Kokoro Connect, Volume 8: Step Time by Sadanatsu Anda

Author:Sadanatsu Anda [ANDA, SADANATSU]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2020-01-28T00:00:00+00:00

DATE × DATE × DATE

That day found me, Kiriyama Yui, agonizing alone in my room, as per usual.

I knew dating wasn’t going to be easy. I knew there was more to it than simply agreeing to be someone’s girlfriend. There were many, many steps after that—and I needed to start working my way up the staircase. Go on dates, hold hands, link arms, snuggle, hug, kiss...

“Eeeeeeeegh!”

I flailed my limbs, punching and kicking the mattress. Then I grabbed a nearby pillow and buried my face into it.

Was I really going to do all that? Yeah... Sooner or later I was going to have to, step by step. With who, you ask? With my boyfriend—Aoki Yoshifumi.

“EEEEEEEEGH!”

Flustered, I rolled around on my bed.

“No... I have to do this...”

At last, I was making progress... down a path that had been walled off for as long as I could remember. And if I didn’t do the things a girlfriend was supposed to do, then there was no point in being his girlfriend at all. But more than that, I wanted to be normal, like everyone else.

“I mean, we’re dating now... so... Eeeeegh!”

“Sis?”

Instantly, I froze. Then I turned my head in the direction of my bedroom door—slowly and stiffly, like some kind of robot.

“Uh... Dinner’s ready,” my younger sister Anzu continued as she peered into my room.

“Oh... C-Cool... I’ll be right there,” I nodded.

With that, she turned... but right as I was expecting her to walk off, she stopped short and leaned back over the threshold.

“Just so we’re on the same page, um... I’ll pretend I didn’t see any of that.”

I collapsed face-first back into my pillow. Gee, thanks, Anzu.

+++

Three weeks had passed since the biggest event in Yaegashi Taichi’s high school career—the school trip to Hokkaido—and its impact was tremendous. He had struggled, but so too had he grown, and now hardly anyone ever came to him for advice anymore.

It was November. Autumn had long since settled in, and winter was still far away... but while the weather was still pleasant for the time being, he knew it wouldn’t last. Soon he’d have to bundle himself up in jackets and scarves every time he went outside.

Following the recent “love craze,” a plethora of new couples had sprung up like daisies. But Yamaboshi High School had gone back to normal for the most part, and peace reigned in Class 2-B...

“What do you mean, you guys haven’t gone on any dates?!” shouted Kurihara Yukina, Yamaboshi track athlete, clutching at her wavy hair in frustration. “I cannot believe this!”

With a tall and slim physique, Kurihara had drawn herself up to her fullest height in order to tower over the recipient of her complaint: one Kiriyama Yui.

“B-But...” Kiriyama mumbled, shrinking herself down even smaller than she usually was. Her long tawny hair had lost a good 20% of its glossy shine.

School had ended for the day, but a few students (Taichi included) had remained in the classroom to chat... and apparently Kiriyama had said something to set Kurihara off.

“No

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