[Incident] Encountering a mysterious person in an alley
I'm Edase, the "cute guy".
Just between us,
I wrote a love letter.
That girl is
the class idol,
and I'm fully aware that
everyone loves her and
she's adored by all.
But,
I feel like there's a side of her
that only I can write about...
I want to introduce
the her that only I know...
Even though it's Mother's Day,
I wrote it with more heart than a message card for my mother.
I'm not stupid, either.
I'm already a middle-aged man over forty.
I know that this love letter will be published
and exposed to others.
That's why,
my true, innermost feelings
are still kept hidden in my heart.
(As if I'd tell anyone that.)
Even so,
I felt a bit nervous.
When I imagine the moment she opens her shoe locker
and notices my love letter,
it feels kind of ticklish.
The decisive battle is Monday. 8:00 AM.
Wanting to convey my feelings accurately...I was revising it over and over
on the train.
At that time,
it was 7:25...
A notification arrived.
"Your article has been featured."
Ah, no...
That place is an alleyway.
You must not go.
I know that in my head...
"Stop going to a place like that.
It's nothing but trouble!"
I felt like I heard my mother's voice.
But,
like a sleepwalker,
I headed toward the alley.
Mysterious Figure: Konishi Kinoko
If I may,
please allow me to quote my own self-introduction article.
At the beginning of this article,
I have always had a tendency to be drawn to people who seem shady,
suspicious,
and smell like a swindler
(even now, I love suspicious people).
I wrote that.
What kind of person are they specifically?
When asked that,
I was finally able to give a concrete example
in the world of note.
Konishi Kinoko-san is the one.
An expert. Not just anyone.
Living up to the subtitle of "Tamori Club",
"FOR THE SOPHISTICATED PEOPLE"
she is a
sophisticated lady,
and I think that there are indeed
connoisseurs in this world,
as there are many sophisticated people
around Konishi-san.
When you take a peek at the elegant salon conversations
of these high-class idlers,
At night, I start imagining the final kiss. It is truly masterful how she lights a fire in men's hearts by saying she would never recommend it to men. It is a technique led by Friday night.
I can clearly see how she plays with
the pure-hearted men.
One must truly be careful.
And what's more
the high-class idlers
were having fun turning my idol
into illustrations!!
And what's more,she herself looks like she's having a lot of fun (lol)
I trembled with jealousy.
And then,
when I reread my own love letter,
the content felt so childish,
and compared to the sophisticated games of the high-class idlers,
I was at the level of an elementary school essay...
She must have actually liked people from that side all along!
With feelings of shame, jealousy, and envy
all mixed together...
In the end,
I
spent all of my commuting time
devoted to reading Konishi-san's introductory article
thoroughly (bitter laugh)
Wanting to see what you shouldn't see
Konishi-san possesses a keen critical eye.
She saw through my article as follows.
Everything has been seen through.
And for my part,
writing love letters indiscriminately to anyone and everyone,
I realized the fact that I was doing this
and was stunned for a moment.
It lingers, but so what?
Konishi-san's writing
is troublesome because it lingers.
I end up opening it even on the train ride home.
"Stop going to places like that.
They're no good!"
I felt like I heard my mother's voice.
While reading,
I hear my inner voice many times.
Don't go that way!
It's a waste of time!!
What was it you wanted to do on note??
Even so,
I read it through,
and even read it twice.
Always,
after having a dangerous experience in an alley,
a boy's expression tends to look a bit delinquent.
Even if his mother asks him
"What happened? Tell me!!"
with a scary look on her face,
"...Nothing."
is all he will answer.
In the back alleys of note, I
saw something I shouldn't have seen.
And then,
like a refrain,
this Kiyoshiro song
races through my brain.
Ah, it's really no good (lol).
It's all Konishi-san's fault!
I love it!!
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[Postscript 3]
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