Although I chose the time after school, I had no idea why Sonoda was here, and according to my agreement with her, she would not do such an overly conspicuous thing as waiting for me at the school gate now, and I didn't believe that she would be so coincidental that she would have asked me for something today, so someone must have informed her.

The problem is that there are very few people in Sotaketaka who know about this kind of relationship between me and Sonoda, let alone the people who have the heart to inform her - Yukishita is definitely not the kind of person who will contact Sonoda in a very boring way, not to mention that she doesn't even know that I will come to Haruki Kitahara today.

However, there is no point in blaming other people now, and it is very dramatic that Kogi Senpai and Sonoda stand opposite each other, and I stand in the middle, forming a somewhat awkward triangle.

"It's a bit too eye-catching to discuss this issue here, let's change the place!" "There will definitely be good audiences in the place where Yukina Kogi appears, plus this drama with some ups and downs, there are more and more onlookers around, and this suggestion made by Kogi Yuki's predecessor at this time is also just right.

"Well, of course. Compared to the panic when I met Koharu not long ago, Sonoda is much calmer now, although this is also an unexpected situation for her, but during this time, she should have grown a lot.

"Since Xiao Mu Shu came forward to solve the problem by himself, then there should be no need for me to participate in the discussion, right?" Kitahara Haruki nodded at the right time and left this land of right and wrong, in fact, whether he simply wanted to help Xiao Mu Shu's seniors, or had some deeper purpose, his goal could no longer be achieved, and there was no benefit to continuing to stay here except to increase embarrassment. In addition, in any case, his "helpful" personality will have him here to help disperse the bored crowd, which is somewhat of a good thing.

The eyes of the two girls were on me at the same time, and I knew that at this time, I had no choice.

"No problem. ”

I dodged the suspicious eyes of Kogi Senpai and tried to communicate with Sonoda, but, I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional, she ignored my gaze and stared at Kogi Senpai tightly.

The relatively open setting of the family restaurant was undoubtedly not suitable for discussion, and in the end we chose a café with a separate cubicle.

The atmosphere was not as tense as I initially thought, and both Sonoda and Kogi Senpai maintained relative restraint.

"Well, I'd better introduce myself again, senior," the first to break the deadlock was the junior of the newborn calf, "I'm Sonoda Haiwei, and I'm now in the second year of Qingquan Middle School." ”

"Qingquan Middle School?"

"Well, the seniors are right, it's the school that Yubihama-senpai attended before, and I knew the seniors when I was enrolled. ”

It seems to be a simple self-introduction, but in fact, it is still a hidden edge, and Sonoda tries to prove to Kogi Sao's seniors from the beginning: she has known me since she has known me before her predecessors.

"However, if I'm not mistaken, when you met Kazuya, Kazuya also had a girlfriend, right?"

"That's right, I was the accountant of the student council at the time, and Sugiura-senpai was a senior I admired very much. ”

"Okay. Senior Xiao Mu Yu bowed his head lightly and frowned.

"Of course, I know what Kogi-senpai didn't say because he was embarrassed," compared to the steadiness of Kogi-saku's predecessor as a senior, Sonoda's momentum has not declined from the beginning, "I am completely aware of everything that happened before Yuhihama-senpai and Sugiura-senpai, but it is precisely because I understand all this that I am able to understand Yubihama-senpai deeply and am willing to be with him." ”

"What Sonoda-san mean, do you know Kazuya very well?" At that moment, Kogi Yu's senior's voice was raised, I don't know if it was because he was dissatisfied, or if he wanted to express some doubts.

However, this is indeed Sonoda's weakness - when it comes to understanding many of my problems, she has had too few opportunities to contact me, and many things have not had time to explain, which is why I am still reluctant to let the two of them meet after she has become familiar with the explanation of Kogi's seniors, and it is difficult for Sonoda to find a way to deal with this situation.

However, to my surprise, Sonoda didn't show any nervousness at all, she just looked into the eyes of Kogi Senpai very seriously, and said, "Maybe I don't know as much as my seniors, but I don't think I'm really much worse than my seniors." ”

- So, is this acting? This kind of self-confidence that is forcefully pretended, once it is exposed, the situation after that completely collapses.

"Uh-"

"-Yubihama-senpai believes in me too, doesn't he?" Just as I was about to vaguely help Sonoda get through, Sonoda threw a confident smile at me.

It's not acting, it's what she really thinks - both me and Kogi Senpai-senpai are very aware of the message conveyed in her words.

But why? Why, why does she really have such confidence? What has happened to this girl without me knowing?

However, in any case, this kind of self-confidence still had a great impact on Xiao Mu Yu's senior, who patted his forehead with some distress and chose to retreat: "Okay, of course this is not a bad thing. ”

So, is this also a strategy, calculated that in the case of being so confident, Xiao Mu Yu's seniors will not ask too much - but, can she really afford such a risk?

