Cardfight!! Vanguard: Generations Volume 4 [Ryouta Rival]

- Part 3

After changing into my jersey, I went to get breakfast from the cafeteria. As I sat down to eat my meal alone, a pair of hands covered my sunglasses.

"Guess who?"

At first, I thought it was Yogen who was doing this, but after hearing that familiar voice, I was surprised to realise it was actually Yukina. She even giggled a little.

"You sure are cheery this morning, Yukina."

She removed her hands and peeked over my shoulder, smiling.

"I finally found you after all! I was getting a little worried since I hadn't seen you all morning..."

"...I accidentally slept in."

While it wasn't exactly the truth, it wasn't exactly a lie either. It's just a condensed down version of what happened last night.

"Oh... you did? When I asked Kouji-san, he said you weren't in the room at all when he woke up."

Huh... I wasn't expecting this. I wondered how I would get myself out of this one.

I can't exactly say I was sleeping in someone else's room, or else she'll get the wrong idea... and there's absolutely no way I can mention it was Chabashira-sensei's room either, otherwise that was just asking for trouble.

"...I slept outside."

Yukina knitted her eyebrows together.

"You... eh?"

"It was more peaceful that way. You know, being surrounded by the sounds of nature and stuff."

"Yuu, I think this is your worst lie yet..."

"I'm not lying."

I was totally lying.

"I'm pretty sure you are. In the first place, you'd never willingly choose to go outside. You're a shut-in through and through."

I froze, stunned by Yukina's brutal yet accurate comment. She laughed a little, patting my back. I can't believe she was using this to deduce my lie... and I can't believe she's teasing me over it too. This was more embarrassing than I'd like to admit.

"I assume I hit the nail on the head then. Your face says it all."

"My face has no expression... except maybe disappointment."

"At me? Or yourself?"

"...a-anyways."

I cleared my throat, wanting to move away from the topic. Yukina nodded and sat across from me, her ahoge practically dancing as she did.

"Did you need something?"

"Hm? No, not really."

"Are you sure? I didn't ask you to visit me this morning."

"I know, but... for some reason, I just felt like I had to."

"Like you had to...?"

Yukina nodded her head. She was speaking on such vague terms, I didn't really understand what she meant by that.

"It sounds weird... but that's the best way I can describe it. There's nothing rational or logical about it. It's just something based entirely on my own feelings. Somewhere, deep down inside of me, was a burning urge to see you. It was nagging at me, telling me to go before it's too late. Otherwise... I would regret it."

I put down my chopsticks. So that's why she looked even more cheerful than usual, huh? I guess I really can't hide anything from Yukina after all.

"Yukina."