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“Huff…huff…hey, Hanzo, Nagamine, you guys are fast…”
“That’s right…Hanzo is one thing, but Nagamine has more stamina than I thought…”
It was the second day of the school camp.
As part of the forest school curriculum, we were climbing mountains in our respective groups.
The ones complaining since earlier are the usual suspects, Iijima kun and Hagiya kun.
Hanzou is a training fanatic, so he’s probably trying to strengthen his legs by walking faster than everyone else up the slopes.
As for me, I’m walking at the same pace as Hanzou because I just want to get to the top as quickly as possible…so I can use the restroom.
“Sir Seiji…you truly are impressive…”
Even the formidable Hanzo seems to be struggling quite a bit.
No wonder.
Unlike me, who is only carrying my own luggage, Hanzo is carrying the luggage of Tadokoro san and Yoshizaki san.
The difference in weight is probably more than 10 kg.
“…Hanzo, if it’s too much, I’ll carry half of it.”
Saying that, I hold out my hand and ask him to give me half.
“What’s this? I must reach even greater heights !”
“You know…didn’t Naito san and Night tell you not to push yourself too hard? Something about winter break or something…”
“Hmm…indeed, Lady Night did give me that advice…”
Hanzo had been warned by Night, a world-renowned fortune-teller he had recently met, about his back condition.
I think she mentioned something about a major turning point for Hanzo during winter break.
Hanzo isn’t the type to dwell on superstitions, but since Night had accurately predicted his physical condition, he’s probably half-believing, half-doubting.
“Just take half of it. Besides, if you get injured from overtraining, it’ll be all for nothing. I don’t have any commitments like competitions or club activities, so I should push myself a little more at times like this.”
“Sir Seiji…then I’ll take you up on your offer.”
Saying that, Hanzo hands over half of his luggage. That’s Hanzo for you. It’s cold.
“Hey, Nagamine kun and Hanzo kun, I’m sorry ! I can carry that much myself !”
Tadokoro san peeks out from behind.
She looks very apologetic, but in reality, it was Iijima kun and Hagiya kun who started it.
The two of them tried to carry Yoshizaki san and Tadokoro san’s luggage to look cool, but they underestimated how much luggage girls have.
As you can see, they ran out of stamina before they knew it.
“It’s okay, I can handle this much.”
“Nagamine kun, even though you’re not in a sports club, you’re pretty muscular and have good stamina…do you actually play any sports?”
“Hmph…what do you think?”
“Oh, so you do something…! I get it, you go to a boxing gym or something !? Or maybe you’re actually an underground martial arts fighter, aiming to become the strongest on earth without ever seeing the light of day…”
Oh—we’ve strayed pretty far off track.
“I’m just part of the go-home club…don’t try to make me out to be the son of some ‘strongest man on earth’…”
“Go-home club…? No way, that’s definitely a lie !”
“It’s true, I swear.”
Well, I did try various things from elementary school through the end of middle school.
It wasn’t underground martial arts, but I do have some knowledge of martial arts.
I received a Spartan education from my late father.
As a reaction to that, I decided to live a normal student life in high school.
“Sir Seiji is amazing.”
Hanzo smirks and says, “I know that.”
Well, Hanzo and I have known each other since middle school, so he knows about my family situation and what I did until middle school.
In fact, my father used to visit the dojo run by Hanzo’s father quite often when he was alive.
“Hmm…Nagamine kun, you’re unpredictable…”
Tadokoro san looks at me with a stern expression.
Please stop that. It’s the same look I got when I was reading manga on my smartphone while holding onto the strap on the train, and the woman sitting in front of me suspected I was taking photos of her.
Since then, I can’t look at my smartphone on the train unless I’m standing next to the door!
“Still…”
I suddenly turn my head toward the back.
The only person in this group who isn’t participating in the conversation—Yoshizaki san.
Since last night’s incident, Yoshizaki san hasn’t been as casual as before.
For me, it was a pretty embarrassing incident, so I’m glad she’s not talking to me.
Besides, I often wonder what Yoshizaki san is thinking.
Even now, thinking back on Yoshizaki san’s expression before Karen appeared yesterday gives me chills.
I don’t know if she disliked my views on love that much, but…
Yoshizaki san has her own sense of justice, and I can understand her desire to point out my flaws, but…I want to keep my distance from love for now.
Well, for now, I’ll just leave Yoshizaki san alone so she doesn’t feel left out.
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Ayame: [Itsuki, did you get a reply from Karen?]
Ayame: [It’s rare for you not to reply.]
Ayame: [Hey !]
Ayame: [Did something happen?]
Ayame: [Did you get tired of it?]
Ayame: [Reply when you calm down.]
I haven’t heard back from Itsuki at all since I contacted him this morning.
Of course, I know he’s busy being the son of a wealthy family, a student, and a model, and I understand that there are times when he can’t check his phone that often.
But he’s never gone this long without responding, from morning until noon.
We’ve known each other since we were kids, so I know his personality well.
That’s why I’m a little worried.
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Karen: […Is that right?]
Karen: [Silent treatment? After sending me all those meaningless LIME messages, now that I’ve said something inconvenient for you, you’re not replying?]
Karen: [It’s too much trouble, so never mind.]
Karen: [You don’t care what I do to Ayame, right?]
Itsuki: [Stop it.]
Karen: [Stop what? I was asking, ‘Did you and Ayame conspire to frame Seiji and me?’ What’s your answer?]
Karen: [If you ignore my message, I’ll seriously deal with Ayame. I don’t care about public opinion anymore.]
Itsuki: [I’m sorry.]
Karen: [What do you mean, ‘I’m sorry’? Don’t reply like that now. It’s annoying.]
Itsuki: [I’m truly sorry.]
Itsuki: [I’ll apologize and compensate you. So please don’t do anything to Ayame.]
Karen: [Do you think I’ll forgive you for that?]
Itsuki: [Then what should I do…?]
Karen: [It’s obvious, isn’t it?]
Karen: [Make Seiji and me get back together. You’re the ones who ruined our relationship.]
Iztski: [Let’s talk it out first. To be honest, I felt that Ayame’s actions were excessive in some ways, so let’s think of a way to resolve this peacefully.]
Karen: [Peacefully? Why should I have to consider your feelings? You’re just thinking about your own convenience.]
Karen: [If you’re not willing to cooperate, then don’t bother replying.]
Itsuki:[“…Alright, I’ll cooperate. But I’d like to talk properly over the phone first.]
Karen: [Alright, I’ll contact you when things calm down tonight.]
Itsuki: [Got it.]
Karen: [Oh, right lol I think I was just playing a character before, but looking back, that ‘what’s wrong with you, can’t you hear me talking’ character was really creepy lol]
Itsuki: […I’m sorry.]
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