90 – The Lady’s Heart – 2
Come to think of it, it had been a long time since I spent time alone with Haruna.
Is it because we face it every day at school that we don’t feel the need to spend time like that?
Not only are we in the same class and eat lunch together, but these days, we often do various things together, such as preparing for cultural festivals.
“…… hehehe….”
Still, the only time we were able to hang out like this, with our arms around each other, was when we were alone. This was because neither of us were too close to each other or shared affection because we were concerned about what others thought.
“Minsu, what do you think of this headband? “Isn’t it cute?”
“Yes. Cute.”
So, does it become even more sticky? As soon as Haruna and I were together, she crossed her arms and clung to me. As he did so, his body came into contact with her in many parts, not just her arms. Unlike me, who was embarrassed, Haruna led me without hesitation.
“Try it once.”
“Huh? Me?”
She smiled as she held out her pink headband.
“Yes. Minsu.”
“……… ….”
If my girlfriend has a strange hobby… It wasn’t that I couldn’t accept it, but I couldn’t hide my embarrassment.
“Minsu plays the role of a maid. “Has she just forgotten?”
“Ah… ….”
Did you mean it that way?
I looked at the headband with relieved but slightly complicated feelings.
“I… Do I have to dress up as a woman?”
Looking at Haruna’s eyes as if she was saying something obvious, she became even more distraught.
“I’ll choose something pretty and cute!”
“What are you going to choose for me?” .”
“A headband… Pin or… “Pretty skirt?”
“……… ….”
I felt like I had to be prepared.
I wasn’t aware of it at all when I was reading the script and putting it together. As a maid, I had to wear feminine attire.
I was worried that it would harm the completeness of the play because it did not fit, but surprisingly, no one pointed this out.
No… To be honest, the level of completion is probably good.
I just didn’t want to be a laughing stock.
“Haruna… ….”
“Yes. Why?”
“I’m playing the role of a maid…” “Are you really okay?”
“Aki-chan decided, right?”
“No, even if that were the case….”
Do the director’s orders on the field have absolute authority? No, just looking at it that way, Haruna looked quite happy right now.
Everyone could see that he was sincere in looking for props to decorate himself.
“Don’t worry. “I’ll make your makeup look pretty too!”
“……… ….”
Even makeup.
When she realized that something unexpected was waiting for her, her stomach went numb, but now she couldn’t refuse the role.
The time for that has already passed. Now she couldn’t be bitten.
“Ah… ! “This nail polish is pretty!”
“Ha, Haruna. Wait for a sec….”
I don’t know why I have to apply something like that….
I was scared of Haruna, whose eyes were shining as she looked at me and the cosmetics on the shelf, but her arms were held tightly and I couldn’t escape.
“Don’t worry~ We will definitely get along!”
“How can you guarantee that?” .”
In the first place, it’s not a problem whether we get along or not. Haruna led me through a question-and-answer dance and selected items to buy.
Okay… After all, this play is just a festival for amateurs. It wouldn’t matter if at least one of them became a laughing stock.
Although I felt confused that I had become the target, I made up my mind and walked side by side with Haruna.
In the meantime, a vibration rang from my pocket.
– Sorry. I’m busy with work, so I go first. I definitely don’t go there for the games. –
I frowned as I looked at the text message from Yuuki.
You’re going?
No matter how forcefully she was brought in, Yuuki wasn’t the type of person to throw away her promise and run away like this.
“Why?”
Haruna sticks her head out and looks at her cell phone.
“Yu-kun… “Are you gone?”
“Yes. “It seems like that.”
I heard he fought Shiraishi along the way. What happened?
I was worried, but I couldn’t guess from Yuuki’s text message.
– Did you ever fight with Shiraishi? –
– What are you looking at me for? I never fought. –
– Then why did you go first? Where did you get upset? –
– Shiraishi didn’t want to go out with me. That’s why I left it out. –
Put your cell phone in your pocket.
Shiraishi didn’t want to go with Yuuki?
“As expected of them… “Did you fight?”
Haruna said, looking at me with concern.
“That can’t be… Aki-chan seemed to be in a good mood today, and Yuu-kun too… Yes….”
It felt like resignation rather than anything particularly good.
That said, he didn’t seem to be in a bad mood enough to fight Shiraishi.
“Ha….”
She scratched her head and looked around.
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I barely made time for just the two of us. I never thought it would turn out like this.
“Hey, Minsu…” Then….”
