Commemoration of a worthy person

I need to buy something black

Today at 8 AM, the news came about the death of Chairman Sakayanagi in his private home. And it's only Saturday, because I really wanted to rest. As it turned out, he had already been dead for some time, but nothing was reported to anyone, as an investigation was underway. There are still no results. Perhaps for this reason, his daughter, Sakayanagi Arisu, has been sitting in the room for several days due to illness. She's probably not sick, but just digesting what happened. It's hard for me to imagine how much pain she's in right now, but I'm pretty sure she loved her father.

Anyway, there's a wake scheduled for tomorrow. The funeral is taking place today, but only friends and family members are invited to it, that is, this does not apply to me. But all the students and staff of the school can come to the wake tomorrow. It's not necessary, of course, but I think it's worth honoring Chairman Sakayanagi, I liked him.

Moreover, I am absolutely sure that man is behind such an act. Whatever the reason, it's him. I wonder what Sakayanagi herself thinks about this?

– Mm?

Suddenly, my phone vibrated, after which a melody began to sound from it, which Kei set for me, in case it rings. It's something from modern Korean pop music, she really likes it for some reason. Well, I can definitely say that our musical tastes don't match.

– Hello?

In any case, I did not ignore the call, but answered almost immediately. It would be problematic if Kei would call me several more times in a row without stopping. Once upon a time, I ignored first one of her calls, and after the second and answered only the third time. I just wanted to see exactly what would happen. In any case, her insane reaction was directed at the fact that I was allegedly with another girl at that moment.

Yeah, sure, definitely. Does she think that girls are spinning around me like they're planets and I'm a star? It sounds too surreal.

And for some reason, this is generally a strange reaction. I mean, of course, it's okay to be overtaken by feelings of envy if your partner is seeing someone of the opposite sex for one reason or another. But Kei, on the other hand, for some reason always tries to blame me for spending too much time with other girls. She says that, even if it's not true. Maybe she just wants to try to piss me off? Well, she's not doing well in that case.

Although, of course, if we take her past as a basis, then she probably just has a hard time trusting people. It is a pity that the problems of the parasite also become the problems of the host of this very parasite.

[Hey, Kiyotaka!]

I heard the voice of my parasite girlfriend. She seems excited early in the morning.

– I'm listening, Kei.

[Maya told me that they opened a new cafe yesterday. We have to go there!]

She seems to be talking about that place in the Keyaki Mall on the third floor where some preparatory work was recently carried out. I didn't know they had opened a cafe. Although I don't understand why they do this, because there are already quite a lot of cafes in this school. Unnecessary competition, as for me.

– I see. When do you want to go there? Today?

I still have things to do, but by tonight, I think I'll be free for that.

However, her answer turned out to be different.

[The girls have already invited me to their place for the night, and we planned to get together very early. So we'll go tomorrow.]

Well, tomorrow we have only morning and lunch time free. In the second case, it's stupid to go there, since there will probably be a lot of people there. In the first one, perhaps we will find good places. Although, Kei doesn't really like morning trips anywhere. She looks more like a real stay-at-home person at this time of day, she doesn't leave the room at all.

– Tomorrow? Do you want to go in the morning?

[In the morning? You're kidding, right? Who even visits such places in the morning?]

– I know several people...

[Quiet. Anyway, we'll meet in the evening, at 6 o'clock, I think.]

She named that time, and then the wake would begin. Had she completely forgotten about it?

– It's too late, so we won't get to the cafe at all.

[They have a work schedule just before the mall closes, so we'll be in time. Don't worry.]

– That's not the point. There's a wake tomorrow at 6 p.m.

[Huh?! What are you talking about??]

Judging by her reaction, she didn't just forget so soon, no, she didn't know at all. I was sure that all the students had received the message about Chairman Sakayanagi's death, funeral and wake.

– Have you read the announcement from the school?

[Oh that... Well, how does this relate to us?]

– Well, I was planning to attend this event.

[You're kidding. Why?]

– Who...

[Say "who knows" and I'll get mad!]

Hmm, how problematic it is.

– Anyway, I need to be there. The Chairman has done a lot for me, so I would like to honor his memory.

Moreover, this will be the first time I will attend someone's wake. I'm just wondering how it's going to go and look like.

[Are you ready to trade our date for this..?]

– Kei, this is important. If you don't want to, don't go, I'm not forcing you.

[Pfft, well, whatever.]

In any case, she definitely refused. After that, she also stated that she was disappointed in me, and that our dates for the next week were canceled. I didn't plan any dates at all, but okay, at least I'll have fewer surprises and more free time.

Anyway, I took a look at my wardrobe and realized something. I don't have any black clothes at all. Well, more precisely, there is a faded black shirt, but this is not enough. In general, black clothes are not a prerequisite for attending a wake, but it is these colors that convey the best effect. If I come in something bright, I will obviously attract attention, and I would not like that.

You can, in principle, dress in all white, but for some reason it makes me remember unpleasant things. So black is my best option. But then I need to buy this type of clothes, and it's best to do it today.

Who in my circle of acquaintances knows anything about such things? Before that, I bought clothes purely on discounts and sales, but now the case is completely different. And this weekend there are no good discounts and sales, which means that you will have to make a choice in favor of good clothes. It would be nice to ask Kei for advice, but she has already managed to take offense at me, especially since she does not like the color black at all. She thinks it's tasteless. Well, everyone has their own sense of style, I have nothing to say here.

Scrolling through the list of contacts on my phone, I came across Sakayanagi. Sakayanagi Arisu, I mean. I could call her later and see how she's doing. Although it might be a little rude on my part. Difficult.

In any case, I continued to research my own phone book in search of someone who seems like a worthy candidate. At the same time, I was reproducing images of these people in my head and what they wear on their days off. During this activity, I rejected many candidates with a good or interesting sense of style. And soon my gaze settled on the phone number that I had at the beginning of last year.

This person has called me several times in the last month, and I didn't mind. After all, we were discussing important topics related to his class.

In the end, I dialed his number and called. There were several rings before I got an answer.

[Hello. How can I help you?]

– Do you know something about black clothes?

[A little. What's the matter?]

– I need your help, Kanzaki.

I chose this guy because he once met that man. There can only be two types of black clothes for this meeting. Ceremonial and funeral clothes.