I, who advocate giving up, feel like a disqualified person

This situation reminds me of the proverb "People all over the world look different, but they all sneeze the same sound."

Well, it's not a very rigorous description of reality, but the extended meaning is thought-provoking... In other words, it's easy for people to make the same mistakes for the same reasons.

If we extend this further, we can conclude that...in fact, screaming loudly is not because you are timid, but because you are unintentionally influenced by the people around you.

Well...even though that's how I explained it.

"Hahaha~ You were actually scared like that! I'm dying of laughter~"

Rin Hanekawa, who was also next to me, did not scream but instead was watching the scene face down with great interest. After coming down, he immediately started mocking me.

"No...that's a normal reaction..."

"Hahaha~ You're so timid~"

And no matter how I explained, she didn't care at all, as if she wanted to use what just happened as a joke to keep laughing.

If this really causes her to burst out laughing when she sees me, then next time I will deliberately appear in her sight when she is giving an important speech at school.

"Sorry, sorry~ I think I went a little too far."

She wiped the tears from her eyes while apologizing to me. It seemed insincere.

"...It doesn't matter."

Because even if I have an opinion, I can't express it.

"Well, let's go play that next~"

...............

As a racing driver, the moment I grip the steering wheel, I feel like I'm in tune with the car. I'm incredibly confident in my speed; no one in the entire Akina Mountains can surpass me.

However... a red sports car suddenly appeared in my field of vision. It was moving very fast, and its driving style was utterly irrational. It was impossible to tell what it was thinking. As it turned, its body moved rapidly... getting closer and closer to me... No, what was it going to do...

"bump!"

"Oh~ I bumped into you!"

Along with the sound of collision, Rin Hanekawa's joyful cheers came to my ears.

"Well... even though it's called a bumper car, it doesn't mean you just keep hitting people."

"But it's always embarrassing to bump into other people~"

"I don't really like the feeling of being hit."

Because I am quite confident in my driving skills.

"Okay, okay, keep going, time is running out."

"..."

Well, no matter what...as long as she can smile, that's fine.

. . . . . . . . . .

"Oh... How should I put it, this cheap-smelling essence and ice cream without any mellow flavor tastes unique..."

"You are making comments like that..."

During the short break, I treated Rin Hanekawa to ice cream, but listening to her speech... I had a weird feeling.

"Look, they look different colors, but they taste the same when you put them in your mouth. I'm curious how this ice cream is made."

"...Should I say tradition?"

I remember seeing this kind of ice cream full of complaints since I was a child. At that time, I thought there was something wrong with my taste buds.

"But..." She narrowed her eyes slightly, a smile on her lips, "This place really makes people happy."

"That's good...At first I thought you wouldn't like it here."

"I love it so much~" and then he threw the finished ice cream cone into the trash can beside him... What a waste.

"Then let's get ready to go to the next place."

"Oh..." I hurriedly stuffed the rest of the ice cream cone into my mouth.

"Wait a minute." She suddenly made a quiet gesture to me, then took out her cell phone from her bag, took a look at it and said to me, "Wait a moment, it's my family calling."

"Oh..."

So she turned her back to me and answered the phone.

"..."

What does she usually do at home? Because she never mentioned it herself, and I never asked... Now it seems that I still don't know much about her.

"Huh..." As if she sighed, she put her phone in her bag again.

"What's wrong... Are you okay?"

"Oh, sorry, my family has something urgent to tell me, so I have to go," she said, handing me the park guide. "What a shame, there are so many things I haven't tried yet."

"...No, it's okay, we can still do it together next time..."

No matter how hard she tried to hide it, she could still see the disappointment on her face... After all, people like her simply couldn't sit still.

"Oh, by the way...where's Rinzenkawa? Can't she take your place?"

Why on earth? Why did I suddenly have this thought... I actually wanted to persuade her to stay. Was it just to let her experience the activities she was interested in...

