A few days later, at noon, in the cafeteria......

"Now, Aoko, what are you going to eat today?" My tablemate Kae asked

"Let's add eggs and green peppers"

"Huh... How much do you like green peppers."

“…… I think it's okay."

"Eating green peppers every day, don't you like it enough......"

"Maybe it's a habit.

"There are few people in this team, let's line up this line"

Kae accepted my offer, and we were in this line together.

Immediately after, a man stood behind me. He seemed to be talking to his friends about sports. I turned my head slowly, and sure enough, it was the priest standing behind me.

Covered in sweat, he must have gone to exercise just now, after all, he is so good at sports. Suddenly, he seemed to notice my gaze, and stopped talking to his friend, and his eyes turned quickly to me, and I subconsciously turned my head back as if my heart was weak, and then pretended not to see.

"Aoko-san is also in this line."

I didn't realize that he would talk directly, or that I wasn't ready for what to do, so I instantly seemed a little flustered.

So I quickly turned back and responded

"Ah, yes... Haha, it's a bit of a coincidence..."

My fingers were slightly closed, and my feet subconsciously moved closer to Kae's side, but this unconscious small movement was keenly captured by Seiji-san.

He quickly stepped back and said to me in an apologetic tone, "I'm sorry, Aoko-san..."

"I just finished playing basketball, and I smell of sweat all over my body"

I immediately understood that he had misinterpreted my little gestures, and I didn't dislike the fact that he was sweating.

"No, I didn't mind if I was sweating... Don't get me wrong..."

“... Oh, that's it... But it's a little hot to stand too tight."

Saint Si smiled cheerfully, indicating that he was thinking too much. That was the end of the conversation between him and me, and the priest continued to talk to his friend about the movement.

Breathe a sigh of relief.

After my heart relaxed, my gaze shifted from the surroundings to Kae, but in a certain direction......

My eyes froze.

A girl I don't know was talking to Kirikawa about something, and after finishing speaking, she laughed closely. You're smiling so happily...... Let me... The girl patted Kirikawa-kun on the shoulder left and right, teasing him, making Kirikawa mistake it for someone else and keep looking back, and after finding out that it was a girl prank, Kirikawa just showed a little helpless and gentle smile.

Maybe it's just a classmate of the opposite sex in Kirikawa, but my heart is tumbling...... Knowing that Kiritaka is a gentle person, he won't do anything to others at all, let alone get angry easily...... But the thought that came to my mind was that I wanted Kirikawa to say serious things to the girl, such as "Please don't do this" and "This will cause me trouble."

Keep your distance, keep your distance.

Ha...

What's going on.

The discomfort in my heart slowly subsided, and I secretly thought that such an idea was a bit selfish... If Kirikawa-kun really just treats me as a playmate or sister or something, if I only treat Kirikawa-kun as a younger brother...... So what Kirikawa-kun did was just a normal thing.

It's a very ordinary thing......

......

A hand patted me on the shoulder, and my thoughts were pulled back.

I turned my head to look behind me, and Saint Si said with a smile on his face

"Qingzi-san, there's no one in front of you, what's wrong, I'm wandering just now"

"Ahh I'm sorry, I'm so sorry," I reacted and immediately walked forward.

Saint Si followed, asking in a tentative tone, "That... Aoko-san, did something just happen? ”

"Me? ... No, it's nothing."

Kae turned her head and looked at me with strange and confused eyes, and I also shook my head in response to say that it was okay. Soon after that, it was our turn to eat, and it seemed that we had been distracted for a while.

"Hey! Why are you cutting in line? ”

Hearing the angry screams coming from Kae's mouth, a dark-skinned and fierce-looking boy interjected from the line.

The fierce boy spit out three words to Kae with great disdain

"There's... Opinion!? ”

Kae choked and nervous, I held Kae's hand, looked at her, then shook my head and whispered, "Don't be afraid, let's just endure it......"

Kae looked at me with an aggrieved expression, and I could only comfort her, while the rude boy showed a smug expression.

Suddenly, a hand passed through my ear, and I looked sideways to see the bare green tendons on that hand.

Sheng Si grabbed the boy's shoulder and said with a kind but powerful smile

"Classmate..."

"You can't just take it for granted"

"Especially the people who are crazy about girls are really bad"

When the fierce boy heard this, he turned his head angrily.

"Bastard, who's nosy!"

