Why Is the Prettiest Girl in School Trying to Talk to a Loner Like Me during Lunch Break?

Chapter 120 – Replenishment

Knock knock ♪

“Coming in~”

(Hm, Asakura-san’s mother… Wonder what she needs?)

“……”

“C-come in.”

Click

“Andou-kun, about tonight’s dinner—oh my my~ Um, what might you be doing?”

“Ahaha…”

“Mama, can’t you tell? It’s a lap pillow.”

“Well, I can see that, but… Why are you getting a lap pillow from Andou-kun? Isn’t a lap pillow usually something the girl gives to the boy? That’s what Mama thinks anyway…”

“That’s…”

(Well, that’s true. Walking into your daughter’s room to find her scowling while getting a lap pillow from her boyfriend would definitely raise questions.)

“This is a ‘punishment’ for Andou-kun!”

“Punishment? Oh my my~ Did Andou do something bad? What kind of punishment could this be?”

“Um…”

“It’s the ‘punishment for not pampering me lately’!”

“……”

Silence…

(Gah! The silence hurts!)

“Andou-kun… What on earth is my daughter saying?”

“Um… Actually, both Asakura-san and I somehow ended up running in the student council election, and we haven’t been able to meet much lately, so according to Asakura-san—

‘For all the time we couldn’t meet, Andou-kun needs to pamper me that much more! So about earlier, I’ll forgive you if you pamper me enough! F-first… to start with, I desire a lap pillow from Andou-kun!’

—is what she said…”

“Mama… That’s exactly right!” Thump!

“……”

Silence…

(Come on, the silence is painful!)

“Andou-kun, she’s quite the handful, but… please take care of our daughter?”

“Ah, yes… I intend to look after her, including all this, so it’s fine.”

“…Nngh—!” ←Squirming with joy

“Oh my my my~~ Then our daughter is in safe hands. Ufufu~♪”

“Ahaha…”

“……” Blushing

(G-geez! Andou-kun saying something like that here… You could say more, you know!)

“Oh right, about tonight’s dinner—should I prepare a portion for Andou-kun too?”

“Ah… No, I have to make dinner for my sister today, so I’ll eat at home.”

“Oh, is that so…? Then if you’re eating at home as well, I’ll make a smaller portion for you here.”

“Huh!? I just declined normally! But somehow I’m still eating dinner here!”

“Ufufu~♪ Dinner will be ready in about thirty minutes, so come down then~~ Oh right. Andou-kun, Papa just got home and wants to play with you, so could you keep him company until dinner?”

“Ah, yes! I’ll go right now!”

“Ufufu. Please do♪”

Slam

“Ehhh! Andou-kun, you’re going? Let’s read light novels until dinner~”

“No no no, Asakura-san. I can’t just leave my girlfriend’s father hanging at her house…”

“Muuu—!” Pout! Pout!

“Asakura-san, don’t sulk, get off my lap? My legs are getting numb…”

“Muu~~ Uu-ugh!” Thump! Thump!

Knock knock!

“Father, are you in? Pardon me.”

Click

“……!” Glare!

(Hey, Andou-kun! You finally came to Papa’s room! Geez, I’ve been waiting foreeeever!)

“Ahaha… Sorry, Asakura-san wouldn’t let me leave…”

“…!” Glare-nu!

(Geez, that daughter of mine really is hopeless~ Wonder who she gets that clingy side from… Oh right! More importantly, what shall we play!? Shogi? Othello? Or mahjong? Video games are fine too♪)

“No no, Mother just said dinner’s almost ready, so we don’t have time for shogi or anything. How about Othello since it’s quick?”

“—!” Glare!

(OK! Sounds good♪)

“Then I’ll take second, so go ahead.”

“…!” Gi-glare!

(Hmph! You sure you can be that confident? Actually, Papa’s been secretly practicing Othello! Hehehe… Today I’ll finally win!)

