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“Well then, Shota-kun. Shall we go?”
“Yeah.”
We have a brief meeting in the morning, like a morning meeting, and then everyone is released except the shift members from first thing in the morning.
At the same time, Sakurae looked up at me and invited me to do so.
I agree and we leave the classroom.
“Where shall we start? We’re not hungry yet, are we?’
“Right, …….”
I opened the leaflet that was handed out to all the students and visitors.
Sakurae peeks at it from the side.
“… you have your own.”
“I left it in the classroom. Can I see it with you?”
“……”
When Sakurae said that, I felt a sense of humor, but there was no way I could move unless I decided where I was going.
Reluctantly, I silently tilted the leaflet so that Sakurae could easily see it.
Sakurae then said a small thank you and looked at it.
“Ah, this looks just right now …….”
After looking at it for a while, Sakurae suddenly looked up, and her eyes met mine perfectly.
I panicked and averted my gaze, trying to fool myself.
“….. Shota-kun, were you looking at me instead of the leaflet?”
“It’s just your imagination. Which one is it?’
Sakurae had a more sinister smile on her face than usual, but she pretended to be calm.
Sakurae seemed to have chosen not to attack me, so she narrowed her eyes, smiled, and pointed at one of the objects again.
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[If love is blind, then love’s arrows should always miss. ……]
I walked over to the gymnasium with Sakurae and we sat side by side to watch the play.
Sakurae kept her gaze forward and squeezed my hand.
… …… I can’t concentrate because of it.
I don’t know if she thinks she won’t be found out because it’s dark, but there is no restraint in Sakurae’s behaviour.
When it comes to romantic situations, Sakurae gently rests her head on my shoulder.
“…. hey.”
I whisper to warn Sakurae, but whether she is concentrating or deliberately pretending not to notice, her gaze does not move.
I couldn’t force myself to keep my distance, so I remained frozen in place, hoping that it would end quickly.
“The play was interesting, wasn’t it?”
“……”
I looked at Sakurae, who was smiling with satisfaction, with resentment.
Sakurae tilted her head slightly, as if she didn’t understand what was going on.
“What’s wrong?”
Although I thought it wasn’t intentional, I thought it might be a good idea to put a damper on Sakurae’s happy atmosphere, so I let out a small sigh.
“….. No, it’s nothing. I’ve spent quite a bit of time here, so let’s have something light to eat.”
“Yeah, sure.”
When I open the leaflet again, Sakurae looks into it just like before.
I already knew that there was no point in saying anything, so I accepted it quietly.
“Umm, I want to eat a little before my lunch shift, but Shota-kun, something sweet isn’t enough, is it?”
“Well, ……, can you eat this?”
“Here you go.”
“Thank you.”
A second-year senior graciously handed me something, which I accepted with a nod.
I carried it to Sakurae, who was a little behind me.
“Here, Sakurae’s.”
“…… yes.”
Sakurae accepted the ‘fried skewer’ I offered her with a complicated expression on her face.
Although I find this strange, I take note of it.
“Yeah, it’s delicious. It looks like it was just freshly fried, so you should try some too.”
I recommend her to try it, feeling excited as the meat juices spread in my mouth, but she doesn’t want to take a sip.
“…… what’s wrong?”
To my question, Sakurae asked with pleading eyes.
“…. which one tastes better?”
“Eh ……?”
Which one ……?
Maybe it’s like, what if it’s better than what she made?
I said with a smile to Sakurae who was staring at me with concern.
“Sakurae’s food tastes better than this of course.”
“Eh……?”
This time, Sakurae looked at me as if she was out of breath when I answered her.
“Perhaps the fried chicken that Sakurae made took more time. I don’t know much about cooking, but I’d say it had a good taste…”
“O-okay, stop …….”
Sakurae shyly stopped my honest opinion.
Sakurae took a deep breath and said with a relieved look on her face.
“…. I don’t think it’s the hassle, it’s the secret ingredient.”
“Secret ingredient?”
When I asked back, Sakurae smiled, put her face to my ear and whispered.
“It’s because I put …… a lot of love into it.”
“……!”
After saying that, Sakurae quickly looked away.
Sakurae turned away to avoid my gaze, and I could see that her ears were bright red.
Then, Sakurae, who had returned to normal, tried to feed me and there was an argument…..
“Welcome.”
“Here you are, come in!”
I was busy moving around on my lunch shift……
“Shota-kun, I hear we’re really good together!”
“…… I told you I don’t believe in fortune-telling.”
In our spare time, we also go around to various exhibitions with Sakurae. ……
As I was doing this, time passed by in the blink of an eye, and I had completely lost my sense of being wary of Tachibana’s movements and not hearing from Tomoki.
Just when I was hoping that the day would end without incident and that Yamamoto had been mistaken, it happened.
“… Kokonoe, can I have a word?”
“What’s up?”
The time when the shop was about to close and the customers were sparse, the executive committee member with a serious look on his face called me to go over there.
Most of the classmates have returned, and Sakurae is now talking to her friends.
–It’s not like there’s anything else going on, and I took my eyes off of Sakurae.
“Sorry ……, I need you to check this with me.”
Sneaking around, the committee member brought me a small safe lent to me by the school.
I instantly get chills when I see that.
“Are we missing ……?”
“……”
The committee member nods, looking bloodthirsty.
I take the paper with the sales entries and the receipts for the materials and check them against the balance.
Once, twice, and again, but the result is the same: ……
“…. how’s it going?”
From the looks of it, you already know what you’re doing. ……
“….. short, 10,000.”
“……”
The size of the amount suggests that it was not a sales entry error.
On the other hand, it is hard to think of buying something of such an amount and forgetting to hand over the receipt.
I twisted my head and told the committee members what to do for the time being.
“Anyway, when everyone gets together, we’ll have to ask them. Maybe they forgot to give us a receipt, or maybe they made an entry in the sales table as a prank or something. ……”
“…., how is that even possible!”
The voice of a committee member echoes, perhaps exploding with anxiety.
The class, which had been buzzing with it, quieted down, and attention was drawn towards us.
Fortunately, the guests have been gone for some time.
I clapped the committee member on the shoulder and told everyone to ‘calm down’.
“Hey, there’s trouble. I’d like to talk to you if you’re all here, are you all here?'”
I said, and each of them looked at each other.
I count the number of people, feeling impatient too, wondering if those who aren’t there can reply. ……
“Kokonoe-kun. Sana and Akane left a while ago, you know?”
I look around the class with my eyes wide open at that voice.
-There, Sakurae’s figure was nowhere to be found.
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