Insensitive Bocchi-kun ~Reluctantly Heading to School Today~ [Dropped] - Chapter 68: Outing with Minx

Chapter 68: Outing with Minx

“M-Mamiya-kun, over here, over here!”

Right now, I see Yamamoto waving with a smile, coming towards me from the station, the meeting point.

Well, it’s still 15 minutes early. 

Did she really need to come this early? 

I’ve never had a meeting with a girl before, so I don’t know what’s appropriate…

Well, I haven’t even managed to make friends since high school, so it’s natural that I don’t understand.

Please, cut me some slack.

If, by any chance, I have such an opportunity with someone in the future, I’ll handle it properly… 

Not that there will ever be such an opportunity…

“Sorry… for making you wait.”

“No, not at all. I just came a bit too early… Oh, you’re not wearing glasses today.”

Ah, yeah, I want to minimize the risk… 

I also changed my hairstyle a bit with some wax. 

Hats can be a bit stuffy during this season…

“…Is it bad?”

If she really hates it, I can think about it, but…

“Fufu, of course not. It suits you. You look cool.”

No, I don’t think I look cool…

If I were cool, I would have more friends. I’m not trying to be a loner or anything. 

I don’t know why she’s saying such flattering things… Does she want me to treat her?

Anyway, even if it’s just flattery, when she says those words with that expression… it makes me feel uneasy. 

I want her to stop… 

Seriously…

“Alright, let’s go.” 

“Yeah.”

Saying that, we left the station area.

______ But seriously, Yamamoto is amazing, as expected.

Even from my perspective, having gotten used to seeing idols at my part-time job, she doesn’t pale in comparison. 

Or rather… now that I think about it calmly, I really took her up on the offer, didn’t I?

Maybe with this appearance, it should be fine, but this kind of scene… if someone from school sees us, it’ll definitely become gossip material.

After summer vacation, rumors might spread around the school that I have some leverage over her. 

A loner and a popular girl in school… it’s obviously an incompatible pair.

“Fufu, I’m looking forward to the pancakes.”

Yeah, I also couldn’t resist the temptation of those pancakes. 

I chose the pancakes over the risk. 

But really, she’s amazing… 

She not only draws attention from guys but also from girls. 

To be noticed by the same gender, she’s practically a charismatic figure…

Honestly, I think if she wanted, she could become an idol in a normal way. 

Why am I walking shoulder to shoulder with a girl like her? 

It’s an unimaginable sight from just a few months ago.

Why, really… Why?

“We’ve arrived.”

While thinking about such things, we arrived at the pancake shop we were aiming for. 

But… it’s crowded. 

The line is insanely long.

It’s been three weeks since it opened, and it’s still this busy…

And there are only girls and couples here…

I’m starting to wonder if this is okay.

Even if I go in… 

Actually, I was so focused on pancakes that I didn’t consider this situation at all.

“…”

“Fufu, it’s all couples here, huh… I wonder if we also look like a couple.”

There’s no way… 

With such a huge gap, it’d be tough even if we were siblings.

“Fufu, speaking of which, at the zoo during the school trip, we were mistaken for a couple too…”

“…”

The scene from that time resurfaces in my mind…

“…”

No, that was… 

Wait, why’s she looking at me with such a flushed face…

This isn’t right…

I feel hot again… 

It’s not the heat of summer… It’s that warmth I sometimes feel when I’m with her. 

This is really strange… 

Why am I… always…

Wait… Isn’t Yamamoto bothered by this? 

She’s smiling, but with someone like me…

Seriously, even now, she’s attracting the attention of people around us and those passing by. 

What is this situation, really? 

This is crazy…

And still… where are the pancakes? 

Can’t we at least go inside? 

It’s really hot…