Chapter 2 The hard-to-conquer Himuro-san (100% advantage)

Let's start by fixing relationship. Thinking of this, I sighed naturally.

Even if the content of the misunderstanding and everything is fully understood, the embarrassing situation is still very embarrassing.

After all, I was rejected by Himuro Suzuha, and I was rejected mercilessly.

However, when I thought that she was so depressed when she rejected, and felt even more uncomfortable and regretful than me being rejected, I had to smile bitterly at her cute behavior. Well, only the beautiful Himuro-san can do this kind of thing, I have to work harder really good, fighting spirit rises in my heart.

Luckily it was only early morning and there was still plenty of time after school, I could slowly figure out how to deal with it as the best way to deal with it.

But when I shrug silently and come to my seat in class... Huh?

What's with this subtle atmosphere?

I felt a surge of pressure from a lot of attention on my shoulders. I always feel that today I seem to be bathed in everyone's gazes.

It didn't seem like an illusion, so I glanced around.

As a result, it was clear that several classmates were watching me, and they immediately looked away suspiciously.

The line of sight towards me wasn't just from one point, but spread out from all directions. It doesn't matter if it's a man or a woman, everyone looks at me and looks at me - what happened?

I can't find the answer. However, judging from this strict atmosphere… it doesn't seem like a good thing. I couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

"Morning, Otakushima-kun."

Beside me, who was slightly cowering, Sajou-san who had just arrived at school, slapped my back hard and greeted in an excited voice.

"I say-"

After sitting down, she began to move the contents of her school bag into the drawer.

Then she asked directly—

"Yesterday, did you confess to Himuro-san and get rejected?"

Yes, her nonchalant tone is like asking me, "Is it going to rain today?"

"Hey, how did you know about that…?"

This huge impact made me panic so much that I forgot to hide it, and directly asked the other party.

I care about the direction of the wind around me, so I turned around and saw everyone reacting in surprise.

Really, it turned out to be so...

That great attention is all related to this matter!

"Huh~~Seeing your reaction, the rumors are true, right?"

After understanding the reason for the concern, Sajou chuckled beside me, frustrated.

But why?

Why did my confession spread throughout the class overnight?

The only people present at that time were Himuro-san and I, I confirmed this carefully before continuing. Even though Nanna didn't know when she started hiding, she just listened to our conversation from start to finish.

I still looked surprised and looked around again. Sympathy, pity, and ridicule—all kinds of sights continued to weaken my heart, and the "seeing you" atmosphere was simply overwhelming.

Hah?

What has happened? Just now, a student who deliberately turned her face away was more surprised than the others. Look, that guy is hiding in the hallway and peeking at me in the classroom. It was the guy in the next class with the ponytail haircut—

Wow!

I screamed with regret in my heart.

Ah yes, the source of this news is undoubtedly the enthusiastic girl whispering in the corridor, namely the head of the health unit Saeki-san.

I don't remember until now that Saeki was scheduled to come to the student council to report the results of the Health Section Head's re-conference. And at least yesterday, I didn't see it show up.

In other words, by the time Saeki came to the student council, I might have just started confessing, and I'm afraid she heard it through the office door too.

From the other person's point of view, I felt that my confession was just a perfect love loss combo technique that made no sense and was uncomfortable for the other person, and ended up having to sadly withdraw. But the eyewitness this time is Saeki who loves gossip, she can use her lively character to add fuel to this event and make big news and publish it everywhere.

Now, I can only sigh. But at this moment, Sajou once again turned around with a happy-looking face:

"But I didn't expect Otakushima-kun to be so brave. Do you think your confession has a chance of winning?"

"...What should I say? ...Yes."

"But, the result is exactly the same as the other challengers. I was rejected by the other party because I already have someone I like."

Unfortunately, all I hear is the line of rejection is sweet like honey but at the same time very pungent.

"I guess you should give up completely, right? I heard rumors that you were killed in the spikes before you knew the situation."

"Even though Sajou-san feels that I am disgusting and has no chance at all, but right now my dictionary is not giving up on this. Two words."

"Oh~~ However, after being rejected for a while, I want to pursue the pursuit again. The difficulty will be much higher than before. When you said those words, did you really understand this?"

If you don't give up, you might end up. That would be pathetic, Sajou wore a serious expression.

