Convenient Semi-Friend ch29

Why?
Why?

Why is this happening??

Old friends crash in on the summer festival date.

A few moments ago.
What are the Kaneko sisters doing here!?
Ehehehe~

Fancy meeting you here at this fireworks festival.
We must be tied by the red thread of destiny...

I'm sorry, Ruka!
It seems Nee-san was eavesdropping on our phone call back then...!

She was determined to go and wouldn't listen to me, so I tagged along just to be safe...
You sure are quick to spoil things, Haku-chan.

So in other words, you came all they way here to get in my way.
Perish the thought!

I just wanted to trouble...
I mean, hang out with you, Ruka-chan~
You're not even trying to hide it at this point.

So with that said, let's check out the stalls!
No thanks.I'm getting ready for the fireworks to start.
If you wanna fish for yo-yos by yourself, be my quest.

Eeh~<3
If a pretty girl like me walks around on her own, I might end up fishing people instead of yo-yos☆
That girl's a beauty~
...

Hey, Suuna-chan. Let's check out the stalls together!
Yet another stray bullet out of nowhere.
Mmgh!?

I-I........ h'okay.
Yay~

Okay, the three of us will go together~
Don't I get a say?
Wha!?
You can wait here, Ruka-chan.

I-If Suuna's going, then I'm going too, y'hear?
Exactly as planned.

Back to the present.
suuna.
Shit. Why is this happening...?

How nice~ I wanna hold hands with Ruka-chan too!
No can do~ You'll just bother the people around us.

This should be fine, right!?
It bothers me, so no.

Wait, hey!?
Ng. Don't touch me like that.

Did you... put perfume on your stomach again today?
Huh? I did, but that's none of your business. Let me g-...

sniff

Do that again and I'll never let you touch me again for the rest of your life.

Cringe.

I love how you're kind enough to overlook it this time.

Ah, look! The shooting range~! Let's all give it a try.
Someone's getting full of herself.

If I win,
I get a night with Ruka-chan<3

That's unwholesome!!
...Fine.
Wait, Ruka!?
But if I win,

you'll never get to touch me again from now on.
On second thought, let's call the whole thing off.

Ah, missed again.

Uuh~ This is surprisingly hard~
Bet you're glad you didn't make that bet, huh, Nee-san?

Hell yeah. I'm on a roll.
Right next to Nee-san trying her hardest too...
It ticks me off how good she is at everything.

Th-That amazing, Ruka-san...
Haha. Thanks.

You wanna try it too, Suuna?
Eh? No, I don't really have the talent for it.
It's not like I'm all that great either.

I'll show you how to do it.
Ruka-san...

Wait, too close, too close, too close! I can't do it!!

You aim like this.
She's really close!

Which one do you want?
Really close. [murichika]
The barley chocolate? [mugichoko]
Okay, a little more to the right...
Now pull the trigger.

Ooh! You did it, Suuna!
Ahehe...
How nice~
Can you really call that Suuna-chan's achievement??

Wah~ You sure won a lot, huh~
Piece of cake.
But I'm surprised.

I thought you didn't like sweet stuff, Ruka-chan.
!

Eh? Did I now?
But well, I got these for Suuna.
Eh? I-Is that so?

Here.
Th-Thank you...
very much.

More importantly, the fireworks should be starting soon, right?
Eh? No way!
This is because you said you wanted to hit the stalls, Senpai...

You even dragged Suuna along with you.
Haha...

...
Geez...

Ruka-san doesn't like sweet things!?

I've only been hitting the stalls with sweet foods...
Come to think of it, Ruka-san hasn't eaten anything besides that candy strawberry...

Does that mean she wasn't having fun going around with me!?

I shouldn't paid more attention...
Huh...? For some reason...

my chest feels tight...

p10

Ng... Could this be...
Suuna? Is something...

Suuna!?

wheeze...
hah...

I-I'm shorry...
I'm a little... out of breath...
You're not feeling well!? Are you o-...

Let's slip out, just the two of us.
Eh? Are you sure...?

Don't worry.

Hey, Ruka-chan, let's go over...
Huh? Where's Ruka-chan and Suuna-chan?
Did they get separated?

...She says they slipped out because they were sick and tired of you, Nee-san.

Ruka
Suuna's not feeling well, so we're gonna slip out.
Make something up so that Senpai won't worry about us.
Read - Got it.

Ruka-chan!!
Hah hah<3

p11

Have you calmed down yet?

I'm sorry. We got separated from Kohaku-san and her sister because of me...
You don't need to worry about that.

..I always intended
for this to be a date between the two of us, after all.

...But I was selfish
and didn't notice there was something you didn't like, Ruka-san...
...

Are you bothered by what Senpai said earlier?
...Yes.
...I see.

I'm sorry.
Why are you apologising, Ruka-san!?

Because I was too egotistical to say anything...

p12

...Egotistical?
You seemed to be really enjoying eating, Suuna,
and I didn't wanna rain on that.

Y-You don't need to worry about me...
I will.

If you're having fun, Suuna,
then so am I.

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You're also... having fun, Ruka-san?
Of course I am.

I mean... I'm sure everything's fun as long as I'm with you, Suuna.
Is... that so...?

!? Did I say something to make you cry just now!?

I-I mean, I don't have any memories of anyone saying they had fun being with me.
Besides, I have fun being with you too... so...
I'm happy...

Haha.
Glad to hear it.

Okay, have you calmed down now?
Ah... that's... erm...

p14

?
Erm... um...

Actually, my mother wrapped my sarashi for me today...
Hm? What's this all of a sudden??

It's really tight and I can't really breathe right now...
Is that the reason why you were out of breath earlier??
Hyesh...

I was thinking of fixing it,
but since my mother wrapped it for me, I'm not confident that I can put it back on if I take it off...

Ah, b-but my haziness was also part of the problem,
so I feel a little more at ease thanks to you, Ruka-san...!
...

p15-16

...In that case,
shall I take it off for you?

p17

If it's okay with you, of course...

Suuna...

The fireworks and their heart rates are rising.