I called Shiraishi.
The connection sound continued for a long time, but soon stopped.
“…… “Let’s find out.”
“Yes….”
So, Shiraishi is alone now. Since she had Elena with her, she knew nothing would happen, but she was worried nonetheless. Because I wanted to hear the story of what happened.
She walked around for a while, looking for her, but she was nowhere to be seen. Of course, it was not easy to find one person in this large department store.
She bought the ingredients she had decided on and everyone joined us at the time we were supposed to meet. Shiraishi was not seen there either.
It’s not a good thing that he disappeared without a word, but that’s why I was worried.
“Have I returned home?”
“It would be better if it were like that, but….”
She suddenly disappeared without any contact.
It’s clear something happened.
However, she did not want to worry those who came with her or leave a bad impression about Shiraishi.
So, Shiraishi told them that there was an urgent matter and she had to go back first.
We, who remained at the department store with Haruna, sat down and looked around for a while.
“…… Aki-chan… “What happened?”
“Nothing will happen. “Elena will be there too.”
Nevertheless, we remained at the department store because we were nervous.
I couldn’t sit here forever.
“Haruna. “Let’s go now.”
“That… Is that okay?”
“Nothing will happen. “He could have gone home.”
You may encounter this at school as well. While reassuring Haruna, we left the place.
Normally, I would have walked Haruna home. That day we parted ways at a crossroads.
Something urgent came up so I had to go first. Although I made such a poor excuse, she quietly agreed and went home.
Once I was alone, I took out my phone and looked at the list of apps on the screen.
I never thought I would have to write this so soon.
***
The young lady looked at the boy with Miss Kato for a while and then turned her back.
I thought she was just going to join them and move around together, but she deliberately stayed alone and moved away from them.
And I followed him without saying a word.
The young lady standing in front of the elevator pressed the button.
“…… “Are you dying?”
When the young lady asked that question, it seemed as if she had not thought anything. She suddenly raised her head and opened her mouth.
“Well, it can’t be! I bought all the necessary ingredients, so wait a minute… Because I wanted to rest….”
I want to be alone….
Muttering that, the young lady turned her body.
A well-decorated park was created on the rooftop of the department store.
The young lady sat on the bench there and quietly spent time.
The children were running around and the water from the fountain was rising, but the young lady remained in her seated position, lost in her thoughts for a while.
“…… Miss.”
“……… ….”
“The time has come when we promised to get together with her friends.”
But no answer came back.
I couldn’t tell if my words had reached her ears properly.
Time passed like that.
Red hair hid the young lady’s expression as she lowered her head.
“Lady. “It’s time for her to go home.”
“…………….”
The face of the young lady who raised her head resembled that night when she confessed that she had someone she liked.
“Elena.”
“Yes.”
“I’m a really stupid woman.”
“…………….”
That was just something I said to myself, not specifically hoping for an emotional response such as comfort.
“At some point, I just thought it was natural for Minsu to go with me.”
“……… ….”
“So, as she watched him walking away with Miss Haru, she was dazed for a moment.”
Her mumbling helplessly to herself falls to the floor.
“But I soon realized. Ah… Minsu and I had that kind of relationship… “I remembered something I had forgotten.”
Is it that kind of relationship?
It was only then that I fully realized what the boy was trying to do.
Mr. Yuuki and the young lady….
“But I already realized my feelings. “After hanging out with Yuuki-sama, I learned that doing things like this is rude to her as well.”
“……… ….”
Soon the sun would set and night would come.
The young lady had a strictly set curfew.
If she violates that, we will immediately forcibly repatriate her to her home.
The owner was waiting for that time to come.
“So… “I mustered up the courage to tell Yuuki my honest feelings.”
The fist on the knee of the muttering young lady was shaking slightly.
She was clearly experiencing emotional turmoil more than ever.
“But…… She couldn’t be honest with him….”
“……… ….”
And she was living in this moment more than ever.
“I knew. “From the moment I realized that, I already knew I couldn’t do it.”
Therefore, I lowered my head and silently waited for her to speak.
“But… But I… ….”
I felt someone approaching from afar.
Although she knew the identity of the person she was pretending to be, she did not bother to show it.
“I want to be with that person…” ….”
I finally saw the young lady who spoke her truth and the boy who carefully stood in front of her.
“Shiraishi?”
“Ah… ….”
The curfew was almost over.
It was unknown whether it was fortunate for her that the boy found her, or whether it was a series of misfortunes.