September 1st, 7 a.m., fine.

Narumi lay on the bed and stretched out a hand towards the ceiling, releasing his strength after a few seconds, unable to hang down.

Imadegawa Chisaka is gone.

When I came to the rental house yesterday, I didn't bring anything.

A school uniform and a shoulder bag with textbooks that you need to change into at the beginning of the school year...... They all need to go home and get them.

"So," he sighed, "after all, when it's time for school, do you want me to go by train alone?" ”

……

The smell of rose-scented shampoo, orange-scented shower gel, pillow next to him, half-lifted quilt on the other side......

And, there is still a residual temperature left by the girl snuggling in his arms.

I want to stay in bed a little longer.

If you start your first class at 8:30, you don't have to get up at 8 a.m. to go out......

Narumi closed his eyes, and he could still hear the heartbeats of last night's heartbeats, and he could see the cheeks of Imadegawa Chisaka close at hand.

She closed her eyes and touched the tip of his nose, slightly staggered and intertwined......

That's it, just stay in the memories of this night.

He can easily get into the top ten in the school, and even if he works hard, he can catch it even if he is the first, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't go to school for a day......

Narumi reopened her eyes, and she could hear her heartbeat that was beating wildly, and she could feel her chapped lips, sore throat, and sour eyes.

He reached back to the ceiling and spread his fingers, seeing that his hand was trembling slightly.

Even if it's better to hide in this room forever.

Let's drop out of school, he can write to make money, he can apply for a job as a chef, or he can rely on Imadegawa Chisaka incompetently, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't go to school......

Shiina-san will definitely come to see him, even if he reprimands and drives him away, he will come to see him.

Will Yayoi-san scold him for being incompetent? Said to go together to dub the animation......

What is he running away from?

He's here, what are you afraid of......

The lunch box that Weiyang brought to school today must be wrapped in the wrap towel he bought in Kyoto, waiting for him to praise it for being good-looking, right?

I don't know if Qiu Zao will use that set of tea sets to fill soda drinks, carbonic acid will erode bamboo, she is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and she will definitely not do such a thing.

"I don't want to ......" Narumi Yu's vision blurred, and he only saw a piece of light, "I don't want to ...... like this"

Does Shiina-san cry...... Obviously I like someone so desperately.

Does Yayoi-san hate him...... Obviously, they are strong, and there is nothing that cannot be done.

Will Imadegawa-san be happy...... Obviously he is such an indecisive, cowardly, and useless person, is it really happy to be with someone like him......

What about him...... Why was he so heartbroken?

Why do you want to cry?

The date of engagement has already been decided.

Narumi Yu looked at the blurred circle of light in his eyes, as if he had fallen into the deep sea, and only saw the light scattered from the surface of the water in the distance.

……

Click,

Click,

Click.

The light in my sight suddenly dimmed.

"I'm crying."

The familiar voice passed through the water and into his ears.

"It's time for school." The voice said again.

Subsequently, he was pulled out of the water.

When he came back to his senses, Imadegawa Chisaka was holding a handkerchief and wiping away his tears.

"Chisaka? How did you? ”

"I'll be back and pick you up." Imadegawa Chisaka, who was wearing a sailor suit, straightened up, put the handkerchief in his shoulder bag, and tried to return to his usual cold appearance, but there was a little softness between his eyebrows, "If you don't get up, you'll be late." ”

“…… What time is it now. Narumi stared at the girl who pulled herself out of the deep sea in a daze, unable to take her eyes off and stopped thinking.

This was the first time he had seen Imadegawa Chisaka in a school uniform.

sailor's suit with a blue collar; a slightly undulating chest with a crease-almost perfect bow; a pleated skirt just above the knee; and long white socks that wrap around the calves.

Thoughts of purity and indecency burst into his mind at this time, in no particular order, driving away the problems that he would eventually have to face.

"Chisaka."

"Huh?"

"It's beautiful."

"I know."

Although this is an evasion...... He knows.

But it can make him temporarily break away from confusion and fear, and feel a little relieved.

"Well, thank you for coming back and calling me."

"......" Imadegawa Chisaka looked at Narumi Yu's dejected appearance, "Get dressed and look in the mirror, are you going to go to school like this?" ”

“……”

……

……

In front of the Mikagehama school building, Imadegawa Chisaka abandoned Narumi Yu and went to the office building.

He stood in front of the open glass door of the school building, hesitating.

"Yo," Muraichi Konda suddenly walked from behind Narumi and patted him on the shoulder, "I thought Yu had already arrived in the classroom, what a coincidence." ”

"What a coincidence......"

"Let's go."

“……”

Change into indoor shoes, climb the stairs, and walk to the classroom door.

The two-minute walk is extraordinarily long.

Narumi was thinking about how she was feeling at the moment.

Is it guilt, sadness, fear, or ...... Not reconciled?

"Yo! Asahi long time no see. ”

"It's been a long time since I saw a ghost! Didn't you spend the night at the fireworks festival playing darts and sandbags and other throwing games with you? ”

"Huh? I obviously want to understand you, and I don't want to mention your tragic defeat that night! Thank me so much! ”

"Huh?"

Asahi Kurako picked up the thickest book in her school bag, and Ikinda Muraichi was ready to run away at any time.

As usual, they quarreled, quarreled, got back together, and then the four of them got together to chat.

"Good morning, Narumi-san." Asahi Kurako put down the English dictionary that could solve Muraichi Konda with one blow, and greeted him with a smile who was standing in the classroom corridor and had not entered the door for a long time, "Long time no see." ”

"Hmm...... Good morning, Asahata-san. ”

"Good morning, Yu-san." The girl who was obviously not tall, but still sat on the seat behind him, held a schoolbag in her arms, looked straight at him, her voice was soft, and the corners of her mouth smiled, "Long time no see." ”

"Long time no see......"

"That...... That's right. Shiina Weiyang beckoned to him, lowered his head and opened his schoolbag, took out two boxes of bento boxes that had been carefully packed and decorated with wrapping towels, and looked at him expectantly, "Now, Yu-san, let's eat together at noon?" I made it myself. ”

One is dango and the other is cherry blossoms.

“…… Well. "Imadegawa Chisaka only came to report and left, and at noon, I was probably able to accompany Shiina Weiyang......

“…… Yu-san? What happened to you? ”

"It's fine."

Narumi Yu looked at the two wrapping towels he had chosen according to the things he liked in his impression, and he finally stepped into the classroom.

"Maybe it's been too long since I saw Weiyangsang, I'm so happy."