Chapter 1

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TN:

I decided to try to translate this chapter.

As this is quite long compared to Souseki, so don’t expect too much about the speed.

Moreover, at first, I found this series on syosetsu, which shows that there is still a few chapters available. But, I just realized that this was already published at Kakuyomu, and already has a lot of chapters. So, I am not sure if I want to continue translating this as I prefer the web novel that still has a few chapters. And let’s just assume this chapter as a teaser maybe? As I still not sure at all.

Author’s note:

Foreshadowing for a love comedy is not needed. Love and sugar are enough.

「Hey, Yuu, where are you going? 」

「To the cafeteria. For lunch… 」

「Today, my mother forgot to bring her lunch, so I have two. Please eat this 」

And it was like this. The girl who was seated behind me, caught me and not letting go.

The first year of high school. As become nervous during self-introduction the day after school entrance ceremony, <ruby> I <rt> Yuzu </rt></ruby> failed at making friends.

Similarly, <ruby> the girl who is sleeping on her desk <rt> Ayaka </rt></ruby> behind my seat, also failed at making friends. Nope, rather it seems that she doesn’t care about that at all. As she always sleeping like that.

Anyhow, both of us who failed to make friends are miraculously seated front and back like this. At least we become to know each other…. At least till now. In the middle of April. I received a lunch box from her.

「Etto… Itadakimasu 」

「Itadakimasu 」

At the desk of Ayaka, who was seated behind me, we seated while facing each other. And I put my hands together as I got lunch from her. I couldn’t know what is she thinking at all from her expressionless face. As she is giving me a lunch box, perhaps she likes me?

「It is not like that. Also, if I was a tsundere, then the common phrase is 『I make a mistake for making a two instead of one 』 」

「Sorry…. 」

For my thought to be read, she is even talked before me, and like that, I stopped my mouth from opening. As it becomes silent, let’s eat without saying anything. Leaving aside the fact that this lunch was made by a pretty girl, the lunch itself is already tasty.

「It’s okay」

「Eh? What is it?」

「For apologizing. The wrong one is how I phrasing it 」

And from that, if we continue talking then surely the wrong one should be me. As it is a hassle to denied it with 『Ayaka-san is not bad 』, I just responded with a nod. And that lazy way of thinking is seen through by her, Ayaka-san is gently smiled at me.

「I like Yuu as you are like that 」

As she said that while formed her eyes into a crescent shape, my heart jumped meaninglessly. Look, as expected, the pretty girl seated behind me, is caught my heart and not letting go. As I couldn’t hiding my heart that jumping around, I forced myself to gulp down my food to somehow hiding it.

「Tasty? 」

「….You could understand without asking, right?」

Of course, it was tasty.

Actually, Ayaka-san can read other’s minds.

However, she was not like a protagonist from a certain novel. She was not a genetically modified human-made in some research industries or someone related to a thing such as a time machine.

It seems it can be roughly explained as 『Her sixth sense is strong 』. In either case, the reading mind thing is still unchanged, and also is the fact that my mind being read. How should I put this? It is just felt too absurd. And also, it is not like that I think about lewd things during class.

「But I want to hear it. I would be happy if you can say it 」

「….It’s tasty. Very tasty. You could understand without lip service, right? Is it enough? 」

「Thanks 」

As I become exposed while trying to hiding my embarrassed feeling after taking her joke seriously. I become extremely irritated. And then, to be able to become cheerful from a blunt reply like that, it just feels like that my mental age is too young. And by like that, I troubled as I felt that I lose my place to stand.

「Yuu has a place to seat in front of me. So it’s okay 」

「No. What I mean is only a figure of speech…」

And by looking at her response before. As she said that, perhaps Ayaka-san actually likes me right? While thinking that, I send my gaze toward her. But Ayaka-san only responded with “Who knows?” while shrugging her shoulder. After that, she eating her side dish a bit wildly.

「The value of θ here is ――」

5th periods, school. I turned around as I felt that my shoulder has been poked repeatedly with a *chon-chon* from behind. And I met Ayaka-san that smiled with a *Nii*. [1] I become startled by her innocent smile.