"No, you see that some people get accepted into Tokyo universities which are difficult to get into. They didn't make it the first time. Some people even insist not to give up the re-exams many times before they are accepted. When I think of this, I can only do it. Isn't it weird to touch your nose and give up once you fail?"

"Ahahaha, comparing love to college entrance exams is like a good student's hometown style. However, it's also very clear comparing that Himuro-san to the University of Tokyo. It feels a bit disgusting."

Sajou-san seemed to think I did. Stupid but funny, so she burst out laughing.

Okay, about what happened yesterday, it felt like the University of Tokyo invited me to study, but I was expelled when I went to the exam happily, but soon they sent me another invitation letter soon after. The situation was extraordinary.

However, just as I shrugged helplessly, Sajou-san, who became serious, looked at me intently.

"...Hey, Otakushima-kun, I wonder how I can like someone like you...?"

Asked Sajou. This lack of a domineering look is truly uncharacteristic.

"How do you want me to answer..."

I scratched my head and smiled bitterly. Besides, I don't know how to answer the question.

"Oh, after all, I'm in sophomore high school and I don't have a boyfriend yet. It feels really bad. But I don't want to find someone to compromise with, and regret it afterwards. Wait, what did I say to Otakushima-kun?"

Said Sajou-san mockingly and looked away.

I remember when I heard Sajou-san chat with a friend earlier, she was unexpectedly pure in love. Even though I really wanted to cheer her on, I found it really hard to just listen to her ideal conditions… I can't imagine anyone having a way of guiding Sajou-san's already strong personality.

"Well, don't worry about my relationship situation for now—thanks to this incident, I finally thought about asking Otakushima-kun to teach me how to do my homework."

Sajou-san's mouth revealed a sense of complacency.

"Huh? How do I reply...?"

"Yes. That's right. Let me, be Otakushima-kun's love advisor. That way I can repay your kindness for helping me study."

"Wha, what… a love advisor…"

"Wait a minute, what do you mean by that suspicious expression? Do you think I'm not qualified to help you?"

"No, no, I didn't mean that, but the topic jumped too quickly, which made me feel a little…Is it doubtful──"

"It is true that I am just like you. I'm single so far, but I'm very confident about becoming a love consultant. It's not that I like to show off, but you'll be able to get a girlfriend smoothly because of my blessing~~"

She cut off my excuses with a strong tone of dissatisfaction. It seemed impossible to refuse.

"Okay, that's it. Otakushima-kun will someday thank me, don't you think?"

"Okay, okay… Thank you, Sajou-san."

Sajou-san faced me with her arms crossed and winked. I can only thank you from the start, full of confusion.

"That's right. I don't count on your hard work to decide if you have a chance to go on to college. I have to ask your advice on that."

"I remember when you took your midterms, you said it was a matter of your ability. You won't be deducted from your allowance for your livelihood."

"Yes, yes. Thank you for your help then... It's just that your guidance is very simple."

Sajou-san lowered the volume and said that, the expression on her face suddenly calming down. Now the preparation for the midterm exam has become a longing memory. If she thinks so as a student, I am happy for himher as a junior teacher.

"But this time you want to bet your future career planning on me. Is it good for you to rely on me so much in your life? It won't be like that in the future, you will throw away the responsibility of getting married. Are you laughing at me again? It's very strange to talk to me who wants to consult about love."

I laughed at myself for making this unreasonable assumption, but Sajou-san's eyes widened when she heard that.

"Huh? What nonsense is Otakushima-kun talking about! This is really disgusting. Listen carefully, Otakushima-kun has absolutely no way of marrying me. You should also go back and have a good look in the mirror."

The red-faced Sajou-san seemed to be scolding me vigorously. Um? Did she misunderstand something?

"Hey, what I said about discussing marriage doesn't mean that Sajou-san wants to marry me… I'm really getting scolded by you right now."

"Hey... ah...!"

Sajou-san finally realized that she had a big misunderstanding, she looked away in regret and embarrassment.

"But since Sajou-san had that kind of reaction just now, does that mean you're still treating me as a bit of the opposite sex? Is that surprising… I've always felt a little honored."

What made me most uncomfortable was that she was very serious. Well, almost the same as Himuro-san I just saw yesterday.

"What are you laughing at… Obviously Otakushima-kun dares to be so arrogant. Really, it's disgusting."

While Sajou-san was saying this, her cheeks were slightly red, and she didn't even dare to look directly at me until now.

Maybe she wasn't used to being teased?

