Yes, No, or Maybe? (Light Novel 3) by Michi Ichiho

Author:Michi Ichiho [Ichiho, Michi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: light novel
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Published: 2024-03-23T16:00:00+00:00

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Exactly one week had passed since the day Ushio showed up at the station for a surprise tour. In the newsroom, I rose from my chair and was about to head to my nightly meeting when Tatsuki came chasing after me.

“Kunieda-san! Did Tsuzuki-san break his phone or get a new one or something?”

“What?”

“Tell him he should have told me he got a new number, will you?” Tatsuki said. “Sheesh, he can be a real heartless jerk sometimes…”

“…What?” The hell are you talking about? Confused, I stopped short and looked at him.

He looked back at me with some confusion of his own. “Last time we went drinking together, we talked about going out to Osaka to play baseball, yeah? So here I am, getting the boys together, but when I went to ask him about his schedule, all of a sudden…”

He pulled out his cell phone and opened LINE. The on-screen text read: Account not found.

“I was like, ‘WTF, man?’ So I tried texting his number, but it wouldn’t send… Wait, are you telling me you didn’t know about it?”

“Well… He told me he was going to hole up and focus on his work, so I haven’t heard from him in a while.”

Thus far, there were times when he’d sleep over at some studio to get work done, and I always made sure not to contact him while he was there. The last LINE conversation we had was last week, which was also the last time I saw him in person, when he said “See you later” on his way out of the hotel room. As far as I could recall, his behavior seemed pretty normal at the time.

“…Senpai, let’s grab an elevator real quick,” Tatsuki suggested, seeming to read the silent alarm in my eyes. Once we were in private, he continued. “Are you able to see his LINE account on your end?”

“I only brought my work phone today.”

“Well, it’s possible he dropped his phone in the toilet or something and had to buy a whole new one… Or like, maybe he wanted to get a number that’s easier to remember?”

Perhaps he was just waiting until his work was finished to reach out and let me know. Maybe it really was that simple. I could picture him calling me up later on and saying, “Oh, did I scare you, Mr. Worrywart?” when I tried to complain.

“I mean, he’s not the kind of coward who’d dump a guy by ghosting him, right?”

“Don’t jinx it!” I hissed.

“What? I was trying to reassure you.”

“Well, it’s not working!”

Seriously, I was completely blindsided. Was he mad about the roast beef and sushi thing? How was I supposed to think of a decent fantasy setting when I was half-asleep?! Before I could sort out my thoughts, the elevator arrived at its destination, and the doors opened to reveal Ush—no, of course it wasn’t him.

It was the worst possible alternative: that grumpy old politician again.

“Whoa!” Having lost my composure, I inadvertently let out a little yelp of surprise.

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