ALL NOVEL Chapter 14 - Mitsuhara Attacks
“Man, it’s so nice and cool today.”
Ryoma said this as they walked towards the station after a day’s classes at the university.
Indeed, compared to yesterday, today was cooler with a nice breeze.
However, it was only because yesterday was so hot. Today’s weather was actually typical for mid-May.
“So, where should we go?”
Lan, walking between Ryoma and Akiba, asked everyone.
The order they were walking in was Ryoma, Lan, Akiba, and Haruya.
Lan and Ryoma had naturally arranged for Haruya and Akiba to be next to each other.
“Places around here to hang out… Maybe the shopping mall over there, karaoke, or bowling? We could also go to Starbucks or McDonald’s and just chill.”
“Or we could go to the beach?”
“What would we do at the beach at this time?”
“Eh? Surfing?”
“That’s just you.”
Ryoma and Lan were probably joking around, but Haruya and Akiba couldn’t help but be reminded of yesterday’s events.
As Haruya glanced at Akiba, she also glanced back at him.
The two of them made shy smiles when their eyes met.
“So, where are we going? I’m kind of feeling Starbucks.”
When Lan asked again, everyone nodded in agreement.
So, they decided to go to Starbucks.
The Starbucks, with its trademark green color, was only a five-minute walk from the station.
The four of them walked into the store and lined up at the counter where about five or six other customers were already waiting.
“What’s the limited edition item now?”
“Umm… Rice cake?”
“Ew, that sounds disgusting. Are you serious?”
“No, I don’t know. I’m just guessing.”
“What?”
Ryoma and Lan were having a rather pointless conversation while standing in line.
Behind them, Haruya picked up a menu.
“Can I look too?”
“Of course.”
Akiba also leaned in to look at the menu with him.
Yesterday, she had carefully arranged her silky hair, which now gently swayed right next to Haruya.
A sweet scent flowed around, making him keenly aware of Akiba’s presence.
“Do you come to Starbucks often, Akiba?”
“Umm, sometimes. My older sister likes it, so I come when we go out together. How about you, Haruya?”
“I come often because my younger sister likes it, and I usually treat her.”
“Wow, you’re such a kind brother.”
“Stop embarrassing me.”
In embarrassment, Haruya turned his attention to the food displayed in the showcase.
They offered a wide range of items, from desserts like donuts and cakes to meals like sandwiches.
“Maybe I should buy some donuts for Hikaru on the way back.”
As Akiba had said, the “kind brother” Haruya was thinking of this while he went back to looking at the menu.
First, he needed to decide what to order for himself.
“I think I’m going to go for the Tiramisu Frappuccino.”
“That sounds good. I’ll have… the Matcha Frappuccino.”
“Oh, that’s good too.”
They each ordered what they wanted and sat around a round table near the window.
When Haruya took a sip of his Matcha Frappuccino, the bitterness of the matcha and the cream mixed together to create a rich flavor.
The other three also enjoyed their own drinks.
Ryoma even ordered a sandwich.
He had eaten a mountain of rice for lunch, but he was a typical college student and athlete after all.
“I’m going to the bathroom real quick.”
“Aren’t you a bit early?”
Even though they had just sat down, Ryoma stood up.
At Haruya’s question, Ryoma gave a wry smile.
“I’ve been holding it in since we left the university.”
Saying that, Ryoma quickly walked off to the bathroom.
Left at the table were Haruya, Akiba, and Lan.
“You don’t happen to have a rental boyfriend appointment today, do you…?”
Lan asked in a somewhat hushed voice, as if it would be terrible if that were the case.
While they were relaxing after coming back from the beach, Lan had figured out the rough details of Haruya and Akiba’s relationship.
In response to Lan’s question, Haruya and Akiba shook their heads with smiles.
“We didn’t have any reservations today.”
“Yeah. I’m not rich enough for that either.”
“Actually, we had a reservation as friends.”
“Actually, we had a reservation as friends.”
Both of them thought the same thing, but neither said it out loud.
They didn’t want to worry Lan, and since they were able to hang out together anyway, they thought it was all good.
“That’s a relief.”
“Yeah. Don’t worry about it too much.”
Just as Haruya reassured Lan and put his mouth to the straw of his Matcha Frappuccino.
Suddenly, a childlike, slightly high-pitched voice whispered in his ear.
“I’ve found the scene of an affair. It’s a scoop.”
“Whoa!”
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