Tannin Wo Yosetsukenai Buaisouna Joshi Ni Sekkyou Shitara,

Chapter 4 volume 4

I left the manga cafe and walked down the street at night with my face down.

That's cold. It's been a long time since I've been outside at a time like this. The sparkling artificial lights stung my eyes. The area in front of the station is the only entertainment venue around here. There are many gaming centers, karaoke rooms, and pachinko parlors.

Since it was such a place, there were naturally some unpleasant people.

I am happy to be able to take Enami-san to the manga cafe. He may not be in much trouble because of his personality, but he should not be wandering around too much alone.

I stopped in front of the arcade.

Memories of the past flashed through my mind.

Memories of when I was stupid.

When I was naughty, I used to play here. Even late at night, I would walk around without a care in the world.

It's a memory I want to forget.

I immediately turned around. After a few steps, I saw a group of men coming out of the arcade. I don't want to turn around when I hear their voices.

There's a bunch of guys who look like they're my age. They were all wearing ordinary clothes, but they might be high school students. The reason I immediately recognized them was because someone in the group caught my attention.

There was a man, a tall, skinny man. Her hair is bright red. He looked bored when he saw the others making a lot of noise.

He did not look happy, nor did he look very unhappy. He seemed uninterested in the conversation, and he was the only one who was silent.

I wonder if that's the reason. As he looked up, his gaze met mine.

"......!"

That's not good. I thought and hurried to take my eyes off.

They walked slowly towards me. Gradually, their voices became louder.

"It's stupid to make a mistake there."

"Silent. Don't get carried away just because you happen to win."

"You're so angry it's funny."

Even though it was late at night, its volume was not lowered. That's why I can hear the whole conversation.

I felt I had to leave quickly, but I couldn't move fast enough.

"I want to punch that manager."

"That's right. He's forcing us out!"

The game center closes at midnight. I guess that's why they had to leave the store. The fact that it was a little after midnight indicates that there was some problem.

"Managers are creepy. He's fat."

"He was sweating everywhere. He's afraid of us. Then don't do that from the beginning."

"Voice vibrates. I should've hit him."

There's pause. Then one of the men said.

"Really, Zaki?."

At that moment, my shoulders trembled slightly. The taller man, who was called Zaki, opened his mouth calmly.

"I don't care".

Low voice. With just those words, I could feel the atmosphere of the place change drastically. The people who had complained about the previous situation instantly fell silent.

"Yes right! Enough about that. Than that, you know..."

The content of the conversation suddenly changed. Still, the man named Zaki put his hand in his pocket and closed his mouth again.

A group of people walked past me while overtaking me.

I can't look up. My throat is getting dry. The wind is unusually cold.

I prayed in my heart that he would hurry and leave.

Don't mind me, just go.

Regardless of that voice in my mind, the man named Zaki stopped. The others had walked a little further when they saw him and called out to him.

"Zaki, what's wrong?"

"No, ......."

Just a few feet away, I saw a long, skinny back. He looked like he was thinking about something, then glanced at me.

But I didn't make eye contact with him.

"......"

It's a bad idea to skip the arcade. It was a bad time too. It's a bad idea to leave when the store closes.

All I could do was pray that he would not come to me.

"Zaki?"

He shook his head at the repeated questions.

"No, it's okay."

Then he started walking again.

The sound of her footsteps drifting away. Slowly, his back became smaller and smaller, and he disappeared into the night.

I finally felt relieved.

I'm sure he's aware of my presence. Maybe that's why he glanced at me.

It's been a long time since I've seen her, I thought.

Recently, I didn't go out late at night. Even when I went out, I tried to get away from the train station.

So I was surprised when I saw it unexpectedly.

I know that nothing has changed. He still looks the same and does the same thing as before.

I'm sure there's nothing more we need to talk about.

That's something I've decided on for a long time. From the day I decided to seal the past in my heart and be reborn.

I put my hand in my jacket pocket. I gulped and seeped into my dry throat. My mouth is dry now.

Its alright. No more interruption from each other.

I started walking towards the house again.

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