Chapter 190 – Dirty Memories of Christmas
“What’re you doing? Are you going to make an igloo?”
Behind me, who was widening her eyes, Lenka asked a question.
I replied, looking at her with a puzzled look on her face, as if asking what she was talking about.
“No. You’re making a snowman head.”
“Do you think snowmen have square heads?”
“It could be square.”
“It’s not?”
“That’s right. Isn’t that right, Master?”
Just as I was talking to Chinami, who just rolled her round torso towards her and approached me in a tone that seemed to ask for approval, she nodded her head.
“Even a snowman should have its own personality. At this point, I need to make the body square as well.”
At those words, Lenka let out a laugh as if she was full of energy.
“To the torso?”
“Yes. Let’s make an angular snowman. Like tofu.”
“I want a round snowman. A snowman should be round.”
What is that strange stubbornness?
Are you just blaming me for not liking the snowman head I made?
Keep this
Tick-tick said Chinami, who comforted Lenka with a gentle pat on the back.
“Then you can make all of these and make a new snowman. The director also told us to take it easy today, so we have plenty of time. Right?”
“… That’s true… But if the snowman is square, it’s too ugly to see…”
“If you make a good face, it won’t look ugly. In particular, I will entrust all the face design to my close friend.”
“Ha… How can I save this… I feel sorry for the snowman…”
It looks like you’re trying to trick me on purpose… I’ll let you go.
After making the face, I thought about making a snowball of her and throwing it at Lenka, but I decided to stop.
I would try it if I was wearing a full outfit, but now that the uniform is over, let’s look at it.
“Junior, could you bring some of the branches that fell from up there? Do not break it on purpose.”
I readily answered Chinami’s polite request, and climbed up to the hill, brushing off the snow accumulated on the ground, and started looking for tree branches.
Looking from above, there are some members outside besides us.
There was no Tetsuya. It seemed like they were focusing on practicing inside as the tournament was approaching.
There are no obstructions, so it’s cool inside. It’s a peaceful atmosphere.
I hope that this atmosphere can continue through the night and even into the dawn.
When I came down with the twigs to attach to the snowman, the round body of the snowman had turned into a rectangle.
And Lenka, with the head I made on top of her torso, was eagerly drawing her eyes.
That’s what I mean by twitching my lips.
Whatever the case may be, Lenka also seems to enjoy making this snowman.
“After making it, shall we take a picture together with junior Matsuda?”
“Picture? Why?”
“I worked hard to make it, but you can’t see it with your own eyes.”
“Is it? Okay.”
“But the snowman’s eyes are sharp. It looks very sinister with one side of the mouth slightly raised.”
“Because it’s the head made by a sneaky kid, I draw it accordingly.”
“Uh huh…! My friend…!”
“I’m kidding.”
You can feel the sensibility of a young girl in the appearance of chattering with Chinami in the middle of a white snow field.
Suppressing the sudden urge to capture Lenka quickly, I moved her steps toward them.
**
Even though it was not a holiday, there was no doubt that it was a special day, so the various Christmas trees installed in each store were shining brightly on the street.
After eating her meal with Miyuki at her restaurant with a nice atmosphere, I walked arm in arm with her and looked around her street.
“Do you have a tree at your house?”
“We? Doesn’t exist.”
“Didn’t you make it up?”
“Huh. Normally, I go to the playground with my family…”
“Why a playground?”
“People in the neighborhood put a big Christmas tree there and decorate it.”
“I can’t go because I’m meeting with you today.”
“Yes.”
“Are you still doing it?”
“Summer solstice. Why? Do you want to go?”
Why do you have to go there
There must be nuclear waste that you don’t want to see or even think about.
“No.”
“Are you firm? Interesting…”
Next year, me, Miyuki, Chinami, Lenka, and Hiyori… Just the five of us.
Envisioning a bright future, I untied my arms with Miyuki, wrapped her arms around her shoulders, and pulled her towards me.
“Let’s find a nice bar first and go in.”
“Nanase-senpai, is it too far to come?”
“Uh. There are still some left.”
“Okay? Then let’s go to the place that sells skewers.”
“Do you want to eat yakitori?”
“Huh.”
“It seemed so.”
“Why did you think so?”
“You were looking for a skewer restaurant on your phone when you were waiting earlier.”
“Did you see that?”
“I saw it. Over your shoulder.”
Pulling the beige scarf that Miyuki had wrapped around her lips, I went in search of a dark bar that also sells skewers.
I wanted to wait because it was Christmas, but fortunately there was a corner seat for 4 people.
Taking our seats, we looked at the menu and ordered a few side dishes, including yakitori.
After that, I was about to choose a liquor, but Miyuki asked with a big smile.
