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“I-it feels really weird to take the train home from school…”
“I see, Nishimeya san doesn’t go to school by train because her house is located close to the school. “
“T-t-that’s right. The train after school is so crowded. “
“After school is still better because the people are dispersed. The worst part is in the morning.”
After school that day, the two of us got on the train to have a study session.
Hinayo usually walks to school, and even when she goes to her part-time job, she seems to be able to get there by bicycle, so she doesn’t seem to take the train very often.
I envy her very much because she can sleep in until the last minute, which she can do because of the proximity to her school.
At that moment, I earnestly wished I could swap houses like hermit crabs.
“I-it’s hard to get used to walking home together.”
“Maybe that’s especially true for Nishimeya san. I sometimes go home with Haruto.”
“You and Fujisaki get along well, don’t you?”
“Yeah. Nishimeya san has also started talking to Haruto a lot.”
“Well, Fujisaki is always looking out for me, and he’s pure…”
“Haruto can be a bit nosy, but I think one of his good points is that he thinks about other people purely and without any ill intentions.”
“I-I guess so.”
It seems that Haruto is supporting Nishimeya san’s love life.
At first I thought that Haruto himself liked Nishimeya san, but when I looked into it, it seemed like I was mistaken.
Nishsmeya san has feelings for someone else, and Haruto knows it and is rooting for her.
It is very typical of Haruto to try his best to support the apparently clumsy Nishimeya san.
But still, I wonder who that [someone] really is?
I’m probably Nishimeya san’s [practice partner] so I think I’m completely out of the picture.
Then again, maybe a junior high school classmate?
Maybe a senior who is much older than me? Or maybe a teacher?
Hmm, the more I think about it, the more I’m lost.
There are always two solutions to a quadratic equation.
Mysterious Detective Asahi
Well, I’m totally okay with it, so I’ll go along with the practice as much as I can.
The train stopped one stop before the nearest station to my house.
Then, Hinayo suddenly said.
“Hey, would you like to take a short detour? I have a recommendation for a pastry shop to help you with your studies. “
“Oh, sounds great. Let’s go shopping.”
We got off at the nearest station, which I rarely use, and headed to a sweets store that Hinayo had recommended.
The sweets store was relatively close to the station.
It is a confectionery store that sells cakes and baked goods, and is said to be a long-established store that has been here for a long time.
“Wow, I guess there’s a pastry store like this in a place like this.”
“Y-yeah. When I was little, I used to buy cakes here for birthdays…… “
“So this is a store that holds fond memories for you. By the way, what do you recommend?”
“Well……you can’t go wrong with any of their cakes, but I personally like their cream puffs.”
I found a cream puff on the display.
It has an orthodox appearance that is very typical of a cream puff.
This is fine.
“The price is reasonable…..and above all, it’s filled with plenty of cream. “
“Yeah, it’s cheaper than I thought. Oh, and it’s freshly made, too, I hear. I’ll take this one.”
Hinayo bought a few cream puffs without any trouble at all.
The extra ones were to be given to my family. It shows how well-mannered she was.
We left the store and headed for my house.
It’s only one stop away, so it’s not like we have to take the train back. We decided to walk together for a short while.
On the way, as we were passing through a shopping street near the station, someone called out.
“Hm? It’s Hinayo. What are you doing?”
I turned around to look at the owner of the voice, and there was a man standing there.
At a quick glance, he was short and looked young. However, he had a habit of talking down to others and seemed to be dressed in a flirtatious manner.
He was wearing the uniform of another school, so he was probably not that much older than us.
Hinayo did not turn her head even though she was called by name.
It was as if she was avoiding him.
“Hey, hey, hey, Hinayo, don’t tell me you’re ignoring me? Don’t pretend that you don’t hear me at this distance. “
“Who…who are you…..! I don’t know anyone like you !”
“Did you forget about me by any chance? You’re terrible, Hinayo. I was the only friend you had, and now you’re trying to make it all go away. That’s so terrible.”
He approached Hinayo in an aggressive manner.
I thought she was in trouble, so I decided to guard Hinayo from him.
“Hey, are you a friend of Hinayo? …I guess not. There’s no way Hinayo can make friends.”
”Don’t say it like that, I’m a friend of Nishimeya san’s.”
I don’t think she has any friends who do this much, but I’m not lying.
More than that, I didn’t like the way he casually belittled Hinayou, and I was unusually irritated.
“Heh, so you’ve made a friend. I hope things continue to go well for you. Hey, what’s that? That box is from that pastry shop. You’ve always bought a whole cheesecake there.”
“…..Cheesecake? Inside this box are cream puffs. “
“Oh, you don’t know. A total gloomy, glasses-wearing otaku with no redeeming features like Hinayo is called a ‘Baschee’. She seems like the kind of person who only buys Basquet cheesecake at the pastry shop.”
So there’s slang in this world too…
Basque cheesecake has the cheese element intact, which is hilarious.
Hmm, I think Basque cheesecake is very stylish. Although I feel like it’s gone out of fashion for a bit.
“……Let’s go, Hirakawa kun.”
Hinayo, with her head bowed, tugs at the hem of my uniform.
There’s no point in taking this guy seriously.
“R-right. Talking won’t get us anywhere.”
“Oh, just run away. That’s what Hinayo is always like, she runs away as soon as something goes wrong.”
“….Nishimeya san, hurry.”
I took Hinayo’s hand and ran away.
I thought the cream puffs might crumble, but that’s better than having Hinayo’s heart crumble.
As soon as we got to my house and locked the door, Hinayo collapsed to her knees and began crying.
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