Chapter 50: What’s the first thing you do when you get home?
“Yuya! From now on, take it easy on me. I mean, pull yourself together! I’m dying of heartburn!”
“Oh… Shut up, Shinji. I just woke up from sleep and your voice is echoing in my head, so stop yelling…”
After a three-hour bus ride, we arrived back at the school safely. We immediately disbanded on the spot, but Shinji rushed at me and Kaede, who was still rubbing her sleepy eyes. I didn’t mean to do anything to upset you, okay?
“You… you can’t be serious, right…!? This…! You can’t just do this with no hesitation and expect nothing to go wrong! Do you think I won’t go crazy from being too naive to show it to you!?”
Bang! Shinji showed me the screen of his phone with a sound effect that sounded like something out of an anime. When Kaede and I looked at it, we saw a picture of the bus we had just been on, with Kaede’s head on my shoulder and me leaning against her as we slept.
“Shinji. It’s not good taste to take hidden pictures, okay?”
“Shut up! It’s a necessary evil to make you guys realize how destructive your ‘meotoppuru’ behavior is! What’s with the happy faces!? You were both breathing so sweetly! Do you know how I felt that I was on a different bus from Akiho!?”
No, I don’t know. How am I supposed to know what I look like while sleeping or how I breathe in my sleep? Hey, Kaede, what’s wrong? You’re staring at the picture.
“Higure-kun. I want to keep this photo as a memory, so could you please send it to me right now? Yuya-kun looks very cute in this picture.”
Kaede sighed in fascination. Well, I certainly think Kaede’s face was very pretty in this picture. And while you’re at it, send me this too, Shinji.
“Kuh… is this what the ‘meotoppuru’ is capable of? I can’t believe that the photos don’t upset you, but rather show how close you both are…!”
“Shin-kun. It’s no use, let’s give up. They’ve become two people we don’t know anymore. They’re more than a ‘bakappuru’, they’re a ‘meotoppuru’. Oh, I’ll send it to Kaede-chan, and you, Shin-kun, send it to Yoshi!”
I patted him on the back, feeling a little sorry for his slumped shoulders. With an inaudible groan, Shinji sent me the photo. Thank you.
“Well, well. I guess it’s time for me to go home. Let’s go, Kaede.”
“Yes. Well then, Akiho-chan, Higure-kun. See you at school.”
Kaede and I walked home, hand in hand, with receiving the words of the older existing couple ‘I wish you happiness.’
“Hey, Shin-kun. They really do look like a couple, don’t they?”
“That’s right, Akiho. I’ve got a hint of that since Yuya became honest with me, but I didn’t think he’d change that much once he confessed and they officially became lovers. I don’t know how much he loves Hitotsuba-san though…”
“That goes for Kaede, too, doesn’t it? And there’s that whole Yoshi-love-love aura going on. As sweet as strawberries. Good job, Shin-kun!”
“Thank you. Akiho. Let’s go home too.”
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On the way home. Thinking about what to make for dinner this evening.
By the way, there was frozen pork and some leftover kimchi left, so I could make a simple stir-fry with pork kimchi. What else should I add for Chinese soup? I guess that was what high school students check for when cooking.
“It’s just like you, Yuya-kun, not to eat out when you’re tired. You don’t have to force yourself, you know?”
“No, I just thought that if you can make it, it’s better to make it yourself as much as possible. We rarely ate out, so there are some leftovers.”
I had been in debt, after all. In order to cut down on food costs, I mainly cooked for myself. Even though Kaede’s parents were wealthy, she couldn’t be left on her own.
“So even if the environment changes, you won’t change the way you’ve been living. Huh. As expected of Yuya-kun. Or Sasuyu for short!” [TN: ‘As expected of Yuya-kun’ = ‘Sasuga, Yuya-kun’. Shorten it and you get ‘Sasuyu’.]
“Hey, Kaede. I don’t feel like I’m being praised at all, should I be happy?”
“Of course, I’m praising you! I’m looking forward to tasting Yuya-kun’s home-cooked meals.”
Let’s try our best to live up to Kaede’s expectations, shall we?
I went straight home without taking any detours. It was good to be home for the first time in two days, but for some reason, Kaede wanted to make me wait. What’s wrong?
“I’ll go in first, so Yuya-kun, please wait a little while before you come in. Yes, about ten seconds will be fine.”
“… Why are you acting in such a mysterious way?”
“Please don’t go into that! You can come in after ten seconds and say you’re home!”
After saying that, Kaede unlocked the door and dashed into the house as if running away. I wondered what she was going to do in this short time. I felt both excited and anxious.
“… I, I’ m back—”
Exactly ten seconds later. As instructed (?), I opened the door. [TN: The (?) is also in the raws.]
“Welcome home, Yuya-kun.”
Kaede was standing there smiling and held out her hands. Ah, I now get what you mean.
“I’m back, Kaede.”
I put my luggage in its place, took off my shoes, and approached her with my hands outstretched, too, and wrapped them tightly around her.
“Ehehe. I wanted to tell you ‘welcome home’, Yuya-kun. Was that a bad idea?”
“… How could it be? I’m so happy.”
As I was feeling the warmth of my favorite person, Kaede suddenly looked up at me. What’s wrong? Then, she kissed me faster than I could ask her.
“Oh, it’s a welcome home smooch. Come on, come on! Let’s change clothes first! Then we’ll cook dinner together!”
Kaede ran off to her bedroom, her face bright red. I was left alone in the doorway, dumbfounded.
“… Kissing is cheating, Kaede…”
I promised myself that in return, one day I would give her a goodbye kiss.
