The time for the hike happens to be May 10.

This time, the second-graders were destined for a ranch near Tokyo.

After exiting the station, it is planned to walk 12 kilometers to reach the destination.

The private Seisi High School keeps up with the times and organizes such excursions twice a year.

On the one hand, it is to broaden students' horizons, and on the other hand, it is necessary to exercise students' willpower.

For Tetsuya Ayakoji, 10 kilometers is quite easy, and even if you carry a lot of stuff in your backpack, it won't be a little more burdensome.

But for those girls, the trek was a bit more challenging.

After getting out of the tram, everyone gathered in class and set out on the journey to the ranch.

At first, the crowd was quite lively.

"I heard there are alpacas in the pasture."

I don't know where to find the introduction flyer, Yuki Hase, said as he walked.

"Huh, really?"

Several people around surrounded him, and Ayakoji Tetsuya was squeezed out of the way at once.

Only Sakata Mitsuyasu behaved very easily, with his height, even if there were a few more circles of people in front of him, it would not prevent him from stepping on the flyer in Hase's hand.

"And ostriches!"

"I don't know if the horses here can be ridden."

"Don't dream, it's all foals."

"Disappointment."

"It's not bad to look at rabbits."

"Actually......"

Tetsuya Ayakoji, who was squeezed out of the room, said quietly, "You don't have to be so excited at all. This hike was only one day, and we were going to meet at half past five in the afternoon. It is estimated that it will take six hours on the road, and it will take an hour to cook the curry at noon, and apart from the half-hour meeting time, we will only have an hour at most to visit the ranch. It's nice to be able to walk around the ranch completely. ”

Tetsuya Ayakoji spread her hands.

“……”

"You ......"

"Time ......"

The classmates who were still gathered together with great interest just now were speechless.

It's as uncomfortable as getting stuck in your throat while eating Dong.

Tetsuya Ayakoji also makes a lot of sense.

Just because what he said made sense, those boys were stunned one by one.

All delusional?

Talked about it all in vain just now?

Click, as if hearing the sound of a broken dream.

Tetsuya Ayakoji swayed secretly.

Abandon those useless fantasies, O you.

It's more important to be down-to-earth!

Tetsuya Ayakoji continued, "Instead of thinking about what animals to see here, why don't you help the girls share what they are carrying now, so that they can walk a little faster." ”

“……”

It seems to make a lot of sense.

After hesitating for a moment, Yuki Hase's side instantly emptied.

"Hey ......"

He opened his mouth.

didn't say a complete sentence, it's rare for me to become so popular.

"Hase-kun doesn't mind letting me take a look, right?" Tetsuya Ayakoji asked.

Yuki Hasei quickly shook his head: "I don't mind." ”

He handed over the leaflet.

Tetsuya Ayakoji glanced at Sakata Kotai: "Isn't Sakata-kun going to help the murashita-kun?" ”

"This ......"

Mitsuyasu Sakata hesitated for a moment, then turned around and left.

In a moment, there were only two people left here, Tetsuya Ayakoji and Yuki Hase.

"Alpacas, I haven't seen them in reality."

Tetsuya Ayakoji looked at the flyer in his hand with great interest and wrote down the location of the alpaca.

He had already conceived a tour route in his mind.

"Thank you, Hase-kun."

Half an hour later, Tetsu Ayakoji also handed the flyer back to Yuki Hase.

"No thanks."

Yuki Haseki shook his head.

He always felt that it was just Tetsuya Ayakoji's routine just now.

Maybe it's a delusion.

At this time, Tetsuya Ayakoji also turned around.

Since there were more men than women, most of the girls in the class were separated from each other.

The only ones left were the squad leader and Megumi Kato.

If the squad leader is because he usually has a heavy accumulation of power so that no one dares to go up and brush the tiger's whiskers, then what is Megumi Kato?

"Squad leader!"

When the squad leader excitedly took pictures on the side of the road, Ayakoji Tetsuya walked over.

"It's Ayakoji-kun, what's the matter?"

After taking a selfie with a smiling face, the squad leader responded.

Tetsuya Ayakoji said, "It's about Kato-san. ”

"Kato? Ah, you mean Megumi Kato. ”

The squad leader's slender brow frowned for a moment before releasing again.

She figured it out.

Tetsuya Ayakoji's brows furrowed.

Although the positioning is an inconspicuous passer-by heroine.

But even the squad leader has to take a little time to remember the name, which is too marginal.

"I found that Kato-san's interpersonal relationships in the class seemed to be very poor." Tetsuya Ayakoji whispered.

"What do you say...... the class leader pointed his chin with his index finger and tilted his head slightly, falling into memory, "It seems that Kato-san really doesn't have any friends." ”

The small circles that form naturally during recess are most telling.

Tetsuya Ayakoji asked, "Why is this happening?" ”

The class leader said: "At first, everyone tried to invite Kato-san, but Kato-san seemed to be a little busy at that time, and he politely declined all the invitations at once, and after that, it seems that no one took the initiative to contact Kato-san, and over time it became what it is now." ”

This strange atmosphere, formed by the mixture of intentional and unintentional, has invisibly become the culprit of the oppression of Megumi Kato.

Megumi Kato seems to be staying in the freezer room, and will eventually be swallowed by this indifference.

"Do you need me to help you, squad leader?"

After thanking him, Tetsuya Ayakoji asked.

The squad leader replied, "Don't bother Ayakoji-kun, I can do it by myself here."

Sure enough, it's a strong girl.

Tetsuya Ayakoji apologized goodbye to the squad leader, and after walking through the crowd a few times, he came to Megumi Kato's side.

The girl was as quiet as a piece of white rice paper that had not yet fallen into ink, waiting for someone to sprinkle ink on the rice paper.

"Kato-san."

Tetsuya Ayakoji's voice broke the silence.

His gaze first fell on Megumi Kato's palm.

A piece of gauze was attached to the original wound, and because of the injury in the palm of his hand, Megumi Kato had to transfer all his weight to the other hand.

This has gradually made her fall into the ranks of walking a few steps and stopping a few steps.

"Ayakoji-kun?"

Megumi Kato noticed Tetsuya Ayakoji beside her at this time.

There are surprises and uneasiness.

"Need my help?" Tetsuya Ayakoji asked with a smile.

"But the others are still ......"

"Other people's things have long been taken by male classmates."

Megumi Kato, who realized it later, nodded again and again.

"It seems to be true."

"Come on."

Tetsuya Ayakoji stretched out his hand.

Megumi Kato hesitated for a moment, but still handed the bag he was carrying to Tetsuya Ayakoji.

"Thank you." She whispered.

Some things always go away inadvertently and come inadvertently.