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After leaving Shindo-san, I decided to go and see Arase to confirm what Shindo-san had told me.
Normally, I would have had to go home and study, but I felt that I couldn’t concentrate on my studies unless I could confirm this blurred feeling.
I chatted with Arase to ask him where he was, but Arase did not reply immediately.
Arase always contacted me back slowly. I hadn’t really paid much attention to that in the past, but now I was a little annoyed that I didn’t get an immediate read, and I couldn’t resist the urge to call him.
However, I decided to tap Arase’s name to make a call, but for some reason my heart was racing to tap.
“……, what am I so nervous about!”
I shook my head, my cheeks a little high, and tapped the screen as boldly as I could.
Swallowing a bit of spit, I hold the phone to my ear and hear the app’s distinctive electronic sound.
I call a few times but the sound never stops and I don’t hear the voice I want to hear.
“Mouuu, why won’t you answer, you stupid Arase!”
And after waiting for a few minutes for the phone to be picked up, I was getting angry again.
And I have a bad feeling …….
“Where are you, Arase ……?”
After leaving the school, I walked towards home.
Looking at the sky, the overcast sky was spreading and it looked like it was going to start pouring at any moment.
“Mouu! Why can’t I get Arase!!!”
There I found a girl who was looking at her phone and getting angry just like me.
And that girl noticed my presence and blushed, embarrassed that she had been seen.
“Um, Yuuricchi ……?”
“……d-did you see it?”
“Uh, yeah.”
And I didn’t realize that someone was watching us.
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A brown-haired male student from an unnamed East High School spent several minutes on the phone somewhere.
When he finally finished talking, the brown-haired man asked us to follow him.
“This is scary. Don’t tell me we’re going to be taken to a disused factory full of delinquents after this. ……”
“You’ve been watching too many anime.’
The area is surrounded by mountains and there doesn’t seem to be any such place, so I don’t think that’s likely to happen,…….
What kind of person is Shibusawa really? He’s probably not the kind of person who would listen to simply telling him to stop spreading rumors.
But that doesn’t mean we can just leave it at that. It may be futile, but I can’t start without talking to him at least once.
For me, who is not a strong fighter, it might be quite a reckless thing to do. In that sense, it was probably a mistake to bring Sasaoka along.
But I was honestly happy that he said he wanted to help me. I would never say it directly, but.
“Bad, I’m going to be chipped.”
……It might have been a mistake after all.
I was led by a brown-haired male student and after walking for a while, I arrived at a convenience store.
Delinquents have a habit of congregating at convenience stores,…….
While thinking about this inwardly, a man who clearly stood out amongst the several people in the convenience store caught my eye.
A blonde man in a tank top, leaning on a motorbike and smoking a cigarette, is very recognisable as that type of guy.
“Ugh ……”
At the sight of him, Sasaoka scowled next to me
He clearly looks like he’s going to get into a fight, so I understand how he feels.
“Shibusawa san, I brought those guys with me.”
“Ah~ …….”
Both Sasaoka and I gasped at the indefinite reaction.
“Which one of you is Sana’s boyfriend?”
“Me.”
“Hee”
Shibusawa raised himself from the bike he was leaning on and approached me, staring at me as if he was going to do this all over again.
“……”
I want to tsukkomi and say, “You’re too close,” but I don’t know what kind of reaction this kind of person will get, so I hold back and listen to the other person’s response.
The smell of cigarettes increases my discomfort.
“Pfft, she’s changed her taste in men too.”
At that moment, the guys laughed at each other.
If this man named Shibusawa was really her ex-boyfriend, it would be natural for people to say that her tastes had changed.
“So, what does her boyfriend want?”
“I heard you’re spreading nonsense rumours about Sana.”
“Rumours? Ah, it’s a rumour, isn’t it? …… What rumour?
He is grinning widely and provoking me along with the others around him.
“……, you know what I’m talking about.”
“Well? Do you know?”
“I don’t know, I don’t know anything about rumours.”
“Don’t lie. I heard rumours that Fujibayashi is playing around East High School. And especially recently! I also know that the source of those rumours is you!”
“Sasaoka……!”
I was normally surprised by his unexpected follow-up from behind.
He was so scared just now. It might be reliable after all. His legs are shaking though.
Shibusawa gaped at his words
“Well, don’t get so angry. I’m just joking.”
“Ha ……?
“It was certainly me who started the rumour. But why are you so angry?”
At this point, I had already built up a lot of irritation. Even so, I continued to talk calmly.
“Why did you do that?”
“Just for fun. She’s quite pretty and looks like that, right? I thought it would be fun to see how many people would believe me if I spread rumours like that.”
Nothing interesting. It felt like my stomach was boiling over and over again.
Why does Sana have to suffer for such a trivial reason?
“You …….”
Behind me, Sasaoka also had an angry look on his face.
“So, if that’s true, what do you want me to do?”
“Stop spreading rumours that have no basis in fact.”
I was so angry that my tone became commanding.
When I said that, Shibusawa gave a faint smile.
“Why should I listen to you guys? You’ve been fucking around with her anyway, haven’t you? Then why not a little bit?
Don’t worry about rumours like that. Or what? Maybe you’re not confident about your appeal? Are you scared that another guy will take her because of your lack of technique?”
Behind him, his companions laughed noisily.
Fists tighten. I want to punch this guy right now.
“Well, don’t be so angry. I was shocked too, you know? I’ve never been dumped before.
This is the first time I’ve been dumped by this girl. You know how I feel.”
“You piece of shit!….”
“Ah?”
“What?”
The people behind him react to my words. They tried to come towards us from the spot as if to intimidate us.
But for some reason, Shibusawa in front of me stopped that.
“Well, wait, you guys. We’re not trying to pick a fight”
“What kind of mouth is he talking ……?”
“It’s okay if you do, but you’re the ones who will lose.”
“……”
Certainly, no matter how you look at it, it’s impossible for me and Sasaoka to win against someone who seems used to fighting.
“Okay. I’ll stop spreading rumours.”
“…… What are you up to?”
“I’m not up to anything. I’m just trying to do business.”
“Business ……?”
The appearance of the word is alarming.
“Yes, business.
I’m saying that on one condition, I’ll stop spreading rumours and I’ll tell people to retract those rumours.”
“…… What are those terms?”
“Money.”
Shibusawa laughed in an amused manner.
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