Before I could even tap a starting letter to reply, new ssages from Koizumi-san popped up consecutively.
“I’m sorry, Onoda-kun! It’s not my—”
“Forget it. Co and pick us up. We’re waiting for you at this station.”
“No… It’s Sets—”
“Yes, Setsuna is with . She wants you to escort her to her little sister.”
“Hurry up.”
“???”
And so on…
Well, just from that, it’s easy to guess what’s going on. That damn older sister of Satsuki was the one trying to ss with .
Should I stop being too polite with her? Uh. No.
It’s still her phone, after all.
I thought for a while before typing in my reply.
“I’m sorry, Koizumi-san. I have to et Satsuki. Please tell Setsuna-nee-san to behave. I’ll tell Sakuma to pick you up.”
Seconds after sending that, an angry sticker popped up followed by a simple, “Tsk.”
And a few more seconds later, Koizumi-san finally regained control of her phone.
“I apologize, Onoda-kun.”
“Don’t worry about it, Koizumi-san. Setsuna-nee-san’s humor was just that tasteless.”
As though she’s reading that from there, Setsuna’s ssage suddenly popped up on my notification.
“Huh?! Whose humor was tasteless? Care to say that to my face?”
I quickly swiped it out of the screen without replying at all.
Right at that mont, Koizumi-san’s reply arrived, “You’re right… She’s always like this if she wants to ss with soone.”
Yep. I totally agree. Even when we had just t, she already showed how she wanted to make fun of …
Yet, another ssage from Setsuna arrived just seconds after that, “Don’t readily believe Juri. She’s just the sa as .”
So, since she’s not gaining any ground with this battle that I kept ignoring, she’s now trying to ss with her friend too? Skewing my perception of that fashionable girl.
Perhaps they’re laughing together right now. In any case, I would only believe what I see. And I’m clearly aware that the one interaction with her wasn’t enough to fully understand the person nad Koizumi Juri.
Nonetheless, there’s the thing called ‘first impression’. I could definitely say that although she’s slightly mysterious because of how she sohow treated like we’re at the sa age, she's a pretty cool girl.
That’s why before this escalates more, I decided to end the conversation right there, “Mhm. Take care on your way, Koizumi-san. Please pass the ssage to Setsuna-nee-san as well.”
“Sure!”
“If I see you later, I’m gonna strangle you in front of Satsuki.”
And yep, the second one was Setsuna’s threatening ssage.
I guess I better invoke soone’s sacrifice.
Before riding the train and returning my focus to my girls, I sent a ssage to Sakuma.
“It’s your chance, man. Don’t leave her side. Got it?”
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Looking at the ti when I got off the train, there were still a few minutes before 1 pm, an hour before the actual ga.
On my walk there, I ssaged Coach Ayu, reconfirming that the lesson would be moved to 5 pm, this way I wouldn’t have to rush out after the ga.
I already told her that two days before so the woman’s reply ca fast. “Yes, it’s done. I sent out the notice to everyone who registered for your program the day before yesterday.”
“Thank you, Coach.”
“No problem. By the way, I won’t be there to look after you.”
Alright. That’s news to . Is she trying to run away after what happened to us last week? It can’t be, right?
Even though she failed to restrain herself, we could just attribute that to how she fell sick… Besides, she’s a strong woman whose passion for boxing trumped anything else. She wouldn’t just skip it just because she didn’t want to face . There must be another reason…
“I understand, Coach. But can I ask why?”
“I know what you’re thinking. I’m not running away. I have other business to attend to. About what happened… let’s talk about it tomorrow.”
“Yes. See you tomorrow, Coach. And good luck to whatever business you’re attending to.”
And I was right… Since she’s the one who brought that up, I guess she already found her answer. In any case, whatever that was, I already prepared myself for either choice. The real question would be… what’s going to happen next?
Whether she fully embraced her feelings for or drew a clear line about our relationship, there’s no doubt that sothing would change going forward…
By the ti I reached the school, I noticed that there were not only students from our school who were coming to watch. There were three buses parked inside that were clearly not from our city.
Those were the buses of the school going to play against our school’s basketball club. They’re supposed to be the number one in the prefecture… That’s so tough opponent to beat. They even brought a cheering squad of two full buses of their students.
Even now, I could see them walking around, sightseeing on our campus. They’re in their school uniforms with purple as their color motif. That’s why it’s easy to pick them out from the other students from our school who ca to watch the match.
Ignoring those students, my feet led to the usual side door…
Nami and the others were already upstairs along with our classmates, at the sa spot as the last ti we watched here. I was supposed to join them after eting Satsuki here but I inford them that I might not even show up close to them out in the open.
It’s to prevent Setsuna and Koizumi-san from seeing and ssing with the tranquility of our complex relationship.
I know that it’s weird calling it tranquil but it’s kind of true when we’re all aware that a little disturbance could create ripples noticeable enough by everyone.
I better tread this day carefully. Otherwise, co Monday, the hot topic would be… my relationships with my girls being exposed for all to consu for their gossiping habits.
A few minutes later, Satsuki showed up from the door. As soon as she spotted waiting at the side, the girl cheerfully ran towards , our lips eting in the process.
She’s already wearing her jersey but she put on a shirt on top of it. Apparently, the final decision for the starting lineup beca filled with all the veteran regulars. She’s going to substitute at most the second half or if there’s a need to switch that third-year senior early on.
And that’s why she had a lot of ti to spare at the mont.
“What’s this? Is my Satsuki nervous?”
“I’m always nervous when it cos to this, you idiot. It’s the sa as last ti, rember?”
“Oh… Right. And how did I calm you down back then?”
“You pervert… We did it in the classroom.”
She rembered. Well, it’s that day when she finally got to talk to Sakuma. Before the guy arrived, we did it right on top of our desks…
“What do you think? We can run there and return here on ti.”
“This hopeless idiot. Do you want to smack you now?”
“Not really. A kiss is more than welco though.”
“Ugh… As always, you’re this hateful.” Although she said that, Satsuki still helplessly kissed and intimately at that. For her, I was probably like an irresistible candy.
Following the separation of our lips and tongue, Satsuki grabbed my hand and said, “Co with to the eting room.”
“eting room? Are we—"
“No, pervert. Everyone is there. Coach asked for you.”
Coach? Oh… Eguchi-sensei.
Wait. Why did she ask for ?
“You do know I’m not an athlete, right? What does she need for?”
“Water boy,” Satsuki answered instantly while smirking.
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