When I think that, I want to lament about why I am using up even my days

off for the sake of someone else’s love life. However, I want to solve this
problem as soon as possible, so being unable to refuse, I replied to her saying
“I understand”.

***

The meeting place is the same as before. A place in front of the police office
near the station.

This time I wasn’t so eager and went an hour early.

I went to the meeting place and made it there exactly on time. I am more or
less still dressed stylishly though……

That Cosmos, last time she came half an hour early, but what about this time?

She’s a serious-type girl. She might have also come half an hour early this
time too.

Well, that’s not my problem.

Now then, did Cosmos get here already?

I looked around at my surround…ings.

I looked… but, uwaa… That’s awful.

She’s got a completely exhausted face. As if she was trying to depict the state
of her heart, she wore a pure white dress and had her shoulders hanging
down. Then suddenly, her head dropped down and her prided long hair
overlapped on itself, as if she was something that would fly out from a screen
when you watch a certain video tape.1

In a different sense from usual, she’s gathering everyone’s attention.

This is, the figure of someone who got rejected…

I went and more or less thought of some comforting words to say, let’s
somehow get through today using those.

「P-president Cosmos.」

I hesitated on whether or not to call out to her for a moment.

Saying bluntly, she’s scary. Dark Cosmos is in her own genre of scariness,
but anyways she’s scary.

「H-hey……」

This wasn’t her usual bright “hey” full of spirit. Being all gloomy, as if she
was watching the end of the world, it was a “hey” full of despair.

Don’t meet up with people in that state. It’s rude.

「Wh-what’s the matter?」

「Let’s not talk about that here. Let’s find somewhere else okay?」

「I-I understand.」
Hearing my reply, Cosmos led the way as we walked in that faithful state.2

I’m begging you, return back to normal already. I want you to feel like me as
you walk like that.

***

Following faithful Cosmos, we headed to the cafe from before.

A completely plain cafe.

It’s a shop with a green mark logo with a woman wearing a crown and a star
mark inside it that stands out.

For the time being, because I didn’t want to line up together with her, I asked
Cosmos to go secure some seats, while I was in charge of buying and
transporting the drinks. Fuu… It’s a little time for me to rest.
Afterwards, from the skilled hands of a shop employee, a carried a tray
with the prepared drinks on it.

「….Uwao」

I’m speechless.

When it comes to Cosmos-san, then she’s drawing lines one after another
in her notebook, still gloomy.

I could hear “Eliminate. Eliminate. Eliminate. Eliminate”. Where is

Mikami- san I wonder?3

I have to go over there right now!? No way, I seriously don’t want to go

though….

「Uhm… Are you feeling okay?」

「Aaah, I’m feeeling fineee.」

No matter how you look at it you’re not fine.

Peeking at her notebook, the lines were drawn through “I want to be

together with Sun-chan”.

The notebook was filled with horizontal lines which could be said to
represent Cosmos’ despair.

「And, what’s the matter?」

I asked her with a tinge of worry but, honestly, I have already guessed
what happened.

Cosmos is heart-broken. No matter how you look at it, she’s heart-broken.

I could take advantage of her right now but, that feeling has already
faded away so I won’t.

Well, since it’s her then other guys would seize this opportunity you know.