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Under a blue sky. On the roof of the school, on that bench.
Next to me, a beautiful girl with two lunch boxes on her lap.
No, wait. I know what you mean. Why did this happen? Right?
But I don’t have a clear answer to that question myself.
However, I can’t leave anything unexplained. Let me give you a brief history.
Today is the first day of the new school term. Therefore, there are no classes, only homerooms. In other words, it was after school around noon.
And in the strange situation that greeted me after school at noon, about half of the students around me had lifted their bags and were heading home, while the other half were enjoying a leisurely conversation with friends.
Yes, the person who shattered such peace was the beautiful girl next to me.
[─ ─ Excuse me. Senpai. Is Hayami-senpai here?]
As promised, the beautiful girl came all the way to my classroom.
[W-What the heck is that beautiful girl?!!]
[There is no doubt about it! The most beautiful girl this school has ever seen!]
[Wow, the boys are creepy ……, but she sure is pretty ……, or rather beautiful …….]
The excitement in the classroom at that moment was insane. Yes, almost scary. If I had to say, it was like the excitement of priests who had just seen the god they believed in.
And so, with so many people watching, there was no way I could refuse, and that’s how I found myself sitting next to the beautiful girl.
“Yes, go ahead.
Hayami-senpai.”
With an angelic smile, I immediately accepted the lunchbox that was offered to me… Sorry, but I’m not mature enough to refuse something like that.
“O-ou.”
Swallowing my saliva, I opened the lunch box and found an omelet rice inside. What’s more, for some reason, a heart mark had been drawn on it with ketchup.
From the color of the egg to the amount of ketchup, it looked like a pretty elaborate preparation. If there was such a thing as an omelet rice examination, I’d easily get a first-class certificate, so you can bet I’m telling you this.
“Umm, for the time being. May I ask your name?”
“Ah, I’m sorry. I am Shiramine. My name is Shiramine Hisui”
“…… Shiramine, right? Yes.”
I have no recollection of this name….. Such a beautiful girl would be someone you would never forget if you met her once.
“I guess you don’t remember, after all.”
“Eh, uh, sorry.”
“No, I’m sure you weren’t in a good mood at the time. And I wasn’t in a position to talk.”
I mean, what kind of situation is it where you can’t even introduce yourself? Could it be that you’re talking about fate from a past life?
“Anyway, would you like to have some? I made it with all my heart.”
“Oh, oh. Then, I’ll have some.”
I felt as if I had been possessed by a fox from start to finish, but the omelette in front of me looked quite delicious, so I decided to give it a try.
I scooped up the edges of the rice with a spoon and put it in my mouth.
“I-it’s good. ……”
“It was great… I didn’t want to fail, so I got help from a friend and made it.”
The texture of the sausages is great, and the onions and green peas add a nice accent. The ketchup rice is seasoned strongly so that it’s delicious even when it cools down.
This is a masterpiece. It’s hard to find this kind of thing in restaurants.
My spoon was going like a castaway’s oar, and I finished it in less than a minute.
“Thanks …… for the food, it was really good.”
“Thank you very much.”
“Do you want me to wash your lunch box for you?”
“No no, it’s fine like this. …It will remove all of your precious scent.”
“Hnn, What did you say?”
Unfortunately, I didn’t catch the latter half of the words. ……What do you think it has to do with looking at the spoon with enraptured eyes?
“Oh, I mean, I have to ask, have I ever met you? I’m really sorry, but I don’t remember anything…….”
“Yes, you have. That is natural. But I’m confident I know you better than anyone else, okay?”
“Eh?”
“Hayami Ren, 17 years old, right-handed, and favorite food is omurice. Is that right?”
“Haha, You’re right.”
I was surprised to be told that she knew so much about it, but it didn’t seem to matter.
“You are good at sports as much as anyone else, and your studies are not too bad”
Hmmm…that’s friend A. inconspicuous and has a good image of me.
Maybe I’m on the right track.
“But …… it’s a little strange, isn’t it?”
Shiramine squinted her long, sharp red eyes and looked at me.
“W-What is it?”
“I mean, Hayami-senpai was a regular on the soccer club in elementary school and even made it to the national tournament. But even so…”
“Y-you know a lot.”
why would you even say that…
“Plus, I’m sure your academic ability was a lot higher in your second year of middle school than it is now.”
… what’s with this girl? She’s scary. Still, this is a problem that will affect a friend A’s life.
“You know, you know what they say, ‘A child prodigy at ten, a genius at fifteen, and an ordinary person once they’re twenty’? That’s it, that’s it.”
“Well, is that really true? Just now, when you were about to collide with a person running toward you, you easily avoided him, didn’t you?”
“That was just a coincidence. I just happened to see it at the edge of my field of vision and was able to avoid it.”
“…., that’s right, isn’t it? I’m sorry, I was suspicious of you.”
Shiramine still didn’t seem convinced, but for the time being she seemed satisfied.
This is dangerous, if she found out that I was cutting corners and word spread, I wouldn’t be able to remain Friend A anymore.
“Um, about the main topic I called you about today…”
Her face was red, and her gaze was angled downwards. Her blush was perfectly executed. Which was why the expression was, in a way, artificial. I realized it was acting.
“It’s okay, I have a pretty good idea.”
I gently narrowed my eyes.
The purpose of calling me to this place, even to threaten me.
It was….
“Really?”
She looked up at me with her luminous red eyes.
