Chapter 10: Savior

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Translator: Soafp

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890: Username: 1

I got stopped for questioning by the police (despair).

891: Username: Anonymous in Love

Lmao.

892: Username: Anonymous in Love

Talk about having your momentum crushed, lol.

893: Username: Anonymous in Love

I mean, if I saw some rainbow-colored weirdo (doing backflips) early in the morning, I’d approach them too.

894: Username: Anonymous in Love

True.

895: Username: 1

Why are you guys up so early… I didn't want too many people to react, it's embarrassing.

896: Username: Anonymous in Love

>>1

So, are you in jail now?

897: Username: 1

No, I'm not!!!

898: Username: 1

One of my classmates helped me out.

I was totally freaking out, but thanks to her, I was able to calm down.

899: Username: Anonymous in Love

That was close—you could've been held for hours.

900: Username: 1

Yeah, I'm really grateful.

Here's how the conversation went at the start:

Officer: “Got a minute?”

Me: “Uh…”

Officer: “You're sweating a lot. What were you doing?”

Me: “Uh, uh…”

Officer: “Is there something you can't talk about?”

Me: “The monkey bars…”

Officer: “Really? You're not hiding anything?”

Me: “Sorry, I was just… flipping around.”

Officer: “…Can I see what's in your pockets?”

901: Username: Anonymous in Love

Lmao.

902: Username: Anonymous in Love

“Flipping around” (serious).

903: Username: Anonymous in Love

You could've easily been on something, lol.

904: Username: Anonymous in Love

The cop's not in the wrong.

905: Username: 1

So, my pockets were obviously clean, but I was acting so suspicious that they kept doubting me… That's when my classmate stepped in and helped me out—

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In front of me stands my classmate, who's taller than me.

She's in a tracksuit, probably out for a run.

It's Hatsune, Kisaragi's best friend.

“…I didn't expect to see you here, Toumachi-kun~.”

“I'm sorry…”

“Don't worry about it~.”

After that, she saw me being questioned by the police.

“—’Um, he’s my classmate’—”

It would've been fine if she had just watched from a distance, but she stepped in and helped me out.

It was beyond embarrassing.

No, can I even call it just “embarrassing”?

Will she tell everyone at school?

“Haha~ don't worry. I won't go spreading this around~.”

“! That would help a lot. I was really just doing this as a hobby.”

I must've shown it on my face.

I felt bad for doubting her, even though I knew she wasn't the type to gossip.

“Hmm…”

“Wh-What?”

We're at the park, the monkey bars behind me.

She looks down at me with her tall frame.

“I run at this time every day, but I've never seen you before~.”

“…I just started today. The monkey bars.”

“Why~?”

Because it was decided by a thread—I obviously can't say that.

What's the point of the monkey bars, anyway?

If I could link some reason with the benefits, it'd be simple.

It should be easy—especially with my fast online response speed.

…Oh, nope. Impossible (CPU at 100%).

“Just… felt like it.”

“…”

“Like, on impulse.”

“…Hmmm?”

“It was just a whim…”

I feel like crying. I hang my head.

“Ahaha~ sorry, sorry. I was just teasing you.”

“…By the way, how do you know who I am?”

She laughed mischievously as she spoke, and my heart skipped a beat.

Wait, Hatsune's just casually chatting with me, isn't she?

She's taller than me, around 170 cm, but surprisingly, there's no sense of intimidation. Must be her personality. She's probably one of those socially skilled people, the exact opposite of me.

“A suspicious person was talking to Ayanon~.”

“Eh?”

“I mean, with your hair color, it's not hard to recognize you, right?”

“…Ah.”

“You're kind of a strange guy, Toumachi-kun. You randomly started talking about curry out of nowhere.”

“…Ugh.”

She heard that?!

She keeps hitting me where it hurts. And could she please stop getting so close to my face? What is this? Am I being teased?

I'm starting to feel something (weirdo mode).

“—Thanks for helping me out, Hatsune-san. I'll repay the favor one day.”

“!?”

“I'm heading back to the monkey bars now. See you at school.”

“O-Okay~ bye-bye.”

My social awkwardness kicked in (rare activation), and something inside me just snapped. Feeling oddly confident, I said my thanks and returned to the monkey bars.

Alright, let's move on.

Also, if she sticks around any longer, well, her sweaty shirt and, um, her… well, you know, her larger chest… I'm starting to become aware of things I shouldn't. Tracksuits are really nice, huh (creep alert).

“Hmm~?”

She walked a bit, then turned to look back at me.

I pretended not to notice, and with a determined grip, I swung again.

I'm going to master the backflip.