Part 13: Shrine Visit 3: Yuuya
Shrine Visit 3: YuuyaHe hasnt come to school much since some time last semester. He seems really busy, but what has he been doing? Maybe hes been job-hunting?
Anyway, he said he didnt have any time over the holidays, so he asked me to wait.
And then he texted me out of the blue last night to say he was free today, so--
Oh, Yuuya! Happy holiday salutations! ~☆
Sorry to keep you waiting, Goon.
I always try my utmost to never keep a lady waiting, but alas I wasnt able to get away until just now.
Youre still really busy, arent you? I shouldnt have pushed you so hard to take me
Non non, dont make that unhappy face! It doesnt suit you at all, mon amie.
I cannot express with mere words how much I have looked forward to seeing you again, Goon. Time spent with you always flies by at the speed of light, so lets go.
Yuuya takes my hand and leads me off to the shrine.
He seems like hes in even more of a hurry than usual. He must be really busy
Its true. The shrine was crowded during the first three days of the new year, but now its practically empty.
I dont mind a lively crowd, but Im glad theres no one to disturb us here now.
Im not falling for that, Yuuya! How many other girls have you used that line on by now?
Ahaha, youre as cruel as ever, mon amie.
He whispers to me, an unusually serious expression on his face.
Stop it! Youre gonna make me melt! I already know youre not completely made of cheap pickup lines and flashy foolishness!
I havent met privately with anyone at all recently, in fact.
Third-years like you really are unimaginably busy, arent they
Dont worry, mon amie, you wont end up like me. Im just having to work extra hard now because Ive been an unusually total failure.
So youre studying like crazy for exams now?
No, not quite. Let me give you a hint, mon amie.
Lots of important corporations have parties during the holidays. Many well-known people go to those parties. Each one is a potential jackpot for the villains who skulk around behind the curtains of society.
So so what!?
--I had a dream like that, anyway.
It was a dream!?
Hahaha, sorry. Just kidding, just kidding. Like you said, Im just having to make up for all the slacking off I did earlier as exams draw near.
Geez, dont tease me like that! I hadnt realized you were planning to go on to university, though. Where are you thinking of going?
Thats a secret, I guess. Ill be leaving the school, and its probably best if you dont know where I go after that.
D-dont tell me youre going somewhere so seedy and low-end you dont even want to say !?
He did it again. Sometimes he says stuff in that self-deriding, or maybe even despairing way.
Hes usually so cheerful, so whenever he does it I dont know how to respond!
I think youre a better person than you think you are, Yuuya!
Sakuya and the doctor are always chewing you out, but you shouldnt let that get you down! Just do your thing and be yourself!
Aah, that makes me happy. Hearing you say that puts some pride back into my little dove heart, mon amie.
And so concludes Yuuyas shrine visit event.