But that's the case, all the questions of Kogi Sao's seniors were suppressed back by Sonoda's absolute self-confidence. Indeed, purely in the link of mutual questioning, the gap between the preparations of the two sides is too big, according to the previous conversation between the seniors and me, she should not have considered the situation that I have a girlfriend at all, and the most discussed between me and Sonoda is how to make her feel comfortable with the doubts of Xiao Mu Yu's seniors.

It is not surprising that such a situation has arisen.

"So, why does Sonoda-san like Kazuya?" Naturally, the next reaction of Kogi Sao's seniors was also in our simulation plan.

The story of a girl who used to have a lot of criticism about boys, and then even spoke ill of him, changed her mind through contact with boys, and what kind of mood she wanted to reconcile with the seniors she admired, but she ended up unexpectedly falling.

This should be a flawless statement, even Xiao Mu Yu's seniors, after listening to it, were a little stunned and silent for a long time.

It was also at this time that I finally noticed that a trace of cold sweat was oozing from Sonoda's forehead - she was not the kind of person who seemed to be particularly capable of performing, and the aggressiveness and calmness that she had forcibly shown before made me ignore her essence for a while, but in fact, you know, she was fighting against seniors who were four years older than her!

However, to this extent, even Xiao Mu Yu's predecessors should believe it, right?

I turned my attention back to Kogi Senpai, and unexpectedly, when I looked at my senior, my senior also looked at me.

"Really, that's a good point!" she said slowly.

This is a high evaluation of Sonoda's performance, but it does not mean to believe what she says.

"Because it's so well said, I always feel that there is an ingredient that is ready to be realized, and of course maybe this is also my delusion. Senior Kogi said with a gentle smile at Sonoda.

This is a situation that was not prepared before.

"Well, I heard from Yubihama-senpai that I was going to meet with Kogi Senpai-senpai, so I sorted out my rhetoric a little bit - after all, it's Kogi Sao-senpai, not anyone else!" Sonoda could still reluctantly respond, but under this combination of punches, Kogi Sao-senpai hadn't given up yet, which undoubtedly made her a little out of proportion.

"Of course, I'm not questioning Sonoda-san's feelings for Kazuya, but, I also have my own thoughts, Kazuya, the question just now, your answer was interrupted by Sonoda-san, and now, I want to listen to your answer again, is that okay?"

This is the final offensive of Xiao Mu Yu's predecessors, reasonable rhetoric, fearless statement, aggressive momentum, if it is just an exchange between the two, of course this is useful, but the key to deciding the problem is still in my hands.

By the time my senior said this, I already understood her intentions.

If you like me and you are willing to choose me, no matter what you have done before, I can stop asking, and I can forgive you for all your clumsy, self-righteous, and unexplained behavior before, as long as you give the answer in your heart.

This is what Kogi Senpai thought when he asked me about my thoughts before, and it still hasn't changed.

The girl in front of you could really be your girlfriend, or maybe you'd be the one you're looking for help on the spot, as I assumed - I don't care, as long as you choose. The seniors must have thought so.

Before Sonoda appeared, my answer was almost certain.

And this time?

I glanced back at the other girl, who had completely lost her previous composure, her face was pale, and her barely maintained smile looked very strange, giving the impression that she was about to cry.

What did she feel? All the hard work she had done before was about to be in vain, all the help she had done before was actually nothing, and an opportunity that she had been struggling to fight for for her seniors was so simply broken by a question from her opponent?

It's as if you can't do anything – you've been given trust, you've tried hard to prove yourself, only to find out how insignificant you are.

Probably that's how it feels, right?

"I will always give my partners the best support they can at all times. ”

I remember, when I met Koharu, when I saw this girl crying bitterly, I said such things to her.

Now that you have made such a promise, you must fulfill this promise to the end!

Even if it goes against my feelings, but I lie for rational reasons and end up being eaten by lies, I need to accept the result calmly, don't I?

What I need to do is not to take advantage of the opportunity given to me by Kogi Senpai to escape on the battlefield, and then leave all the disappointment, all the powerlessness, to others to solve on their own.

All I have to do is stick to my choice – that's my only choice.

Every time you refuse, it's very uncomfortable!

Even such a little Mu Yu senior, this time, can't forgive me, right?

However, there is really no way - because of the words of my predecessors, and to deny everything before, then, I am too cruel.

I looked up, looked at Sonoda, who was gritting his teeth and almost crying, smiled, and then turned to Kogi Senpai.

"I'm sorry, senior, I already have a girlfriend now. ”

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Ahem.,The plot needs it.,After all, there are still so many holes that haven't been filled.。。。