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Main Story 23 - Meeting Up

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Monday, May 3rd.

The third day of five consecutive holidays. Today marks the turn of the consecutive holidays.

Today I have a date with Hiori around Hagikubo Station. Last night, we messaged each other and decided to go to the store that Hiori wanted to go to and the store that I recommended.

9:50 am.

I am at the place where I dropped Hiori off the last time she came home from my house. This is where I am supposed to meet up with Hiori at 10am.

Up until now, when we met up, Hiori had always arrived first, but today I'm earlier. Let's enjoy the time waiting for Hiori.

“I'm glad the weather is nice.”

It'll be sunny all day today. Apparently there will be times when the clouds will spread a bit, but there is no danger of rain. The maximum temperature will be 20 degrees Celsius, so the soft breeze will feel cool and pleasant. Isn’t this the perfect weather for a date?

I get excited thinking that I'll be meeting Hiori soon and then going on a date with her. I wonder what Hiori is feeling when she's waiting for me under that overpass.

“Ara ara, there’s a handsome guy in a place like this.”

Before I know it, a blonde woman is standing near me. The woman is looking at me in glee. At first glance... I guess she’s a university student? Also, she's wearing a dress with a bold opening at the chest. The valley between her two large fruits is clearly visible. All right, in my mind, let’s call this woman “Sexy Onee-san.”

“You, are you a high school student? Or are you a university student like me?”

“I’m a high school student.”

“Heeh, so you're a high school student. You look mature.”

As she says that, the sexy onee-san smiles sweetly.

“How about you go on a date with this onee-san? Let's do something fun and something that feels good with onee-san. Onee-san will be the one who pays for everything.”

The sexy onee-san says that in a seductive voice and approaches me while looking at me. As a result, her voluptuous fruit touches my chest a little. I get a little startled at that. By doing this, I guess she is trying to get me to go along with her invitation.

It's too late but, isn't this a reverse pick-up? I wonder if Hiori was picked-up while she was waiting for me under that overpass until now.

Also, I wonder what she meant by something fun and something that feels good? I'm a high school student, so depending on what it is, you could be arrested, you know.

“I'm sorry. I'm planning to go on a date with my lover after this. This is where we’re meeting up.”

“Araa, I see. It's a shame because you looked so delicious.”

Just as she said, the sexy onee-san looks disappointed. Also, ‘looks delicious’, you said. What were you really planning on doing after picking me up?

“Akito-san. Who is this woman here?”

Before I know it, Hiori is standing near me. She looks really good in her pale pink long skirt and long sleeved V-neck cut-and-sew outfit. She has a bright brown tote bag over her left shoulder. Such Hiori is looking at me with no expression on her face as she tilts her head slightly.

“I don't know her. She just reverse picked me up, and I just turned her down.”

“I see.”

“And this beautiful and cute silver-haired woman here is my lover.”

“I-I see.”

The sexy onee-san gives me a wry smile. ‘This is indeed a no-win situation...’, she says as she looks intently at Hiori. I wonder if she is charmed by Hiori's beauty and cuteness.

“W-well then, I’ll be going! Enjoy your date with your girlfriend!”

The sexy onee-san walks quickly towards Hagikubo Station. I wonder if that onee-san will succeed in reverse pick-up someday? I pray she won’t do something weird and end up getting arrested.

“Good morning, Hiori.”

“Good morning.”

“Your clothes today also look good on you. It’s cute.”

“...Thank you very much.”

Hiori's cheeks turn slightly red and she smiles. Because of that she looks even cuter. Up until now, her casual clothes have only been in cool colors, but warm colors also look good on her.

“Akito-san wearing a black jacket... is also wonderful.”

“Thank you. I like jackets and sometimes wear them when I go out.”

“I see. Come to think of it, this is the first time that Akito-san is ahead of me at the meeting place, isn’t it? Did you wait long?”

“No, I don’t. It's only been a few minutes, and it's not even 10am yet. Besides, the time waiting for Hiori was fun. That woman calling out to me earlier was unexpected though.”

“Akito-san is... cool after all.”

Being told that I’m cool while she’s smiling makes my heart skip a beat.

“I thought this when I was being picked up, but has anyone ever picked you up while you were waiting for me?”

“I was once invited by a university student to hang out with him after school. At that time, I declined, saying I had plans with my lover.”

“I see.”

As I thought, she was picked up, huh? She is the owner of an eye-catching beauty, so I can see why some people would want to talk to her and invite her to hang out with them.

“If you don't want to wait under that overpass, we can change to another location, okay?”

“I understand. Thank you very much. But, for now, there is no one who has approached me more than once, so it's okay.”

“Got it. Feel free to tell me anytime. Well then, shall we walk towards the station for now?”

“Yes.”

When I hold out my left hand, Hiori... crosses her right arm with my left arm. I didn’t expect her to take that action, so my body involuntarily jerks.

“Hi-Hiori?”

“...That blonde woman looked like she was about to touch Akito-san. That makes me want to touch Akito-san more than usual. Is that no good...?”

Hiori looks a little worried as she looks at me with upturned eyes. We’re crossing our arms too, she’s so cute.

“It’s okay. I'm happy that you want to touch me. Also, crossing our arms like this is very lovers-like and it’s nice. Let's just walk arm in arm like this.”

