Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru: Volume 03 by Shiori Ōta

Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru: Volume 03 by Shiori Ōta

Author:Shiori Ōta
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Trollo WN/LN EPUB
Published: 2019-10-03T00:00:00+00:00


Part 2

Everything started about a month ago. It was the day of my school’s cultural festival. The second day was open to the public.

“Hey, you’re dressed surprisingly nicely today.”

I greet and bow slightly to Hori-san, the school janitor who is waiting by the front gate. As of this year, Hori-san has been working here for 20 years consecutively, paying attention to every corner every day, and keeping the high school beautiful.

“Are you waiting for someone? A family member?”

“Not family but, yeah, something like that.”

“Your lover?”

“No way! They’re more like a friend… I guess?”

My mom isn’t coming today. My older brother that lives in Tokyo is hospitalized with pneumonia. It seems he aggravated a summer cold, and my mom got worried and upset, so she decided to visit him for about a month. So that’s why this year, I didn’t plan to have anyone come to the cultural festival. I mentioned it to Sakurako-san while we were making small talk, I didn’t really mean anything by it. To my surprise, she tilted her head and thought for a minute, then said “then I’ll go.” I was surprised and a bit embarrassed, but also a bit happy. It’s weird when she does something for me, instead of just for bones.

“F-first of all, we don’t have a special relationship or anything.”

I try to hide my delight as I wave my hand at Hori-san.I always worry about how to answer when people ask me about Sakurako-san. Maybe the most accurate way to put it would be a “teacher and student relationship”? Though I don’t particularly want to learn about bones and corpses. While we were talking, I notice that the decorations on the school gate got blown by the wind, so I fix the tape.

It was past the time we agreed to meet, but Sakurako-san still wasn’t there. She’s always loose when it comes to meeting times, but I started to worry about if she’d come at all. Just as I started to get worried, she finally showed up.

“You’re late! I thought you weren’t coming!”

“Really?”

“Geez, if you don’t have a phone, you should at least carry around a watch.”

Under the sun, Sakurako-san’s white dress clearly stands out, even among the unique atmosphere of the cultural festival. With her nice posture and beautiful way of walking, I feel a bit superior for being with her.

“No, no, what kind of relationship do you have?” Hori-san pulls me aside and asks me. I guess that’s to be expected if we’re walking together, even if we’re not holding hands.

“We’re really just acquaintances.”

I’m sure it’s surprising (even if it isn’t said) to see me with a beautiful person like Sakurako-san. Honestly, I didn’t think we were quite so unbalanced today.

“Still, I didn’t expect you to be interested in a school cultural festival. My class this year is selling pancakes. What do you want to do? Want something to eat?”

Sakurako-san is covering one ear and scowling at me, since I’m talking louder than usual. She slowly opens her mouth to respond.



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