If we need to recall the initial facts, on the third day of Kazuya's visit to Kato with Ayase, Kato's condition had improved and he was able to go back to school.

However, from that time on, Kazuya, who had already made up his mind, did not pay much attention to Kato's recovery, and it was naturally a gratifying thing for his neighbors and friends to be able to return to school, and of course, it was just a gratifying thing, nothing more.

And Kato, who has already formed a tacit understanding with Kazuya, does the same, and as usual, he has a casual conversation with Kazuya that belongs to the neighbors, routinely playing the role of a passerby in the atmosphere that is not as harmonious as before, and routinely continuing to live as an inconspicuous person.

Megumi Kato, who was attractive for a while, who could invite girls to hang out and make boys take the initiative to pick up a conversation, disappeared from everyone's sight again, as if the girl's change never existed.

Fortunately, Lunya and Kato are not in the same class now, otherwise, seeing this situation, he would definitely be sad about this kind of final ending. And Kazuya, who could have taken on this task instead of Lunya, just silently watched Kato return to his "normal" appearance, without trying to change this problem in any way.

However, as he has done countless times before, Kazuya chose the patience and self-control that made him feel the most weak, and this self-control, triggered by a specific factor, would naturally explode without suspense.

It's true that Lun also has a longing for Kato, and that longing is a kind of otaku's unique longing for the perfect female image that meets his ideals, but, Lun himself is actually a person who can distinguish reality and fiction very thoroughly, compared to those who are easy to fall into self-delusion, An Yilun is also on the premise of indicating his identity, and he is still a noxious otaku, which is a miracle in itself.

Therefore, even if he poured a little bit of his own feelings into the planning of his game, Len was still able to clearly distinguish the difference between the heroine in his game and Kato in reality.

Kazuya also knew this, however, he couldn't bear it, and this intolerability was only the result of a long-term burst of self-suppression in this area.

So, just when everyone felt that there was no warning, Kazuya shouted out something like "You have the right to stop me from having special feelings for that guy".

And this sentence was also heard correctly by Kato, who came to participate in club activities.

Kazuya had never been as panicked by Kato's almost "coincidence" appearance as he was now - and he also knew that this so-called "coincidence" was really "coincidence", because he could see that Kato's face had become bloodless and pale.

"Kato-" Kazuya whispered the name of the girl standing at the door, knowing that Kato would give him a satisfactory response. Megumi Kato has never let herself down in this regard.

Kazuya felt that maybe as long as he blinked, Kato would nod his head, walk over to him casually, and say, "What were Aragaki-san and Yasaki-san just talking about?" If you confuse the three-dimensional and the two-dimensional too much, you can't do it! ”

Then, as she always does, gently tuck her hair and quietly do her place before doing it.

Megumi Kato has always done that. Kazuya has always been looking forward to it.

This time, however, the situation has changed completely.

The girl at the door, who had recovered to a fairly cute bob hairstyle, was visibly stunned when she heard Kazuya's words, and then, she took a step back slightly, and finally, she turned around and slowly exited the classroom.

Her steps were steady and careful at first, but at last they became faster and faster, more and more rapid, until they disappeared from the range of their hearings.

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"I swear, I've never tried to induce you to say something like that, I just think you're in a bit unpleasant right now, and if it turns into something worse, everyone will be uncomfortable." In the classroom, Lun, who stayed behind, also looked at Kazuya who was panting helplessly, and the panting sound that could be heard clearly proved how angry Kazuya was now.

Kazuya subconsciously wanted to raise his voice, but, in the end, when he opened his mouth, he still lowered his head weakly, his voice sank, and he said slowly: "I know, of course I know, I know you don't want to cause this result, in essence, it's the mistake of me who promised to that guy to say this kind of thing and then make it myself!" ”

"I don't know what you agreed with Kato, but don't you think you're a little too attached to that agreement now?" Lun also looked at Kazuya, sighed helplessly, and pointed out the core part of the problem.

"If you don't force yourself to remember that agreement, if you don't force yourself to remember something, do you think it's a good thing that a situation like today's one arises?"

"I don't know if that's a good thing or not, but what I do know is that even if you sit down to self-control, at the end of the day, it's not that you can finally explode because of this simple stimulus, and then ruin all your patience, it's pointless." Lun also shrugged and said.

"What's the matter, just now you told me not to make the situation more complicated, not to become more scumbag, why did you change your rhetoric now?"

"Just a precaution, now, when a fait accompli has happened, my attitude will also change, isn't it?"

"So, are you going to ask me to add vines now? It's even more scumbag! ”

"It's actually pretty bad if you don't chase it, right? It's up to you—by the way, if you have to say, I'm from the Kato faction, after all, she's my heroine! ”

"So she's your heroine, not mine?"

"If you could be your chosen heroine, then none of these problems would have happened by now - I mean, if you had chosen her on that previous date."

"I'm glad I didn't hear you?"