「Does Yuu understand? The thing that has been explained till now 」

As I heard that, I turned my eyes back to the blackboard. The thing that sensei has been explaining is still in the scope from what I prepared before, so I can still afford to not listening to him. Rather, I have plenty of free time. Surely, it is because that Ayaka-san could read that, she keeps poking my back like this as she doesn’t like bothering others.

「Yep, I understand 」

「Then, could you please teach me this part 」

「Ah, okay 」

I answered Ayaka-san’s question in a small voice. As it is easier for her to read a simpler thought, I tried to think exactly like that in my head. Either it was like that or it is because Ayaka-san is a fast learner, as I thought of using exercise problem as the example she can understand immediately.

「Thanks 」

「No, it is just because I have covered up to that part. It was thanks to the exercise problem that you can understand it 」

「It was the gratitude for you to agree to teach me 」

Please stop saying it one by one like that, it is very embarrassing to hear it like that. In the end, it surely embarrassing to be read like this. As I turned my body ahead to running away, a soft and gentle short laughter can be heard.

「…what’s wrong? 」

When I was asking Ayaka-san, suddenly I felt a finger on my back. And then that finger is moving slowly without any word from its owner.

… n de mo … i

did she write “nandemonai” (it’s nothing)?

Then as I waiting for the answer in my mind, she draws ○ on my back. And that finger is moving once again.

Yuu … u i u no ki … i ?

“Yuu, kou iu no kirai” (Do you hate it, Yuu)?

For “It”, it took me several seconds to realized it was about this writing on my back. After that, I shake my head horizontally at once.

I don’t hate it, rather I like it as there is a secrecy feeling in there.

I answer the question with that answer in my mind. After that, I become slightly embarrassed.

Yo … t ta Wa … shi mo su ki

“Yokatta, watashi mo suki” (Thank goodness, I also like it).

… … ga

eh, what?

Before it was very easy to read and understand. But, I felt that she was writing 『Yuzu ga (I mean about Yuzu) 』 in hiragana. As to confirm it I look back at Ayaka-san.

「What do you mean !?」

But, Ayaka-san just opened her mouth expressionlessly.

「Look ahead. I will become troubled if you misunderstood. 『”Watashi mo suki. [Kore] ga”tte dake dakara』 (Because, I also like it. Doing this). 」[2]

「Ah, erm… I’m sorry 」

I returned my gaze to the blackboard. I felt a bit confused but it was completely my misunderstanding huh? then I lowered my gaze to the textbook. Ayaka-san is quite mischievous but adorable, right? That is what I thinking. But I didn’t realize it was heard by Ayaka-san and resumed copying the text from the blackboard.

「This Sin θ is ――」

As I become bored from the class, I [2] looked at the scenery outside the window.

But somehow, the silent beautiful girl that seated beside me, her ears are completely red. Her name should be… Ayaka-chan, right?

Author’s note:

Please give me Mr. Stars ♪ (TN: They should be talking about evaluation and rating)

This is the illustration of Ayaka. Please see if it is okay with you.

https://d.kuku.lu/53433c3ae4

TN:

[1] chon-chon: Poke-poke, Nii from Niko: smile

[2] Okay, this is quite complex actually. Maybe some of you couldn’t understand even if I tried to make it as simpler as I can.

The word that received by Yuzu: よかった。私もすき。ゆずが。 (Yokatta. Watashi mo suki. Yuzu ga.) which can be translated as “Thank goodness, I also like, Yuzu.”

The word that denied by Ayaka: よかった。私もすき。これがってだけだから。 (Yokatta. Watashi mo suki. Kore gatte dake dakara.) which can be roughly translated as “Thank goodness, I also like, Doing something like this.”

Yuzu thought that the two letters are his name, while Ayaka claimed that it was something else.

I wonder if you could understand this. I am quite troubled about how to explain it.

[3] I in here is written as あたし (Atashi) the feminine way of saying ourselves. So, the last one should be another point of view from another girl.

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