Herscherik (Reincarnated Prince Series)
Chapter IX: Old Friends, Flags and Nostalgia Part One
Ryoko also opened her eyes to being in the arms of a man for a reunion with one of his few heterosexual friends as a student.
This man, who can do his job, is a classmate of high school, Yudo Kitty Bird.
He was a bright, popular and class leader in Ryoko's high school years. Of course, she was handsome and a good young man since that time, so she had received confessions not only from the same grade but also from her senior and junior heterosexuals, but I was very impressed with Ryoko for being a part of it.
"I miss you!
That's what he says and laughs at. He has a shadow of high school, and Ryoko narrows his eyes. He has been a geek since that time. He has also told himself this indivisible. So I guess, the class I was in had a low hedge of the group. Serious students, noisy students, athletic, literary and artistic departments, rear charms and geeks were able to have fun because he always stood between them.
Since then, Ryoko has always thought of him as a girl comic book hero.
"Really. How have you been?
"It's all work. I'm too busy to go to reunions..."
Ryoko chuckles at him for saying so. I didn't have the convenience to work myself, I hadn't participated in the past few years, and there were reasons why it was difficult for generations to get to talk about marriage and children.
"... So, it's time for you to let me go?
Exactly. I don't mind this tight state forever. Ryoko retreats to leave, but he stops it.
"I waited for Hayakawa. Hold this for a second.
Yes, she says she pushes her umbrella against Ryoko. When he confirmed Ryoko, who received the umbrella reflexively, he moved away from the umbrella and confirmed the car in the rain, returning as soon as he wondered if he had crossed the crosswalk. She has Ryoko's folding umbrella in her hand.
"Yes, umbrella.
Ryoko rushes to receive the umbrella that was offered, while inviting a little bird game under the umbrella she has. It has become an umbrella, but I am not a student and it is not an upsetting year to this extent.
"Sorry, thanks. But I went to get it myself..."
"I don't care. Looks like you could use an umbrella more than that?
Ryoko was unnaturally bent when she checked her umbrella and broke her skeleton. It has not been torn, so it will remove the rain, but the bone is turned into a folding umbrella that will not fold because it bends weirdly.
Ryoko leaks a sigh in the tragedy.
"It was expensive.
It was expensive because of the brand, but I liked the pattern and bought it instantly. Ryoko would prefer not to pay particular attention to the brand, but I would buy whatever I like regardless of the price.
I also bought this folding umbrella at a glance and have been using it for many years.
Little bird play beats her shoulder to cheer up to depressing her.
"I'm sorry to hear that. I mean, be really careful, huh? What a trauma for a splatter in front of you.
"I'll be happy to play horror games, little birdie. Even if you tell me, I'm not persuasive.
The contact between Ryoko and Little Bird Play as a student was a game. Around that time Ryoko was a plethora of otome game users, but at the same time he played action games, role-playing games, and everything from nurturing to dungeon.
All my monthly pennies and part-time bills had disappeared into the game, but I was a very satisfied student.
Little bird games weren't as geeky as Ryoko's, but they got a lot of excitement in the game story. Especially since he likes action games and a certain zombie guy was awesome. By the way, Ryoko can only play horror games in general, so even if he asked me out, I refused everything.
"Dude, that's funny because it's a game, and I can't laugh if it's real.
"Right. Sorry, I'll be careful.
Ryoko snorts at the little bird games he seems to be seriously worried about. It was definitely dangerous earlier. I swear I won't this time because I don't want to die.
"Oh, looks like it stopped raining.
That's what they say, little bird. They play, and Ryoko looks up. Until now, the rain stopped as if it were a lie, and the stars were visible in the midst of the clouds. Looks like it was really a streetrain.
Little bird play folds the umbrella, and Ryoko also forces the folding umbrella to close. An unpleasant noise rang along the way, announcing the end of the folding umbrella. Leaking sighs at the sound again. Little bird games talk to Ryoko like that.
"Sounds like we were in a hurry, but did you have any plans? Oh, meet me?
"Yeah, a bit to the gamer ahead............ ah.
I am more concerned about the umbrella and answer without thinking about it. But I noticed the fact that I confessed that more than thirty women are going to the game store, and the bats are a little bad.
"Even in that year, it's a game.
The suggestion is laughed at, and Ryoko only makes a face to mislead her face, which turns red with shame.
"What, bad?
"No, I'm relieved it hasn't changed.
Little bird play shook her head to the side looking grumpy. Not knowing how to take that reply, Ryoko took her gaze off of him with only a few faces.
"Yes, go ahead.
"Thank you very much.
Ryoko received the bag offered to the clerk while I was thanking him. The place is a destination game store, and the clerk is a female clerk that Ryoko has been taking care of since she was a student. I've been dating for over a decade and the clerk wonders how old the hell I would be if I didn't look the same, but I don't have the courage to ask that question.
"... Ryoko, your sister is worried about a lot of things about bringing a guy to buy a game like this.
Saying so. Before she turns a blind eye, little bird games look at the shelves uncommonly. Because of the combination of second-hand sales, the area he is looking at is a place with a line of nostalgic games.
