I’m Having Trouble With a High School Girl I Meet on the Commuter Train Who for Some Reason Has Take

Chapter 18: - June 13 (Saturday): [Yuika's Perspective] How Onii-San and I met.

“Hey, let’s exchange LINE.”

When I said that, Onii-San showed a surprised expression.

“Me?”

“Who else is here?”

He always seemed to have an unsociable expression on his face, but he showed me all kinds of expressions.

It was always like that since the first time I met him.

It felt so comfortable to be next to him.

Puzzled, Onii-San fiddled with his hair in a somewhat embarrassed manner.

“No, … well, …, that’s right. We’ve only known each other for less than two weeks. How can you trust me so much?”

“It’s fine with me, so why not?”

“I see. I don’t mind if Yuika says so.”

I knew that Onii-San hadn’t noticed.

It was a month and a half ago that I found out about my brother.

It was right after the Golden Week holidays.1

Yes,…, on the platform of the station where I always get off,…

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Early May.

It was a day when I was on the train commuting to school, and I was talking to a friend. 

“You know~. That college guy suddenly hugged me.”

I pointed out.

“Oh, really? He’s so forward. So what happened?”

“Hmm… Well…. But just a little bit I guess? Cuz even though he’s my bf I still won’t give it to him.”

“But you’re happy about it.”

Then my friend hid her red face with her hands.

“Oh, my God! I didn’t mean to tell you this much! I don’t know why I always talk about such embarrassing things when I’m with Yuika!”

“I’ll be looking forward to the rest.”

To get along with my friends, I tried to listen to what they have to say.

That was all I did, and I had a good relationship with everyone.

But I was not very good at talking about myself.

I was always worried about whether the other person would adjust to me or not, and I couldn’t speak well.

I felt worthless being such a passive person, and I felt … very lonely.

When I got off the train at Seijyo Gakuin-mae station, I heard a loud male voice.

‘What are you talking about, Otozui! Don’t tell me you’re quitting! That’s not even a mistake!”

An older man in a suit, and in his mid-twenties was shouting frantically into the phone.

The people coming and going on the platform were looking at him suspiciously.

Some of them were giggling.

My friend also smiled and whispered to me.

“What was that? A fight? I mean, he looks so heated up.”

Sympathetic to the Onii-San in the suit, but I felt the same way.

“I’ll support you, don’t give up! I’ll definitely do something about it!”

On the station platform, which was the same every day, Onii-San was the only one who made me feel special.

A really strange person.

He was completely in his own world and couldn’t see what was going on around him.

I was sure he only cared about the person on the other end of the phone.

Strange person. Strange people. An uncool person.

But I admire …

That was my thought when I saw someone who was the complete opposite of me.

From the next day on, I started to follow Onii-San with my eyes.

At first, I just saw him by chance and thought, “Oh, that’s the guy from last time”. However, I started to begin to look forward to the day I would see him.

After two weeks, we started riding in the same car at the same time.

One day, I took the liberty of standing next to him.

Mmmmm~! This is so embarrassing!

I thought I could just stand next to you, but I’m so nervous!

No, no, no. I have to keep it from showing on my face.

If I fidget here, I’ll turn into a weird girl.

By the way, he’s surprisingly tall.

The face is … un~. Normal?

However, maybe his temples are cute.

After three days of this, there was an incident on the train.

“Ahh!”

As usual, I was standing next to Onii-San when I almost dropped my phone by accident.

Aah! No! It’s going to fall!

When I thought it was going to fall…, next to me, Onii-San caught my phone.

I was honestly thrilled by his outstandingly good catch.

“A…arigato…gozaimasu”

I was calmly thanking him, but inside I was already panicking!

Wa wa wa! I don’t know what to do!

I hadn’t thought about talking yet, so I wasn’t prepared!

For now, small talk?

But was that weird too?

Onii-San bluntly said something to me like that.

“Hmm.”

And then he handed me the phone.

After that, he just stared blankly at the window.

It was as if he was not interested in me.

…

…

…

Haaaaaaaaaaaaa!??

Huh? What was that “Hmm”?

Is that all?

Isn’t your reaction too unsociable!?

I was next to you yesterday and the day before yesterday!?

Why are you being so salty!?

Why am I the only one who’s so nervous!?

Mou~~ … It’s kind of …. annoying.

Then I have an idea!

The next day.

In my stubbornness, I loosened the ribbon of my uniform and unbuttoned the first button of my blouse.

It was this kind of glimpse that caught a man’s eye.

Fufufu. I win!

As a result, Onii-San’s reaction was indifferent …

Are you saying that this was not good enough?

If that’s the case–!

The next day, I planned to wear a bra that would make my breasts look bigger.

I heard from my senpai that men were creatures that only looked at breasts.

The next day.

With this, I’m sure he’ll notice me today.

Fufufuf~. I’ve won!

As a result, Onii-San didn’t want to look at me at all.

My pride was already torn to shreds.

These barren days continued, then finally it was Monday, June 1st.

As usual, I was standing next to Onii-San.

Of course, he didn’t notice me at all.

I was even angry at him for being so insensitive.

At that moment, Onii-San who was playing with his phone muttered with a sigh.

“Ha~, … What should I do?”

The screen of the phone I happened to see was showing a message on LINE.

The other party seemed to be a woman named Otozui.

What surprised me was the content of the Onii-san’s reply.

　

“Oh.” “I see.” “No need.”

…. Eh. That’s it?　Seriously?

I had never chatted LINE with a guy before, but I had never seen anything so random.

I mean, you should at least use an emoji.

I couldn’t help callingout to him.

“Oh, no. I feel sorry for the other person.”

I said in a sarcastic tone while feigning no emotion.

It was payback for not noticing me until now.

Then he said,

“This is what you get when you work with a junior colleague.”

No, of course not.

I was tsukkomiing2. In my mind, but Onii-San continued to talk in a brusque manner.

“Don’t look at other people’s phones.”

“I saw it.”

“You saw it.”

I saw it, so what? I mumbled in my mind.

After the past few days, I had stopped paying attention to him.

But strangely enough, it felt good to talk with him.

It was partly because I could be honest with him, but somehow I felt a sense of security that he would never betray me.

It was a gut feeling, but I was sure of it.

That was the reason I wanted to be around this person.

I wanted to stay with him forever.

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“Hey, Yuika. That’s my ID.”

Onii-San’s words reminded me that we were now exchanging LINE.

“Oh, … Ah, Thank you.”

“What’s wrong?”

He looked at me with a curious look.

I was afraid that he would find out that I was thinking, so I switched myself to normal mode.

“No, no. I was just daydreaming.”

“That’s unusual.”

“Not as spaced out as you, Onii-San, though.”

“It’s a relief to see your usual self.”

I read the QR code that was displayed on his phone and registered my ID.

I’m glad that I’m getting closer to him again. … Don’t smile here. Be careful.

Then he approached me and said,

“Whoa. Yuika’s home screen is a kitten.”

“Don’t peek at it without permission.”

“I saw it.”

“You saw it.”

We were back to normal today.

■――Afterword.――■

Next time, a new heroine will appear!

 

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Footnotes

Golden Week or ‘Ōgon Shūkan is a week from 29 April to early May containing multiple Japanese holidays. It is also known as ‘Ōgata Renkyū’.Manzai usually involves two performers (manzaishi)—a straight man (tsukkomi) and a funny man (boke)—trading jokes at great speed. Most of the jokes revolve around mutual misunderstandings, double-talk, puns and other verbal gags.