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Every time their shoulders brushed beneath the single folding umbrella, Seika Hirugami’s heart pounded like a drum.
The sound of raindrops pattering against the umbrella’s fabric echoed pleasantly right above her head.
Mixed in with the cold scent of the rain, the faint fragrance of shampoo wafting from Houtarou Achi, walking beside her, tickled her nostrils.
The physical closeness and the direct sense of his presence caused Seika’s brain—with its 530,000 IQ—to completely melt down.
(Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no! We’re way too close!)
Seika’s face flushed bright red all the way to the back of her ears, and she was wagging an invisible tail so hard it felt like it might snap off.
She tried to walk ahead, pretending to be calm, but she just couldn’t stop grinning; a sloppy “hehehe” slipped out of her mouth.
“O-oh, the rain today is k-kind of heavy, isn’t it?! Hahahaha!”
Acting unnecessarily cheerful with a high-pitched voice, she squirmed and unconsciously rubbed up against Houtarou’s arm.
Houtarou kept his expression impassive as he looked straight ahead, tilting the hand holding the umbrella handle slightly toward Seika.
“Your right shoulder is wet. Move a little closer to me.”
“Huh!? O-okay! I’ll move closer! I’ll definitely move closer!”
Seika lunged forward as if propelled by a spring, pressing her body tightly against Houtarou’s shoulder.
The heat of his body radiating through her uniform was intense, and her heart began racing at a breakneck pace.
When she glanced up, she noticed that because he was tilting the umbrella to shield her from the rain, Houtarou’s own left shoulder had gotten soaked by the cold rain.
“Oh, Achi-kun, your shoulder’s wet! I’ll hold the umbrella too!”
“It’s fine. It’ll dry in no time, and it’s better than you catching a cold.”
Struck by his awkward yet sincere kindness, Seika felt as if her heart had been pierced and nearly collapsed to her knees.
(He’s way too handsome! He’s so kind I’m going to die!)
“Hey, don’t collapse while we’re walking. You’ll end up in a puddle.”
Houtarou let out a small sigh of exasperation and swiftly caught Seika’s arm, pulling her close.
That smooth, effortless movement completely knocked the innocent gal off her feet.
“Achi-kun, I like you! No, never mind!”
“You really are noisy, aren’t you?”
Gazing up from her front-row seat at Houtarou’s profile as he muttered that with an exasperated look, Seika smiled weakly with a dazed expression.
Even the gray school route, drenched in cold rain, had transformed into the sweetest, most sparkling date spot imaginable for Seika at that moment.
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