Chapter 591: Bird in cage
While having fun in Togo’s villa was enjoyable, they didn’t intend to stay for a night. After all, Shishio planned to go out with all the members of the Sunoharasou. While this plan was something he was looking for, he was quite concerned about something, yet after he got this sword, he felt better somehow.
Having a weapon and not having one was different.
Leaving his weapon aside, he decided to visit the Sunoharasou to bring everyone there to go on a trip. Yet, unlike his previous plan, this time, Nana also joined this trip.
Nana was an ex-member of the Sunoharasou. She was also Ayaka Sunohara’s little sister, and the members of the Sunoharasou knew her well. In other words, she wasn’t a stranger, and it was perfectly okay for her to join, especially when Nana had told Ayaka about this matter.
Still, what surprised him wasn’t Nana’s participation. Instead, it was the destination that they had chosen for the trip that he had promised them. He didn’t expect them to tell him to bring them to Saitama.
“Why Saitama?”
When he asked them this question, the three middle school students from Sunoharasou answered at the same time.
“We want to see the Kumagaya Fireworks Festival!” 3x
“Kumagaya Fireworks Festival?”
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While he was unfamiliar with this term, he could search the information on the internet, and instantly he understood everything.
Kumagaya Fireworks Festival is the longest-running firework festival in Saitama Prefecture. The distinctive feature of Kumagaya’s fireworks show is its ‘message fireworks’ — businesses and individuals launching off messages into the night sky to the thrill of visitors and spectators.
Shishio wondered whether he should also ask the organizer to buy a firework message for his girlfriends.
However, when he thought about it for a moment, he decided to go against it since he felt it was pretty embarrassing. For example, if he wanted to confess his feelings, it was better to do it quietly without any people.
After all, if he was rejected, there would be no people who would see him.
Still, leaving was he being rejected or not, he felt it was too early to do something so grand like this, and it was so rare of him to take the initiative to confess to someone.
The one who usually confessed was his woman first instead of him.
Yet he must admit this firework message was a fun thing. However, he might have done it if he had dated for so many years and even married each other, sending this type of message when they reminiscence their times together.
Anyway, leaving this firework aside, he was cornered about Yukinoshita since no matter how many times he called or left her a text, she had never given him a response. This was the first time something like this had happened. After all, they usually talked to each other, and even if she couldn’t reply to him right away because she fell asleep, she would apologize and give him a reply the next day.
However, right after summer camp, Yukinoshita disappeared as if she had gone far away, so even though he didn’t want to, he could only call Haruno Yukinoshita since she was Yukinoshita’s older sister, and he knew that this woman knew what was happening to Yukinoshita.
“Hey, hey, it’s your first time calling me, right?”
Haruno seemed to be excited when he called for the first time.
“…You sound so happy.”
“Geez, isn’t it because you ignore all of my texts and calls?!”
“…I am a man with a girlfriend. What if they misunderstand your texts and calls?”
Haruno often called and even texted him, but he ignored it since he didn’t really want to get close to her.
Also, this type of girl would take the initiative instead of waiting for the man to take the initiative.
If he took the initiative, Haruno would lose interest.
On the other hand, if he ignored her, she would try to get closer even more.
“Eh? Have you dated Yukino-chan?” Haruno was so shocked when she heard this news.
“…Er.”
Shishio wasn’t sure what to say, but it seemed that Haruno didn’t know that he was a scumbag. He also didn’t plan to talk about it since he knew this woman was crazy. If she knew he was a scumbag, no one knew what she might do. It was better to stay quiet, especially when he wanted to know what was happening to Yukinoshita.
“Anyway, where’s Yukino-senpai?”
“Geez, can you be patient? By the way, haven’t you heard anything?”
Suddenly Haruno changed the topic of the conversation.
“Heard? Heard what?”
“Hmm…”
Haruno seemed to have fun for some reason. “Well, if you still haven’t heard anything, then it is fun. Let’s just wait until that day! Ah, the signal is bad! Hello? Hello? Shishi-kun, are you—” The call was cut before she finished her words.
‘What’s an obvious lie…’
Shishio was speechless and tried to call Haruno again, but this time, he was ignored, and his call couldn’t be connected and even blocked!
“That bitch…”
Shishio let out a long sigh and knew that his contact with Yukinoshita had been cut, and unless they met, it was impossible to know anything about her. Yet he shook his head and decided to wait to meet her when the next semester began.
After all, if he wanted to meet her, he had to visit her house in Chiba. Even if he came there, he might not even be allowed to enter.
Lastly, his girlfriends were first, so he decided to wait.
