Full Metal Panic! Short Stories Volume 9 [Parts 1 to 6] by Shouji Gatou

Author:Shouji Gatou
Language: eng
Format: epub

The Adorable Thermopylae

One Friday, after classes in the usual 2-4 classroom...

“Hey, Sousuke. The flea market’s in two days. Got any plans?” Chidori Kaname asked Sagara Sousuke.

“Flea market?” he replied curiously. “What’s that?”

“It’s like a swap meet. A bazaar. We promised to run a stall, right?”

“Hmm?” Sousuke watched her with sullen expression, tight frown, and precise motions—almost like a soldier. Well... given that he’d grown up in war-torn regions overseas, and still served in a military organization, he was, in fact, exactly like a soldier. Then he said, “I thought that was in nine days.”

“Nope. Two days.”

“It’s right here.” Sousuke showed Kaname his student notebook. The Sunday a week from then was circled in red, with Kaname’s handwriting saying, Leave this date free! No missions or operations! “You wrote it so that I wouldn’t forget.”

“Huh? What? Oh, so I did... Weird, I must’ve flaked or something.” She checked the flea market flyer again. It was definitely in two days. “Hmm, sorry. Guess I got mixed up. Can you come to the one in two days?”

“I have plans,” he informed her.

“Huh?! But I’m gonna be selling the 50-issue Golgo set I bought on a whim, and Agatte Nanbo!! by Koike Kazuo, and Akagi, and all kinds of manga it’s gonna seem weird for a high school girl to be selling!” she wailed. “It’s embarrassing! I wanted to pretend they were yours!”

“I don’t entirely understand that, but you seem to only want me there for ulterior motives...” A trail of greasy sweat trickled down Sousuke’s temple.

“Hmm, that’s a problem,” said Kaname. “I know it’s my own fault, but there’s no way you can cancel?”

“Sorry. My plans that day are unbreakable.”

“More soldier work?” she asked, lowering her voice here.

“No, but... it’s very important that I be there,” Sousuke insisted. “I have an event similar to the flea market.”

“Huh...”

“It’s at the Aomi Pier Event Hall,” he continued. “The organizers invited me. It’s far too late for me to cancel.”

“I see... That’s that, then, I guess.”

And that’s how Sousuke ended up not being present at Sunday’s flea market.

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