「Come with me for a bit.」
Just hearing the words, it sounds a bit condescending but still a request. In that case, I might stand up reluctantly.
But in reality, I’m forcefully grabbed by the tie and dragged out, gathering all the classroom’s attention.
Nanaka’s flustered state, not knowing what to do, strangely stuck in my memory.
「That hurts, you know.」
「Idiots won’t understand unless it hurts, right?」
Yuna doesn’t listen to my indirect complaints.
She marched down the hallway and eventually took me to the stair landing.
It’s the landing that leads to the rooftop but isn’t open. This school has two staircases leading to the rooftop, and one is locked.
「I’ve given up.」
「On what?」
「On convincing Onee-chan.」
She sighed as she let go of my tie.
I’m the one who wants to sigh, but as an air-reading type of guy, I bravely keep silent. Some might say I didn’t have the courage to speak up, but with courage that rivals a Spartan warrior, that doesn’t apply to me.
It’s definitely not because I’m scared of the zombie in front of me.
「I see. Then, good job.」
To bring me all the way to the landing just to say that, she must have really not wanted Nanaka to hear.
Understanding the situation, I smile gently and raise one hand slightly.
What a shy little kitten. Or rather, a puppy.
「Are you stupid?」
「Gueh.」
Too bad, you can’t escape from a zombie.
The moment I lifted one foot to descend the stairs, my collar was grabbed with force.
A deflated sound escapes my throat, and a sharp light flickers behind my forehead.
「You bring me here with some meaningful air, and then “bye-bye”?」
「You know, there are things you can’t say when the person is around.」
「I’m not the type to care about that.」
I thought so.
「I’ve given up. On convincing Onee-chan to keep her distance from you.」
「……」
I wish she wouldn’t give up and keep trying.
Don’t lose, Yuna. Hang in there, Yuna.
My love comedy is waiting beyond this.
「So you. Stay away from Onee-chan.」
「Roger th──」
「Though, you probably won’t agree.」
I was about to agree quickly, but for some reason, she, who was smirking meaningfully, interrupted me.
I would normally agree though.
If anything, I’d even ask for it.
「I’ll train you!」
「…Haa.」
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Yuna confidently hides her mouth with her hand and laughs like a villainous lady.
I reply ambiguously because I don’t really understand the situation.
「Fufufu, you don’t get it, do you?」
「I don’t think anyone would.」
「It’s simple. If Onee-chan won’t leave you, then you just have to become a man worthy of Onee-chan!」
A reversal of thought! I might be a genius!
She was piling up self-praise into a mountain.
Maybe the Kusakabe family is a bit unfortunate at the genetic level.
I mean, what does it mean to be a man worthy of Nanaka? A lump of meat, perhaps? For Yuna, a zombie, turning me into a lump of meat would be a piece of cake, but since I’m not a supernatural being, I’d definitely be a goner.
She shone her eyes brightly, in a way that made it hard to believe she had hated me like a mortal enemy just a little while ago. She really doesn’t seem to doubt her own thoughts.
「What exactly are you going to do?」
「Eh? …You know, like, good stuff.」
She doesn’t seem to have thought of anything.
The general image of zombies is that their thinking ability deteriorates, and it seems to apply to Yuna too.
I’ve heard rumors that she’s good at studying, so maybe she loses a screw when it comes to her sister.
「──Ah! I got it!」
「That’s wonderful. It’s too good for me, so go train someone else.」
「We should go on a date! They say men are polished by dating women.」
Do they say that? I’ve never had a girlfriend, so I wouldn’t know. By that logic, I’m like a rough-hewn stone tool, but will there ever come a time when I can become a polished stone tool? I’m starting to feel anxious.
For now, it’s hard to think of having my first date with the zombie in front of me.
As a capable gentleman, I should prepare a gentle way to decline.
「Eh, I don’t want to.」
「What?」
「Going on a date.」
「Fuun.」
She punched me.
With a fist.
Maybe her limiter has rotted away because her punch was quite heavy.
At worst, it’s gorilla level. Gorilla zombie.
I wonder if giving her a banana would earn me some favor points. Not that I’d be happy to earn Yuna’s favor.
「You get to go on a date with such a beautiful girl. Be grateful.」
「Ehh…」
Come back after becoming human.
「Besides, it’s my first date too. We’re even, aren’t we?」
「Could you stop implying that I have no dating experience?」
「Do you?」
「………」
Guu.
「You can’t even make a sound. You shouldn’t try to bluff.」
Why am I being cornered like this?
It’s lunch break. The hustle and bustle are far away, and we’re alone in the landing.
If only the cast were different, it would be such a typical rom-com scene.
Damn sucker punch outta nowhere, tftc