Chapter- 50

Rie's point of view

　After that, everyone from the club left. Now it was just the two of us. I immediately decided to ask him if he would come to the game tomorrow.

　Unfortunately, the result was a failure. It seems that Mamoru-kun had other plans and turned it down. …It can't be helped, right? He suddenly said this the day before. It's my fault for forgetting.

　But even so, I still wanted him to come. Tomorrow was probably the first and last chance for us six to show him what we've achieved... Of course, there's the Inter-High, but I can't really ask him to come and watch. ...The club president will be retiring then.

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　...But it's even worse to cause trouble for Mamoru! I have to be patient, I have to be patient. Just as I was about to convince myself of this, my dad showed up, whether it was good timing or bad. ...Now that I think about it, this was the first time Mamoru and my dad met, right? They're both kind, so I think it'll be fine though...

　Apparently there was no need to worry. I'm a little embarrassed that the topic was about me, but I'm glad they became good friends. ...But it's embarrassing!! What's wrong with you, Dad!! Please be nice to me!! We're not even going out yet!! Don't you understand that Mamoru-kun is just trying to go along with the conversation and it's just polite talk!! At least talk to me when I'm not around!! No, then I won't be able to understand what he's saying!

　...Then Dad revealed that I have a game tomorrow. Hey, you shouldn't say that! It will definitely hurt the kind Mamoru-kun... I just didn't ask him early, but Mamoru-kun has plans on his day off!

　…Really, he just does whatever he wants. But Dad's not to blame, right? If I'd asked earlier, I would have had time to tell Dad, even if it didn't work out. So this is just me taking out my frustrations on him. I'm just being spoiled by Dad. …It's okay for now, right?

　Then, Mamoru said that he would come and support me even if it meant bending his schedule. I was happy about that, but what if it was the other way around? What if I made plans to hang out with Mamoru, and then suddenly the night before he canceled? I absolutely would not want that to happen!! You should not do to others what you would not want done to you. That is a given. So I refused.