"Cake? What cake? ”

Hearing something unexpected, Yubihama looked at the snow with a stunned expression. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"What kind of cake is it...... Ah, I haven't told you yet, but I called you here today to celebrate Yubihama-san's birthday. The cake is—"

"Huh?!"

The explanation under the snow is again interrupted by Hihama himself. For this, under the snow decided to explain from the beginning.

"Yubihama-san, who hasn't been here lately...... I hope you'll be more diligent in the future, and that's what I've said. In addition, the amount ...... Proof of gratitude, should it be said so? ”

Trying to hide his little shyness, he gently "coughed" under the snow. However, as a first-time offender, her actions didn't work at all.

Instead, before the snow could catch up, Yuhihama had already sweetly pounced under the snow.

“…… Xiaoxue, do you remember my birthday? ”

The cheeks of the two rubbed affectionately, although they were embarrassed under the snow and wanted to escape, but they were helplessly entangled like Yubihama octopus, and they couldn't get out of their bodies at all.

The reason is good or anything - even under the snow you don't have to explain. Because Yubihama is now immersed in the afterglow of joy.

"However, it doesn't seem to work today."

Xue Xia said while removing Yubihama from his body.

To be honest, the two girls are tired of being together, and even if they are watching from the side, they feel a little hot. Well, a nosebleed or something, it must be hot, right? Although there is no stream yet.

Because he still had to break free from Yubihama, under the snow he just mobilized his eyes to glance at the thousand trees who were watching the play next to him.

Suddenly, as if Yubihama had thought of something, a small fist in his right hand slammed into the palm of his left hand. Thanks to this action, Xue Xia managed to escape from the restraint.

"Let's go outside! Outside! ”

"Huh? Outside is ......"

The first time I was invited to play outside, I was also a little confused under the snow. It's Yubihama who pats his chest with a pop, and it's completely a "leave it to me" momentum.

"I'll leave the reservation to me, don't care, don't care. And I'm already very happy to have a cake for me or something. ”

"It's not just a cake that I prepared......"

Correction was whispered under the snow. And Yubihama, who heard this, looked at the snow with glowing eyes, and although he had just been dodged, he was about to be hugged like he had just done.

"Is it difficult, is it even a gift?"

"Eh, yes...... And I'm not the only one who prepares. ”

After giving the gift, he hid under the snow to the other side, cautiously watching out for Yubihama's movements.

"Eh...... That is to say......"

The expectant gaze moved from the cheerful body under the snow, and carefully sent it to the side of Hikiya. However, it was immediately staggered.

"Ahh I didn't expect the small business to prepare a gift for me or something - that, because I won't be coming again, so, it's a bit subtle. ”

The two men looked at each other for only a moment, and then immediately staggered at a faster pace.

I always feel that the awkward atmosphere in the classroom has reappeared in this activity room. However, this is not a place for two people to escape. I had been deliberately under the snow before, and I made everything clear here.

"Well...... It's nothing. It's just because you're on your birthday. ”

Carefully took out the small package from the school bag, and then handed it to Yubihama as if he didn't care.

"I thought about it for a moment...... How to say it. Isn't that a clear idea? The events that came before, and what you cared about afterward, were all negated. ”

Hikigu, who was going to shut up and stop talking after handing out the gift, began to explain because of Hihama's gaze.

"And...... Well, that's what it's like anyway. Halfway through his words, he suddenly thought of something and stopped. However, after noticing that there was no violent reaction under the snow, he lowered his head and said nothing more.

Although under the snow, it will not be a girl who is so easy to show emotions.

“…… Why do you think so? Is it sympathetic or caring...... I didn't think about that kind of thing once. I just ......"

Yubihama grabbed his neckline, and his small voice trembled. It's better than Qiya, Yubihama, and under the snow. It has been so since the accident in which no one was at fault.

"I always feel that it's too complicated for people to understand...... I think it's a little simpler......"

Yubihama, who spoke again, spoke in a more cheerful tone than just now. However, the voice still seemed to be stubborn, making the words sound too lonely.

"There's nothing complicated either...... Isn't it. ”

Under the snow, he gently fiddled with his long hair, and his silhouette in the sunset was as unreal as ripples.

"Hikiya-kun doesn't remember helping Yubihama-san, and Yubihama-san-chan doesn't feel that he is sympathizing with Hibi-san...... It was a misunderstanding from the beginning. ”

"Ah, that's right."

For the statement under the snow, Biqigu affirmed it at the first time.

"So, it's better to end the past and start again. Originally, it wasn't your fault. ”

Your words have the right to start over. Your words......

Hikiya and Yubihama, who were immersed in their respective emotions, did not perceive the emotions under the snow. That kind of emotion, the emotion of excluding yourself.

So, it's better to treat it as if it doesn't exist. Chikazu leaned against the wall, watching the story from her own perspective.

"It's time for me to report to Mr. Hiratsuka-sensei on the completion of the staff."

In the smiling eyes, there is a reluctance like the afterglow of the sunset. Even so, under the snow, he turned around coldly in the next moment, and left the activity room in a more hurried way than usual.

"Ah, speaking of which, my gift hasn't been given yet."

Unconcernedly, Chiba invited out a birthday cake that she had carefully decorated with the snow, and drew a stick figure of Yubihama with a special strawberry jam on it.

"Wow, that's awesome—this!"

The atmosphere that was well mobilized by Chiba made Yubihama's movements relax a lot.

"That's a gift for small businesses...... Can it be opened? ”

Yubihama gently poked Hikiya's shoulder.

"Feel free to ......"

After carefully opening the wrapper, Yuhihama's surprise was palpable.

"Wow......"

If you just talk about giving gifts, Biqigu still has a lot of taste. Several strips of black leather are woven together, with a silver logo in the center. The peculiar style is somewhat modeled after an animal's collar, but overall, it's still a pretty good ornament.

"This necklace is so beautiful......"

Yubihama couldn't put it down, and if it weren't for the fact that there were still thousands of trees in the activity room, he would almost have to wear it on the spot and show it to Biqigu.

"That...... It's a dog's collar. ”

Biqigu explained a little embarrassed.

"Huh?! This one...... That's—then you'll be clear, Yaga! ”

Because there are other people next to him, Yubihama's shame is also growing exponentially.

After throwing the paper bag on Hikigu's head in shame, Yubihama rushed out of the classroom with this momentum.

"Really! Never mind...... I went to call the store. Standing in the doorway for a pause, Yubihama explained in a playful voice.

“…… Thanks, stupid. ”

The door was gently slammed shut, leaving the two boys looking at each other.

"Don't you catch up?"

Chita chuckled and walked to the side of the position under the snow.

"It has nothing to do with me."

Hikiya pursed his lips and looked at Qianqi who was standing in that position. Because it happens to cover the seat under the snow, it has a wonderful sense of disobedience visually.

"But there's nothing going on here, is there? Anyway, let's go and help Yubihama first. ”

"What about you?"

"Somebody has to clean up something."

Because the activity room is usually cleaned under the snow and the millennium, the statement of the millabyte is unexpectedly convincing.

"That's right."

After Hikiya left, only a thousand trees and a faint sweetness of cream were left in the activity room.

Cream is something that becomes sweet when you add sugar and beat it.

It would be nice if things were like this.

However, this is not possible.

It's like the shadow of a cake, but it doesn't have a sweet taste, even though it has the same shape. Rather, it was just a faint dark color attached to the brilliant back, and the thin appearance was even more sad than the fact that there was no taste.

In the end, it's just a superficial warmth.

Such a falsehood is not a hypocrisy that I pursue.