Accel World: Return of Princess Snow Black by Reki Kawahara

Author:Reki Kawahara [Kawahara, Reki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9784048675178
Publisher: Baka-Tsuki
Published: 2013-11-28T16:00:00+00:00

Haruyuki couldn't read the expression that was in her big light brown pupils. Of course, there was anger and irritation in them. But, that seemed to have less to do with Haruyuki’s current insolent conduct—somehow, it seemed like she had been biting back those feelings for quite a long time—

Unable to endure gazing at each other’s eyes any longer, Haruyuki moved his right hand and inserted the plug into Chiyuri’s neck. The Wired Connection warning that appeared hid Chiyuri’s face from view for a moment.

—The delay wasn’t more than a second, but even so Haruyuki somehow managed to reorganize his thoughts in that time.

Blinking several times, he turned his gaze away from Chiyuri’s eyes and fixed his focus around the slender collarbone that peeked out from the collar of her white sweater.

"Umm…I…came because I felt I didn’t apologize about the matter the other day."

The words, composed through thought-speaking, resounded through both their sense of hearing without stumbling, despite their awkwardness.

"Umm, about spoiling that boxed lunch you went to such trouble to make…I'm, really sorry."

Though he was apologizing for that seriously—

Haruyuki moved his right hand’s finger outside of Chiyuri's vision, and opened the storage icon.

In the window that opened and piled over half of the real Chiyuri’s face, there was a folder that displayed Chiyuri’s ID Name, next to a folder that displayed the physical memory range of her Neuro Linker.

At this point, it could be said that the possibility of Chiyuri = «Cyan Pile» was already exceedingly close to zero. Because if she were «Cyan Pile», Chiyuri should have already known that Haruyuki was «Silver Crow», an underling of Kuroyukihime, and therefore should have refused to Direct Connect with him.

Or—her intentionally laying down on the bed might be a ploy by Chiyuri to discourage Haruyuki from Direct Connecting with her. Right now, Chiyuri might be shocked and panicking in her heart.

While feeling ashamed of himself for suspecting the childhood friend he had known for ten years in that way, Haruyuki quietly moved the cursor over the physical memory folder of Chiyuri’s Neuro Linker.

"But…but, I was a bit shocked."

As if to overwrite his guilty feelings, such words gushed out from my thoughts.

"When I imagine Chiyu and Taku…discussing the matter of those guys, I’m unable to contain myself…I understand that you’re thinking about all those things for my sake…but I...."

-- —I just don’t want to be pitied by Chiyuri and Takumu. Exactly because we're friends—I want the distance between the three of us to remain the same at least.

Though it’s already too late.

Haruyuki put more strength into his finger, and clicked the folder.

At the same time as a differently colored and semi-transparent window suddenly opened, Chiyuri’s voice sounded in both his head and ears.

"Haru…You misunderstood."

The clumsy Chiyuri seemed to be unable to do thought-speaking up until now. Right before Haruyuki’s eyes, her small lips moved and more words followed.

"I didn't tell Takkun anything. I couldn’t tell him. I promised to remain silent. Takkun only knew about the sandwich because, when I went to his kendo tournament the other day, I told him I would also make one for Haru next time.

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