Chapter 40 - Date (1)

Station A. In a flashy-looking outfit, there was a man displaying his talent on the side of the road. Holding a guitar in his hand, the man began to play it and sing along to the rhythm.

"Bright morning~ accompanied by human fantasy~

The light of your eyes~ blends with secrets~

Where, oh where can I keep seeing you

Where, oh where can I continue to reach you

O my angel~

Na na na, na na na na~"

With his big hat on, he stood up and began to place the hat on the ground. The crowd watching his performance in the morning, of course, understood the man's actions. Politely, they began throwing coins and money into the hat.

One of the people in the crowd was Ryousuke. Wearing casual clothes, namely a black shirt and jeans, he was enjoying his time at Station A while waiting for Kawajima to arrive.

'Nice song', he thought. The song he heard earlier made him more excited about the upcoming activities.

Finished with the song, the man began to bow, and loud applause could be heard afterward. These guys, who were street artists, were quite a rare thing to see in the morning. Usually, they would do their activities in the afternoon to evening.

"One more song!" someone shouted at the man. A few other people nodded, and the man started playing his guitar again. This time, he started singing a different song.

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After waiting for a while, Ryousuke finally met with Kawajima. As promised, Kawajima came at 9.30am, which meant she was 30 minutes early. As for him? Since he was going to buy some things regarding his game account, he ended up arriving at the station at 8.00am. Fortunately, he managed to get the things he wanted, and the waiting wasn't too bad either, he was used to it.

"Good morning, Toru-san!"

"hi, good morning Kawajima-san"

Sitting on a station bench, Ryousuke saw Kawajima coming and stood up to greet her. Even today, she looked very beautiful. With a lacy white shirt and cream-colored skirt, not to forget her pink hair that was still braided. Everything looked perfect.

Umm... Although, she seems to be holding something like a basket. A basket? What for... Well, whatever.

Although, if Ryousuke said that she looked beautiful, surely she would not believe it. After all, people's sense of beauty in this world was reversed, and even at this moment, there were still many people around them who were looking at the girl with their cold faces.

Umm, perhaps this is a little strange. Why if this world has an inverted sense of beauty, but still has the same fashion style? The answer, he didn't know either.

All girls, whether they were fat, slim, or skinny, it didn't matter as long as their faces were ugly. And they will definitely look beautiful. There is no such thing as body goals.

Beautiful clothes, if worn by ugly people, will still look good in the eyes of the people of this world, so maybe that's the reason why the fashion style in this world remains the same, he also doesn't know.

Well, let's not get into complicated things like that. What matters now is the girl in front of him. No matter how ugly she looked in front of others, but in his eyes, she was still a very beautiful girl.

"Don't mind the stares given by the people around you. They are just other people who don't even have the slightest effect on your life, so don't mind them. Straighten up, here, all you need to see is me. Don't mind the others."

Ryousuke saw that, even though she was greeting him, Kawajima was greeting him with her head down, looking shy and insecure. So, he tried to encourage her.

Every human being, in their lifetime cannot have more than 100 people close to them. So, what's the point of thinking about ordinary people that you'll forget three seconds later? That's useless.

"ah!... U-um, okay..."

"Yeah, that's better."

Kawajima straightened up again and looked at him properly. Ryousuka smiled and nodded. He continued, "Well then, how about we get started?"

The current Kawajima no longer even cared about the people around her. Yes, what Toru-san said was true, she didn't need to care about the judgment of people she didn't even know.

She smiled and nodded at Ryousuke's words. "Yes, let's go"

Just like that time, this time they would exchange books at the city public library. The two walked side by side, looking prepared and ready.

Carrying a basket with both hands, was Kawajima who carried a lunch box inside. "Toru-san... Umm, actually, I already made lunch for the two of us today. See? I hope you'll like it."

She lifted the basket and showed it to Ryousuke with a flushed face.

Apparently, the basket he was looking at was the basket for lunch. Moreover, Kawajima also made lunch for him. "What? Really, thank you. I was looking forward to your lunch, Kawajima-san. I'm sure it will tastes very good" he replied.

Since Kawajima was the one in charge today, he did not know where they would go after they were done with their book exchange. But looking at the basket she was carrying, maybe they would go somewhere to eat after this?

'good'

"hehe, I hope you like it"

"Want me to help you carry it?"

"No, no need. It's not heavy."

"Okay. But, lunch huh... I'm really looking forward to it now."

"I-umm... Is that so?"

"Yeah, though... It makes the two of us look more and more like we're dating, doesn't it? Hehe"

"T-toru san...! What are you saying! "

"But it's true right? Come on, I think we should both be honest here. It's really completely a date this time"

"?!... Dating... "

"Don't think about it too much. Just enjoy our current time to the fullest, it's not that I'm unhappy about this, on the contrary. I'm happy to have a date with you, Kawajima-san"

"Wha-?! A-a... Good!"

The teasing smile on Ryousuke's face was obvious as he enjoyed the roller coaster of emotions seen on Kawajima's face. It was easy to tease this girl, and he loved her highly expressive expression.

Keep in mind that, even though he was teasing her, it didn't mean that what he said was a lie. He was very honest with his words, he was indeed happy to have a date with Kawajima.

Unfortunately for the teased person herself, her face couldn't be any redder and she currently had her head down. Just staring at the asphalt road. She was too embarrassed by their conversation, and even more so after Toru seemed to enjoy the expression on her face. Her heart could currently even be heard by her, so strong was it.

'I'm happy to have a date with you, Kawajima-san'

'I'm happy to have a date with you, Kawajima-san'

'I'm happy to have a date with you, Kawajima-san'

The words she heard from him kept repeating in her mind. He didn't hate to date with me? Does that mean... ?! W-waaaa!

Her brain started thinking at the speed of light. Everything was processed while she kept walking with Ryousuke still by her side.

The city public library was near. She hoped Toru-san wouldn't tease her any more than this, or else she might not survive.