[LN] Tomodachi no Ushiro de Kossori Tewotsunaide - Volume 1 - Chapter 11 - Part 4

 

Chapter 11 - Light in the Night Sky (Part 4)

Unexpectedly, Koga-kun's bike is quite fast. The scenery around him is constantly moving.

Even though I was sitting on the pillion, I tried to keep my balance while riding up the mountain road.

And it seemed like Tanaka-kun was starting to struggle.

"Haah...haaah...hey, Junya, how much further is it?"

"Maybe another hour!"

"Haah...I'm already..."

Seeing Tanaka-kun struggling to pedal his bike, I felt bad.

"Your departure was delayed because of me. Sorry."

Honoko-chan pedaled her bike next to me and approached me.

"You don't want to work at that place either, right?"

"Yeah, that's true, but..."

Seiran-kun also brought his bike closer.

"I understand the situation. From now on, if you're in trouble, talk to us. Although we don't know if we can solve your problem or not. Ahaha."

Tanaka-kun also struggled to pedal his bike next to me.

"Haah...Right. If it's us, uh, no, if it's Junya, I'm sure she can do something. Like last year when she rode behind me..."

Ah bad.

These people, they're not like me. They are too shiny.

Very shiny.

"....tsk....tsk..."

I couldn't lift my face.

"You guys...really...thank you...a lot.............tsk...tsk」"

Then Koga-kun said this without looking back.

"We're friends, so this is the way it should be."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah!"

Even though you're very childish. But your back, it's so big.

Even though I'm wearing adult clothes, I look like a child when I cry like this.

So I put all my strength into my hands and put them on Koga-kun's waist while pressing my face against his back.

I didn't want everyone to see me cry.

But even though my tears had stopped, I still pressed my face against his back.

You see, he was pedaling his "Neo Junya Ekstra" bicycle very fast.

"Shit, I can't see the end of this road yet. Isn't it like there's no time left?」.

Seiran-kun said as he continued to pedal frantically.

"Keep paddling! We still have time! I'm sure we do!"

Koga-kun said firmly.

This mountain road has been going downhill for a while now, but I don't think we'll make it.

I wanted to see fireflies, but the fact that they all came to pick me up was enough.

The fact that I have great friends is enough for me.

Then Koga-kun whispered in a voice that only I could hear.

"I will definitely make you see fireflies, and at that time, confess your feelings to Seiran."

Ah, so he did all this for that.

He still supports my selfishness to keep looking for love.

But I'm sorry, Koga-kun.

I no longer want to confess my feelings to Seiran-kun.

That's why I'll tell you that I like it better when there are five of us───bachiiin

"I think I heard a strange sound just now. It was from Koga-kun's motorcycle."

"Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.... The brake broke... !!!!」

Koga-kun shouted.

The bike we were riding was going down the slope by itself.

"Really? Even though you're riding on my back?"

"Yes, because your chest is so big!"

"Damn you! You still have time to say that at a time like this! Stop the bike, stop it!!!"

The bike that Koga-kun was riding was going faster and faster.

The bike continued down the hill until we hit the railing at the curve in front of us.

My body was thrown, but we finally stopped.

"I'm afraid."

I took a deep breath and stepped away from the bike.

Good thing we weren't thrown too far. If we had jumped just a little further, we would have been thrown out of the fence.

On the other side of the fence was a small, shallow river that flowed quietly.

Seeing this, I remained silent.

I heard the sound of brakes behind me. It seemed as if they had arrived here.

"Oi oi, are you okay Junya?"

"Ah, looks like the front tire is bent. Looks like we're not going to make it."

"In that case, we can only go so far."

"Yoru, are you hurt? It was really an accident..."

They were still talking while my eyes remained glued to the river. I said to them.

"Hey guys, look at this, look at this!"

A shallow and quiet stream that cuts through the forest at night.

And all around it,

Flickering green lights were scattered in the air.

Koga-kun held his breath and spoke in a low voice.

"Those are fireflies..."

Yes, it is a crowd of fireflies.

In this forest with a thin mist, there were hundreds of moving light trails.

It was a natural scene where the light shone brightly and then slowly dimmed.

Even the word "beautiful" is not enough to describe the scene.

A scene so beautiful that you forgot to breathe, as if it were dancing souls like you see in picture books.

We were speechless, just standing there, mesmerized by the beauty.

"Fufu!"

Koga-kun suddenly laughed.

"I planned this place from the beginning."

Everyone looked at him in amazement. So did I.

I don't know how she could say such a childish thing without feeling the slightest embarrassment.

Instead, he smiled proudly.

If I see that smile──I think I'll be in trouble.

Actually, not long ago, I had a strange feeling about Koga-kun when I saw him.

But I denied it right away.

You see, it was impossible.

He was immature and very childish.

But because of that, he is a very innocent person.

Even though he had a past that was almost the same as mine, unlike me, he wasn't really bothered by it.

People who put friendship before love.

The one who liked it better when there were five of us.

The one who had heard my story that I had been with many men, but he didn't reject me, he accepted me, and he didn't stay away from me.

And most of all, he still considered me his friend.

He also cried for me.

He also took the trouble to pick me up from that place when I almost disappeared from everyone because of my selfishness.

I didn't realize that he was the one who took me to see the fireflies, which I was looking forward to.

Ah, this is bad.

This is really bad.

For now, I decided to pray to this firefly.

From the bottom of my heart, I hope that these dancing souls will convey my feelings to my older sister far away.

——Hey, Onee-chan.

——I guess my feelings for Totchi-niichan are not love.

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