Haibara’s Teenage New Game+ Volume 4 Part 1 by Kazuki Amamiya

Author:Kazuki Amamiya
Language: eng
Format: epub

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After school, I quickly left the campus, just as I’d told Hoshimiya I would. Earbuds plugged in, I immersed myself in a song’s instrumentals as I walked down the road. The intense rock was accompanied with lyrics that lifted me up. Currently, I was listening to BLUE ENCOUNT’s “Memento.” Whenever I was feeling down in the dumps, music always made me feel better.

This was one of the songs in the “Songs for Cheering Up” playlist that Serika had sent me. We used the same music application, so I could listen to it just by tapping on it. Serika and I shared the same taste in music, and I liked every single song she recommended.

When I arrived at my part-time job, Café Mares, I opened the door. A chime rang, indicating that a visitor was here.

Kirishima-san, another part-timer who had been working here longer than me, turned my way. “Oh, you’re here, Natsuki-chan.”

She’s hell-bent on sticking “chan” after my name nowadays. It makes me sound like a girl, so I wish she’d stop.

Standing next to her was an unfamiliar boy wearing our store’s uniform. He was shorter than Kirishima-san, who was tall for a girl, and he looked quite skinny. He wore thick round-rimmed glasses, giving him an unfashionable appearance, and there was a timid air to him.

“Let me introduce you two. This is our new recruit, Shinohara-kun. He started working here yesterday,” Kirishima-san said.

Oh yeah, I heard someone mention we were getting a new hire.

“I-I’m Shinohara. I look forward to working with you,” he said with a bow.

Flustered, I also lowered my head and introduced myself. “Hello. I’m Haibara Natsuki.”

“Shinohara-kun is going to work in the kitchen too, so be sure to teach him well, Natsuki-chan.”

But I’m supposed to be a newbie too... Wait, I’ve been working here for four months already. Time sure flies! My fun days are passing by in the blink of an eye.

“Why’re you two being so polite with each other, anyway? You guys are in the same year in the same school.” Kirishima-san chortled heartily.

“Huh? Really?” I said in surprise.

“Oh, yes,” Shinohara-kun said meekly. “I’m in class 1-4 at Ryomei, I guess.”

“For real? I’m in class 1-2. Nice to meet you.” Now that they’d mentioned it, I had a feeling I’d seen him around somewhere before.

“Of course I know that,” he said.

I tilted my head to the side, puzzled as to what he meant by that. “‘Of course’?”

“Haibara-san, you’re famous, after all,” he stated as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

Oh, I see. I’m...famous... Not in a bad way, right? Well, considering who I hang out with, obviously I’d stand out.

“Oho? Natsuki-chan is famous at school?” Kirishima-san asked.

“Y-Yes. He’s handsome, good at studying and sports, and extremely popular with the girls,” Shinohara-kun explained.

“Thought so. I figured Natsuki-chan was popular. Hmm,” she said, wearing an amused smirk.

Getting some praise doesn’t feel too bad, but Kirishima-san is going to tease me nonstop now...

“Can I call you Shinohara-kun? We’re in the same year, so is it okay to keep it casual?” I asked, deliberately making my tone and expression more friendly.

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