Chapter 3 A Chance Meeting (2)

Im familiar with her.

Name: Asanagi Umi

Previous Middle School: Tachibana All-Girl Junior High School

Hobbies: Outdoor activities

Likes: Coffee

That was the information I received back when she introduced herself. Other than that I knew that Amami-san and her were childhood friends. That was what Amami-san said when she introduced herself.

She had a boyish hairstyle and slender legs. Amami-sans conspicuousness overshadowed her, but she was also quite popular among some of the boys.

She was known as the class second cutest girl which was kinda rude of a nickname, but that was what the boys in the class called her.

Uh well, please, come in.

Oh, right pardon me

In any case, I couldnt just kick her out since she was still my classmate, so I decided to invite her into the house.

Asanagi-san, or rather, a girl from my class, actually entered my room.

Weve never really talked before, so how did we end up in this situation?

Seriously, what the hell is going on here?

Ill leave the pizza and the Coke here for now, is that okay?

Y-yeah, thank you.

The pizza Asanagi-san bought was L-sized, the largest one available, while the one I just ordered was M-sized with some side dishes.

If it was only one L-sized pizza, the two of us should be able to finish it, but this Well, its too late to cancel the order now, guess Ill try to eat them, lest it be a waste of money.

Hmm, your room looked surprisingly clean.

Well, my mother is a clean freak By the way, where would you like to eat? At the dining table, or in front of the TV?

How about Maehara-kun? Where do you usually eat?

I just sit on the floor and place the pizza in front of me.

Thats pretty bad mannered ~

Im aware.

My mother was quite strict. On any day except on Fridays, I had to eat her cooking, so I pretty much had to properly follow the table manners. On Friday nights though, she would leave 2000 Yen for me to buy dinner for myself. Whatever is left over would become my allowance, so essentially, I could just spend that money however I liked.

Well, Im fine with doing the same thing as Maehara-kun.

Wouldnt sitting on the sofa be better? You wouldnt hurt your back that way.

What are you, an old man? Well, if it starts to hurt, Ill move to the sofa.

So we decided to place the pizza, the Coke, and the cups on the carpet.

Here, sit on this.

Thanks.

There was no way I could just let her sit on the carpet, so I gave her a cushion.

They called her the second cutest girl or whatever, but, honestly, I think Asanagi-san was quite cute, nay, beautiful would be a more apt description.

Still, I dont understand why she came to my house?

Woah so you really play games, huh? What kind of game is this one?

That one is an FPS but really? Did you actually remember my introduction, Asanagi-san?

Well, yeah. I mean, compared to the other kids, Maehara-kuns introduction kinda stood out.

In a bad way, yeah.

After that, I remembered everyones relieved face after the atmosphere I previously set up died down. They worked their hardest in trying to gather the others attention by acting cheerful or something like that. Then, 60 minutes passed in a more gentle atmosphere as everyone had their share of fun.

Well, except for me, of course.

Well, thanks to that, I found a kindred spirit.

Huh?

A kindred spirit. Someone who shared the same ideals, goals, principles, and views.

In other words

Could it be, you like this kind of thing too, Asanagi-san?

Something like that Well, I dont know much about games, but on days like this, I love to slack off and do nothing ~

Color me surprised.

I thought someone like Asanagi-san would prefer to hang out in crowded places but, I guess I just assumed things huh? Still, even though it was a surprising fact, it was rude of me to generalize things like that.

By the way, what about Amami-san? Dont you two hang out together? Shes your best friend right?

We are best friends, of course we hang out occasionally. But, compared to me, Yuu is well popular, you know? Everyone wants to hang out with her, so she cant just hang out with me all the time.

I heard that Amami-san would be hanging out with her classmate from her middle school Could they also be Asanagi-sans classmates?

Well, its not like her friends are my friends too, right?

She heavily implied that she was not on good terms with that classmate of hers. Well, I guess that kind of thing happens. Ive never really had friends, so I have not experienced those kinds of relationship problems before.

Anyway, thats why I decided to slack off for today Then I suddenly remembered Maehara-kuns introduction, so I followed you out of curiosity and found out that your house was surprisingly close to mine Ah, right, sorry for tailing you like that, that was rude of me

Its okay

Although I couldnt just slack off like usual since Asanagi-san was here, it felt good to have a conversation partner once in a while, after all, I did feel lonely sometimes.

Also, being able to speak frankly with Asanagi-san like this felt really nice, even though we never had a proper chat before.

It was probably because we were at my home that I could talk like this. After all, if this was at school, I would be too tense. Also, Asanagi-san carried this easygoing atmosphere that made her easy to talk to.

By the way, Asanagi-san, the pizza you brought what toppings does it have?

Huh? Youre asking that?

At my question, Asanagi-san grinned.

[Ura Angel and demons garlic with cheese and teriyaki. Double cheese and mayonnaise, triple garlic! Half-price!] (T/N: Domino ad if you are wondering. If you dont know Domino, its a pizza chain.)

That sounds pretty good.

Right?

I see. She is indeed a kindred spirit.

After that, Asanagi-san and I poured a large amount of tabasco on the garlic pizza, and we ate it with gusto while chugging the Coke. Of course, I ate up all my orders as well.

This was the beginning of our weekend relationship.