Chapter 13: The Shortened Distance

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Maybe it's because of the fact that we were so close to each other because of what happened yesterday, and my heart was beating meaninglessly when I just met Sakura at school that day.

Although it has only been three weeks since the start of school, we all look like strangers in the classroom. Occasionally, there will be a few sentences that can be said together, after all, we are classmates, this kind of ordinary conversation, empty is not a problem.

Moreover, after the incident where the corridor was blocked, the people of the so-called support group did not trouble Sora again, which also made Sora breathe a sigh of relief. No one wants to block an intersection all of a sudden and ask some questions that are not shady.

It seems that from the beginning of school to now, there should be no one in the school who has been able to confess to Sakura successfully, but she is surrounded by Maki, who loves karate, and Eva, who has few words but is quite mysterious.

At least until now, there have been countless people who have confessed, but they have basically been rejected by Sakura on the grounds of studying, or they have been driven away by Maki.

Alas, being a fairy is very tiring.

If Sakura hears this, she may slap her empty shoulder out of shame.

I can't be the boy who had a good relationship with Sakura at school, right?

After all, I have been educated in China for more than ten years, and for going in and out of the house of the opposite sex and eating with the other party's family, this can no longer be described as intimacy.

No, no, no, it's definitely just my fantasy.

She's popular.,The people who pursue her line up at the school gate Sakura Horii.,It's just that I don't know.,There must be other boys who have a good relationship with her.。 Just like me, I just kept it to myself.

I said this to myself.

Even for a moment, I was embarrassed by my wishful thinking, and I leaned on the table and looked out the window.

(The weather is so nice~)

Just when I was thinking so.

[Yikes!] Izumi-san, why do you look listless today? And the injury is injured? ]

Yi walked up to me with a hearty smile, and on the way he passed, the voices of some girls sounded, and some boys sneered at me.

[It's just a scald, I'm just thinking about something, but you, don't you realize you're actually quite annoying?] ]

Sora didn't move, he was still lying on the table, looking at Yi who was sitting down in front of him, and resisted the urge to punch this hearty one.

[Eh, the speech is still so harsh, it seems that there is no big deal.] By the way, the next class is a physical education class, do you have a sports uniform? ]

[Yes, yes.] ]

[So I've been here for so long, so I should be used to it.] ]

[Okay, indoor shoes are quite comfortable.] ]

[Huh?] Is that how you feel? What a pity. ]

[What's the pity?] ]

Sora is a little puzzled, after all, for Sora, after coming to school here, compared to domestic schools. You need to have a pair of kinesiology on hand here, and the school distributes indoor shoes every year. So in school, a person has three kinds of shoes and three uses. And indoor shoes for the air,Although there are some differences with home shoes,But it's also very good.,At least in school.,Indoor shoes are really - 気持ちいい (very comfortable.。 )

[Go back to your seat, or Mr. Yamashita will arrest you and ask questions.] ]

[Ah~ This drove me away, Sora-chan is so cold. ]

Sora heard the other party's twisted words, and after being stunned for a moment, he said to him [...... きも (disgusting)].

(Alas, how can a boy be so....) )

Thinking of this, Sora twitched all over, and goosebumps rose.

In the afternoon class, the first period was physical education, and I heard that it was a joint class with another class.

And because it was the first class after lunch, the active boys were moving around the gymnasium as if they were eating.

After changing into a sports uniform with half-sleeved shorts, since I hadn't played much since I was a child, and since I hadn't spoken to anyone else in the class, I found a relatively quiet place to rest by the gymnasium door.

The door is open, and it is connected to the outdoor playground.

Unlike the sweltering indoor basketball court, which is filled with the enthusiasm of the boys, the girls sprint in the outside world filled with fresh air. Not interested in all sorts of things, I leaned against the door and looked at the sky outside.

[What are you doing here?] ]

A voice sounded, and Sora looked in the direction where the voice came from in some amazement.

Sakura, wearing a tennis cap and white short-sleeved and white sweatpants, stands next to the empty tennis racket with a tennis racket in her right hand. There are no two people around her, Maki and Eva, so to speak, Sakura is the one who came.

[Obviously, I'm paddling and fishing?] ]

[水をかく? 魚を触るの? (Paddling?) Fishing? )

[...... It's lazy. ]

Originally, Sora wanted to say that he was fishing in troubled waters, but his slightly lame spoken language could not be perfectly reproduced.

And when Sakura was wondering what she was saying, Sora explained to the other party what she wanted to say.

