Amagi Brilliant Park: Volume 8 by Shouji Gatou

Author:Shouji Gatou [Gatou, Shouji]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2019-12-01T16:00:00+00:00

5: Nick of Time

Seiya was staying in an unfamiliar bed, with an unfamiliar pillow, and he’d just had a rough night. He could usually sleep almost anywhere, but this time, he only managed to spend about three hours in a light doze.

They had room service for breakfast, too. Isuzu munched on her toast as if nothing had happened, made full use of the jacuzzi bath she’d filled up during the meal, and then tidied up. “I’m ready,” she announced.

“Okay.”

“Shall we?”

“...Sure,” Seiya agreed. He paid the final room fee and the two left the hotel. It was sunny outside; the morning light was almost blinding. At the same time, it seemed to Seiya that the sun was a little bit dimmer today.

He watched Isuzu from behind as they walked to the closest bus stop, bathed in the still-intense light of September. His head was fuzzy from sleep deprivation, and the events of last night almost seemed like a dream. Seiya wondered if they were never going to talk about that night again... and the thought filled him with dissatisfaction.

The bus came. They silently got on board. There were only four or five others there. Seiya took a seat in the back, and Isuzu sat in front of him. She was acting distant—no, was she lonely? He didn’t know for sure which one it was.

The bus was nearly empty, yet something inside him told him that they couldn’t keep sitting in separate seats like this. He felt something like a premonition—difficult to put into words—that things might stay this way forever if they did. Was this one of those times when you had to fight the urge to run away? Why not just move forward instead?

If he didn’t make any progress at all, he’d eventually lose everything, so Seiya stood up and then sat down next to Isuzu. “Scoot in,” he ordered, shoving her shoulder with a little intentional roughness.

Though surprised, she obediently let him push her to the window seat. “There’s not much room,” she cautioned.

“So what? We’ll be fine,” Seiya said coldly, turning away.

“...You’re strange,” she commented.

“Hmph,” he grumbled. Each time the bus rocked, their arms touched. It felt nice.

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