After Koudo left, I approached Yui, who was standing alone, and spoke to her.
“Yui?”
“Eh? Ah ! Kei kun !”
Yui waved when I called her, but she…wasn’t like usual.
She seemed a little down.
“What’s going on? I heard Koudo’s angry voices just now.”
“Ah ! That’s……don’t mind Sora……actually, did you remember? That day when Kei kun protected me?”
“Erm, about that senior?
“Yeah…….”
Sure, it happened, but what about it?
She said I shouldn’t mind about Koudo…but he seemed pretty angry.
“So what happened?”
“Actually, Sora was just telling me about it….a first-year student saw Kei kun beat up a senior that day, and it seems that rumors are spreading that Kei kun is some kind of punk who got into a fight, beat people up, and sent them to the hospital.”
Oh, I see, it was definitely one-sided…..but I didn’t beat him up so bad that he had to go to the hospital, did I?
Well, but to be honest, I don’t really care about the rumors.
I don’t care what strangers think of me, and I don’t really care if they understand me or not.
But it’s true that it’s a pain in the ass.
Yui looks really anxious.
Maybe it’s because I protected her, so she feels a lot of responsibility.
“Well, so what?”
“Eh?”
When I said that, Yui looked surprised.
“It doesn’t matter what people think about me.”
“But such rumors……”
“Well, it’s fine, isn’t it? Even if it gets worse, I can just correct it, right? After all, Yui was recording the video at that time, and the police were involved. And we also reported it to the teacher.”
When I said that, Yui made a shocked expression and then let out a sigh of relief.
“You’re right….I was in such a panic that I didn’t even think about such a simple thing.”
“Right? So, if the rumor spreads too much and there seems to be a problem, it’s easy to straighten it.”
“Why?? I was gonna tell everyone I knew as soon as I got to school.”
“Well, there’s a chance that rumors will spread, and above all, it would be troublesome if it got big, so if you have a chance, you should do that.”
“If you say so…..”
“Oh, and by the way, it’s really nothing to worry about at all, so don’t you worry about it.”
“Yeah, got it Kei kun. And if anything happens, I’ll do my best to convince them, so don’t worry.”
“You’re so reliable. I’m counting on you.”
Just like that, Yui and I headed to school.
Now that I think about it, what was the reason behind her fight with Koudo?
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–The next day at lunchtime I was eating a lunch I bought at a convenience store in an empty classroom as usual, and unusually, Yui was there with me today.
It’s not the first time I’ve had lunch with Yui, but it can be count by the fingers.
I mean, Yui seems strange today, doesn’t she? She had a fight with Koudo, is that the reason?
“Hey? Kei kun? Are you okay?”
“Eh? What do you mean?”
“Erm. About the rumors……”
Yui asked me that in a worried tone, but I’m fine.
I definitely felt like I was being watched a little more than usual, but compared to yesterday, it wasn’t that bad.
From my perspective, I felt like it was more of a positive impression than a negative one…..unless I’m imagining it.
Well, I doubt that, so I guess it’s just my imagination, but that’s how I feel, so it doesn’t matter.
“I’m totally fine. I didn’t get as many nasty looks as I thought I would.”
“Ah ! About that. Actually, yesterday, a teacher caught a guy who was talking about Kei kun behind his back, and at that time, the teacher asked if he could tell the truth, so he explained it.”
I didn’t know that happened…..I mean, I didn’t know it was that easy to solve.
When I said I was fine, I thought it would be more difficult, so I told Yui that. Well, if it’s resolved in the end, that’s fine.
“Heh, I see……so…..why were you looking at me with such a worried look?”
When I said that, Yui’s body twitched and she looked a little nervous.
“Oh, erm, that’s……because Kei kun……”
Yui was about to say something, but seemed to be hesitating.
“What about me?”
“The girls found out that Kei kun is a strong and dependable man, and he became popular among them ! ! !”
“What?”
Yui said shyly, but why did that happen?
But if you put it that way, it certainly makes sense about the way the girls are looking at me today.
Hm? But why is she worried about that?
“But if that’s the case, why are you worried? I don’t think there’s anything to worry about.
“No,…… that’s because,……if Kei kun becomes popular, you won’t be able to spend as much time with me……”
Yui’s face turns red as she says this.
I mean……eh?
I was shocked and nervous when I was suddenly told something that was almost like a confession.
After a while, I calmed down and said.
“Well, I see. I like spending time with Yui and it will never change.”
“U….yeah. Thanks……”
–After that, there was silence for a few minutes, but I decided to ask her what I’ve been wondering about.
“Hey? Yui?”
“What’s wrong?
“Erm…..what happened between you and Koudo? Did you get into a fight?”
When I said so, Yui started to say fearfully.
“Erm, actually…….”
Then I asked her why they had a fight.
Or rather, it was because of me……
“Erm I’m sorry, it was my fault.”
“That’s not true ! ! ! Kei kun was just protecting me !”
When I said that, Yui came to me saying so in a loud voice.
“I see……”
“I’m sorry…..I spoke a little too loudly.”
“No, it’s fine. More importantly…are you fine with it?”
“Well, this isn’t the first time we’ve had a fight, but this time I just can’t let it go…”
This isn’t the first time…….come to think of it, why did Yui fall in love with Koudo?
I suddenly thought about that.
“Yui? What did you like about Koudo?”
“About Sora…let’s see…I don’t know if I should tell Kei kun, but there’s no particular reason…..”
When I asked that, Yui started talking as if she was reminiscing.
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