Disclaimer: All credit goes to Shingo Nanami and フクロウ. It's official, it's now 2015! Wow, it's been about six months since I started translating these drabbles. Thank you everyone who has been reading and reviewing these translations. I promise you, I will definitely finish translating all of the stories. Well then, let's start this story, shall we?
私のヒーロー
My Hero
Part One
Kasane x Kuranosuke
(Uwa-, as expected it's crowded)
As she boarded the packed train, her eyebrows drooped from this troubling event.
Within the crowd of people, Kasane was then squished back to the doors.
(This is why I don't like trains...)
She grumbled in her mind.
The morning rush hour.
Normally Kasane would use her bike to commute to school.
However her bike broke recently and the repairman told her it would take time to fix it, therefore she had to take the train now.
She didn't had the heart to buy a new bike to replace the old one that her departed parents gave to her as a present.
It was certainly a worn-out bicycle, but it was still useable and it's prime cost is quite high.
That's why she decided to wait until it was fully repaired.
The time it takes to repair it would be less than a weak.
Until then, she had to be patient.
Kasane told herself that as she looked out to the flowing scenery.
She would usually see this road rolling by on her bike.
As she was blankly gazing out the window, she felt disturbing sensation. Her body stiffened.
(...Eh? EH? Wh...at?)
For a moment she thought she accidentally bumped into someone's bag, but the unpleasant sensation of someone stroking at her hips remained.
(...!?)
With a jolt, goosebumps popped out. Losing the will to speak out, Kasane's body went stone still.
"You were molested!?"
When Nouhime asked Kasane why she didn't look so good when she came to school, Kasane confessed about the incident in a very small voice.
Even though she asked her not to tell anyone, when Nouhime shouted out the news, it was too late for Kasane to panic.
The only people who heard Nouhime's outburst were three of her close classmates.
"Kasane-san! Right now, what do you mean by that…?"
Gorouza asked her with a worried expression.
Inuchiyo also sent her a concerned look while Kuranosuke frowned deeply at the news.
"Are you alright? Nothing bad happened?"
Due to embarrassment, Kasane felt like running away from the spot.
As a fellow girl, she could easily tell it to Nouhime, but informing this to someone who's from the opposite sex, no matter how dear they are to her, is quite awkward.
"I-I'm fine. Um, he just touched my butt."
"Touched your butt!?"
Repeating her words, Gorouza grew faint.
"How despicable! Have you reported that man to the police?"
"Eh...well…"
"Why haven't you said anything to the station staff!"
Fully aware that the hesitant Kasane wasn't responding, Gorouza continued to talk on.
Kasane made a trouble face at his lecture.
Checking out Gorouza's state, Nouhime cut into the conversation.
"...Well don't say it like that, Gorouza. I certainly can't forgive the guy, but girls are people who tend to freeze up when they face a scary situation."
"Kasane-san…"
As Gorouza sent her a concerned glance, Kasane's body drooped down.
"Katane felt disgusted right? So pitiful…"
Inuchiyo sent the same expression to her.
While they may not know a girl's feeling when she encounters a molester, they were fully aware that it's an unsettling event.
"Heh. The guy has to be some kind of maniac if he actually wanted to do perverted stuff to this unsexy girl."
"Kuranosuke!"
Gorouza sternly glared at Kuranosuke for his remark.
However, Kuranosuke easily ignored his gaze.
"In the first place, if you go along with it, you're just encouraging the guy. If you don't like it, tell him off!"
"Kuranosuke, that's enough!"
As if mildly irritated, Kuranosuke continued to persecute her. In response, Gorouza once more told him to shut up.
Kasane unconsciously clenched her hands into tight fists.
"...You're… right….. I should have, spoke up… I'm sorry."
Kasane said in trembling voice; Kuranosuke snapped any improper words back into his mouth.
Glaring back to everyone's accusing look, he snorted, "Hmph!" and returned to his seat.
"Don't worry about it, Kasane. Kuranosuke doesn't understand a girl's feeling."
That's right, Kasane-san, Kuranosuke is someone who has no delicacy, so you don't need to mind him."
"That's right, that's right! We'll properly get mad at him later!"
Gorouza gave her a reassuring smile. Inuchiyo looked indignant.
Kasane bitterly smiled and avoided their gaze.
"Um, please don't blame Kuranosuke. He's right… I should have properly told the man off…."
"Kasane…"
"Let's forget about this! Class is about to start anyway!"
Just as she laughed, Nobunaga slammed open the classroom door and entered the room.
Nouhime and the others still gave her a concerned look, but returned to their seats after Nobunaga's blunt command.
"..."
Meanwhile Kuranosuke gazed at his and Kasane's remote seat with an inscrutable look.
Profiling her form, he saw that her complexion was still horrible; he bitterly scowled and clicked his tongue under his breath.
TBC
Well then, I'll be a bit busy tomorrow, so I won't be able to upload the next chapter. But I will translate it as soon as possible. I hope everyone has a safe and happy year ahead of them!
