I woke up near dawn to the sweltering heat.
The air conditioner is on a timer, so I can’t stay asleep because the sweltering heat of the summer morning has already taken its toll.
I washed my face and brushed my teeth at the dirty sink in the shabby house.
I went back to my room, changed out of my sleepwear jersey. I got no part-time job today, so I had to help out at the store.. and I have to study… I was repeating the same boring schedule in my head when my phone on my desk shook.
I thought that Yabusaka must have sent me his impressions of the pornographic videos he had recently watched, and I slid my finger across the screen.
There was an email there from Archangel Hiria-chan.
The subject line was, “Summer vacation, let’s play!”.
I woke up at once with a shock as if my brain was being cracked open. The impact made me lose strength and I fell on my buttocks. The plastic material under my buttocks caused me to slip further and hit the trash can that was behind my back. The trash can collapsed and the trash scattered all over the place.
As I collapsed in the trash, I held my phone up high in my hand and read.
I immediately replied to the email that started with [Can we meet on Friday?] There was no way I was going to turn down an invitation from Hiria-chan. If it were a game, there would be at least three options, but they would all be the same.
But even if that were not the case, at this time of year, right in the middle of summer vacation, when it’s hot as hell and I’m getting tired from my part-time job, being able to hear the voice of the girl I love is more than just being happy to be alive.
I can see Hiria-chan!
My hands were light as I half-heartedly lifted myself up and put the trash back into the trash can.
Hm?
If you think about it calmly, does it mean that we will meet face to face?
We’ve been playing it safe for a long time, but does that mean it’s time to reveal ourselves to each other?
I stood up and knocked over the trash can again with my knee. I walked down the stairs and shouted to my mother.
“Mom! I can’t help out at the store today!”
“What’s wrong?”
“Something urgent! It’s urgent on the level of avenging parents’ death.”
“I’m still alive, so you don’t have to avenge me.”
“Anyway, I’m going out today. It’s my only day off, so it has to be today.”
“This is rare. I heard that Iori is free today, so the shop will be fine. “
“Ah, it’s rare that Niichanis free.”
“He’s always on dates with girls… What about you, Souji? You also have a pretty face… Do you have a girlfriend or something? Someone like Saionji-san?”
“Mom…Saionji-san wouldn’t even consider me as a partner, don’t you think?”
“Eh, I think she’d be a good match for Souji.”
“What are you looking at? It will not be balanced at all. She’s a great ..no, a very great person!”
“It looks to me like you’re wearing some kind of tinted glasses… Eat breakfast.”
I nodded and served the rice. I took out some natto from the refrigerator, and my mother put a bowl of miso soup with eggplant for breakfast and an omelet with shiso leaves and dried bonito flakes on the table. My father cooks the food at the restaurant, but my mother cooks the food at home.
“I’m going to the restaurant now, what are you going to do for lunch?”
“I’ll make onigiri.”
Eating out is a waste of money. When I have school, my parents and I don’t have much time, so I usually just eat bread. But today I at least had time to make something.
After breakfast, I quickly made a simple lunch, washed the dishes, and went outside. For now, let’s go to the station where we’ll meet.
The station that Hiria-chan had picked was quite deserted.
There are so many bigger and more fun stations around. I wondered if there was a point to it. When I got off the train, I was disappointed by the peacefulness of the station, or rather the lack of activity.
It was hot again today. Just standing there, sweat poured out of my brain.
For the first time in a long time, I called up the Warako-chan in my brain.
Warako-chan, Warako-chan, I have a date with a girl on Friday. Where should I go?
[A girl definitely likes parfait!]
But Hiria-chan likes natto and gyudon, you know?
Warako-chan didn’t answer the question, but made a crackling sound and hid her face. Then she shouted anew.
[Girls don’t like to be made to walk!]
Eh, but I don’t have a car, and we’ll have to walk. Is it a matter of distance? How many kilometers is it okay to walk? Is 10 kilometers too much to walk? Should I set it at less than nine kilometers?
[Bu-bu~! The correct answer is up to 7.5 kilometers!]
Warako-chan was full of confidence. I don’t know, even though she’s an incarnation of my own mind. But let’s just say it’s 7.5 kilometers.
[Search, search, search! When it comes to date spots, search is the key.]
But what should I look for?
[Research what they like! The girl will fall in love with the person who takes her to places where she can eat her favorite foods and play.]
