The second-year school trip has ended.

As the second-year students left the hotel, Aoyama stood side by side with the other waiters, bowing quietly to them.

This silent goodbye seemed to completely separate her from the teenager.

When I came, I didn't take it very seriously, and when I separated, it was naturally light and light.

Sitting on the bus to the station, Jingu Terakitsuki held his chin with one hand and looked through the window at the female waiter standing in front of the hotel with calm eyes.

When the bus drove away, the boy couldn't help but turn his head, and when he saw the scene of her solemn conversation with the innkeeper, he withdrew his gaze.

The scenery outside the car was constantly changing, and the faint silhouette of the boy was reflected on the glass, as faint as the smile on his lips.

……

……

"Freedom Hill! I! Return! Come! Hoo! ”

After leaving the station, Sakura Koji Sakura couldn't wait to raise her hands in the air and make a declaration against the cold sky.

"Don't scream." Jingu Siyue, who was following her, said helplessly.

At this time, the boy's hands were full of things, and in addition to that, there were two huge suitcases filled with souvenirs bought from Kyoto, which were basically given away.

Among them, Jingu Temple Moon bought only a few copies, and the rest were Sakura Koji Sakura.

After all, the gap between these two people in the number of friends is really very different.

"Yue, what are you going to do next today?"

"Go home first and work in the afternoon."

"It's really hard work, is it a lack of money?"

"Not really."

"Well...... Anyway, help move my luggage to my house first. ”

"It's really a messenger."

"Do you have an opinion?"

“…… No. ”

After that, Jingu Temple Yue first went to Sakura Koji's house and finished placing Sakura Koji's luggage. After returning to his home, Cocola, who had not been seen for a few days, was unexpectedly clingy, and after combing it for a while, Jingu Siyue packed his backpack and prepared to go out.

When I arrived at the bookstore, the person on duty was Miss Nagumo, and Jingu Terakitsuki took out the Yatsubashi cake she bought from Kyoto from her backpack and handed it to her.

Although Miss Nagumo is usually an unobtrusive adult who likes to make a yellow tone to male high school students, she is a good person by heart, and she also takes good care of Jingu Temple Moon.

"Hey, Luna-chan, haven't you been getting a little cheerful lately?"

"Huh? Who? ”

"You."

"I was born with the image of a sunny and cheerful big boy, is there anything wrong?"

"Laugh to laugh."

Miss Nagumo laughed and slapped Jingu Terakitsuki's head, making him quite depressed, thinking that this time he would definitely get it back from her niece.

Throughout the afternoon, Jingu Terakitsuki sat leisurely at the cash register reading a book, and that trip to Kyoto seemed to be just a passing cloud, leaving no trace on him.

In the evening, the bell at the door made a crisp sound, and a short girl in a student uniform appeared in the store.

"Auntie, we're back~

"Listen to us, let's talk about it, today, we were confessed by the third-grade senior! Hum! It's us! Now we can show off to the senior of Jingu Temple, and see that he still dares to treat us as children. ”

"Oh, welcome home." The young man who was immersed in reading replied without raising his head.

"Huh?! Auntie, your voice suddenly became super deep! ”

"Idiot, it's me."

"Huh? Huh, huh! Senior! Why? ”

"It's so funny."

The little animal that had not been seen for a few days looked at the boy with wide eyes and disbelief, as if he was wondering if the Jingu Temple Moon in front of him would be a phantom.

"Senior...... When did you come back? ”

"At noon." Jingu Siyue replied very calmly, in comparison, Yang Gong Yao was extremely shaken, and his face was much redder than usual.

"Oh, oh...... Such a ......"

The little animal blushed, silently walked into the cash register, took out the dark green work apron from underneath and put it on.

"Why did you suddenly start pretending to be a good child, didn't you just say proudly that you wanted to show off to me?"

"Ah...... That's it, uh...... Let's, we're kidding. Yang Gong Yao's eyes wandered, and his voice trembled cutely.

"I'm still embarrassed."

"Let's not be embarrassed! It's just that I'm understanding the feelings of the seniors who haven't been confessed by girls at all, this is our gentleness! ”

"I'll be confessed, too."

