I started dating a cute girlfriend I met during my eighth grade days when we reunited in high school. - Chapter 8

TL: Mowaso

ED: Anima

Chapter 8-Preparation for the first date <the night before the battle>

WHOOOOA! What the hell is this? Why did Eriko send me such a message? Certainly, tomorrow is a holiday and it was a perfect day for a date, but Beni and I were a fake couple. If I got carried away with inviting her and she said, “Why are you inviting me out on a date, did you misunderstand our relationship?” I would probably die.

But surely, I couldn’t meet her unless I asked her out. I felt sad that I couldn’t see her and I really wanted to go on a date with her.

“Hey, Okitaー How do I ask her out on a date?”

“Eh, you two are dating, so you should just invite her normally.”

What the hell is considered normal? Was this guy living two lives simultaneously? I had never been on a date with a girl I liked! I mean, we’re a fake couple to begin with.

“Ha, what a pain in the ass. Give me your phone, I’ll do it for you.”

Okita sighed and stole my phone from my hand and started typing something. What’s this guy doing?　

“Here, just wait for her reply. You don’t have any decent clothes, so I’ll lend you mine once the date has been decided”

“I’m gonna kill you. What the hell did you send her?”

Okay, let’s steal this guy’s smartphone and uninstall the game that he’s been playing as revenge. However, on the screen of my phone, there was a message that said, Thanks for the hard work at school today, are you free tomorrow or the day after? Since you just transferred here, I can show you around the city if you want. It was annoyingly well done and it was like I was asking her politely.

Ah, it was already read… and I received an “Okay” stamp as a reply.

“OOOOOOOOH, thank you, Okita-sama!!”

“You two are going out, so there’s no way she would refuse unless she has other appointments… I’m going to give you some dating tips now, so listen carefully.”

What the heck is this guy, a best friend character in a gal game? As expected of a popular guy, he seemed to be used to this kind of thing. I decided to take notes of what Okita said to make sure I didn’t miss anything.

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Tanaka/Beni Pov

After eating some delicious pancakes we decided to go home. As we ate together, I felt like we had become good friends. She asked me a lot about how I got together with Shinya and what I liked about him, but strangely enough, I just kept talking. It was a shame that the story of Shinya’s past love interest, which I asked her about, was simply brushed aside and she told me to ask him myself.

“Nee, nee. It’s a day off tomorrow, but are you and Shinya going somewhere together?”

“Erm, we haven’t made any plans in particular, and Shinya-san might be busy…”

“Fuuuーn, but you don’t mind going out together right? So if Shinya contacts you, you’ll accept?”

“Well, we’re a couple and I also would like to go on a date with him…”

In the end, she asked me this. Well, couples are supposed to go on dates on their day offs, but we were only a fake couple, was it really okay to ask him out? Having met him again, I realized that he was a kind and caring person. The fake couple thing was something he did to make it easier for me, who was having a hard time. Was it really fine to bother him not only at school, but even on his day off?

“Fwaaahhhh, Onee-chan, what should I do!?”

After the girls-only party with Eriko aka Ecchan, I went home and took a breather, but when I checked my vibrating smartphone, I saw that I had received a message from Shinya. Unsure of what to do, I cried to my sister for advice, who was currently in the living room.

That guy’s timing is really impressive, isn’t it? I was surprised because Ecchan just talked about it earlier, it was as if he knew that I said I wanted to go on a date with him. He’s not actually a psychic or something, is he? As expected of the Black dragon knight. But still, there was something annoying about the way the text was written. I wonder if he was actually pretty popular?

“What’s the matter, Sachiko? Did something good happen to you?”

“I’ve been asked out on a date… I don’t know what to do.”

“Maybe it was the boy who came to our house last time. Give him an okay for now. Then let the man lead the way, okay?”

Certainly, it wasn’t good if I didn’t reply. For the time being, I sent him an “Okay” stamp. I was wondering if I should have written something more formal or should I have used my usual style?

“You’re beautiful, anyone would be more than happy to go on a date with you. Right, now we gotta work on your outfit. When you’re done changing, come back here and I’ll grade you.”

“Un, I’m going to wear my strongest gear.”

“What gear are you talking about, are you going on an adventure or something…?”

I went back to my room and decided to put on my victory outfit. It was quite expensive, but it was worth the money to buy it for the decisive battle. I got dressed and put on all my accessories then headed back to the living room.

“What do you think?”

“Eh, seriously? You’re going on a date wearing that? Are you really serious with that outfit?”

“Yeah, no problem. I think it’s fine… Is there something wrong?”

“Nothing but problems… 0 points… I had no idea you were this sick…”

My sister looked at me while clutching her head and sighed for some reason. I wondered what was wrong. I was wearing a silver wig, a red contacts lense, a cute gothic lolita outfit with lots of frills, a red leather choker, and my signature jet-black wings. I gave it the name “The Witch of Hades: Fallen Angel Mode”. It’s an appropriate outfit for me, the Witch of Hades, and I’m sure he’d love it.

“Forget it… I’ll lend you my clothes, you can wear them since we’re about the same height, then you’ll be fine.”

“That’s not fine at all…”

“Ah…”

I looked at my sister’s chest. She seems to have noticed it too. Why is there such a huge difference in size? Isn’t it strange? We eat the same foods and have the same genes… I never paid attention to it before, but then I remembered Shinya looking at my sister’s chest. I wonder if he likes them big too. I’m starting to get frustrated…

“Make the date in the afternoon. I’ll take you to the store in the morning to buy some clothes.”

“Thank you, Onee-chan.”

Unfortunately, I had never been on a date before. So I decided to follow my sister’s advice. Maybe I should go to a hair salon and get my hair done. It’s not that I want to look as good as possible for Shinya. It’s just that I’m on a date, so I have to take care of my appearance. Yes, there’s nothing special about it…


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