According to the common sense of the world, there is no way that Alina Hinoha would give chocolate. It would be a bizarre phenomenon that would pervert the promised law of the apple falling to the ground.
There have been no sightings of Alina chocolates in the past. He has stated that he will make Alina chocolate, which is said to be a mirage among boys, for me, Comet Sakakiki. It was neither an auditory hallucination nor an auditory hallucination. I heard him clearly say, 'I'll make chocolate for you. I thought he might have been intoxicated by drinking Coke, which he had not had for a long time, but on second thought, there is no such ingredient in Coke.
That's why I think he was trying to do something. I, a high spec homecoming club member, imagined all the possibilities and calculated all of them. My head became so hot that my plasma boiled over.
The result of my calculations, a bowl of poison.
This must be it. When I embedded in the formula the desire to kill from a third party (Alina) in my daily life, the two words 'murder' naturally appeared as a result. I guess this Valentine's Day is a good opportunity for her, who has been slowly whittling away my life with ballpoint pens and her fists. I can consider it a honey trap. Lure her with sweet chocolates, and then win her over. That's what kidnappers always do, isn't it?
But I won't be fooled.
Are you trying to poison me?
I ask her point-blank.
Human beings always react in some way when they are lied to. It comes out in their tone of voice and their gestures. She absolutely denies my question. A one-on-one death threat is unthinkable. So she must be lying. But there's a serious problem.
I don't know anything about any of these "reactions." That's why I can't detect the lie from the beginning. It was the mistake of the century.
'I'm not serving. As a token of my appreciation.
I smell a black market. You seem to know how much people's hearts go for.
'I usually make it. Handmade?
'Wait a minute, wait a minute. Is chocolate a secret word? You really want to make dynamite, don't you? Okay, so this movie is about me sacrificing myself to prevent damage. Oh, man. Let's go save Japan for a while. Heroes aren't so bad.
'You need to go to the hospital.'
'Hm, are you sure you're not confusing chocolate with curry? Listen, chocolate is sweet, curry is spicy. Chocolate is usually solid. Curry is Indian. Here's where I write it down.
Phew.
I can't stop myself from getting upset if I don't talk.
I never dreamed I'd get chocolate from this guy, and I feel like my whole body will go into convulsions if I cut off my words here. I'll be socially obliterated if I expose such an abomination in this food court.
In this age of the Internet, if I expose such an abomination, Comet Sakakiki will spread to every corner of the world. If I can become a godlike being by becoming a net meme, I will be honored, but I will end up being a toy of the net.
Huh. To tell you the truth, it's not me, but another person's suggestion.
'What? What?
'It's been written in my notebook many times. 'Give him chocolate! Or, 'As a courtesy!' Like that.'
'That's my angel Alina. She's not like some girl with a poisonous tongue.'
'I'm really going to poison you. That's what I mean. You can count on it.
I see...another Alina.
I thought to myself as I sucked on my straw, "That's definitely what she would say. Alina sips her coffee and turns her head to the day after tomorrow. Her profile was as beautiful as ever.
Alina said casually, but I realized that she was still switching personalities. So I was a little worried about her even as I listened to her story. Even though we talked about trivial things, I couldn't get into her head because I was bothered by it. My memory was hazy until I got up from my seat.
'Brother. You don't want chocolate this year, do you?
'WHAT THE F CK!
It was early when I got home.
I grabbed some tomato juice from the fridge to cleanse my cola-contaminated esophagus, and as soon as I opened the lid, Ugin, who was standing behind me, uttered a despairing remark. The Ugin chocolates that I had received every year were to be discontinued this year. It was a more painful pronouncement than the imminent graduation of my New Year's gift.
No more, the solar system is finished.
I staggered back with my eyes clenched shut.
'I see, I see. Ugin is at that age too. It makes me cry.
'What do you mean?
'You've found someone you love, haven't you? I don't have to distract my brother as a training ground anymore.''
'It's too much trouble, so I'm just going to set it up that way. No big brother this year. Don't be a spoiled brat forever.
That line hits home. I want to be a child forever.
'That's good. Alina will give it to you anyway.
'Why do you say that? Are you a mutant too? Are you the mind-reading type? Clairvoyant?
'If you're that close to someone, you'd give them a chocolate or two, ...... usually.'
'Is that how it's supposed to be? By the way, Ugin-kun, who are you going to give it to this year?
I'm not going to give it to you.
'Well, maybe. Is it possible that Ugin is not my sister, but my brother ......?'
'Ugh! If I had recorded it, it would have been a weapon for life~! ...... First of all, I'm taking an exam and I'm not in the mood for chocolate or anything like that. Even if it is the mood, everything I give is obligatory.''
