I Want to Have a Girlfriend Too - Chapter 22

Volume 2: Sakura School Festival

I’ve been waiting for this moment!

　Another week has passed since then.

　The days have been peaceful, without any particular changes.

　――If anything has changed…

“T-Tokimori-kun! I’ll leave the documents here! “

“Ah, okay…”

　I wonder why Kagurazaka has become more distant than before.

　Did I do something wrong?

　Maya-nē and Yousuke Senpai seemed to know and said,

“This thieving cat finally… !”

“What’s wrong Kagurazaka-chan ? “

　…No, Maya-nē didn’t know. Yeah.

　So I asked Saijouin if she knew anything about it.

“I know a little bit, but I can’t tell…Tokimori-san about it.”

　For some reason, she averted her eyes from me and didn’t tell me anything.

　When I asked the person herself about it, she said────

“Ah, um… I-I’m not exactly being distant to anything. If I told you, you might think I’m not being distant or anything like that! “
(tn: she’s literally talking nonsense, as far as I know.)

　I had no idea what she was talking about.

　I thought, “It will be back to normal in a few more days,” and decided to leave it alone.

　The passage of time will make us forget different kinds of feelings and emotions.

　——What if nothing changes…?

　Anyway, we spent our time peacefully without any other changes.

* * *

　It was a Wednesday morning in November when it was getting a little colder.

　I went to school with my hands in my pockets.

　I hate the feeling that winter is coming.

　Because, you know, winter is full of Riajū’s events.

　Christmas, Hatsumode, Valentine’s Day, and White Day… are hard for nonlovers.
(tn: Hatsumode, paying a visit to a shrine or temple to appreciate the last year’s health and happiness and to pray for another good year.)

　Ahh, I want a girlfriend !!

　I open the classroom door with this thought in mind.

　I see Kazuki and Kagurazaka sitting near my seat, talking to each other with their desks pulled together.

” … what should I do? “

“Well, Nozomu is a little slow, you know…”

　I couldn’t hear what they were discussing, but they seemed to be intimate in a way.

　Good, Kagurazaka is doing a great job of talking to Kazuki and trying to get along with him in order to get a boyfriend!

　I hope Saijouin can learn from Kagurazaka’s example.

　But I also feel sorry… for Kazuki.

　Doesn’t he realize it? ——the murderous looks of the boys around him.

　They have been looking at Kazuki with eyes that could kill a tiger, and the sound of their pencils’ lead snapping is eerie and scary.

　…I feel sorry for your misfortune. Let’s gather the bones later.

　I sit quietly in my seat, trying not to get involved.

“Ah, morning, Nozomu.”

“You idiot! Don’t talk to me! “

　Kazuki notices me and starts talking to me.

　What the hell is this guy doing? I sat down quietly because I didn’t want to get involved!

　Look at this… For some reason, I’m now one of the targets of their aggression.

　And that guy in the corner got two mechanical pencils, and he’s snapping the leads all over the place.

　…I’m scared, it’s really appalling!

“Why can’t I talk to you? ——Ah, I see… I’ll have to run away right after. “

　Kazuki seems to have realized his situation.

　Maybe after morning homeroom, all the boys in this class will attack him immediately.

　All right, it’s your fault, but we’ll run away together when we have to. We’re friends.

” T-Tokimori-kun… good morning! “

“Yes, good morning.”

　Kagurazaka turned around and greeted me vigorously from Kazuki’s side.

　But she seems to be nervous, and her words are stuttered.

　Why are you nervous, Mademoiselle?

“You two are so friendly this early in the morning. As expected of childhood friends.”

　I said to the two of them in a teasing way.

　This would give the impression that the two of them are a perfect match! Then, inevitably, they’ll be able to get along with each other without worrying about what others think of them…I’m smiling to myself at how smart I am.

“No, that’s not true! I don’t get along with Sato-kun at all! “

“H-hey, what are you talking about?”

　Kagurazaka hastily denies it by hitting the desk hard.

　See, Kazuki is also smiling very bitterly, as if he was hurt a lot.

　Poor guy, he was denied for something he didn’t do…

“Good morning, everyone.”

　Then Saijouin came up from behind me and called out to us.

“Ah, morning.”

“Good morning Hii-chan! “

“Good morning.”

　We greet her back.

“I’ve heard the sound of mechanical pencil leads breaking all around right now… What’s going on? “

　Saijouin notices an anomaly in the class and questions it.

“Don’t worry. It happens all the time.”

“Well, now we have to run away…”

“Oh…I see. I understand.”

” ? ? ? “

　Saijouin nodded her head with her hand on her chin in agreement, while Kagurazaka tilted her head as if she did not understand.

　Kagurazaka, I want you to understand that what you say has an influence, mainly in this class but also in other classes. And you need to consider the feelings of the victims who are caught up in it.

“But more importantly, we’re going to have to decide what we’re going to do later in homeroom today.”

　Hey, Saijouin. We’re about to start a life-threatening escape, and that’s what you’re talking about?

　Can’t you be a little more considerate?

“What are you going to decide?”

“We’re going to decide on the committee members and the program for the Sakura School Festival.”

“It’s comingg!!!!————”

“Aaah! Please don’t shout so loud suddenly! “

　Saijouin was startled by my voice.

　It was a pretty cute sight, but it didn’t matter to me now!

　Finally, this day has come.

　This is the perfect opportunity to make Nozomu’s wish come true…I’ll have to wait again until next year if I miss this opportunity.

　I’ve been dreaming about it since junior high school… I can’t miss it!

　I’m looking forward to homeroom.

“What’s the matter, Tokimori-kun? You’re smiling a little funny.”

“Don’t worry about it. Nozomu’s just happy to have a chance to make his silly Nozomu’s wish come true.”

“I have a bad feeling about this…”

　Ha ha haー! Whatever you say!

　I have a very important wish next to the Nozomu of getting a girlfriend.

　The wish I’ve had since junior high school ────will definitely come true this time!

　I’m going to make it come true! A boy’s dream, a maid cafe!!!