Escape Galge - Chapter 21.2

Honestly is it just me or this series can very easily turn shoujo-ai?

Completely new. A wild Mas.h.i.+ro appears!

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Kryaku Taish-sha na Watas.h.i.+ wa Gyarug Shujink kara Nigetai wake de!

[Part 2]

It’s Thursday.
The day to raise the favourability rating of Mas.h.i.+ro, an existence I became most concerned about among the capturable targets.
Judging from the flow up till now, what happened since Monday should occur today too.

The first thing he did in the morning was to make an appearance in the corridor where the 1st years’ cla.s.srooms are.
As one would imagine, he had come to meet Mas.h.i.+ro and they ascend the stairs together.
They should’ve had a conversation last Friday too but I suppose they have something new to talk about now.

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“Shall we go home together, Toridsan?”

I expected Mas.h.i.+ro to talk to me but I didn’t think she’d invite me to go home together.

“Yeah!”

I move my head up and down enthusiastically out of happiness.
When I rush over with my bag, she turns her face away from me.
She must be shy about the invitation.
Sure enough, Mas.h.i.+ro’s cute.

“I thought I should tell you.”

We’d been walking side-by-side talking about idle topics like our lessons today or idiosyncratic teachers, but Mas.h.i.+ro’s expression turns serious when we exit the school gate.

“I wasn’t with senpai to bury my loneliness. It wasn’t that anyone would do.”

I kind of perceived that she’s talking about him.
I don’t know what’s her intention for talking about this but Mas.h.i.+ro’s saying that she wants to tell me so it should be something extremely important.

“I truly, liked senpai.”
” Yeah.”
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Perhaps she wanted someone to know that she really liked him.

Or perhaps Mas.h.i.+ro just wanted to correct me because I kind of doubted her love before.
Whatever the case, I understand Mas.h.i.+ro’s feelings.
Painfully so.
Because my feelings of liking him back then were real.

” Good that you understand.”

When I slowly nod, the both of us walk in silence for a moment.
In this quiet period, although our wordless silence may seem to our surroundings like we’re quarrelling, it’s an extremely comfortable s.p.a.ce.
A tranquil ambience flows between us.

“I spoke to my mother about going to the amus.e.m.e.nt park with you. She said she wants to meet you and asked me to bring you home.”
“Can I!?”

Mas.h.i.+ro’s mouth opens when we near the diverging point.
It was the same on the way back from the amus.e.m.e.nt park but is Mas.h.i.+ro unwilling to speak unless we’re on the verge of parting?
I kind of sense that it’s because, when on the verge, she can escape even if she says something embarra.s.sing.
Even now, after she said something that made me so happy that I want to leap up, she escapes from me when I peek at her with a beaming face.
See, she’s embarra.s.sed.

“Feel free to come if you want to.”
“I’ll go! I’ll definitely go! I will!”

Grab.
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“Wuu!?”

Finding her embarra.s.sed appearance cute, I persistently peek at her but she grabs onto both my cheeks from the front.
What’s this, it makes me look awful. Besides, it hurts.

“Iz wurts.”
“Fu just like an octopus. What a stupid-looking face. Fufu.”

You grabbed my cheeks rather strongly so of course it will become like an octopus.
This is embarra.s.sing y’know!
Moving my head left and right, I shake off Mas.h.i.+ro’s hands.
Looking at Mas.h.i.+ro, her funny bone seems to have been tickled; she’s holding in her laughter.

“Was your funny bone tickled? Just by an octopus?”
“Are you so bored that you want your head to be stepped on?”

She was smiling cutely until a while ago but her gaze immediately turns sharp-edged.
I’ve been regretting my words the moment I said them so forgive me.

Nonetheless, we have an extremely good feeling going there, don’t we?
Very much like friends!

“Hey, can I call youMas.h.i.+ro?”
“Too overly-familiar.”

I thought we reached a stage where we don’t have to address each other with honorifics but it seems it’s too early.
The s.h.i.+p sunk instantly.
We quickly reach the diverging point and Mas.h.i.+ro progresses in the direction of her house.
Without even a goodbye?
As I see off Mas.h.i.+ro’s back with my shoulders drooped in low spirits, just before her figure disappears around the corner, she stops and looks at me.

“Cya,Kii Kii is such a weird name[1].”
“! Shuddap! Mas.h.i.+ro, whose even name is cute, see you tomorrow!”

Mas.h.i.+ro definitely glared at me once before she disappears round the corner.

She saidCya!
I was a little hurt but I’m happy that she poked fun at my name!
I wanted to chase and tackle her.

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It’s Friday morning.
The Friday I’d fervently awaited before but only makes my chest hurt upon recalling now.
Will he come to me as per his declaration?
It doesn’t matter whether he’s there or not. Or so I think but I’m strangely nervous.
I even put strength into the hand opening the door.
On the other side of the door I open apprehensively.

” Not here.”

Just like yesterday, there’s only the oddly s.p.a.cious scenery.
He’s not here.

What was that declaration?
Was he ridiculing me?

“I’ve had enough of him.”

Let’s not think about itI thought of that numerous times.
I’m tired already.
At the end of the day, he’s still dominating my mind.
I’m tired of this situation.
I wonder what can be done to make myself feel better.
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[1] Kii’s name, when read literally, means yellow clothes.