Chapter Thirty-Five: Confrontation
To be honest, I don't remember if Minister Yukishita and Sonoda Kai hadn't met, but looking at her slightly surprised expression, the two of them shouldn't have met before. After all, it is Koharu who usually comes to visit Kiyosen Middle School.
However, I just made a so-called disguised girlfriend relationship the day before, and I found the school today, and I don't know whether to be glad that Sonoda-san is concerned enough about this matter, or for the hot-headed girl who thinks most of the time at this moment.
Of course, for strangers, under the snow naturally has its attitude towards strangers.
"Sorry, it's time for club activities. Nodding naturally, she rejected the girl who was still standing at the door, as if noticing that the other party still wanted to speak, and she added in due course, "By the way, if there is no special reason, the General Martial High Service Department does not accept commissions from students from other schools. ”
Refusing cleanly, and then leaving the visitor in the back of his mind as if he were almost ignoring it, is obviously a state that he is very accustomed to under the snow, but seems to rarely show when the ministry is active. Perhaps because he was very unhappy that his long-brewing speech was interrupted, his attitude under the snow was more cold than usual, and for ordinary people, this attitude that was close to rude was enough to make the other party leave.
However, the garden at the door is not an ordinary person.
"I've heard your name. ”
"A lot of people have heard my name. ”
—From Sugiura Senpai. ”
Under the snow, he tilted his head slightly, and glanced at Sonoda as if he wanted to re-observe, "So what?"
I vaguely sensed the smell of the impending war, and Koharu didn't seem to have a bad impression of under the snow, which was even her goal for a while - which meant that under the snow was the direction Koharu wanted to be. And Sonoda-san, who seems to be a loyal dog fan of the previous Koharu, was bad enough to change my attitude towards the seniors she respected at first, and I don't think she would have any other attitude towards the snow.
Sure enough, things went according to my expectations.
"Sugiura-senpai admires the snow and the way he looks at him, but I have to say that I'm a little disappointed with the way my seniors are showing me now. ”
"Sa, I'm really sorry then, did I break the perfect image of me in your heart that Secretary Sugiura established for you?"
"No, that's not the case," Sonoda countered-for-tat in the face of Xuexia's words in the style of evicting customers, "Sugiura-senpai appreciates Yukishita's ability to solve problems, but also mentions Yukishita's poor attitude towards people. Now it seems that it is so!"
"Tsk, Sugiura-san, who was rude and aggressive to his seniors when he first met, would comment like this, and he really did anything to establish a reliable impression in front of his juniors?"
I have the impression that it has been a long time since she has been so energetically exercising her poisonous tongue skills under the snow - it also shows that her mood has begun to deteriorate after the unsuccessful eviction order, and I think it is time for me to take action before the conflict between the two people, who should have nothing to do with each other, has become white-hot.
"Sonoda, I think it's etiquette for a junior to introduce yourself before we discuss—"
"-I'm sorry, Yuhihama-sen, but it seems that the senpai under the snow doesn't even want to give me this time, does it?"
Therefore, the creature of the girl, who was as timid as the little white rabbit just now, is now like a bad-tempered cat.
Fortunately, there is another side -
"Minister, there's no need to get into such an argument with a girl three years younger than you, it would damage your image—"
"—What's the matter, Yubihama means do you still want to defend that girl? No matter what your definition of who I am, whether it's a good friend of your sister, or a minister in the club, or a collaborator in the current election, every identity here is closer than the junior relationship of an old lover who you dumped twice, right?"
"That being said, but at this time we are not pursuing the distance of the relationship, but who is more reasonable, obviously when the guest enters the door with a bad attitude, you have a bigger problem in this regard. ”
Snow didn't answer me for a moment, but it wasn't because she didn't know how to answer, her eyes narrowed, her face turned red, and she gasped up and down—as if she had been stimulated by my words.
"Sa, so my answer, it doesn't matter, is it?"
I understood what she meant—while discussing important issues with me and deciding to give answers to my proposal, which seemed important under the snow, she was interrupted by the sudden appearance of someone who didn't seem to be very close to either of them, and there was reason enough to frustrate her. On the other hand, if I'm going to complain about her attitude towards Sonoda at the beginning, it would mean that I don't seem to value her answer.
- In a sense, yes, because I knew she would say yes eventually. But, obviously, for the snow, the reply of the moment when you make up your mind should be important.
Maybe this is the sensual side of girls under the rare snow, right?
"Well, I'm sorry, Senpai, can I interject?" Sonoda spoke again just as I was still thinking about how to defuse the dissatisfaction with me under the snow.
Then, without waiting for anyone's permission, she said to herself: "Just now, Yukishita-sen-sen mentioned the relationship with Yubihama-senpai, which seems to mean that Hihama-senpai should be inclined to the person who is closer to him. ”
I seem to know what Sonoda is going to say - but, little sister Sonoda, there's no need to do this for the sake of vindictiveness, right?
