"What......?"

"I'm going!"

"I'm going too!"

“……”

A few girls followed and went along.

The scene was not at all an atmosphere where Wang Chuan had a way to refuse.

Xia Jing silently apologized to his friend who was framed in his heart.

Li Mu, Wang Chuan, Xia Jing, Yi Ah Ye and two other female classmates in the class.

When the team of six people left the classroom, Anno took Xia Jing's arm.

“…… Summer view! ”

The two of them were slightly behind the group, and their voices were lowered.

"What are you up to here?"

She's angry. After all, Xia Jing didn't explain to her at all, and it was normal to have such a reaction.

"I didn't have any ideas, I just went with the flow."

"Don't play dumb."

Xia Jing tried to beat Haha and fool around, but Anye still kept a straight face.

"Do you know what you're doing?"

"Ah, I know. I'm sorry I didn't consult you beforehand. ”

It's just that if I consulted you, nine times out of ten, I would be opposed.

"But I don't think it's necessarily a bad idea."

"You really didn't get it."

Anno bit his lip as if disappointed.

As she walked, she lowered her voice and said, "Ah Ye, she's a prosperous faction, yes?" You know that...... But it still implicates unrelated people. ”

"Where is it irrelevant? At least it has something to do with Wang Chuan, right? ”

"The problem is that Wang Chuan doesn't know anything about Ah Ye. But you ......"

“…… Anno. ”

Xia Jing stopped.

It's not that she can't understand her feelings. Xia Jing is also reluctant to put his classmates in danger as much as possible, and since they don't know that there are monsters lurking in their daily lives, it's better to never know.

But—

"In all fairness, Fang Yuan and I are not the same outsiders who originally knew nothing?"

If you don't know the existence of the deer clan, you don't necessarily have a way not to be implicated.

"Gao Ning and Qingya's intervention is a bit beyond my expectations."

Xia Jing glanced at the two girls in the same class who were squeaking and chatting happily in front.

"Anyway, the person we're looking for isn't that Adeid. Or is the Ah Ye you know the same as the woman, the kind of person who will run to find the ballast as long as the eyes are met?"

"That...... one."

Natsu continued to say to Anno, who was speechless, "I don't think she's that kind of person. Although I only met her once, she certainly wasn't. That man...... Her actions seem to be at odds with the beliefs of the Prosperityists."

"But those two things are—"

"Actually, I'm not sure. However, I think it would be of great benefit to us to take the opportunity to deliberately show her the fact that we are friends of Gong Wangying. To put it bluntly, it will cause containment."

Yasuno lowered his head.

When she knew that Wang Chuan's childhood sweetheart was Ah Ye, she couldn't help but be startled.

"If that's the case, then why?" She had muttered to herself. Probably Yasuno himself was confused.

Ah Ye, who grew up in human society like himself, was shocked by his devotion to the prosperity faction, but paradoxically, Ah Ye established a close relationship with Wang Chuanying, who was a human being. Anno was puzzled and troubled by this. Maybe I deliberately concealed it, but I often saw her sighing as if she was very annoyed, and it was difficult not to notice.

"You two have a good relationship, don't you?"

"Well, but ......."

"No more. Then you can trust her."

After Xia Jing patted her on the shoulder, she nodded gently. But the expression is still gloomy.

As soon as the two of them resumed their pace, Anno muttered, "She...... Ah Ye once told me to my face - you don't know anything about me."

The voice was so faint that it was far from her usual life.

"Then I thought about it, and maybe she had a point. In the village, she had a good relationship with me, but that's all. After all, the place where we live is not close, and I don't even know about her and Wang Chuan...... Besides, I don't even know what kind of idea Ah Ye used to join the Prosperity Sect."

"I'm not sure about anything. I know less about her than you do...... All I know is that she saved me twice when I was in the art classroom."

They were when he almost died at the hands of Adai, and when he strangled Qiu Yin's neck in anger.

"However, her actions made me think that maybe she was a kind-hearted person. If that's the case, of course, it's best, but what's the point of making sure? Let's talk ...... again."

Xia Jing suddenly thought of Li Qi.

Li Qi, who was rejected by the human pear, and thus went astray. Faced with such a her, Ye Yafei, who was her friend, not only showed disappointment, but also did not get angry because of it.

just resolutely put his friend-

Xia Jing looked away from Anno and faced forward.