"Okay, back on topic. When do you plan to start reviewing the final exam? With the experience last time, I hope I can prepare more this time, so even if the lunch break starts today, I will be happy."

"Ahaha, today is too rushed too? Better wait for tomorrow's lunch break to officially start."

To hide her embarrassment, Sajou-san spit out a small tongue and smiled.

She immediately wanted to avoid the exam, was it really okay? Hmm, looks like I'll have to decide to force her to work hard.

However, even though this is a bit contradictory, she thinks that starting tomorrow, she will honestly help me a lot.

Now in my mind, it's entirely a question of how to deal with Himuro-san during the day… seriously, what should I do?

……Well, let's discuss it with Sajou first.

"Um… Sajou-san, I'm sorry, I want to ask you something now, okay?"

"Oh, okay, okay. What's wrong? Feel free to ask anything."

"What attitude do you think I should use to go to the student council office today?"

"Well, this… Well, you can go home!"

Sajou-san answered me with a cheerful smile, but the contents were just cheers and cheers. Yes.

Hah? Where did that confident person go?

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After school, I still open the student council office door as usual...

I didn't expect that no one was in it.

I was the first to come. But it's the first time since Himuro-san is in charge of the student council.

Difficult, could it be that she didn't want to come because she was too embarrassed?

As I erased this moment of anxiety in my heart, the office door opened with a sound.

"Tajima-san."

Himuro-san still appears with a calm mask, at least not the worst development I'm worried about, I can rest easy for now.

However, it seems──

(Ahhhhh, good! Tajima-san has come to the student council normally. If he gives up on me, what should I do── welcome back, my youth.)

Himuro-san who made me fall in love. The feeling of joy in her heart must be stronger than mine.

So I tried to pretend to be calm and issued a reply:

"It's rare that I'm the first to arrive today. What's the matter, is something holding you back?"

"...It's nothing, it's just something to deal with. But oops, I shouldn't have any obligation to report to you in detail, right?" (That, of course, I can't say. I'm afraid you won't come, and my legs are very scared, so I can't come anytime soon.)

Since I can't let Himuro-san know that I can hear her inner words, it's best not to continue developing this topic. I can only apologize desperately to the stern face on Himuro-san.

"…You, you're right. You don't qualify. Forgive me."

However, I can only respond to what Himuro-san actually said. In order not to make things more complicated and difficult to deal with, this is an iron rule that I must not forget.

Just now, I silently repeated this important note again. Himuro-san doesn't treat me as the opposite sex at all, so if I act without permission, the train will just go straight to hell—before acting, be sure to remember the above passage. Even though I was stressing this to myself, my tears were about to come out, but I still had to hold them in.

"Really, instead of apologizing afterwards, don't do it in the first place." (Tajima-san still treats me with the same attitude as before. This kind of ordinary happiness won't know how precious it is until it's gone. Unfortunately... Because I put a big stone in my heart, I suddenly feel very dry in my throat.)

Himuro-san sighed helplessly, and walked towards the student council president's seat.

She opened the laptop screen on the table and quickly switched to work mode.

"You will make tea later, and the pre-work preparations will be completed. Anyway, I can help you make up."

Himuro-san muttered in an amazing voice, and then stood up from the chair towards the back left. Take out a personal tea set.

It seems that the position taken by Himuro-san completely ignores what happened yesterday.

I have always been by her side this year, seeing her easily settle anything with a nonchalant attitude, I think this evasion style is not like her at all.

However, she definitely didn't think this was the right way to deal with it in her heart.

The regret that came from the bottom of her heart was the clearest proof.

Therefore, unlike previous student council activities, there may be some scenes where I will have to guide her in the future.

Thinking of this, I decided to take the initiative to tell her:

"I, I said Himuro-san, I'm sorry to bother you making tea…can you listen to me?"

"...What are you doing? If you want to order iced tea, don't worry. It's very hot today. I planned it from the start." (Oh, maybe it's because you feel so uncomfortable after being rejected that you have to tell me to submit your resignation? It's just that there was an error in my response, so no, I definitely can't ask you to resign.)

"I'm not talking about that… Well, after hearing the answer from Himuro-san yesterday, I thought it was necessary to talk to you. Explain clearly what you plan to do in the future. If you leave a subtle complaint to continue to be involved in student council activities, I always felt that it was inappropriate."

