HSHK Chapter 17

Convenience Store (コンビニ) is the seventeenth chapter of the spin-off Houkago Shounen Hanako-kun.

Summary
Teru comes home, only to bump into Aoi. They decide to go into the convenience store in front of them. Teru comments on how the school's top beauty is at the convenience store so late. Aoi remarks the same and asks if Teru is out for a walk. Teru answers that he is returning from his part time job and asks Aoi the same question, which Aoi replies that she just felt like it. She tells Teru she wants to buy some snack to eat with Nene tomorrow. She holds a shark-shaped chocolate candy, to which Teru asks if she likes those and Aoi replies she does. Just as Aoi turns around to leave, Teru asks if she likes the self-making candy sushi box he is holding up. He explains how his little sister has gained an interest in those, but he doesn't have any experience with them, so he may not be able to make them well. He suggests on how they can make them together in the park or somewhere. Teru notices the reluctant look on Aoi’s face. Teru asks if she is that against it. Aoi acknowledges that it is normal to not want to do it. Teru questions if she hates him and Aoi confesses that she doesn't particulary like or dislike him. Teru proposes they do the Gummy Aquarium candy box instead, which Aoi explains it’s not an issue of which one it is. Teru expresses his disappointment and says he can play with Akane tomorrow. Aoi asks if he is tired. He says he is fine as a side note pops of how Teru is more upbeat when he is tired.

As Aoi walks over to the register, she thinks of how Teru is such a strange person. When she puts the coins on the counter, the cashier grabs her hand and says how she usually comes to the convenience store during his shift and confesses his feelings for her. He talks about how cute she is and that he’s been interested in her for some time, while Aoi stands there horrified. Teru interrupts the affair and asks if he can check out. They manage to get out and Teru asks if Aoi hates these kind of confessions. Looking down, Aoi says she hates it. Teru claims she owes him one, while holding up the Gummy Aquarium candy box from earlier. They both had fun making them at the park later that night.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Minamoto Teru
 * Akane Aoi
 * Yashiro Nene (mentioned)
 * Minamoto Tiara (cameo)
 * Mokke (cameo)
 * Aoi Akane (mentioned)

Trivia

 * Teru usually finishes his shift after midnight
 * Aoi regularly comes to this convince store late at night
 * Teru gets more upbeat the more tired he is
 * Teru got a drink, soda cans, power potato, choco sticks, and other groceries while Aoi only got chocolate candy
 * Aoi often buys snack to eat with Nene