Shishio knew from Haruno’s tones that nothing bad should have happened to Yukinoshita. However, he must admit he was worried. He let out a long sigh and shook his head since he knew there was something important that he had to do after this.
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In the quiet room, a beautiful girl sat on the sofa while reading a book in her hand. Her expression was flat, and she seemed to hardly move. The only time she moved was when she turned to the next page of the book.
Similar to the girl, the room was spacious, and it was filled with low-key luxurious interiors.
The room was designed in the modern western style with a large bed in the middle, several books shelves, and a small room used as a wardrobe.
Yet without a doubt, the room was lovely, and it was suitable for her.
She was like a blooming Edelweiss flower on the peak of the Alps.
Yet similar to Edelweiss, it was lonely and trapped on the cliff of the Alps, without one able to approach it.
The spacious room seemed like a cage that trapped this girl.
“Yukino-chan!”
Suddenly the door opened, and the figure of a seductive lady appeared.
However, the girl only ignored this lady and continued to read as usual.
“Geez, Yukinochan! Don’t ignore me!”
Haruno pouted when Yukinoshita ignored her.
“What’s wrong?”
Yukinoshita didn’t turn and continued to read.
Haruno didn’t seem to care about Yukinoshita’s reaction since she knew her words would make her react next.
“Try to guess.”
“What?”
“Shishio-kun called me earlier.”
“…”
Yukinoshita’s body tensed for a moment before she let out a breath, but it was hard to see since she was so quiet, and her movement was so delicate. Still, while she was curious, she didn’t say anything since she could see how Haruno seemed to have fun with her.
“Why aren’t you saying anything? Aren’t you curious about what we are talking about?”
Haruno smiled and teased her further.
“….”
However, Yukinoshita closed her mouth and didn’t say anything.
“Well, if you don’t want to hear it, then I won’t say it.”
Haruno didn’t continue and turned, decided to leave, but she smiled when she heard Yukinoshita’s voice.
“Wait!”
‘As expected!’
While Haruno was happy with her little sister, she felt slightly sad and jealous.
‘Why should I be jealous?’
“Hehe… are you curious?” Haruno smiled happily.
“…Can you tell me now?” Yukinoshita asked helplessly.
Haruno didn’t joke around again and said, “He was calling you since he was worried about you.”
“I see…”
“Oh, right, he also told me he was going to wait for you for the movie.”
“I see.”
Yukinoshita smiled, but she looked away since she didn’t want her expression to be seen by her sister.
“Hey, hey, what movie? I asked him before he didn’t tell me.”
Haruno was curious, wondering what they were planning to do.
“If you tell me what mother is planning, then I will tell you,” Yukinoshita said while looking at Haruno.
However, Haruno only smiled and said, “Geez, be patient, alright? You will hear what the mother wants to do. Anyway, I will go back first.” She didn’t plan to tell Yukinoshita and decided to keep everything quiet. Still, she forgot to ask whether Yukinoshita had dated Shishio or not.
‘Well, it isn’t much different anyway.’
Haruno shook her head and decided to wait until that time.
Yukinoshita pursed her lips and felt quite restless since after she had gone home, no one had told her anything. Her mother only told her to stay in her room, and her phone was also taken. She would be lying if she wasn’t scared since she didn’t know what her mother was planning to do. Her phone was taken, and her laptop was the same. She lost contact with the world, and there was nothing she could do.
She looked out the window and realized that she had become weak. In the past, she didn’t need someone’s help and lived alone, yet when he appeared, she felt it was empty without him.
She kept staring at the window before she lowered her head, trying to hold the tears, which were on the verge of dropping from her eyes.
“Shishio…”
She muttered his name, even though she knew he wouldn’t hear her voice.
Chapter 583: The aftermath and a movie
Shishio approached the bear with the gun in his hand. The gun in his hand still emitted smoke from the previous shot. He kicked the bear’s head with his boot several times before turning it, facing upward by his feet, causing the ground to tremble.
The bear was massive and heavy. Its height alone reached two meters or more, so he needed a few bullets to kill it.
While fighting using his bare hands or martial arts might be amazing, it was too foolish to do so, especially when he had a gun in his pocket.
Still, their luck was too bad, right?
“I have taken care of it. It’s safe now. By the way, I will wash my hands first. Hiratsuka-sensei, help me to take care of this bear for a bit.”
After he made sure the bear died, he wanted to cool himself down.
“Oh-oh…!”
Shishio didn’t turn and walked to a nearby place to wash his body. Still, he looked at the bear and thought he could use it for food and decoration.
‘I’ve heard a bear’s paw is a delicacy.’
He had never tried it, but he thought he could use the skin for decoration or something.