“I can at least read the air.”
“Well, then…”
“Ah, but no matter where you go, I’m just assisting him. Everyone is equal. Whether you are chosen, and whether he chooses you or not, is entirely up to you and him.”
The old saying….. No, it’s not. Well, whatever it is, there is this statement. If you want to shoot the general, shoot the horse first.
That’s the answer my brain came up with.
The answer was that Shiramine probably wants to get close to Aota.
…… or rather, thinking about it, there is no way a person like me would be approached by such a beautiful girl.
“Eh, no, it’s not right. ……”
“So, rather than doing something to me, I think you should go to him directly…”
A sudden snap was heard mid-sentence. Looking next to me, I saw that the plastic spoon in her hand had snapped in half.
“Tch…”
Oh, oh, oh? I am sure I just heard a cluck of the tongue.
“What’s wrong ……?”
I asked back, fearfully.
“Eh? Did you hear something?”
Shiramine tilted her head with a big smile on her face. But her eyes were not smiling at all.
“Are you mad at me?”
“No, I’m not angry. Hayami-senpai.”
“Really?”
“Yes, I’m sure.”
No, that’s a lie. It’s a lie. It’s written on your face that you’re angry.
“Hmm?”
Suddenly, the phone in my pocket trembled. It seemed to be an incoming call.
“I’m sorry. Do you have a minute?”
“Yeah, take your time. I’m going to leave now.”
Shiramine wraps the lunchbox in a furoshiki cloth and stands up. She still looks a bit grumpy.
“Well then, enjoy, Dull-senpai.”
“Okay, then… eh?”
I felt like I heard something that shouldn’t have been said by the beautiful girl. N-no, I must have misheard.
But still, I’m going to answer the phone now.
“Yes, hello?”
[Ah, Hayamin-senpai. Hello]
“Y-you?!”
A girly voice echoes from the microphone.
[Eh What is it? Were you so happy to hear from me?]
“No, on the contrary. it’s a hassle at its maximum.”
The caller was an acquaintance of mine, ……, or rather, a junior who had been the manager of the soccer team during junior high school.
[Isn’t it terrible? I don’t dislike that kind of coldness in Hayamin-senpai, though….]
“It’s been a while since you contacted me, what do you want?”
[Hnn, for now, come to the grounds, I’m going to watch the soccer team practice.]
“What? You came to my high school? You must have studied hard.”
The school is not a progressive school, but it has a good deviation score.
As far as I know, she would have had to have studied very hard to get in.
[It was a very easy pass. Then, come here soon!]
With a snap, the call was disconnected. What a self-centered person. But it’s not bad to be depended on by a younger student. Besides, she’s a nice girl, after all.
I left the rooftop, went down the stairs, and went out onto the field.
On the dirt field, a total of 22 players were chasing the ball. Beside them, a girl was following them with her eyes.
“You …… dyed it?”
She looked very different from when she was in junior high school. The hair color has lightened from black to brown, and it looks solid.
“Oh, here he comes. Hayamin senpai, good afternoon.”
Koganei Mihoshi. She is a fluffy gal, loves cute things, and likes cool guys even more.
She is a cheerful girl with a good mood.
“Hi, so what’s up?”
“No, That’s my line! Why aren’t you in the soccer club, Hayamin-senpai?!”
Her voice was loud. The voice is loud and it feels as if it is ringing in your eardrums. The stares from the people around me also bothered me a little.
“Oh, I think I’ve had enough of it. I had a lot of things I wanted to do.”
“What’s that? What’s more important than soccer? You said in the last tournament of junior high school that you would definitely go to the nationals in high school.”
“That’s …….”
I did say that. But everyone has to give up on their dreams at some point.
“It’s okay. I’m done.”
“That’s not fair! That’s not fair!”
“Calm down, Koganei, it’s not something you should be so angry about.”
A moment later. In the corner of my eye, I saw a spinning black and white sphere.
Someone in the soccer club shouted.
“dangerous!”
If it flew straight, it would surely hit Koganei.
The moment I thought that, my body moved on its own.
“───!”
A thud. My knee, which I raised as quickly as I could, was screaming, but it didn’t matter.
It was a leg that would never be used properly again anyway.
The ball was received with the right foot, the outside of it, and the rotation stroked the surface of the loafer.
“…Whew. I can’t seem to get rid of it. It’s a habit.”
The coach used to point out my habit of looking around slowly after stopping the ball.
“What is it? That God-awful trap!”
“Is there a magnet in your shoe?!”
The members of the soccer team cheered.
“I think it’s safe, but I’ll open it just in case. Koganei, are you okay?”
“Uh, yeah. Sorry, it got a little hot.”
“I’m glad you’re okay. Haa, I was so surprised.”
The ball came to a complete stop and fell to the ground. After a small bounce, I kicked the ball back to the ground.
“─ ─ That’s my buddy. You are the former captain of our Karukawa Junior High School soccer team.”
“Not so much. You’re better than me. Aota.”
Aota came walking from the ground. It seems that the practice had just started to take a break.
“Ah, ah, ah, ah! Aota-senpai!”
I thought I heard such a sound effect. There was a heart mark in her eyes.
After all, Koganei took the trouble to take the entrance exam for our high school.
“I knew it was for Aota’s sake.”
I knew that Koganei had enrolled in our high school, but I had a hunch. ……
Love is an amazing thing, isn’t it?
I don’t know why I thought that.
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