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The next day.
I opened the classroom door with renewed determination.
From today on, I will become the great detective Kageno !
I have only one goal.
To find out the cause of the likability bug (tentative) of three beautiful girls in my class, Takamine san, Shirakawa san, and Hina chan !
First, target #1, Takamine san.
As usual, she was sitting by the window, quietly reading a book.
The display above her head was fixed at [Takamine Rin: 100/100].
It’s at maximum level.
This number has not changed since I took the book yesterday.
I thought I saw Takamine san glancing at me as I took my seat.
I thought our eyes met……but she quickly turned away.
And her ears seemed to be reddening again……?
Hmm,is this a change due to it becoming [100]?
She still looks cool, but I feel like she’s more aware of me…..than before.
But I can’t tell the cause just from this.
Next, target #2, Shirakawa san.
……Yes, she is sleeping.
Today, as usual, she is sleeping peacefully, propped up on her desk.
The display above her head reads [Shirakawa Yukino: Unmeasurable].
Yesterday, it was flashing violently, but now it is stable, as if it was a lie.
I really wonder what this display is……
Observing her while she is sleeping is indeed unlikely to yield any information.
Should I try to take some action when she is awake?
But what should I do……
And target #3, Hina chan.
She is happily chatting with her friends at the front of the classroom.
Her bright smile is dazzling.
The display above her head is [Megumi Hina: 130/100 (overflow)].
No change from yesterday’s dodgeball incident.
Unlike the other two, her attitude toward me is explicitly favorable.
She said things like, [Kagenon is cute] and took a stand to protect me.
“Oh, Kagenon, good morning !”
Hina chan noticed me and waved at me from afar.
Her friends around her are also looking at me……
Stop it, I’m not good at being the center of attention !
“M-morning, Hina chan…….”
I give a small wave back.
Hina chan is smiling and grinning.
Her behavior is easy to understand, but I don’t understand the reason.
Why is it [130]? What’s so cute about me?
Homeroom starts and class begins.
I continued to carefully observe the three of them while pretending to concentrate on the class.
Takamine san looks at me from time to time…..I think. When our eyes meet, she looks away.
Shirakawa san still spends a lot of time sleeping. She wakes up once in a while and is in a daze. She doesn’t seem to be looking at me particularly……
Hina chan sometimes talks to me during recess. [Isn’t today’s quiz too hard?] Or something else, but it’s nothing special. Every time she does, the distance between us is closer.
Hmm, no clue…….
Maybe there is a limit to just observing.
I still need to dig up past memories somehow……
Lunch break.
While I was eating my lunch, Akasaka came in.
“Yo, Kageno. Are you still playing detective?”
“I’m not playing detective. I’m serious.”
“Yeah, yeah. So, what have you found out, Detective?”
“…..So far I’ve got nothing.”
I sighed, and Akasaka said with a grin.
“Well, whatever you’re worried about isn’t really that important anyway. Let’s say…”
Akasaka clapped his hands as if remembering something.
“I remember you doing something weird in the library during the first year”
“Huh? Something strange in the library?”
I had no idea. How could I do something like that…..
……No, wait.
First year, in the library……?
Something about it seems to be stuck …….
I felt a fragment of a hazy memory flashing through my mind.
“…What was it? I think I was looking for someone…”
“Oh, you remember something?”
Akasaka leans forward with interest.
The library during the first year….
At that time, I’m sure……
–I remembered.
That time, I was in the library……
It was that time when I was trying to pull up the faint threads of memory.
“……Um, Kageno kun.”
The dignified voice interrupted my thoughts.
I looked up and saw Takamine-san standing in front of our table holding a lunch box.
Above her head was [100/100].
“T-Takamine san !? What’s wrong?”
Takamine san’s eyes wandered around as if she was trying to say something, and then she opened her mouth as if she had made up her mind.
“…Is it okay here?”
She pointed to an empty seat next to mine.
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