Chapter 35 Childhood Friend and Forest Training Camp ⑤

“Everyone! Now that the orienteering is over, you must be hungry! That’s why we’re going to take an hour lunch break!”

The time had advanced a little to 13:00 and Matsue-sensei’s cheerful voice echoed through the camp.

“Then Kotoha, Let’s eat together over there”

As the teacher said, I was also very hungry and wanted to eat quickly. I pointed to the shade of an unpopular tree and said so to Kotoha.

“You’re right. I’m already starving”

Then she agreed with my opinion in a cute way. I couldn’t help but laugh at the thought.

“What are you laughing at?

Perhaps she didn’t like my reaction, Kotoha pounced on me.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. You know, Kotoha and I made this lunch together, right? When I thought about it, it made me happy”

If I say “childish” here, Kotoha will be in a bad mood. But it’s really “childish”!

When I was trying to cover it up, she snorted.

“Hmmm. That’s all you’re excited about? Sometimes I think you’re a bit of a child.

She gave me a “childish” evaluation. Oops, I can’t let this slide. I quickly countered.

“Haha, that’s not something Kotoha could say. The way you reacted earlier, you sounded like a child.”

“Mouu Tsuzuri-kun! Now that’s mean!”

When I told her that, she puffed out her cheeks and turned away. But you can’t help being mean.

You can’t help it… Because.

“Kotoha, you’re so cute, I just want to be mean to you.”

That’s what I meant. But perhaps she wasn’t happy with the compliment.

“Mouu! I don’t know!”

She turned her face away from me with a pout.

Well, Kotoha’s reaction was cute, but.

That doesn’t mean I can’t blame you here forever. No matter how much time you have, your lunch break is limited.

I try to change the topic.

“I’m sure you’re hungry. Let’s eat lunch.”

“I feel like we’re getting sidetracked, but okay.”

She looked unhappy for a moment, but he quickly agreed. I was relieved to see that.

“So, you said you were going to eat somewhere. Where is over there?”

I answered Kotoha’s question.

“We can eat in the shade of the trees over there, away from the other people, so we can relax.”

By the way, why did I choose to do that? Of course, I thought of it in order to prevent any annoying people from getting involved with Kotoha.

Kotoha’s response to this idea was.

“I agree. Let’s go, shall we?”

She replied with a clear face. I smiled at her childish look, as usual.

Then, before the troublemakers could notice us, we moved into the shade of an unpopulated tree.

“What do you think of this egg roll?”

“Wow! It looks delicious!”

We spread out the lunch box we had made together and got excited. It really does look like two lovers making out from the outside, doesn’t it?

I’m always very excited when I’m with Kotoha, and she’s always very cool at school, but she’s also very excited.

This tension and atmosphere could be good! I thought so and made a proposal to Kotoha.

“Hey, Kotoha, since we’re at a training camp, why don’t you give me an “Aahn”?”

I guess she couldn’t swallow the meaning of the words. She was puzzled for a while, but then suddenly her face turned red and she said

“What!? What if someone is watching us?

She shouted back at me.

But Kotoha. That would mean you’d “Aahn” me if you were sure no one was looking!. It’s not as if she really doesn’t want to, so I continue.

“I’m not sure if that’s what you’re worried about. Well, from the looks of it, there’s no one here, so I guess it’s okay. You can’t worry too much about it.”

“But…”

But she is still hesitant. However, the momentum of denial must be weakening.

Thinking I had one more push, I turned a slightly serious face to Kotoha.

“I want to carve a lot of memories on the page of my youth, the forest camp. Of course, with Kotoha. That’s why I want to have an “Aahn” with Kotoha. It may be embarrassing at the moment. But in the future, when you look back, wouldn’t it make you happy to have such memories?”

Then she said.

“Ugh. ……. I understand.”

She seemed to have no choice but to comply.

I quickly grabbed an omelet with my chopsticks and brought it to her mouth.

“All right, Kotoha, Aahn.”

“Ah, Aahn!”

Kotoha still looked embarrassed, but she responded properly.

“How is it? Does it taste good?”

I ask her, throwing my flushed face away from her. Then,

“Yes.”

She nodded at my words, small but sure.

But, I can’t get used to this. We both turned red.

I’m sure there must have been a sweet air flowing around us innocently.

After lunch.

“Kotoha-san, I want you to give me a lap pillow.” [TLN: Yeah he used honorifics here]

The lunch break is quite a long time, and after lunch, you tend to get sleepy.

I asked her if she would allow me to do so since it was a training camp.

“No, of course not!”

But she rejected me with great vigor, as usual.

“What? I’ve already done it so many times.”

Even though I already spoiled you.

“That’s not the point! It’s just that it’s not good to be seen with a lap pillow, and there’s no excuse for it!”

It seemed that the lap pillow was the only thing she would not budge on. It seems there is no point in talking about it further, so I open my mouth to change the subject.

“Well, leaving that aside, what’s going on between lunch break and dinner?”

But when I changed the subject…

“What!? What about the lap pillow?”

Kotoha asked in surprise. Hey, hey, look at that! It’s as if Kotoha was expecting it too!

“Ah, did you expect it? But, if you ask now…”

I bet on that one chance and proposed to Kotoha.

“Timeout! Wait! Wait! Wait! Ma! No! No!”

When I said this, she reacted like a child again and denied it. Well, it would be a pity if I were to be any meaner, and it wouldn’t help the conversation, so I apologized honestly.

“I’m sorry, I was just kidding.”

Then she let out a sigh of exasperation and said.

“Huh, maybe we’ll end up talking about the teacher or something.”

She answered my question normally. I listened to his answer.

I listened to his answer and said, “…… Hmm, that doesn’t sound very interesting.”

I couldn’t help but spill out my true feelings. It’s a great opportunity to have a camp! There doesn’t seem to be much time to make out with Kotoha in the afternoon.

If it comes to that, I’m sure I’ll run out of Kotoha element in the middle of the day. That’s what I thought.

“Kotoha, come here for a minute.”

I called Kotoha close to me.

“Hmm? What is it?”

She approached me with a curious look. I feel a little guilty, but I made up my mind.

“There’s a gap!”

I dove into Kotoha’s lap. I never said anything about giving up the lap pillow!

“What are you doing!?

Kotoha seemed quite surprised by my unpredictable behavior. However, I dared to ignore it.

“Ah~ I feel so at home on Kotoha’s lap!

I’ll just keep taking in the “Kotoha elements”! Actually, a lap pillow is a very efficient way to take in Kotoha’s element!

As I was getting carried away like that…

“You! You’ve got to pull yourself together! This is outside!”

I guess I had reached the end of her patience and Kotoha smacked me on the head.

“Ow! It’s only for a little while! Please, Kotoha-sama~!”

But! As for me, I can’t pull out here. If I don’t have enough Kotoha elements in my life, it will affect my motivation to work, I think.

“Come on! Get off my lap! Get your head out of my lap!”

I don’t know if she can read my state of mind or not, but she’s scrambling to pull me off her lap.

We had our usual friendly conversation and joked with each other as usual.

In the shade of a small tree in a mountain full of nature. In the corner of the tree are two young, innocent men and women who are making friends.

The sun, the blue sky, the white clouds. I wonder if the sun, the blue sky, and the white clouds are really hoping that our daily lives will pass peacefully and happily.

As long as I can spend the camp happily with Kotoha, that’s all that matters. I don’t want any more trouble. That’s what I thought as I looked up at the sky.

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