Friday, April 22.

Although there were no classes on this day, Toru Shimizu waited early in front of the library at the Waseda Toyama Campus, wearing a suit borrowed from Hasegawa.

Next to him were a few students who participated in the reception, and I don't know where Professor Takahashi found them, but they seemed to be looking forward to the reception.

"I don't know who will come today, it would be great if there were Erika Toda and Asami Nagasawa!"

"These two have already graduated from Horikoshi, right?"

Attracted by entertainers? It seems that this is Professor Takahashi's method.

"I hope to see Ryunosuke Kamiki!"

"I'd rather see Hirosho Nakajima."

There are also girls who come for male artists.

Putting this thought aside, Toru Shimizu planned to review the content of the speech later in the future, but felt someone tapped him on the shoulder. Looking back, it was the Hasegawa guy.

"Hey, Shimizu. Don't you have a good relationship with Professor Takahashi, do you know who will be here today? ”

Shaking his hand off with a look of disgust, "How can you, a member of the law department, appear here?" ”

Hasegawa didn't care, a little dead-faced, "It's not that you lack manpower." What do you think? Who will come? ”

His movements were so obvious that the people who were chatting next to him also looked at him, and their eyes were full of curiosity.

Qing Shui Toru simply shook his head and said, "I don't know either, anyway, it's clear when I see it." ”

In order not to discourage their enthusiasm, let's make them happy for a while.

"Cut."

Hasegawa retreated into his circle, and the side was lively again.

Toru Shimizu looked at his phone, and it was almost the agreed time.

Sitting alone in the last row of the bus, Nengnian Reina pressed her forehead against the window of the car, looking at the reflection of the buildings on the side of the road in the morning sun, and the expectation at the front of the bus was already a little faint when it reached her ears.

If you lie down, the seat in front of you should be able to block out these sounds, right?

The thought came to her suddenly, and she stole a glance at the carriage and rejected it.

Although it was not a problem for the last row of empty seats to accommodate her alone, it was because it was too empty that she would be noticed by the teacher standing in front of her.

If only I had known I wouldn't come. She thought to herself.

I hurried to the school early in the morning and entered the special classroom of the artist class, and waited for a long time for no second person to come.

Summoning up the courage to go to the classroom office, he finally met the Chinese teacher who was supposed to come to class, but he looked even more surprised than himself.

"Can the year? Why are you here? ”

"That's... Isn't it class time? ”

"Today, the students of the advanced class are going to visit Waseda, and our teachers are also going to follow, so the artist class is off today. Why, didn't your office notify you? ”

Nengnian Rena shook her head.

After returning from Toho that day, she never went to the office again, nor did she receive a call from her agent, so she naturally didn't know the news.

But thinking about the scene every time the agent called, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Compared to those machine-gun scolding, running for nothing is nothing.

I understood the reason and was about to say goodbye and leave, but was stopped by the teacher.

"By the way, do you want to go with me? Anyway, this time I went to three classes, and each class had a bus, so I could sit down. ”

Perhaps not wanting to return to the empty classroom, she smirked up.

But it's better not to come. Nengnian Rena put her head against the back of the front seat, listening to the noise coming from in front of her, and thought to herself.

The Chinese teacher assigned her Class C in which he was the homeroom teacher.

When she got into the car, although the teacher gave a brief introduction, she still felt a little uncomfortable when she walked back down the hallway, and the searching sights from both sides of the aisle still made her feel a little uncomfortable.

But it's also something that can't be helped. Originally, I transferred from junior high school in my hometown of Hyogo Prefecture to Horikoshi after entering high school, and I didn't have much contact with the students in the entrance class because of the artist course. That's why it's the eyes of an intruder. Although she knew she was the one who trespassed into someone else's territory.

Then she sat alone in the last row, and the anticipation and lively discussions about the visit in front of her had nothing to do with her. After all, it's not a superfluous person who shouldn't be here.

So, it would be nice if you didn't come.

She closed her eyes and repeated the silent repetition in her mind, only to be awakened by a sudden shout.

"Nengnian, what are you thinking, get out of the car!"

When she raised her head, she found that the bus had stopped, and the carriage was empty, only the Chinese teacher who brought her stood at the door and looked over.

"Oh, right away."

In response, the teacher nodded and left.

Nengnian Rena took a breath, straightened the skirt of her uniform, and got up and walked to the empty aisle.

Walking down the steps of the car door, she couldn't help but squint her eyes in the strong light of the spring morning.

In the parking lot, students from three classes gathered in large and small circles, chatting about their respective topics.

At the end of the parking lot, two people were bowing. Nengnian Rena recognized one of them as the vice principal who had led the team. The other was gray-haired and wearing a thick windshield jacket, like the head of the Waseda side.

Behind them, two groups of people lined up head-on. On one side is Horikoshi's teacher, and on the other side of the word...

Looking carefully at the candidates for reception, Nengnian Renai was suddenly stunned.

Is that... Encountered in Toho... Nishino-san?

Carefully observing the person who stood out from the crowd of receiving students, Nengnian Lingna's memories became clearer again.

In order to deceive the agent that day, he pretended to be an employee of Toho. To put it this way... He shouldn't be called Nishino, right?

Before I could think of any more details, the meeting over there was already over, and people from both sides walked over together.

Worst!

Not looking any further, Nengnian Reina hurriedly withdrew her gaze to avoid his gaze, and her toes moved slightly, hiding herself behind the crowd.

The Chinese teacher stood in front of the line and began to shout.

"Alright, everyone in Class C, please follow this... What's your last name? ”

"Clear water."

"Hasegawa."

"Okay, please follow this Shimizu-san and Hasegawa-san to the classroom, and the lecture will be held soon."

It turns out that his surname is Qing Shui...

Falling at the end of the line, Nengnian Rena plucked up the courage to look at his back again. Unexpectedly, he suddenly turned his head and looked. In desperation, she could only shrink her neck suddenly, press her hands on her fast-beating chest, and pray that she would not be discovered by him.

At the front of the line, Toru Shimizu turned his eyes back and touched his chin to think about something.

Next to him, Hasegawa poked him with his elbow and said in a low voice, "How is it?" The uniforms of the Horikoshi girls are cute, right? ”

Glancing at Hasegawa with slanted eyes, Qing Shui Toru said lightly: "Is there one?" ”

"And what were you looking at?"

"It feels... It's like seeing someone I know. ”

"Maybe it's a hallucination."

"Possibly."

Without any further entanglement, Toru Shimizu put down the doubts in his heart and led the team to the scheduled preaching venue.