"What do you think you're going to say? You're a lot bolder! ”

"Isn't the lesson at noon too light to make you dare to come so nonsense?!"

"Try it for me next time, I'll put my hand down your throat and pull out your vocal cords as a reward~"

I, Okazaki, and Haruhara, were sitting in the center of the department's room, and in front of me was an apricot sitting cross-legged on a chair and patting the table with a wooden ruler.

It feels the same as when I first walked into the department, but the role has changed.

"It's all your fault, for some bad ideas."

"How could it be me, I didn't expect Haruhara's opening sentence to be that sentence."

"Is it all on me?"

Sitting on the ground with a blue nose and swollen face, the three of us boys began to complain to each other.

"Smack!"

The wooden ruler slammed the table hard, making a loud noise.

"Did I say you three were listening?!"

The apricot head was bruised, and the angry eyes were about to burst into flames and glared at us.

"Sister, I think Quanjun and they all know it's wrong."

"Yes, Xiaoxing, you can almost forgive them, right?"

"Uh-huh."

Seeing the scars on our faces, even the victims' starlings, Furukawa, and Kotomi couldn't help but plead.

"No! You are too soft-hearted, and it is rare to seize the opportunity to clean them up like this, you must not let go obediently! ”

… The last sentence is what is in your heart, this great demon king.

"Izumi, do you seem to have anything to say?"

I don't know if I sensed something, Xing smiled at me.

"Huh?"

I shouldn't have said it, did I? Didn't you? Apricot has your mind-reading skills evolved into such a powerful skill?!

"I—I don't have anything to say, do I?"

At this time, it is safer to pretend to be stupid.

"Forget it," seemed to see through my careful thoughts, Apricot glanced at me and didn't say anything, and turned her gaze to Okazaki, "Tomoya, tell me why." ”

What's the matter, I feel that the eyes that Xing looked at me just now are full of pity? Did you get sympathized with because you saw through my acting skills?!

"Ugh..."

Okazaki looked at our tragedy and decided to tell the story without hiding anything.

"Really, if there is such a reason, why didn't you say it earlier?"

Apricot glanced at Haruhara.

"Do you agree to help?"

It's worthy of an apricot, I'm really sorry to misunderstand that you were a violent person before, I didn't expect you to be so caring, a good person!

"How is that possible," Breaking our expectations in less than two seconds, Xing waved her hand in denial, "I mean, if I had said it earlier, I wouldn't have let you do so many stupid things!" ”

"Aren't you moved by the feeling that Haruhahara is so buddy?"

"Nonsense! Why do I have to help you do this shameful thing! ”

Sure enough, there will be no good thing that will fall from the sky.

"What about you guys, Furukawa?"

"I'm sorry, that's... Too shy..."

"Me too... yes, I'm sorry..."

Furukawa and Starling both blushed and apologized to us.

Actually, it's obviously not your fault, and if you want to blame it, you can only blame the low charm of Chunyuan at the level of the Demon King, it should be said that you are both too good people.

"Please let me help."

The brave are out!

"Little, little Kotomi?"

"Kotomi, shouldn't you be uncomfortable with this kid?"

"Is it true that Kotomi are willing to help?!"

I really don't believe it, the savior is actually Kotomi who has been silent!

"Hmm."

Kotomi nodded firmly.

"Oh yes!"

"Haruhara, that's great!"

"Kotomi is so kind."

"Oh, Kotomi, this kid..."

"I want to do something for my friends," Kotomi said with her fists clenched, "tell me what to do." ”

……

A period of silence.

"What are you doing... Have lunch together? ”

It took a lot of brains, and I hesitated to say my answer.

"Are you an elementary school student?" Interrupting me, Okazaki folded his hands and tilted his head triumphantly, "Of course it's a date." ”

"What do you do on a date?"

"Uh... Amusement parks, etc. ”

However, in the face of Kotomi's question, Okazaki was too weak.

Well, after all, what to do on a date is something that only the person who has been on a date can do.

"If you are in a relationship, you should play together and do something happy."

"Eun, Xiao Nagisa is right," nodded approvingly, and Xing glanced at us with disdain, "The boys are definitely useless." ”

Straightforward, too blunt! It's not our fault that we haven't dated!

Although I want to refute Xing, but to tell the truth, it will only be us who will be hurt, so forget it.

"Happy thing, in that case..."

Nodding her head consciously, Kotomi walked towards the corner of the classroom and took out something from the inner closet.

So, that shouldn't be?

"Everyone, hurry up!"

