Chapter 47 - Meet Time

The remaining school time today quickly passed. After school dismissal time arrived, Ryousuke was about to walk out of his classroom to go home. Today there were no club activities, he had also memorized his lines as the evil landlord perfectly, so he was not worried about anything about himself.

Regarding the matter of Ichiba spraining her leg, he had also informed Chairman Akira using private chat. He didn't tell him in the group chat because he didn't want the commotion that might occur in the club.

He sent him a message after school, just now. The message went something like this,

[good afternoon chairman. I'm Toru, just wanted to inform you that Ichiba sprained her leg and she can't perform the play this Friday, there's not enough time for it to heal]

[good afternoon, Toru-kun! Regarding this matter, I also got a message from Ichiba-chan directly. She has also told me about the incident, it seems like you helped her huh? Good job. The least desirable thing for Ichiba is that she fell down the stairs and no one was there. Just the thought that she might have a more severe injury scares me]

[yes, it's just a coincidence that I just finished my business in the bathroom. Ichiba can indeed be a clumsy girl sometimes. Anyway, so now that Ichiba can't perform, what are we going to do senpai? ]

[haha, you're right. Regarding our performance this Friday, if indeed Ichiba still hasn't recovered, then I'm thinking of postponing it. The performance later too, although it's important, but it's not really required. I don't want to make my little kouhai who had an accident be left alone. I know she must be frustrated too]

[I see, good. I totally agree with you senpai]

[yes. Of course I can't hide this from the other members either, so tomorrow I'll tell all the club members about it. That's all I guess, then see you tomorrow Toru-kun! Don't be late for the club! ]

[look who's talking... See you tomorrow]

And their conversation ended. In addition to informing his club president about this, he also got messages from Ichiba and Una thanking him and Ichiba also said not to worry about her, after all her leg wasn't badly sprained.

'okay, time to go home', he thought.

Ignoring the commotion of the students in his class doing their own things, he walked home alone without Juutaro or Ame. He could have go home with his other classmates, but he still didn't get along with them very well.

The thing that was a little annoying about Japan was their closed society. If you find a student like Juutaro who can get along with the whole class, they are a rare case.

Most students will only be friends with their own circle and have conversations with other students only when necessary, such as about assignments or during group work.

For example, that group of bad boys over there. He saw them going home together, laughing and seemingly not caring about anything else. They were students who had been caught smoking by the school, and although they had learned their lesson, they were still mischievous.

Another example, at the front bench. Look there, the front bench is empty and the students who occupied it are nowhere to be seen. If you follow them, you will see them on their way home. Be it by private car or any other way. This is a group of smart students who only make friends with smart people. They are the opposite of the naughty group.

There were others, Joozu's group of friends, the gamers group (Ame was excluded, rejected because of his ugly face), the socialite group, and others.

So, it was clear that even though he went home alone, he didn't feel sad or reluctant. This was better than joining classmates to go home and not understanding a word they said because of the differences between them.

He also seems to have changed. If this was his world back then, he wouldn't care about this and would get along with anyone. Thinking of this, he realized it only now.

He was now out of the front gate of the school, continuing his steps, he began to think of something else.

The reason he went home alone without Juutaro or Ame was because Ame had club activities, and Juutaro went home with his girlfriend, whom he couldn't possibly bother. Juutaro wouldn't go home with Joozu every day, every other day, Joozu would usually be picked up by her personal driver, and he and Ame would go home with him.

"hahh... I want coffee."

He looked up at the bright sky, returning home peacefully and relaxed. Although his mind was currently a little complicated with some things, being alone like this made him calm and more able to think.

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Darkness of the night. In the cozy room referred to as Ryousuke's bedroom, Ryousuke lay down. He held a smartphone in his hand, seemingly absorbed in himself.

"Daily quest, hmm~~ hmm~~"

His routine at night after he finished his homework was to play games. No, actually originally the routine he did at this time of day was supposed to be reading books, but since he found another form of entertainment, why not.

After all, the 'pizza guy' book he borrowed from Midori had already been read. He didn't have any other new books, so there were no books he could read at the moment.

While decimating and terrorizing the goblins in the game with his five-star claymore, he completed his daily quest with ease.

*ptuing

A ringing in-game notification sounded. He clicked on the chat logo in the corner of the screen and saw who sent him a message.

[Yamero!]: "Yo, wanna finish the quest together?"

It turned out that the person was Yamero! He replied to his message, [sure].

Hours later, his eyes didn't leave the screen for a second.

