Chapter 62

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Announcement: As mentioned earlier I plan on picking up a new series. Details and where to send suggestions are here. I plan on focusing on Satou-san and putting the occasional chapter for the second series until I finish Satou-san.

Translator: butterreader

Editor: butterreader

Title: Our School Trip Revenge (3)

We drove along the concrete riverbank for a while. Sunlight and green shadows fell on the surface of the shallow stream, glowing in patterns like fish scales. Algae was floating in places, and it was not a pretty river by any means, but it was cool enough to peddle a bicycle and look away, and it was dazzling. It may be because there is an unknown river at the destination. It may be one step before the Doubu River, which is rather unimportant to the locals. The reason it looks strangely bright is because we are traveling now, no doubt. Satou-san is pedaling a bicycle next to me. She takes it easy on the flat road, but if it turns into an uphill slope, she starts to wobble and wobble, but for me, it’s the way she stretches out her legs and lets out a cheer as she slides down the hill that really gets me going. It’s childish to see you riding a bike. She may be persistent, but she’s a working woman.

Eventually the bike path came to an abrupt end, and we were unprepared to come upon a pile of quays and vanishing blocks, a breakwater, and a horizon that split the landscape in two. After being stranded for a few dozen seconds on a single-lane coastal road running directly across, and a crosswalk with no traffic lights, we finally got to see the shiny sea. At that point, the ‘We’re at the ocean!’ emotion is blown away, and instead I’m sweating. It’s depressing.

“Wow, the ocean!”(S)

Still, Satou-san shouts out something that you can understand when you see it, as if she promised to do so. I don’t particularly plunge into it either, as the sea breeze is pleasant. I can finally hear the sound of the waves, and it’s beginning to feel like a very summer-like trip. I park my bike by the pier and ask her to pull her back as she tries to cover herself in the coastal scenery.

“So, which way do you want to go?”(S)

“Which one?”(Y)

I looked at Satou-san, who looked curious, and pointed to the wharf leading in each direction.

We could see the sandy beach to the right. The sandy beach that is spreading gently continues to the beach that is crowded with people in no time. I was able to confirm the flashy colours of parasols standing in some places and what seems to be a row of three beach houses. On a day like today, it would be a good day for swimming. To the left is a fishing port. If we followed the pier, we could see small fishing boats moored side by side. They were floating together in the harbor. Now, which ocean do you like better, Satou-san?

“The less crowded it is, the better.”(S)

Surprisingly, she had difficulty with the swimming area. I thought she’d like it. If it was the beach house, or the shaved ice, ramune, and yakisoba sold there, Satou-san would be more of an eater than a sexy one. But she’s probably not very good at swimming, so in that sense she might not like the beach, even if only to look at it. –I’m sure she saw my unexpected reaction when I thought that far. Just like an excuse she said,

“Because we are on a date today. I’d rather be somewhere quiet.”(S)

That’s what the person who drove me on the ‘school trip for a do-over’ said.

“It was Satou-san who first told me it was a school trip. I thought it wasn’t even a date.”(Y)

When I jokingly pointed it out to her, Satou-san laughed a bit. But then she made a sulky face.

“It was me who said it, but it’s not like a real school trip. I meant it to be different.”(S)

“I thought you were going to be studying there too.”(Y)

“I won’t! ….and they’re all in swimsuits over there, but I didn’t bring my swimsuit.”(S)

And to add.

“Do you still want to go to the beach, Yamaguchi-kun?”(S)

I think. It’s rare to see you with a puffed face. And it’s cute. Maybe she’s worried that I’m going to be gawked at by other girls in swimsuits when we go to the beach, right? There are a lot of people in bathing suits over there, but since you didn’t bring your own bathing suit, you might be sulking because of that, which may be too good for me to be delusional. It’s not that I’m not happy, but if I say I’m happy, I’m likely to get more and more jealous, but I’m not jealous because of her. After all, she is good-natured, insensitive and, on top of that, childish when it comes to Satou-san. I’m sure it’s just a concern that she might stand out on the beach if she doesn’t wear a swimsuit or something like that. Anyway, I can’t let her sulk for too long. I pointed again towards the fishing port.

“I’m not a fan of the beach though. Do you want to go over there?”(Y)

“Yes.”(S)

Finally, Satou-san nodded and we decided on where to go.