Anyway, he could handle this matter later and continued to walk to the place where the faucets were located.
Still, everyone looked at his back and couldn’t help but take a deep breath.
“…Cool.”
Tobe sighed and felt his action was cool since it was his first time to see someone dare to shoot a bear from a close distance.
Hikigaya, Totsuka, and Hayama also felt something similar.
However, the girls were more worried than thinking about how handsome he was.
Yet they must admit he was handsome since it awoke their primordial instinct to go after the strongest man.
Unlike today’s pacifist world, in the primitive world, the people were fighting by using it against the beast. They lived in the law of the jungle where either they ate or were being eaten.
Only the strongest could live till they were full, and the women sought after such a people.
Shishio didn’t feel it was weird since, in such a dangerous world, the weak would die, and the strong would stay alive.
‘Then, is it possible for a primitive man to stay alive till now?’
Shishio wasn’t sure, but if there was, it might be interesting.
He took off his t-shirt, showing his bare body, before turning on the faucet, letting his face splash with cold water. It might be because of the previous action. The feeling of a fight made him full of adrenaline and excitement.
While he wanted to fight with bare hands, he didn’t lose his cool. He only thought he should visit Hiratsuka tonight to calm himself since his pants were tight now.
“Shishio-kun, are you alright?”
“!!!”
His body was slightly jolted when his back was touched. He quickly got away from the faucet and turned before sighing in relief. “Don’t scare me, Senpai.”
“So-sorry…” Yukinoshita was also nervous since it was hard to put her eyes on him. His body was well-built, rugged, and full of compact muscles. She also couldn’t help but glance at his v-lines under his navel. She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself. Unfortunately, it was harder than she had thought.
Still, some people were even bolder.
“…What are you doing?”
“No, I am just curious and want to touch it.”
Ebina rubbed his stomach and said, “It feels nice to touch.”
Shishio pushed her hands away and asked, “Do you have a towel?”
“Oh-oh! Wait for a moment. I will get it for you, Shishiron!” Yui moved quickly to take the towel.
Shishio swept his hair back to dry off his hair and looked at Yumiko, who approached him.
“That… thank you.” Yumiko glanced at him from time to time and didn’t dare to look at him straight.
“It’s okay. You don’t need to worry. I just didn’t expect something so dangerous would come out.” Shishio sighed.
They also sighed since no one expected a bear to come.
The bear was brave enough to chase after them and even entered the camp. After all, a bear was usually quite cowardly and would run away when it heard a noise or saw a crowd.
If Shishio wasn’t there, they might be hurt, and worse, they might die.
Still, everything was at the fault of the management of the camp since they weren’t able to protect the people inside the camp. It was fortunate no one was hurt, and the bear was handled by Shishio.
By then, Yui had come with a towel.
Shishio dried his head and body before he wore his t-shirt again and walked to the bear he had hunted.
Still, the girls somehow felt regret, but it was impossible for them to say so.
When he was washing, the people crowded among the bear, looking at it curiously since no one would expect they would see a dead bear.
“Oh, Shishio, come here.” Hiratsuka beckoned him to come.
Everyone gave him a way to move.
Many questions were on their minds, but they weren’t sure what to say.
“What are you going to do with it?” Hiratsuka asked.
“I am going to take it back home,” Shishio said.
“……” Everyone.
“…Can you do that?” Hikigaya was dumbfounded.
“Yeah, the bear’s paw is quite a delicacy, and I want to skin the bear for decoration.”
“……..” Hikigaya felt his world was different from Shishio’s world.
“By the way, did you call the police?” Shishio asked.
“Naturally.”
Something like this had happened.
Wasn’t it natural for the teacher to call the police?
Shishio took his phone and started to call someone. He talked with this person for a bit before he ended the call.
“Who is that?” Hiratsuka asked curiously.
“My acquaintances. It’s impossible to bring this bear to your car after all. Someone will come to take care of it later.”
“…….”
“I want to sleep somehow, but it’s not the time, right?” Shishio thought he had to talk to the police.
“You don’t need to worry. I will handle this.” Hiratsuka patted her chest, showing a manly gesture. She stood up and said, “Wait a moment. I will need to talk to someone.” She took her phone and walked away, calling someone in a quiet voice.
“……..”
Shishio forgot that his girlfriend was awesome.
After a while, the police and his people came. They talked to the people, asking about what they had seen before they talked to the management of the camp.
It might be an accident, but if they can’t maintain the safety of people staying in the camp, they might as well revoke this camp’s permission.
On the other hand, the bear was taken by his people, and it would be sent to his apartment tomorrow.
Still, their discussion had nothing to do with him.
