendâŠâŠ.. Besides, you see.â\n
ăYuto points to Shizuka Mito, standing under the stairs toward the ticket gate of the station. And Shizuka seemed to notice this.\n
âAh⊠Shizukaâs been waiting for you.â\n
ăMari also notices Shizuka there.\n
âThen, Mari-chan. I remember a little work for tomorrowâs relocation, so Iâll see you again the day after tomorrow.â\n
ăThen Yuto turns his back to the station as if nothing had happened.\n
âWait, Yuto! Besides, I donât have a boyfriendâŠ.â\n
ăMari calls out to her, but instead of turning to her, Yuto lightly waves his hand and goes away. His appearance seems to be as careless as possible.\n
ăăMari felt uneasy at the sight of Yutoâs back, even though she didnât know why.\n
ăIt may be the strongest anxiety sheâs ever felt⊠or perhaps something like a feeling of loss.\n
ăMari notices the line of sight and explains why she was late and that Yuto has an errand for moving.\n
âIâm sorry, I didnât think youâd be waiting for me,â\n
ăMari responds quietly. In a sense, itâs the usual Mari.\n
âOh, thatâs okay. I just came here on my own! I thought Iâd go home with you . Was I in the way?â\n
âThatâs not true! But yeahâŠthank youâ\n
ăThey turned towards the second floor gates of the station and walked up the stairs. On the way of the stairs, Mari glanced at the shopping street where Yuto was heading, so that Shizuka could not notice.\n
ăYuto was still in full sight. Yuto was stuck in front of a drugstore near the station, and something caught his attention. He seemed to be looking at the shelves of cheap shampoo at the front of the store.\n
ăThe face of Yuto is different from the one before, and it looks like a relieved expression.\n
ăYuto himself is not like that, but it canât be helped because it looked like that to Mari.\n
ăLooking at the side profile of Yuto from a distance⊠something again, Mariâs heart gets frustrated.\n
(Whatâs with that face!)\n
ăMari took out the lip balm that she had just bought and used only once in her pocket, and threw it towards Yuto as if to flex that arm that had led her to the runner-up spot in the national kendo tournament.\n
ăăThe distance was more than 40 meters, but it drew a parabolic line with great speed andâŠâŠ.A direct hit to Yutoâs head.\n
âOuch!âŠâŠ?? What, what?â\n
ăWhile rubbing his head with tears in his eyes, Yuto scurried around to check the flying object.\n
âWhatâs thatâŠâŠ.. Why?ăThis stuff?â\n
ăWhen Yuto picks up lip balm and looks at it, a young female clerk near him approaches.\n
âItâs troubling, sirâŠâŠâŠ That will be the productâŠâŠ..â\n
âEh? Eh? I donât know! This came from somewhere! No, really! You see, the packaging is also unwrapped.â\n
âDid it flyâŠ? Huh, customers, I donât want you to take the packaging. You have to go through the cash register.â\n
ăWith a perfect sales smile,⊠the clerk said.\n
âThe cash register is over there.â\n
ăAn unchanging smile.\n
ăYuto endured the tears that were different from the pain⊠and instinctively felt that he had no other choice.\n
âGive me this⊠and this shampooâŠâ\n
âThank you.â\n
ăYuto heads to the cash register while dropping his shoulders.\n
ăăMari confirmed the exchange and said, âHumph!â and she looked forward.\n
ăShizuka said, âHmm?â She turned around and looked at Mari, but she tilted her head forward and went straight through the turnstiles.\n
ăHowever, Mari recalls the feeling of anxiety that she felt strongly.\n
ăAnd she realized what triggered that strong anxiety.\n
ăIt must have been noticed because it is Mari with a sharp eye for observing people.\n
(Yuto⊠talking to me the same as other classmatesâŠ)\n
ăIt meant that Yuto, who had confessed to her, was already different from the pastâŠ\n
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