“Can I have a highball?”
Due to the nature of the highball, which uses a little whiskey, it cannot be said that the alcohol content is high, but it is much stronger than beer.
If Miyuki, who can’t drink alcohol, would get drunk quickly if she drank, would that be okay?
Still, I don’t think it’s going to matter because I won’t go mad with a highball, and Miyuki will take care of it.
“It doesn’t matter… Have you ever had a drink?”
“Very little when dining out with family…”
“Then do it. Drink in moderation on your own.”
“Huh.”
When I finished her order, Miyuki, taking off her coat, looked around her shop and smiled warmly.
Her raucous atmosphere seemed to like her.
“This is my first time drinking in a place like this.”
“Where did you drink when you ate out with your family?”
“I usually drink in my hotel room. Or a park.”
“The aunt and uncle seem to like quiet places.”
“That’s right. That’s why her sister is frustrated that she’s not funny.”
Kana says she likes noisy places.
Well, it seemed like that from the image.
After a while of chatting with Miyuki, the table was filled with the snacks we ordered.
Grabbing the handle of the last transparent highball that was bubbling with carbonic acid, I held it out in front of Miyuki.
Then Miyuki was a bit unfamiliar, and then she gently clashed glasses with me and smiled shyly.
After such a silent toast, we drank highballs at the same time without anyone saying anything.
Did you like the unique tangy taste of carbonic acid that goes down your throat and the spicy taste of diluted whiskey with a little lemon scent?
Miyuki, whose expression was beautifully distorted, let out a pleasant exclamation, shaking her neck.
As Miyuki held out the yakitori in front of her eyes, she naturally opened her mouth and took a bite of her meat.
Then he munched her mouth, wiping the bit of seasoning off her lips with a wet tissue.
“Is it delicious?”
She replies with a nod of her head.
Giggling, I took another sip of my highball and started chatting with Miyuki in earnest.
**
An hour after they sat down, there was a glass with half a highball left on Miyuki’s table, and an empty glass next to it.
And she was staring at me with her head tilted.
“…”
Eyes wide open, face flushed reddish.
Miyuki’s appearance, in which these two things were harmonized, gave off a different charm.
Her eyes were so lewd that I thought it wouldn’t be bad to have a drink with Miyuki once in a while.
If we go on a school trip, shall we drink alone in our room without paying attention to our surroundings?
Miyuki’s limit has been lifted… Just imagining it makes me sick.
“What are you staring at so much?”
To my question, which kept her gaze from Miyuki’s, she answered by turning her head the other way.
“Because Matsuda-kun saw it first.”
It’s not like she’s drunk enough to get her tongue twisted.
I wanted to see Miyuki acting cute to me with her tone mixed with her nose, but I think I’ll have to see that next time.
Even after Chinami comes, she has to sit here for a while, and I can’t let her get drunk here any longer.
“I never did.”
“I did?”
“Okay?”
“Huh.”
What about who saw it first? I wish it was good.
I said as I picked up the boiled edamame from the basic snack and brought it to Miyuki’s lips.
“Eat.”
“Why are you trying to eat this and that from earlier?”
“Eat less drunk.”
“I am not drunk.”
I’ve never seen anyone who talks like that and isn’t really drunk.
As I pushed her edamame further forward, Miyuki opened her mouth and swallowed the tip of her edamame.
It’s nice to see him taking it well.
From now on, whenever Miyuki complains, I’d like to drink only enough to get her moderately drunk so that she can be discreet.
Miyuki smiled as if the salty beans were delicious.
I, who continued the conversation without noticing the passage of time,
Whoa-!
When the cell phone on the table made a rattling noise, I checked the caller.
Chinami is calling. It seems to have arrived at the location I sent it to.
After feeding Miyuki one more edamame, I pressed the call button and brought the phone to my ear.
“Where are you?”
-Arrived. Is it a shop with a gloomy back?
“You’re right. Just open it, tell the staff that you have a party, and then come in. There are a lot of people, but it won’t be difficult to find.”
-Four…!
At the same time as the military discipline was answered, the sound of choking and breathing was heard.
He looks nervous. I don’t know if it’s because it’s my first time drinking, or if it’s because Miyuki and I met face to face…
If it is too hard, there is a risk that the surrounding air will become hard, so you should soothe it well.
-Then I’ll go in…! Raise your hand if you see me.
“All right.”
After hanging up the phone, I looked at the entrance to the bar.
Soon after, the door opened with a tinkling bell, and Chinami, half-covering her face with a large scarf, entered the store.
Is it real from now on? Don’t be too relaxed and take good care of the atmosphere.
Thinking so, I got up from her seat so her Chinami could easily find our table, and waved her hand at her who was looking around her.