[I don't have the power to move.] ]

[Do you expect a little too much from me?] ]

[When Yin Yin cooks, it looks like it.] ]

[That is?] ]

[It's quite actionable.,Yin and Yin are very troublesome practices.,Look at you and it's easy to complete.] ]

[Maybe it's because I want to make it for someone important.] ]

Sora muttered, "The two of them are something I didn't have before. Life now, to Sora, is like a dream. Even sora is still worried that he will be beaten back、No、I can't go back。

Sora shouted so silently in his heart, that empty, that place full of cold eyes, Sora didn't want to go back.

[important, human ......]

Sakura muttered softly when she heard Sora say this.

Sora, who was caught in the memory, didn't hear this murmur, and when he realized that his mood had changed somewhat, Sora shook his head in annoyance.

[Okay, don't talk to me too much here, it's easy to misunderstand when you are seen.] ]

[Do you find it bothered?] ]

Sakura just looked at Sora and said in a somewhat serious tone.

[Well, at least my peaceful campus life should fall apart.] ]

[...... Then I'll go home tonight. ]

Sakura, who said this, turned around and ran away.

[Uh, weird girl.] ]

Sora scratched his head in confusion. Do you want to go home together? It doesn't seem bad...... No, I'm not afraid of being misunderstood and causing trouble? After banging his head on the gymnasium door a few times to make his thoughts less chaotic, he got up and went to the bathroom to wash his face, wash off what had just happened, and calm himself down.

When I returned from the bathroom to the rest door, I saw a bunch of people peeking out of the door. I was not interested in anything, and I wanted to turn around and look for a quiet rest area again.

[Oooo It's Horii-san's turn. ]

[Horii-san's amazing!] ]

[O Goddess!] ]

[What goddess?] This is a fairy, a fairy! ]

The boys gathered at the door were secretly admiring the cherry blossoms, but they were also a little curious and stopped.

[It's the fairy's turn to run.] ]

[Ahhh Fairies are the best. ]

Listening to their conversation, you can understand what Horii-san looks like in the playground.

After that, their topic gradually turned to a direction that they had never thought of.

After all, it's a boy who thinks about the spring in the group.,Gather together to secretly admire good-looking girls.,Start to evaluate good-looking girls.。

Even in the eyes of the void, no, it should be included among the boys as an inferior character holder.

Just as Sora was thinking about this and preparing to leave, a girl's voice came from the door.

[Hey!] Schoolboy. ]

Then there was a cacophony of voices and the wailing of the boys, looking at the wide open door, Kong Neng guessed: when he saw the boys hiding behind the door and looking outside, he came and opened the door of the gymnasium; And the boys leaning against the door fell forward in unison after suddenly losing their support point because their center of gravity was on the door.

(There was no stampede in Xin Hao.) )

Sora thinks so, although the boy's behavior is not advisable, but the girl just now is not good like that, after all, it may lead to a large-scale fall incident.

And when the boys saw the girls, they scattered and ran away like a mouse seeing a cat, and the speed would be nice if they were to run a marathon.

[I'm so annoyed by these boys.] ]

[Zhenqi, don't be angry~]

[I'm not really angry, I just hate that they compare their appearances like this.] ]

[Got it~ Let's go, eh? Imaizumi-san? ]

Hearing the conversation between the two girls, Sora knew the identity of the other party, and the two girls who had a good relationship with Sakura, in other words, Zhenqi and Yihua, who were best friends.

Originally, when the boys ran away, Sora should have followed suit. But after thinking about it, he didn't do anything wrong, so he stayed and planned to see if he still came to grab his position.

It's just that the place where the gymnastics mat is stacked at this time is the corner where the gymnastics mat is stacked, which is also the reason why Yihua saw the empty as soon as he turned around.

[Ahaha~ What a coincidence. ]

Sora is a little worried that when the other party sees him sitting here, he will think of the behavior of the group of boys just now, and he will feel that he is the same character as that group of boys. Thinking of this, Sora was about to explain why he was here.

[Are you resting here?] ]

[I couldn't blend in with the group, and I wanted to rest here, but, as you can see, the group of people took up the place where I used to stay.] Thank you very much. ]

Sora was a little surprised, Yihua, who spoke first, didn't classify him into that group of boys, and couldn't help but be a little glad. After all, when the group of boys were watching just now, although Sora was a little curious, he didn't get close to their group.

[Actually, it's nothing, it's just that I helped by mistake.] And it's the credit of Zhenqi. ]

[Ihua!] Let's go, Sakura is still waiting...... ]

[Eh, you're all here?] ]

Just as Maki was talking about Sakura, Sakura happened to come this way.

