Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e - Volume 20 - Chapter SS3

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Ichinose Honami’s Short Story

I Must Move Forward

LAST NIGHT, I was laying in bed thinking until I fell asleep around midnight.

I woke up a bit after 5 am. I only slept for 5 hours.

I usually get 7 or 8 hours of sleep… Maybe it was because I was thinking too much.

I had a meeting with Ayanokōji-kun at 10 am at Keyaki mall.

I considered going back to sleep, but I didn’t feel like indulging my favorite pastime—sleeping in—today.

When I closed my eyes, the only thing that came to mind was what was going to happen from then on.

Since yesterday, when Ayanokōji-kun had asked to meet, my heartbeat had been rising.

Though I knew this wasn’t really a boyfriend-girlfriend sort of date. Ayanokōji-kun already had someone special to him, and I was just someone from his year.

So there must’ve been another reason for him to invite me out, but it wasn’t necessary to ask.

I guessed that it had to do with me quitting the student council.

Nagumo-senpai had ordered me to keep quiet, but rumors had already begun to spread. The rest of the class must have been curious as to why I quit the student council.

I continued to think of things like that while I shifted from left to right in my bed.

Then, after some great efforts, at around 9:30, I began to reach the limit of my staying idle in my room.

The forecast called for rain in the afternoon, so I grabbed my umbrella.

I then walked slowly towards Keyaki Mall, avoiding contact with as many people as possible. It was cold outside, but it helped me keep my composure.

Thinking I had made the right choice in leaving early, I arrived at the meeting location and started to make mental preparations for when Ayanokōji-kun would arrive.

First, to not look upset or show anything negative.

Then next, not to ask about Karuizawa-san.

And finally, not to show any peculiar emotions.

I am Ayanokōji-kun’s friend, friend, friend, friend, friend.

Yeah, I’m fine. It’ll be fine.

I clenched my umbrella as I believed this.

The reason I decided to meet with Ayanokōji-kun today… is to move forward.

I had to be prepared to move forward.

“Good morning, Ayanokōji-kun.”

I called out to him as he walked towards me.

By the end of that day, I’d forget everything. I kept that feeling hidden in my heart.