"Haruhara, wait a minute!"

Finally catching up at the top of the staircase, I rushed down and grabbed his arm.

"Izumi? What are you doing with it? ”

Haruhara tilted his head in confusion.

"Well, that, you listen to me first," whatever he said, he had to be stopped now, and before he did something stupid, "I'm not sure if it's the choir."

"But now they are the most suspicious."

"It doesn't have to be them, the choir of girls doesn't have the guts."

"Izumi, what do you really think?"

"Yes."

"It's because she's a woman that she does this kind of thing."

"Hmm..."

I can't open my mouth when I get refuted, but even so...

"Then I'll go with you."

"No problem."

Haruhara nodded happily.

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We are now standing at the end of the stairs at the end of the aisle in the second grade.

Leaning against the wall, he sneaked there and watched the students walking in the aisle.

After all, this is the second-grade floor, and the whole floor is full of red school emblems, and the blue school emblem of the third grade is too conspicuous and out of tune.

"Haruhara, when are you going to go?"

I couldn't help but ask Haruhara, who was squatting below.

It's not that I'm impatient, it's because we've been standing here for more than half an hour, and our lunch break is coming to an end.

"Wait a minute, I haven't seen the right person yet."

"The right person?" I couldn't figure it out, "Is there a difference?" ”

"Of course," snorted smugly, Haruhara looked like "I'm an expert in this", "Izumi, you don't really matter who you ask, what matters is whether the person you ask is the type who threatens to do anything with a sentence or two." ”

What are you talking about with a smug look on your face... Super inferior~

Shaking my head, I sighed silently in my heart.

"Oh! That one... Izumi, you're waiting for me here! ”

"Hey!"

When I finally saw a girl walk out of the classroom alone, Haruhara's eyes lit up, and he patted me on the shoulder and trotted towards my target.

Am I waiting for you alone? Not...

Since he had been instructed to stay here and wait for him, it was naturally difficult for him to come forward, but his eyes did not leave Haruhara.

I saw Haruhara's smile and run to the girl to stop her, as if in order to show her senior status, the body was straight.

How to say that? Haruhara, didn't you say you would be a gentleman? The other party is obviously about to cry because of you.

Sure enough, it's better to go up and help.

Just as I stepped out to walk over————

"Yikes!"

Suddenly, someone blindfolded me from behind... Well, to be precise, I should have been blindfolded.

"Guess~ guess who I am?"

The voice asked me a pleasant question.

"1. Beautiful and lovely journalists; 2. Lively and dynamic school girls; 3. Gentle and considerate girl, please tell me the answer, if you answer correctly, there will be a prize! ”

“… Stop doing such childish pranks, Usami. ”

As soon as you hear this question, you can almost guess who it is, and then listen to those few options, and you can basically determine it. After all, there are only a few people I know who will make such a boring joke, and there are only a few people who have enough capital to be thick-skinned.

"What, senior, you're really uncooperative."

Usami said to herself as she let go of the hand that was covering me.

"I'm sorry, what's the prize?"

Although it will not be a good thing to guess, people are such creatures, and they will still want to know what it is when they know that it is not a good thing.

"Pretty Girl's Iron Fist."

It's not a good thing! Wait, is that beautiful girl talking about you?

"What if you get it wrong?"

"Give a panda eye."

"Poisonous enough!"

It's really up to you to think about it, what's the difference between a prize and a punishment? Isn't it just another way of saying that you want to punch me in the eye!

"No," Usami shook her finger and smiled smugly as she shook her finger and said, "It's a pity, you're still too tender," "The punishment is that you can't choose the part, but the prize allows you to choose where to beat it." ”

"Do you want me to say, 'Roar~ Miss Usami is so gentle'?"

"Of course."

Of course you're big, I have to thank you after being beaten, I'm really shaking M!

"Okay, don't bully Izumi with Kanako."

Tomoyo on the side pulled Usami's sleeve.

