Chapter 2

Chapter 02: Magenta Eyes

My name is Kenichi Kudo.

When I was in junior high school, my father, who was a firefighter, died and since then its been just me and my mother alone.

Ken-chan! Its morning. Wake up.

Y-yeah.

Its been a day since I saved the beautiful lady at that fire scene I hold my right arm down as I think about yesterdays events.

It was a wound inflicted in exchange for saving a beautiful woman.

Yesterday I managed to cover it up by doing my own first aid so that my mom wouldnt find it. I dont know when shell find out about this wound but she will.

Well, I dont think itll leave a big scar, but momll be worried, so Im still here

Ken-chan! Wake up!

You scared me! If youre going in, knock!

I did, but you didnt respond.

Apparently, I was so concerned about yesterday that I couldnt even hear my mom knocking on the door.

My body has a lot of basic heat, so I sleep in short sleeves.

And my bandaged arm was exposed as a matter of course

Ara? What happened to your right arm?

Have I been exposed too soon?

I told her why over breakfast that she made for me.

Un I know exactly how Ken-chan feels. And I think you did well becausehewas like that too. But

She turned her face down with a sad expression. Of course, I understand why shes reacting this way.

So I gave my mom a thumbs up and spoke in a confident tone to calm her down.

Mom! Im not going to die before you! Well, if Im really in danger, Ill just run away or give up and come back to you!

Seriously, Ken-chan, you

She sighed in relief when she saw me smiling brightly.

Youll have to live a long life even if Im dead! You see, life is full of wonderful things!

Then Ill have to build up a lot of energy. Another serving!

Fufu, youre a good eater, just like your father.

Smiling, Mom took the rice bowl from me and served me an extra bowl of rice.

I ate breakfast and left the house to head to school.

Mom works a part time job, but she cooks breakfast every morning. Dad, who lost his life saving many people, is treated as a martyr and received a medal from the government and an additional pension. That, plus moms salary, is what keeps the Kudo familys economy afloat.

I took a look at our detached house and moved on my way to school.

X X X

Yo! Kenichi! Ive been waiting for you!

You couldve gone ahead.

Dont be so shy, were in the same class, so its fine!

Waiting for me at the front gate was, of course, my male friend. I dont have any girlfriends.

Hes a guy named Yuto, and weve been friends since my father, a firefighter who died, saved his family. Hes savvy and a better communicator than I am.

I sighed shortly as I walked along with Yuto, still basking in the afterglow of yesterdays events.

Why do you look so down?

Let me guess.

Hmm?

Yuto then spoke confidently with a smug look on his face.

Kenichi, you sighed because you havent been able to get a girlfriend, right?

Girlfriend?

My mouth was half open as he was off the mark, he still continued,

Because, Kenichi, youve been leering at Uchida-san in class all the time.

No! Thats not it! I wasnt looking!

Seeing my puzzled reaction, Yuto turned his eyes to me and says,

Be honest with me, hihihi.

Yuto was provoking me in a playful way. I wasnt annoyed at all, since I knew him well enough to know that was his character.

I patted my chest and opened my mouth, relieved that he didnt ask me and know about yesterday.

Thats because Im now in the same class as the girl I confessed to a year ago, so Im conscious of her. Which is normal

As he scratched the back of his hair, Yuto spun his words with a slightly apologetic expression on his face.

Well, it was Kenichis first confession. You mustve been pretty depressed back then?

I had fallen so low that I spent the nights crying, under futon saying, Im going to be a virgin for the rest of my life.

Hahaha

Smiling bitterly, Yuto patted me on the back.

Whats that?

Dont be so down.

Uchida-san turned down all the boys confessions, not just Kenichis. Rumor has it that she doesnt have a boyfriend yet, and I dont think she turned you down because she had hard feelings for you, Kenichi.

I see.

Im sure of it!

If you ask me, thats true.

If she liked a guy, she would have gone out with him long ago.

Well, whatever it is, its already the past. Theres no point in rehashing it now.

So I went to the entrance and I heard a lot of noise around me.

Look, its Uchida-san!

Oh, man, shes so cute.

I heard she crushed one of the guys last week, too.

Shes a picture-perfect, pure and beautiful girl, isnt she?

The face is one thing, but the body is way beyond the JK level

The one who appeared along the boys disgusting conversation was,

Rino Uchida.

She has long, silky black hair and pretty eyes. Small face. I felt that the fact that she had slanted eyes made her even cuter.

Its a spring uniform, so theres not a lot of skin showing, but it doesnt cover all of her amazing body.

Despite the blazer she wears, the bulge around her chest is a statement of her presence, and her slender waist and long ivory-colored legs are the target of admiration by boys and envy by girls.

And the most memorable part was,

Dark magenta eyes with hints of pink and red.

Come to think of it, the beautiful lady I saved yesterday had the same color of eyes as her.

It brought back memories of yesterdays events at the restaurant.

She was so pretty

Kenichi.

Hmm?

Do you still like Uchida-san?

No, wait, thats not it!

Fufu.

Yuto smiled gently and looked up at the blue sky.

And then he said in a whisper.

Im sure Kenichi will find someone good in time.

Well, this is what you call flattery.

Nothing to worry about.

Though hes such a nice guy.

I was a bit embarrassed so I opened my mouth to change the subject.

Anyway, hows your little sister Yuri-chan doing?

Ah, shes as energetic as ever. Lets play together sometime. Yuri likes playing with Kenichi.

Oh, I like that.

We proceeded to talk about such trivial things.

Uchida-san, along with a few of her female friends, went inside the entrance and was no longer visible.

TLN- The schedule is not decided yet, so will probably release a chapter like in every 3~ days.