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Chapter 2 â The Trigger\nVolume 1\n<hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-wide">\n\n
To my surprise, the proposal for the study session was accepted.\n
âRisa-chan said that the day after tomorrow, Friday, would be fine.â\n
It was Nishikawa, of course, who told me. The next day, Nishikawa came near my seat and said so.\n
âThank you, Nishikawa.â\n
âItâs okay. Iâll be happy if she makes more friends, too.â\n
After listening to our conversation, Fujisaki also came to my side. She patted her chest in relief after hearing about consent from Nishikawa.\n
âSo weâve passed the first barrier now.â\n
âYes.â\n
But I was not satisfied somehow. To be frank, I was 99% sure that the study session would be rejected. I didnât expect it to be accepted so easily.\n
âHey, where should we have the study session?â\n
ââŠâŠ, youâre unusually excited.â\n
âThatâs right, of course! A study session with Enami-san? Iâm excited.â\n
Iâm sure Fujisaki, who has always been interested in Enami-san, will be very happy to be able to study with her. However, I was depressed. I didnât want to study in the same place as Enami-san, whom I didnât want to talk to.\n
âOh, Ookusu-kun, you still look uncomfortable.â\n
Fujisaki was getting a little flustered. I explained to her that I didnât hate it that much, but I shouldnât have looked so unhappy.\n
âItâs not that. I was just trying to figure out what to do.â\n
We turned to Nishikawa.\n
âBy the way, we havenât decided anything about the study session yet. Then is it okay if we decide it right now? â\n
âYeah~. I think~ itâs fineâŠâŠâ\n
For some reason, her words were not clear.\n
âThe safest place to go would be the library or a family restaurant. However, if the goal is to get to know each other, a family restaurant might be better than a library, where it is difficult to have a conversation.â\n
âAs expected of you, Ookusu-kun. I thought so too.â\n
There are several family restaurants near the school. If you donât want to be seen by other students, you can go to the other side of the station.\n
âEnami-san is not in a club, right?â\n
Nishikawa replied to my question.\n
âYes, thatâs right. By the way, the tennis club Iâm in is not strict, so I can skip it.â\n
âMy club activities are the same. What about Fujisaki?â\n
âThe Badminton club is off on Fridays, so thereâs no problem there.â\n
If thatâs the case, the time is right after school, no problem. Perhaps they can get together after HR on the way home and go to a diner.\n
âIs that okay, Nishikawa?â\n
âOkay! Iâll let Risa-chan know. However âŠâŠ.â\n
Nishikawa averted her eyes.\n
âIs it okay to meet directly at the family restaurant? I and Risa-chan have no club activities, but I think Iâll be a little late because I have some errands. You can start first ~â\n
âIs that so? Canât be helped thenâ\n
I was rather relieved. On the way to the diner, I had no idea what to say.\n
âSorry about thatâŠAnd donât forget what I said before!â\n
âDonât get mad?â\n
âYes. You probably already know this, but she sometimes says things that people donât like, so be careful. Probably itâs not good for either of you if you confront her directly.â\n
âAs long as Iâm talking to Enami-san, Iâm prepared for that, so donât worry.â\n
Fujisaki also nodded.\n
âYes! We requested you to set it up, so itâs fine. And even Nishikawa-san doesnât have to worry that much. I think the fact that she participates in the study session itself is proof that she doesnât dislike us to that extent. Iâm sure Enami-san wouldnât say anything strange either.â\n
âUh~, yeah, âŠâŠ.â\n
Iâve been wondering why weâve been getting vague replies from earlier. To be honest, I have a bad feeling about this.\n
âItâs just that Risa-chan can be in a bad mood at times, so be careful.â\n
When she said that much, it hit me. I see, thatâs why she only says vague things.\n
âNishikawa.â\n
I raised my eyes and looked at Nishikawaâs face.\n
âYou.. you didnât tell Enami-san that we were coming, did you?â\n
âDonât react so blatantly. The other party will know that they hit the nail in the head.â\n
I knew it. Fujisaki still seemed to be having trouble grasping what was going on, so I explained.\n
âFujisaki. In short, Enami-san is assuming that Nishikawa and she will have a study session together. Thatâs because Nishikawa didnât tell her that the four people, including us, would be having a study session.â\n
âEh?â\n
The moment Fujisaki looked at Nishikawa, Nishikawa apologized.\n
âI didnât mean to deceive you. But I couldnât tell her because I knew she would reject me 100 percent. So I just deceived her a little.â\n
âNishikawa was right, Enami-san might get angry and say something terrible. That means itâs important to get the study session approved first.â\n
We were back to square one. We were allowed to have a conversation with her, but unless we do a good job, she would probably just leave.\n
âIâm grateful to you, Nishikawa-san, for telling her about the study session. Weâll have to do our best from there on out.â\n
However, I have no idea how to stop Enami-san from leaving. I had a strong feeling that this was going to be troublesome.\n\n
<hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-wide">\nTN : Thatâs all for today. OyasuminasaiâŠ\n\n