Chapter 33: Misunderstanding

Saegusa-san looked pale, and Shimizu-san seemed to be confused

　And then there was me, sitting across from them for some reason.

　Since then, Saegusa-san, who had been spotted by us, had also taken a seat with us, and now I was sitting facing two beautiful girls with indescribable expressions on their faces.

　I was supposed to be giving them advice on love, but for some reason, I now find myself in a situation similar to that of a man who has just been caught cheating on his wife.

　If this really was a three-way meeting due to an affair, I would look like a demon king or something as I held these two beautiful girls in my arms, I thought with a dry smile.

　But then I thought to myself, isn’t this a bad situation? I hurriedly looked around, but fortunately, no one else seemed to be aware of the situation, so I was relieved.

“What are you two …… doing?”

Saegusa-san started the conversation as if she was searching for something, but in a somewhat helpless way.

　She was probably wondering why Shimizu and I were together.

　However, I couldn’t say that I was consulting with Shimizu-san about her love life, so I was at a loss to reply.

　At the sight of me, Saegusa-san seemed to have realized something and turned even more pale, with a look of despair on her face.

“Y, you’re wrong! I was just asking for advice from Ichijo-kun!”

Shimizu-san hurriedly excused herself from Saegusa-san’s situation.

“…… advice?

“Yes, love advice for my ……. ……”

　Shimizu-san replied to Saegusa-san’s question with a blush of embarrassment.

　But the answer made her pale once again.

“I, is that so….. but even I”

Saegusa-san, who was pale but muttered something like that, had a somewhat resolved expression on her face.

“No, that’s not it! I love Yamamoto-kun. ……”

Shimizu-san noticed that they were talking at cross purposes, and hurriedly added that the other person was Takayuki….

　From my point of view, Saegusa-san seemed to suspect that Shimizu-san and I were getting along, so that supplement was helpful.

　Finally realizing that she had been mistaken, Saegusa-san looked at us alternately with a puzzled expression on her face, and her face instantly turned bright red.

“A, awawa, I, I made a mistake!!”

“I’m sorry, Shion! I didn’t explain myself well enough! I know! It’s all my fault!”

Shimizu-san followed up on Saegusa-san’s panic.

　I didn’t know what she meant by “it’s her fault”, but I was glad that the misunderstanding was cleared up.

　After that following, Saegusa-san made a full recovery like a fish out of water and even declared in a high-pitched voice, “I’ll support Saku-chan’s love life!”

Shimizu-san smiled happily and said “Thank you” to Saegusa-san.

　The sight of these two beautiful girls smiling at each other was so beautiful and precious.

“But why was Shi-chan here?”

I said what I was thinking without a second thought.

　I wondered why Saegusa-san was here in the first place.

　Then Saegusa-san suddenly froze like a stone with a tight smile on her face.

“Well, that’s the thing is.”

“Yeah, what’s it?”

“W, well, It was just a coincidence!”

　What a coincidence. It can’t be helped.

　There must be a reason for it!

　I grumbled loudly in my mind.

　We had just said goodbye and were always going back in the opposite direction, but there was no way we would happen to meet her at this coffee shop.

“Ah! Yes! It’s actually popular among girls now, and Shion sometimes comes here too, right?”

“What? Really?! It’s popular?!”

Shimizu-san immediately tried to follow up on Saegusa-san, but Saegusa-san, who is a natural, didn’t notice and was just plain surprised, ruining Shimizu-san’s follow-up.

　I couldn’t help but burst out laughing when I saw such a contrived exchange between the two.

　Well, I don’t know why I’m here, but I decided not to ask any more questions, as I’m sure Saegusa-san is very funny today.

Saegusa-san looked happy to see me laughing, though she didn’t know why, and Shimizu-san couldn’t help but blow up at Saegusa-san, who was also too natural.

　In this way, even though there was a lot going on, the three of us ended up laughing together and having a good time.

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When I got home, I lay down on my bed in my room.

Well, Shimizu likes Takayuki … I was a little excited that a big couple might be born in the near future.

　And at the same time, I felt the desire to have a girlfriend soon, as a man.

　I may not be as good a man as Takayuki, but I need to start doing what I can to make things better, I thought to myself.

　–Picon

　I heard the notification sound of Lime on my phone.

　Who is it from? I immediately opened the Lime and saw that it was a rare Lime sent directly from Takayuki.

“Good night! And are you free tomorrow?”

　I don’t have a part-time job tomorrow and I don’t have any special plans, so I said, “Same here! I’m free tomorrow, what’s up? I replied.

　He immediately replied, “So, can I see you tomorrow afternoon?” Is what he said.

　I didn’t have any plans, and more importantly, it was my best friend’s request.

　I immediately replied, “Sure!” He replied, “Well, I have activities in the morning tomorrow, so please meet me in front of the station at 14:00! Is what he said.

　This is how I ended up meeting Takayuki tomorrow, a man of the hour.

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