Completing the quest with the whale's help seemed to be very easy indeed. Everything went into baby mode. He was done with all his business and exited the game after saying goodbye to Yamero!

"ok now... Yotto"

Getting up from hisbed, he walked to a nearby chair and sat down. Opening his lime app, he touched someone's icon and called her.

*Tuut Tuut

After the second ring, the person picked up.

[Hello, good evening R-Ryousuke-kun...]

"Hello, good evening Midori. How is it there, are you free now?"

The person he was calling was Midori. After their previous date, they had not been able to talk again and today was the day they had promised to discuss about the impression of the book they each read.

Moving his butt, he shifted the chair and picked up the 'pizza guy' novel stored on the bookshelf. The novel had a rose-red cover, with a picture of a woman seen from behind, wearing fashionable clothes and looking at a pizza shop. If you look at it, it just looks like an ordinary novel. However, the content was more interesting than most of the novels he read.

Ronald... What a lucky guy...

He pick up the book while listening to Midori's answer,

[Un. I've finished all my home activities]

"Good. You know, I wanted to say this, but the 'pizza guy' book you lent me was really interesting! The ending at the end, it was so surprising! " he said, while sitting back comfortably.

[fufufu, looks like you liked it Ryousuke-kun. Right?, I told you the book would be interesting]

"Yeah, I finished reading it in just one day"

[is that so? Actually me too, the book you lent me was also very interesting! ]

[I wondered what it would be like... But when I opened the book and started reading the first page, Huhhh... Amazing]

"I see, good then. Nee, let's talk about the 'pizza guy' book first. Starting from the first chapter, when... "

Needless to say, their long conversation about books lasted for the next few hours. Now that both Ryousuke and Midori knew how they felt about each other, even this kind of casual conversation felt very pleasant, and the time they spent talking about it even seemed to go by very quickly.

Ryousuke still did not know about the decision that had been made by the person he was currently talking to. So, he just carried on the conversation normally without any prejudice.

Although, it couldn't be said that way with the person on the other side. Midori, having made up her mind, was thinking about the right time to confess.

Looking at Ryousuke and the girl he was holding this afternoon, she knew she had to act quickly. She actually wanted to confess on the way home from school, but she was called by Sayaka Mayu who took her to buy stomachache medicine.

Now that it was nighttime, could she confess now?

She thought about it.

Yes, confessing now seems to be okay. They weren't face to face at the moment anyway, so she wouldn't feel too embarrassed and nervous when confessing.

But...

That doesn't feel right. For some reason, no matter how much she thought about it, confessing over the phone without meeting face to face seemed too cowardly.

She, thinking about it, didn't like it.

Even though she was in a hurry, she still wanted to make her confession more memorable. Granted, confessing over the phone would be less embarrassing, but it was not the way that seemed right to confess. She also felt that the possibility of being rejected was also higher if she confessed now.

'... Tomorrow, yes. Tomorrow'

There is still tomorrow. The fastest time to confess other than today is tomorrow. 'It looks like lunch break... No no, after school seems better'

[Isn't it? Ronald was too lucky as a man. He was in chapter five, when Jennete took the necklace and... ]

While hearing Ryousuke's words in the background, Midori made her decision.

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Finally, they finished their conversation. Both of them were satisfied with their talk about the two books they were reading, and both of them were also feeling sleepy. So, they decided to end it.

"fuahh... It's already this hour. Then let's continue at another time, Midori"

[yes. I'm getting sleepy too]

"Same. Then-"

[Wait, Ryousuke kun]

"Um, yeah? "

Ryousuke was about to hang up the call, but Midori still seemed to want to say something. He was curious, what would she talk about?

[Ryousuke-kun, tomorrow, can we meet after school, I want to discuss something with you]

Ah... I see. What is it about? Does Midori still want to talk about the book with him? Well, it's okay. He has no problem with it. [oh? sure, after school then. meet where?]

[meet me at the library, will you?]

[the library then, let's bring the book too]

They decided. If Midori really wanted to talk about something with him, then he would gladly accept.

He had club activities tomorrow, but if it was for a short while it seemed to be okay.

[yes, thank you... Ryousuke-kun. Good night]

[good night]

Hanging up the phone, Ryousuke put the novel 'pizza guy' into his bag to bring tomorrow. After that, he lay down on the bed. Stretching a little with his hands, then fell asleep soundly and comfortably.

Just like that. Not knowing that the conversation Midori mentioned was not just an ordinary conversation, but a conversation that would greatly surprise him.