My Childhood Friend Seems to be the Main Heroine. - Chapter 13

“Hey, Minazuki-kun. Do you want to go with me to see the club activities? “

“Ah〜.”

　He was on his way home after the introduction of the club activities in the gymnasium.

　Akashi asked Saito to go with him to see the club activities.

　Saito was at a loss for a reply.

　As he told Riri before, Saito does not intend to participate in the club activities for now.

　This is still the case now that he has seen the introduction of the club activities.

　However, it is not true that he is not interested.

　Some activities sounded interesting to him.

　So, he would be willing to go there, at least for a visit.

　However, if he does that, he will not be able to go home with Riri.

　He should talk to her about it if he visits the club activities.

“Can you give me a minute? “

“Yes, sure. It’s not like I want to go immediately.”

“My bad.”

　Saito apologized to Akashi and told Riri about his invitation to visit the club activities during lunch break.

　Then she said.

“You should go. Shuri-chan invited me too.”

　She gave him an easy okay.

　Well, it was something he knew.

　They have been going to and from school together since they entered high school because they usually had no plans after school.

　They also have decided in advance that they would prioritize them if they had a plan.

　Therefore, Saito knew that Riri would give him an okay.

　No matter the timing, whether it was right before he left after school or at any other time.

　He is sure that she wouldn’t really mind.

　However, he thought it would be a problem to tell her just before he left, so he told her early on.

“I see. Then, it’s a good thing.”

“Yes. But if we’re both going to visit the club activities, do you want to stay until just before school dismissal time and go home together? “

“I don’t know if it’s possible because the time of the end of each club activity may be different, but if the time works out, we can go home together.”

“Okay. Then, that’s it.”

　The conversation continued without any particular trouble, and the two decided to visit the club activities.

* * *

Ding-dong- ding-dong-

“Okay, Akashi, let’s go.”

“Yes.”

　After the sixth-period class, Saito packed his bag and immediately went to Akashi’s seat.

　They left the classroom together and headed for a certain place.

“Was it the photography club? Not the badminton you used to play in junior high school?”

“Ahaha, I was going to start with badminton. But we don’t have PE today, so I didn’t bring my gym clothes…”

“Sure, then we can’t go to the sports club.”

　If you are not a club member, it is uncommon for you to bring your gym clothes on a day when there is no gym class.

　So, it is not strange that Akashi did not bring his gym uniform.

　However, if he had checked the schedule, he would have known that he would visit the club activities today.

　He is a little clumsy if he originally planned to visit the club today.

　No, it may be that he forgot to bring it, even though their homeroom teacher, Chie sensei, told them at yesterday’s Short Homeroom [There will be a visit to the club tomorrow! ]. He might be a little forgetful.

“Sorry.”

“I don’t care about it, so don’t apologize.”

　Saito smiles at Akashi, who apologizes and tells him he doesn’t mind.

　Seeing Saito’s face, Akashi gave a slightly bitter smile and said, “Thank you.”

　The two go straight to the photography club and knock on the door.

“Please come in〜.”

“Excuse me.” “Excuse me.”

　They are allowed to go inside immediately, so they open the door and enter the club room.

　As soon as they entered the room, they were struck by the peculiar smell of chemicals.

　The room was decorated with various photos, trophies, and certificates of victory.

　At a glance, it seemed that some kind of award is given yearly.

　It seems that talented people are coming into the club regularly.

“Welcome to the photography club. By the looks of those uniforms, you must be freshmen. Are you here for a trial? “

　After Saito and Akashi had finished looking around, a girl who looked like a band member with yellow-dyed hair pinned up with a hairpin spoke to them.

“Ah, yes. I am. “

“Nice to meet you.”

“Yes, yesー. Okay then, two new first-year students, please come with me. I’m a third-year student, Makata Sayano. Nice to meet you.”

“I’m Akashi Kai.”

“I’m Minazuki Saito.”

“Ok. Minazuki-kun and Akashi-kun, I’ll remember. Then follow me, both of you. “

　Sayano turns her back on them and walks toward the back.

　Akashi was looking at Sayano’s back and regretted a bit, thinking, [I think I came to the wrong club room.], while Saito wonders [was that hair allowed under the school rules?].

“Is this hair bothering you? It looks great!”

　She must have noticed the looks from Saito.

　Turning back to the two, Sayano smiled proudly while twirling her hair.

“It’s great. But is it okay according to the school rules? “

　Saito complimented her honestly and then asked her what he had been wondering.

“It’s out of the question. But, well, I won’t stop no matter what they say, so after a while, I feel like I’m being neglected. If you guys want to dye your hair, you might want to use my experience as a reference. You’ll be suspended for a week or so.”

“I’ll pass.”

“Eh~ you’re boring.”

　Sayano frowns, looking deeply bored.

“I’m not going to be suspended from school as soon as I get here.”

　Saito decides that he doesn’t need to pay respect to this person and retorts in a harsh tone.

　Akashi panicked and said, [ That’s not respectful to a senpai, Minazuki-kun ], while the girl burst out laughing.

“Good one. I like people like you.”

“I don’t mind girls like you either. But I don’t want to get involved with you.”

“Oh, no, I got dumped.”

“I’ll introduce you to someone I know. “

“Oh, seriously? Well, I want a boy who’s a former hero who saved the world, please.”

“Unfortunately, there is none. But there’s a weird guy who serves people pickles instead of tea.”

“That’s hilarious. I’m getting a little curious.”

　The distance between the two quickly closes, and they begin to exchange jokes as if they were friends.

　Akashi looked at them and was stunned by their communication skills, [ The way they both close the distance is amazing. ], he thought.

“──So, Makata senpai. What can we do in the club? “

　After talking for a while, Saito decided to ask Sayano to fulfill his original purpose of coming here.

“That’s obvious, isn’t it? We’re a photography club, so there’s only one thing to do. I will have you guys take a lot of pictures with this camera! Yay! “

“Yay…”

“Y-yay.”

“Hey, guys〜.Your mood is bad〜. You came to the photography club because you’re interested in photography, right? You should be more than happy that you can use this camera when you haven’t even joined the club yet.”

　Sayano complains to the two juniors who received the camera.

“No, not really. I was just accompanying Akashi.”

“I-I’m happy. But I’m not really used to this kind of atmosphere…”

　However, today Saito is only accompanying Kai to the photography club.

　Since he is not particularly interested in photography, it is not surprising that Saito’s reaction is indifferent.

　On the other hand, Kai is interested in photography but is not used to a lively atmosphere due to his quiet nature, and his attempt to fit in is awkward.

“Akashi-kun is a good boy. Minazuki-kun, on the other hand, is not so cute.”

“Ahh〜! ? “

“A man is not supposed to be cute.”

　Sayano pats Kai’s bewildered head and expresses her dissatisfaction to Saito.

　Saito, however, shrugged his shoulders lightly without showing any sign of remorse.

“Well, I guess I should just take a picture with this. Akashi, let’s go!”

“Wait a minute. If you want to use the camera, you must be accompanied by a regular club member. We don’t want you to steal or break parts or film without permission. So, if you go out, I’ll go with you.”

“Switch to someone else.”

“You can’t just switch to someone else because I’m the only one here today. “

“If that’s the case, I guess I don’t have a choice.”

“What do you mean you don’t have a choice, Minazuki-kun? It’s rude to talk like that to a Senpai!”

　With that, Saito and Sayono leave the classroom. Kai, was left alone in the classroom in a daze, and after a few moments, he said [ Huh, ah, wait a minute! ] and hurried to catch up with them.

TN: I haven’t read further than I translated yet, but this novel has no harem tag.