Haibara's Teenage New Game+ Volume 5 by Kazuki Amamiya

Author:Kazuki Amamiya [AMAMIYA, KAZUKI]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2023-11-20T00:00:00+00:00

“Nice, that was perfect. No complaints this time, yeah?”

“Grrr... Rematch! One more game, come on!”

“Fine, guess I have to...”

“Gah! You’ve gotta be kidding me. That was just a fluke!” I exclaimed.

“A win’s a win, even if it was only a fluke. Sucks to suck, you sore loser!” Miori jeered.

“You’ve lost every other game. Why’re you bragging about one win...?”

I bought water from the vending machine and gulped it down. “Phew! I feel alive again,” I said. I was absolutely bushed and couldn’t move another muscle.

We were only supposed to play one first-to-three game, but Miori kept whining when she lost... I’m beat. What time is it? I checked my phone; it was already 10 p.m., way too late. If I took the train now, it’d be past eleven by the time I got home.

For the record, Mei was exhausted and had gone home a long time ago. He’d waited for us at first, but our games had gone on endlessly, and he had become tired of watching. I feel bad for neglecting him.

I carried the drinks I’d bought from the vending machine back to where Miori was. She’d thrown herself down on the grass in the park. Sure, we’re the only ones out here this late at night, but what the heck are you doing?

“You’re going to get your uniform dirty,” I said.

“Too late for that. It’s Friday, anyway. I just need to wash it this weekend,” she said.

“I brought some drinks.”

“What’d you buy?”

“Strawberry orange juice. It’s your favorite, right?”

“I’d like to say, ‘Nice job,’ but I just want to drink water right now.”

“I knew you’d say that, so I also got water.”

“Huh, dang, nice job! You’ve really grown up.” Miori sat up, and I handed her a bottle.

“I drank some of it already, though,” I added.

“Pfft! Hey! Y-You...” It looked like some water had gone down the wrong pipe, because she coughed violently.

“You’re not one to care about that stuff, anyway.” I laughed at the dumb look on her face and sat down beside her.

“That was back when we were kids. It’s different now! Um... There are gender differences and whatever, got it?” Her tone was hesitant as she spoke, and her face was red.

Not a sight I see often. But I guess she’s got a point. Things truly aren’t the same as they used to be. Me, Miori, the people around us—everything is different now.

I gazed up at the cloudless night sky. The stars scattered up there were beautiful. “Hey, do you remember the first time we met?” Even now, that was the only moment I could recall clearly.

“Was it something special? I don’t really remember,” she replied.

“Nothing special to you.”

To Miori, that was probably just one minor scene in her typical day-to-day life. But for me, it was a precious memory.

“Hey, whatcha doing? Come play with us!”

It had happened in the spring of our first year of elementary school. When I hadn’t fit into any friend groups, Miori had taken my hand. And through her, I’d made good friends.

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