Chapter 28: Side Himari ②

[Himari Pov]

Knock, knock.

　It was already very late, but someone knocked on the door of my room. –No way, is it Yagami?　No, no, what are you doing here?　……Don’t tell me you’re looking for me?

“You can come in if you want.”

　Garaa. The door opened.

“What, it’s Shino. …… What do you want?”

“There’s something I’d like to discuss with you, Himari-chan…….”

　Discuss?　The only thing she’s going to talk to me about is her love life.

　Maybe she and Ichijo had made some kind of progress. It sounds interesting, so let’s ask her. Then, email Sayaka and Reina right away.

“Fine. Have a seat.”

“Sorry to disturb you.”

　Shino sat down on the cushion.

“And……?”

“Hey Himari-chan, if you ask me to go on a …… trip, it means you like me, right?”

　I see. That’s why the guy asked her to go on a trip.

　But Shino is such a little girl. You don’t understand men at all.

“That’s not necessarily true. Maybe he just wants to do it.”

“Ugh……!　But he asked me out because I looked sad!”

　Ha ….., seriously, this girl is no good.

　I’m the older sister here, and I have to teach her well.

“It’s a common practice for a man to take advantage of a woman when she’s vulnerable. You should be more calm.”

“Aau ……!　B-but!　It takes a lot of money and effort to go there!　If that’s what he is after, he would have an easier plan that is closer to home!?”

　I let out a sniffle and shook my head as if to say, “Mufuu”.

” Don’t underestimate a man’s passion for seduction. There are guys who will ride their bikes from Osaka to Tokyo if they know they can get laid.　There’s no reason for that.”

“Haha ……!　But the guy was a gentleman!　He didn’t even try to do that when I said, ‘I don’t want to leave yet’!”

　You’re lying…… Did this girl just told him that?　She’s a w***e.……!

　I would never be able to do that.

　But a “gentleman”?　Pfft, I can’t stop laughing…….

“You’re such an idiot. Listen okay?　That’ s because he had plans to be with another woman that day. Don’t be so quick to think you’re the only one.”

“Unyu-nyu-nyu ……!　Se-Senpai is not that kind of person!

　Senpai ……?　Is it Ichijo by any chance?

　Yes, I’m sure. Shino’s the one who’s actively asking him out. Ichijo is the only one.

“Ichijo didn’t seem to be too gung-ho about women, but then again, men are wolves…”

“Oh, it’s not Ichijo.”

“Eh? Then who ……?

“T-That’s a …… secret.……”

Shino’s cheeks flushed and she fidgeted.

　What’s that?　Are you trying to be cute?　It’s not a trendy thing to do these days.

“…… Well, okay. But let me tell you this.　There’s a 5% chance that this guy really likes you.”

“Five?　No, it’s more like 80% right?!　He was holding my hand all the way from Yokohama to my house.

　So he took Shino home. He was a bit of a gentleman, wasn’t he?

　Shogo never did that to me once. ……

“W-well…… maybe 10% of the time.”

“Himari-chan’s judgement is wrong!　So what about you, Himari-chan!　Please tell me your pulse rate with the classmate you’re interested in!”

　S-so suddenly ……!　What did you say about my pulse rate with Yagami?

All right!　I’ll use the Himari computer to figure it out!

Pikopikopikopiko

　I don’t get angry when he behaves badly. +10%.

　Declares that he is targeting Sakurako. -50%.

　Said Sakurako is cute. -20%

　He said I was cute and pats my head. +10%

　He helped me get rid of a poisonous spider. +10%

　Saved me from the delinquents. +20%.

　Saved me from Shogo. +10%

　He smiles at me. +10%

　Drink my special drink. +10%

Hugs me and says “I care about you”. +50%.

　His favorite type of girl has long black hair and is good at housework. -30%.

Chīn.

“Like……30%.……”

“You seem to have done some serious calculations. …… What’s the cause of those subtle numbers?”

“W-well, …… there are many things, but they don’t match …… the type of person I like. He wants someone with dark hair and good housekeeping.”

　At least this way, she won’t know it’s Yagami.

“Hmmm. So you’ve recently started cooking and washing. One piece of advice, you don’t need to wash rice with detergent. Also, Himari-chan’s pants should be soaked in bleach once. Otherwise, those stubborn stains won’t come off.” [TL: ಠ_ಠ Detergent on rice?]

“You’re annoying!　Please don’t try to mount me right away like that.”

　Shino gushed, “Pfft!”

　Kee! 　This girl really pisses me off!

　If you rinse the rice in water, it turns cloudy and white.　That means it’s really dirty!

“By the way, aren’t you going to change your hair color to black?”

“Yeah, I’m thinking of dyeing it …… when the right moment comes.”

　That’s right, on the first date!

　I’m going to show him my transformation and get him to fall for me!

“I see. I understand very well. I’ll do my best so that I don’t lose to Himari-chan.”

“Eh, ah, I see”

　Shino smiled, got up and walked out of my room.

“What’s with that girl ……”

　I felt a bit bewildered and started to crunch on the cookie.

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