Escape Galge - Chapter 12

New scenes after the first portion. Again, new content are in green. To the girls in this chapter: Senpai, notice me! And to the guys: Oh ye pitiful children…

Kōryaku Taishō-sha na Watashi wa Gyarugē Shujinkō kara Nigetai wake de!

"… Haa."

　Sighing right in the morning makes me depressed.

　With the way things have been going, even I can predict.
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　Same as yesterday.

　It's such a huge difference from his grim expression yesterday that I can only feel fear.
　What should I do if there's flowers placed above Ei-kun's desk[1] when I enter the classroom today…!

"Kii, g'morning."

　Or does he have some item that recovers his mental energy?

　His head's strange.

"Because I'm looking at Kii."

　When he spits out terrifying words with a terrific smile, I get goosebumps.

"Shall we hold hands?"
"Something is really wrong with your head."

　'Is there something wrong with you?' I won't ask that.

　When I let my guard down, his pretty hand that seems like it'll be good at playing the piano reaches out and tries to grab mine.

"Ah, ouch."

　Whack, I smack his hand off.

　I can't be negligent for even a moment.

　Damn soiled hand, come back after climbing to the peak of a sacred mountain and cleansing yourself with the spring water there!

　The figures of female students chatting as they endeavor in cooking can be seen in the huge kitchen.

　For electives in this school, between『Home Economics』,『Arts and Crafts』and『Informatics』, I chose Home Economics.

　The sweet scent makes me happy.

"Nn?"

　For some reason, the girls are swarming around the window.

　Similarly, I head to the window, only to be disappointed when I see what's at the end of the girls' gazes.

　The 2nd-year guys are having Physical Education and he's playing soccer on the sports field.

"KYAH!"

　The girls raise shrill cheers.

　Girls, your voices are so loud that the teacher's gonna come back y'know!

"Isn't he cool!"
"Sure enough, Aoi-senpai is the best!"

　Well, I admit that that was picturesque.

　Just as I was going to return, seeing as seeing anymore is a waste of time… urk, our eyes met.
　Even though this is the 2nd storey and there's a far bit of gap, our eyes meet perfectly.

"EH!? Hey, senpai is looking over here!"

　It was my imagination that our eyes met, let that be the case.

　The teacher returns when I peek into the oven to check the stage of baking the muffins are in.
　Hungry. I want to eat soon.

"Ah, Kii-chan!"

　I hear Ei-kun's voice when I return from the Home Economics room.

　I dont' see him even though I hear his voice… just as I think that, I find him among the group exiting the computer lab.

　When I wave to him, he comes over happily like an affable puppy.

　Ei-kun is the oasis of my heart.

"I see Ei-kun's elective is Informatics."

　In Informatics, you can learn basic knowledge about computers and other skills beneficial for finding a job.

　Apparently they touch on the topic of stocks too, so it's quite a useful elective.

"Yeah. After all, there's no drawback be it going for further studies or job seeking."
"Admirable!"

　I only had the impression that it's『boring』and thus chose Home Economics without hesitation but Ei-kun sure is admirable.

　He's the type you'd want for a husband.

"Doesn't that smell nice?"

　Ei-kun looks at the paper bag I'm holding.
　It contains the leftovers from the cooking practice.

"It's muffins and cookies. I made them during cooking practice. Do you want it?"

　Come to think of it, I haven't thanked Ei-kun for being the sacrifice.

"Go ahead."
"Oi, me too!"

　When I pass it to Ei-kun, his friends who are with him start making a racket.

"It's mine! She gave them to me!"

"Oi, pass it here too!"

　The guys nearby swarm around Ei-kun and make a racket.

　They look like『kids scrambling for snacks』.

　There isn't much so make sure you share the food, okay?

"Eh, Kii. Is it okay to not give them to Aoi-senpai?"
"It's okay."

　My friends walking beside me are surprised but there's absolutely no problem.
　I've given them all to him so far but that probably won't happen again.

"Ah, it's senpai. I'll be heading off!"

　My friend runs off, her destination being that guy who's returning[3] after his Physical Education class ended.

　The girls who were with me in the cooking practice are mostly gathered around him.

　I want to erase my memory.

"Kagurazaka-senpai sure is amazing."

　Excuse me, who are you?

　I see, so the things made by the girls in cooking practices mostly went to that guy so the others don't get a chance.

　I feel like shedding tears when I look at those who look happy even though they could only obtain a single mouthful after the scramble.

"Ah."

　Ei-kun's face stiffens as he looks behind me.

　Is he going to come here!?

　What can I say if he comes with that group of girls attached to him!

"K-Kii-chan, run!"
"Ei-kun!?"

　Ei-kun takes a step forth in order to shield me.

　So you're going to sacrifice yourself again for me to escape, aren't you!

"U-Us too!"
"Eh?"

　Just as I was about to take up Ei-kun's offer and escape, the boys who ate the snacks become a wall to block that guy's advancement.

　You don't have to go so far though!?

　While I can no longer see that guy, he's definitely nearby.
　Since there's obstruction, I must not put it to waste.

"Thank you everyone! I'll give you sweets again!"
"""!"""

　With that, the gleeful faces of the boys turn towards me simultaneously, giving me a fright.

　I hastily return to class.

[1] This is usually done when the student a particular desk belongs to, passes away.

[3] From the sports field to his own classroom/main school building.