NTR Kousuke

Chapter 42

I urged Nagase-san, who was making a strange face at the unique and strong greeting, and moved inside.

Sho, who had changed into his work uniform, greeted us.

He was bright and refreshing, and I felt he was more at ease than last time.

Sho: "Welcome! Oh, Kousuke! And?"

Sho bumped fists, then noticed Nagase-san, and gave a bright greeting that made Nagase-san look favorably upon him.

Come to think of it, Sho likes ponytails...

He used to talk passionately about Kashii-san's ponytail.

He's comparing me and Nagase-san while grinning.

(Oh! Kousuke brought a different girl! As expected! That's the face he's making.)

I thought.

Nagase: "Nice to meet you! I'm Nagase Aya, and I'm on the cultural festival executive committee with Kousuke-kun! You're Kousuke-kun's best friend, Tachibana-kun, right?"

Sho: "Ah, yes."

Sho lost his composure from a moment ago and was a little flustered.

He's not used to girls. He hasn't changed.

Sho: "This way to the table!"

Sho guided us to a table and called the manager.

Kagetora: "Alright then! Business talk! How much do you need and when?"

The person named Kagetora-san seems to be the manager here.

An adult I often hear about from Sho recently.

He's wild and compassionate, and from what I've heard, he's like Sho's master.

I heard Aoi, Sho, and he play basketball together.

Nagase-san and I conveyed our wishes, and Kagetora-san gave his expert opinion.

As a result of various discussions, it was decided that they could wholesale hamburgers, pancakes, and commercial-use fries.

Kagetora: "So, want to try a sample?"

Nagase: "Huh? Is that okay?"

Kagetora: "I heard from Sho yesterday, so I prepared a few prototypes, I guess?"

Plain hamburger, cheeseburger, teriyaki burger.

Kagetora: "I love teriyaki—!"

Nagase: "Ah! Delicious!"

I also nodded.

Kagetora: "It's thinly sliced, so it's easy to avoid problems like it not being cooked through... The buns are also grilled after being cut once..."

When Nagase-san hesitantly suggested, "Since amateurs will be baking the pancakes, maybe something more like this...",

he tied his hair up like a pompadour,

Kagetora: "Please come again next week. I'll show you pancakes that even amateurs can bake deliciously."

"Pffft!!"

It's Yamaoka-san from Oishinbo—!!

Nagase-san was surprised when I, who usually have no expression, suddenly burst out laughing.

Kagetora: "Yamaoka-san might be too difficult for high school girls."

I might like this person.

Then, he taught us about techniques, precautions, and hygiene.

He taught us various warnings.

Well, once it's decided, I'll teach you specifically. I'll even drive it to Hokusho first thing in the morning!

Nagase-san and I immediately felt like we wanted to run a simulated store with this hamburger shop, and we started talking passionately about it!

Kagetora-san watched us, grinning and saying, "That's good, youth!"

No wonder Sho is so attached to him, it's a wavelength that attracts.

He's truly broad-minded, kind, and a dependable adult.

Sho is working at a good place.

I was convinced by my best friend's growth, thinking it was a good environment.

"Thank you very much, we'd like to proceed with the hamburger shop!"

When I offered to pay for the sampled hamburgers and pancakes,

Kagetora: "It's fine! Don't worry about it! I'll deduct it from Sho's salary!"

Sho: "That's mean."

Sho, who passed by, pouted with a laugh.

What a fun workplace.

The meeting ended with laughter.

We had eaten several items for the simulated store menu meeting and prototypes, so a light meal should be fine, right?

I ordered a loco moco bowl and Nagase-san ordered a strawberry shake, and we discussed the fine details.

Kagetora: "Herasshu—!!"

I borrowed the restroom, hearing the unique, strong greeting from behind me.

When I returned, it was a scene where Kureha-san? Sho's classmate committee member, a black-haired, refined beauty, was pinching Sho.

Is she misunderstanding Sho talking to Nagase-san?

What is this? Interesting!

Sho likes Kashii-san!

But Kureha-san probably likes Sho.

From the way we went to see Sho's little brother Hii-chan's play the other day, it's definitely in Kashii-san's favor.

Even so, just knowing that Kureha-san understands Sho's good qualities makes me like her.

I want to talk about Sho's good qualities!

...But she's too beautiful, and my gynophobia comes out.

I pretended not to see and offered Sho a helping hand.

"Sho!... Ah, Kureha-san. Hello, long time no see."

I managed to hold back my laughter and greeted her.

Kureha: "...Ah, ah, hello, long time no see, Kousuke-kun!"

She had a "darn it!" look on her face, she's an honest girl.

When I tried to head to our usual table, pretending not to know, it was taken?

...Our usual table?

Kureha: "Eh? My table! Boo! Then? Kousuke-kun ♪ Is it okay if we share a table?"

...My table? Does she have a reserved seat? When I asked on LINE at night, she's apparently the owner of this store. What does "owner" mean?

Anyway, sharing a table is fine, but,

"...Eh, it's fine."

Nagase: "Eh? Yes, it's fine?"

Nagase-san seemed unusually hesitant?

Kureha-san and Nagase-san introduced themselves to each other, and the atmosphere was tense.

I stood between them and kept the conversation flowing. I'm bad at this kind of thing...

Kureha-san kept asking about Sho's middle school days, so she kept bringing up those stories. Perhaps because she trusts me as Sho's best friend, the conversation was lively...

Nagase-san, unusually, had a strained face and was a little pouting.

I kept hearing sounds like "Hmm!" and "Hmph!"

Not good! I hastily tried to balance the conversation!

Well, after a little while, Kureha-san and Nagase-san also warmed up to each other and were laughing cheerfully.

After talking for a while, Kureha-san waved and moved away, saying a table had opened up.

Nagase: "Phew, my precious time with Kousuke-kun!"

Nagase-san was a little annoyed, saying it jokingly!

Was she serious? Or joking?

But maybe she got tired from suddenly sharing a table with someone she didn't know? When I tried to comfort her,

Nagase: "You have close girl friends at other schools too? You have them besides Tomonaga-san and Airi-senpai!"

Wait! Misunderstanding!

"...Kureha-san, she likes Sho. A lot happened, and she really trusts Sho, so maybe she didn't like that I was getting along with Sho?"

I thought this last time too, but there's no doubt.

But when I think that her rival is Rena Kashii, I feel sympathy for Kureha-san.

Honestly, I don't care if Sho's girlfriend is Kashii-san or Kureha-san; what's important is that Sho ends up with the person he loves.

I think he should passionately and manfully win her over without compromising or holding back, and I'll cooperate and give advice as much as he needs.

As I was thinking that, something came to mind,

Nagase: "Oh, now that you mention it, when I was talking to Tachibana-kun, she seemed to be in a bad mood..."

Nagase-san was like, "Oh, I see! That's what it was." She seemed to be convinced by herself and started to smile.

I really don't understand this kind of thing about girls.