The Reason Why The Cool Beauty Who Repeatedly Ignores Messages Replies Only To Me. ~The Lonely Beauty Wants To Know The Lonely Me〜 - Final Chapter

Final Chapter: Goes Off with The Fireworks

It’s been a while since I’ve had some alone time with Okami-kun, so I’m a bit nervous, and I only bought eight packs of takoyaki.

The atmosphere is really nice, and if I eat too much… Okami-kun might be turned off.

So, I have to control myself and settle for just eight packs.

Okami-kun walks beside me, holding four packs of takoyaki in each hand.

“If we go to the riverbank near here, we’ll have a great view of the fireworks. I used to come here often with Tamari.”

“……”

Even though he’s on a date with me right now, Okami-kun is bringing up another girl’s name. How insensitive.

“Since you’ve been living abroad for so long, is this your first time at a fireworks festival?”

“Yes, it is. This is my first time.”

“I see… In that case, next time, we should invite Mishiro too, right?”

There he goes again, mentioning another girl…

“Next time?”
“Ah. Because today… I want to watch it with Saeki, just the two of us.”
“……”

Just the two of us…

Okami-kun feels the same way.

“I feel—”

Just as I was about to say, “I feel the same,” the sound of fireworks drowned out my voice.

“It’s getting late. We should hurry.”

“Y…Yes.”

For just a moment, I resented the fireworks I had been so looking forward to.

Okami-kun shook his head, found an open spot on the grassy riverbank, and led me there.

We sat side by side on the slightly sloped grass, looking up at the night sky.

“Here, takoyaki.”

“Ah, thank you…”

I took the bag with the four packs of takoyaki from kami-kun.

Even through the bag, I could feel the warmth, and the savory scent of the sauce was enticing.

“Is it okay if I start eating?”

“Please do, especially since you’ve got eight packs.”

“Then, I’ll dig in.”

Our relationship, and the way we met, have always been a bit unusual.

When I left him on read and he got worried about me, I was ridiculously happy.

I’m neither an unattainable beauty nor a perfect person.

The one who knows my weaknesses best is none other than Kotoku Okami.

So, I want to…

“Okami-kun, I have a suggestion for you.”

“Hmm?”

“Why don’t we—”

“Kotoku-kun!!!” “Kotoku—!”

Just now… Did I hear two unpleasant voices overlap…?

I turned around to see three girls in yukata.

“Ugh, Tamari, Mishiro… and even Machibari.”

Michibari-san and Mishiro came over first to where we were sitting on the grass.

“Hey, you two! I told you not to interfere!”

It seemed Machibari-san had tried to stop these two troublemakers, but to no avail.

“I had a feeling something was up since Mishiro seemed so restless this morning.”

“Big sis, it’s not fair to hog Kotoku all to yourself.”

“I’m not hogging him. Okami-kun was just monopolizing me.”

“Hey! That’s not true!”

“And getting Kotoku to buy you eight packs of takoyaki is unfair too.”

“Mishiro… you saw that, huh?”

“I spotted you two at the takoyaki stall.”

Okami-kun and Mishiro started glaring at each other.

“Wait a minute, Tamari… weren’t you the one encouraging me to go for it?”

“What? I have no idea what you’re talking about~.”

Okami-kun shot a suspicious look at Michifuhji-san.

Encouraging him? What’s that about…?

“Hey, since things turned out this way, why don’t we all watch the fireworks together?”

“You’re the ones who made it this way!”

“Sorry, Okami, Saeki-san.”

“Machibari isn’t to blame… though, I guess she’s kind of guilty by association.”

“……”

“Say something, will you?”

Machibari-san just laughed it off, trying to brush it aside.

Even though I was boiling with anger at the interruption, I couldn’t help but think that spending time together like this wasn’t so bad.

“Big sis, you look like you’re having fun.”

“I am. But I would’ve been in an even better mood if a certain someone hadn’t gotten in the way.”

“I had to interfere. Because I… like Kotoku too.”

“…My sister really is a villain.”

In the end, we spent the last part of summer vacation together as a group of five.

“…The fireworks are beautiful, aren’t they, Saeki?”

“Y-Yes…”

But I kept my eyes on Okami-kun’s face more than on the fireworks.

(Summer Vacation Arc — The End)