Chapter 3.5 — Luna and Nikoru’s Long Phone Call
“...So
anyway, because I happened to meet my junior high school classmate, I
remembered Senpai.”
“I see....”
“Aaahh~,
why can't I meet Senpai when I can meet a classmate I never care? I'm
pretty sure that he hasn't moved, his house is also quite close, so it would be
nice if I could happen to meet him somewhere."
“That's right...."”
“If
it's now, I can say it... [Please date me one more time.] I don't mind if I get
rejected. Because I feel that this time I can move on from him.”
“When you guys broke up three
years ago, the reason was a bit messy, wasn't it?”
“That's
right. The reason he wanted to break up was that [I don't want to hurt you,
so I want to break up with you] Haa? What does that mean? That's how I feel.”
“Yeah...”
“But
I don't want to be hated by Senpai, so I can't say it out loud. If I say, [I don't
want to break up with you], he'll think of me as an annoying girl.”
“.... I know.”
“I
couldn't give up on him because Senpai didn't say that he hated me, but I
didn't have the courage to contact him. ...... Then finally, my smartphone
broke and my contact information data was all lost, so I couldn't contact him
anymore even if I wanted to. I feel so stupid for dragging this out for so
long.”
“That's not true at all......”
“...What's
wrong with you, Luna? Why do you sound so gloomy?”
“Eh? Wh-What is it?”
“Did
something happen?”
“...Yes... Actually, there was
something...”
“Did
something happen at the gathering party with committee members?”
“...On my way home, I stopped
by to deliver croffles to Maria's house, and I saw Maria coming home with
Ryuuto.”
“Huh!? That b*stard... hasn't
he learned his lesson yet!?"
“It-It’s not like that. After
the gathering, Ryuuto went to the nearby library, he happened to meet Maria and
joined her. Then when it was getting dark, he accompany her all the way
home...”
“Hmm...
even so, it's not like he had to be more careful after that incident happened,
right?”
“But we were both members of
the pamphlet management committee... I even asked Ryuuto to work with me on the
"friendship plan" with Maria.”
“But
still, you're still worried about it, aren't you?”
“Yes... but it's not that I
doubt Ryuuto. That's not it...”
“Hmm?”
“...I don't know why, I can't
express it well, but I feel a little worried.”
“...If
there's anything I can do for you, you can just tell me. Whether it's that guy
or your sister, I'll teach them a lesson.”
“Ahaha, I told you there's no
need to do that~! ... Thank you so much .... for always helping me...”
“It's
okay, don't think too much about it. Besides, there's nothing Luna can do to
help me since I still can't move on from Senpai.”
“That kind of thing....”
Luna looked up and saw the pen
holder with the photo from the photo box. She stared at the face of the boy
smiling shyly next to the dark-haired Nikoru, as if she could look directly
into his eyes.