[Just finished running, looked around, and couldn't find you both.] So it's here... Ah, Imaizumi-san. ]

[Horii-san, what a coincidence.] ]

When they're not at school, Sora and Sakura are usually called by their names; But at school, the two still maintain this kind of relationship.

And the two are neighbors, and they have a good relationship in private, so there doesn't seem to be a need to say it.

Although Sora has been living here for a while, his way of thinking is still the same as in China. Besides, there is no need to say that as for the relationship between the two, it is just because Sora feels that the relationship with the fairy is too good, and there may be such a thing as blocking the staircase again.

And Sakura throws a pillow on Sora's face when she hears Sora say that she is a fairy, and then puffs up her anger and starts to make trouble. Originally, Sora was still thinking about why the other party suddenly lost his temper for no reason. Sakura directly said that she doesn't like to be called a fairy or something, and she's just an ordinary high school girl.

Hawkers,It's also,It's really troublesome to call people fairies or something.,So Sora only thinks so in my heart now.。 After all, if you call her a fairy again, this time it's a pillow, and next time it's a stone.

[Okay, we've been out long enough, we're going to go back to meet later, Sakura let's go.] ]

Maki said as she pulled Sakura out, while Ehua followed without saying anything.

[Eh~eh?! ]

Sakura exclaimed, then looked at the sky.

Since this location is the place where the group of boys just now, and the girl who was just discussed by the boys at this time, Sakura, is also here. Sora didn't make too many movements, just nodded slightly, said "Then I'm out of company" and left.

At night.

[My brother is used to getting out of school alone~]

[Thanks to you, I'm used to seeing you.] ]

After school, Qianxia's school picked her up from school, and the two walked on their way home.

Although it was a May day, there seemed to be a weather forecast that cold air was coming, and both of them were wearing summer school uniforms, and they couldn't help but shake their bodies when the wind blew like this.

[Is it cold?] Let's go back early. ]

[Uh-huh, what's going to eat tonight?] ]

[Oden.] ]

[chili pepper ヽ (≧Д≦) ノ]

[Okay.] ]

Sora gently scratched China's nose, and the other party seemed to pout a little angrily because of the action of scraping his nose.

Let Sora want to pamper this cute sister.

[Don't be angry, let's go back.] ]

The empty other hand carried the ingredients bought in the supermarket, and the amount was not much, but it was just enough to feed four people.

As for why it is the amount of four people? In fact...

[Your brother and sister have a really good relationship.] ]

[Sister Sakura~( ̄▽ ̄~)~]

[Huh?] ]

Sakura walked aside and looked at the brother and sister who were interacting with each other, giving out an envious look. And after Sakura said this, Chinatsu left Sora's side and threw herself into Sakura's arms.

[Slightly, brother, super bad.] will bully people. ]

[I can hear you.] ]

[It was deliberately said to you.] ]

[That's sad.] Crying]

Sora cried with a stacked voice, when he was in China, he had seen it on the Internet, and it seemed that the stacked words could enliven the atmosphere.

[Oh ~ Sister Sakura, look, my brother is super disgusting. ]

[Please don't say I'm disgusting, well, it's really hurting.] ]

(How is this different from what is said on the Internet?) )

Sora was a little annoyed in his heart, and it seemed that he couldn't trust the Internet too much.

Sakura watched the two of them fight quietly, and laughed when she heard Sora being disgusted by her sister Chinatsu.

[... Belch. ]

[Wow, Sakura-san, brother, he just kept staring at you.] ]

Sora looked at Sakura's smile and couldn't help but be stunned. Suddenly, the voice of his sister Qianxia came to his ears, and he realized that his behavior just now was a little rude, and he quickly apologized.

[I'm sorry, I was rude just now, and I bothered you.] ]

[No, it's okay, I don't bother.] ]

Somewhat unexpectedly, Sakura didn't blame Sora for anything, on the contrary, the other party's cheeks were flushed.

(I think the wind is a little strong, and it hurts and reds.) It can't always be shy. )

Sora thought so in his heart, but he couldn't show embarrassment.

After all, what if it's just wishful thinking?

[Let's go quickly, otherwise it's late, Sister Qianxue will have to wait for a while before she can eat dinner when she gets home.] ]

[Eh, too, let's go, Sister Sakura.] ]

[Hmm.] ]

As she said this, Chinatsu grabbed Sakura with her hand.

[Brother, pull too.] ]

[Why do I too... ]

[Grinding and chirping, it's really not a boy.] ]

Chixia couldn't help but pull her empty hand.

In this way, Qianxia led a person in one hand and walked in the direction of home.