"Huh? Seniors? Yang Gongyao was stunned for a moment.

"Hmm."

"By the students of our school?"

"yes."

"Poof~~ Come and come, how can the girls in our school look at the seniors, everyone says you're a scumbag~~ It hurts!"

Jingu Siyue silently withdrew his hand, and the head of this little animal was really untouchable, and it was really addictive.

"Why do you come back to the cute school girl violently, the seniors have to cherish us more, otherwise we will go on strike! I'm quitting the student union! ”

"Yes~Yes~"

"What! Didn't take us seriously at all! ”

Jingu Teratsuki took out another box of souvenirs from his backpack.

"Yatsuhashi cake, do you want to eat it?"

"Huh? Is it for us? Not...... Thank you very much, I'm going...... Ahh What's wrong with it! ”

"I didn't let you eat here, it will stain the book, so I'll eat it when I get home."

Because the boy's reason was too legitimate, Yang Gongyao couldn't say anything to refute, so he could only puff out his cheeks and hold the special product box handed by the boy, and puffed out and didn't speak.

Jingu Siyue pinched his palms and sighed that the feeling was really good.

"Hey, Sheep Palace."

"What? Violent seniors. ”

"What happens to students when I'm not around?"

"Humph! Thanks to us, even if there are no seniors, the student union can operate well, and we have found students who may be able to become new members, or simply put the seniors in the air!

"The position of the student president, let's laugh at it!

"Boom!"

Jingu Terakitsuki watched her one-man show quietly, and couldn't help but smile softly.

"Huh? This is the place to complain, why don't seniors complain about us like they usually do? The girl looked at the boy suspiciously.

"yes, huh...... I also want to see what it looks like for Yonomiya to become the student council president, and it should be very interesting to govern the school. ”

"Hmm...... Being said by the seniors, we're still a little shy. ”

Jingu Siyue was dumbfounded for a moment, and then said: "But if you become the student president, in order to take the lead, you can't easily fall in love." ”

"And this rule? Well...... Anyway, we're not ready to fall in love. Yang Gong Yao shrugged his shoulders and said that he didn't care about it.

"Didn't you just say that you were confessed?" Jingu Terakitsuki said.

"There is no rule that you have to accept it if you are confessed, and we won't even take it seriously if you can't even pass the first grade test."

It seems that this school girl also has a terrible quirk, and she even uses grades as a screening condition for her love object, but Yang Gongyao is a genius herself, so it seems that this condition is not excessive.

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……

After the school trip, the mid-term exams for the third semester were held.

There is no accident, the first place in the school year from the first grade to the third grade is still occupied by the three of Yonomiya Yao, Jingu Teraetsuki, and Hoshino Mori Hoshino.

Especially Jingu Siyue and Yanggong Yao, both of whom have been admitted to the school so far, the big exam will always be a double monster with a full score in all subjects.

The change brought about by this achievement is the longing and yearning of the general students for the student union, and it is said that only those who stand at the top of the pyramid can join the student union.

Of course, this is not true, and for Jingu Terakitsuki, as long as it can come in handy, even a cat can join the student council.

In general, because of this unattainable achievement, an invisible wall has formed between the members of the student council and the general students.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that since the end of the school trip in the second year.

It was rumored between the second grade that Jingu Temple Moon was actually not a scumbag, and this news came out through Class A and Class B, and there was a group photo during the school trip as evidence, which lifted the rumors of the love affair between Jingu Temple Moon and Aoyama Aoi, so the authenticity is extremely high.

In addition, since Jingu Terakitsuki became the student president, he followed the advice of Hoshino Mori Hoshino and relaxed the school rules appropriately, although hair dyeing is not allowed, but the appropriate degree of makeup and nail earrings has been officially approved, and it is very popular.

Therefore, the person who never cared about him before blindly chose to stand on the side of Jingu Siyue.

After joining the student union, after two semesters, Jingu Temple Moon completed the double reversal of wind reviews and identity.

It is precisely because of his experience of being excluded that he has a heart that is more sympathetic to others than ordinary people, and implements an anonymous reporting system in the school, so as not to let the student union become a cold campus organization, and wants to become a more warm group.

