Chapter 15: Don't Repeat The Same Mistake


TL: Akabane | PR: Notty Boy


TL: This chapter is quite long and takes a lot of time to translate it.  So, please enjoy ~


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After school on Friday.


Yuzu and I were visiting a nearby family restaurant.


I plan to spend my time until dinner comes by snacking on french fries...


"……What a fool."


Yuzuhana said so with a sigh and looked at me with an astonished expression.


"Don't call me fool, idiot."


"I said it to you purposely, you know why?"


"Because of the quiz?"


"Huh? You know if that's not what I mean, right? Or is it a question that you don't even know the answer to? I'll ask you again, you know why?"


"M-My ability..."


"How many point if Kohei's ability is measured?"


"2 points..."


"That's right. By the way, this is what I'm capable of."


With pride, she took out the quiz paper from her bag.


It's 10 points.


 "……Stupid."


"What do you mean? Do you think a perfect score is 100?"


"I said it because I felt disappointed when I was shown a perfect score."


"What a stupid kid..."


"So what if I'm a kid? In fact, a 15-year-old is still a kid. After all, I'm stupid, and in the future, Yuzu will also go to the same university as me. Doesn't that mean we're on the same level?"


"Shut up! That's because I had to because I was thrown from my first choice university! Basically, my grades are much better than yours. Come on, worship me."


"Yes, yes. You're so genius."


"So, you admit that you're stupid, right?"


"Not yet."


"Just admit it. You became stupid because you like to do baby talk, so let's stop it."


"Isn't that you who likes baby talk?"


"What? I didn't."


"Yes. You told me, 'Nice work!' when I just got home from overtime."


"Oh, I don't want admit it!"


"After that, while stroking my head, you said, 'baby, today you will be taken care of by Yuzu Mama.'"


"I don't want admit that either! Usually, if I said that, you would reply, "Relax, I'm right here!'"


"Well, back then, I was just trying to calm you down because you were afraid of thunder!"


"What kind of person would feel comfortable after being given baby talk?!"


"It's you! Trust me! I mean, please don't talk about this in a family restaurant!"


"That's my line! You just trying to divert the topic! You know who the problem is, right?"


"Well ... a math quiz."


This time, it's a quiz, so I don't have to blame anyone, but if I make the same mistake in the midterms at the end of next month, then I'll have to stay at school to study again.

[TL: Remedial.]


Then, if I made a mistake on the final exam at the end of June, then the results would be returned during summer vacation.


To share the summer with that strict teacher …  I can't stand it even though I've been groomed by my boss so many times.


"Sigh ... I came to the family restaurant intending to enjoying a chat, but you stepped on a mine instead." [Yuzu]


"It's not good to talk about it."


"I thought you would bragging around."


"No, I'm proud of that."


"Huh?"


"That's a pleasant memory. It doesn't matter if I enjoy or give up on my summer vacation, it has nothing to do with Yuzu."


"Uhm ... if you stay, then you won't have any friends to play with."


"You don't have to worry about it. I was able to avoid it last time."


"But, that doesn't mean you can dodge it again this time too, right? Generally speaking, if you get a result like that, then you won't be able to invite me to play with confidence."


That's why, while clapping, Yuzu made a loud sound.


"You can study with me so you can play in peace later. Our first goal is to get a perfect score on the next quiz. Is it okay?"


"Study..."


"I know I'm not good teacher. But, I'll give you a good lesson."


Yuzuhana said that with a smile.


I wonder if she will taught me well or not. But, if I lose grades, then I have to spend more money.  I was already planning to play with Yuzu during summer vacation.  It's very inconvenient to cut my pocket money.


"By the way, what should I do for you in return?"


"No need, but … how about treat me today?”


"Just a cheap one, okay?"


"Okay, I'll order a cake, it should be cheap."


"Well, please order me as well. I need to go to the restroom first."


"Which cake?"


"Anything is fine."


"You always say anything is fine ... well, it's okay. I'll order what you like the most."


"Nice to know you."


Yuzu sent me off as I left my seat.


