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In the dimly lit entranceway, the sound of cold rain pounding against the asphalt echoed.
The scent of damp earth tickled her nose, and the chilly air brushed against her skin.
Seika Hirugami stood frozen in front of the shoe rack, her head hanging dejectedly.
(Oh no. I totally didn’t check the weather forecast. I don’t have an umbrella!)
She flattened her invisible dog ears against her head and glared resentfully at the gray sky.
Even if she wanted to borrow an umbrella from someone, her best friend, Miyuki, was staying behind for library committee duties, so they couldn’t go home together.
Just as she was leaning back in despair, quiet footsteps approached from behind her.
“Hirugami-san.”
Startled by the sudden call of her name, Seika’s shoulders jerked and she spun around.
“Achi-kun! What’s up?”
“Let’s walk home together. I’ve got an umbrella.”
Houtarou gave the black folding umbrella in his hand a light shake to show her.
At the offer from the boy she adored, who had appeared just like a savior, Seika’s face lit up instantly.
Her ears, which had been flattened against her head, perked up, and her invisible tail wagged so hard it seemed it might snap.
“Whaaaaat!? Really!? Thank youuuu!”
Seika clapped her hands together as if she’d been struck by lightning and hopped up and down on the spot with a beaming smile.
Splash.
Houtarou opened the umbrella, and the two set off side by side along the rainy path to school.
The sound of raindrops hitting the umbrella’s fabric echoed unusually loudly in her ears.
Walking briskly in step, Seika hummed cheerfully under her breath.
Under a single umbrella, they were so close their shoulders almost touched.
With the faint, refreshing scent of his shampoo wafting through the air and the warmth of his body radiating from beside her, Seika’s mind was in a state of pure bliss.
(Hehehe. Getting to walk home with Achi-kun… rainy days aren’t so bad after all. Or so I thought.)
The moment that thought crossed her mind, her 530,000-IQ brain instantly calculated the current situation, and Seika stopped dead in her tracks as if struck by lightning.
A boy and a girl were walking side by side under a single umbrella.
That meant…
(This is… a shared umbrella, isn’t it!?)
In an instant, her face flushed so hot it felt like it was on fire, and Seika’s heart began pounding violently.
The shared umbrella she’d always dreamed of. Zero physical distance. This was practically a date.
Overwhelmed by the sudden intensity of the situation, the innocent gal began squirming and writhing under the umbrella.
“W-what should I do, Achi-kun! We’re sooo close! My heart can’t take it!”
Glancing sideways at Seika, whose face was bright red as she exploded with excitement, Houtarou let out a small sigh of exasperation.
“You’re funny, Hirugami-san.”
“Muuu! I’m so nervous right now, so why are you so calm?!”
Seika puffed out her cheeks in protest, but Houtarou merely gave a faint smile and said nothing in reply.
Their noisy voices, mingling with the sound of the rain, echoed sweetly and endlessly beneath the gray sky.
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