"Talking"
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〈Thought Communication〉
《Unique Skill, Ultimate Skill, or Manas if using thought communication to their master or otheir》
〔Thought to self〕
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I am walking in the street, heading to meet one of my best friends and a coworker. It is almost the end of the year 2021. The evening is clear. The weather is cold and icy. This year is the second year of the Corona Virus, but the country handles the virus very well. It is still spreading in most of the world. The streets are bustling. Many people are moving back and forth. Everyone is getting ready for New Year's Eve. Luckily the news is very hyped about the New Year. Of course, the news is also buzzing about a criminal who escaped while being taken to prison. The car that carried the prisoner crashed, and he escaped leaving two police officers dead. I listen to the news once in a while. Generally, I play games, read light novels or manga, watch anime, listen to music, and ehum enjoy male entertainment.
While walking in the cold, it is getting very chilly. I wonder about the weather; however, the news is not reporting anything unusual. The wind is picking up rapidly. On my way, I met my friend, Tamura, and... he was with his girlfriend!〔That Jack Ass always loves to show off everything, even his girlfriend. What a jerk! He always acts nice and sweet, but honestly, he is like a venomous snake biting my heart. Man, I need to get a girlfriend soon.〕As I get closer to them, they see me, acknowledge me, and come to me. "Hey, how is it going, Makami?!" said Tamura. "We have been waiting for a while. I hope there is still seating at the coffee shop. Oh yeah, hey sweetie, let me introduce you to my friend. I present to you the man I told you about, my friend, Satoru Takehiko Mikami. He is the nephew of the man who owns the company that we work for."
Of course, I didn't tell many people about my relationship with my uncle. I did tell a few of my closest friends, including Tamura, that idiot. What is he thinking? Is he trying to make me jealous? As Tamura finishes the introduction, I see that his girlfriend is very nervous.〔If I remember correctly, her name is .... 〕"Ea..ea.ea.ea... Um, sorry, my name is Miho Sawatari. I...I. We met each other at work. I can not believe that you are the Ne...ne...Nephew of our boss, I mean your boss, I mean my boss." I recognize her from work. She is a very talented girl, I must say. She is cute, especially when she is nervous. Of course, I know that Tamura wants to show off his girlfriend, and they have been hanging out more often. Ha, I think this is goodbye to my friend's freedom to hang out with the guys and play video games.〔I pray that you have a slow and painful death.〕
As we enter the Excelsior Caffe Ningyocho, it is busy; however, seating is available. Taking our seats, the aroma of dark coffee fills the air. Shouts and laughter also fill the room. I see that Tamura and Miho are looking at each other. Their faces are bright cherry red. My first thought is that it is cold here, but now I realize they are a couple. Couples should be a little bit shy when talking about relationships. We order our coffee; there is some awkward silence at the table. I want to end this shy lovey-dovey atmosphere.
"So...why did you invite me here today? Of course, I think I know the reason. But to make sure, what do you want to talk about?" Their faces glow even redder as they look away from each other. I swore that I could see a puff of steam coming up from their heads. "Um," Tamura spoke shyly, " I have a request. Even though it might be embarrassing, you know that we always ask each other for help and help each other." "Un-huh," I nod my head in a 'yes' response.
Miho speaks first as she tries to look at her knight in shining armor. "Um... You see, we have been dating for the past three years, and we are thinking of um...." From the other side of the table, I see both of their faces get more red. As Miho covers her face with her hands, I spot an engagement ring on her left hand.
〔Chikushou! Did they already get engaged? I can't believe this. Every time, Tamura pulls this kind of shit on me. Fuck, I can't be mad at him. He has been my friend for a long time. Of course, he has the dance moves, but he never has the courage to ask a girl out. Huhhh...Well, at least now I know why they invited me here. So, let me hear them out.〕I give a sweet smile; however, my gaze shows a wish to kill.
"Sooo, Tamura-kun and you, Miho-kun, did you get engaged?" I tip my head sideways, being both adorable and deadly. Tamura-kun can see that I am jealous, but he still wants to talk. "Yes, we are engaged. And, we were thinking we want to invite you to be the best man at the wedding." I slowly lift one of my eyebrows with my eyelids shut. I hear Miho squealing with excitement under her hands.
She slowly opens her hands, looks down and takes a breath. Then, she got the courage to speak. "Ye...Ye...Ye... Yes, we don't have a lot of money, so we thought we could just invite you to keep it simple."〔Oh, you really think that acting cute will.... Wait, just invite me?〕"Do you need help with the wedding arrangements?" I ask this question because I want to see their reaction.
Tamura is a little bit upset, and he speaks. "Come on, man, we are not asking for your money. And you know we never ask each other to borrow. HUhhh...Look, I know that you are a very busy person. You always give a hand to the company and Miho and me. We just thought, as a friendship, that you would come to our wedding." Listening to his statement, even though he is pissing me off, I still love the guy because of his character. I look at Miho; she looks at me with a confident face. For them, I will do anything for love.
"Hum...if that is all you want, I will come to the wedding and help with the cost." I raise my hand quickly enough to stop them from interrupting. "Tsk...tsk...tsk, now, now, I know what you are going to say, ha...I am not doing this for goodness on heaven and earth. I may not be the most attractive or most knowledgeable about women, but what makes a man happy is seeing the woman he loves have the best day of her life. So... for friendship and a blessing, I will help with the wedding. I will be your humble guest and best man. Are we clear?"
Our coffee came just as my statement ended. I sniffed my coffee with a big "Ahhh." of satisfaction and then took a sip. As I put my coffee down, I see Miho tears watering up in her eyes, tears of surprise and joy.〔Oh, Fuck, now what have I gone and done? Aruhhhh...I have never been good at talking with girls and now I am making her cry. Jesus Christ!!! 〕As I go to apologize, I see them bowing their heads as a gesture to thank me. I quickly give a karate chop to each of their heads to get them to knock it off. "Ouch man, what was that for?" Tamura asked dramatically. "Look here you know that I do not like pouty-wouty thankful shit. OK?" As I give my grouchy old man act, "And besides, I think this is pretty good payback for inviting me to this nice place to have coffee!" Using my sweet innocent expression to tick Tamura off. "What!?" As we argue back and forth like idiot kids, I see a glimpse of Miho giving a gentle smile.
We talk for a few hours, it is getting darker and darker outside and more people are coming into the coffee shop. Each time the door opens, I feel the wind getting much stronger and colder. The rain begins to spit with a mix of snow and hail. We notice the weather outside, I begin to get concerned. "Hey, did the news say the weather would be bad this New Year's Eve?" asked Tamura. Everyone seems to be concerned, so we ask the Barista to turn on the news. The news reporters look freaked out. "Hello everyone, this is a great emergency. A great typhoon is quickly approaching. It is building up out of nowhere. The typhoon is quite unusual. It is not like any typhoon that has ever hit before. As you can see from the images, this typhoon has a sizzling unique rainbow color running like lightning and the clouds are dark black. Everyone, please evacuate immediately to the highest buildings you can...th..dh.jewk.jv...."