And Sora was pulled like this, a little inexplicably nervous. The reason for the nervousness is very simple, it's nothing more than that his sister is holding a person in one hand, and the other side is his classmate, this kind of scene is also very strange.

Sora is one meter seven or eight tall, and standing next to the two women looks a little tall. And the appearance of the two daughters can be seen that one side is an older sister and the other is a younger sister.

I don't think it's like a weird place...

After all, for Sora, the rumors are still very harmful, not only to me, but also to Sakura.

Of course, the reality is certainly not in line with people's expectations.

When I met the couple who lived next to me at the door of the house, both of them were in their sixties, but they were kind.

When Chixia saw the two of them, she stepped forward to say hello.

And the old woman seems to see Sora and Sakura behind Chinatsu.

[I remember you, a child of the Takakura family, who is this?] ]

[Hello Yunzi mother-in-law, this is my classmate, and it's also a neighbor who lives across the door, Sakura Horii.] ]

[Oh, this way, if you have time, you can bring it over for tea, the old man likes to entertain guests.] ]

[I will, mother-in-law.] I'm sorry for your trouble. ]

[Ouch, you kid, don't be so polite, you have moved here for so long, and I haven't treated you well.] ]

It's usually Chiyuki who usually deals with neighbors.,As for Sora,It's because I usually have to take care of my daily life.,There's little communication with neighbors.,At most, we only meet.。

Today's chance meeting was a particularly unexpected thing for Sora.

[Is this classmate your lover?] ]

[??? ]

[!!! Mother-in-law, this, no, how can this be. ]

The two people who heard this were a little surprised, and Sora explained in a panic.

[But looking at you like this, it doesn't look like you're not.] ]

Granny Yunzi looked at the two of them, her eyes bobbing back and forth on the two of them. As for Qianxia, she and Yunzi's mother-in-law's lover, Uncle He Sen, watched the three of them from the side, chatting about something, and some laughter would be heard from time to time.

[...... I. Sora was a little speechless, after all, he didn't know what he was thinking.

At this time, Sakura opened her mouth instead.

[Mother-in-law, I'm sorry that Imaizumi-san and I haven't had that kind of relationship yet.] ]

[That's it.,It seems that it's the old woman, I misunderstood something.,I'm sorry, the little baby of the Takakura family.] ]

[I said no, mother-in-law.] ]

Sora is a little helpless, it seems that the other party didn't mention the problem of the surname, maybe Qianxue has already said it before, so the other party won't be surprised or something.

[No, mother-in-law, although it didn't become that kind of relationship, Imaizumi-san's person is an important person for me.] ]

[Someone important?] Sora muttered in a low voice.

[That's good, that's good, although I haven't seen this little baby a few times, but ah, Qianxue's girl has always mentioned it~ This little baby is a very good person. ]

[I'm right next to me, mother-in-law.] ]

[Heheha, I'm shy, little baby.] ]

[If you say that, everyone will be shy.] ]

Sora covered his face a little helplessly, and he heard Sakura laugh softly.

In order to prevent the gaffe behavior of staring at the other party before, Sora didn't want to look up at her this time.

[Uh-huh, mother-in-law, I know.] ]

[This little baby is really shy.] ]

[yes~] (That's why I like him very much.) )

Sakura's second half of the sentence was spoken softly, using only a voice that Yunzi could hear. And for burying his face in his hands at this time, skimming the side of the air, I didn't hear it.

[In this case, then treat him well.] I will bless the old woman. ]

After Granny Yunzi said this to Sakura, she looked at the sky.

[Little baby, don't keep burying your face in your hands.] ]

[... Hmm, mother-in-law. ]

[Pay more attention to the girl's mind, don't be so stupid.] ]

[Call me stupid, I'll get hurt.] ]

Sora put on a hurt expression.

[You little slippery head.] Okay, the old man and I should go back and clean up, so you should hurry up. ]

[Okay, mother-in-law.] Then we're going home too. ]

[Well, go for it.] ]

After saying goodbye to the two old men, the three returned home.

Specifically, it should be Sora and Chinatsu returning home, and Sakura is still eating here tonight.

[Brother.] ]

[What's wrong?] ]

Sora looked at Sakura, who was staring at him at this time, and was a little puzzled.

[You just said, "Let's go home together," right?] ]

[That's right.] ]

[Hmph, it seems that I'm used to Sister Sakura.] ]

[Smooth, just smooth.] ]

[Brother, you are so thick-skinned, you have to quibble.] ]

[It's all said to be smooth.] ]

During the argument between the two, Sakura has been standing on the sidelines and watching the siblings.

(It's a good feeling)

Sakura thought to herself.