She is Reading My Thoughts Again Today

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“What? A Christmas present? Are you trying to pick a fight with me by coming and asking me that?”

His bright face suddenly dropped as he glares at me. Well, I’m used to it now, but it still doesn’t feel nice to be treated like that. I knew this is going to happen, but I can’t help but to ask him about it.

“Ahh, no. I just want to hear your thoughts about it.”

A deep sigh escapes his mouth.

“Don’t make such a blatantly sad face like that. You’re making it seem like my fault.”

“Sorry.”

“I am somewhat pissed off about it, but I do know that you are not trying to harass me. So you really came to hear my thoughts on it right?”

“Yeah, I really want to hear your thoughts about it.”

“That being said, I am the kind of person who makes comments such as ‘Do you think you are a protagonist of a light novel?’ without any second thoughts, you know? Do you really think I’m some kind of normal person?”

“…I see?”

I was too preoccupied that I didn’t actually think much about it, but now that you mention it, you might be a bit far from a normal person.

“But you are the most normal person I know Hoshikawa.”

“A normal person wouldn’t go off training just to learn a way to inhibit the ability to read other people’s thoughts. Well, I did all that for nothing in the end.”

He is certainly not a normal person when it comes to that. But still, I keep asking him questions because I think he might be able to give me some opinions about it that I can use as a reference.

“…I want to hear an opinion from an acquaintance of Kisaragi who has known her for a long time. So, what do you think would be good for her?”

“Don’t ask other people about it. Think for yourself and take responsibility for your own actions.”

He simply said so, turned away and left. I’m surprised by how used I am to see his back when he turns around on me like that. What he said is true, but I let out a sigh thinking if I can decide it by myself, I wouldn’t have a hard time like this.

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“A Christmas present? What? You’re going to give me one?”

She seriously looked and asked me so, and for a moment I actually considered what should I give her.

I haven’t even decided what to give Kisaragi, thinking about what to give Kosaka at the same time only makes my head hurts even more. …no wait a minute, isn’t there only one thing to give Kosaka?

“…how about a tangerine?”

“No thank you. If it is a Christmas present, I want Santa boots.”

“Umm, the ones that is red and filled with candies?”

“Yes, yes, that’s it. I really want Santa boots for Christmas.”

She said so in a cheerful tone, but I can’t relate to her because I haven’t got any Santa boots for Christmas before.

“But won’t you have a hard time getting rid of it after Christmas?”

“Don’t say such negative things!”

Indeed, Christmas is a day where all dreams come true with the presence of Santa Claus. It would be unreasonable to say such a negative thing in Christmas.

“My bad.”

“Alright, let’s continue our topic from before. Do you mind about the practicality of things you’re going give to Nao?”

“Well, not really. I just want to give her something that will make her very happy.”

“You’ve only been dating for a while, I’m sure whatever you give will make her very happy.”

“So that’s just how it is?”

“On top of that, it can help us to make decisions when we run into a wall in the future.”

“Ahh…”

I don’t want to think something like that will happen in the future, but there is a good chance it will. You can never be absolutely sure about it, so I need to be careful. Just as I’m about to ask her, what does she think would be good for Kisaragi, the bell rang. What a bad timing.

“Sorry, I’ll ask you again later.”

“Okayy.”

I said her goodbye and head back to my own classroom. I don’t know why, but I can’t seem to stop thinking of Christmas boots.

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“Oh, that’s nice. I like your expression. You look like a distressed lamb.”

He laughs out loud and puts his bento in front of me. What’s with the lamb?

“Don’t be ridiculous.”

I can only sigh at his words.

“My take on it, a ring.”

He said so while splitting his chopsticks. I needed a moment to process his words, then after a pause, I finally realize what he said. A ring? A ring he said? He is eating an eggroll with a smile on his face as if he had expected my reaction.

“I like your take on it. While we’re talking about it, I would like to hear why did you say so.”

“I thought it’s interesting to see your reaction who don’t know how to properly interact with others on it.”

“Then what if I put a ring on my finger as well?”

“Then go get married. I’ll even draw the welcome board for your wedding.”

“Well, thank you.”

I replied with a light tone and laughed at each other. I tried to not think about it for a while, but as soon as we finished laughing at each other, I put on a straight face.

“A ring would be too serious. If I want to give her an accessory, I think a necklace or a bracelet would be better.”

“Maybe that’s your answer?”

“Ahh, well…”

Yeah it is true that I’ve already decided what I’m going to give Kisaragi, but there is a reason I can’t do so.

“You probably already know this, but let me put it into words. I have terrible taste when it comes to something like this.”

“Why don’t you just ask the store clerk what kind of designs are popular with girls these days?”

“A popular design and a design she likes are two different things.”

“Nao-chan is pretty straightforward, I think she would like some trendy designs.”

“Even if she is happy with it, she would judge me for my horrible taste later.”

“Aren’t you thinking too far ahead?

“Did the person who said ‘I’ll even draw the welcome board for your wedding’ seriously said that?”

“Tehe.”