The Delinquent Shimizu-san Sitting Next to Me Has Dyed Her Hair Black-Chapter 3Volume 2 .5 - Shimizu-san and Anime

Shimizu-san and Anime 5

“Thank goodness.”

“What’s going on all of a sudden? And what are you relieved about?”

“I had been worried because Shimizu-san’s eyes were swollen. I thought something sad might have happened, but it’s good to know that wasn’t the case.”

“Ah…”

“I’m glad Shimizu-san wasn’t feeling sad somewhere without me knowing.”

“I-I see…”

“Your face is all flushed, how cute. You forgot to say, ‘Thanks for worrying about me, Daiki-kun,’ young lady.”

“Who are you calling a young lady?”

Feeling relieved by Ai-san and Shimizu-san’s typical comedic banter, I hear the door open again.

Looking toward the door, it turns out Seto-san has arrived.

“Hello.”

“Hey, Mio-chan. You’re a bit late.”

“I was asking Sensei about parts I didn’t understand in class.”

“I see. Well, have a seat.”

“I will.”

Seto-san takes a seat in an empty chair.

“What were you all talking about?”

“We were talking about ’21 Gram of Difference.’ Shimizu-san has seen it too.”

This way, Seto-san wouldn’t know that Shimizu-san cried while watching ’21 Gram of Difference’.

“I watched it yesterday too.”

“So Mio-chan saw it as well. Did you find it interesting?”

“I think it was interesting.”

“That’s good to hear. What about you, Kei? What did you think about the protagonist’s confession at the last scene?” (Text in img)

“Why are you asking me that out of the blue?”

“Just curious?”

“That’s too random. Well, I think it’s good that they ended up together.”

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“Exactly. I was really happy when they finally got together. Would you like to be confessed like that too, Kei?” (Text in img)

“Ha? What are you suddenly talking about!” (Text in img)

Shimizu-san looks visibly rattled by the unexpected question.

“Don’t we all dream of being confessed to by someone we like at least once? I was just wondering what that would be like for you, Kei. You’re curious too, right Daiki-kun?”

“Yes?”

“You’re curious, right?”

“Y-yes.”

The pressure from Ai-san was intense, making me reflexively reply.

But indeed, I am curious about what kind of confession Shimizu-san would idealize.

“Come on, Kei. Tell Daiki-kun. If you were to be confessed to, how would you like it to happen?”

“Well, that is…”

“That is?”

“That is…”

Everyone’s eyes are on Shimizu-san, then our eyes meet.

Although her eyes seem to be saying something, unfortunately, I can’t figure out what Shimizu-san wants to express.

After a few seconds pass, Shimizu-san suddenly grabs her bag and dashes out the door.

“Wait, Kei-san, are you planning to run away!”

“I’m not running away! I’m just tired of confessions; even if it happens, I won’t be happy! I have nothing more to say today, so I’m leaving!”

Saying this, Shimizu-san vanished down the hallway.

“Damn, she got away. I underestimated Kei’s agility.”

Ai-san seems frustrated as if she let a fleeing criminal escape.

“But she did say she’s tired of confessions, didn’t she?”

“It’s a little different. She might not like confessions from strangers, but if it’s from someone she likes, even Kei would be happy.”

“Is that so?”

“I think so. Though it might be difficult for you to understand, Mio-chan.”

“Hmph.”

Seto-san responds with a ‘hmph,’ but her expression remains unchanged.

“Even so, wasting such a golden opportunity, my dear little sister still has a lot to learn.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Don’t mind it, just talking to myself. Anyway, let’s continue our conversation.”

Then we spent the rest of the time until we went home discussing our thoughts on ’21 Gram of Difference.’

***

“Why does this always happen to me…”

At night, lying on her bed, I mumbled to myself.

“Even though I had a chance to talk about it with Hondō…”

Hondō had mentioned that he would be happy to talk about anime together, so it was good that I decided to watch ’21 Gram of Difference’ with Ai.

The problem was that I got more emotionally invested in the anime than I anticipated.

Before I knew it, I was rooting for the heroine, and tears flowed by the end.

(It can’t be helped that anyone will cry after seeing her brave figure.)

The puffiness around my eyes hadn’t subsided even after a night, and Hondō had noticed right away, causing him unnecessary concern.

I thought Hondō would forget about it after a day.

(I didn’t expect him to be so concerned about me…)

Hondō was far more attentive than I had assumed.

Why was Hondō so kind to someone like me? She was on the verge of getting the wrong idea.

(No, I’m sure he is kind to everyone.)

I can’t say that’s a bad thing, but it makes me feel a little lonely.

How selfish, even though I’m supposed to like kind-hearted Hondō, just the thought of him being kind to someone else makes my chest tighten.

I started to dislike myself.

Just as I was about to sigh, the door to my room burst open vigorously.

“Ta-daaa! Onee-sama has arrived!”

The chain of negative thoughts inside my head was forcibly broken by the appearance of this big idiot.

“…sigh.”

“Won’t you say something? Onee-chan came because she was worried about you!”

“Shut up, I don’t need you worrying about me.”

“That’s a lie! You were feeling a bit down after recalling what happened in the Astronomy Club today, weren’t you?”

“Guuu…”

How does my sister always know what I’m thinking?

“Hit the mark, didn’t I? Why not talk to me and lighten your load?”

“I refuse. Go back to your room.”

“Well then, given the time, I’ll just say what I want to say.”

“Uh, okay.”

It’s unusual for Ai to actually listen to my request, so it throws me off a bit.

“Today, I became sure of it after seeing Kei and Daiki-kun talking together. Daiki-kun really cherishes Kei. Daiki-kun is deeply infatuated with Kei!”

“…What?”

“Alright, I said what I wanted to say. I’m leaving. See you next time!”

“Wait a minut—”

Before I could hold her back, Ai left the room with a satisfied look on her face.

“What does she even mean by ‘deeply infatuated’…”

Lost in my thoughts, there was no one left to give me an answer.