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After that, I couldn"t catch Hasumi and thus, was in a really difficult situation where I had to interview him on the day of the deadline, Monday.
Taking a deep breath, I faced Hasumi"s cla.s.s.
Right now is lunch break. In the middle of this lunch break, I must interview Hasumi at any cost and have him answer the questions.
I firmly grasped my lunch bento to challenge the interview.
“Ehm…...excuse me, may you call Hasumi-sama?”
I asked a student near the entrance if he could call out Hasumi.
He agreed to do it. Thank G.o.d. I thought that I"d be refused because Hasumi is difficult to approach.
Hasumi arrived immediately and looked at me with a curious expression.
It"s not like I came because I wanted to. I couldn’t help it because it was work.
I said in my mind as an excuse.
“What did you come for?”
“I came to interview you for the sport festival. Do you have time now?”
“Interview…...mh. Alright. It"s too noisy here, shall we move to somewhere else?”
“Yes.”
I quietly nodded and followed after Hasumi.
Geh. I"m getting attention.
“So, what is it?”
Hasumi sat down in the shade of an inconspicuous tree in the courtyard.
Following his example I spread a handkerchief and sat too.
And while I was at it, I opened my bento. One cannot go to war when hungry.
“It"s for the interview. It"s an established practice to take an interview of the MVP of the sport festival.”
“Aah…...now that you say it, that"s right. So, what should I answer?”
“Ah, yes. Let me see……”
I took out a paper from my pocket. The interview"s details are written on it.
It really is a pain to take a memo of what he says every single time.
I presented the paper and a pen to Hasumi, and asked him to respond to these questions.
It looks like it was a pain to argue back and forth for Hasumi too, since he took the paper and without complaining he began to write.
In the meantime I decided to eat my bento. This boiled food is delicious.
When I finished eating my lunch, Hasumi just finished as well, yay, and returned the questionnaire to me.
I accepted them and checked the contents.
Un, perfect. Let"s submit it to sensei as it is.
“Thank you very much for your cooperation.”
When I gave him my thanks, Hasumi didn"t really respond.
And leaning on the tree like that, “wake me up when it"s time,” he closed his eyes and said.
Dumbfounded by the unexpected action, I checked if he really fell asleep.
......it really looked like he is sleeping.
Somehow p.i.s.sed, I decided to stare at his sleeping face.
He has a well arranged face, so much that it makes people irritated. But he looks younger than usual when he is like this.
For some reason I caressed Hasumi"s hair.
I feel like Hasumi"s face softened for an instant.
I"ve been in contact with Miku-sama ever since our meeting.
At school I can"t approach Miku-sama because her surroundings are too scary, but the sense of superiority I feel because I secretly communicate with her, made me become a tengu.
When I summoned a bit of courage and greeted Miku-sama with a ‘Gokigen"yo’, Miku-sama laughed and returned my greeting. Today too Miku-sama is an angel.
However, I can"t go near Miku-sama. It"s scary.
I just greeted her, and I"ve been terribly glared at.
Why is someone like you trying to talk to our Miku-sama? Know your position.
Is what their eyes said. The over observant tengu inside me throughly went into hiding.
While I was feeling downhearted, Hasumi appeared.
Saying to the downhearted me, “What"s up? You don"t look in good spirits as per your usual, it"s like you"re someone else.”
Hasumi, always, always, says an unnecessary word.
But, I wasn"t feeling good enough to talk back, so I said a halfhearted ‘yes’, and nodded. That was how terrible the glare attack of Miku-sama"s perimeter was.
Hasumi stared at such an uninterested me.
“What happened to you really.”
“The glare from Miku-sama’s surroundings was so terrible that I ended up losing…...even though I like Miku-sama more, it"s so frustrating…..!”
“........I understand now, you are as per normal.”
Somehow, I feel like Hasumi looked at me with eyes that someone would use to look at a pitiful child.
No, it must be just my imagination. It"s not like I am a pitiful child.
While we were talking back and forth like this, I received an email from Miku-sama.
『Would you like to come to my house this weekend?』
Eh, I can go to Miku-sama’s house?
Is it okay for me to go?
It"s okay, right? I mean, I was even invited? Ehehe.
There, I immediately replied,『I"d love to come.』
When I suddenly grinned while fiddling with my phone, Hasumi drew back.
I shall not mind it. I don’t care for the likes of Hasumi.
“......You seem in good spirits……?”
“Yes! I"m sorry for worrying you.”
“No, well, it"s not like I was worried.”
You should’ve said that you are, even if it’s a lie. We"re comrades, right!
We dispersed before someone caught sight of us.
On the weekend, I went to Miku-sama’s home.
I"m nervous. What should I do if I were asked to pay at the entrance.
I grasped tightly to the present I was holding in my hands.
When I told my mother that I was going to Miku-sama’s house, I was questioned.
And when I was pressed on about how I got to be friend with Miku-sama, I was able to give an appropriate answer without giving out Hasumi"s name.
Mother gave her consent. But probably didn’t believe me.
After resolving myself I pushed the b.u.t.ton of the intercom.
When I did that the door immediately opened and Miku-sama appeared.
“Welcome, Kaguragi-san.”
“Excuse me for the intrusion.”
I bowed my head to Miku-sama and saying, ‘It"s not anything special but…’ and handed over the present.
That"s the pudding that my mother choose as a present. The pudding there is on the level of cheek slackening deliciousness.
Miku-sama smiled and took it, saying, ‘Thank you, I shall serve it together with tea.’
Yay. The pudding here is my favorite.
Guided by Miku-sama, I was brought to her room.
Miku-sama"s room was girly, really lovely. Un, it really matched Miku-sama.
After a bit, the tea was brought over. Together with the pudding of course.
For a while we enjoyed talking about silly things.
To moisten my throat from talking too much, I drank a long mouthful of tea.
And when my mouth was still full, Miku-sama dropped a bomb.
“Does Kaguragi-san have feelings towards Sousuke?”
....................excuse me?
Tn: Naoriel
Ed: Aeternatrix
Nao"s lil corner
Hmm so
When she said the tengu inside me, she meant "a braggart" and "goblin with a long nose". Tengu are considered to be tricksters.
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