Insensitive Bocchi-kun ~Reluctantly Heading to School Today~ [Dropped] - Chapter 67: Chatting with Minx

Chapter 67: Chatting with Minx

I was really tired yesterday… 

Miki and Hiragi-san seemed distant after that… 

Aren’t they supposed to be idols who bring smiles to everyone? 

Even though they’re rivals, they should get along…

Besides, the seniors are really hard to deal with… 

Sigh…

But today is just a regular day off.

I’ll return to working at DocManald in a week, so it’s been a few days of peaceful rest. 

Maybe I’ll study and do some internet surfing.

But, summer vacation is the best, right? 

The sun is so bright this morning. It’s truly amazing…

Hmm? 

There’s a message on LINE…

Who is it? Ah, it’s Yamamoto. 

About last night…

“Is tomorrow your day off?”

Sorry, it’s already today.

I apologized silently while looking at my smartphone screen.

“Yes, it’s a day off.”

But what’s this…? 

Well, I guess I’ll study English interpretation this morning.

I also bought a promising reference book on my way home yesterday. 

Bing

Wow, that was fast.

I look at the smartphone screen again, and sure enough, it’s a reply from her.

“How about having lunch together today? I want to thank you for helping me study before…”

Thank me? 

I’ve said it before, but I haven’t done anything to be thanked for.

“No, I’ve said it before, but there’s no need for thanks. It’s okay.”

Really…

After sending that reply, I opened the reference book again.

Bing

It’s too fast, seriously.

“I owe you, Mamiya-kun. Thanks to you, my test scores have improved a lot. I’m really grateful.” 

But that’s her own ability, not my doing.

“And I heard from Tanaka-kun… You’re also working at a TV station part-time, right? I love TV, so I’d like to hear all about the entertainment world.”

It’s not like I’m hiding it, so it’s fine… 

Tanaka-kun, you really talk too much about my information.

“And by the way, there’s a new pancake shop near the station that I want to go to. You like pancakes, right, Mamiya-kun?”

How does she know?

I never told her I like pancakes.

I always have convenience store pastries like apple pie for lunch. I don’t remember telling anyone about it.

“…”

Well, there’s one person I remember telling…

In my mind, a faint memory of talking about it with him on the way back from work surfaces.

Tanaka… 

It’s not like I need to hide this either, but seriously…

“Hey, how about it? I heard you’re free today. Is it a no?”

Tanaka… 

Seriously… 

Well, for now, I really don’t need any thanks.

It’s too much.

I tap my smartphone to send a reply declining once again. 

But for some reason, my finger hesitates for a moment before pressing the send button.

But well, that shop near the station does pique my interest. 

I’ve been curious about it for a while.

To be honest, even though I can go to most restaurants alone, I couldn’t muster the courage to enter that place as a lone guy.

Seriously…

And talking about celebrities… 

I felt quite uneasy because despite seeing so many of them, there was no one I could share it with. 

A conversation partner about pancakes and work at the part-time job…

But, it’ll be just the two of us, right? 

What if someone sees us…

But it’s an authentic pancake shop…

“…”

Right, because of Miki, I was paralyzed, but if I take off my glasses, the people at school probably won’t recognize me as me. 

I still don’t really understand why that happens, though…

Besides, I’ll be able to go back to DocManald soon, and surely even her fans must have forgotten about me by now.

Bing

“Hey, is it still a no?”

Well… It’s been about three weeks since the shop opened near the station.

There probably won’t be many people there…

Maybe I’m just getting excited because it’s summer vacation. 

There’s no other option in my mind but to go… 

I wouldn’t go under normal circumstances, but… 

Well, she’s saying it’s for a thank-you, and though I don’t really get it, maybe I’ll just accept it this time… 

Just this time…

“I’ll come. What time?”

Mega-sized strawberry cream pancake. 

Delicious…