"I'm just telling the truth," Lenya shook his head and said, "So, Kazuya, what about your decision now?" ”

"I don't know." Kazuya lowered his head and said, "But, yes, you can't just leave Kato alone, right?" At least, this time, I should take responsibility for getting her problem right, shouldn't I? ”

"Well, then, I wish you all the best." Lun also took a deep look at Kazuya and replied seriously-

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Finding Kato is not a difficult thing to do, and even, it is a predictable thing, because Megumi Kato is really a person who is too good at controlling his emotions - Kazuya almost feels that Kato has actively chosen to be discovered by Kazuya if possible.

Because, she just sat calmly under a tree next to the playground, without deliberately hiding it, quietly looking at a book.

And when she saw Kazuya appear, she showed a very relaxed expression like that, as if to say: Ah, Aragaki-san, you are finally here, I have been waiting for you!

And such Kato, on the contrary, made Kazuzu can't bear to say what he is ready to say.

Kazuya felt that if he wanted to say something like "I'm sorry, Kato, that sentence just now was a misunderstanding, please forget it completely", then he would die of guilt under the condemnation of his conscience.

"Uh, Kato." Therefore, Kazuya only took the worst and simplest way of meaningless greetings in the end.

"Yes, Aragaki-san." Kato smiled quietly and replied calmly.

"You're laughing! It looks so easy. Even now, my heart is a little heavy, looking at Kato like this, Kazuya's temper can't become agitated, and he said something somewhat funny.

"So, can I tell Yasui-san that I don't need to make a game with me as the main character?"

"I don't think so, Lun has worked hard to this extent, and it will be difficult for you to make him give up halfway, unless you show this smile in front of him."

"Ah, in that case, there is no way, in front of An Yi, it may still be a little worse!" Kato nodded, as if he were saying something completely inconsequential.

However, Kazuya couldn't grasp the meaning behind Kato's words, and he, who was going to explain this matter, also became hesitant at this time.

"Actually, I also know what Aragaki thought about coming to me." Kato nodded and said, "It's just that what I want to know now is what Aragaki-san really thinks." You know, not in disguise, but in the heart of the true thoughts. ”

"Do you really want to know?" Kazuya looked into Kato's eyes and asked, "Don't you really understand?" ”

"I guess I know, but I think it might be better for me, okay?"

"Okay!" Kazuya closed his eyes, and said in the same tone of some renunciation as just now, "I like you, of course, I like it like Yingli Pear, and I like it like Shiyu Senpai, however, I do like Kato you, such an attitude, are you satisfied?" ”

"Yes, satisfied, actually, it doesn't seem too difficult for you to say this!" Kato nodded calmly and said.

"However, when you say this, there are some things that can deceive yourself, and they no longer exist!" Kazuya shook his head helplessly and said.

"Because of self-deception, or self-suppression, it's always an incorrect thing, and that's true for Aragaki-san, and it's also true for me, for example, I also like Aragaki-san, and when I throw away that diary, I'm going to be miserable, isn't it?"

Remembering everything recorded in that diary, Kazuya nodded silently.

"Did you really throw away that diary?"

"Diary, of course I threw it away."

"Yes."

"--But you can't throw away the contents of the diary!" Slowly, Kato said such a thing, still the kind of thing that doesn't matter to himself, and he is calm to the point of being a little excessive.

A nameless flame suddenly rose in Kazuya's heart.

He knew he was doing something crazy, but he couldn't ignore Kato's expression right now. It's like looking at other people's things objectively, and you're discussing what you hold dear. Kazumi didn't like the way it looked.

"Kato, what are your true feelings? Or, how many times have you shown your true feelings in front of me? ”

"How many times? I can count them, but it's quite a lot—"

"-Enough, don't pretend to be confused this time, you know the meaning of the question I want to ask!" Kazuya rudely interrupted Kato's words and said.

"So, what do you want me to say?" Kato's figure shook slightly, bit his lip, and said.

"I want you to say what you really think, not the kind of person who seems to control everything with a detached attitude, not the kind where everything and all the problems have nothing to do with you, not the kind that makes me feel like I can always trust you from the beginning, but I can't figure out what you think! Do you understand? ”

"So, is that how you understand me?" Slowly, Kato said.

"yes!"

"So, what do you think I should look like, the way I waited for you to come back when I fell under the cliff? The emotions are completely exposed, do you understand? ”

"Uh-"

"Or is it the last time I went on a date, I told you to give up and let you choose the pear pear that you couldn't control your feelings? yes, I think I expressed it that time, did you show sympathy for me at the end? ”

“……”

"Or is it that I helped you and Ying Lili fail to resolve the conflict, so that I finally feel completely self-blaming? When you finally relied on Kasumigaoka-sani and Ayase to solve the problem, did you consider my feelings? ”

“……”

"So, Aragaki-san, what do you want me to do? If I don't talk to you and deal with you with this attitude, then do you think I can still be by your side, persevere? ”

With a tone of indifference that has never been seen before, but there is also a heartfelt indifference in the fierceness, Megumi Kato, just asked Kazuya.

At that moment, Kazuya suddenly felt that his emotions were like a shipwreck with tentacles, constantly diving, but he could never be saved.