I know, right? Ugin is trying to be a single aristocrat just like my brother, right?''
'Only my brother. If you get carried away, I'll ask your mother to stop buying tomato juice.
'I'm sorry. I won't say it again.
I wanted to at least taste the Ugin Chocolate one last time: .......
I regretted that I should have served Ugin more if I knew I would never be able to eat it again. I should have taken pictures. Why isn't it on the list of intangible cultural heritage?
I wonder if the students are having interviews now. Of course I had an interview.
I was extremely nervous because I had never been in a place called "interview" at that time.
When the interviewer asked me why I wanted to apply for the job, I said something very nonsensical like 'because I was strongly attracted to the company's philosophy and ideology,' which made the air freeze. I was so embarrassed that I wanted to crush my eyeballs when the interviewer replied with a wry smile, "You sound like a thinker or a revolutionary.
Just remembering it makes me want to slit my throat and die. I'm glad I passed the interview without any problems, but when I bumped into the teacher who was in charge of the interview, all I could do was laugh bitterly. I made a good excuse, so the result was OK.
The students who had given their all went home and read the newspaper we had made. Oh, oh, oh, I'm so embarrassed. Please let them all fail. I'll put mini-tomatoes on your shoe box if you hear about that guy or something after you get in.
February 12th.
Two days before Valentine's Day. The boys start to get nervous in front of the girls, and the atmosphere is getting creepy. I'm watching from the sidelines, licking my tomato juice.
I'm watching them while licking my tomato juice. It would be funny if I shouted. I can see him jumping up and down in surprise, and then being beaten to a pulp.
Makoto was especially nervous. It was as if she had a hundred pairs of legs crawling inside her clothes. I was curious, so I decided to go up to her and tease her.
Chocolate!
'Ohhhh!
'Choco choco choco!
'Vaaaah!
Wow. Super fun. He reacted in the same way as when he scratched the blackboard.
'What are you fidgeting about?
'Hahahaha ...... me, I'm just like everyone else ......'.
'You don't need to fidget because you're going to get chocolate with love from Ryuka. Maybe there's even some blood in it.
'Blood, yeah. ......'
'It's okay. They'll give it to me.'
'You might not get it!
'No, you'll get it. You're right.
'There is no such thing in this world as a hundred percent ......'
This couple is really unstable. I don't know anymore. Get married, get divorced, have kids, buy a house, whatever.
Ignoring Makoto, who was holding his head in his hands, he looked at Ryuka and she nodded her head.
I'm going to give you a handmade one.
I was the only one who heard it. I gave him a thumbs-up.
"You're gonna love it."
Thank you.
Don't worry, Makoto. You'll get it.
Away from the extravagant worries of Makoto, I leave the classroom to throw away the empty can.
I threw the can into the trash can next to the vending machine and turned around to go back to my classroom.
The other person seemed to have noticed my presence and bailed. I bailed a few times, but to be honest, I had no idea who he was. I mean, he looked at me strangely. I guess it was because I was bailing in a joking way, moving my face back and forth like a woodpecker.
'Senpai ...... are you all right ......?'
d*mn it, who are you? I seem to vaguely remember you. I know you're a junior, but the only other thing I remember is that you're a guy.
I'm sorry, I really don't remember.
I'm quite all right.
'Well, ...... senior, do you remember me?'
'Oh, yes, I remember.
Who the hell are you?
Are you sure?
'Of course, sir, former Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Churchill's infantry tanks were the best, Mr. Prime Minister.
'This is Taku Nakatani! Who is that foreigner!
'Nakata ni, nakata ni ...... ah! The junior who tried to tell Alina and got crushed! It's been a while.'
'Yes, that's right. ...... I'm sorry I bothered you then.'
Don't worry about it. Alina is that kind of guy.
'Ha ha ha ......'
It seems to be a bitter memory. The one on the tennis court was hard for me to watch, too. I'm sorry because I knew the outcome.
There is no way you can say that Alina has a dual personality.
'Do you still like Alina?'
'Eh,...... well,...... yes,that's right'.
'Hang in there, and I'm sure one day he'll look back at you. He's a tough guy.
Yes, yes. I think my personality has changed drastically... but I'm still a bit of a loser...''
'There's nothing wrong with that, nothing to be ashamed of. Maybe we all long for adolescence with no regrets. We all want to follow the path of success and glory. But then, there is nothing interesting about being a human being.
'It seems like seniors are always failing, right?
I'm often told that. But sometimes failure can replace success. That's what I've been thinking these past few months.
Taku answered curtly, 'I think I understand.
Let's hope he can talk to Alina again. It would prove that Alina could communicate normally.
Once I know that, I will have accomplished my mission.