When I Shouted That I Wanted a Girlfriend, For Some Reason, I Ended Up Going Out with the Most Beautiful Girl in School - Chapter 12 - Before Entertaining Her

Chapter 12 – Before Entertaining Her

“Soichi? Was it really good?”

“Yes, of course.”

I decided I should pay for the meal at the sushi place. I thought I should.

Yozora-senpai didn’t have anything particular to say. She probably just let me maintain my dignity. I got that impression from the atmosphere.

“Fufu, Soichi is very generous, isn’t he?”

“No, it’s nothing to be complimented about.”

I slowly shook my head at Yozora-senpai’s words of praise.

I’ve made a lot of mistakes since we decided on this lunch. So it’s only right that I pay here.

If I was really generous, I would have been able to choose a better restaurant without hesitation. I could have even taken senpai to a familiar sushi restaurant.

“…Soichi? What’s wrong?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

I had a lot on my mind, but I tried not to let it come to the surface.

Generosity is important, but the most important thing is to make sure that Yozora-senpai have fun. I must not forget that. So don’t be discouraged until later.

“So what are we going to do now?”

“…Right. Since we’re here, why don’t we have a look around the mall?”

“Okay. Shall we go then?”

“Yeah.”

To my words, Yozora-senpai nodded slowly.

That’s why I started walking immediately but stopped on my tracks. That’s because Yozora-senpai didn’t move.

“Yozora-senpai? What’s wrong?”

“No… Soichi, I have one thing I want to ask you “

“Something you want to ask? What is it?”

“…If you have a melancholy in your heart, will you talk to me?”

“That’s…”

Yozora-senpai saw through my feelings. I thought I had suppressed them, but I guess that wasn’t enough against a sharp girl.

“I have a feeling at the sushi place that…you’re not enjoying this date. Am I right?”

“No, it’s not that I didn’t enjoy it. The sushi was delicious…”

“…Then you were concerned about something else?”

“…Yes. I was concerned about something.”

I nodded slowly at Yozora-senpai’s pursuit.

Maybe there’s no point in hiding things from her. I think it’s better to be honest here.

“Um… I had senpai be considerate of me.”

“I knew you were concerned about that. ……”

Yozora-senpai smiled wryly at my words.

It kind of looks like a self-deprecating smile. But she’s done nothing wrong in this case. It’s all my fault.

“Senpai didn’t do anything wrong. I was just concerned about it on my own…”

“No, on reflection this is something I should have said in the first place. I didn’t want to say too much about it, so I avoided it, but it was a bad idea.”

“Yozora-senpai?”

Yozora-senpai slowly approached me and held my hand.

I can feel her warmth and it makes me a little nervous… But now is not the time to think about that.

“My father is a business owner. We make a good living.”

“Ah, yes. I kind of knew that. I had heard rumors about it at school…”

“That’s right. I kind of knew that you recognized me as that kind of person. I just didn’t think you were the kind of person who cared much about those differences and stuff like that, and I didn’t want to say much about the rich house myself, so I kept it quiet.”

Yozora-senpai has never told me that she is wealthy. This is the first time I’ve heard that her father is a business owner.

I had heard rumors about it and could guess it from various aspects, so I wasn’t particularly surprised. And I wasn’t that concerned about Yozora-senpai’s house either. That’s the truth.

“I’m telling you, there is no difference between you and me.”

“I know that. But I’ve made senpai be considerate of me…”

“No, you’re making a difference. Come to think of it, that’s what you’ve been doing the whole time we’ve been dating. Now I understand. I’m guessing that’s your pride, isn’t it?”

“Pride, is it?”

“Yes, how do I put it, you’re trying to entertain me, aren’t you?”

“That’s…of course.”

I nodded at Yozora-senpai’s words. I couldn’t hide my surprise at the fact that she completely saw through what I was thinking. Senpai really seems to be a smart person.

“Of course that makes me happy. But that’s also a difference. You’re so busy trying to entertain me that you forget to enjoy yourself.”

“Enjoy myself…”

Yozora-senpai was right, I was certainly preoccupied with entertaining her.

It certainly doesn’t make us equals. I wasn’t trying to enjoy this date. There was no way I could entertain Yozora-senpai with that.

“I’m sorry, Yozora-senpai. I—”

“Don’t worry about it. Just take it easy from now on and enjoy it. It’s more fun for me too.”

“Understood.”

I nod slowly at Yozora-senpai’s words.

Thus, I changed my mind and continued to go on a date with Yozora-senpai.