Aren’t You Too Sweet Salt-God Sato-San?

"So?"

About the day after the shake ice date.

When I reported on the results of my date at one of the terrace seats after “cafe tutuji” closed after school, my best friend, Sanyuan Lotus, said with his cheekstick looking bored.

So?

"What's that reaction?"

And then I heard, "What happened?"

"And then? I took the train and normally disbanded at Sakuraya Station..."

"Virginity..."

A lotus that holds its own shoulder and shivers with a razor.

You're not even creepy or at that stage anymore, you're the object of fear, my virginity.

"Really, is that really it? Actually, you're kidding, right? If you're ashamed that your sister and Asae are going to ask you, I'm going to leave you alone in my chest, see?

That's what I'm saying, Lotus. I'm coming over here with an ear.

If you do sideways with me, Shizukuishi and Asai have pancakes on their strange faces, but if you look at the place where they're both in a bad mood, it's obvious that they're listening to this conversation.

"No, that's not why!

I rush to distance myself from the lotus and excuse myself.

"Really, I didn't do anything!

"No, scary, scary, scary, seriously, I don't know what that means"

"Mugg... I think so"

"Shut your sister up."

"Why! I want to give you some love advice too!

"It worked. Try something."

"Asae - My brother bullies me."

"We're college kids now, so Shizukuishi shouldn't talk too much into high school romance."

"... what, that's what Asahi says?

"- Anyway, Tai!

Lotus grabs my shoulder disappointingly.

That look is unusual and serious.

"Be a little more aware! That I'm a jerk!

"No, what the fuck? You usually go home with shaved ice and you're that crazy?

"Why are you leaving! That bumpy dating spot!? I even used the train for a reason, so turn around! Go on with your date!

"But it seems disappointing..."

"That's a disappointment! I'm not even gonna tell you to chew on your first date, but get your hands on it!

"You're the one...!

Today, even I know that even elementary school kids wouldn't be bored just to hear the word "chew”.

But when I think of Sato's face, that's what happens.

So I'm going to shake off such evil delusions.

"- There's no way you can (...) do that even though you're not (...) dating!

At that moment, I felt the world freeze without a heart.

Lotus, as well as Shizukuishi and Asai, are looking at me and opening their mouths pompously and hardening.

A lot of silence.

Shizukuishi then slowly held her own shoulders with both hands...

"- Scary, scary, scary, scary! Oh, what!? What do you mean!? My memory, Sota, you confessed to Koharu before this!?

"... but I did"

"So Koharu confessed to you too, didn't he?!?

"... but I was"

There was a little time left until I replied because I remembered that night - when Sato confessed to me.

"Bye -" Shizuku said as he folded,

"We're dating, aren't we!?

"……………… no, that's it"

"- Scary, scary, scary, scary!

It was Mr. Asae's turn next.

Mr. Asae, always overflowing with adult spare time, stifles his face while holding his own shoulders.

The three of us, it's a reaction as if we'd seen it in a psychic photograph.

"Hey, why!? What do you mean!? Sota, what's the situation?

To Shizukuishi's inquiry, I lay my face down unexpectedly.

Just so you know, I know you're embarrassing yourself.

What the...

"... I like Sato, and Sato told me he likes me, but I didn't say either (...)"

"Wow!!!!

This spitting and discarding "wow" is the voice of the lotus.

"Understand, I'm scared, I'm scared! What the fuck is that!? Do you even trade contracts when you go out with a woman!?

"Shit... you can't help it!? This is the first time I've ever confessed to someone!

"Ha... before you really stink of trouble... no, you stink of virginity, you stink of virginity more than you did before you confessed something"

"... Sorta, this is the hardest part about working part-time in a place like this and getting used to communicating with girls..."

"Uh, I see..."

At last, I was pitied.

... I feel like saying something back, but just this time I'm saying something crazy. That's about all I know.

I thought I'd reveal my honest chest in shame.

"... blah, I'm scared, I don't want Sato to hate me, but I'm much stronger than I was before I confessed..."

I don't want to be hated, disillusioned.

Those thoughts have been in me ever since I was one-sided, before I confessed.

But I communicated my thoughts with her, and after the distance between them shrunk, the emotions in that hand swelled in me proportionally.

Anyway, the distance between the two decreases, which means more (...) from each other, from what you can see.

"I... I've never dated a girl before, so I'm not sure I can do it as well as Lotus, and I don't know how, so... I mean, I can't talk about it, I know it's too convenient..."

Never mind, speak the word.

"... I don't want Sato to see anything cool."

Again, silence.

But until now, the sole is something else.

Everyone is making a difficult face and roaring low, "Uh-huh..."

Then, in such silence, Asae bashed her hand, "Oh," and turned a smile like that goddess on me...

"- Speaking of which, Rinka has something that's going to be very helpful."