However, I was too late to stop her.
"However, I think I'm the one who has a closer relationship with Yubihama-sen, because," Sonoda Kaiwei straightened his still somewhat barren chest, and his voice trembled, but he said firmly, "Because, I'm the girlfriend of my senior!"
The classroom suddenly became quiet, and the atmosphere froze. If the quarrel between the two girls just now made people feel the fear of a volcanic eruption, then the silence now makes people fall into the ice cave of Antarctica in an instant.
After realizing that he had dropped a bomb, Sonoda also covered his mouth at that moment and looked at me in a bit of panic - didn't you think about the consequences before saying this?
On the other hand, under the snow, it seemed to really froze, and then, somewhat mechanically, turned to me.
Two choices, to reveal the truth, or not to reveal it?
The girls on both sides threw expectant glances at me.
I noticed that my hands under the snow, which had been calm in the quarrel, began to move a little irregularly on the desk—as if I was going to pick off a piece of the desk, was it shock, disbelief, and a faint panic?
However, it was obvious that the other side of the field was more hit, and if I had denied her position here, not only would she not be able to hold her head up in front of the snow, but she would have lost the opportunity to help me that she had just fought so hard for. However, she made such a serious mistake - without consulting me, without being prepared to position her role and speak, in order to fight with Xue Nai under the snow, she easily used this agreement between me and her as a tool for her quarrel. Moreover, in the face of snow, even a slight flaw will make her lie be revealed, and this kind of mental pressure makes her do her best to stay calm now.
As long as there is a gentle push, the psychological defense line built by Sonoda Haiwei will collapse.
It stands to reason that I should have chosen to abandon Sonoda when she had made such a big mistake – but I was shaken when she looked at me like a drowning man grasping at the last straw.
Giving up Sonoda at this time could ruin this girl's confidence on many issues - destroying a person because of my choice, which I haven't done in a long time.
Moreover, she is for Koharu, isn't she - although she resolutely rejected Koharu, but, maybe just a moment of regret, will still change the balance of favor.
And, if I do have to give up on Sonoda, it's hard for me to find a second suitable partner in a short period of time. Under the snow in front of me seemed to be a choice, taking advantage of the opportunity to tell her the truth, and there was also a certain chance to convince her to help me. However, the risks here are too great, and the fewer people who know about it, the better.
"Well, although the specific details are a bit complicated to explain, but, at the moment, Sonoda is indeed my girlfriend. "In the end, here's my answer to the snow.
Sonoda-san, the second chance has been given to you, and the next thing is up to you to see if you can grasp it.
Sonoda didn't disappoint me, her attitude obviously became much softer, she lowered her head, and her face flushed slightly: "Well, in fact, I didn't have anything to do with coming to the ministry today, but I waited too long at the school gate for Yubihama senior, and I was a little worried so I wanted to come up and take a look." ”
——The shy appearance of a little girl who is worried about her boyfriend.
Is Sonoda a member of the drama club? At least in the sentence just now, I can't tell if it's her acting skills or what she really thinks—I don't think she's a person who is good at hiding her feelings.
However, in any case, Sonoda's side took the initiative to soften, and this was also an opportunity for this awkward exchange to end.
Under the snow, he didn't speak after my speech, but the hand scraping the table seemed harder and more irregular.
"Did you mention this to your sister?" she asked after a long time, holding her forehead.
"Because it was a recent thing, I didn't mention it. ”
"So I think I should have been one of the first to know about it?"
"Well, that's understandable. ”
"So, that one—"
"Who?" I tried to hide from the subject.
However, under the snow, it seemed that he had thought of something and stopped talking on his own.
"Oh, by the way, when I called last night, that-"
"-Last night's words, yes-"
"-Well, nothing, I've got a rough idea. There was no room for further explanation, and she nodded as if she were self-convincing.
Then I don't need to explain it any further.
It's a strange feeling, Sonoda and I are like a couple who have been in a relationship in private, and now they are waiting for the review of this parent under the snow, and I don't know why it has become like this.
"However, Yubihama, your personality is really bad enough - I have always given people the impression that I like sister girls, but why are the girlfriends I found all girls younger than you?"
"Eh, ha, it's a coincidence!" for the first time tonight, I felt relieved of the snow under the poisonous tongue.
"Well, now that your little girlfriend has come to the door, I won't keep you any longer, and I'll reconsider the previous plan and tell you the answer. ”
"But, weren't you about to answer before—"
"I'm sorry, I think I've thought a little hastily, and besides, Sonoda-san, it looks like I can't wait, does I?"
Although it has just eased a lot, it is clear that Sonoda's current mood is still only able to maintain a smile, and the current mood under the snow is unpredictable. In the end, I agreed with her judgment.
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In fact, the second lady has the opportunity to fight back one by one, don't blame me if you don't seize it yourself (you are the author, you don't rely on whom)