When he saw the Saint Division's classmates, who were a head taller than him, looking at him unkindly, his arrogance dropped.

"I am Saint Si Yuze"

The fierce boy twitched his face and asked rhetorically, "That saint of the basketball team?" ”

"Any questions?" His friend stood next to him and helped him respond.

Saint Si and his friend were a cut taller than the fierce boy, just like the momentum of height pressed the fierce boy to turn his head, and then show a dilemma.

"Then, please apologize to these two girls" Saint Si's tone remained unchanged, but the smile dispersed, and his expression was serious.

"What...?"

"Why, can't you do it?" The Prophet's friend stared at him with unkind eyes.

……

"Huh... I admit it."

The fierce boy looked at me and Jiahui very reluctantly, and lowered his head to apologize

"I'm sorry..."

After speaking, he walked out of the cafeteria quickly, looking embarrassed. Those who gathered around to watch the excitement gradually dispersed, and there were a lot of discussions, and there were a lot of pointers, but the expression of the Shengsi classmate did not change in the slightest.

"Saint Si is so handsome, that kind of person should be taught a good lesson" Jiahui was a little excited, and his little hands clenched into fists, making it look like a fight, which made people feel very cute.

I bowed slightly, turned to Shoji and his friends

"Thank you, Saint Si, and ......"

I looked at his friend, and Seiji immediately introduced, "This is Miyato, from the next class, and it's on the basketball team like me."

"Hello!" Miyato greeted with a smile

"Well, thank you very much" Kae and I bent down to express our gratitude.

"You're welcome, you're welcome, Yuzawa" Miyato waved his hand, and then looked at Seiji-san.

"Well, it's really nothing, because even other people do it...... Please don't care," said Saint Si, who regained that cheerful smile.

……

At that time, the original rejection of the Holy Division classmate in my heart was miraculously withdrawn......

……

The white clouds, the green trees, the scorching sun, the bell for the end of school had been ringing for a while, but I was hunched on the table, looking out the window in a daze.

Someone pushed open the door of the classroom, poked his head in, looked around, and saw Kirikawa's cautious appearance, and felt a little funny in his heart.

"Sister Xia Gong, are you going home together?"

"Well, please wait for me, Kiyono-kun"

I stood up, put the schoolwork I needed on my desk into my bag, and headed for the door.

"Keeping you waiting"

"Haha~ No"

"Let's go"

......

"Sister Xia Gong, something very interesting happened at noon today."

Midday......

"Tetsuya-san in our class didn't do his homework, and then ......ahhh

I listened to this interesting story absent-mindedly, Kiritaka kept saying it, and I responded with a smile at the right time. I don't know why I've become so sensitive, but just the time noun "noon" immediately evokes the picture of seeing Kiritakawa and the girl frolicking in the cafeteria at noon.

Is the girl a classmate of Kirikawa?,The relationship is pretty good.,Otherwise, we wouldn't be lining up to eat together.。 Ah, what the hell are you thinking? Kirikawa doesn't think about the mess at all, it must be just the contacts of ordinary classmates.

I must know Kirikawa myself.

I was upset not because of Kirikawa-kun, but simply because of a change in my own heart – whether I was scared or I was starting to be dissatisfied.

In the end, Kirikawa and I are just playmates and good friends...... Or do I treat Tongchuan as my younger brother, and Tongchuan treats me as my sister, and there is no blood relationship? If we agree with this kind of relationship, and we can get along with each other all the time, then what am I struggling with?

Am I dissatisfied with my current situation or relationship......

Such a question, such as a more complex relationship or something, Kirikawa-kun must not have started to think about it, so what do I care about.

Maybe that's okay, at least we'll still be like childhood sweethearts, going to and from school together, reading and listening to songs together, talking about interesting things together, and no one of us will mind. I don't want Kiritaka to get into this kind of trouble, I want to see Kiritaka happy and laughing.

Although I can't figure out the complicated relationship when I'm still young, I always feel that I should accompany Kirikawa-kun to grow up, even if it's for reasons like family affection.

"What's wrong with Sister Xia Gong?"

Kirikawa seemed to notice my distraction slightly, and my expression naturally changed to a smile, and I said to Kirikawa gently

"It's nothing~ What Kiritakawa just said is really interesting"

"Haha~ huh"

Kirikawa showed that clean smile, and his heart was relaxed......