Ordinary I and Extraordinary Them

g style and location were the exact same as they were in the photograph.

Did she choose this place?

Silence pervaded for a brief period.

Just in case, I brought Kaede’s deluxe bento along.
Unnoticed, however, Kirasaka had started preparing lunch.

I wonder why……There is a chef clad in the characteristic white uniform standing behind us, you know.

And then, why are there the likes of an iron plate and an oven in this otherwise empty lawn?

“I don’t like this sort of thing very much.”

“‘This sort’?”

“Yes.
‘Showing off wealth’ is what this is called I believe? However, you don’t seem to mind it.”

True that.
She is supposed to be the young lady of an exceptionally affluent household, but I haven’t caught so much as even a glimpse of her flaunting her status.

The only noticeable things were the luxurious bento and the fact that someone would chauffer her to school and back.

I wondered if she was deliberately showing off, but it would seem she had her worries.

“Worrying about it won’t change anything right?……”

“Human beings are creatures that get jealous of people who have what they don’t……I do not care what others might think, but I don’t need you finding this situation unpleasant.”

Said Kirasaka, her expression without so much as even a hint of embarrassment.
Then, she glanced at the chef waiting behind us.

She could unhesitatingly say things I could never bring myself to say.
She was amazing that way.

After she glanced at the chef, he got moving.

He was probably gonna bring over the food soon.

We usually brought our bentos along.

I was certain that we were going to eat from our respective bentos, but she seemed to have other plans for us here.

I felt regretful for not being able to enjoy Kaede’s cooking, but since it should be fine if I just have it later, I put it away.

A woman clad in the waitress’s uniform served the food.

“Although I decided by myself, I asked the chef to prepare us a light meal.”

Served were sandwiches with lots of bright and colourful stuff stuffed inside.

I wasn’t a big eater either.
So, this menu was just right.

Even better said, sandwiches were the best fit for the food we were gonna have sat on the lawn.

“……I am on the receiving end of this after all.
I am not complaining.”

“Thanks for the meal.”

Having said that, I grabbed a sandwich.

After Kirasaka saw me taking a bite out of the sandwich in my hand, she started talking.

“Does Shinra-kun also come here often?”

“‘Also’?……You sound like you do?”

Curious, I asked her.

I had no idea of where she would be and what she would be doing when she wasn’t with us.

Hence, her choice of words piqued my interest.

“This is an important place for me……”

Her pupils held reflections of loneliness somewhere.
The fact that the words spoken were reminiscing of a past recollection for her was apparent in her voice.

What is it I wonder?……

She might have remembered the time we met.
Though, I still couldn’t summon that memory.

I quietly listened to her speak.

“I won’t ask you to force yourself to remember or anything……just that, I don’t want you to treat it as having never happened even if you don’t remember.”

A self-deprecating laugh escaped Kirasaka.

It was as if she thought that it was only natural that I didn’t remember.

Then, she proceeded to speak about her recollections of that day.