Chapter 51

"Welcome, a table for how many?… Oh! It's just Takkun and his weirdo friends!"

"Shut it"

"Oh, how scary! Imma gonna cry out of fear"

"…"

Takeru ignored Ichiro who was making his usual playing along act, and went to take a seat at one of the available tables inside the cafe that belonged to Ichiro's mother. Ichiro on the other hand, turned back to the three guys who were accompanying Takeru those being, of course, Kenzo, Kyo, and Kazuo. As they all wore their chunni costumes, while Takeru was still limiting himself to only the coat they had given to him

"So has it been with Takkun lately?"

"He still gets angry, and then embarrassed, and then gives up and just plays along with our act"

"So the usual, I see. Anyways, thank you for being good friends with him, now let me take you all to your table"

"Thanks" (x3)

Ichiro picked four menus and led the three to the table Takeru had sat down on, then he handed a menu to everyone at the table before he left to attend the other tables

A few minutes passed after Ichiro left, and the three chunni guys had already decided on what they wanted to order

"I'm ready to order, what about you, Kyo?"

"Same"

"Kazuo?"

"Same as well"

"What about you, Takkun?"

"…"

When Kenzo turned his head to look at Takeru, he saw him holding the menu very close to his face while Takeru squinted his eyes, clearly showing that he was having difficulty reading the small words on the menu

" " "…" " "

"… Takeru?"

"What?"

"I think you need to go to an ophthalmologist"

"I don't"

"… You know that you're looking kinda dumb with the menu so close to your face, don't you?"

"!?"

When Takeru heard that, he pushed the menu away from his face and glared at Kenzo with an angry look as his cheeks were starting to turn a little red

"…" <I'm glad I picked the farthest position from him>

Kenzo could feel Takeru trying to kick him but failing to reach him since Kenzo was making sure to be out of Takeru's attack range

"Sorry for the wait, have you all decided on what to order?"

"Yes, I would like…"

"*Nods* Okay… I see… Got it… And you Takkum? What would you like to order?"

"Ah! Erm… I-I would like the… Erm…"

Takeru who had forgotten on deciding on what he wanted to eat, hurriedly looked at the menu without bringing it closer to his face, but because of his bad vision, all he saw were blurred words

"… I'll just bring an apple pie and a chocolate milkshake for you"

"… Sure… Thanks…"

Takeru and his chunni friends all handed their menus to Ichiro, who then bowed and left towards the kitchen, as he also pulled his phone out of his pocket and appeared to message someone

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Some time later

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"I'm back!"

"Ah! Welcome back, Takkun!. How was your day?"

When Takeru entered his house, he was greeted by his mother, Emily, who was reading a book in the living room

"Fine"

"That's good to hear. Oh yeah, you'll be doing an eye test tomorrow"

"Huh!?"

"Ichiro messaged me earlier, saying that you were having difficulty reading the menu of Niko's cafe. And since I also need to do an eye test, you'll be going with me"

"…"

"I'll buy you something to eat if you don't complain"

"Fine…"

Unable to go against his mother, Takeru just obediently accepted his fate of having to wear glasses from now on

The next day

It was lunchtime, and as usual, Takeru was together with his three chunni friends and his two cousins… But right now he was trying to punch Ichiro for telling Emily that his vision was becoming just like the rest of his family

"My, my… Takkun, aren't you tired of always trying the impossible?"

"Why did you tell mom that my vision is going bad?!"

"Because I'm worried about your future"

"That's completely false coming from you!"

"Yeah, he just thought you would look funny by wearing glasses while being a wannabe delinquent"

Yasu who was playing the old maid with Kenzo, Kyo, and Kazuo, spilled the beans for Ichiro. Also, Yasu was currently winning the game, because of his always-expressionless face making it impossible for the others to know which card he had was the joker.

"Yup, it's what Yasu said"

"You!"

"Oops… That was close, yet so far"

"Stop talking and just get hit!"

"Dun'wanna"

"Raaaaahhhh!!!"

No matter how much Takeru tried, Ichiro easily stopped or evaded his attacks with his never breaking smile plastered on his face.

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"…" (31x)

Everyone in the classroom was silent as the teacher wrote on the blackboard, the reason was mainly that Takeru had his eyes half closed in a very angry glare, with was enough to intimidate everyone else, including the teacher, who preferred to just stay write on the blackboard than turning and having to face Takeru's glare head-on.

"…" <I can't read what sensei wrote>

And the reason for his glare was because of his worsening vision obviously

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Some days later

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"So Takkun did you get your new pair of glasses?"

"None of your business"

"Then why aren't you looking in our direction?"

"Because I hate you all"

It was after school hours, and Takeru was trying to go back home, but his three chunni friends and his two cousins kept pestering him so that he would turn and show his face to them

"… Well, this isn't working, Ichiro. What do we do now?"

"Simple. Just say that Takkun is a tsundere"

"I'M NOT A TSUNDERE!!!"

"See?"

When Takeru heard Ichiro calling him a tsundere, he immediately turned to shout toward him and showing to them his new pair of glasses, which was a pair of round glasses

"…" (5x)

They all looked at Takeru with serious faces, as if they were appraising him

"… What?"

"What do you think, Kenzo?"

"If Takkun cut his hair bald and we give him classic Chinese clothes, he might pass as those Hollywood Asian villains or that wise Asian dude"

"You're right"

"Looks lame that I can't even use as a reference"

"At least, you like those glasses"

"… I really hate you all"

Later on, the five would take a photo of Takeru wearing his glasses and the coat gifted to him, and show it to him just for the sake of provoking him

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"Aaaaaaaawwwww… Takeru looks really cute in those clothes"

"*Nods* I know how you feel, his unconventional natural looks really make him fit in those clothes!"

"Do you have more photos of him like this?"

"Of course, we have!"

"Show it to me please!"

"With all pleasure!"

"I wanna see it too!… Kyahahahaha! He looks so funny like that!"

"Ayano, you should lower your voice"

Yuriko and Kenzo had got very acquainted as they went over the photos of Takeru in the past, and the two were really close to each other as they looked at the photos. As for Takeru on the other hand…

"…"

His face was a mess of anger, embarrassment, rage, and jealousy, as he blushed and pouted his cheeks while glaring at the others with tears in his eyes, with the exception of Aki…

"…" <I don't like how things are looking>

Who was now starting to get really worried about how things were going