Soen ni Natte Ita Osananajimi to Seki ga Zengo ni Natta - Chapter 5 English

 Chapter 5

 Oh, I was surprised... There was ... uh, Igarashi-san, I thought that was her name..., sitting in the seat next to me, so I thought I might get in the way of her conversation, and I quickly left. She seemed to be chatting there for a long time… Well, it was like a normal classmate's conversation.

 Kirishima-san... I was called Kashiwagi-kun by her once, but this is the first time I've called her Kirishima-san.  I can't describe how I feel.... I'll spend my time in the library for now.

 When I returned from the library just as class was about to start, the seat next to me was empty.  Kana's eyes are very red.  What?  Are you okay?  Did you have a fight with Igarashi-san?  When I looked at Igarashi-san with that thought, my eyes met hers for a moment.  Did you just see me...?  Why?

 I was a little hesitant to sit down, but I couldn't help but sit down when class was about to start, so I started getting ready for the next class.  And when the time came, the teacher went straight into the classroom.

 So, after the fifth and sixth lessons, school was over for the day.  Okay, let's go home.  I don't know why, but I saw Igarashi-san staring at me during the break between the fifth and sixth lessons.  She was beside Kana when she talked to me during lunch break, and I was scared.  Have I done something wrong?  Is there any problem?  You didn't like the fact that I was in my chair at that time?  I'm really scared, let's just go home ...

 It takes about 7 minutes from the school to the station.  I've walked for about half the time it took… I casually looked behind me and saw Kana and Igarashi-san.  Hm... We've never go home together before.  Are they stalking me?  Am I going to be shot or something?  After all, Kana and I live pretty close to each other, so it's going to be a very awkward journey from the nearest station to my house... I'll try to escape anyway.

 I can't escape... What the hell is this?  I go to the convenience store, I walk quickly to the station, I go to the toilet, I change to another carriage.  ...... Finally I arrived at the nearest station and Kana and Igarashi-san were still behind me.  Instead, I think Kana tries to approach me from time to time.  I don't know what this is, but I'm scared and want to run.  This is the last resort.... You've been stalking me for 15 minutes.  Once out of the station and around the corner, I'll run.  I wonder why you are so stubbornly stalking me... I don't know why.  I mean, even Igarashi-san got off at this station... Do you live around here?  I don't know what's going on here.

 I then ran and got home.

 "Hah, hah, I'm home..."

 "Welcome back.  What is it?  You're breathless."

 My mother greeted me at the door.

 “It's nothing, I just came home running...”

 "You're sweating a lot... take a shower!"

 "Huh, alright."

 "Why did you run?"

 "Hmm, why?"

 "What do you mean...?"

 I quickly took a shower and went to the living room.

 “Oh, by the way, I heard you were in same class with Kana-chan, right?”

 "Why you know?"

 "Because Kana's mother told me about it."

 Oh that's right.  So did aunty hear about it from Kana?  I'm surprised she talked about it.  But the topic came up just in time.  If you're wondering, why didn't I tell you that we were in the same class or what happened when I was in the second grade of middle school.  I'm sure mom will suspect something happened to us.

 "I haven't seen Kana play here since middle school, how is she at school?"

 "Well, as usual."

 "Hmm.  Well, get along well.”

 Make peace, right?  I'm not sure if I want to make peace, and I can't imagine making peace with someone who has told me not to talk to her for the rest of my life.  Hmmm... Well, no problem.  What will happen will happen.  I mean, nothing will happen.  Nothing will happen?  I've just been mysteriously stalked and I don't know why.

 By the way, I wonder if Masaki is get well.  I just got a call from him and he said he's feeling a lot better, so I think he'll get well soon.  I asked if I could see him, but he said no.  I thought I'd bring him a can of peaches, what a shame...

 I will be alone again tomorrow and it will be very awkward.  I don't know why I was being stalked.  No, it's not stalking, they could be trying to kill me... No, it's just a joke.  No, maybe they did that because I was alone.  In that case, it would be worse without Masaki... I beg you, Masaki.  Tomorrow you have to go to school...

 Translator: Janaka