Episode 4 – Kubota Iori

Once again, I met the girl in pink in an unexpected place. I had a flashback of the slap from that time, and my body jolted for a moment.

“Ahh, you’re the perverted bastard from that time.”

Perverted bastard….

Surely I stole a glance, but I didn’t go that far. Rather, I was confused by the overly strong simulation.

“T….thank you very much for that time.”

Hm, what the hell did I just say right now?

“Haa— ! I knew it, you were ogling with dirty eyes ! ! Or rather, you were a masochist who felt happy to be slapped?”

Oh crap, I was so nervous that I made a mistake.

Even so, a masochist….what a horrible misunderstanding.

“Y-you’re wrong….entirely wrong !”

She’s glaring at me intensely. I’m so afraid that I can’t look straight at her.

“Whatever….so, what are you doing here? I mean why are you playing my original song?”

Wait what?

Right now, did I just hear that  it was her original song…..

“Im Otonashi Naru ! new club member ! pardon me for using the equipment without permission.”

For now, let’s just answer her in order.

“I see, new club member huh, the equipment is a common school item, so it’s fine…moreover, why were you playing my original song?”

I heard it clearly this time. Her original song….is the girl in pink the same person as the girl on SNS ?!

“It’s one of my recent favorites ! ! I found it on SNS, and ever since then, I’ve been drawn to this song…no wait, I’ve been drawn to her singing voice !”

“I’m Kubota Iori. just Iori is fine, Naru.”

C…calling by names suddenly…..

“Hey, give it a try. I want to try singing along with Naru’s guitar.”

Perhaps, my dreams will suddenly come true…

What a day !

—Although I was a little confused, I started performing.

The moment the intro ended and her song started, I couldn’t stop shivering.

It’s not like I’m nervous and trembling or anything like that.

The blood inside my body is pumping up.

The ensemble created by her singing voice and my guitar lead you to the height that you’ve never tasted before.

However, you can’t just strum chords with a pick.

Switching to fingerstyle will bring out more of her voice and melody.

I want to feel it more, more, more.

I want to feel this moment forever.

My time, which had stopped, started to moved.