Bizarre Love Triangle - Chapter 3.2

TL : Listless

After all, her ability is probably high from the start.

I think as long as she is clear headed and doesn’t lose her focus, she will not fall into a fatal pinch.

……The problem is that she sometimes gets distracted.

[So, you know I was thinking perhaps…..]

Sudo jumped off the swing set and asked modestly,

[………does Yano-kun like Akiha?]

Sure enough, that’s what she wants to talk about.

Honestly, it was something I had expected.

The day we were seen at the coffee shop and getting teased so much like “are you going to marry?”. We were together for a long time.

I think it’s natural for someone to harbor such doubts.

Besides, I was half prepared for it.

I didn’t care what people thought of me, I am going to follow Haruka.

If anything, I like Akiha so instead of being surprised, I was embarrassed. 

The only problem is how should I answer this question.

[…….. hmm,why aren’t you saying anything Yano?]

Shuji who was watching over this development attentively laughed at the unexpectedness.

[I thought you are going to deny with your full power]

[Yeah, it’s a bullseye, isn’t it?]

Sudo said with a high spirited voice and jumped on the swing once more.

[I thought that’s definitely the case!! It was giving the vibe off a secret! That’s already love without doubt]

[No no, why are you taking it okay when I haven’t said anything though]

[Um, then do you think we are mistaken? If that’s the case why are you together so much?]

[That’s…….]

Yes, that’s the problem.

Honestly, I am embarrassed to say that I like Akiha.

I’ve been friends with Sudo and Shuji for over a year now, however we have not talked about this topic before.

But if I deny that, then I can’t explain why we are together.

If I were to tell the truth, I would say that “I follow Haruka”, but the fact that she has a dual personality is a secret between us. I can’t reveal that to them.

Then isn’t it safe to admit that?

This way, it will be convenient for both of us too, won’t it?

[………..well that’s right]

After worrying for a while, I took a sigh in resignation.

[It’s just like what you both said…..that, I to Akiha….]

Hereupon, for a moment I was at a loss for words.

[……….I like her……]

As I expected I couldn’t stand the embarrassment.

My body began to itch, and sweat began to pour down my back and forehead.

[B, but! So what? It’s just something I can’t help it!]

[Yes, it’s not bad, it’s not bad at all!]

Sudo said with glee as I raised my voice.

If she were a dog, she’d be wagging his tail like it was on fire.

[Rather it’s nice! I was wondering why Yano doesn’t talk about stuff like love etc! Fufufu, so that was the case. So your preference are girls like Akiha. I am a little surprised.]

[……….in what way?]

[I thought Yano liked girls who were more easy going]

It is true that if I was truly a light-hearted classmate character that I usually play with, I might like a girl who is easygoing.

In fact, it’s not like that at all.

[But I feel like I understand it a bit]

Shuji looked at me with a smile that could have appeared in a magazine pinup. 

[Yano is attracted by something that Minase-san hold but he himself doesn’t have]

This boy.

This is why you can never be too careful around this guy called Hiro Shuji. He seems to be a gentle and kind man at first glance, but suddenly he gets to the heart of the matter like this.

Of course, he probably doesn’t see through Akiha’s double personality.

But even so, his reading was generally correct.

[…….well sometimes like that]

I decided to admit it honestly.

[I think it’s cool being like that……or rather, forgive me already! Although I can endure your teasing, I am also serious here and it’s embarrassing!]

[Sorry, sorry. We didn’t mean to tease you either]

While speaking, Sudou begins to swing.

Her checkered skirt swayed so much that her white thighs were exposed.

[Hey Sudo, your panties are almost visible! Move a little more carefully, will you!?]

[What are you panicking about? It’s not like they are Akiha’s panties. I don’t want to tease you more than that]

[….what’s it? Then why have you called me here purposely just for that…..]

When I asked, Sudo jumped from the swing and landed splendidly in front of me.

I feel like I saw a pink coloured fabric but that’s probably just my imagination.

And then she looked into my face, looking really happy. 

[Let me volunteer for the role of cupid!]

*

[I’m sorry but I refuse.]

[Whaaaaaaaaaaaat!]

It was an instant rejection.

Sudo’s loud voice gathered the eyes of the classroom in the morning.

Even the students and the teachers passing through the corridor seemed to be startled due to the abrupt high tone.

Sudo, the self-proclaimed Cupid of Love, proposed that the four of us go to Odaiba together.  (Trivia: Odaiba is an artificial island in Tokyo Bay)

Anyway, Yano will not be able to go too far in a relationship with him playing a good guy.

So, it seems the idea was that they could make our relationship grow in one breath by creating an unusual atmosphere.

To be honest, I wasn’t too keen about this.

I felt like I would be too self-conscious to move if they prepared a strange place and looked at me expectantly.

I don’t think Akiha would be too delighted with the choice of Odaiba as a location either.

In the first place, I already have a reassuring ally called Haruka.

I felt that I didn’t need to follow up any further.

However, I called her at night at the time of her personality to discuss the matter. 

[Oh, I want to go! I want to go!]

Her voice was so loud that I had to take my ear off the receiver. 

[Things like Hanging out with friends on weekends, I have always yearned for such things! That’s why I definitely want to go!]

I couldn’t oppose it when she told me that.

It would probably be much harder to hide her dual personality than it was in class.

Since the number of people is small, it is easy for them to be aware of each other, and the time we spend together is much longer than usual, so the danger level is much higher than in a normal school life. But I also feel that this is a necessary experience.

If she wants to perfect the “Akiha’s appearance”, then there is also need to challenge oneself in a different environment. 

And I myself was a little swayed hearing Haruka’s voice.

Certainly I might also want to hang out with Akiha and Haruka.

That being the case, I told Sudo “I’d be happy to go out to play” but,

[Oh, was Odaiba difficult? Um, well if that’s the case, we can go to Harajuku or Maihama or some other place]

[Ah, I don’t mean that.I’ve been a little busy on weekends lately.]

Akiha, the essential part, bluntly refused it.

[So I have to decline it. Why don’t you go with someone other other than me?]

[Eh, um, that’s right]

It’s totally meaningless if Akiha doesn’t come.

Sudo’s shoulder slumped and said, reluctantly separating from Akiha’s seat,

[Then I guess I have to reconsider it]

As she left, sudo glanced at me while making a regrettable face saying “I’m sorry”.

But rather then the face of Sudo, I felt a bit uncomfortable hearing the Akiha’s remark.

I have seen her refusing invitations like this multiple times before.

She was so unreserved in her refusal that Haruka, who had to copy her, felt sick to her stomach in a sorry way.

But….I feel like this time is a little different.

Perhaps I should talk to her a bit.

*

[I’m sorry but do you have a minute?]

When I called out to Akiha in the afternoon, she was just putting her school shoes in the shoe box. With her right hand still raised, she turned to me and nodded her head.

The gesture, the silhouette of her in the afternoon sunlight, made my heart skip a beat.

As usual, it’s hard for me to maintain my composure in front of this girl.

[I have something I want to ask]

[……I see]

I managed to say it out loud and it seems like she understands my intention.

She said while taking out the loafers from her shoe rack,

[Then, shall we go home together?]

Going home together.

That phrase alone brought a warm fuzzy feeling to my heart.

The distance between us hadn’t gotten much closer, but I guess she wasn’t rejecting me either.

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