As I stood at the door of the activity room and kept thinking about what I was going to say to her when I entered, and after I made up my mind to open the door, the seemingly ordinary but incongruous scene in front of me made me stop my steps from crossing the threshold and stay where I was, repeatedly scanning the trio sitting at one end of the table. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The hand under the snow no longer has the usual book of the library, replaced it with a small fork, and in front of it is a delicate cream cake, judging from the missing corner, it must have just started, and the shape of the triangle can still be seen. Of course, Yubihama and Isshiki also had the same cake in front of them, and the three of them seemed to be happily discussing something, even with a faint smile on their faces under the almost cold snow at school.

When I pushed the door open, I couldn't hear their discussion anymore, and the hand that was gesturing with the snow and Yubihama stopped in the air, and the eyes of all three of them converged on me. Why.... This guy will be here .... The state of mind that was ready to confess shattered the moment I saw the flaxen-colored head, and I didn't want to tell Ichishiki what happened today in front of Ichishiki,... Of course, it's not good in front of Yubihama.,I was thinking about it after school.,Although there's a high chance of being slaughtered on the spot later.,But....

[That.... Sorry to bother you....]

After a strange silence on both sides, I chose to apologize even though I didn't know how to speak, and I didn't know why I apologized... A very unusual bitterness filled the whole body, as if it was soaked in 98% pure alcohol, and the temperature of the body surface gradually decreased as the alcohol evaporated, but it was different from the cooling brought by that climate.

[Too slow, Senpai!]

Unexpectedly, the first person to speak was the one who looked a little angry, and from her dissatisfied eyes seemed to find a reason for me to admit my mistake. However, it was precisely because of her sudden words that I broke free from that torturous feeling.

[Oh... No, that's a strange thing for you to say, and why are you here?]

I exhaled softly, walked to my place, and sat down after hanging my bag casually on the backrest.

[It's a little slow, Hachiman-kun] Yukishita put the fork in his hand diagonally on the edge of the plate, gently covered his chin with both hands, and asked in a subtle voice [Is there something wrong?]

When she asked this question, Yubihama on the side, although she was slowly eating the cake, also leaned out gently, as if waiting for my answer.

[No... Nothing, just a slight delay on the way. After hesitating for two seconds, he still said this vague answer, which was neither true nor false. So, it's not a deception, it's so self-comforting in my heart.

[Is it..] Xue Xia didn't delve into this problem, but gently combed the long hair that jumped out of his side because of the inclination, so that they returned to the position of the sideburns, the corners of his mouth bent slightly upwards at a small angle, and he smiled inexplicably, with a tone of regret and teasing [That's a pity, the cake that was originally prepared for you has been given to Sister Caiyu who came a few minutes earlier than you]

With her words, I took a cursory look at the cake in front of Issei that should have belonged to me, but now most of it has been eaten....

[It's really... It's a pity]

Indeed, it's been a long time since I've eaten a cream cake made by myself under the snow, and it's comparable to the craftsmanship of a premium pastry chef, and while the other creations are delicious, I think the cake series is the most delicious.

However, Issei on the side probably noticed my slightly regretful gaze, quickly lifted the little cake left in front of him, turned sideways to protect it, looked at me vigilantly, and said loudly at the same time

This was given to me by my predecessor under the snow, although it was under your name before, but now it's mine, so I don't want to give it back to you, hum.] ]

[Wait a minute!] How did you construct this rich imagination in your tiny mind, and then turn it into a reason to attack me, and finally form words and pronunciations?] I didn't do anything, did I?

It's wisest to talk to her as little as possible now, and while it seems like she's no different from normal now, the conclusion from today's lunch break is that she's now dressed in armor comparable to that of the Gundam Generation, so it's better to have as little contact as possible.

[Hachiman-kun.] As I looked at Isshiki's unconvinced puffed cheeks, worried that she would continue to dwell on the issue, a voice under the snow interrupted what was happening

[Sister Caiyu is back.,It's a school girl.,As a senior, you should learn to be humble.,You say yes?]

Somehow, under the snow, it was obviously this sentence to me, with a sharp light in his eyes, Yubihama was a little worried, quietly lowered his head, and his eyes kept looking back and forth at me and under the snow, but before he could answer, he found that the color on the side slowly depressed, and he lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking...

[Okay, okay... I see..] Although I don't know why I care about these things under the snow today, I still agreed first.

[That's、That's it.,It's not good if I suffer any bad psychological shadow because of the relationship between my seniors.,It's all bad for my seniors!]

Suddenly, Yishi, who was still in a state of bowing his head a second ago, raised his head suddenly, his eyes were shining, and he first found a happy expression like an unattended mountain of gold, and with the little head that kept nodding up and down, it was really like... The kind of goblin in the game.... This guy... Sure enough, it's the most advanced chameleon.

[Hah...] sighed helplessly, and said perfunctorily [yes, yes, I know, hey...] I really don't know what to do now....

There was a "creak" sound, and in the eyes of everyone who was puzzled, Xue Xia got up from her chair, carried her share of cake, walked to my side, and placed it on the table, my eyes also stayed on the slightly mutilated triangle, and after a short observation, I looked up at the snow still standing next to me

[This is....]

[Okay Hachiman-kun, if you want to eat it, I'll give you this one, thank me]

She looked down slightly, like a king who bestowed some great favor on a minister, but with the smile of Venus on her face that would make you fascinated at first sight, and this contradictory beauty was reflected in her to the extreme.

[No .....] At the moment when I said these two words, my little white hand gently put it on my shoulder, the hairs on my whole body stood up, and a coolness strung from the soles of my feet to every cell in my body, and in just one second, I changed the words stiffly [Thank you....]

After getting the reply of these two words, the adult standing next to me withdrew his hand and gloomy gaze, and slowly returned to his seat, with that gentle smiling face, which made people feel that nothing had happened just now, but seeing the two still sluggish expressions on both sides, there was a feeling of salvation....

I took a deep breath and turned my head to look at the cake I saw.... Only a quarter of it was missing, and there was still a little cream on the fork on the side, sticking to it, and under the rays of the setting sun, it was white and red, forming a very attractive color.

[What's wrong?Hachiman-kun, isn't it to your taste?]

On the other side came the sound of questions under the snow.

[No.... That's it.]

I picked up the fork and started it too.