After changing into sportswear and returning to the classroom with the boys, Naruse saw Hikaru Takikawa reclining in the hallway, looking down at the girls in front of him.

The two were chatting about something, but he didn't care, and returned to his seat.

After a while, Hikaru Takikawa and Nakahara Yuki, who came over for an evening shift meeting, walked into the classroom one after another.

"Spring Sea."

The classroom was gradually becoming quiet, and she whispered to him, "My friend asked me to go to the karaoke at Grand Central Station, do you want to come?" ”

Naruse was stunned for a moment, and quickly shook his head.

"Okay. Then I won't go to the craft club with you today. ”

"Hmm."

Zhongyuan Xue didn't have much to explain, and the evening shift would end in a few minutes.

The students gradually dispersed, and the students on duty were ready to clean up, and Naruse packed up his things and left the classroom with Naoko.

There were a few boys in the corridor who hadn't left yet, and they all cast meaningful glances at this time, as if they were approving his choice, and they were sad that the person standing next to Naoko was not him.

Naruse greets and says goodbye as usual, cementing the relationship he has just established; And although the gaze was not obvious, Naoko was more or less aware of it.

"Harumi seems to be familiar with the boys in the class."

"Hmm."

"Great."

Naruse also smiled, "Probably because everyone's minds are relatively simple, and I feel that the boys in Class C are very easy to get along with." ”

Naoko looked at him and said again, "It's great."

The two walked past the classroom in Class E, and Naruse glanced inside.

Morimi Kazuha didn't go home early today, so he sat by the window and took a book to read.

Starfish wasn't there, and he estimated that she had been taken to another classroom to prepare for the make-up exam.

"If Kazuha speaks directly, will the starfish refuse?"

By this time, Naoko had almost understood Morimi's thoughts.

"Who knows."

Naruse shook his head, and then asked, "Is there a conflict between the two of them?" ”

"Nope."

Naoko replied quickly and added, "As far as I know, there shouldn't be." ”

Aoyagi is a very small place, they grew up together, they are very familiar with each other, and they have been going to school together almost every day over the years, and they have almost gone home together, and if someone has a conflict with whom, it is actually easy to see.

"That's the 'personality' of the starfish." Naruse said, irresponsibly putting all the blame on his ex-stepsister.

Naoko smiled and didn't speak.

When I came to the handicraft club, Rina Ogawa, who was sitting near the door, noticed the two of them and greeted them warmly.

"Why don't you come here today?"

Naruse bowed his head in greeting, "I'm bothering again, Ogawa-senpai." ”

"No, no, there aren't many boys in the handicraft club, let alone a handsome guy like Naruse-san, we're all welcome."

Rolling her eyes, Rina Ogawa smiled at Naoko again, "I'll go and ask the minister for an application for admission to the ministry later." ”

Naoko smiled and declined, "Harumi is still thinking about it." ”

As the largest club in Tsutaka, the handicraft club has a large number of members, so the department is much larger than the average club.

In addition to a large long table in the middle, there are also some things that can be considered tables and chairs scattered in each corner, such as wooden boxes and wooden boards. It can be seen that these are all made by the members of the department themselves.

And the rest of the work is the work that the members of the handicraft club really carefully create. When Naruse came to the handicraft club, it was not so much to accompany Naoko as to visit.

It was also a happy moment for the craftsman, and the members of the craft club were happy to let him look around.

Naoko sat down in her place, picked up the half-finished puppet and continued sewing, glancing up at him from time to time.

Walking around, Naruse stopped beside a second-year senior.

"Naoko."

As she watched, a first-grade girl came up to her and showed her a ball of cloth in her hand.

"I made it." She looked at her expectantly.

Naoko picked up the cloth and opened it to see that the details were exquisite and gorgeous, and then she remembered that this was some kind of epaulette that the other party had mentioned before.

"It's finally done, it's beautiful." She looked at it carefully for a moment before speaking.

"Uh-huh!"

After two more glances, Naoko returned the epaulettes to her, "Next, it's time to make the cuff decorations." ”

"Yes. However, it took so long to sew the epaulettes alone, and I wonder if we will be able to complete it before the festival begins......"

The two chatted a few more words, and Naoko continued to praise and comfort her that it was still early, and the girl returned to her place.

She looked at Naruse again and found that he had not only stayed next to the senpai, but also sat down.

“……”

She wasn't worried, she just wondered.

What the hell is coming from?

......

"There are also many factions within the Craft Society."

As he walked out of the gate of the prefectural Tsu High School, Naruse said.

"Playing with paper, wood, plastic, metal......"

He raised his right hand, bent a finger when he listed an item, and finally looked at Naoko, "There are also people who play with cloth." ”

The girl playing with the cloth smiled slightly, "Is this the result of Chunhai's investigation today?" ”

"I can't talk about the investigation, but I just learned a little about it."

"After understanding, Harumi still doesn't plan to join the handicraft club?"

Naruse groaned for a moment.

"I'm still thinking about it."

Naoko didn't say anything, but instead talked to him about the past of the handicraft club.

"The original handicraft society seems to have split from some kind of society. At that time, the members were all model enthusiasts and liked to fiddle with high ...... High ......"

"Gundam?"

"Well, Gundam. After a few years, the club gradually grew and absorbed many other types of handicraft enthusiasts, just like what Chunhai just said, "playing with paper" and "playing with wood", ......

Naoko smiled and continued:

Later, the tailoring department was abolished due to the lack of members, and the few members of the department were also absorbed into the handicraft club. So later, those of us who 'play with cloth' will also choose to join the handicraft club. ”

Naruse nodded thoughtfully.

"It's really not easy to manage such a large and complex community." He had a new impression of the minister, who didn't talk much.

"Hmm." Naoko nodded, not thinking much about it.

"Then again, is Kazumi Suzuki a friend of Naoko? She also seems to be in Class C. Naruse asked suddenly.

"Ahh Naoko was slightly stunned, "Hmm." ”

Naruse nodded in understanding.

"What's wrong with Kazumi?"

"She seems to be a little concerned about my relationship with Naoko, and just talked a little more."

"Kazumi is one of my very important friends."

"I see."

Leaving the school, the two walked and chatted and walked towards the bus stop.

When they arrived, before they could get past them, they all saw the blonde-haired girl on the bench on the platform.

“…… The road is narrow. ”

Naoko turned her head, and Naruse beside her looked at the sky with her eyes and chattered.

She smiled, "Don't say that. ”

She vaguely knew that he seemed to have plans to reconcile with the starfish before, but the last time she invited her to the party was refused, this idea was quietly extinguished again.

Soon, the starfish also saw them.

"Starfish." Naoko said hello.

"Oh, it's Naoko."

She stared bluntly at the ex-stepbrother beside her.

"How's the make-up exam?" Naoko asked.

"Ah......h

Starfish didn't expect her to ask this when she opened her mouth, blushing a little, opening her mouth, and glaring at Naruse, who didn't open her mouth at all, only to find that he didn't look at herself at all, and more chagrin welled up in his heart.

But to Naoko, she can't get angry.

"Bad, almost." She mumbled.

Naoko smiled and debunked: "If you can't pass it all the time, it's also troublesome." ”

“…… Woo! ”

Starfish's face quickly turned redder, "I don't want to." ”

"Why don't you go and ask Kazuha? With her guidance, it's just a minimal pass, at least not a problem. Naoko said again.

"One Leaf ......"

Starfish pursed her lips, looked down at her toes, and glanced to the side.

"Or ...... Don't bother her with this kind of thing. ”

Buzz –

Naoko took out her phone.

Harumi: Look, it's awkward.