Chapter 264
Translator: Ranzan
Editor: ryunakama
The next day at the Oritachi Station turnstile .
Aoba and Taiyou arrived 15 minutes before the appointed time, but Akiha was already waiting .
Taiyou was a little surprised, but Aoba didn’t really seem to notice, as the two ran up to each other .
Akiha was there with her usual smile of wild abandonment and Taiyou didn’t miss seeing the slight dark light that seemed to radiate from Akiha’s eyes .
He didn’t miss it, but he didn’t identify it either .
Something like that Taiyou simply let go as having another meaning .
「Good morning Akiha, did you wait long?」
「Good morning . I did wait, about 11 or 12 hours . 」
「WHAAA?!」
「I couldn’t wait since you called me last night! Light the night before a field trip? 」
「Ah, you were there from then . 」
At first Aoba was surprised, but then she noticed it was Akiha’s joke, and then was relieved .
The close friends both laughed lightly at Akiha’s joke, and Taiyou joined in after the joke .
「Sorry after all that happened the last day, and you being tired, to call you here so suddenly . 」
「It’s fine, I wanted to go out somewhere anyway . 」
「Really?」
「Well it’s a weekday holiday since the holiday fell on the weekend, right? Pretty rare thing so I’m not going to just stay cooped up in my house . 」
「Yeah, that’s true . About as common as getting a day off on another school’s day of establishment . 」
「But, Akiba, you usually skip classes and go somewhere anyway . 」
Aoba said suddenly, while Akiha turned pale, laughed, and said:
「That’s not true, I’m an honors student with a sparkling record!」
「An honors student doesn’t go on the school roof and walk on the fence!」
「Shhh, that’s a national secret!」
「Some cheap secret!」
「You can’t let anyone else know about what I do there, okay!」
「I know about it . 」
「Oh geez, now I have to erase the evidence . 」
Taiyou, Aoba, and Akiha .
All exchanging occasional light smiles, Taiyou bought the tickets, gave one to Aoba and Akiha, and they all passed the turnstile onto the platform .
The platform was clear on this weekday after rush hour . There were a few students in regular clothes ready to enjoy the day off, but otherwise it was quite empty .
The three walked to the front of the platform and waited for the train .
「Even so, you’ve got some husband, Aoba . 」
「Husband…」
Aoba said with a flushed face .
「He’s your husband, right?」
「…yes . 」
Aoba nodded, and in that instant Akiha’s expression changed a bit, as Taiyou decided to watch the two .
Akiha didn’t notice that Taiyou was watching and simply continued .
「Yesterday’s exercise festival . There were some betting among the students, and one bookie made a lot of money, you heard? There was a huge dark horse that showed up and won the individual first place award . 」
「The dark horse…you mean Natsuno-kun?」
「Yeah, everyone bet on that Nyooooo girl and the sister-lovin’ boy that ended up second and third . Last year’s festival, the Nyoooo girl won first and the sister lover won first at the middle school . There was only one guy that bet on Natsuno . 」
「What, one bet on him?」
「Yes . 」
Natsuno grimaced .
Aoba’s surprise was understandable . Up to six months ago, Taiyou had only been playing games and was pretty much accepted as a gamer nerd . That reputation had changed bit by bit, but not enough that someone would bet on him right before the sports festival .
But still, someone did . Aoba and Taiyou had both been very surprised when they heard about it before Akiha told them .
「That’s where this money for the trip comes from, girls . 」
「What? So you bet on yourself, Taiyou?」
Aoba was surprised . It was a predictable thing, but it wasn’t Taiyou .
「No, it wasn’t me, it was Kohaku that bet on me . 」
「Kohaku did?」
「Yeah, she thinks very carefully . Even though she’s only just transferred, she knows far deeper about that school than me . 」
「I see, sounds like Kohaku though . 」
Aoba understood .
「Kohaku is that lotita-looking student?」
「Loli-GILF . 」
Taiyou corrected her statement .
「She’s nearly 90 years old . 」
「NO WAY!?」
「You know about the Eternal Little?」
Taiyou explained about the Eternal Little to the surprised Akiha .
Growth ends at 10 years, and life continues as is for such a woman .
Only one in a million have such an existence, but the negative is living as an 「Old Maid」, Taiyou explained to Akiha .
「Wow, are you eating up a woman like that too?」
「Eating up?」
Taiyou grimaced .
It was a straight and raw expression from Akiha, but the expression wasn’t making Taiyou uncomfortable .
Instead of eating, it seems more like Taiyou was the one getting eaten, at least the impression was much stronger that way .
It was like that since they met, the time that she suddenly attacked his lips .
Without any prior embrace, she just attacked him .
「I was surprised to hear that was the first kiss . 」
「What? Did you say something?」
「No, nothing . 」
Taiyou turned his neck and tried to play it off .
He tried to turn the conversation away from Kohaku and to himself .
「Well, even so, you must be happy to be thought of as so awesome . I want to be someone that everyone can be proud of . 」
「Everyone?」
「Everyone . 」
Taiyou pointed at Aoba .
Aoba, and the other wives that weren’t there .
That was the 「everyone」he was talking about .
As they talked on the platform, the train came, and the three boarded it .
「So, where are we going today?」
The door closed, as Akiha asked as if she just remembered .
It wasn’t that she forgot what she wanted to say, she just never said it .
Even if she asked at first, she thought she would go with them and the topic would become cloudy again, so she just went along without asking any details .
(Maybe because Aoba is here?)
Taiyou thought so, but after looking, it didn’t seem so .
It was the way Akiha asked questions, looked . She wasn’t challenging their relationship .
He didn’t know where, but there was no point he saw there .
Yeah, it was written on her face .
Instead of a challenging appearance, he simply smiled and answered her .
「Amusement park . 」
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