Volume 3 - CH 10

Just before Summer Vacation

On the day we promised to meet up, I had Minako help me pick out my clothes.

Nothing can go wrong with the help of someone who already has a boyfriend.

With that in mind, I headed to the train station we promised to meet at.

“Kurusu-san, good afternoon. That tidy look really suits you. You look beautiful today……..”

“Thank you! Toyotomi-kun too, ……..Um, the casual outfit fits you as well.”

I’ve never been confident in my body and when he said that I’m beautiful to my face like that my heart just can’t stop racing.

His straightforwardness is just too dazzling.

After that, we headed to the karaoke box. But before we start singing, Toyotomi-kun’s going to show his magic to me first.

“See, when I do this then……Ta-Da.”

“Eh!? The pattern is different now!? How did you do it!?”

Toyotomi-kun said that he wasn’t confident since he was only a beginner but since I have never seen such magic tricks before, he looked just like a pro to me.

He seems very experienced when he’s shuffling the cards as well.

“Magic~nya.”

“Toyotomi-kun, that’s very nostalgic you know!”

“Don’t say that! It will only make me more self-aware of the generation gap right.”

“Ahahaha.”

Even when we fool around like this he still seems cute to me since it’s like he’s showing me his true self.

The more I get to know him the further I fall for him.

After he showed me 5 magic tricks, Toyotomi declared that the show was over.

“They were all amazing! I was really impressed by the first one you know! Can I see it one more time?”

“Tch, tch, tch. No can do. I have a principle that I won’t show the same trick twice after all. The tricks will lose their freshness and exciting element right.”

“I see! That’s so cool!”

“Right, I will train more so I can show you something even more amazing next time. Look forward to it.”

There was a sense of trust that he would really do it for me.

And ‘Next time’ he said. Is there anything that would make me happier than this!?

Right now I could die from happiness alone…….

“Yes. I will be leaving two days earlier but with the surgery, I think I won’t be able to enjoy the summer vacation for a while……”

It’s a pain but I need this surgery to stay alive.

Surgeries and hospitalization have already become normal things for me after all.

“But you will be free in the second half right? If that’s the case then do you want to go see the fireworks together?”

“I want to go but I’m not too good with crowded places.”

“Then it will be fine. I know a spot where there are no people around. This is nice, there are a lot of places I want to go with you, Kurusu-san.”

Toyotomi-kun started making plans on an app on his smartphone.

It really does feel like I’m going to go on a date with him.

“What do you usually do for the vacation?”

“I normally just play games at home you know. I was actually wondering if I should play [Breaking the Chain of Sadness] again this summer. It’s an interesting game since its story is both fun and thrilling, you see.”

“Hmm, if Toyotomi-kun recommends it that much then maybe I should try playing it too.”

“Absolutely! That way we can talk about it together too!”

To share the same interest and talk about it together.

Is there anything more exciting than this? I can only look forward to it more and more.

“Alright, I swear I will send Kurusu-san a message every day this summer! No, let’s make that ten!”

“Ehh? Really? I won’t have my phone with me because of the surgery you know.”

“It’s fine. I want Kurusu-san to know more about me after all. Alright, let’s make it a penalty game. If I forget to message you even once then you can give me a punishment.”

“A punishment game?”

“Right……, [I have to do whatever Kurusu-san says] if I forget to message you. Let’s go with this penalty.”

“Eh, Ehh?”

Toyotomi-kun is inching closer to me.

He’s so cute, so charming, I like you, I love you.

“Looks like it will be a good summer vacation this year huh.”

“Yeah!”

Summer vacation.

We also talked about visiting the fireworks festival, the swimming pool, and window shopping together.

Maybe he might even confess to me during the fireworks display.

Even if he doesn’t, I will probably do it myself.

To get to that, let’s survive this painful and boring surgery.

“Let’s have the best summer together!”

“I’m looking forward to seeing your daily messages okay!”

“Alright! I’ll give it my all!”

I was chatting with Toyotomi-kun with expectations bubbling in my chest.

It was my last time at school before the vacation started.

In two days, the summer vacation will start for the other students.