Chapter 17 Having a Fun Conversation with Akane-chan

Having a Fun Conversation with Akane-chan

“Ah, that’s right!”

“Yes? What’s up this time?”

As I continued shopping with her, Akane-chan suddenly raised her voice.

“No, come to think of it, Senpai… I heard that you and Nee-chan had a drinking party just the two of you recently, didn’t you?”

“Eh? Yes. Maybe you heard about it from Shijou-san?”

“Yes, I heard about it from Nee-chan. It’s really unfair to have such a fun thing just with the two of you… or rather, why didn’t Senpai invite me?”

Akane-chan glared at me with a sulky look. Well, I know she’s not really mad at me, but I apologized to her firmly.

“Oh, sorry, sorry. It was an unplanned drinking party on the same day, so I thought if I invited you out of the blue, you might’ve something to do.”

“No, no, if it was Senpai who invited me, I would’ve gone even if I had something to do! It’s really unfair that only Nee-chan had a drinking party with you….”

“Ah, haha, sorry, sorry. Next time we have a drinking party, I’ll invite Akane-chan, so please forgive me.”

“Hmm, okay, I forgive you then! Ah, but… Fufufu, please make sure the drinking party is just me and Senpai instead, okay?”

“Eh? Just me and Akane-chan? Don’t we have to invite your sister, Shijou-san?”

“No, we won’t invite Nee-chan as punishment for not inviting me! So I’ll take lots of pictures of my drinking party with Senpai and show them to her.”

“Haha, I see. Well, if you can forgive me for that, that’s totally fine. Then let’s have a drinking party together next time. Ah, but Akane-chan is only 19 years old, so don’t drink alcohol, okay?”

“Yes, of course, I understand! Ah, but if I accidentally drink alcohol again, you’ll take care of me again, right?”

“Hmm? That's, of course… But that doesn’t mean you can’t sneak a drink, okay?”

“Fufufu, of course, I understand! Oh, well, I’ll send you a LIME with the dates I’m available as soon as I get home!”

“Yeah, okay….”

So, just the other day, I had a drinking party with Shijou-san, and now it has been decided that I will have a drinking party with her younger sister, Akane-chan. Well, she is underage, so I guess it will be more of a dinner party than a drinking party.

“Fufufu, a drinking party alone with Senpai… I’m really looking forward to it!”

“Haha, come to think of it, Akane-chan used to go to all the drinking parties at the club, didn’t you? Maybe Akane-chan likes that kind of happy and fun gathering?”

“Yes, of course! Because the drinking parties at the club were always a place where I could have fun with Senpai… Fufufu.”

“Eh? I-I see? Oh, that’s right. Come to think of it, haven’t there been any drinking parties at the club lately?”

“Eh? The club?”

I was curious, so I asked. I used to be the one who organized the drinking parties, but I wonder if someone else has taken over and organized them lately.

“Oh, yes! We haven’t had one in a while, but we’re going to have one next Saturday! And it looks like the club president, Kusumi-senpai, will be in charge of organizing it!”

“Oh, I see. I’m glad that Kusumi is doing his job properly in my place.”

“Yes, I’m really glad—…Fufufu.”

“…Eh? What’s wrong?”

While I felt relieved, Akane-chan smiled next to me with some kind of implied smile.

The usually cute Akane-chan was smiling darkly, and somehow it looked a little scary.

“Eh? Is something wrong, Senpai?”

“Eh? Um, well… no, nothing.”

“Hmm? Fufufu, what a strange senpai!”

But when I continued to look a little startled, Akane-chan immediately said something like that with her usual innocent smile on her face.

Hmm, was I wrong about her dark smile earlier?

“…Oh, yes! Well then, Senpai! I want to go to an electronics store after this; is that okay? The hard drive I’ve been using for my computer lately is full, so I’d like to get a larger-capacity one this time….”

“Eh? Yeah, of course, that’s okay. But I can’t believe you want a larger-capacity hard drive. Maybe you take a lot of photos and videos these days.”

“Fufufu, that’s right! I’ve been trying to take a lot of them lately! I want to capture all my precious memories!”

“Oh, I see! Memories are very important after all. Okay, I get it. Let’s go to the electronics store then.”

“Okay! Thank you!”

So I decided to forget about Akane-chan’s strange smile earlier, and we went to the electronics store together.