How Good Boys Truly Feel - Chapter 3 Next Chapter

Hajime

*Munch*munch*

Hajime

Ah, this umeboshi is so flavorful....I'm in heaven...♪

Tomoya

You're so good at finding joy in the littlest things. I really admire that about you, like seriously.

Hajime

Ehehe. Do you want to have some? Here, open wide! A~ah ♪

Tomoya

Stop it! We're guys, you know.......Besides, the umeboshi your family makes is too sweet for me anyway.

Hajime

Huhu. Well, each family has their own way of making things.

Hajime

My little sister likes to make things homemade. She pickles her own Chinese onions and things like that. She's like a grandmother.

Hajime

A while ago, she even dried persimmons in her very own room.

Tomoya

Whoa, really? That's a surprise! I've always had the image that your sister is chic and trendy.

Tomoya

My little sister, on the other hand, is so unrefined compared to yours.

Hajime

Huhu, my sister's just easily influenced by the friends around her~. She's actually a simple kid at heart.

Hajime

But your sister isn't unrefined! I always see her dressing up so nicely.

Tomoya

Well, yeah, of course she would dress nicely in front of you. You're pretty and she likes pretty things,

Tomoya

But, no matter how nice her clothes are or how well she puts on make-up, under that facade, she's just ordinary, like me.....

Hajime

Huhu. Not that I'm complaining about being liked but, I'm really not pretty or anything.

Hajime

Tomo-kun would know better than anyone else, I've always been plain. You couldn't pick me out of a crowd.

Tomoya

You're right! I do know better than anyone else...about how beautiful Hajime really is, that is...

Tomoya

Mmm. Hmm?

Hajime

What's wrong? If your nose is stuffy, I'll go make some tea~♪

Tomoya

That's not it. Looks like Mitsuru's running around in the school field. What's that guy doing?

Hajime

Where? Let me see.....

Hajime

Oh! There he is ♪

Hajime

Hey, Mitsuru-k~un! Oh, I guess he wouldn't be able to hear me from here, huh?

Tomoya

Well, it's also cuz Hajime's voice is soft..... Oh hey, look. now Ni~chan's chasing Mitsuru around...? Wh-, what's going on? Did something happen?

Hajime

Hmm, I don't really know but, should we go down and check?

Hajime

Though, I haven't finished doing the laundry for the school part-time that I'm supposed to finish during lunch.

Hajime

But they're from Ra*bits, not complete strangers, so we should go see what happened.

Nazuna

*Puff* *Puff* *Wheeze* ...! Gosh, I'm not young anymore! I'm outta breath!

Tomoya

Hey, Ni~chan?

Hajime

What happened~? Are you playing tag with Mitsuru-kun?

Nazuna

Hi, Tomo-chin, Hajime-chin. No, we're not playing tag, plus I'm not a kid who just wants to play tag.

Nazuna

Mitsuru-chin ran out of the nurse's office, so I'm trying to chase him.

Hajime

The nurse's office? Did Mitsuru-kun get hurt?

Tomoya

In any case, it's Mitsuru we're talking about, you'll never be able to chase him.

Tomoya

You'd have to anticipate where he's going to go. And if you can, the trick is to employ a trap, so he wouldn't be able to move around anymore.

Nazuna

Is he a wild beast or something....?

Nazuna

Anyway, here lemme explain what happened, this and this and such and such.

Nazuna

I know he's injured, even though it's just a couple of scratches, so I should have just let him rest. But I started talking to him and he got riled up....

Nazuna

And then he ran out....Uh, it's all my fault..... It wasn't like I was planning on lecturing him or anything, I just wanted to know why he got hurt.

Hajime

Ni~chan, don't cry. I'm sure your feelings are getting through to Misturu-kun....♪

Nazuna

I'm not crying or anything....

Nazuna

Sigh, I guess I can't do anything about it now. You guys are good friends with Mitsuru-chin, and the same grade too, can you find out how he got hurt?

Nazuna

I guess it's expected there are things he can't talk to me about, seeing that I'm older and the unit leader too...

Nazuna

But you three are in the same grade, maybe Mitsuru-chin would feel comfortable telling you what happened.

Hajime

*Nod*.... Okay, we'll try to catch him during our break or after school.

Hajime

He actually takes school seriously, so I don't think he'd skip class and go home.

Tomoya

But don't forget, he also hides a lot of things from us too.

Tomoya

But if he has a problem, then it's also a problem for all of us in Ra*bits. Don't you think we should just all meet and talk it out together?

Nazuna

*Nod* That's true. We have a unit lesson today anyway. Here, instead of using an open classroom like we usually do, I'll properly book us a practice room.

Nazuna

Can you two be in charge of bringing Misturu-chin there?

Hajime

Absolutely~

Hajime

But I wonder what really happened to Misturu-kun. Could he be worrying about something serious, like that time during the Tanabata Festival?

Nazuna

Right. What should we do? What if he was in a fight or was abused or something?

Nazuna

I wouldn't be able to face the gods if I let something like that go....