I Tried to Verify What Would Happen if I Revealed to My Junior Who Always Mocks Me for Being a Virgin That I Am Actually Experienced - Chapter 9 - Here I come! Senpai!
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Chapter 9 – Here I come! Senpai!
There is a legend of a blue cherry blossom in this town. It is said that the cherry tree will bloom somewhere in this town, and if you can see it, any wish you make will come true.
Most people who hear such stories will think that it is just a legend and will not believe that such a thing exists in reality.
…But only a few people know. The legend is real, and it’s the work of one girl.
“It’s been a year, hasn’t it? Kazakiri Naoya… I’m relieved to see you haven’t changed.”
…With her pale blue hair, like real cherry blossoms, blowing in the wind, the girl, Seiyou Sasana, smiled captivatingly.
“I’ve…changed. It’s been nearly a year since we last saw each other. So if it looks like I haven’t changed, that’s because you haven’t…Sasana.”
I replied to her, holding down my racing heart as she appeared out of nowhere…
“No. You haven’t changed at all. I know because I’ve been watching you.”
“…If you’ve been watching me, then you already know, don’t you? Last year and now, it’s totally different. I’ve changed… And the people around me too.”
“Yes. You were at odds with Akanami Kyoka and Kuzukane Rei for a long time. It seems you made up with them. Ah, I miss them so much. I haven’t seen them in years. Especially since the last time I saw Akanami Kyoka was when she was in elementary school.”
“…Not that we were ever at odds with each other in the first place.”
Kyoka and Rei saw the same hell, and we distanced ourselves to forget it. So it’s not that we were at odds with each other.
“Yeah. But anyway, you are talking again with two people you haven’t talked to in a long time. It was as if time had stopped and started moving again… Tenzaki Miaya. It was after she became involved with you, wasn’t it? Little by little, your time started to move…”
“That’s an exaggeration. We just spent time together, that’s all.”
“Still, I’m sure she’s a big influence on you. …Hey, Kazakiri Naoya. Do you like Tenzaki Miaya?”
“……”
I couldn’t answer that question.
“Fufu, even if you don’t answer, I already know your feelings. You still like me. Just as you promised…you’ll always love me. That’s why you haven’t changed a bit.”
Sasana’s eyes squinted as if she was looking at someone she loved very much. Her smile was supposed to be the smile of someone I love, but for some reason I couldn’t help but look away.
“…Why did you come out today, anyway? It’s only June, remember? Isn’t it a bit early for you to show up?”
“Well, it’s not like I’m bound by the calendar. But it’s true I’m pushing myself a bit… You see, there’s only a short time left for our promise, so I wanted to discuss it with you.”
Sasana said that, and laughed. She always laughs, as if she is melting into you.
“It’s a bit early for the promise, isn’t it? The date of the promise is when I turn 18… That means until 22nd of September next year. There’s still more than a year to go.”
“There’s only a year and a bit left. I wonder if you’ll find someone you love more than me in that amount of time. The affection you show towards me shouldn’t be something so light. …You haven’t forgotten that intense, intense night either, have you?”
“……”
I’m at a loss for an answer again. Because it’s true. I love her more than anyone else.
…But at the same time, I hate her just as much…
“Fufu, you’re still as cute as ever. Because you’re that kind of person, I love you more than anyone—”
Suddenly, Sasana’s figure became hazy. Like paint falling into water, her presence dissolved into the world.
“…I guess I really shouldn’t push myself too hard. You seemed to be having so much fun, and you seemed so excited that I just had to come out, but I guess it’s still a little early for me.”
Sasana looks at the sun through her hands at sunset, as if reminiscing.
“…Hey, Sasana. This year will probably be a completely different summer than last year. …It’s always been a summer of just the two of us, but maybe this year it won’t be like that.”
“Yes. I guess so. I’m also looking forward to talking to Akanami Kyoka and Kuzukane Rei for the first time in a while. …And above all, I’m looking forward to talking to Tenzaki Miaya. I’m sure she’ll be my number one rival.”
“Rival, huh…? Well, whatever it is, it’s going to be another fun summer. This is the year where I’ll find…someone I love more than you…”
“Yeah. I’m looking forward to it.”
With these words, Sasana’s figure disappeared from the place. As if in a dream, her image disappeared completely from this world.
“……”
Seiyou Sasana. I know very little about her. What she is, how she exists. No matter how much I tried, I could never understand it.
…But I don’t have to understand everything about her. There are only three things I need to remember about her.
One is that she appears in autumn… In the lunar calendar, it is now called summer.
The other is that she and I have a very important promise with each other.
And the last one is…
I was the one—
—who killed her.
That summer. I met a girl under the blue cherry blossoms, who smiled at me charmingly. I fell in love with her and took her life in the end.
I’ve always loved her more than my childhood friend Kyoka, more than my fiance Rei, but that’s why I—
“…Let’s just go home.”
With those four words, I shook off my thoughts which were about to linger, and headed home as usual. The sun had set before I knew it and the area was completely dark.
The wind that brushed my cheeks was warm and summery. Summer will come again this year, as it should.
…And that return of summer will be accompanied by a dream-like girl.
There is a legend of a blue cherry blossom in this town. It is said that the cherry tree will bloom somewhere in this town, and if you can see it, any wish you make will come true.
…But wishes come with a price. Miracles demand a sacrifice. And above all, only the chosen few are granted their wishes… Having their wishes granted, the cost is…
“Well, that doesn’t change what I’m going to do. I’m definitely going to get a girlfriend this summer.”
In the end, that’s all I can do. In order to fulfill my promise with Sasana, I have to find someone who I can love more than her.
So, thinking that there’s still time was a naive thought. This year, without a doubt, I will make sure to find a girlfriend.
“…Okay, I’ll do it!”
I made up my mind and moved forward.
And so began the long, long summer.
(T/N: Chapter titles in this novel don’t really explain the chapter contents. Might change them in the future, might not)