We weren’t so much tired of each other as we were tired of swimming, but the fact that we’d been cycling all the time, combined with the strong noon sun, made it hard for the sweat to subside. So I pushed my bike around the fishing port and walked slowly. In contrast to the busy beach, this one was not as popular. But there were a lot of cars driving through the coastal road. It was a Saturday in the second half of August, and there might have been a lot of people who were going somewhere.

“Was it weird to redo a school trip?”(S)

Satou-san seems to be worrying about that now. She makes a slightly distressed face as she swings her single knot of hair in the sea breeze. For my part, I wish I’d thought of that before I cut her off at the beginning.

“I’m sure you’ll be able to find out what happened when you first told me. I thought a school trip was something that would be out of the question after graduating high school.”(Y)

When I responded honestly, she flinched.

“But, you know what? But I wanted to have another school trip with Yamaguchi-kun. Oh, of course it’s a date, but that’s a condition of having a date! But that’s the main premise of it being a date!”(S)

I couldn’t help but grimace at her restlessness. But I don’t want to look so flaccid in front of Sato-san, so I try my best to keep my mouth tight. But the sulky face I saw earlier, and the way she was worried about my reaction and panicked, were really good things. It’s one of the best parts of the trip to have a girlfriend who is somehow different from the norm. I don’t mind at all if she’s always like this, though.

“Didn’t Yamaguchi-kun care about what happened?”(S)

Maybe that’s why Satou-san’s words were somewhat inadequate as I pushed my bike. It took me a while to realize what she meant by that time, as I struggled to hold back my grin.

“….Oh, I see…”(Y)

I didn’t know if she was going to ask me about it outright, but that’s one of the joys of traveling. I’ll answer honestly, too.

“It’s not that I didn’t care about it, but I didn’t want to remember it.”(Y)

Satou-san on my right looks at me as if she is startled. At that moment, a couple of cars with surfboards on them passed by on my left, and I waited for a while, not wanting to be drowned out by the sound of engines. After the roadway had gone quiet and there’s only the sound of waves and wind, I opened my mouth again.

“Because, you know, Satou-san may not have been, but since then I’ve been–”(Y)

I remembered what I didn’t want to remember.

“–I loved you, Satou-san.”(Y)

I can say it now. I can say it as often, if not flatly, but I can say it as often as I need to, if I’m in that position. But it wasn’t like that back then. I was so bothered by her that I couldn’t say anything, I couldn’t even admit it, I didn’t even want to think about it, and as a result I hurt Satou-san. We got into a dispute, we made up, and then I realized for the first time that her heart wasn’t with me. I had been in love with her for a long time. Memories of unrequited love are a load of crap, really. There was nothing good about it. I had a lot of bad experiences. I’d rather not have to think about it. As I spoke, Satou-san also pulled her chin.

“Yeah. I understand.”(S)

“It’s complicated to be separated there, though…”(Y)

Then I’d be curious. When did you experience something that made you understand the pain of unrequited love, and who was with you? Who was he with at the time? It’s almost as annoying as the memory. Come on.

“Oh, my God, no! That’s not what I meant, you know,”(S)

She panicked again and quickly rephrased.

“I mean, Yamaguchi-kun’s feelings are coming through loud and clear now!”(S)

“I wonder if that’s true. I have a feeling you don’t understand sometimes, Satou-san.(Y)

“I’m telling you the truth. And I love you, too, Yamaguchi-kun.”(S)

The end was goofy, and she said it like a spell.

The end was goofy, and she said it like a spell. I’m generally a spoiled guy myself, and seeing her suddenly turn her head down makes me feel like I’m done with the rest. We can just throw away the old memories here and bring back only new ones. What we both need is not to start over from high school. As long as we’re in touch with each other, we don’t have to think about anything else.

“Then let’s make some more fun memories.”(Y)

I composed myself and urged cheerfully. In addition,

“Anyway, it’s about time for lunch, so let’s get something good to eat.”(Y)

I said something that would make her happy. Satou-san looked up immediately, more concerned about food than romance, and I whipped out my guidebook – the one that’s completely disheveled – and tried to find a place around here where we could eat.

As a result, we found a restaurant with a good reputation for its seafood dishes. We thought it would be nice to travel in the port area, so we decided to go there.

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