MachinedLinguist

Thanks to Rain Missakara for donating! Sponsored chapter 2/4. Also, there are still 3 more chapters, but NovelUpdates hasn't updated yet, so click Next to view them.   Volume 3, Side Story 1 : Bad Selection, Broken Heart ~Fair and Cloudy~     "―― Susumu-kun, it's time to get up."   I could hear a familiar voice. This was what always started my day, and this had already been going on for so long. How many years had it been since she started coming over without contacting me first? Although it sometimes got annoying, this voice had been a lifesaver many times.   "...Still sleepy." "But don't you have club activities today?"   That voice belonged to my childhood friend Hareyama Hanae. Although we were childhood friends, only our parents were close, not our houses.   "Go wash your face because breakfast is ready." "Ugh..."   Of course, we weren't on bad terms. But it wasn't as i...

Thanks to Rain Missakara for donating! Sponsored chapter 1/4.   Volume 3, Chapter 7 : Make or Break   → Tell them to come 　 Head on first     "―― Hanae! Reika!"   I went to school with Hareyama and Azumi, and the moment I passed through the school gates, I heard a guy's shout. They turned around when they heard the voice, and I belatedly followed as well.   There, was Tendo Susumu, who had a very grim expression on his face. He was wrinkling his eyebrow and glaring...at me? Well, I might have some idea as to why. However, although only a few students came in at around this time, not so few gazes were directed at us. Did he ever think about the girls who were under those stares?   "...You knew each other?" ""Well...""   So, you were acquainted ...just joking. I wasn't the only one who knew that Tendou and these two were often together, and I was plenty sure others were also aware of that.   ...

Volume 3, Chapter 6 : Going to School Together   → Chase after 　 Don't chase     It was decided I would go together with Hareyama to school, so we had plenty of time to relaxedly talk with each other as we walked. We arrived at the nearest station and hopped on the train. The inside was relatively empty, perhaps because it was so early in the day.   "Should we sit down?" "Yeah."   I rarely got to take a seat on my way to school. If I wanted to, I could just leave early. Although, it was the closest station to school at just a few stops away, so it wasn't too motivating. But if I had a beautiful girl who sat next to me, then that was a different story. I could smell something nice since a while ago, and we bumped shoulders from time to time which was a delightful experience.   "It's nice to head to school by train." "Personally, I would rather walk or take a bike instead."   I thought both had ...

Thanks to IllegalAle for the donation! Sponsored chapter 3/3.   Volume 3, Chapter 5.5 : Rest Assured, She's an Airhead   　 Meet up → Don't meet up     Hareyama Hanae, an airheaded runaway, was a girl with a lot of girl power who was perfect at housework. Even now in front of me, laid out was a table full of sumptuous-looking dishes that looked so well done that I could hardly believe it had been prepared in such a short time. But this might be a case like in some gag anime. Food that looked perfect but tasted horrible. This was Hareyama we were talking about. She might have mistaken salt for sugar, or soy sauce for ponzu.   "Thanks for the food..." "H-hmm. I'm kind of nervous~."   I sat down opposite to Hareyama, and I threw what I assumed to be Hamburg steak into my mouth. At that moment, my brain got confused. This is crazy, is this for real ...was what I thought. I chewed slowly and swallowed. Then, I looked at H...