章節 181: Communication
In the end, a caramel macchiato and a cappuccino were placed in front of the two of them, and white smoke with a strong aroma wafted up from the coffee table.
He heard that mature adults would drink black coffee, but Shinichi believed that only children pretending to be adults would drink extremely bitter black coffee when they didn't like it and didn't want to boost their spirits.
That's why he chose to drink the cappuccino, and the Irish coffee that Ichika ordered at first… it was a type of coffee mixed with Irish whiskey, and there was no way anyone underage could order it.
"I know, it's just a joke~" Ichika stuck out her tongue, smiled mischievously, and took a sip of the sweet caramel milk froth, "Don't you think it's very mature?"
"Not at all, like black coffee." Gently stirring the brown and white liquid, Shinichi said unhurriedly, "Even if you're an Onee-san, you don't have to become an adult, do you?"
"But when you grow up, you will be more like a sister." Ichika frowned, "But in front of Shinichi-kun, who is more mature than me, is it even more childish?"
"Possible?" Shinichi shrugged indifferently, and let the bitter liquid flow into his mouth, "Phew... Old enough to drink that kind of coffee, but 'Caramel Macchiato' is still too sweet (plain) for me."
Seeing the drink in her glass, Ichika smiled.
"Such remarks..."
"So do you have something on your mind you want to tell me?" Shinichi pretended to look out the window, "... It's said that complaining is more suitable on a rainy night."
"Pfft..." Ichika covered her mouth, her expression relaxed, and smiled from the bottom of her heart, "Shinichi-kun, this kind of time is going to be very interesting, because it says in an enlightening book that people have to do this kind of thing? Shinichi-kun, you created it yourself? Pufufu, it feels so cute..."
"...Don't laugh, I'm embarrassed too, after all, I'm not a counselor." Shinichi quickly took a sip of his coffee, letting the bottom of the cup block her seductive glance, "Is there something you want to say? You were the one who urged me just now."
"I..." Ichika pinched the handle of the coffee cup tightly, her lips parted slightly, she wanted to say a lot.
But she just blew air from her chest, then looked away slightly, and smiled.
"It's okay, just sit with me for 30 minutes... The auditions are finally going to start, I always feel a bit nervous."
"It doesn't matter?" Stopping Ichika who was trying to change the subject, Shinichi put down his coffee cup, raised his eyes to look at her, and said seriously.
"Ever since you entered, your joyful appearance is a show, right? After that, the smiles became more and more fake, and the acting skills became even worse. I really can't see the appearance of nothing."
After the voice fell, the atmosphere was silent for a moment.
"...As expected, you will find out, acting master Shinichi-kun." Ichika lowered her head and sipped on the rim of her cup.
"However, half is true? I am very happy that you could bring me here, just as happy as a country girl meeting a prince."
"My acting skills are terrible, but only my sincerity hasn't been shown... Thinking about it like this, I feel a little sad."
As if she couldn't taste the bitterness of the coffee, through the sweet caramel, Ichika suddenly drank a big mouthful of the rich Italian coffee.
"…Maid, a glass of ice water, please." Shinichi raised his hand helplessly.
Why not the princess? Shinichi didn't ask this question, but as Ichika drank some water to calm down, he gently swished the liquid in the glass and sighed sincerely.
"It seems that there is no way to become a stone statue today, after all, you don't want to talk to me."
"This statement is really sneaky..." Ichika could see that Shinichi was saying this on purpose, "There are different ways to do things in different situations, right now it's more painful than demanding, I want you to be quiet, listen to classical music in here, enjoy the peaceful atmosphere on a rainy night..."
"If Shinichi-kun is willing, could you accompany me and prepare for the auditions? I will be very grateful to you. "
After putting down the ice water, she looked at him seriously.
Shinichi didn't dodge, and also put the coffee cup back on top, and looked at her.
"But, I refuse!"
Ichika's expression immediately froze.
"I don't think you understand, so I won't say anything later." Shinichi folded his arms and looked at her "As you just said, there are different ways to do it in different situations, so this time I not only want to listen to you, but I also want to say it myself."
After a long silence, Ichika smiled helplessly.
In Shinichi's eyes, that smile was like a disguise for Hayasaka Ai, it was one of the masks to hide her sincerity.
It seems that Ichika is also a Kamen Rider... No, it would be better to say that no matter what kind of environment you are in or who you are talking to, you must wear a mask when mingling with other people.
Often times, doing so is actually a kind of gentleness and a kind of truthfulness.
After all, sincerity is too precious, and not everyone can take it out and exchange it casually.
Communication is based on reciprocity. Those who show their sincerity will never get the same feedback, and those who can't show their sincerity can't make a sincere exchange, so the communication fails, and they start to suffer and feel guilty...
Finally, so as not to hurt each other, they put on the camouflage masks that everyone has.
Therefore, in this world, everyone is a Kamen Rider.
Ichika's approach was correct, she didn't need to tear off her disguise, so Shinichi listened to her words.
"If I didn't want to say it, would you use aggressive ways to deal with me like you did with Nino that afternoon?"
Shinichi's expression froze this time.
This girl even told them this kind of thing, you are not ashamed, I am ashamed, bastard...
"...No, just using that method once or twice, I'm not that stupid."
Shinichu scoffed: "At this distance, I can't hide if you want to slap me or pour me coffee, and that's in a public space. Unless I'm stupid, I'll try to provoke you."
"Yeah, don't worry, I won't be so cruel." Saying so, Ichika looked down at the glass that still contained half a glass of ice water, and the smile on her lips was self-evident.
Shinichi shivered, and Ichika continued.
"So what method will you use to get me to reveal my problem?"
Blinking her eyes with interest, Ichika smiled calmly: "Less than 15 minutes left? After the audition, you don't have to ask your 'best friend conversation time'. In such a short amount of time, how did Shinichi-kun make me talk?"
"Very simple."
Shinichi's face changed, he raised a finger.
"In the first place, I already know-what you're worried about right now is about the movie audition."
Ichika's expression stagnated.
"That's the most obvious thing, so that's the premise for my next guess."
"Combining all the words you said after entering the coffee shop, you actually don't believe this audition at all, do you? You even thought that while you were away you would fail, so you ran away from the agency, trying to forget about the audition by going to the festival."
"In the end, the agent found you and forced you to audition. That's why at that time, you wore an extremely non-reluctant expression. Because you think going to auditions now is just asking yourself to embarrass yourself. If you already knew you were going to face failure, why did you face it?"
As Shinichi spoke, his smile gradually faded, and he brought his face closer to Ichika, and said seriously in front of him who lowered her head slowly.
"I can only guess up to this point at most, and what I'm going to say next is 'imagination'. For example, since you can't take care of forest school affairs and auditions, you can only choose forest school, so you can't improve your acting skills, even retreat…"
"Then, if the audition really fails, I have to take responsibility—"
"Not like this."
Ichika spoke softly, cutting him off.
"That's not the problem... it has nothing to do with you, Shinichi-kun."
A feminine breath with the smell of coffee entered Shinichi's nose, Ichika raised her head, her expression had disappeared, her eyes seemed to be covered with a thin layer of ice, locking all her emotions tightly.
"That has nothing to do with you, so please stop talking, okay?"
Clenching her fists tightly against her knees, Ichika looked deeply into Shinichi's pupils, trying to convey her words.
And Shinichi also didn't smile, and looked at her seriously.
—Communication must be equal.
Since everyone is pretending, let's do the same.
Since everyone's trying to be brave, let's do the same.
Since everyone has a mask, let's use the same mask to tell it——
"Then let's talk about it for you. The reason you fled from the dream path."
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