When I finished my business and tried to return to my seat, I witnessed an unknown guy who was talking to Yuzuhana.


He sat on the chair that I just sat in a while ago and talked to her happily.


He was a boy that wearing the same uniform as me.  There's another handsome guy who came here too apparently!


"That's my seat."


"Oh, I'm sorry. Then, Koikawa-san, see you at school again. I hope for a good answer."


With a refreshing smile, he left my seat and joined the people in the same uniform as him.


"...Do you know that guy?"


"Yamada-kun. From the soccer club."


"Yamada ... ah, Yamada who will be my classmate next year."


I remember that he received chocolates not only from his classmates, but also from his juniors on Valentine's Day.  Being my classmate means being in the same class as Yuzu...


"Are you close to him?"


"You know I don't have any friends, right? I just talked to Yamada for the first time recently. When I was about to go home, a ball flew out of nowhere and Yamada appeared and said, 'Are you hurt?'"


"I see. Then, what were you two talking about just now?"


"If I haven't decided to join a club, why don't I just become their club manager?"


"So, you were invited to be the manager...?"


"Yeah, that's true. He wasn't afraid when he looked into my eyes. Instead, he looked at it. The one who wasn't afraid of me, I thought it was just Kohei."


Yuzu felt proud of it.


She was happy to talk to, but also a little annoyed.


"...Then, we can't play after school?"


"Why?"


"Don't you want to be the manager of a soccer club?"


"Maybe ... are you frustrated, Kohei?"


"No, I'm not."


"Hmm? You're jealous because I complimented Yamada-kun, aren't you? Hey, that's so cute."


Yuzu narrowed her eyes and smirked.


My embarrassment and annoyance were mixed, but I managed to reply with a firm tone.


"I shouldn't be jealous of that. Unlike Yuzu, I'm the type of person who doesn't restrain his partner. I don't care about who Yuzu hangs out with."


"...What? What does that mean? Can you stop talking about it?"


"I'm not done yet."


"But I have. Your heart is really narrow."


"It's no good if you let another guy sit in my chair. Don't talk to other men when you're with me."


"It was just a coincidence! Didn't you just restrain me when you didn't like seeing me talking to other men?!"


With her rugged appearance, Yuzu stood up with a bag in her hand.


She left the restaurant without even glancing at me.


Maybe it was because they overheard our conversation just now, so she noticed that the soccer club was looking this way, and that made her angry.


Well, let's go home now.


When I tried to stand up, the waiter said, "Sorry to keep you waiting." and two plates of cake arrived.  It's my favorite cheesecake and shortcake.


The thought of Yuzu's appearance, while choosing the cake, made my chest hurt.


***


"I am home……"


"Oh! Welcome back, Onii-chan!"


When I arrived at home, Sana jumped out from the dining room.


The temperature difference between me and her was too contrasting.


"I have a gift for Onii-chan today!"


"A gift?"


"Yes, a gift!


Sana showed a paper that hidden behind her.


It was a zoo entry ticket with pictures of giraffes and elephants.


"My mom given to me! She got it from someone at work!"


"Ah..."


No, this scene...


It happened 12 years ago, but I don't really remember it what happened that day.


However, I'm sure I never going to the zoo.  Well ... I couldn't find a partner to go with, and I also didn't want to go alone, and I thought the expiration date had passed.


"Do you want to go with me?"


"If I don't have errands, I'd like to. But, I have club activities, so I'll skip it!"


"It looks like it's almost a month before the expiration date, but can't you take a day off?"


"I am the famous ace candidate as the next manager of the basketball club! I will play basketball every day and grow taller and earn the nickname "Mount Fuji"!"


Currently, she is neither a manager nor an ace nor Mount Fuji, but I knew that her motivation has been acknowledged, and she will be appointed as a manager.


Sana's excitement that day burns in my memory, so I can't force her to go to the zoo.


"I'm not interested in going to the zoo either, so I'll skip that too. Just give it to your friends."


"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Look closely, Onii-chan! There are two tickets here, okay?"


"I'm not interested, and I don't want to go there twice, either."


"Then, you should go with your girlfriend!"


