No, I’m a Virgo – Part 01

There are some things people can’t avoid.

Living, dying, studying, snapping apart disposable chopsticks, leaving fingerprints on cellophane tape, putting a yellow cover on a schoolbag, stepping on a thumbtack, getting blisters from shoes, et cetera, et cetera. They all sounded unpleasant.

“What did you prepare?” Sera whispered out of nowhere as she looked my way.

Why whisper? I was caught off guard.

It happened around mid-September, when the heat was finally starting to ease up.

Actually, the heat hadn’t really changed. Maybe it was the cool, jade glare from those beautiful eyes lowering my body temperature. Or maybe it was just because I was a zombie and my body was cold to begin with.

“Ayumu, are you listening?”

Annoyed by my blank face, Sera’s blade-like gaze sharpened further, stabbing right into my brain.

“Ah, sorry. What were we talking about?”

Sera flicked her eyes to the side. There sat a girl sipping from a teacup.

Even indoors, she