Chapter 22 - I Ain’t No Player (1/2)

Chapter 22: I Ain’t No Player

Translator: Doris

There was no answer to the last question.

No, I should say, it was no answer yet.

But on the Anime Expo today, Ms. XXXX reiterated to me that my dad was scum and told me to be careful. Huh? From my point of view, it was a little funny.

And at that time, the scene was a little weird. Reminding of it now, I thought it was meaningful.

This morning, I was nervous and excited. So I woke up early. After all, it was the first time for me to play as a coser. I had a different feeling.

As I recalled what Ms. XXXX said to me, I packed my suitcase. In order not to let my grandma notice me, I went downstairs quietly, even I dared not to drive my car. I sneaked out.

Walking to the side of the road, my dad appeared when I was gonna book a car with my phone.

I thought I was mistaken about the license number, but he was indeed sitting in the car. I thought I made a mistake about the time, but it was indeed half past seven a.m. on my phone.

Why did he go home so early this weekend?

When I was wondering, he parked his car in front of me.

Did he come here for picking me up?

He lowered the window.

Oh My God! Was it true?

He said: “Get in the car.”

I said, “Huh?”

He said, “I’m your ride today.”

I said: …

I was speechless and confused. Maybe I lowered my hats or wiped my hands behind my hip. Anyway, I felt quite uncomfortable.

Noticing my anxiety, he got out of the car and put my suitcase directly into the car.

Then, he put me in the car too.

I thought I should have said something, then I said “Thank you”. Hearing it, he actually answered “You’re welcome”.

The atmosphere was a bit weird.

He drove the car for a while and turned at the crossroads.

I didn’t notice that he took the wrong road until he drove along the way for a while. I hurriedly said to him, “The Expo Center is on the opposite direction!”

He said: “Don’t fret. We are going to the dressing room first.”

…Well, he referred to the house, which specialized in storing his costumes. Well, I was not in a hurry anyway.

Then we went to his “palace”.

As soon as I went in, I found that there seemed to be more costumes although he said he had quit this circle.

My first reaction, of course, was surprise.

Now I could recognize the costumes of a lot of characters. I could easily identify them. So I wanted to ask him why he bought some new costumes.

Before I spoke out, I had an answer in my mind.

Didn’t he buy them for me?

Thinking of it, I didn’t want to ask anything. I was afraid what I thought was confirmed. Words failed to express my feelings.

Then he said, “Take another one costume of Flower.”

Flowers meantひがんばなHiganbana, another character in that game.

I asked: “Why?”

He said: “In case of a rainy day.”

I wore a pair of glasses today. Hearing that, I adjusted my glasses and looked at him with suspicion.

It seemed that he could read my mind, knowing what I was thinking immediately.