Ah, I see. I know what Hiria-chan likes..! If I take her smartly to a restaurant where she can eat what she likes, I’m sure her favorability rating will go up.
After careful research, I found a restaurant nearby that served natto parfait. This is it! It’s girly, and it’s also her favorite food. This is it.
I rushed to the store, only to find out that it had already gone out of business.
Of course, it is…
Warako-chan, I’m not confident …
I don’t have the confidence to keep the walk under 7.5 km and take her to a fun place around this humble station.
[Don’t give up! If you want to have fun, you have to go to a place with a mood!]
Okay, I get it. But there are no amusement spots in this station where there is a mood.
[Look carefully! It’ll be there!]
There seem to be a lot of love hotels behind the station. Do you think it will work for mood?
[If you invite her to such a place, she won’t even talk to you, you trash insect.]
Warako-chan immediately denied it in a voice and tone that was almost mine already. I get it. I understand. I mean, there’s no way I could invite her. I can’t even invite her to a convenience store, let alone a love hotel.
There was no good information to be found by searching, so I zoomed in and out of the map and searched carefully.
As I walked around the area, I found a large park within 7.5 kilometers from the station. Inside, there was little playground equipment and a lot of greenery. It was not a park with many children. The atmosphere was calm and serene.
This could work.
I searched to make sure and found that it was a park that was often used as a hustling spot. No. Of course not. We’ll get in other people’s way.
What should I do, Warako-chan?
The only thing that comes to mind is a game of cicada husk collecting.
Warako-chan said, spinning around in a crusty spiral.
[When you’re in trouble…]
When I’m in trouble?
Warako-chan spun around for a while like the thinking icon on a computer, but then she suddenly started to speak.
[Dotoru!] (TN: ”ドトール “: Not sure what the reference is. Might be the coffee shop )
Dotoru? I get it. You girls like it there, don’t you? You do like it, right
When Warako-chan stopped saying anything but “Dotoru” and “Dotoru” as she shook her head, I gave up on further exploration.
Finally, I went to check the meeting place that Hiria-chan had written. It wouldn’t be good if I got lost on the day.
The meeting place was a park near the station.
─inside playground equipment.
I woke up near dawn to the sweltering heat.
The air conditioner is on a timer, so I can’t stay asleep because the sweltering heat of the summer morning has already taken its toll.
I washed my face and brushed my teeth at the dirty sink in the shabby house.
I went back to my room, changed out of my sleepwear jersey. I got no part-time job today, so I had to help out at the store.. and I have to study… I was repeating the same boring schedule in my head when my phone on my desk shook.
I thought that Yabusaka must have sent me his impressions of the pornographic videos he had recently watched, and I slid my finger across the screen.
There was an email there from Archangel Hiria-chan.
The subject line was, “Summer vacation, let’s play!”.
I woke up at once with a shock as if my brain was being cracked open. The impact made me lose strength and I fell on my buttocks. The plastic material under my buttocks caused me to slip further and hit the trash can that was behind my back. The trash can collapsed and the trash scattered all over the place.
As I collapsed in the trash, I held my phone up high in my hand and read.
I immediately replied to the email that started with [Can we meet on Friday?] There was no way I was going to turn down an invitation from Hiria-chan. If it were a game, there would be at least three options, but they would all be the same.
But even if that were not the case, at this time of year, right in the middle of summer vacation, when it’s hot as hell and I’m getting tired from my part-time job, being able to hear the voice of the girl I love is more than just being happy to be alive.
I can see Hiria-chan!
My hands were light as I half-heartedly lifted myself up and put the trash back into the trash can.
Hm?
If you think about it calmly, does it mean that we will meet face to face?
We’ve been playing it safe for a long time, but does that mean it’s time to reveal ourselves to each other?
I stood up and knocked over the trash can again with my knee. I walked down the stairs and shouted to my mother.
“Mom! I can’t help out at the store today!”
“What’s wrong?”
“Something urgent! It’s urgent on the level of avenging parents’ death.”
“I’m still alive, so you don’t have to avenge me.”
“Anyway, I’m going out today. It’s my only day off, so it has to be today.”
“This is rare. I heard that Iori is free today, so the shop will be fine. “
“Ah, it’s rare that Niichanis free.”
“He’s always on dates with girls… What about you, Souji? You also have a pretty face… Do you have a girlfriend or something? Someone like Saionji-san?”
