Formal Date Invitation
We meet at the school gate and walk home together as usual.
It’s as if we had already made such a promise without saying a word…
“Oh, by the way, tomorrow Endo and his friend are going to help me with a chemistry experiment after school, so I might be home late.”
Just in case, I tell Ichijo-san.
She smiles.
“Well, I guess I’ll join you. I already know Endo-san…”
I’m really happy that she’s getting closer to both Endo and Domoto-san. Apparently, she even keeps in touch with Domoto-san on her SNS.
“Oh, that’s good, they don’t have a lot of manpower either, and I hear it’s hard to prepare and clean up for experiments, so that could be a big help.”
Also, the Sensei in charge will be busy taking care of the club that Sensei leads tomorrow, so it might be good if we could get some help.
“Well, it’s decided then. I’m looking forward to the experiment. I often watch the experiments on video sites. Like who wins, the powerful pudding or the hammer…”
What a great video. I can’t help but laugh.
“Oh Senpai…”
Suddenly, the air changes. There is a sweet, yet tense and mysterious atmosphere like that between a man and a woman.
“Yes?”
“This weekend… Why don’t we go somewhere to have fun? There’s a movie I want to see…”
That was the first formal invitation for a date after confession.
I was surprised and happy that she had asked me out.
“Yes, of course. Are we going to the same cinema as last time?”
When she heard my answer, her face lit up.
“Oh, umm. Actually, it’s a revival movie again, but this time it’s only at a cinema in Tokyo. We’ll have to travel a bit, is that okay with you?”
She was happy, but a little reserved and spoke a little fast. She wasn’t like Ichijo Ai, the school idol, but a girl of her own age.
“I see. I’m looking forward to it. If it’s Ichijo-san’s recommendation, it’s definitely interesting.”
The last one “Forest Gun” was interesting too. It gave me the energy to live positively.
I wonder what kind of movie it will be this time. I heard a lot of interviews with novelists,
“If you want to write a novel, you should not limit yourself to novels but actively engage in movies, dramas, animation, and so on. It will definitely help you somehow.”
The novelist also said that even after about 10 years of writing, he still makes it a habit to read a book and watch a movie every day. …
Sometimes the best way to consume a story, especially one outside your area of expertise, is to get a recommendation from someone close to your interests. Especially if that person understands my tastes.
At a recent meeting, the editor also gave me some movie recommendations. I promised to watch them with my mother and brother.
“Yatta, Ah, after the movie, I’d like to take a walk with you near the cinema, because there’s a place that appears in the movie. May I?”
“Ah, it’s called a pilgrimage to a holy place, right? I’ve never done that before, it’s kinda exciting.”
If it’s also a place used in a movie we just watched together, I’d definitely be excited. We’ll talk about it a lot. Ah, I can definitely see us having a lot of fun. I’m getting more and more excited.
“Ah, it’s a date, right?”
She mumbles in a low voice, a little embarrassed.
“Yes.”
I nodded a little emotionally, too.
“We’re officially going on a date, right?”
She said happily, blushing a little.
We share happiness.
On the other hand, we don’t know that the perpetrators are going through hell.