Chapter 86

Loner and Juliet

Pricing Plan #

“The total comes to 800 yen. Here’s your receipt. Thank you very much!”

(Ugh… Don’t come back here again! Or better yet, just explode! That dumb couple!)

“Andou-kun, are you really glad you let me treat you?”

“Yeah, I’m your boyfriend, so it’s my way of apologizing for leaving you alone for a week.”

“Well then, I’ll take you up on that offer♪”

(After making such a scene in there, it’s too awkward to stay in that family restaurant… So, where should we go now?)

“Asakura-san, is there anywhere you want to go after this?”

“Well… Andou-kun’s phone is a Hardbank model, right?”

“Yes, it is.”

“Then, I want to go to a Hardbank phone shop.”

“A phone shop? Why?”

(Is a phone shop a typical date spot?)

“Andou-kun, do you know about the ‘Couple Discount’?”

“That’s where registered couples get cheaper rates for calls and texts, right? Wait, could it be…”

“That’s right! Since we’re a couple now, I want us to register for it!”

“I guess it’s okay, but to be honest, I’m not the type to make a lot of calls or send many texts.”

(Actually, I left Asakura-san’s messages unanswered for almost a week…)

“It’s actually a way to deal with that!”

“A way to deal with it?”

“Yes! As Andou-kun said, if we continue like this, there’s a high chance that Andou-kun will forget about me and spend his summer vacation reading light novels without contacting me.”

(Ugh…)

“That’s why, from now on, Andou-kun will have to talk to me on the phone every night!”

“Every night!? What are we going to talk about?”

“Anything is fine. We can report on our daily lives or talk about things like we do at school! Since we won’t have a chance to meet at school, keeping in touch through phone calls will make it easier to plan our next date, don’t you think?”

“I see… So that’s what the ‘Couple Discount’ is for?”

“Yes!”

(Actually, it would be best if we could meet every day… But if we go out, we’ll spend money at a family restaurant, and it’s difficult to meet every day because of Andou-kun’s schedule. But with phone calls, we can keep in touch for a fixed amount of money using the Couple Discount.)

(I see, Asakura-san’s argument is certainly valid. But…)

“But, couldn’t we just use email or messaging to stay in touch? And now there are free calling apps like Lane…”

(As someone who’s also a “loner”, I’m not very familiar with those calling app things, but I mainly use the Lane app to communicate with my sister, so I don’t see the need for a regular phone call now…)

“B-because… if we use the Couple Discount, you’ll feel like we’re really ’lovers’, won’t you?”

(What’s this!? My girlfriend is so cute!) blushes

“A-actually! It’s not because I want to have a proper contract to establish a strong bond with Andou-kun or anything like that, it’s not some girly reason! It’s just that if we have the Couple Discount, I can hear my beloved Andou-kun’s voice every day when I want to… I mean, what am I even saying!? Even with a free calling app, it’s the same thing!”

“Asakura-san…”

(My girlfriend is really the cutest girl in the world…)

“Ah, Andou-kun! That’s not it! Anyway, with the Couple Discount, you can get a ‘Balding Dad Strap’ as a special bonus…”

“Okay, then let’s get the Couple Discount, Asakura-san.”

“Huh… Is it… okay?”

“Of course! Because I also want to hear Asakura-san’s voice every day.”

“A-Andou-kun… Yeah!”

(At first glance, Asakura-san looks like a perfect beauty, but her inner self is surprisingly empty and a bit of an airhead, so I have to be responsible for her… Because I am her super cute girlfriend’s boyfriend!)

“Shall we go to the nearest phone shop now, Asakura-san?”

“Okay, Andou-kun! Dehehe~♪”

(Whoa! Asakura-san, isn’t it a bit too bold to cling to my arm in the middle of the street like this!? Even though she’s my girlfriend, the feeling of her soft arms is too stimulating for a ’loner’ like me!)

(Hehehe~♪ We’re dating, so this is okay, right? I’ve decided. Andou-kun does have a bit of an obsession with breasts… But he said it doesn’t mean I’m not attractive. So from now on, I’ll be more proactive in approaching Andou-kun! I’ll be sweet to him so that he won’t look at other girls’ breasts… But if Andou-kun’s ’naughty desires’ explode because of it… Aah! What am I even thinking! It’s not like I have any expectations or anything!)