Only the princess of the school notices me, who almost does not exist - EP11. A toast with the princess.
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- EP11. A toast with the princess.
Later, I, Ebato Ren, came back to the apartment.
It seemed that Shirakawa Sayo had left school earlier and was waiting for me on a bench, at the end of the corridor near our apartments.
We exchanged greetings and immediately began talking about our exams ranking.
“I have never expected a tie for the first place…”
“I don’t understand why Shirakawa gets all the praise and I get the ‘who?’.”
As expected, it was kind of sad that not a single one remembered me.
Either way, did anyone wonder why the test was filled out before it was announced? They probably wondered, right? They wondered, right?
And the reason was that the test itself has been collected, as expected. Other people wouldn’t notice the thing I was touching, but if I wasn’t touching it, people could usually see it.
“I’m sorry to hear that… Ebato-san, congratulations.”
“… Yay.”
I’m feeling itchy.
However, the fact that we were tied for the first place was very surprising.
It’s not like I prepared a punishment beforehand, but now I feel sad. Shit!
“… As a reward for the first place, what will the two of us eat?”
“Ha? Why is this again?”
Reward…hmm… That wasn’t a word I was very familiar with. Also, that was smooth, but what did you mean by “the two of us”?
“Of course, wouldn’t you be sad if you won first place and didn’t get a reward? It lowers motivation, too.”
I never paid any attention to it, but that was true. Without a reward, I would lose motivation.
“I see. But do we have to do this together?”
“We both placed first, so it’s better to celebrate with the two of us, isn’t it?”
… Well, I don’t know…
“… You don’t mind that we do it together?”
By the way, I didn’t mind, I was not interested in Sayo, so I didn’t think about her in that way. However, as you would expect, she was a girl, and even the school’s “princess.”
As expected, I didn’t feel vigilant enough when it came to my appearance. Just me being sensitive again, great.
“I have a proposal, it’s fine, right? … Do you like sweet things?”
“I like them if they are not too sweet, but, more or less, I can handle sweets.”
I didn’t want anything with a lot of sugar, though.
“If that’s the case… Well, it’s a reward, so I guess we will take a cake.”
“Just barely, but it’s still good. Okay. I’ll buy, do you want something else?”
I wondered how long it has been since I had a cake… I’m looking forward to it.
Thereupon, Sayo stered with wide open eyes.
“E? You will get it?”
“There’s no point in the two of us going.”
“No, I can’t just leave it to you…”
It wasn’t so troublesome to go there… Besides, it was good that I have no presence, but it would be a disaster if anyone witnessed Sayo walking with another man. Even if no one witnessed it, either way, in a lot of ways it was a bad idea for her to be walking alone with a guy. Do you have any awareness?
“Okay. Anyway, what kind of cake do you want?”
“…”
…….
“In the first place, will the clerk be able to notice you?”
…….
“It’s settled then. I’ll go with you.”
“I got it…Shesh…”
How many times do I have to feel sad?
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… So, we came to a cake shop.
When was the last time I was in a cake shop?
“Not very sweet, hmm… Oh yes, then it should be bitter cake, right?”
“That’s right. Out of these, the bitter cake is my favorite one. If you don’t like it, we can take another one.”
“No, I like bitter cake, too.”
“Yey”
We decided pretty quickly. I gave Sayo my share of the money, and she paid the bill. I took the bitter cake that had been cut for the two of us, and we walked to the apartment.
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It was nice to be back, but, as expected, I wasn’t so comfortable entering a woman’s room. So I had no choice – I unlocked my apartment.
I invited her with a simple “go in” while Shirakawa politely said, “I’m sorry for disturbing you,” and took off her shoes.
I prepared: small plates and forks. After which, I looked into the fridge.
“What do you want to drink?”
“Then, can I have something non-carbonated, please?”
Does she can’t drink carbonated stuff? No, well, I can’t either.
“… I only have apple juice, sports drinks and tea.”
By the way, why do I have apple juice? I looked at the expiration date and it hasn’t expired yet.
“Apple juice, please.”
“Yeah.”
I took out low-sugar coffee and apple juice from the refrigerator and prepared two cups.
“Thank you very much.”
“It’s fine.”
I put the cake on a small plate, washed my hands and took my seat. By the way, Sayo already washed her hands.
We poured our drinks in the cups.
“Cheers!”
“Yes, yes. Cheers!”
We bumped the two cups together and drunk
“But still, I thought as we were coming back… you’re quite impressive, Ebato-san.”
I smiled at those words…
“Don’t be ridiculous, okay? After all, I put in my fair share of effort. But it’s mostly self-satisfaction, though, because no one notices…”
“I’ve been wondering for a while, but why does no one notices Ebato-san?”
I’m the one who wants to hear that!
For as long as I could remember, even my parents barely noticed me.
“Well, as long as I can still make a living. I’m fine.”
“Though, not long ago this was a trash house. But, I look like you have been cleaning it.”
“Because I don’t want to do that again.”
I remember the day of EP7, and I don’t want to have to do that big work again.
We ate the cake and put everything in the sink.
“I’ll wash them later. Well, good work today.”
“Thank you very much. Thank you for your help.”
Sayo left and I decided to sink the dishes and do them later.