SWNOVELXO Chapter 55 - Early Morning Date_
Looking back, there was a goddess, no, it was Reina-san.
Even in a sweat suit, her cuteness is beyond imagination.
What’s the cause? … Is it her hairstyle?
She’s in side ponytails, and her bangs are hanging down.
Above all, she’s wearing glasses… is this what they call a “gap moe”?
“Uh, um…? Ah! That’s right, isn’t it! Because I’m wearing glasses… I’m Matsuura!”
She’s quickly taking off her glasses… Is she really older?
Isn’t she too cute… Or rather, I feel like I’m the weird one.
“No, I know. You’re Reina-san.”
“Eh? Is that so? I seemed to be spacing out…”
“I’m sorry, I thought you were an illusion. I was just thinking about you, Reina-san.”
That’s it! It’s a kind of dreamy or weird mood.
“Eh!? M, me…?”
“Yes, I was just thinking that I met you here… even though it was just recently, it felt like it was a long time ago.”
“Th, that’s what you mean… oh dear, you’re bad for my heart.”
“Eh?”
“Nothing! But it’s true… if we hadn’t met here, we wouldn’t have become friends… and if we did become friends, it would have been much later.”
“Yes, that might be the case.”
“Huh? …By the way, why are you here? And this early?”
“Well, actually…”
I briefly explain yesterday’s events.
“Ah… I see…”
“Re, Reina-san?”
Reina-san is gazing into the distance as if she realized something.
“I’ve had that too… bad proposals, wondering what to say to my subordinates…”
“I see. How to communicate with the two newbies on Monday…”
“It’s hard to not hurt their feelings… but I think both the one who says and the one who is told grow in that way.”
“I see, it’s a path that everyone goes through.”
“Hehe… I’m happy.”
“Eh?”
“I’m happy to share my worries with you, Mito-kun… In our department, there’s only the section manager.”
“True… The department was newly established, and there are basically a lot of regular employees.”
“Yes… The person in charge has gone elsewhere… We need to decide on a new one…”
“Right… Standing around talking like this isn’t great, how about we sit down?”
There’s a bench next to the supermarket.
“Uh, yes…”
Before sitting on the bench, I lay my jacket down.
“Here, please.”
“Eh!? No, I can’t!”
“No, it’s just a jersey.”
“I’m in sweats too… why am I in sweats…”
“Eh? … Are you going for a walk?”
“Th, that’s true! But still!”
“Sorry… I’m not at ease, please don’t hesitate.”
“Th, then… sorry.”
Sitting next to each other is good, but…
“Aren’t you far away? You can relax more.”
For some reason, she’s sitting at the edge of the bench.
“N, no! Don’t mind me!”
“No, but… Ha! Do I smell!?”
Oh!? I took a shower! Or is it because I’ve been walking!?
“Eh!? No, you don’t stink! I’m the one who stinks!”
“Eh?”
“Ah–Hau… I mean, I just woke up, haven’t taken a bath, I’m sweaty and smelly, I didn’t think I’d meet you, so my hair is messy…”
…What a cute person.
“I don’t mind. You’re always cute, and you smell nice.”
“Hyai!? C, cute… nice smell…”
“Ah–I’m sorry! I shouldn’t say things like that to someone older… and it’s like something a pervert would say…”
“Eh, ah, uh, ah…”
“I, I’ll go buy a juice!”
I hurriedly get up and stand in front of the vending machine.
What am I saying!?
Calm down! Don’t let your guard down just because you met her unexpectedly!
“…Okay, it’s best to have a coffee at times like this.”
Calm myself down and return to Reina-san.
“Ah, Mito-kun…”
“You like tea, right? Please feel free to have some.”
“Th, thank you…”
“No, please don’t mind.”
“By the way! I wonder how your sister is doing?”
“Eh? Well, she’s doing well. However, she seems to have various changes in her body, so I’m a bit worried.”
“I understand that feeling. When you’re approaching your thirties, a lot of things happen.”
“I hope she finds a good partner…”
It’s mostly my fault… Ha, I wonder if there’s anyone out there.
Someone who is mentally strong, can ignore my dad, and is a smooth talker…
And if she’s good at cooking, there’s nothing more to say…
“I wonder if there’s a good partner for me too…”
“Eh?”
Is she glancing at me?
…Could it be, about me?
“I wonder if there’s a cool, kind, and wonderful man out there…”
…No, it’s not about me.
I’m not cool or kind.
Dangerous, dangerous… I almost made a big misunderstanding.
“I hope there is. You’re Reina-san, so I’m sure you’ll be fine.”
Alright, what I can do is… strive to get closer to that!
Fortunately, if she said “I wonder if there is…” it means there isn’t anyone right now.
“M, Mi…”
“Mi?”
“Mito-kun, you–IDIOT!”
“Eh!? Re, Reina-san!?”
Reina-san ran away…
“Did I say something wrong?”
Just after that, I received an email saying “I’m sorry.”
“Phew… She doesn’t seem to be angry.”
Hmm? I wonder what that was about?