The Happiness That The Shinigami Gave Me - V3 Chapter 6
T/N: Sorry for the lack of updates, I had to give my full attention to Oresuki, that series is too time consuming to work on.
Volume 3 Chapter 6
As we entered the late part of January, snow fell in Setagaya.
The snow, falling since midnight, piled up quickly as it painted the town white.
I walked to school alone, stepping on the snow.
It was almost time for the school bell to ring.
Today, I didn’t go to the park.
I didn’t want Suzuno to see me.
After our Christmas date, I kept my distance from her.
She invited me to hatsumode, but I turned her down. After the semester started, I stopped visiting her in the park, telling her I was helping my stepsister study for her entrance exams as an excuse. That was a lie, of course. There was no way that Anna would ever let me help her like that.
Our time in the morning was precious to us. We’d never let rain or storms stop us.
As long as we didn’t have to deal with committee meetings or club activities, we would have always met.
The thought that she’d be there in that park, waiting for me… It always encouraged me to keep on moving.
That ought to be the case.
But somehow, I felt relieved.
“Yamaoka. What’s up with you lately?”
After homeroom was over, I went to the staff’s room to do my work as the class representative. There, I was approached by Arasaka-sensei.
‘What’s up with you lately?’ he asked. What did he mean by that? Was he up to something strange again?
I stopped walking. He suddenly pulled on my cheek.
“Your face has been unnaturally tense since the start of the year.”
“Huh?”
I involuntarily put my hand on my cheek. Though, I still didn’t understand what was going on.
“What’s going on? If you are like this, you’re going to affect the whole class.”
“I don’t think I have that much influence on them.”
Sensei laughed at my humble answer before continuing to talk.
“Well, your voice has grown deeper, so I guess you’re just trying to match the atmosphere by acting more adult-like?”
“…Please don’t talk about it. It’s embarrassing when people say it out loud.”
“Oh, puberty…”
“That’s even more embarrassing…”
“Hahaha!” Arasaka-sensei laughed as he clapped his hands. The plain-looking old man with dark-rimmed glass had a plain appearance, but he sure could laugh heartily.
“Well, you don’t need to force yourself to smile if you don’t want to. Honestly, I found your expressions to be more intriguing lately. You look like an enlightened monk, even though you’re just a brat.”
What was he on about? …Huh? Now that I think about it, Suzuno called me an ‘enlightened grandpa’ a while ago, didn’t she?
“Through troubles you will be able to grow up, boy. Just keep in mind that you don’t need to tackle everything by yourself. I’m here to help you out if you need me. When it comes to dealing with big troubles, two people are better than one.”
I thanked him appropriately for his words before leaving the staff room with a smile on my face.
It was funny to see him being able to notice things like this, yet he failed to see the core of the issue.
‘Through troubles you will be able to grow up.’ Those words were supposed to help me, but instead hurt me, Sensei.
Growing up wasn’t an option for me as I was fated to die young.
I looked through the window in the hallway. The world was being buried by snow.
White. Everything was clad in white. The trees, the streets and the entire town.
Was this lonely-looking world the destination of the sky blue train?
‘I don’t want to go to this kind of world.’
Ah, there it was. My inner voice, desperately screaming and holding out to something.
‘I don’t want this life to come to an end!’
TL: Iyo
ED: samheart564
satorri
noo man you cant just stop spending time with her, youre gonna hurt her more