For the future of Kamisakura High School, for each future student council, and for every student of this school.

This will be a tradition of Kamzakura High School that will be passed on for a long time.

Perhaps, this is a very trivial matter, and even during his tenure, no one trusted the student union, and no one would come to them to talk to and confide in their troubles.

Even if it does, it must be done, and Jingu Terakitsuki is convinced that this will be the beginning, just like when he met Hoshino Mori Hoshino.

……

……

As the February wind became more pleasant, the boy stood in the connecting corridor, looking at the playground in the distance, and the sounds of conversation and farewell in the corridor came and went.

At this time, it was already school time, and according to normal times, Jingu Terakitsuki should be working in the student council room at this time, but he still has some things to do today.

It didn't take long for a long-haired girl wearing a pink headband to appear in the teenager's field of vision.

The young man's eyes were calm, without any dodging, and his eyes were full of bland softness, which made people relax when they saw it.

"You...... Hello, Jinguji senpai. ”

"Hello, Anri-san."

Deliberately calling the wrong girl's name, he won't do it anymore, he looks at each other's eyes seriously, accepts each other's feelings positively, and on this basis, he doesn't cheat, doesn't fake, and conveys his truest thoughts.

"This is the chocolate I made myself, Jinguji senior, would you like to take it?"

"I, I've always looked forward to the senior of Jinguji Temple, handsome, and full of wisdom, and when I came back to my senses, I already liked the senior deeply. I know, I'm not very smart, and I'm completely from two worlds with the senior of Jinguji, and even if I want to join the student union, I don't have my own specialty.

"Even so, I like you so much! So! Can I ask a senior...... Dating me!? ”

The school girl in front of her plucked up her courage, her cheeks flushed, and her hands trembled lightly holding the transparent packaging bag in her palm.

The delicate bag, the pink lace-up, and the heart-shaped chocolate shape can't be said to be "righteous" no matter how you look at it.

However, no matter how many times you go through it, rejecting a girl's feelings is really a sad thing.

Shatter the courage they mustered up, and watch their expressions go from nervous to lost.

But even then, they can't say anything ambiguous, they can't give them hope that doesn't exist.

If you can't avoid hurting them, at least respond to them honestly and be a Jingu temple month that meets their expectations.

"I'm happy about you, but I'm sorry, I have no intention of dating anyone."

“………”

As if she had expected such an answer, the girl's raised hands sank suddenly, tears already rolling in her eyes.

The boy clenched the pink envelope in his hand, and his heart was not calm or apprehensive, but more of an emotional change than these.

After encountering the same thing, he has a completely different state of mind from his former self, and he doesn't know if this can be called growth.

But at least, he was aware of the change, he wanted to be sincere, he wanted to be more gentle.

It's not that he wants to be what people say is a good Jingu Terakitsuki, and it's not to respond to anyone's expectations, just because he wants to do it.

The original Jingu Temple Month,I want to do this.。

"Hey, Anri-san, can you let me eat one of this chocolate?"

"Huh? Please, please use ......"

"Thank you."

Carefully untying the straps, the boy took out a chocolate that was not in the shape of a heart and put it in his mouth.

"It's delicious, thank you for your willingness to prepare chocolate for me."

“…… Jinguji, senior ......"

She looked at the young man in front of her in a daze, forgetting to shed tears, and did not dare to blink at all, for fear that his gentle smile would disappear at this moment.

Not far away, the sound of students frolicking could be heard in the hallway, the knocked-out baseball cards hit the barbed wire, and the endless cheers poured into the sky with the February wind.

"I can't accept your confession, but I appreciate people who can work hard for something.

"People who study hard, people who work hard in club activities, people who work hard to make chocolate."

Jingu Siyue Kankan said, the elementary school girl in front of her couldn't take her eyes off, her eyes were firmly attracted by the young man in front of her, and even the rejection of the confession seemed to have become no longer painful, immersed in the gentle temperament exuded by this young man, unable to extricate herself.

"Also, the student council is a lot of fun, so please join if you have the chance, and I welcome people who want to make this school better."

After saying this, the young man smiled and turned away, leaving her to stand still and look at his back, pausing for a long time.

(End of chapter)