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“I’m going home now. I will visit you again.”
“Ou. Be careful on your way home.”
The welcome party was over and it was just before noon when the party ended. After seeing Miyabi off with a small wave of my hand, I headed for a certain place.
I passed through the corridor between the school building and the gymnasium and headed for the tennis court. The purpose was to meet Hoshirobe.
On Saturdays, the women’s tennis club is closed, but Hoshirobe is a stoic person. She must be there today, too.
This visit reminded me of junior high school. It was when she was still Tetsujin. This is how I used to settle down near the tennis courts every day and watch practice. ……I’m really a weirdo when I think about it this way.
Hoshirobe was there when I got to the front of the tennis court. Her beautiful blonde hair in a ponytail often stands out.
However, she was not alone. A few girls were crowding the net at the entrance. They looked like the ones I had seen before. I searched my memory to recall their faces. Shinomiya and her cronies were waiting for Hoshirobe as she came out of the court after practice. I hid myself in the shadow of a nearby clubroom
“……What. What do you want?”
“You must be really hardworking, practicing even on your days off. It is often said that a genius never slacks off on her efforts.”
Hoshirobe took a step back in response to Shinomiya’s words. When the gal’s skin is peeled off and she is in Tetsujin mode, it seems to be quite troublesome. Should I come in to help…?
“…. I’m going if you don’t have anything special to do. I’m busy.”
“Because you want to see Sendo-kun?”
Hoshirobe and I stopped moving when my name came up in the conversation. Hoshirobe stared at Shinomiya as if she was really annoyed. The other hand, Shinomiya returned Hoshirobe’s agitated gaze with a somewhat triumphant look.
“……What, bad?”
“No? No one has ever said anything like that. I just thought it would be sad to serve a man who had so many women around him.”
“…It doesn’t really matter how many women Sendou-kun brings home, as long as he keeps an eye on me. I’m not a half-baked girl like you, you know?”
Shinomiya’s brow creases as she easily teases her. Her weakness is that while she has a habit of teasing others, she quickly loses her temper when teased herself. She’s a woman who suits the role of a lowlife.
Hoshirobe further attacked Shinomiya, who was at a loss for words.
“I would rather be a part of him than become someone like you who no one loves. I won’t become someone like you who only finds meaning in agitating others.”
“You ……!”
“Yes, yes, stop, stop. …… Shinomiya, you’ll always be a weak wrestler.”
“……Well, here he is, the man himself. It’s been rumored lately. He’s getting all smug with all these women.”
“Well, I’m not going to change my stance no matter what people say. There are people who are saved by this. Like this one.”
I pointed at Hoshirobe with my thumb. Shinomiya still looked like she wanted to say something, but perhaps because I had previously discovered her weakness, she didn’t say anything forceful.
“It must be hard work coming to school on a time off. Are you free?”
“I was at a welcome party for the student council. I thought the tea ceremony club was closed today.”
Shinomiya was silent when I said something that hit the nail on the head. …Surely she hadn’t come to the school just to provoke her? There had to be some other reason.
“I just happened to stop by …….”
“Just to stir things up? And with your buddies in tow? If you’re running out of …… excuses, you might as well pull out.”
Shinomiya turned around in silence. Just as I thought I could finally relax, Hoshirobe called out from behind.
“..If you’re just going to take a look, wouldn’t it be more convenient to do it on a weekday?”
“I know,…….”
Shinomiya and her teammates then left the tennis court. Their backs looked somewhat reluctant to leave, which left a strong impression.
“Haa,…… thanks for helping me out. It’s a vacation, but you came to the academy.”
“I told you earlier, it was a welcome party. Are you the one practicing by yourself?”
“I was practicing by myself because there was another person there until an hour ago, but she left. Did you come to see me……, darling?”
“Well yeah. I’m going home with you.”
“That’s unusual. I’d like to have dinner with you.”
“Okay. Go get your stuff together.”
Hoshirobe said, “Wait a minute,” and ran toward the club room. I was squinting at the golden afterimage of guilt that remained on her back.
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