Lucky Me / Nagito Komaeda

Chapter 4: Definitely not Spend Time Events

Hope's POV

After breakfast I headed back to my cottage to think about what to do next. I didn't even bother to find out what the others were doing, ...ya know, like a hypocrite.

After I got back I showered and put on an exactly identical pair of clothing to the one I was wearing earlier. All of the drawers were full of the same exact outfit. There was also one swimsuit, courtesy of Usami.

I dried off my hair and decided to put it back in a loose ponytail. Topping off my outfit with my glasses, I headed out the door to find something to do.

I headed to the convenience store to find another pair of lenses or some contacts. The one I was currently wearing was my only pair and without it I could barely see.

When I got there I grabbed a couple snacks and tried to look for more glasses. Checking up and down the isles, I noticed a few... strange things. There was an entire isle dedicated to harmful weapons. Knives, spears, letter openers, you name it. They were all here.

I made sure to walk a whole ten feet around an object labeled 'land mines'.

After snooping around in some of the other aisles, I eventually got to the section where there were different types of glasses.

"Oh hey, what are you doing here?"

Kazuichi was crouching in the hall looking at the different types of glasses.

"You... don't wear glasses, right?"

He stood up and sighed, a couple pairs in his hands.

"I'm just using them for a machine I'm making."

"Oh.. um, you're the ultimate inventor, right?"

"MECHANIC! Mech-an-ic. I'm the Ultimate Mechanic, jeez am I really that forgettable? Besides, the ultimate inventor's a girl anyway."

"Oh, is she, like, your girlfriend?"

"Is she my girlfriend?! What.. why would you ask that?!"

"Oh... I just thought... you were.. ya know... into industrious people or something?"

"What?! Why would you think I'm into her?! Do I really- ..ohh ...ohHHhh..! You're asking if I'm single right?"

He puts his hands on his hips, a smug smile on his face.

"Well for your information, I am! (I mean you're no princess), but I suppose you're cute too. Though you are pretty flat chested sooo.."

I gaped at him.

Were all the boys on this island socially inept?

"Uhh... excuse me, I think I'll be going now..."

"Oh okay! We can meet up later you know? I'll come sit by you at dinner and we can catch up! I could show you what new invention I'm working on!"

I ignored him and walked out of the store. After a while I sighed, realizing that I never got my hands on a pair of glasses. But it's not like I was planning on going back in and talking to Soda.

I walked down to the beach to kill some time. I sat down, taking off my shoes and shoving my bare feet into the hot sand. I rested my head on my knees and close my eyes, taking in the fresh air.

My bliss was stopped short soon after when I heard laughing coming from down the beach.

I looked up to find Nagito and Hajime walking side by side down the beach, heading my way. They seemed to be deep in a conversation since neither of them had noticed me yet.