"...Don't talk about so many things, hurry up and state your important points." (Huh? This? It's... 100% of resignation, right? No, people don't follow it! I was completely wrong, and I'm the one who regrets it to death. According to normal circumstances, the two people here should have boyfriend and girlfriend relationship!)

In contrast to seemingly depressed and disappointed, the hand that took the water bottle from the shelf slightly trembled, just as the restlessness and fear in Himuro-san's resonance kept on shaking.

"Since I took over from the start, I had to finish the vice president's term. So… in short, the mess of work due to personal emotions is all due to my violation of the rules…… If Himuro-san doesn't mind, can I continue to hold the position of vice president?"

I scratched my cheek and said with a slight look away. At this time, I have to blush, and I can't go wrong.

"...Really? That's a rare speech for Tajima-san." (Too, good. Safe and secure to pass. Unfortunately... really, Tajima-san, please don't say such scary things.)

I saw Himuro-san smiling, she took the kettle with one hand and placed it on the table to the right of the back.

"A rare speech? What does that mean..."

Himuro-san filled the kettle with water and placed it on the heater, while I asked loudly behind her. At this time, Himuro-san, who was busy boiling water, turned her back on me, and only answered with a voice:

"Don't worry, I won't bring my personal feelings into my work. Since I've said it, Tajima-san who always does well should understand it." (Ah, that's great. Thank you, Tajima-san, you are willing to never give up on me like this. Hehe, in return for you, I will bring an iced tea filled with my love for you in an instant.)

The electric kettle was boiling, then Himuro-san gently rocked her body left and right as if she couldn't wait. Seeing it from my perspective, she wrapped her arms around her hips, swaying her black hair quickly and rhythmically. I'm afraid this is a subconscious move, right? Gosh, how can there be such a beautiful girl?

"Then there's something else, I also want to explain to Himuro-san first."

"Oh, what else?"

"I won't give up chasing Himuro-san for now. Of course, I would never let my personal feelings go. Rest assured that student council affairs have been abandoned due to priority status. It's just that one thing is one thing, and those two things are irrelevant. Therefore, if you can take this matter to your heart for now... I will be very grateful."

This is the truth that I most want to tell the other party today. Even though you fixed it badly yesterday, I still like you, so don't worry-it's the only thing I hope Himuro-san can remember.

If anyone outside Himuro-san heard of this, I would definitely feel that I, a desperate person, was still lurking about something—it's hard not to give others that impression. From an outsider's point of view, I'm definitely a snake that can't lose, if more serious, I might be considered a stalker… Somehow, I suddenly felt like crying.

Suddenly, Himuro-san's body that was swaying from side to side waiting for the boiling water suddenly froze.

"..."

"Eh, no matter what the reaction is, please tell me what you have to say. I can barely squeeze my words out now, um... if you don't respond, I'll feel very uncomfortable......"

I said because I couldn't wait any longer. But after a while, the other party still didn't respond.

"...Tajima-san."

Himuro-san who was facing me from behind finally spoke slowly. Her fingertips pressed against the skirt of her skirt, she couldn't help but twist as if it was hard to stay calm.

"May I say one thing too?"

"Okay, okay."

"To be honest, I already have someone I like in my heart."

Come out, appear, this is Himuro-san rejecting the confession method Sajou-san told me.

"I've heard the rumors."

"Really… Then I will say it directly."

Himuro-san said this nonchalantly, but his words stopped halfway. She turns and looks at me, presses her hand to her chest as if trying to squeeze something out, and shoots me with earnest eyes.

"I, I... I really like that person, really - here's my answer."

In a few seconds, the gap between the two staring at each other was filled with blank time.

So, so I said—

"You mean... no matter how hard I try, it won't work. Then, I'd better give up early, right?"

Should be right, right? If you rely solely on your five senses to capture the intentions of others, you will naturally get this answer. Well, according to the context of this dialogue, the above conclusion must be true.

Wait a moment? Did I miss the truth? It felt like I didn't hear anything...

"...Hah?"

As if she didn't understand what I meant, Himuro-san froze with just a faint sound. After a long time, a sneer finally appeared on her face, and she began to say,

"Yeah, that's how it is, Tajima-san's head is very clear. It's the first time I really feel that you deserve to have first place in the school year." (Wow, ah, ah, sorry! I'm really stupid, the sentence just now didn't sound like a confession of love, but a rejection sentence. What did I do? ah ah ah ah ah!)

