Ongaku No Shinigami - Chapter 7
It’smorningandsinceit’sSaturday,Idon’thaveschool.
IjustwokeupandnoticedthatMeguriisnotintheroom.
Iwentandhaveaquickshowerandwentdownstairsforbreakfast.
AsIwentdown,Ismelledsomethingnice,
Itcan’tbethatnee-saniscooking,shecan’tevenmakeinstantnoodles.
“H-Hibiki-san,goodmorning.”
“Go-goodmorning.”
“Where’sNee-san?”
“Shewentoutforwork,soI’llbecookingbreakfast.”
Sheplaceaplateofegg,baconandtoastinfrontofme,
Igrabmyspoonandtakeabiteoffthebacon,
Anditwastasty,thetastesbreakfastIhaveevertasted.
Ihavebeenonlyeatingplainbreadforbreakfastsincemiddleschool.
“Delicious!”
“I’mgladyoulikeit.”
Aftereatingbreakfast,IspentmytimedoingIusuallydo,wearingmyheadphonesandreadingmanga.
Rightnow,i’mreading’Thedeathknight’,amangaaboutaknightwhodiedandisnowsavingtheworldasanundead.
Andhourbeforetheagreedtiming,IaskedMeguri,
“Wou-WouldyouliketogotoAkihabara.”
IsaiditreallyquicklyandtriedtonotmakeitsoundlikeI’maskingherout.
“Butwhy?”
“To,tomeetafriend.”
Hearingit,Meguriquicklywentupstairsandcamedownafewminuteslater,
Wearingacuteonepiecesummerdress.
“Let’sgothen.”
-AkihabaraStation-
“Thereyouare,Hibiki.Andwhoisthislady?”
“I-I’mShunnMeguri.”
“ShunnMeguri,areyouShuunHideyoshi’ssister?”
“Ye-Yes.Areyouafriendofmybrother?”
“Yes.”
Wait,doesthatmeansheknowwhathappenedtoHideyoshi?
“Butit’sbeenayearnowsincewelastcontactedeachother.”
Iguessnot,thismeansi’mtheonlyonewhoknowshe’sdied.
“Didmybrothernottellyouthathewenttostudyoverseas?”
“Nope,notasinglewordfromhim.”
Kurokothenwhisperedtome,
“Youkilledhimdidn’tyou.Andthisgirldoesn’tknowntheexistenceofthegame.”
“Howdidyouknowthat?”
“Comeon,let’sgo.”
Withoutgivingmeareply,hestartedtowalk,
“What’syourrelationshipwithMegumi”
“She’sjusta”
Beforeicouldfinishtalking,
Megurislowlyholdmyhandandhugmyarm.
“M-Myfiance.”
“Eh.”
“Eh.”
Whatdidijustheardfromagirlijustmet!
“I’mgoingtoaskyouagain,whatisyourrelationshipwithHibiki?”
“We’rejustfriends,right?”
Shemustbejoking,sayingthatshe’smyfiance.
Wedon’tevenknowmuchabouteachotherandwearebothonly15!
Andhowcouldapersonlikeme,
Whobarelycouldtalktoanyonehaveafiance.
“Hi-Hibiki-san,didmybrothersayanythingtoyou?
“To-totakecareofyou.”
“Ithinkyoutwoaregreattogether.”
“Huh?”
“Mybrother’sagoodmatchmaker,hetoldmetotakecareofyouaswell.”
Whatiswrongwithhim,askingmetomarryhissister,
“Wh-whydidyouinvitemehere?”
“Mygirlfriendjustgotajobhereandineedtovisither,buti’mafraidofher,you’llseewhy.”
Wewalkintoacafewhichisjustafewminuteswalkfromthestation,
“Welcome.Ah,Kuroko!”
Agirl,wearingglasses,runtowardsKurokoandhughim,
“Kuroko,whoarethesetwoperson?”
“……”
Iwantedtointroducemyself,butthisgirlisscaringme,
Sohappy,keepontalkingnon-stop,
I’mscaredofpeoplelikethese.
“I-I’mShunnMeguri,th-thispersonhereismyfiance.”
“Howoldareyouguys?”
“15.”
“Kuroko!Canwegetmarriedaswell.”
“Forthethousandstimes,no.”
ThegirltriedtohugKurokobutKurokoplacehishandsonherfaceandstopher.
“Bu-butthereonly15andalreadyengaged!”
“Doilooklikeicare.”
Kurokoreleasedherandsitdown,
“Sorryaboutthat,she’sSuzeneAyako,mygirlfriend.”
Westayinthecafeforawhile,andKurokoboughtmetoaroomwithareallyoldgameconsolecalledPS4.
“Youknowwhat’sagoodgametoplay?”
“What?”
Hetookoutagameandthrewitatme.
“Thunderempire.”
“ItHideyoshi’sfavouritegame.”
Heplacedthediceinsidetheconsoleandstartedplaying.
Iseatednexttohimwhilehewasplayingthegame,
“Givemeyouraddress,i’llcometoyourhousetomorrow.”
“Wh-why?”
“IneedtoknowwhathappenedtoHideyoshi.”
Afterforawhile,weleftthecafeandwenthome.
-Nighttime-
“Mitsubsan,there’ssomethingineedtosay.”
Crap,isshegoingtosayittonee-san!
“I’mengagedtoHibiki”
“Ididnotagreetoit.”
Nee-sanfrozeforafewsecondsandtearscamedownfromhereyes.
“Ican’tbelieveHibikigotengagedbeforeicould.”
“Isaidididn’tagreetoit!”
Nee-sandragmeandMeguribackintomyroom,
“I’llletthebothofyouhavesomemorealonetime,andtakeadrink.”
Itookasipfromthecupnee-sangaveus,
Andlookatmyphoneandnoticedthatiswasalready22:00,
Soitookoutmyfutonandbegintosleep.
“Hibiki.”
IturnmyheadtowardsMeguriandnoticedthatshewasinbed,
“Couldyousleepwithme.”
Wait,wait,wait,wait,wait,what!
“Eh.”
“There’snoneedtobeshy,Hibiki.”
Shegrabmeandpullmenexttoheronthebed.
“Meguri,whydidyousaythati’myourfiance?”
“Causei’velikeyouforalongtime.”
“Huh?”
Idon’tevenknowheruntilafewdaysago?
“Youproperlydon’tremember,butyouhelpedmeoutonce.”
Shewasblushing,
Idon’trememberhelpinganyone,
“There’sagirl,wholostherwayaroundtown,butaboyfoundherandhelpedherout.Doyouremember?”
“Sorry,butistilldon’tremember.”
Shehugme,andpushmeveryclosetoher,
Andicanfeelherchesttouchingmine.
“Let’sstoptalkingandsleep.”
Shegavemeakissatthelipandwenttosleep.
Whileiwasasleep,icouldfeelmyheartpoundingwithnervousness,
CharacterProfile1:OtoyaHibiki
Age:15Height:160Weight55kgBirthday:3/4/2028
Likes:Manga,Music
Hate:Crowd,noisypeople
App:MangaandMusic
Favouritefood:dessert(Mangoflavour),Mango,Friedrice
Relative:OtoyaMitsuba(Sister)ShunnMeguri(Fiance???)
