Aren’t You Too Sweet Salt-God Sato-San? - Chapter 3.4
一一一Oshio-kun would look good in any kind of clothes.
That’s why, I decided this morning that I had to acquire enough feminine power to be able to say so without hesitation this morning.
But, but, but!
It’s a real thing, not my delusion or a dream, the real Oshio-kun with his casual clothes一一一easily exceeded the hurdle I have raised after all these days and night!
When it comes to its destructive power! Such destructive power!!
“………..so cool”
Unconsciously, words spilled out of my gaping mouth.
♠️
一一The moment I saw her, I was struck by lightning.
This is a metaphor of course, but the sight of Sato-san in her casual clothes was enough of a shock to make me think that.
Though this is not the first time I’ve seen Sato-san in casual clothes.
Last Saturday, when we ate ice cream rolls together, Satou-san was wearing casual clothes.
Of course, I was more than a little shocked to see my first love in plain clothes, but I was too busy worrying about the situation at the time to even say, “You look good”.
I think I remembered Ren once saying that no matter what kind of clothes she wear, if you can’t say “it looks good on you” with a witty line, you’re disqualified as a man.
But, but, but!
The choice of clothes was too一一
“……Cute.”
I hurriedly closed my mouth when those words unconsciously slipped out of my mouth.
How can I say that without even an introductory like like “it looks good on you”. Even if it’s my real voice, it’s too disgusting!
“…………ool”
However, fortunately, it didn’t seem like it reached Sato-san’s ears.
I think I heard Sato-san seemed to have muttered something in the meantime but unfortunately my confused mind couldn’t make out the content.
一一一But still, this is bad, this is really bad.
Your biggest crisis in life is still going on, Oshio Souta.
My heartbeat and temperature rose. The back of my head starts to heat up and I finally find it difficult to even make eye contact with her.
The words I had practiced so much “You look good,” and all the clever dialogue templates I had prepared, were wiped out in a single blow.
“……….”
It was a miscalculation. Completely a miscalculation.
I had no idea that there exists a fashion in this world that could enhance Sato-san’s charm to this extent
And I never thought that I would encounter the current Satou-san without any mental preparation at all!
一一When I thought so far, I finally realized that I was still holding onto Sato-san’s wrist.
“…..ah!? S-Sorry.”
I pulled my hand away from hers like a tour string suddenly broken and “hahaha”, smiled to brush off the awkwardness.
Probably to match this, “haha” and Sato-san floats a stiff smile again,
“N-No. Th-Thank you Oshio-kun……”
Hmm?
Sato-San?
Where are you looking……….?
“Co, what a coincidence, right?………what are you doing here…..?”
……hmm?
Satou-San?
Why are you talking to the cracked asphalt?
When I looked at it carefully, Satou-san’s lips were tightly pressed and her shoulders were trembling little by little.
And when I saw her line of sight that was no longer at the level of “diverting”, I thought about the worst of the possibility.
No way….….am I being ridiculed because these clothes don’t look good on me?
“I thought I’d buy some clothes, so I came with Ren to the vintage clothes store right there…….”
I think It was already a miracle that I was able to give a decent reply.
After all, all of my high-tension had taken a sudden turn, and now I was in the depths of despair, it was like being thrown from heaven to the bottom of hell. To put it simply, I want to die…….
“O-Ohhh………Is that so? What a coincidence…..”
Without even turning to look here, Satou san said her words while looking toward asphalt,
………….Once again, her fashion was very cute.
Her summary, fresh, yet cool fashion brought out her charm to the maximum, my impression was it was just right in the middle of cute and beautiful.
It’s not that I doubt the fashion sense of Ren and his sister, but it’s true that compared to them, no matter how much I dress up, it’s probably laughable. But it was obvious from the start.
一一一In that case, more so the reason it’s not time to fall in depression.
I have words that I must say to her.
“一一Satou-San”
I called out her name with all my might.
Satou-san’s shoulders took a great leap here and then she turned, while pressing her hand on her lips. Her face was flushed red and her eyes were awfully swimming.
“W-W-W-What is it Oshio-kun…….!?”
I looked straight at Sato-san, smiled as usual, and said the words I had practiced so many times.
“一一一You look great in those clothes, I think they looks cute.”
I think the reason why my words come out so easily, contrary to my expectation, is that I think so from the bottom of my heart.
