“Want to bet? Loser buys beer.”
Heike suggesting this first?
Great progress. Seems quite enjoying this situation now.
By the way….
“Beer again?”
“…I was going to say drink while gaming?”
“Hm, yeah.”
I smiled and handed her the ball.
And 30 minutes later, I decided to withdraw that smile.
“At least spare….”
Heike, standing in front of the lane, trailed off and pursed lips.
Honestly, since said tried one or two tis when young, inwardly thought all to gutter.
‘Feel sorry.’
Heike, having struck three strikes before and missed once, was greatly disappointed. Seems wanted to cleanly strike the whole this ga.
Heike dusted hands and looked at my score written by recorder, said.
“Lukas you really good.”
“Yeah? To , you seem better?”
I, since often went to bowling alley in 21st century, couldn’t be very bad.
A person who tried one or two tis when young and a person who periodically did similar ga producing neck-and-neck results, feel how excellent Heike’s athletic nerve is.
Like that, we stuck for about two and a half hours more, only rolling balls. Rather than fun, close to inertia, but since both personalities to see end, not satisfied with slight score difference, concentrating until can clearly beat opponent.
Around 8 PM evening, Heike, vividly emitting her magic power with hand, asked timidly.
“Lukas…. Until when we do…?”
“Don’t know. Shall we stop now?”
I wiped sweat and put down the ball.
During that, recorder ca and held out scoreboard to us.
Not familiar with kegling rules, but in all gas done so far, I beat her three tis, she beat four tis, clearly could know.
Heike opened eyes big and quietly asked.
“I won?”
“Yeah. Congrats, Heike. Let’s co again next ti.”
I smiled and patted her back.
No victory desire that much in kegling to feel resentful for losing, even if victory desire arose, not relationship to express that.
Rather wanted to congratulate more actively, but I had no energy for that.
Heike, whether or not, not minding much, walked around here and there with strangely flushed face. Then, bought new beer from counter and held out.
“Drink.”
“Yeah? You said you won.”
“You bought one earlier, so.”
“Hey, Heike. It’s a bet.”
“Drink.”
“…….”
If like this, don’t know why did bet, but if refuse, seems infinite repeat, so I just took the bottle.
As soon as that, Heike suddenly brought up words.
“Now what shall we do?”
Right away go do sothing again? Was thinking go find cafe moderately.
Only finger and waist health gone, but seems have energy to go around.
I looked at Heike’s eyes, bigger than usual whether fun coming out with today, and smiled lightly.
Didn’t particularly conscious, but while dealing with so stalker bastard and Pleromas, solving high schooler favorability gaining proposal or sothing, mind is much easier. Anyway, still just high schooler for now.
‘That favorability still not giving is a bit catching though….’
Also sounds like aning not satisfied, so more like that.
But thinking Heike voluntarily gave exactly 1 point favorability so far, prepared for this much. Above all, have to go to end to know.
I smiled and pointed outside.
“It’s ti to eat dinner. Want to go to market once?”
* * *
“First ti coming to market.”
When about an hour passed since stopping by market, Heike said that to . Already we were at park bench, eating sausages bought from market stalls. Day quickly darkened, we were relying on streetlight.
I shrugged and answered.
“ too.”
At least this market is first ti. Because of status, no occasion to go.
Heike probably sa. Fortunately, she isn’t a person arrogant with status, so just excitedly went around. Then, must have spent all money brought. The paper bags lined next to her chair were excessively many.
On the other hand, what I bought was one plate of sauerkraut.
“Why only eat sauerkraut?”
“Not much hungry.”
“Wow.”
She let out soulless exclamation and glanced at , cast magic to refill beer in empty bottle. Unusually Heike spoke to first, I thought. Clearly opened mouth to distract my attention.
She expressionlessly gulped alcohol and quietly said.
“Today was fun.”
“Ah, was worrying if perhaps not fun, glad.”
“No, really.”
She slowly smiled.
“Such photos first ti taking with you, first ti kegling with friend, first ti going to market, mom story also first ti to you.”
“…….”
I nodded and smiled.
From my position, most not special things all accepted specially to her, confirming that, felt shoulder a bit heavy.
I’m her first friend, shared her nurous firsts. Sharing mories that will remain deeper than other mories, so in front of her, need to be a bit more careful with anything.
Of course, even though gave mory that will remain strong to Heike, favorability not increasing even 1 point is a bit strange. Not that resentful. No obligation for her to show reaction I want, so never had negative thought about Heike’s reaction.
But, now, need to check once the intention of this proposal, not Heike.
‘First, let’s confirm one.’
I opened the probability of change window.
Dawn777
— Until final ending ‘Chapter X. Death’ 596 days 13 hours 03 minutes 13 seconds
— Probability of change: 48.9% ( 3.0%p)
‘48.9%.’
Good.
Around here, let’s think slowly.
Indeed, whether the reason she seeks mother is to confirm root of emotion deficiency and want confirmation that it’s okay as is, or to confirm she also has possibility of change, or actually purely want to et existence called parent instead of uncle indifferent to her, don’t know.
Why when Heike said ‘want to live with mother after graduation’, Narce’s eyes changed as if piercing sothing, still can’t know exactly.
Only thing I know now is, as much as Narce reacted like that, sothing in this circumstance, and perhaps that could be a thod to prevent Heike becoming a villain in future.
‘Why think like that.’
Isn’t it a leap?
Originally, no basis to think like that, so wouldn’t have put in possibility axis either.
But basis to consider arose.
Did best, but in achieving this proposal, clear limit existed.
After Heike, the next lowest score Ulrike, tried to get close intimately, but from him, getting 4 points was all. Other than that, received scores Heike 1 point, Yulia 2 points.
Already all team mbers except Heike’s favorability exceeded 5 points. And as can know experientially, in case of stat already high, hard to raise even 1 point with one week ti.
Conclusively, this ans structurally impossible to clear unless target Heike with favorability close to 0. The system assud I get favorability from Heike and made this proposal.
Raising Heike’s favorability who doesn’t give scores ans, beyond simply getting close to Heike like today, need to touch her fundantal emotion.
‘Why make such dangerous proposal.’
Isn’t it because related to Heike’s future.
Let’s experint once.
“Heike.”
“Yeah?”
“If there’s chance to see mother, want to et even now?”
“Of course.”
Answer without slightest hesitation.
Her gaze beca sharp in an instant, unable to find usual indifference anywhere.
I quietly looked at her. She, surprised herself at words unwittingly said, covered mouth then returned to indifferent expression.
“…Anyway, just wish. If I appear in front of mom, mom won’t particularly welco either… well, honestly don’t care about such reaction, but contracted not to et, right.”
Instead of answering, I opened the probability of change window again.
Dawn777
— Until final ending ‘Chapter X. Death’ 596 days 13 hours 02 minutes 55 seconds
— Probability of change: 51.9% ( 3.0%p)
“…….”
It rose. With just one word, 3%p.
Now, what this proposal tells beca clear.
The proposal is telling to change Heike’s future.
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