"What nonsense are you talking about?" She suddenly stepped forward and flicked my forehead. "How can she do anything in that state? Besides...if I let my sister do things for me while I go out to play, wouldn't I be a very incompetent older sister?"

"Ah... that's right."

"Well, see you next time."

She said this and walked away quickly. As she made her way through the crowd, she seemed to pull her phone out of her bag again, probably trying to contact her family's car to pick her up.

“…Really.”

I looked at the broken ice cream cone in my hand, smiled bitterly, then stuffed it into my mouth and forced myself to swallow it without chewing it for a few times.

He sighed, then slowly walked towards the exit.

Well, if there's no one around... the scenery around me becomes boring.

Connections between each other

"It's... incredible."

I actually felt bored because of that guy's departure.

Is it because the people around me are all in groups of two or more, or is it because I am not interested in this kind of facility?

Well...it doesn't matter what happens with this kind of thing.

It's just that after calling me out for no reason, he returned home without warning, which really caught me off guard... Yeah, that's definitely the case. Because now I don't know what to do next.

"what..."

So, just spend the rest of the time wandering around.

The weather is obviously very good.

Chapter 15: The connection between each other

"...You said you were going shopping, but ended up coming to me. What do you mean?"

"The weather was so nice, so I felt the sun was too bright, and so I came to your house."

After a brief explanation, I successfully entered Ye Jin's house...because it happened to be nearby and there was nothing else to do.

"And did I give you permission to use my refrigerator?"

"Don't you often touch my refrigerator?"

Ye Jin, who was playing games in the living room using a game console connected to a large LCD TV, looked at me in the kitchen with displeasure.

"Come to think of it...you have quite good taste."

He calmly took out a box of ice cream labeled "Chocolate Vanilla" from the refrigerator, tore it open skillfully, and walked towards her.

"Hey, didn't it come with a wooden spoon when you bought it?" I suddenly realized the problem.

"Just eat it with your hands, you bastard!"

She responded to me in a very unhappy tone.

As for the reason, it’s probably because the ranking of the racing game he was playing dropped after being hit by props... By the way, the intelligence of this AI is still quite high.

Incidentally, I'm not good at any racing games.

"Don't say that... I took time out of my busy schedule to visit you. You should be grateful."

So I got an iron spoon from the kitchen.

"I would be very grateful if you could do my homework for me."

"Why don't I help you play games while you do your homework."

"I think you're looking for a fight!"

I don't know if she was talking to me. Because she just used the missile item she got...I think she was talking about the game.

"You can't play the game just by yelling."

"I know, can you please shut up?" She interrupted me rudely again.

"Yes Yes..."

Sitting on the sofa, I looked at Ye Jin sitting on the floor in front of me, and suddenly thought of Lin Quanchuan, who also loves games... Come to think of it, would she be like this when playing games at home? It's unlikely. After all, she was also operating very quietly at that time, but her expression would become very serious.

And this person in front of me...

“Oh oh, damn…” “Isn’t this too accurate?!”

...I completely immersed myself in it.

"Ahh, I didn't come in first place."

She let out a wail of regret.

"...It's much better than mine, so just be content." After all, she's third. Mine might not be as good as hers.

"That's because you're too bad."

That's a bit too much. I was clearly trying to comfort her.

"Besides, why don't you go play with Ling Shen? She should be at home at this time."

"Can I understand that you are trying to drive me away?"

"Yeah, you can go now."

...seems to have nothing to say.

"Don't say that, it'll make me sad."

"Your sadness is none of my business."

"...Well, speaking of which, I have something else I want to ask you."

I wonder if she would have any ideas.

"No, no, I don't want to know what went wrong with your troubled interpersonal relationships."

"It's not that kind of question..." I scooped up a piece of ice cream and put it to my mouth, "Have you ever thought about what would happen if the people around you left one day?"

"...what?"

.................

So, while playing games with her, I told her about Senior Su...but I didn't go into detail.

"Brother, please don't let it get to you."

Her first reaction was this...

"When did I ever give you a hint of this..."