He looked straight at the end of the hallway, and did his best to speak in a firm and powerful tone—

"Besides, if Senior Sister Ah Ye is really wrong, then it's up to you to stop her."

So said.

「…… Shall I stop her?"

Yasuno raised his face as if he had suddenly come to his senses.

"I see. It is...... Say."

Out of the corner of Xia Jing's eyes, he saw An Ye's nodding as if he was convincing himself.

So Xia Jing folded his hands behind his head and smiled at her as if he was joking.

"I'll help you too. But I'm not sure if I can help."

"Hmph, irresponsible man."

Yasuno's voice was at least less depressed and heavy.

The second-grade classrooms are located on the second floor.

Wang Chuan turned around and repeatedly instructed the group of people who stopped at the corner landing of the stairs.

"I'll tell you first, you can only see from afar. Don't make a lot of noise."

In the future, it may become other people's after-dinner gossip, but Wang Chuan still hopes to at least defend the last line of defense.

"Don't scream, you're going to make a noise for the seniors."

Anno also seems to have made up his mind and is admonishing the two female classmates.

"Okay, understood—"

"Uh-huh, a-la-la-la."

However, the answers of the two female classmates were a little uneasy. Although Xia Jing was worried about whether they really understood human speech, he still believed that if there was a case, Anno should try to solve it.

Xia Jing also reminded Li Mu.

"You too, idiot Li Mu."

Seeing that he looked excited and inexplicably smiling, it was really unreassuring. But don't look at his virtue, he should abide by the minimum morality. Anyway, he's not the kind of guy who hurts his friends.

Li Mu replied.

"I see. If you want to make a noise, wait until you go back to the first floor."

"That's what I mean~"

"Yes~"

Two other female classmates echoed his words.

「…… You're really interested in other people's relationship problems."

Xia Jing couldn't help muttering, but after getting to the bottom of it, the person who took the lead in proposing was Xia Jing himself, so he was not qualified to say that others were not.

"It's not a relationship problem......

Wang Chuan replied thoughtfully, but no one listened to his words.

"Let's go, then."

Everyone silenced and climbed the remaining stairs.

The destination is class D and the location is in the innermost. The group formed a team and marched through the corridor where the seniors who had rushed outside during their lunch break.

However, an unexpected situation occurred in front of the B class classroom.

"Ahh

Wang Chuan, who was in the lead, screamed coldly and stopped.

Directly in front of him was a girl who had left the classroom in Class B.

He has short black hair and wears glasses. The facial features are clear and beautiful. With his slender eyes widened slightly, Ah Ye, who accidentally bumped into the group and said, "...... Ogawa. ”

Compared with the unexpected unexpected situation, the sentence she blurted out made Xia Jing feel even more shocked.

- Ogawa.

Such a nickname is not suitable to be said from Ah Ye's mouth.

However, what is even more shocking.

Xia Jing's impression of Ah Ye is shrewd and capable. I always feel that she is the kind of person who has a piercing gaze under the glasses, a calm and composed personality, and always maintains the same expression as No. 1 - even if she is intimidated by Adai in person, she will not flinch and stare back from the front.

「…… What's the matter, Ogawa?"

And yet—

"This is the second-grade classroom...... Yay."

However, why did she blush-eared and show a cowardly look?

Xia Jing was confused, and turned his head to look at An Ye next door as if asking for help. When I saw it, I thought, "Ah, the so-called frightened expression must refer to her now." To put it simply, she was so frightened that she was speechless.

"Uh-huh...... My friend just happened to have something to look for the senior."

Wang Chuan looked back at this side, and said an excuse that was probably a temporary weaving. Wang Chuan and his entourage, who were glanced at by Ah Ye, nodded and saluted together. But she ignored it.

No, it's not. It should have been—she didn't have the extra mental strength to respond.

"Ah Ye, are you okay? Was there anything uncomfortable afterwards?"

Ah Ye nodded. It's really cute just to see how she reacts.

"Hey, Xia Jing."

Li Song, who was in the same class, gently pulled Xia Jing's sleeve on the side and whispered.

「…… They're childhood sweethearts, right?"

"That's right."