“We’ll see about that. I’ll clear it with no continues!”

Caw~ Caw~ ←Crow cries

“Asakura-san. Just because the sun’s down doesn’t mean you need to see me off. Having the girlfriend walk the boyfriend outside… isn’t that backwards?”

“I-it’s fine… There’s nothing wrong with a girlfriend seeing off her boyfriend! I can’t let Andou-kun walk alone at this hour!”

“No no, that’s still backwards…”

(Well, it’s probably because I was paying too much attention to her father at home, so she wants even a little more time together by walking me out… But then Asakura-san has to go back alone…)

(B-b-but Andou-kun went straight to Papa when we were finally reading light novels together! Mama and Papa both like Andou-kun way too much! Andou-kun is MY ‘boyfriend’!) Huff huff! Stomp stomp!

“So, Andou-kun. Why was Papa so depressed during dinner—what did you do?”

“Ah… Just some Othello… you know?”

“You crushed him again… Don’t tell me the board was all white?”

“No, only about half turned white.”

“Oh? So Papa did pretty well then.”

“No… The other half was all ‘green.'”

“Wait, he couldn’t even place half his pieces!?”

(Well… Father really is weak at games. But he keeps challenging me to board games anyway.)

“Asakura-san, we’re almost at my house, so this is far enough. Thanks for walking me as always.”

“Uu…”

“Asakura-san, what’s wrong?”

“Not enough Andou-kun…”

“…What?”

“Geez! You finally spent time at my house but you barely paid attention to me! At this rate, I can’t replenish my chronically low ‘Andou-kun component’ levels! A-as my boyfriend, you should understand that much, right!?”

“I-I see… Asakura-san, sorry I didn’t notice.”

“A-Andou-kun…”

(Yes! This flow… I can work with this! Just gently close my eyes—)

(Yikes! What is this cute creature!? What the heck! Oh, it’s my girlfriend… But is this maybe an invitation? That would mean a ki— Hold on, me!

Getting carried away and kissing on impulse is impossible! Even if it’s night with no one around, we’re still outside! If I saw a couple kissing on the street because the mood was right, I’d definitely—

‘Normies, explode!’

—say that and punch a wall. Even with a girlfriend like Asakura-san, I’m still just a regular ‘loner.’ I honestly don’t have the courage to casually kiss on the street…

Besides, while Asakura-san gets a bit airheaded about romance, she’s basically a sensible beautiful girl. There’s no way Asakura-san would beg a ‘loner’ like me for a kiss just because she ‘wants attention’—)

“Muu—” ←Kiss face

“……”

(A-Andou-kun… Not yet?)

(She’s totally begging for iiiiit!?)

“Muu—! Muu-nu!” ←Kiss face

“……”

(C-crap… This is one of those situations where nothing moves forward unless I act. But what now? Really kiss here? No way~ A ‘loner’ like me isn’t nearly strong enough to kiss in this situation. Now that I’m aware of it, I just want to dash away.

What to do… Should I just go ‘Huh, what was that?’ and leave Asakura-san hanging while I escape home? No, if I did that, the student council stuff would be the least of my problems… But ‘kissing’ is too high a hurdle, and my courage to touch such a ‘sublime being’ as Asakura-san maxes out at ‘twice’ a year. And I already used this year’s quota on the ‘play’ and ‘summer vacation,’ so let’s leave kissing to next year’s me.

So my current limit is—)

“Muu… u?”

(Andou-kun, not yet—? I feel like I’ve been making very unbeautiful-girl-like faces… Ah!)

Pat pat

“Asakura-san.”

“Andou-kun—wait, why are you patting my head? I was requesting something else, wasn’t I?”

“Ahaha… Sorry, that’s for next time? So forgive me with this for today…”

“Uuu~… Not enough!”

“But, you know?”

“Not! E! Nough!”

“Look, we’re outside… right?”

“Muu~ I get it. Haah…”