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“I heard that East High School is the source of the rumors. Apparently, a junior named Shibusawa, a third-year student, is spreading such rumors.”

“……, who is that?”

“Well, I don’t know. To begin with, I don’t think you know what kind of high school East High School itself is.”

“It doesn’t give me a very good image.”

The guys who came to the previous cafe and were involved with Fujibayashi were also from East High School. And how they met Fujibayashi. At that time, I avoided it because of my vision of the future, but I heard that the person coming from the front at that time was also a student from East High School.

All of them seemed to have bad behavior in appearance. In fact, they had been flirting at the café.

“That High School is located on the edge of Suwon. and it has always been a school of delinquents.
Both the boys and the girls are bad. And the girls are all gals.”

“…..So?”

“Hey, hey, you should bite into the gals more! You like gal, right! 
I like gal!”

“I’m not like you.”

Why do I have to be treated like one of them?

But Sasaoka’s getting back into the swing of things, isn’t he?

“Because Fujibayashi is involved with them. ……”

“That’s it, isn’t it? It’s just that the people she gets along with happen to be like that.”

“You two are getting along, are you ……?”

“Don’t smirk. I’m not talking about that right now.”

It’s just annoying to be played with by him

“Well, back to the topic, that High School is said to be a delinquent school with some problems in the area. I feel sorry for those who attend the school seriously, but in Suwon, there have been problems with that High School students for a long time. I don’t really want to get involved with them because they causes a lot of trouble. I don’t know if there are any serious people out there.”

“….. But at any rate, those guys are interested in Sana?”

“The Shibusawa guy I was talking about earlier seems to be Fujibayashi’s ex-boyfriend.”

“Ex-boyfriend?”

Was there someone she was dating?

Well, since she looks like that, it wouldn’t be strange if it existed.

There’s some prejudice, but Sana’s appearance gives me the impression that she’d be in the same league as a delinquent.

However, that is just an appearance.

It was hard to believe that Sana had been hanging out with such guys because of her personality.

“I heard it was in junior high school, though. Well, the point is that he is spreading such rumors because he is angry about being dumped or something.”

“That was a long time ago, wasn’t it, even if it’s just some …… nonsense? Why is such a rumor spreading again after all these years?”

“Maybe it’s because of you.”

“…… me?”

“The other day at the café. I heard that you declared yourself a boyfriend, right? I’m sure that the word that Fujibayashi has a boyfriend probably got through to that guy.
That’s how the bad feelings were reawakened.”

“…… Really?”

It was careless. I never thought something like this would happen because of that comment. It’s completely my fault, isn’t it?

“Don’t be so depressed. You are right though?”

“……”

His eyes were more serious than ever.

“It’s true that we no longer hear rumors about Fujibayashi around here.However, it seems like things were still going on at that High School. In that sense, it wasn’t a mistake to retort on the spot. First, Fujibayashi. She thanked you for that, right? Well, I guess that’s good.”

The negative feelings that had been building up inside me fizzled out when I heard that

This allowed me to immediately change my mind.

I never thought I would be consoled by him

But it’s true that what I did doesn’t change the fact. So I have to fulfill that responsibility.

“When are you going….?”

“When?”

“To where the rumors are coming from.”

“……!”

“I got that right. I’ll go with you if you want.”

It seemed that he had seen through my thoughts. I wonder if it showed on my face.

“Since when did you become so dependable?”

“Idiot! I’ve always been reliable! Oh, and if you ever have the chance to introduce me to a girl in the future, I’d ask you to secretly tell her that I’m a dependable guy.”

……After all, Sasaoka is Sasaoka. Well, it’s okay because it’s not a wrong evaluation. I don’t know if such an opportunity will ever present itself in the first place.

The day after I heard a bad story from the teacher.

I had a make-up class that day too, but I couldn’t concentrate much on the class.

I didn’t have much time left before the test. ……

After the make-up class was over, I plopped down at my desk and exhaled. All the students who were taking the make-up class had quickly left, and when I was left alone, I felt weak.

There is a test at the end of this week. Although it is only for this one week, I am much more academically proficient than I used to be.

However, if it were easy to pass the test in just this short period of time, I would have no trouble. He told me that in order to increase my chances of passing the test, I should focus on studying past exam questions from now on. ……

“I guess I’m off today.”

That was what he had told me yesterday.

It seems that the teacher had something he couldn’t miss, so he decided to take the day off today.

I had received the past exam papers, so I could study by myself, but it would make a big difference if there were explanations or not.

Incidentally, the teacher also obtained these past exam questions through a friend of his. They are not available to current students, so I can’t openly disclose them to them.

That’s why I didn’t study the past exam questions in the study session with Arase and others

“I have to go home and study. ……”

That rumor.

The stares I’ve felt from people around me since I arrived at school today.

Just thinking about it made me feel more and more depressed.

“H-Hey, Fujibayashi san.”

…… what?”

Someone called out to me.

I was sure it was the guy who took the English class with me just a few minutes ago. I don’t remember much about him, so he must be a student in another class.

I slightly flinched at the slightly fat man who was breathing hard.

“H-hey, is that true?”

“…… that?”

“Yes, the one for 10,000 yen. I-I’ve prepared a lot for you,……, is this okay?

The man, a small fat man, said so and took out about five 10,000 yen bills from his wallet.

“I don’t understand,……,”

“E-Eeh~. You’re in trouble with money, aren’t you? You’re going to do me with this, aren’t you?”

“—!!!?”

As soon as I heard that, I felt a surge of discomfort.

This is partly due to the fact that the man is snorting with unusual vigor.

“Don’t come this way! I don’t know anything about that!”

“Y-You’ll do it anywhere, won’t you? Y-you know! If you’re embarrassed here, go somewhere else ……”

But the guy was snickering and excited and wouldn’t listen to me.

Normally, I wouldn’t have been scared of this guy. But with the rumors, I panicked a little.

“A-Arase …… help me…”

“Hey!”

I was just about to ask for help when someone came. The voice was not the one I was expecting, but the clear voice of a girl made the fat man jump.

“How dare you attack a girl in public at school?”

An angry voice came from the back of the room, and it was a girl with braided red hair.

“E-Eh? …… no, I’m …….”

“Ha? What is it? Say it. I’m telling you, I’m going to report this to the teacher. If you have an excuse, now’s the time to tell me!”

“H-hiii!”

“hey!”

And when the red-haired girl accused him, the fat man slipped aside and ran away in a hurry.

“Despite your size, you are quick on the run!! Really! I’ll definitely tell the teacher later.
It was Suzuki, wasn’t it?”

The girl was still very angry. Then, when I thought she let out a small breath, she turned around to look at me.

“Hey, are you okay?”

“Y-yeah…. Thanks”

“…….”

“…., uh?”

I thanked the red-haired girl, but she silently stared at me.

Did I do something ……?

“Please give me a break. These strange rumors are disrupting public morals.”

Apparently, the girl was annoyed by the rumors about me.

So you’re here to complain about it. ……? What’s that…… even though it wasn’t my fault?

I felt a whirlwind of bad feelings.

“Oh, let me tell you, I don’t think it’s Fujibayashi san’s fault or anything. I don’t think it’s true. I’m just uncomfortable with all the pricks who believe the rumors and say things like that.”

She said it so clearly that I was caught off guard.

I thought I had seen this girl somewhere before, and then I remembered ……. I think it was ……, Serika? I was taking a class next to her”

“I’m Shindo Serika. Nice to meet you.”

And she said so with a stern look on her face.

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