"There's no question of the relationship between men and women, right?"

"That's what Wang Chuan said."

After answering, Li Song frequently looked at Ah Ye and Wang Chuan. Then he muttered quietly, "Sluggish big wood......

This means that from the perspective of a third party who has never known him, the result is also obvious. The conversation between Wang Chuan and Ah Ye is still not over.

"But you haven't fully recovered yet, have you?"

"No, it won't. It's all right."

"You can't be too strong, Ah Ye is love."

「…… I'm sorry."

The height is relatively tall, and in terms of appearance alone, it is not surprising that the two of them are mistaken for sisters and brothers. However, once you compare Ah Ye, who is facing the floor and speaking inarticulately, with Wang Chuan, who raises his eyes slightly and smiles like this, he can't tell who the older one is.

"Well, I still have something to do...... So ......."

Just when Xia Jing was thinking about this kind of thing, Ah Ye lowered his head shyly.

"Ah, I'm sorry. Then we're going to get busy with ours too. Take care of yourself, Ah Ye."

Ah Ye nodded.

Removing his gaze from his childhood sweetheart who nodded silently again, Wang Chuan turned his head to look back at everyone.

"Let's go."

"Ahh That's right."

Xia Jing finally squeezed out a sound response, and the group restarted their pace as if nothing had happened.

As she passed by, Xia Jing secretly glanced at Ah Ye, but she was facing elsewhere and didn't want to meet Xia Jing's eyes. Originally, Xia Jing was still wondering if she hadn't noticed herself, but it shouldn't be that possibility. The reason why she ended the conversation hastily was because of the presence of Natsu Jing and Anye.

Everyone silently walked down the stairs from the opposite side through the hallway. After arriving at the first floor where the first-grade classroom belonged, Wang Chuan let out a long sigh of relief and looked around at everyone.

"Really...... Are you satisfied?"

Seeing that his face was completely different from usual, Li Mu opened his mouth and asked:

「…… Hey, Wang Chuan."

"What?"

"I was thinking, you...... I don't think I didn't notice it, did I?"

"What? What did you find?"

"It's that senior sister's attitude!"

Qingshan interrupted from the side, but Wang Chuan still looked puzzled.

"What are you talking about? Ah Ye has been like that for a long time."

All the people present bowed their shoulders exaggeratedly to the stunned Wang Chuan.

"This guy is hopeless...... There's really nothing you can do with him." Li Song hugged his head and sighed.

"That senior sister is so pitiful." Aoyama lowered his eyes as if sad.

"Ahhh......hh Damn it." As for Li Mu, he hugged Xia Jing's shoulders and sighed in a big way.

"We misunderstood. This guy didn't stand on the same starting line as us from the start. It's better to say that he has already crossed the finish line...... I...... There is nothing to say."

"No, ahh......hh That's it." Xia Jing replied ambiguously.

After finishing speaking, Xia Jing looked at Anye.

She was silent, with a look on her face that looked like she had added up, displeasure, and smiled and divided it by three, a very intriguing and indescribable expression. It's probably because I've known Ah Ye for a long time, but I don't know what kind of judgment to make.

- What the hell is going on, really.

Xia Jing took Li Mu's hand off his shoulder and took a few steps closer to An Ye.

"Hey."

After calling her out with a stiff smile, Anno turned his out-of-focus gaze to the place.

"Can I accompany me after school?" I have something to say."

"Hmm. I'm ...... too."

Although the two nodded to each other, it was certain that the two had no idea what to say.

So, after school.

Xia Jing and Anno faced each other, sitting in a corner of the classroom where most of the students had left school and returned home.

「…… So."

"Hmm."

After the lunch break, in addition to Xia Jing, she seemed to have sorted out her mood a little, and her appearance seemed much calmer.

That being said.

"Is that the person you know?"

「…… It's completely different."

However, the impact at that time was not trivial, and she still tilted her head in confusion.

"When she was in the village, she was very quiet and steady since she was a child...... It's probably just like your impression of her. Li Qi, she's even a little afraid of Ah Ye."

"And what was that reaction just now? It's just another person."

"I don't know...... I don't know."

- But yes. As if he thought it was a little funny, Anno continued, "It's the first time I've seen that kind of Aye...... She really likes Wang Chuan."