Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai - Short Story Collection, Vol. 2: Timetable of the Inexperienced by Hamubane

Author:Hamubane
Language: eng
Format: epub

This time she paid attention to the traffic light, and arrived at the location she last saw the old lady.

Hmm…I completely lost her…

However, the older lady had vanished completely, leaving Fumino aimless.

Maybe she opened up the store in the park over there…?

Feeling a bit of hope, Fumino trotted inside the park.

“Woof?”

That’s when she heard that noise, which didn’t come from her. When she directed her face towards the source, she saw a parent and puppy, both of them with white fur.

“Woof, woof.”

The puppy barked as if he wanted to say something, but Fumino couldn’t understand it.

(Sorry, I only look like this, but I can’t talk with you…)

Fumino barked back, not even attempting to strike up a conversation.

[Does this work by any chance?]

(Eh?! It works!? Is this the delayed effect from the headband!?)

Fumino got excited for a second, but realized what was going on later.

[So this does work, I see.]

(No!? This doggie is just writing on the ground!?)

The parent dog used its front paw to write words on the ground.

(Eh, wah, amazing! So clever!)

It was a shock in a lot of ways.

[My name is Pero. Who are you, woof?]

(I’m Fumino…Ah, this might not work after all.)

Fumino howled for a second, but quickly mimicked the dog’s movement.

[I’m Fumino.]

Since she was worried that maybe the dog didn’t understand it if she used kanji, she instead wrote it all in hiragana.

[Are you searching for someone or something?]

[There’s someone I’m searching for, but I can’t find them…]

[I see, woof.]

Pero nodded, and tilted his head.

[Then, how about you try and trace their scent, woof?]

[Scent…]

Being told exactly that, Fumino’s nose twitched. She never really paid much attention to it, but she could pick up the different scent trails in the air, one of them belonging to the older lady.

[I can do this! Sorry, but I need to get going, Pero-chan! Thanks!]

[You’re welcome, woof.]

Fumino gave Pero her gratitude, who nodded along. However, that’s where a certain doubt popped up inside her head.

[Um…Why are you helping a stranger like me?]

Pero hesitated for a second, before looking left and right.

[You gave off a nostalgic scent, is all.]

Pero wrote, and showed something like a smile.

[Nostalgic scent…]

Pero showed no signs of preparing a response. The small puppy at their side seemed as confused, just looking up at the dog.

[More importantly, shouldn’t you chase after that person? The scent will be gone eventually.]

[R-Right!]

Fumino still had some doubts, but catching that lady had priority.

[Thanks a lot, Pero-chan!]

Fumino wrote these last few words and walked away, to which Pero nodded.

So I guess my scent is familiar to Pero-chan in some way…?

When she took a whiff from her own scent, she realized that a lot of it was from Mafuyu, who had carried her before.

Was that the dog Sensei kept before…?

However, Fumino had no way of knowing that what she was thinking was indeed the truth.

***

A few hours passed, spent by Fumino running through the streets. However.

(Huff…I can’t catch up with her at all…)

Around the time the sun started to set, she walked along with a hung head and tail.

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