Chapter 11: Sayuki and Haruhiko ①
Sayuki Kannazuki was famous at school as a gentle, graceful, and beautiful young lady, and it was not uncommon for her to be approached by male students.
However, for her, who hardly had any friends of the same sex, it was extremely difficult to get along well with boys her age.
Even if she was confessed to, she clearly rejected them, and she usually refrained from invitations for casual outings. Of course, she had never exchanged contact information with boys until now.
To put it plainly, Sayuki was essentially an introverted loner, despite her outstanding appearance. Moreover, she had developed a slight distrust of people due to her childhood experiences.
For such a person as her, Haruhiko Hakase was the first person of the opposite sex with whom she had become close.
“Thank you for the guardian stone, Hakase san. Thanks to it, I was successful.”
“That’s the result of your good deeds, Kannazuki san. That stone was merely a placebo.”
Nowadays, whenever their timing matched, they would naturally sit together at the café.
Even though Sayuki expressed her gratitude, Haruhiko did not try to make her indebted to him and was enjoying his cream puff.
“Mm… delicious. Master, please wrap about six of these roasted tea cream puffs for me to take home.”
“Haha. You liked them, didn’t you?”
“Yes. I want my sister to try them too.”
Sayuki still did not know Haruhiko’s contact information.
If she asked him directly, he would probably give it to her, but it was difficult for her, who was not used to such situations. To put it bluntly, she was too embarrassed.
On the contrary, Moe had exchanged contact information with Haruhiko and seemed to be in regular contact with him.
“Sayuki, Akane, look at this! These are pictures from when Haru san went to a takoyaki party with his sister. Shall we do it next time too?”
She had previously shown them pictures sent by Haruhiko with a bright smile.
Not only did they exchange messages and pictures, but she had also been treated to a celebratory meal when she obtained the Sacred Gear.
It was not jealousy. Moe was a good girl and an important friend, and she had said, “Haru san? He’s an important friend of mine!” So it was not jealousy at all. Besides, she did not even view Haruhiko as a man.
“Come to think of it, I’ve been hearing a lot about Hakase san from Moe lately.”
“From Moe?”
“…Yes. She said he’s like an older brother.”
“I see. It’s a bit embarrassing for me too. He’s an important friend of mine.”
She couldn’t help but gaze at him as he blushed. Noticing her odd behavior, Haruhiko asked her with concern.
“Is something wrong, Kannazuki san?”
Nothing in particular.
It was just that the difference between the way he called her “Kannazuki san” and Moe “Moe-chan” made her feel a bit uneasy.
“No, it’s nothing.”
She smiled to hide her uneasiness.
That day, she could not ask for his contact information again.
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545: Anonymous Combatant
I’ve been playing NTR6 to an alarming degree lately.
I spent the whole day playing it today. Before I knew it, the date was about to change.
546: Anonymous Combatant
What kind of erotic story?
547: Anonymous Combatant
No, it’s a fighting game called “Night Tales Romanesque 6”.
It’s a fantasy game where you fight with characters like heroes and mages. The story mode with its character development elements and the highly customizable character builds are just so enjoyable.
548: Anonymous Combatant
I like it too. I like how you can freely set the command techniques.
Also, the dancer Ophelia is so cute.
549: Anonymous Combatant
Has it been out for that long already? I played up to Nightroma 2.
Is my main character, the Lone Swordsman Berfight, still in it?
550: Anonymous Combatant
Now he’s become the Lone Sword Saint Berfight, one of the strongest characters.
He got married to the Beast Tamer Mia and has a kid. His sister Carol has also become a playable apprentice magic swordswoman.
551: Anonymous Combatant
So he’s not so lone anymore…!?
552: Anonymous Combatant
Mia and Carol were both taken by the Demon King Valjua, the final boss, and his kid was just a borrowed egg, so Berfight is still alone.
553: Anonymous Combatant
But this is a consumer game, right…?
554: Anonymous Combatant
The official side just made that up themselves.
555: Anonymous Combatant
The concept of “official” is crumbling.
556: Anonymous Combatant
Butting in, but they really did just make that up themselves.
