Chapter 24: Two cheerful people
Translator: Soafp
[Ichigo Side]
“…Look, Ichigo, you said you wanted to come!”
“B-but…”
“And now you want to chickened out at the last minute?”
At the back of the noisy club floor, two girls were having a conversation.
One had brown hair and seemed quite familiar with the place.
The other had blonde hair and clearly looked like it was her first time here.
“Hey, you guys—”
“Ah…”
“—Sorry, not looking for anyone right now! No pick-ups, thanks☆”
“Really? Alright, I'll try somewhere else!”
“Good luck☆”
“Yeah, thanks!”
It had been just a few minutes since the two of them arrived at the club, and already over ten guys had tried to hit on them.
“Mou, what are you so scared of?”
“B-but…”
“Hey, it's Rio! Long time no see!”
“Hey, Shinji! Long time!”
“Ah…”
It was clear that the brown-haired girl, Rio, was a regular. Guys kept coming up to talk to her.
Meanwhile, the blonde girl, Ichigo Yumesaki, could only stand there awkwardly, too shy to engage.
(I know I shouldn’t just hang around the back of the floor like this.)
But her feet wouldn’t move.
She hadn’t come here for the guys. Ichigo loved the music.
Especially drum and bass, techno, and trance—those kinds of electronic music.
That was why she had begged Rio to bring her here.
(…Maybe I should just go home.)
But—now that she was here, she felt too overwhelmed.
It was understandable. The blaring sound, the people dancing in sync with the loud music—it was a lot to take in.
For most people, it's hard to just jump into a place like this.
“Are you free right now?”
“Hmm, I am not really free right now~☆ Sorry!”
“Come on, just talk to me for a bit! You're here for that, right?”
“Well, I guess you’re right… Ichigo, I'm gonna go for a bit. If anything happens, just text me☆”
“Ah…”
“You'll be stuck here forever if I stay, right? So good luck! Let's meet at the exit at 5 PM.”
“W-wait…”
As she watched the two of them leave, Ichigo found herself staring toward the front of the floor.
And then—
“Eh—”
She couldn't believe her eyes.
She thought she was imagining things.
She blinked, then blinked again, but the sight didn’t change.
(Is that… Toumachi?)
Her classmate from the next seat over. Always studying, always alone.
He spent every day looking bored—and then, out of nowhere, he showed up one day with rainbow-colored hair.
And now, there he was, standing at the front of the floor.
“——”
She didn't know much about dancing.
But he was definitely dancing.
The heavy bass seemed to reverberate through his body, as his feet moved and his arms followed along.
This was nothing like his awkwardness at school on Friday.
(Why is he… like that…)
Before she realized it, she was staring at him.
Like night and day, everything about Toumachi seemed different.
The rainbow-colored hair framed his shining eyes—
“—Hey, you've been staring at me for a while, huh?”
“…”
“Hello?”
“Eh, w-what?”
But—her gaze had drawn the attention of a different guy. A stranger who had been dancing near Toumachi approached her.
He was huge, broad both horizontally and vertically.
And definitely not her type.
“Huh?”
“N-no, I just—uh, Rio… wait…”
“—I'll get you a drink, Rio.”
“Thanks☆”
Looking around, Ichigo saw that her friend Rio was by the bar, getting a drink from some guy.
Her reliable companion was nowhere to be found.
“—Come on. Let's go talk at that table.”
“No, I—I told you—”
“Don't be shy. Is this your first time here?”
“N-no, it's not.”
“Then—”
“S-sorry, I've gotta go to the bathroom!”
“O-oi—Tsk.”
[‘Bathroom escape,' remember to use that if some weird guy tries to hit on you☆]
Just as Rio had advised, Ichigo put the plan into action.
She just ran.
In the direction of the bathroom.
“Hah… Hah…”
(I’ll stay in here for about ten minutes. That should be enough…)
However.
She failed to notice.
That same guy who had approached her earlier was now heading toward the women's restroom.
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Ew, creep
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