A few days later, on Saturday.
It’s just past 12:30.
「Unn, did I arrive a bit too early?」
I muttered to myself as I stood in front of the station gates, which was our meeting place. Today’s meeting time is exactly 1:00 PM. So there’s still 30 minutes until the meeting time.
(Well, arriving too early isn’t really a problem, so it’s fine.)
After all, it’s definitely better to be too early than to be late. Thinking that, I sat on a nearby bench and waited for everyone to arrive.
So today was the day we were all going to Round One. The members were me, Sasaki-san, Sakurai-san, and Natsue. Well, simply put, it’s a combination of a close couple and their close friends.
It was my first time hanging out with this group, and I was feeling very excited. And the thing I was looking forward to the most about today’s event was…
(I’m really looking forward to seeing Sasaki-san in casual clothes today…!)
Of course, I’m also looking forward to seeing Sakurai-san in casual clothes, but since she’s my friend’s girlfriend, it’s not good manners to stare at her too much.
No, if I say that, it’s completely out of line to stare at Sasaki-san too, but still, since I usually only see her in school uniforms or sportswear, I’m naturally curious about Sasaki-san in casual clothes.
(There’s still time… Alright, maybe I’ll imagine what Sasaki-san will look like?)
So, to kill time, I tried imagining Sasaki-san in casual clothes. If I remember correctly, Sasaki-san said she likes simple clothing. So, will she come in a casual style like jeans and a shirt?
But Sasaki-san is naturally cute, so she would definitely look good in girly, cute outfits like dresses or skirts tooー.
(But well, since we’re going to be active today, she’ll definitely come in comfortable clothes for moving around.)
We’re planning to go bowling at Round One later. So she probably won’t come in a fluttery outfit like a skirt or dress.
Also, although Sasaki-san would 100% never wear it, she would definitely look good in short, skin-revealing clothes.
I mean, Sasaki-san has amazing breasts and very attractive thighs, so if she wore such revealing clothes, all the guys in town would stare at her… Wait, what am I thinking!?
「This is bad! I shouldn’t be having weird fantasies!」
「What do you mean by weird fantasies??」
「…Eh?」
Suddenly, someone spoke to me from behind. I quickly turned around, and there was Sasaki-san, looking at me with a slightly disapproving gaze.
「Ah, S-Sasaki-san!? N-No, it’s nothing! I wasn’t having any weird fantasies at all!」
「…? Well, if you say it’s nothing, then fine. But Yamada, aren’t you a bit too early for the meeting?」
「Ah, yeah. Umm, well, how should I say this… I was just too excited and ended up coming way too early. A-Ahahaー.」
「Fufu, what’s that? You’re not a child, so try to calm down a bit.」
「Yeah, right. Ahaha.」
I laughed awkwardly, trying to cover up my suspicious behavior. Well, it was a relief that Sasaki-san didn’t seem to mind too much.
So, having met up with Sasaki-san, I took the opportunity to check out her outfit.
(I see, so that’s the outfitー!)
Sasaki-san was wearing jeans on the bottom, a short-sleeved shirt on top with a parka over it, and a stylish cap on her head. It was a refreshing and simple coordination.
I thought this kind of simple coordination really suited the beautiful Sasaki-san.
「Ah! Look over there. It seems like Haruka and the others have arrived.」
「Eh? Ahh, you’re right.」
While I was checking out Sasaki-san’s fashion, she pointed that out to me.
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So I looked towards the ticket gates and just caught sight of Natsue and Sakurai-san coming out.
It seemed like Sakurai-san and the others had spotted us too, as they started walking quickly towards us after exiting the gates.
「Sorry to keep you waiting, you twoー!」
「You two are really earlyー. Did we make you wait long?」
「Nope. I just arrived a little while ago. But it seems Yamada was so excited that he’s been waiting here for a long time.」
「Eh, ah, wait!? Sasaki-san!? You didn’t have to reveal something so embarrassing!」
「Ahaha, is that so. Alright then, let’s have fun today, Yamada-kun!」
「Ah, y-yeah. Right. Then, looking forward to today, you two.」
「Yeah, yeah! Looking forward to it tooー!」
「Yeah, let’s have fun today!」
I greeted Sakurai-san and Natsue. Since Sakurai-san is also an easy-to-talk-to girl like Sasaki-san, it seems like I can enjoy today without getting unnecessarily nervous.
(Ah, since I have the chance, let’s check out Sakurai-san’s outfit too.)
So I checked out Sakurai-san’s casual clothes as well. Sakurai-san was wearing stylish flared pants on the bottom and a simple short-sleeved shirt on top with a cardigan that looked like an autumn item.
It was an overall cute coordinated outfit that was very Sakurai-san-like. Iya, having such a cute girlfriend is really enviable.
「Then, now that we’ve all met up, shall we head to Round One?」
「Yeah, right. Let’s head out then!」
And so, having successfully met up, we started walking towards our destination, Round One.
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Before long, we arrived at Round One.
As expected, since it was Saturday, the place was bustling with families, friends, and couples.
「Unn, as expected, it’s quite crowded today because it’s a day off. It was definitely the right decision to make a bowling reservation in advance.」
「Yeah, yeah, really! Thanks for making the reservation beforehand, Yamada-kun!」
「Ahaha, it was nothing. Then, shall we move to the bowling reception area right away?」
「Yeah, got it. Let’s go then.」
So we moved to the bowling reception area. Since we had a reservation, we were able to get in without any waiting time.
After completing the reception, we picked up our rental bowling shoes and moved to our reserved lane.
As we sat down in front of the lane and changed into our shoes, I brought up this topic with Natsue.
「Iyaー, it’s been a while since I last went bowling. How long has it been since the last time? I think the last time was when I went with Natsue.」
「Ahー, umm, I think it was last spring break? The last time we all went to Round One… so it’s been about half a year, I guess?」
Natsue replied, recalling the past.
「Ahh, I see. It’s been about that long. Haha, then it’s really been a whileー. Ah, by the way, how long has it been since Sasaki-san and Sakurai-san last went bowling?」
「Unn, for us, it’s been about the same, right?」
「Yeah, that’s right. We come to Round One fairly often, but since we do different activities each time, it’s been quite a while since we last went bowling.」
「Hee, I see. Then it looks like everyone can just relax and have fun today.」
「Fufu, yeah. Well, let’s have fun playing today.」
With smiles all around, we started bowling right away.