Beyond The Bad End - Zetro Translation

Chapter 16

Haru’s POV

I went to school and entered the classroom, Kataoka was already there waiting for me there.

‘Good morning. What was the matter you wanted to talk to me yesterday?’

‘Oh good morning, Matsuyama-chi. I don’t think we can talk about it here, how about we talk about it during lunch?’

‘Okay then, let’s go somewhere else to talk about it while eating our lunch.’

‘Yeah, sure.’

Kataoka wasn’t as energetic as she usually was, she also talked to me in a calm tone.

When it was time for lunch break, I went to Kataoka with my bento.

We both went up the stairs to the rooftop and decided to eat in front of the rooftop entrance.

‘We don’t have much time, so please listen to me carefully.’

‘Yeah.’

‘Matsuyama-chi, I think your girlfriend might be cheating on you.’

‘Hah?’

‘I saw her yesterday on my way home from school. She was with a guy who went to the same middle school as me. He is now studying at Nako high school, Matsuyama-chi’s girlfriend is also studying at Nako high, right?’

‘That’s true, but…’

‘The guy’s name is Sudo, he lives pretty close to my house. I saw him on my way home with a girl from Nako high yesterday, I didn’t talk with the girl, but she was really cute. I thought that I had seen her before, but I couldn’t remember her at the time, I didn’t recognize her.’

‘……’

‘After I got home, I thought to myself, could she really be Matsuyama-chi’s girlfriend? That’s why I messaged you yesterday.’

‘But…that doesn’t prove she is cheating on me, right?’

‘At that time, Sudo has a disgusting grin on his face, and the atmosphere felt strange. It felt like something was wrong. So I asked one of my friends from middle school to ask Sudo directly about it.’

‘What did he say?’

‘Sudo said that is her girlfriend, and when my friend asked for her name, he said it is Maki Sahara. Isn’t she Matsuyama-chi’s girlfriend?’

“No way…this can’t be true…’

‘So that was your girlfriend after all. I’ll be straightforward now. Sudo bragged about how much he had sex with that girl during the summer break. Matsuyama-chi, do you know anything about this? Did your girlfriend act strange or suspiciously during the summer break?’

Act strange…

There was just too much information to process, I couldn’t think of anything. I just held my head with my hands.

‘Are you okay!?’

‘No way…’

‘Are you feeling unwell?’

I didn’t want to think about anything, I didn’t want to talk about anything, I just shook and held my head silently.

‘I’m sorry! You seem so strong and tough Matsuyama-chi, I thought you would be okay if I told you everything.’

I stayed silent and shook my head again.

‘I’m sorry! I’m really sorry!’

Kataoka kept patting my back and apologizing desperately.

I couldn’t think of anything during the lunch break, I didn’t even eat my lunch.

‘I’m going back to the classroom and ask the others to tell the teacher that you are going to skip the fifth period! Please wait for me here, I will take you to the infirmary.’

After Kataoka said so, she ran down the stairs.

About five minutes later, Kataoka came back. Even though she was out of breath, she still helped me to stand up and took me to the infirmary.

When we got to the infirmary, the moment the school nurse saw my face,

‘Put him on the bed!’

The school nurse immediately told Kataoka so.

‘Sensei, Matsuyama-chi got sick during the break, so I brought him here.’

‘You look really pale, did you eat something bad or bump your head?’

‘Umm…it’s more like because I just heard something I can’t believe…’

‘I see…you should rest now. Have you told this to your homeroom teacher?’

‘Before I came here, I asked my classmates to let the teacher know that Matsuyama-chi will be absent for the fifth period.’

‘I see, I’ll report this matter to your homeroom teacher later.’

‘I’m worried about him, can I stay here?’