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But calm down, calm down, Konno Sota.
Don’t make a mistake like this.
It is true that Yuka and I became good friends.
However, it is only Konno Sota as a benefactor who saved her sister, not Konno Sota as a person of the opposite sex that she is interested in.
If I don’t draw a line in the sand, I’ll end up a clown and a pathetic misunderstood man.
I had been loosened up by Yuka’s exquisite smile, but I pulled myself together.
“Sota kun, what’s wrong?”
Yuka turns her head again as she sees me at a loss for words.
“I’m sorry, it’s nothing.”
“Really?”
“I was just thinking, since we are classmates, what’s so funny about us going to school together?”
“I-I know, right ! We’re classmates, so it’s no wonder we went to school together ! We’re classmates after all !”
“Y-yeah.”
For some reason, Yuka was furiously biting at my words.
She reacted like a hungry puppy getting a special treat, and it was super cute !
“Oh, that’s right. If Sota- un is taking the bus that is one stop later than me, I might take it next time, too. Then I can go to school with Sota kun.”
Yuka lightly clapped her palms together in front of her chest as if it was a nice idea.
“You’d better not do that.”
“Y-you answered right away…”
After being denied by me, Yuka completely changed her smile and looked shocked.
“Ah, no. It doesn’t mean that I don’t wanna go to school with Yuka. I’m just saying that if the bus I’m on is late, you’re seriously in danger of being late, so you’d better not do that.”
“Is that so?”
“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve dashed as fast as I could to the school gate because the bus was late…….”
Moreover, delays are often caused by rain or typhoons, which means that you have to dash to the school gate in the morning on typhoon days.
In the past, I got soaking wet and Kensuke laughed at me and said, [Are you a kappa?]
“I see, I thought I could commute to school by bus with Sota kun. That’s a shame.”
But was it really my imagination that Yuka’s voice sounded so lonely when she casually murmured after hearing my explanation?
“Then maybe I’ll take the first one?”
It wasn’t for that reason, but my mouth naturally came out with those words.
……No, there might have been a [that’s why”]
Well, that’s fine now.
Men are stupid creatures who tend to try to cheer up girls when they’re upset.
“Really?”
“If I can get up at that time, that is. I’m not very good at getting up in the morning, and I always can’t get up until the last minute. So I can’t make a strong promise……”
It would be too dumb to make a promise that I can’t do and then break it and have Yuka become disillusioned.
“No, that’s totally fine. Then, when Sota kun wakes up early, let’s take the bus to school together♪”
“Ah, um, I’d really appreciate it if you didn’t have too high expectations. I’m really weak in the morning……”
“Yeah, I’ll be waiting for you with no expectations at all♪”
Yuka’s voice was clearly filled with anticipation as she said that.
Her eyes also sparkle like jewels.
Okay, I understand.
At least for tomorrow morning, I’ll try my best to wake up early,…..even if it’s just at my will.
Don’t underestimate the pride of a boy who wants to show off his good side to a girl he’s interested in, okay?
While we are talking about this, I realize that it is almost time for school to start.
“It’s almost time for the bell to go off, and since we’ll stand out if we stay here, let’s go to class.”
“Right.”
Yuka and I were heading to our classrooms, shoulder to shoulder, as we caught the attention of all the students who were coming to school one after another.
The story that Yuka and I had met at the school gate had already spread throughout the classroom, and the classroom was filled with an unprecedented buzz when we stepped inside.
Yuka was asked a lot of questions by her friends as soon as she stepped into the classroom,
“We were just together because the bus was late, you know? We’re classmates, isn’t that normal? After all, we’re classmates, so it’s normal.”
She pushed through the situation, emphasizing the fact that we were classmates, and everyone seemed to agree for the time being.
Yuka is indeed the idol of the school, and she doesn’t seem to have any friends who would persistently harass her like Kensuke did to me.
By the way, Kensuke was lying on his desk like a dead frog.
I left him alone, since there seemed to be no good reason to wake him up.
Erm.
I’m going to get up early tomorrow morning at any cost……! !
I sat down on my seat, stuffed my study materials into my desk, and made a fierce determination.
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