There’s no such depiction in the game’s story, and it’s only mentioned in the staff roundtable discussion in the setting material book, where one of the staff members jokingly said, “Well, in my personal headcanon…” when asked, “Why is he called the Lone Swordsman when he’s married?” So it’s not really reflected in the main work.
557: Hakase
I’d prefer if that wasn’t reflected, to be honest.
558: Anonymous Combatant
I’d recommend a farming sim to you, but it might be a bit hard to suggest to Hakase, who’s running an evil organization.
559: Anonymous Combatant
By the way, Hakase, you’re a bit late today. The date’s about to change.
560: Hakase
Today, a little kitten whispered to me, “Shine bright.” So let me consult with you.
561: Anonymous Combatant
I don’t understand any of that at all.
562: Anonymous Combatant
Yup, same old Hakase.
563: Hakase
No, I went shopping with my little sister today.
564: Anonymous Combatant
Wait, Hakase has a sister?
565: Hakase
Yeah, I’m talking about the cat-ear Kunoichi.
566: Anonymous Combatant
??
567: Anonymous Combatant
Sister play?
568: Anonymous Combatant
Shopping for clothes and stuff with the cat-ear Kunoichi?
569: Hakase
Not play. Clothes were the main focus.
And I also bought a house.
570: Anonymous Combatant
You don’t just casually buy a house, man.
571: Anonymous Combatant
Bourgeoisie…
572: Anonymous Combatant
You’re living large for someone running an organization with financial troubles.
573: Hakase
No, no, there were some special circumstances.
Today, the cat-ear Kunoichi and I went shopping together.
She’s become interested in fashion and asked me to “pick out some clothes for me, nya.”
So I thought we’d go to a shopping mall, and on the way back, we could hit up the food court for some junky treats.
574: Hakase
the cat-ear Kunoichi: “Hakase, how about this one, nya?”
Me: “Ooh, that’s nice. Cute.”
Learning from the previous choice event, I made sure to compliment the cat-ear Kunoichi.
Happy with that, she kept bringing out new outfits one after another, putting on a little fashion show of sorts.
From those, I picked out a few that I liked and bought them.
the cat-ear Kunoichi, usually so quiet and inexpressive, looked quite satisfied today.
575: Anonymous Combatant
That’s just a normal date, isn’t it?
576: Anonymous Combatant
I hate it… If someone gets killed by hatred…
577: Hakase
the cat-ear Kunoichi: “Now it’s your turn, Hakase, nya.”
Me: “Eh, me too?”
Then came the unexpected part. It seemed the cat-ear Kunoichi intended to coordinate my outfits too.
She said my usual suit was too plain and so on.
the cat-ear Kunoichi: “You’re tall, so something like this would work, nya.”
Me: “Isn’t this a bit too adventurous?”
the cat-ear Kunoichi: “It’ll look good, nya.”
It was kind of punk-ish? Clothes with a tough, band-like style or like a university Hakase’s outfit.
Honestly, they were not the kind of clothes I would normally choose, but since she recommended them, I tried them on.
And when I looked in the mirror, I was surprised. Huh… Do I actually look cool?
578: Anonymous Combatant
You definitely look like a ladykiller. But in a good way.
579: Hakase
Me: “How’s this?”
the cat-ear Kunoichi: “Sexy, nya.”
Me: “What about this one? I put on glasses too.”
the cat-ear Kunoichi: “You look intellectual, nya.”
Well, of course I look intellectual; I’m a researcher of spiritual engineering.
But I didn’t feel the need to point that out. the cat-ear Kunoichi was just genuinely complimenting me.
the cat-ear Kunoichi’s coordination was a perfect fit. Feeling good, I struck some poses like in a fashion magazine, and the cat-ear Kunoichi reacted with a restrained “Kyaa, so cool, nya.”
Damn, this is fun.
580: Anonymous Combatant
So that’s what you meant by “a little kitten whispered to me”?
581: Anonymous Combatant
I guess you struck those typical gal guy poses, huh?
582: Anonymous Combatant
Come to think of it, even though Hakase is supposed to be a scientist type, he’s basically just a jokester at heart.
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