NTR Kousuke

Chapter 43

Anyway, thanks to Kagetora-san and Sho, we've got a clear plan for the mock shop!

Tomorrow, when we exchange opinions in class, I'll suggest a hamburger shop!

We head towards Toko Station while talking about the mock shop.

It's definitely going to be delicious! What about costumes? We get excited together, keeping an appropriate distance so as not to get too close, and head home.

After walking for a while, we arrive at Toko Station, the nearest station.

Right there is Toko High School, where Sho and Kureha-san attend.

I'm on the southbound platform for the line heading to Shinkawa. Nagase-san is on the northbound platform since she's heading towards the terminal station.

We part ways at the platform because we're going in opposite directions.

We wait for the train on opposite platforms, where we can see each other.

Nagase-san's house is close to the high school, so we say bye at the intersection leading to the station, which is a short walk from school. This kind of parting is unusual.

After a little while, my train arrived, and when I got on, Nagase-san was still waving faintly from the platform across.

She kept waving, so a nearby male high school student said,

"That girl is super cute!"

"Is she waving at me?"

"I should wave back!"

I thought, Nagase Aya is really a girl who stands out.

I also waved back faintly from the train window, and after the train departed and she was out of sight, I stopped waving and felt a little lonely.

*Pling*, a LINE message arrived.

Nagase

Today was fun!

It felt kind of like a date, and I was happy.

Parting ways at the platform feels a bit lonely, doesn't it?

I thought about it,

Kousuke

I'm glad we made progress on the mock shop!

I'm looking forward to the mock shop.

I deliberately glossed over it.

I have Yukari-san.

The distance with Nagase-san that I can't get closer to, and shouldn't get closer to.

Neither of us confessed to the other. The distance is difficult.

I sighed, thinking about the distance with Nagase-san, who was now out of sight,

"Phew."

Obata: "It's not 'phew.' Don't ignore me, okay?"

"Whoa?!"

Ah! Obata-san?!

Refer to Episode 28: Just Before the New Semester

Chika Obata, the intelligent, glasses-wearing class representative from middle school.

A slender beauty. A trustworthy female friend and also a friend's girlfriend.

Obata: "You just walked right in front of me? You didn't react when I waved? You were waving at the girl on the platform over there... Kousuke-kun, you've changed lol"

She teased me with a smirk.

Stop it!

"It's not like that."

Obata: "At Toko Station, wasn't it Tomonaga-san the other day? That's a different girl, right? Are you two-timing?"

What are you saying? That sounds awful.

"...How rude. I went to Ore Kare for the cultural festival's mock shop."

Sho's part-time job. Do you know it?

When I said "Ore Kare," Obata-san gave a little jump?

Obata: "Hearing 'Ore Kare' from Kousuke-kun's mouth..."

She mumbled something, this talented woman who was called the "Queen" in our generation.

Obata: "Kousuke x Sho? No, there's also the possibility of Kousuke x Tanaka...!"

She's mumbling something, it seems like a deep darkness.

*Note: Obata-san is a fujoshi, and Kousuke doesn't know that.

She coolly adjusted her glasses as if nothing had happened,

Obata: "But, if you have the energy to two-time, that's good."

"...I don't two-time."

Obata: "But, a cultural festival, huh? Our school is also around that time... Last year was fun."

*Note: In the main story, about her own story of falling in love with the class representative, Kousuke, Obata-san, and their close friends Sho and Kashii-san had a fierce battle at last year's cultural festival.

We talked about last year's cultural festival and got excited talking about our respective high school cultural festivals!

The train arrived at Shinkawa Station, we both got off and parted ways at the station,

Obata: "Kousuke-kun, you're not as clever as you think you are, okay? Don't push yourself too hard. Also, I recommend finding a new, trustworthy girlfriend."

*Chuckle*! Chika Obata left with a softer smile than before.

She acts like she knows everything!

But that glasses girl is a trustworthy person. I headed home, thinking that she was probably right.

A trustworthy girlfriend... I still thought of Yukari-san.

I really still feel for Yukari-san...!

☆ ☆ ☆

Meanwhile, Yukari-san.

"...My friend just applied without asking... No... it's true!"

Just now, she was informed by Osada that she was entered into the beauty contest, and she was filming a documentary comment, almost in tears.

Tanaka: "...So it's really true that a friend can just apply for you? I totally thought it was just a way to hide the cunning of applying yourself and then saying someone else did it...!"

"I thought so too! If someone really applied without asking, shouldn't I just not participate? But, but, if I withdraw, Osada-san will... strangle me!"

Yukari's escape route was cut off.