Chapter 50: What’s the first thing you do when you get home?
“Yuya! From now on, take it easy on me. I mean, pull yourself together! I’m dying of heartburn!”
“Oh… Shut up, Shinji. I just woke up from sleep and your voice is echoing in my head, so stop yelling…”
After a three-hour bus ride, we arrived back at the school safely. We immediately disbanded on the spot, but Shinji rushed at me and Kaede, who was still rubbing her sleepy eyes. I didn’t mean to do anything to upset you, okay?
“You… you can’t be serious, right…!? This…! You can’t just do this with no hesitation and expect nothing to go wrong! Do you think I won’t go crazy from being too naive to show it to you!?”
Bang! Shinji showed me the screen of his phone with a sound effect that sounded like something out of an anime. When Kaede and I looked at it, we saw a picture of the bus we had just been on, with Kaede’s head on my shoulder and me leaning against her as we slept.
“Shinji. It’s not good taste to take hidden pictures, okay?”
“Shut up! It’s a necessary evil to make you guys realize how destructive your ‘meotoppuru’ behavior is! What’s with the happy faces!? You were both breathing so sweetly! Do you know how I felt that I was on a different bus from Akiho!?”
No, I don’t know. How am I supposed to know what I look like while sleeping or how I breathe in my sleep? Hey, Kaede, what’s wrong? You’re staring at the picture.
“Higure-kun. I want to keep this photo as a memory, so could you please send it to me right now? Yuya-kun looks very cute in this picture.”
Kaede sighed in fascination. Well, I certainly think Kaede’s face was very pretty in this picture. And while you’re at it, send me this too, Shinji.
“Kuh… is this what the ‘meotoppuru’ is capable of? I can’t believe that the photos don’t upset you, but rather show how close you both are…!”
“Shin-kun. It’s no use, let’s give up. They’ve become two people we don’t know anymore. They’re more than a ‘bakappuru’, they’re a ‘meotoppuru’. Oh, I’ll send it to Kaede-chan, and you, Shin-kun, send it to Yoshi!”
I patted him on the back, feeling a little sorry for his slumped shoulders. With an inaudible groan, Shinji sent me the photo. Thank you.
“Well, well. I guess it’s time for me to go home. Let’s go, Kaede.”
“Yes. Well then, Akiho-chan, Higure-kun. See you at school.”
Kaede and I walked home, hand in hand, with receiving the words of the older existing couple ‘I wish you happiness.’
“Hey, Shin-kun. They really do look like a couple, don’t they?”
“That’s right, Akiho. I’ve got a hint of that since Yuya became honest with me, but I didn’t think he’d change that much once he confessed and they officially became lovers. I don’t know how much he loves Hitotsuba-san though…”
“That goes for Kaede, too, doesn’t it? And there’s that whole Yoshi-love-love aura going on. As sweet as strawberries. Good job, Shin-kun!”
“Thank you. Akiho. Let’s go home too.”
＊＊＊＊＊
On the way home. Thinking about what to make for dinner this evening.
By the way, there was frozen pork and some leftover kimchi left, so I could make a simple stir-fry with pork kimchi. What else should I add for Chinese soup? I guess that was what high school students check for when cooking.
“It’s just like you, Yuya-kun, not to eat out when you’re tired. You don’t have to force yourself, you know?”
“No, I just thought that if you can make it, it’s better to make it yourself as much as possible. We rarely ate out, so there are some leftovers.”
I had been in debt, after all. In order to cut down on food costs, I mainly cooked for myself. Even though Kaede’s parents were wealthy, she couldn’t be left on her own.
“So even if the environment changes, you won’t change the way you’ve been living. Huh. As expected of Yuya-kun. Or Sasuyu for short!” [TN: ‘As expected of Yuya-kun’ = ‘Sasuga, Yuya-kun’. Shorten it and you get ‘Sasuyu’.]
“Hey, Kaede. I don’t feel like I’m being praised at all, should I be happy?”
“Of course, I’m praising you! I’m looking forward to tasting Yuya-kun’s home-cooked meals.”
Let’s try our best to live up to Kaede’s expectations, shall we?
I went straight home without taking any detours. It was good to be home for the first time in two days, but for some reason, Kaede wanted to make me wait. What’s wrong?
“I’ll go in first, so Yuya-kun, please wait a little while before you come in. Yes, about ten seconds will be fine.”
“… Why are you acting in such a mysterious way?”
“Please don’t go into that! You can come in after ten seconds and say you’re home!”
After saying that, Kaede unlocked the door and dashed into the house as if running away. I wondered what she was going to do in this short time. I felt both excited and anxious.
“… I, I’ m back—”
Exactly ten seconds later. As instructed (?), I opened the door. [TN: The (?) is also in the raws.]
“Welcome home, Yuya-kun.”
Kaede was standing there smiling and held out her hands. Ah, I now get what you mean.
“I’m back, Kaede.”
I put my luggage in its place, took off my shoes, and approached her with my hands outstretched, too, and wrapped them tightly around her.
“Ehehe. I wanted to tell you ‘welcome home’, Yuya-kun. Was that a bad idea?”
“… How could it be? I’m so happy.”
As I was feeling the warmth of my favorite person, Kaede suddenly looked up at me. What’s wrong? Then, she kissed me faster than I could ask her.
“Oh, it’s a welcome home smooch. Come on, come on! Let’s change clothes first! Then we’ll cook dinner together!”
Kaede ran off to her bedroom, her face bright red. I was left alone in the doorway, dumbfounded.
“… Kissing is cheating, Kaede…”
I promised myself that in return, one day I would give her a goodbye kiss.
