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Asahina silently takes the envelope out of my shoe locker.
Then she stares intently at the envelope.
“…Huh. WHeew.”
Oh no, this is bad. That “hee” just now was dangerous. It’s the kind of “hee” that’s so intense it could cause a low-temperature burn.
“Why is there a letter in Ryo kun’s locker?”
“That’s exactly what I want to know.”
Asahina is waving the letter around. I thought it might fly away from the wind pressure.
“Could this be one of those ‘I like you♡ Would you like to go out with me?’ kinds of letters?”
“I haven’t seen it, so I don’t know!”
“Then let’s open it now and find out, right?”
“Calm down, Asahina! There are people around here! And your face is scary!”
The moment I said that, Asahina smiled—a perfect smile, but with eyes that weren’t smiling at all.
“You’re the one who got the letter, Asahina!”
“This one?”
“Yeah! It’s definitely a love letter!”
Huh? Why do I feel so bad about this? It should be a good thing that Asahina is well-liked by everyone.
“Poi!”
“What the hell!?”
Asahina dunked the letter into a nearby trash can!
No way… She threw the letter away without any hesitation.
“You shouldn’t have done that!”
I quickly rescued the letter from the trash can.
“Why do you care about that letter, Ryo kun?”
“I care! It’s annoying, it’s frustrating, and it makes me angry!”
“I, I don’t like it, and it’s frustrating…”
“But you shouldn’t have done that!”
“Why?”
“I think it’s wrong to disregard someone unilaterally!”
“…”
Asahina realized something and looked very depressed.
“I’m sorry…”
“So, read it–..”
“Read it…?”
“I don’t want Asahina to read that letter…maybe”
“What are you talking about! I don’t want to read it either! Then I won’t read it, so don’t read it either!”
“Why not?”
“I’m only interested in Ryo kun!”
“Huh?”
Ryo-kun, please stay my Ryo-kun!
Asahina looked up at me with a glare, as if she were glaring at me. Tears welled up in her eyes.
“I’m going to the classroom first!”
Asahina’s face turned bright red up to her ears, and she ran off to the classroom. She ran away. She completely ran away.
And I was left alone at the entrance. There’s been too much going on this morning. Why do I have to feel so bad just because of one or two letters…
Who the hell is this anyway? Who put this letter in my locker? I hardly have any contact with girls other than Asahina!
Filled with unjustified anger, I checked who had sent the letter.
“Huh?”
On the back, it said, “From the Drama Club.”
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First period Japanese class…
A bunch of eraser crumbs were flying over from the seat next to me. I thought the atmosphere would definitely be awkward after what happened earlier, but she was acting super clingy. It was super annoying.
I cleared my throat and spoke to the eraser crumb sniper next to me.
“What’s up with you?”
“Ryo-kun, you’ve been silent the whole time.”
“It’s class time, so of course I’m going to be silent!”
“…You’re worried about the letter, aren’t you?”
“No, I’m not.”
Asahina’s cheeks puffed out like a child’s.
Asahina lowered her gaze to her notebook and pretended to scribble with her mechanical pencil, then glanced at me again. She was clearly aware of me. If I left h ralone, the eraser crumbs would start flying again.
“The letter was from the drama club.”
“Huh?”
“Probably another recruitment letter. I’m being called out during lunch break, so I’ll go.”
“H-hee~, I see. Heee~~~.”
This time, she said “hee” as if she was relieved. Damn, that’s fine, but I feel a little resentful because I’m a healthy high school boy.
“What was Asahina’s letter like?”
“It was just a normal love letter.”
“Oh, I see…”
I was disappointed. Well, that makes sense. A girl like Asahina would probably get love letters.
Just by paying a little more attention to her appearance, Asahina started getting confessed to by boys. I’m sure the plan is going smoothly. But still, I don’t know…
“What’s your response to the confession?”
I couldn’t help but ask such a thing.
“I already turned him down.”
“That was fast! When did you do that!?”
I couldn’t help but speak loudly. The sudden loud voice caused the classroom to buzz with commotion.
“Oh, I’m sorry…”
I apologized to everyone and pretended to bury myself in my textbook. From the seat next to me, I heard a “hehehehe” laugh.
“Asahina, you’re laughing too much…”
“But the teacher was surprised too.”
Shaking her shoulders, Asahina laid her face down on the desk. Now she’s getting into a sleeping position.
“Ah, now that I’m relieved, I’m getting sleepy.”
“Relieved?”
I feel uneasy. Asahina is Asahina, and she’s ignoring what she said earlier…
I know what I want to do with Asahina, but I don’t really know how I want to be with her. …How do I want to be with Asahina?
—Lunchtime.
I came to the drama club room alone.
“I want to talk to you about Asahina-san.”
That’s what the letter said.
“Oh, you’re Kuga-kun, right? Sorry about the letter.”
“No, it’s okay.”
When I entered the classroom, there was a female student I didn’t know. Probably a senior? I wonder how she knew my class and my name.
“So, what’s the matter?”
“I’ll be blunt. I want Asahina-san to appear at the cultural festival!”
“Cultural festival?”
“You know, after the midterm exams, our school has a cultural festival! The drama club is putting on a performance then.”
“I’m sorry, but please talk to Asahina directly about that.”
“You’re in charge of Asahina, right? I also heard that you’re her boyfriend.”
“Huh!?”
I burst out laughing. Could it be that being in charge of Asahina means something like that…?
“Anyway, I really want to cast Asahina as the heroine of the play!”
The girl, who I assume is a senior, continues talking without waiting for my response.
“Why? I thought we already knew Asahina’s current abilities…”
“For the next cultural festival, our school is planning to hold a 50th anniversary event. There will be TV coverage, and I thought that if Asahina-san appeared, our club could become famous!”
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