After I said it, I felt so embarrassed that I wanted to die, but I had no regrets.
And in response to this, Sato-san,
“Wha!”
Wha?
Suddenly she let out a strange sound, to which I titled my neck and somehow Sato-san collapsed on the spot.
一一一Ah, long awaited clothes will get dirty at this rate.
Thinking so, I hurriedly stretched out my arm and supported Satou-san’s shoulder.
“Whoa…! What’s wrong? Did you get injured earlier?”
Concerned, I looked into her face.
Hereupon, her eyes looking up at me gradually started to become watery and,
“*Sob* *sob*………I’m gladdddd…….!”
She started crying.
As I held her in my arms, she began to cry like a child, unconcerned about her surroundings.
“Wai…. Satou-san!?”
“It-it looks good…… Oshio-kun also…….looks cool……”
“What!? T-Thank you very much……..!? For the time being, how about you calm down Satou-san!?”
I don’t know what’s going on anymore, but anyway I keep her in the same position to pacify her until she stops crying. However,
……….You look cool.
I’m a little proud of myself, despite the situation.
I’ll buy Ren a bowl of ramen next time.
♠️
“………..what are you doing, koharu?”
IーーSudo-Rinka, said with a sigh, looking at the bizarre scene unfolding outside the window.
Koharu, who leaves the Hidamari saying she has to pick her mother’s call, is currently crying outside like a child while a young man is holding her hand in front of the store.
Although I couldn’t hear their voices, I saw the whole story happening through the window.
And that young man, most likely is…….
“He seems to be the date of Koharu-chan”
As Mayo-san next to me laughed and said, “Ara, Ara”, I held my head in my hands on the contrary.
“I want to hide in a hole if there is……”
Even if such a disgraceful behaviour is from my older cousin,
I feel like a fire would come out of my face. It’s just so purely pathetic.
“Even though I thought if Mayo-san chooses clothes for her, she will have a little self confidence in herself at least and yet……I guess it was useless to expect Koharu to have a strategy, who’s an amateur at romance.”
“Ara~, isn’t instances like that kind of sweet and sour, the other party seems to be kind, so it might even work out better than you think”
“Who knows”
I said it in a deliberately suggestive tone.
However even if I said that in such unpleasant way, Mayo-san doesn’t frown a bit and on the contrary, she smiled and said
“Does Rinka-chan have no interest in things like that?”
“I don’t”
I snapped and cut any notion of being like that.
As if she had already expected my answer, “my, my” and smiled.
…………If I’m not wrong, Mayo-san must be 21 year old now.
I’m amazed at how mature college girls can be.
“…….Everyone is like children, completely”
I let out a sigh and continued.
“Besides, It’s inspiring to see middle schoolers or highschoolers trying to overreach themselves; however, no one is really in love in a true sense, because in the end you don’t think about anything but yourself.”
I faintly muttered while looking at the crying Koharu.
When you have a one-sided love, you stop thinking. I repeated what I had said in my head again.
After all, not everyone is in love and it’s just a one-sided love.
Just when I was about to chuckling to myself at how cold my thoughts were一ー
“Pfft” and Mayo-san laughed.
“Rinka-chan unexpectedly is a maiden, right?”
“Ha!?”
At the reaction which was opposite of what I thought, I unconsciously raised my voice.
Mayo-san said so while stifling a laughter in an amusing and intolerable way.
“W-Why are you laughing!?”
“Fufu, No, I didn’t mean it in a bad way, it’s just that Rinka-chan is at an age where she needs to be.”
“Ugh….. what’s with that……..?”
I was afraid that if I got angry and tried to argue, I would be laughed at again, so I managed to hold back.
It’s really vexing………
I turned my back to Mayo-san who was still laughing and looked outside the window………and something caught my attention.
A group of people riding bicycles passed by Koharu and “Oshio-kun”, who seemed to have finally calmed down and were chattering away.
The boys were wearing their school uniforms, which they had worn as if they were trying to show off something, and their hair was waxed up in a random way………..they looked familiar.
“Hmm? Aren’t these boys from the basketball club?”
Yes, They are the boys from the same basketball club.
I’m sure they must be on their way home from playing somewhere after school.
They were passing by the road in front of the store, looking at the crying Koharu from their bicycles in a curious way.
Well, if a high school girl with a reasonably good face was crying in the middle of the street, anyone would have looked at her.