"Since Ash said so, so be it."

As if there was still a little regret, Usami sighed and shook her head.

"Izumi, why did you come to the second-year floor?"

Seeing his best friend's dissatisfaction, Tomoyo smiled faintly and turned his head to look at me curiously.

"Because of something."

The body unconsciously moved to the side, just blocking the direction of the spring plain.

"Is it troublesome?"

"Uh... Sort of. ”

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

Although I am grateful that you want to help me with my mood, but now this situation...

"The senior's matter must be very unexposed, Ash, are you sure you want to take care of it?"

Usami immediately smacked her lips in dissatisfaction.

But at this time, her interruption sounded dozens of times cuter than usual.

"Add cabbage."

"I know, cut~"

Usami pouted and folded her hands unconvinced, stepped aside, and glared at me fiercely.

Ah, Miss Rabbit, did you put the account of being criticized by Tomoyo on my head?

"Then Izumi," Tomoyo turned his gaze to me, "you're welcome. ”

You're welcome? I'd love to be polite if I could.

Although you are so enthusiastic, I can't tell you with a smile that you are "haha~ Actually, I just received a threatening letter", right?

"Is it hard to talk about?"

Tomoyo had a puzzled expression.

"It's not hard to talk about, it's just trouble."

If you continue to spit it out like this, not to mention that it will be seen by the shrewd rabbit, it will at least arouse the suspicion of Zhidai.

Turn your brain!

"Izumi, what's wrong with you?"

"Don't worry, it's definitely not a suspicious thing!"

Oops, reflexively respond.

"Saying that you didn't do anything suspicious is actually the most suspicious!"

Usami added "kindly" on the side.

"Absolutely not! Not really! Seeing the growing distrust in Tomoyo's eyes, I hurriedly raised my right hand and swore, "I can take myself as a guarantee!" ”

It seems that infected by my solemn attitude, Tomoyo's frowning brow finally eased, but...

"The senior himself doesn't have much credit."

Please~ Please, Miss Usami! Can you keep your mouth shut, old man!

I desperately squeezed my eyes at Usami, who was standing behind Tomoyo, who stared at me and raised her index finger with a smile.

Hey?

Then the middle finger.

What is that?

Then the ring finger.

So what does that mean?

Oooh, fingers retracted into fists... I don't mean I owe you three fists, do you?!

Hmph~ Does anyone know if they will be beaten and will agree? That's the kind of thing that only stupid people do.

"Ash, I think seniors are here..."

"No problem, no problem!"

I hurriedly interrupted Usami's words, my head clicking up and down like a runaway machine.

“… It should be a matter of the drama department. ”

Why didn't you think of such a good reason just now? It's really you, the black rabbit who never blushes when he lies.

"Yes, I think so," Tomoyo nodded, looking at me and smiling, "Izumi, you have a strong sense of responsibility, don't put too much pressure on yourself." ”

"Ahh

I didn't expect it to be such an image in Zhidai's mind, and I was stunned like a fool and would only answer simply.

"Then let's go back to the classroom first."

Nodding, Tomoyo led Usami towards the classroom.

"Tomoyo!"

I couldn't help but shout out.

"Yes?"

"Well, that," I didn't dare to meet Kamitomo's blunt eyes, I lowered my head and scratched my head in distress, and finally squeezed out the words that had been brewing for a while from my throat after a while, "Thank you." ”

It also contains the guilt of deceiving Tomoyo.

“…”

Tomoyo looked at me with wide eyes in surprise.

"Thank you."

Say it again.

I could already feel the temperature of my cheeks rise sharply just by touching it, and now my face must be as red as a monkey's ass.

"Always, that's it, it's not too early, I—I'll go back to the classroom first!"

I can't stand this atmosphere, and I should say that my shyness is about to explode, so I nodded to the two of them, and ran towards the third floor without looking back, regardless of politeness.