“Mom…Saionji-san wouldn’t even consider me as a partner, don’t you think?”
“Eh, I think she’d be a good match for Souji.”
“What are you looking at? It will not be balanced at all. She’s a great ..no, a very great person!”
“It looks to me like you’re wearing some kind of tinted glasses… Eat breakfast.”
I nodded and served the rice. I took out some natto from the refrigerator, and my mother put a bowl of miso soup with eggplant for breakfast and an omelet with shiso leaves and dried bonito flakes on the table. My father cooks the food at the restaurant, but my mother cooks the food at home.
“I’m going to the restaurant now, what are you going to do for lunch?”
“I’ll make onigiri.”
Eating out is a waste of money. When I have school, my parents and I don’t have much time, so I usually just eat bread. But today I at least had time to make something.
After breakfast, I quickly made a simple lunch, washed the dishes, and went outside. For now, let’s go to the station where we’ll meet.
The station that Hiria-chan had picked was quite deserted.
There are so many bigger and more fun stations around. I wondered if there was a point to it. When I got off the train, I was disappointed by the peacefulness of the station, or rather the lack of activity.
It was hot again today. Just standing there, sweat poured out of my brain.
For the first time in a long time, I called up the Warako-chan in my brain.
Warako-chan, Warako-chan, I have a date with a girl on Friday. Where should I go?
[A girl definitely likes parfait!]
But Hiria-chan likes natto and gyudon, you know?
Warako-chan didn’t answer the question, but made a crackling sound and hid her face. Then she shouted anew.
[Girls don’t like to be made to walk!]
Eh, but I don’t have a car, and we’ll have to walk. Is it a matter of distance? How many kilometers is it okay to walk? Is 10 kilometers too much to walk? Should I set it at less than nine kilometers?
[Bu-bu~! The correct answer is up to 7.5 kilometers!]
Warako-chan was full of confidence. I don’t know, even though she’s an incarnation of my own mind. But let’s just say it’s 7.5 kilometers.
[Search, search, search! When it comes to date spots, search is the key.]
But what should I look for?
[Research what they like! The girl will fall in love with the person who takes her to places where she can eat her favorite foods and play.]
Ah, I see. I know what Hiria-chan likes..! If I take her smartly to a restaurant where she can eat what she likes, I’m sure her favorability rating will go up.
After careful research, I found a restaurant nearby that served natto parfait. This is it! It’s girly, and it’s also her favorite food. This is it.
I rushed to the store, only to find out that it had already gone out of business.
Of course, it is…
Warako-chan, I’m not confident …
I don’t have the confidence to keep the walk under 7.5 km and take her to a fun place around this humble station.
[Don’t give up! If you want to have fun, you have to go to a place with a mood!]
Okay, I get it. But there are no amusement spots in this station where there is a mood.
[Look carefully! It’ll be there!]
There seem to be a lot of love hotels behind the station. Do you think it will work for mood?
[If you invite her to such a place, she won’t even talk to you, you trash insect.]
Warako-chan immediately denied it in a voice and tone that was almost mine already. I get it. I understand. I mean, there’s no way I could invite her. I can’t even invite her to a convenience store, let alone a love hotel.
There was no good information to be found by searching, so I zoomed in and out of the map and searched carefully.
As I walked around the area, I found a large park within 7.5 kilometers from the station. Inside, there was little playground equipment and a lot of greenery. It was not a park with many children. The atmosphere was calm and serene.
This could work.
I searched to make sure and found that it was a park that was often used as a hustling spot. No. Of course not. We’ll get in other people’s way.
What should I do, Warako-chan?
The only thing that comes to mind is a game of cicada husk collecting.
Warako-chan said, spinning around in a crusty spiral.
[When you’re in trouble…]
When I’m in trouble?
Warako-chan spun around for a while like the thinking icon on a computer, but then she suddenly started to speak.
[Dotoru!] (TN: ”ドトール “: Not sure what the reference is. Might be the coffee shop )
Dotoru? I get it. You girls like it there, don’t you? You do like it, right
When Warako-chan stopped saying anything but “Dotoru” and “Dotoru” as she shook her head, I gave up on further exploration.
Finally, I went to check the meeting place that Hiria-chan had written. It wouldn’t be good if I got lost on the day.
The meeting place was a park near the station.
─inside playground equipment.
