The next day.
Yuzuru is riding the train to the location he agreed with Erowriter-sensei. He is wearing the blue knitted long sleeves and jeans that he bought with Misumi and Hiro.
All the passengers in the train are looking at him with twinkling eyes, and he find this embarrassing.
'Do I really look that weird? This is getting bad,' he even thought to himself.
Little did he know that it was completely opposite of what the people around him is thinking.
"Wow! That senpai is really cool. Is he going on a date? Whoever that girl was, she sure was lucky!" a girl in middle school whispered to her friend
"Right, right, I wish I was his date!" her friend whispered back.
'That kid, he looks promising' an old guy in his 40's thought as he looks at his biceps.
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At the cafe-bookstore.
He sat at the table at the corner of the cafe, beside a big window, and ordered a drink.
*I'm here. When you arrive, find the handsome guy wearing blue knitted long sleeves and jeans, that's me!* he sent a message to Erowriter-sensei.
He then started to read his rom-com novel while giggling from time to time.
He didn't notice that the female customers in the cafe already have their phones out, ready to take a his picture.
They were mesmerized by his deep blue eyes and pinkish lips that arcs upwards whenever he smile.
While reading his book, he felt guilty after lying about his age to his partner. He wanted to tell her the truth when she arrives. But there is another thing that makes him feel guilty.
'Does this count as cheating with Tachibana-san too?' he thought as he looked outside the window with his palm on his cheeks, and his elbow leaning on the table.
'No, no. Were not even together yet. I might as well get some 'experience'!' he thought again as he smiled.
All the people in the cafe are now acting like paparazzi.
Just as he was lost in his own thoughts, a girl with brown hair and green eyes wearing a light green skirt and white t-shirt entered.
Yuzuru stared with his eyeballs nearly popping.
"Ta-Tachibana-san?" he whispered softly as he saw Haruka Tachibana taking out her phone and sending a text message.
*krriiingg* his phone sounded.
*HungryDummy-sensei, where are you. I just arrived at the cafe.* Erowriter-sensei said.
Shivers came down of Yuzuru's spine as his jaw drops at the floor.
'Wha-wha-what? Wh-wh-why is it being like this?' he thought.
If Haruka knew that Yuzuru is an ero artist, she will definitely hate him all her life. Their relationship would be totally awkward, they might not even get to talk to each other.
He can't pretend to be someone else, he told her what he wore after all. She will find him sooner or later.
But he can't escape either. He already told her that he will come, it would be rude of him to break his promise.
He decided to just accept the truth.
*Tachibana-san, I'm at the table at the corner, beside the window.* he told her.
He then saw her looking at his direction. She went nearer and nearer then she sat in front of him.
"It was you?" she said with a dissappointed face.
"I'm sorry!!!" he stood up and bowed 360 degrees.
The people around were staring at them.
"Don't do that, you're embarrassing me." she said.
"Yes!!!"
"I said stop."
"yes...sorry" he was frightened.
'This is getting really bad... She wasn't even fazed... I should show her that I am being wronged too,' he thought.
"Why did you lie?" she said.
"I-I just... it was because you told me you were already... so I thought... you wouldn't agree if you knew... I was still..." he was so embarrassed that he even forgot how to construct a sentence .
'Damn, I can't take this!' he scolded himself.
'He's so cute when embarrassed! I'm going crazy!' the women around were drooling while taking pictures of Yuzuru.
"So to sum it up, you were afraid of not being able to meet up with me?" Haruka said.
"Yes...eh! Ehem." he was still red.
'This is getting really bad...' Yuzuru thought
"But, Ta-Tachibana-san, how about you?" he added.
"Huh? Me? Why?" her expression finally changed from disappointed to curious.
'Eh, she scolded me without knowing? You were the first one to lie you know!!!' he thought as he stared at Tachibana-san's curious expression.
"I mean, why did you lie to me too?" he said while containing his anger.
But, she wasn't even daunted.
"That was, for protection, and privacy." she said.
'Protection? Privacy? Bullshit! You even asked me to guess the color of your underwear!' he almost reached his limit.
Yuzuru's face is bright red, from embarrassment, and anger.
'I won't lose to her like this!'
"If you didn't lie to me, I wouldn't have done such a thing in the first place..." he whispered to himself.
"What did you say?" she asked.
"Nothing."
"Pervert." she suddenly said with a disgusted look on her face.
"Where did that come from?!!" he didn't even had time to think before speaking.
"How could you draw such things. You really are a pervert." she added with an even more disguted look on her face.
Yuzuru couldn't retort. It was quite true that the images he drew were...but he is not a pervert! In his own perspective at least.
"You drew girls in panties. Pervert" she said again.
Yuzuru's face was even redder.
"And you always drew them in green ones. Pervert." she also said.
'Pervert, pervert, pervert, pervert, everything that comes out of her mouth is pervert!'
"Drawing them based on your own preferences, what a pervert."
'Please have mercy, Tachibana-san!' he cried inside.'
"You must really like girls with green ones. What a real perv-"
Yuzuru really can't take it any more. He was not a pervert (in his own perspective). He stood up and shot his eyes.
"BUT YOU WERE THE ONE WHO TOLD ME TO DRAW THEM LIKE THAT! YOU EVEN TOLD ME TO DRAW THEM ALMOST NAKED. AND THE GREEN PANTIES, YOU WERE THE ONE WHO SUGGESTED THAT!!!!!" he took his anger out at once.
His shout was so loud that the last words he shouted "You were the one who suggested that" echoed throughout the whole place.
He realized his mistake when he opened his eyes and saw all people looking at the two of them.
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It was completely awkward!
He looked around and found out that even the people outside are looking at him!
And ultimately, he saw Tachibana-san completely flustered!
'I won!' he thought as he smiled inside.
"Eh, um, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry." he apologized.
The people finally calmed down and continued what they were doing.
"Tachibana-san, I'm sorry too. I said too much." he told her.
"N-no, I think I was the one who said too much..." she said.
'What's this all of a sudden? It feels weird for her to apologize. Wait, wait, this is wrong, I just have to accept her apology, and I win.' he thought to himself.
"No problem Tachi-"
"You thought I would really say that?" Tachibana-san's flustered face immediately became serious.
After that, she took her bag and left.
"Wait, Tachibana-san!" Yuzuru called out.
She stopped on her tracks.
"Will you, continue being my partner?" he said in a soft voice.
Tachibana-san looked at him and said, "You are even asking me that? Ofcourse I wouldn't want to partner with a pervert." she said before leaving.
Yuzuru was completely...rejected.