"Squeak————————!

Before the words could be shouted, the nostalgic violin sound remembered with the movements of the piano hand.

"Woo! My eardrums! ”

"Why did you say something superfluous!"

"Isn't the violin fixed?!"

"Well, now I can play a more beautiful tone than before."

"It's more powerful!"

———————————— five minutes later————————————

Next to the window, Haruhara bowed and apologized to Kotomi with her hands folded with a haggard face.

"Don't you regret it? It's rare that Kotomi is willing to agree to help. ”

"Although I am grateful to Kotomi, Haruhara, I also say that I don't have the perseverance to endure Kotomi's tone."

"There's really no way to do that, but I didn't expect Kotomi to bring the violin to the ministry."

Nodding in understanding, Xing pressed her forehead and sighed.

It seems that there will be many opportunities to enjoy the beautiful violin performance in the future.

Alas, someone finally agreed, I don't know if there will be such good luck next...

"Don't worry, everyone, leave it to me next!"

As if in response to my heart, the door of the ministry was opened.

Usami-san, wearing a headset, appears at the door.

"You're not supposed to be in the Department of Public Information... Wrong! I think what's going on with your outfit?! ”

"Don't worry about this little thing, senior," took off the headset, Usami walked in without caring about everyone's surprised eyes, "I already know about Senior Haruhara, please let me help too." ”

Before that, I wondered how you knew, if you were eavesdropping on the door.

"Senior, you can rest assured, I won't do such a substandard thing," as if seeing my doubts, Usami showed off a small black square box the size of a fingernail in front of my eyes, and said in a voice that only me and she could hear, "It's a high-tech crystallized product, a bugger~"

That's something even more substandard, isn't it? Beware of me suing you for invasion of privacy!

"When was it installed?"

"Senior, you've come to find Ash."

Usami smiled sweetly at me.

I see, that's what the smile meant at that time, right? Damn, misguided...

"Forget it, after all, this is our own business, isn't the Department of Public Information very busy recently because of the next presidential election?"

Look at my eloquence, no matter what, I must get the black rabbit out here, and I must not put this wolf in rabbit skin into our flock!

"There is a senior in the news department who has Takamachi don't have to worry," Usami looked at us with moist eyes and said, "I was touched by the seniors' concern for Haruhara seniors, so please let me do my part!" ”

Did anyone hear what this black rabbit was saying? I was moved... Hmph, will this kind of rabbit with a black belly to the bone be moved? Usami, you look down on us, no matter how you say that the people who stay in this department are people who have lived hundreds of days longer than you, your acting skills can't deviate from us!

"Usami~"

"Kanako, you kid..."

"Usami-san is so kind."

"That's what it's like to send charcoal in the snow."

Huh?! What the hell! It's not all fooled! Why did they all make a look of being moved, what was the matter with the tears flickering in the corners of their eyes?

"But Usami, you're going to be Haruhara's girlfriend?"

It's worthy of Okazaki, who can still ask such a point-to-the-point question when the girls are being hoodwinked.

"Senior Okazaki, your joke is so funny, of course it won't be me~"

Sure enough, Usami, you are very strong, and you can refuse mercilessly under the starry gaze of Haruhara, who is so expectant, it's really cold-blooded and terrifying.

I nodded with satisfaction at Usami's self-digging answer.

"But don't worry, Senior Haruhara, I know who can help you."

I don't know if it's too much self-awareness, but Usami, who always feels it, glanced at me just now.

"I'll put you in touch right now."

Taking out her phone from her bag, Usami walked to the window, and quickly flicked her fingers and pressed a series of keys, and after a few "beep~beep~", the phone was connected.

"Hello, I'm Usami..."

"Hey, yes~ I haven't been in touch for a while..."

"Actually, there is something today..."

Conversations with the unknown helper came intermittently.

But what worries me more is that when I hear words like "funny", "dress-up" and "cute", I can't help but get goosebumps on my arms.

… Isn't that a sign of something bad?

“OK！ Nailed it. ”

Happily hanging up, Usami turned back to us with a gesture compared to V.

"Who were you talking to?"

"Don't worry, you're very familiar with that person, senior."

"You don't have to be secretly planning anything, are you?"

"It's rude, I didn't plan on doing anything."

Just by saying that, you already smell a suspicious smell.

"I wonder if the seniors have any free time in the future?"

Except for me nodding, everyone shook their heads to indicate that they were free.

"So~" clapping his hands, Usami announced with a smile, "Let's go now, and make an appointment to meet that person in the shopping street." ”