"Girlfriend ... Yuzu is just my friend."


"Jiahaha! You guys call each other by first names! What a beautiful youth!"


"Don't tease your brother. Since we're friends, it's natural to call each other by name."


"By the way, if you guys are on good terms, you should have invited her! That's why, take it! The expired is near, so invite her early!"


"She probably has something she has to do."


"You'll never know if you don't invite her. As your relationship lasts longer, please say "That's was Sana who brought us together" in your marriage!"


"I will not marry her!"


"Don't be shy, Onii-chan!"


I was chased away by Sana with a grinning face and headed to my room.


I decided to read the manga until dinner time, but I was distressed about the tickets.


Should I invite her?


I turned on my computer and checked it online.


"...Hey, are they collaborating with Anipara?"


They collaborated with the children's anime "Animal Paradise", which is celebrating its first birthday this spring.


A panel for the photo shoot was placed in the park, and a stamp rally was also held.  It looks like we can get a tin badge when we finish stamping all the animals that are there.


In the morning, I only watch it occasionally, and I'm not that addicted to it, but Yuzu sees it as a healing anime.


 ……What should I do?


I just had a fight with Yuzuhana.  It was awkward to invite her.  As usual, I will wait for our relationship to be restored naturally...


"But ... that's not good."


I'm the worst.


Instead of expecting time to fix it, I should fixing the relationship myself.


Otherwise, even if it seems to have been peaceful on the surface, a cloud will remain in the heart, and discontent will explode over trivial matters, and it may not be able to change.


The last time, we decided to get a divorce.  I want avoid remarrying, but I also don't want to repeat the same mistake again.


After making my decision, I made a phone call.


Immediately, a reply came in a stiff voice.


||  "What?"


Well, she was angry with me anyway.


"That's ... do you have time tomorrow?"


||  "For what?"


"It doesn't matter if it's tomorrow or the day after, but I'm thinking of going to the zoo ... it's because my mom gave me a ticket..."


||  "Do you want to go there with me?"


"There's no one else I can invite, and I think going out with Yuzu would be more fun than being alone..."


||  "Hmm. I see. Do you really want to go to the zoo?"


"Yeah. I really want to go there with Yuzu ... can you come with me there?"


||  "Okay, I'll come with you."


Even though I was looking at the ceiling, but I really felt happy when I heard that bright voice.


Alright.  It seemed she was already in a good mood.


"Is it okay to meet at the station tomorrow afternoon?"


||  "We should go in the morning if possible."


"Okay, but are you really planning to go there since morning?"


||  "Not really. It's because we'll be able to enjoy it longer if we go early, right? Does Kohei have any business in the morning?"


"No. Then, we'll meet in front of the station at 9:00. I'll check the train departure time and sent you an e-mail later..."


||  "About Yamada-kun. I hate Yamada-kun, okay?"


"...Are you thinking of me?"


I can only think so.


Because ... Yamada-kun is a handsome guy.


He have high communicative competence, and I think he will get along well with the shy Yuzuhana.


||  "It's not like that. Yamada-kun, he got divorced last summer. So, in the future, he will get divorced because of infidelity."


"...Is that true?"


||  "Yeah. That's what I heard at the reunion last year."


By the way, the alumni didn't invite me that time.


Yuzuhana invited me and said, "They just forgot to call you. Let's go together."  but I slipped away and reject it, "I wasn't invited, okay."


||  "By the way, it's impossible for me to have such a relationship with Yamada-kun, so you can rest assured ... since we had a fight today, so is it okay if I make up for it?"


"No, no. I should be the one apologizing. Yuzu didn't do anything wrong."


||  "Okay. Let's forget it. I mean, it's really unusual for Kohei to apologize. I wonder if it will snow tomorrow."


The tone of the joke naturally spilled over to my smile.


"I already apologized, so don't make fun of me. Don't worry, tomorrow will be fine."


||  "I hope so. I'm looking forward to it. See you tomorrow, bye."


"See you."


Yeah, I was finally able to make up smoothly, and I hung up the phone with a cheerful mood.



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