Category: Just Because!
JB Chapter 5 Part 3
3 The bell that chimed in the exam building for the Center Test was a few pitches lower than the one at Kashiogawa High. “Pencils down. We’ll be collecting your answer sheets now.” The middle-aged woman serving as the exam supervisor looked quickly from side to side behind the teacher’s desk, making sure nobody was…
JB Chapter 5 Part 2
2 The whine of a small insect buzzed near his ear. It kept going in a pattern, three or four times. Eita woke up as he realized it was a vibration sound. He reflexively reached for his phone, which was continuing to vibrate near his pillow. Although he somehow was able to grab onto his…
JB Chapter 5 Part 1
Chapter 5 – Snow Day 1 By the time Eita lifted his head from the English textbook, his room was dark. It was Friday, January 12th, the day before the National Center Test for University Admissions. Eita had gone to school that morning and spent all day studying in his assigned room. When it was…
JB Chapter 4 Part 5
5 The next day was Friday, January 12th. It was after school, and Mio was going out to Fujisawa Station with Sanae, Mayuko, and Momoka for the first time in a while. Sanae had invited her out, probably trying to calm her own nerves. After all, the National Center Test for University Admissions, commonly shortened…
JB Chapter 4 Part 4
4 It was about halfway through lunchtime when the school entrance finally calmed down from being crammed full of students purchasing from various lunch vendors. Mio and Momoka jumped on the opportunity to grab a drink from the vending machine. Mio put in a few coins, reaching for the strawberry milk button. But right at…
JB Chapter 4 Part 3
3 Eita leaned back in exhaustion, having finally finished his self-grading. His eyes glazed over looking at the papers below him, where he had barely scored a 50% on the mock exam. “I get a recommendation then just slack right off…” Eita’s sigh of disappointment bounced off the empty walls of his lonely study room.…
JB Chapter 4 Part 2
2 Mio carefully set down her mug that the café had filled with her requested cafe latte, then sat herself down. Across from her, Morikawa Hazuki was watching apologetically. “I’m sorry for the sudden request.” “It’s okay. I have cram school after this anyway… I’d have to be at the station eventually.” After the school’s…
JB Chapter 4 Part 1
Chapter 4 – Rolling Stones 1 The heat of the golden brown toast brought the butter pat to a delicious, melted sheen. It was an absolutely beautiful sight every morning. Watching the center of the toast soak up the melting butter was a daily event for Mio, but that morning was slightly different. The plate…
JB Chapter 3 Part 5
5 What was that all about? Mio’s walk back from her New Year’s shrine visit was hounded by one single thought. Even when she got home and relaxed in the bath, she couldn’t stop thinking about him. She had never known Izumi Eita to get that emotional. She never even thought he could get angry.…
JB Chapter 3 Part 4
4 Every year, New Year’s Eve brought a special feeling that only a once-in-a-year event could bring. The thought that something unique was happening always felt so exciting. It was more than just today being a continuation of yesterday, and tomorrow being a continuation of today… Somehow or another, Eita’s body always instinctively knew that…