Shishio, Yukinoshita, Yui, and Hikigaya talked about the movie they would make for the school festival.
However, Hikigaya seemed to have something that he wanted to talk about.
“What? Just ask if you’re curious,” Shishio asked.
“That gun…?” This was what Hikigaya wanted to ask. It is so rare to see a firearm in this country. The only people who had it were a group of policemen, but even so, their gun was the old type, unlike his gun.
If someone could have a firearm besides the police, it would be a hunter.
However, Shishio was either of them, and it should be impossible for him to have a gun, right?
“You might not know, but my family has a shooting range.”
“Shooting range?” 3x
“The one used to shoot a gun?”
“That’s right.”
“…Can I visit it?” Hikigaya was a man, so it was obvious he wanted to taste it. The feeling of holding the most powerful weapon in the world, he wanted to taste it.
Shishio looked at Hikigaya and said, “It isn’t cheap, you know? The bullets are pretty expensive. If you have enough money, I don’t mind bringing you there, though.”
“…For information, how much?” Hikigaya asked.
“This much…” Shishio made a gesture with his fingers. “And it is only for a short time.”
“……” Hikigaya sighed since he wasn’t born a woman.
“Enough about that matter. What about the movie?” Yukinoshita suddenly interrupted.
‘Was it time for that?’
Shishio and Hikigaya were helpless. However, they thought Yukinoshita tried to avert their tension and talked about something else so that they could calm down.
“It’s a romance, right?” Hikigaya answered unsurely.
“Romance?” Yukinoshita looked at Shishio and asked, “What kind?”
Hikigaya and Yui looked at Shishio curiously since the script was written by Shishio without a doubt.
“Well, while the idea is still faint, I thought to make something like a girlfriend who is grieving about his dead boyfriend,” Shishio said.
“Oh?” 3x
“It’s like a clip of flashback. The girlfriend remembers the memory of her dead boyfriend one by one. It’s easy to film the movie since we only do it in school, but I also want to add some beautiful scenes.”
“Such as?” Yui asked curiously.
“It’s summer, right? I wonder if it is possible for us to go to the Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival?”
“Fireworks festival? What are you going to do with it?” Yukinoshita asked.
“The couple plan to go on a date at this Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival. Unfortunately, they can’t meet each other.”
“Why?” Hikigaya also joined.
“Because the boyfriend died after he saved a child from drowning on the river.” Shishio thought for a moment before he answered.
“Hmm… I understand the story now.” Yukinoshita thought for a moment and said, “So the girlfriend was grieving because of her dead boyfriend and slowly reminisced about her memories with him even if he is no longer with her?”
“That’s right.” Shishio nodded. “This story is also easy to shoot since the scene is mostly at the school.”
“That’s the best thing.” Hikigaya nodded.
“….” 3x
“But is that all?” Yui asked since she felt it was too simple.
Shishio also felt this wasn’t enough, so he said, “Then, maybe, the girlfriend will slowly understand the mystery around her boyfriend?”
“Mystery?”
“The reason he dated her and always looked at Chiba from Mount Takao.”
“Why a mountain all of a sudden? Also, are we going to climb Mount Takao?” Hikigaya was speechless. “Also, why Chiba?”
“Well, since we’re going to make a movie, let’s go all out. Anyway, besides Mount Takao and Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival, most of the scenes will be done at school.” Shishio looked at Hikigaya and said, “As for why Chiba, maybe because it is Yukino-senpai’s hometown? Is that okay, Senpai?” He looked at Yukinoshita.
“Why not?” Yukinoshita nodded but asked, “But can you do it? Can you write the script before the Sumigawa Fireworks Festival?”
“It should be possible.” Shishio nodded. “The movie should be around 30 minutes long, and it is a short movie, so it is easy for me to write it. There is one problem.”
“What?”
“Who is the actor and the actress?” Shishio asked.
“You’re an actor.” Yukinoshita looked at Shishio. “If it’s Hikigaya-kun, no one might come.”
“…Even if that’s true, can you not be so cruel?” Hikigaya was speechless and almost cried at that moment.
“I don’t mind.” Shishio nodded and asked, “But who is the actress?” Still, he patted Hikigaya’s shoulder gently, so this guy wouldn’t cry.
Yukinoshita looked at Yui and asked, “Yuigahama, can you do it?”
“…Eh?”
Yui blinked her eyes since she didn’t expect she would get such a big role would drop on the top of her head.
“Yuigahama, can you?” Yukinoshita asked once again.
“Ye-Yes!”
Yui glanced at Shishio, who smiled at her before she looked away with a blush. She knew it was wrong, but it was okay to feel happy, right?
