After finishing the day’s meeting, Otozui and I got in the car and headed back to the office.
It was four o’clock in the afternoon, which was early in the evening. But for some reason, it was a time when I felt relaxed.
“Speaking of which, Otozui…”
“Yes, what is it?”
Otozui replied in a cheerful voice.
Sitting in the passenger seat, she was already back to her normal self.
There was not a trace of the sulking she had shown the other day.
I had taken Yuika’s advice and tried to break away from my unsociable attitude, also improving my praising skills.
However, there was still no growth.
But now that I had decided to change, I’d better make sure to show my sincerity.
I made up my mind and decided to tell Otozui about my decision.
“I’ve been thinking about it, and it seems I’m not very good at communicating my feelings.”
“… Ehhhh!? What are you saying suudenly!”
Shouting loudly, Otozui turned towards me with intensity.
Out of the corner of my eye, I can see the look of astonishment on her face.
“Talking about expressing feelings … is it weird?”
“If you say … weird, I’d say … not weird.”
It was a surprising response, but not unreasonable when you thought about it calmly.
To her, I was the perfect senior.
It was no wonder she was surprised to learn that I had a weakness.
“I don’t think I’ll be able to change right away, but I’m going to try to communicate little by little”
“I … I see.”
When I finished speaking, Otozui looked down and became quiet, intermittently fidgeting.
I thought my feelings were conveyed to her, but I wondered if she was still worried about the fact that I had turned her down when she was trying to feed me crepes the other day.
Just as I was thinking this, Otozui took a deep breath and looked at me.
“Um! Sasamiya-san!”
“What’s the matter? You’re shouting all of a sudden.”
“When … next! … Saturday … Um! Um! Together!” (T/N: I am dying LMAO)
Otozui looked serious as she tried to convey something to me.
Maybe that was the reason why she couldn’t express herself well, and bit her tongue several times.
Such a sight of Otozui was rare.
That was why I thought I should listen to her properly.
But I interrupted her.
“Wait.”
“What?!”
“I’m turning right. I’m good at driving, but I need to make sure we are safe. Check left and right, check backwards, okay. Yeah. … Okay, I’m good. So?”