With that, Yuichi started his trip to the school commissary, taking the coin that had fallen from his hair.

This was his last hope to fill.

However, the school commissary is the closest to the school cafeteria, but there is still a playground between the two.

It's not a metaphor, it's in between, and it's really the playground of this school.

To get to the school shop on the other side of the playground, you have to walk through it.

But why doesn't the school put the commissary and the cafeteria together?

Yuichi thought in his heart again.

It wasn't until today that he found out that those so-called designers didn't deliberately want to rectify people, and always did something very unbelievable.

And what makes people even more tearful is that these designers always stick to their own ideas, and then rack their brains to design solutions, in order to do their best to pit, oh no, "for the benefit of the people".

Although this is a bit excessive, Yuichi can't figure out how the designers want to do it.

If anyone can give me a convincing reason, I'll retract my thoughts right away.

Thinking of this, Yuichi stepped on the land of the playground.

There is always no shortage of students who like to exercise in the school's playground, and the playground of Yuichi's middle school is naturally full of such students. Of course, the majority of these students are boys.

But Yuichi didn't have time to pay attention to the students of these movements, and now he was targeting the school commissary opposite.

But at this time, a group of students were playing soccer in the green field in the middle of the playground, and listening to their shouting sounds, it seemed as if they were playing some kind of game.

That's blocking Yuichi's way.

It's really annoying, it's a waste of water in my body here at noon.

Yuichi glanced at the students who were playing football.

I can't go straight to the kiosk along the diagonal of the playground, which is really unwilling.

Although he said that, Yuichi still understands a truth very well:

Don't step into the pitch while others are playing a soccer game, because those hot-blooded bastards are too focused, and if you dare to step into their territory, you may be greeted by a high-speed soccer ball.

Of course, they can't have done it on purpose, but even if that happens, no one will apologize.

Forget it, I'd better go around the green field, my head is not that hard.

Looking at the football flying in the sky, Yu consciously touched his head and began to walk along the inner circle of the playground.

He was going to the commissary opposite.

"I'm so hungry."

Yuichi touched his deflated stomach, and it wasn't until he felt the coin in his palm that he felt a lot of relief.

"Good thing I still have you."

Yuichi pinched the coin in his palm and softly said a line that often appears in soap operas.

"Shizuko, hurry up, the ball is going out of bounds!"

"Leave it to me!"

Not far away, such a voice was heard.

This voice was very distant to Yuichi, who was already dizzy from hunger, so he didn't care.

Until something brushed past his ear, and then a shadow suddenly covered Yuichi.

“？”

You looked up consciously, but somehow saw -

The bottom of a girl's skirt.

Why is this happening here?

Such a question flashed through Yuichi's heart.

But then again...... It's still blue and white striped.

You opened his mouth and stared blankly at the girl flying over his head.

And then there'......

"Hoha!" The girl's whisper.

Immediately after, there was a "bang" sound, and then Yuichi felt that something was coming towards him with an extremely terrifying speed.

"Boom!"

Yuichi felt like he had been hit with a hammer in the back of his head, and Venus was dancing in front of him like in an anime, and then he fell straight down.

This...... What is this...... What the hell is this, who can tell me what the hell is going on?

Yuichi, who fell to the ground, trembled inside.

The world around him was silent, and all he could hear was the humming that kept echoing in his ears.

He was so distracted by this blow that he didn't react until a few seconds later.

Just hit yourself, is it a high-speed flying football?

Looking back, it seems that I did hear some strange noises before I fell?

Say that the ball is going out of bounds and let one person save it?

The context of the matter seems to have been sorted out by Yuichi?

How can I catch up with such an event with a basically zero probability!

Yuichi, who couldn't move, screamed frantically in his heart.

Just as Yuichi roared in his heart, he felt another unusual sound in his ears.

"Stepping on ......"

Yuichi could tell that it was the sound of sneakers colliding with the ground.

The sneakers ran straight in front of him and seemed to stop in front of him.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry...... I, I I didn't mean to, no, no, I'm very sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. ”

A girl's apologetic voice kept coming from in front of Yuichi, and the owner of that voice seemed very flustered, and even the apology became stammering.

“……”

Yuichi was really speechless, and he looked up with difficulty, trying to see who the girl who apologized to him was.

But when he looked up, it wasn't anything else.

Rather, it's a dazzling blue and white stripe......

Blue & White Striped ...... Dazzling......

"Hmm......"

Yuichi hung his head weakly.

It's not because he doesn't have the strength to sustain the movement of his neck lift.

It's because--

He was knocked down by the football kicked by the girl before, and if he still had a nosebleed because he saw the girl's fat at this time, how embarrassing it would be!

He still needs the courage to live in this world!

"Same ...... Schoolmate? ”

Perhaps seeing Yuichi raise his head and immediately lower it, Shizuko screamed tentatively.

Yuichi moved his fingers with difficulty, indicating that he was still conscious.

Seeing Yuichi's response, Shizuko's tone also became much more relaxed, and she seemed to be relieved:

"You, are you alright......? Do you want to go to the hospital? ”

“……”

Yuichi still couldn't make any sound, just raised his hand weakly, and then waved it softly.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you very much."

Her thanks are so inexplicable.

Yuichi's mind had such a thought in his head.

"Since you're fine, I'll go first."

Shizuko said tentatively.

“……”

Yuichi was silent.

However, before he could respond, Shizuko ran away on her own.

Don't ask Yuichi how he knows, because he came to the conclusion by listening to the footsteps that are fading away.

Why don't you help me up, too?

Yuichi's weak voice sounded in her heart again.