“Thank you very much.”

Hiori smiles again. Her expression has become more abundant compared to a week ago when I confessed to her.

We start walking toward Hagikubo Station while still linking our arms.

It's my first time walking arm in arm... but it's pretty nice. I feel closer to Hiori than when we hold hands. Her warmth is obvious, but I feel her softness as well. Thank you, sexy onee-san, for giving me the opportunity to be in this situation.

“I haven't been to Hagikubo much, so let's go to where Hiori wants to go first.”

“Thank you very much. Then, I’ll take advantage of your words. I'd like to go to a cat cafe. There's one I'm curious about.”

“I see.”

It’s a very Hiori-like place, since she’s a cat lover.

“It’s a shop that just opened in March called Hagikubo Nyafe.”

“Hagikubo Nyafe... aah, there were leaflets about that around spring break.”

“That’s right. I looked it up and it's a 3-minute walk from the south exit.”

“I see. In that case, how about we go through the station first, and then go to the south exit?”

“Okay.”

Hiori replies in a cheerful voice. Is it because we’re going to a cat cafe after this?

I like cats too, so I'm looking forward to going to cat cafes.

“Akito-san, have you ever been to a cat cafe?”

“Not even once. I guess it's because I sometimes see stray cats in my neighborhood. Some of the cats even let me touch them. Of course, I'm looking forward to the cat cafe.”

“Fufu.”

“Hiori, have you ever been to a cat cafe?”

“I've gone several times. Not in Kasagaya, but at a cat cafe in Kouya where Saaya-san lives. Saaya-san also likes cats, so she took me there.”

“I see.”

So Hazuki-san also likes cats. My impression of the usual Hazuki-san is that she was a dog person though.

My image of Himura-san is that she is also a dog person. Even if she's a dog person, if Hiori says that she loves cats, she's likely to switch to being a cat person right away.

“I've never been to a cat cafe before, but I feel safe since I have the experienced Hiori with me.”

“Akito-san is a calm and kind person, so I'm sure you'll be able to interact with cats.”

“I hope so. I'm looking forward to it.”

Not only about interacting with cats itself, but also seeing Hiori's behavior as she is interacting with cats. Because the trigger to me falling in love at first sight was seeing her petting a cat with a gentle smile.

“Talking about Saaya-san reminded me of something, we had fun after that time yesterday. Sometimes I received a message from Akito-san on LIME, so it felt like the four of us were playing together.”

“It became a nice break for me too.”

Apparently the three of them talked about the books in the room, watched anime, and played action fighting games. Also, it seems that Hazuki-san and Himura-san also gave their impressions about the girls love short story that I also read.

Also, it seems that they also looked through Hiori's album at Himura-san's request. It seems they didn't talk about the incident in middle school that she told me about.

“I received a lot of messages from Himura-san but, had she been excited all that time?”

“She was indeed excited the whole time we were at my house.”

“As I thought.”

“She was especially excited when she was rolling around in my bed and when she was looking at my... u-underwear.”

“I see.”

Regarding the former,

[Being in Hiori’s bed is the best! Hiori’s smell... no, I’m being enveloped by Hiori! It's a paradise within a paradise!]

I knew about that because I received that message during my part-time job, but the latter is news to me.

Since it's Himura-san, I think he got Hiori's permission and got her to show it to her. But as her trial boyfriend, I should check it out, just in case.

“Hiori gave your permission and showed it to Himura-san, right?”

“Yes. She seemed more interested in my wardrobe than my bookshelf. She said she was curious about what kind of underwear I had. It was a little embarrassing, but since she’s a girl friend, I gave her my permission.”

“I see.”

What a pervert you are, Himura-san. I've confirmed that Hiori gave her permission, so let's not criticize the underwear viewing incident.

Before I know it, I can see the north exit of Hagikubo Station. We’re in the middle of a long holiday and the weather is nice, so there are quite a lot of people. There are people of all ages and genders, couples like us, families, groups of students, people in suits, etc. By the way, the sexy onee-san who picked me up earlier is nowhere to be seen.

Also, perhaps because I'm walking arm in arm with Hiori, we get a lot of gazes, mainly from the men nearby. Some people are looking at Hiori in a daze, while others are looking at me with envy. This is the first time I'm being looked at so much while walking in front of a station.

But, the person in question, Hiori, doesn't seem to mind them. She's still smiling while linking arms with me.

We enter the premises of Hagikubo Station from the north exit. I see a number of people standing near the ticket gates, perhaps waiting to meet someone.

As we pass through the station premises, we exit from the south exit.

“The south exit also has a nice atmosphere, isn’t it?” (Hiori)

“Yeah.”

“Then, shall we go to the shop while looking at the map?”

“That seems good. It seems like it's close to here, but it's our first time going to that shop.”

Hiori takes out her smartphone from her bag. She confirms the route to Hagikubo Nyafe on the map app and starts walking slowly. Only a little bit more until we reach the cat cafe.

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(T/N: the place where Saaya lives, it's formerly translated as ‘Takano’ but is actually ‘Kouya’, I think. I found out when translating ch31, I corrected this because I was just editing it. I'm sorry, I'm not going to edit the chapters that I already released.)

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