Ryoko leaks a bitter smile into her meaningful gaze.
"Bringing a guy... he happens to be a friend of mine in high school.
"Really? I think I'm flagging something.
"No. It's impossible.
Ryoko waves her neck and hands at her laughing. The clerk smiled badly at her as her eyes swimmed slightly, so the moment Ryoko tried to open her mouth to deny it even more, the talking bird game broke in.
"Hayakawa, there was a game I miss so much.
It was an action-based game that Little Birds played. In a game where the enemy is defeated and the item is collected and the weapon is strengthened, the player does not have the concept of level, and that game was very popular at the time, reflecting the gear and his technique. I remember Ryoko well because she also played against the waves of the times.
"That's a new model and it's new.
That game, which had an explosive hit, is still in its generation. It was recently released anew. Ryoko hasn't bought it yet, but he should have been chosen as the number one game of the season with difficulty getting out and out of the sold out store.
"Which one? Tell me.
"I wonder if it's for sale. I heard it was popular and thin.
Saying so and going to the new area for a little bird tour.
And when the two of us left the store, we were lucky enough to buy a game that had just arrived and equipment for that game and even a strategy book.
"Yay, I'm looking forward to it. I'm glad I was able to afford it because my job has been settling down recently and my men have grown up, but I've had plenty of time to spend alone with less overtime, haven't I?
That's how Ryoko tilts his neck at him.
"That, what about your wife? You married her, didn't you?
He must have had a sympathetic girlfriend. I thought the university would take the same place and definitely get married in the future...
Ryoko's words cloud Ryoko's expression.
"I didn't. I broke up with her.
Said it went well until college graduation. She said she wanted to get married as soon as she graduated, but she told me to wait until I could get a job and get the foundation of my life.
That seems to have been her dissatisfaction. But Little Bird Play didn't realize how she felt and worked from morning to late at night. Because it was just the time of the company's change, I sometimes took a day off overtime and got crushed. However, I never hated my job because it was a job that I wanted to play with birds.
That's how the little bird tour I went to work completely left her alone.
And when it was past twenty-five, she cheated out of haste and loneliness. And broke. The reason for the affair was that she talked to a man at work about her anxiety about little bird games, and while she said yes...
(What a betty development.
Ryoko is like a regular afternoon drag.
Surely there will be a problem with you leaving her alone. He asked me to wait even though I was eager to marry him, and I couldn't help but scold him if he abandoned me and the kind opposite sex showed up there. Men will be able to marry no matter how old they are, but women have time limits. Apart from romance, children can be very burdensome on the body if they don't have them at a young age. I can't help but think about it and she's in a hurry. As for Ryoko herself, who will be thirty-five tomorrow, it is already a given up frontier, but I could understand about those parts.
It's just that Ryoko could understand the little bird game. In other words, I don't want her to struggle. That is his sincerity and no different from his substantial proposal. Besides, she said something she shouldn't say to a working man.
"Which is more important, me or work.
It's a major line that often comes up in drama, but I think Ryoko is the only one in fiction who can answer those two choices.
Because she's important, I don't want her to struggle, so I'll work hard. So would she not think anything if she were to choose her and neglect her job and make her struggle as a result? Ryoko thinks the answer is no.
(I wonder if we didn't have enough words for each other.
That's what an older person would think. However, at the time, the two were young and insufficiently communicating their intentions. That's why it broke down. I can't say which is worse. Just crossed the line of cheating as a woman. She felt a little uncomfortable.
Why, Ryoko admired them for making love like a girl cartoon.
"That was tough.
That's what Ryoko said when he finished listening as he walked. I knew he didn't want me to say anything about the preaching stain here either, and besides, I didn't feel like saying the encouragement to not care because she was bad.
"What about that kind of early river? Oh, wouldn't it be a bad idea if you had a husband?
"Huh, do you think I could marry?
Ryoko answers the words of the little bird game with her chest stretched. The little bird game blew out at Ryoko's answer. The spicy look disappeared and Ryoko was relieved.
"That's not what chest tension is. Then let's play next time. Let's go eat later.
"What? Are you asking me out on a date?
Ryoko was to look up from the difference in height. I had a quick prediction that it was a social dictionary. But that prediction is easily betrayed.
"Will you ride me if I ask you out?
Little bird games make sense and laugh. The way she laughed was different earlier, and Ryoko was confused by the atmosphere of the opposite sex. That's why I could only deal with it by distracting my gaze.
"…… Think about it.
"Then this is the contact information. Now be careful with the signal.
In Ryoko's words, Little Bird Play quickly took out his business card and left the place as he filled out something behind him.
Ryoko opens her eyes when she looks at the name of the company. I have a deal with my company, one of my most important customers. It was written on the business card with the director of the company, who had recently grown significantly. I didn't know he was the same age as himself as a major company. Such Ryoko also works at the headquarters of a major company, but the weight of responsibility is different from that of clerks and positions.
If I returned the back of my business card, it would be personal. It had my phone number and my mobile email address on it, and Ryoko stood by for a few minutes on the spot for her first experience.