When I was sent to endure while lamenting her heart, her own half-open mouth could no longer close the same.

—No, I should be the one regretting it to death!

Yes, even if I miss her sincere voice, there is another important piece of evidence in front of me.

Think calmly, usually Himuro-san doesn't say "super-like" sentences with low language skills. Yes, that's the real Himuro-san, isn't it?

I didn't even hear... I had been with her for a year, and I couldn't immediately notice the impropriety...

Besides, if I think about it carefully, evidence will appear one by one. I heard from Sajou-san that when Himuro-san refuses confessions from others, isn't there always a fixed answer? That means "I have other people I like", right? But when she answered me just now, the two "other" words were gone, only "I already have someone I like" ...Well, let go of these two words, it's time to take advantage of the victory, and then keep on confessing it's so unnatural? The devil is always hidden in the details.

Even so, I didn't raise my guard and accidentally destroyed the great opportunity that was in front of me. Ah, I really want to die.

I held my head in my hands, and lowered my head in regret.

As a result, seeing my posture, Himuro-san seemed to have another way of explaining, so she twisted her mouth and sneered.

"Oh, are you embarrassed by being disappointed? How, did you finally surrender obediently?" (Not true, ah ah ah ah ah! Why am I saying things like this like cutting myself with a knife. Do I have mental retardation? Yes, I must be mentally retarded.)

I can't laugh anymore. Really, how do I end now?

The result of each other's hard work to get closer to each other, it turns out that communication difficulties between the two parties are increasing.

The reason for the failure has been fully determined that I chose the wrong option. I was too focused on avoiding the foreign meaning of Himuro-san, but ignored the details in her words.

After all, I already guessed that the words spoken on Himuro-san's surface must be venomous words that scolded me.

However, when what she actually said and the truth were combined into one, there would be no sincere voice. I didn't even think about this at all just now.

I pretended to believe that on Himuro-san's surface, she would definitely reject my confession with smart acting skills. It was impossible to say true affection easily, so she would accidentally trample her courage.

My head went blank and couldn't function at all.

Is there really a chance to come when we can have a good relationship...?

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"Sorry everyone. Today, I'm going to have a lunch date with Otakushima-kun."

Time came for lunch break the next day.

To the companions who came here to report every day, Sajou-san put her hands together in apology and said it jokingly.

Her friends who understood that this was a joke in an instant, they all threw at us "Ara ara! Miyabi-chan's spring is finally here" or "If you make Miyabi cry, you will never survive" and other jokes. Looking good, she went off on her own, and no one took Sajou-san's words seriously. Well, this is a common thing.

This is what the Riaju often do. They call a regular business meeting a date. Surely no one would believe that it was actually a date. I had to shrug my shoulders with a bitter smile, closing my eyes to their chain of actions.

"Then it's finally starting. I have a date with Otakushima-kun."

"I told you... you said that vocabulary on your lips really hard. Why, you have no shame on your body? Or is it DLC (note: The stands for Downloadable Content which means additional content), if so, I'll buy it now also?"

"Hey, DL…? Well, what is it? Please, no one will take the date I said seriously."

"Oh, that's the right thing to say..."

"Why? Doesn't the relationship between me and you not be considered by others as that kind of relationship makes you feel very lonely?"

Although I was a little disappointed, I wasn't in the mood to respond to her hopes of teasing me.

"Stop kidding. Come on, let's start reviewing our homework as soon as possible."

"Oh…I know, Otakushima-kun is really boring."

"Thank you for your complement. Anyways—rather than bringing up the topic, I should give this to you first.”

After those words, I took it out of the desk drawer. A note was handed to Sajou-san.

"Well, what is this?"

"This is a special edition note based on results and experience that I taught you to study last time. Just put all the content in your head to ensure that you can get rid of the failed ending."

"So this is a special trip for me...... it's tailor-made."

After Sajou-san obediently accepted it, her face had a look of surprise.

"Do you still have to ask? If not for you, who else?"

"Is that… that's all."

The initially stunned Sajou-san had a smile on her face and hugged the notebook tightly to her chest.

"But I have to explain first. At the very least, you should pass. You must not fail."

"I know. Thank you very much, Otakushima-kun."

"Also, this notebook is for you to take home. So read it. Starting today, you should read this book at least an hour a day when you come home from school. What you need most now is to develop a regular reading habit."

"Good. But what do we have? Reviewing during the day?"

"Well… the fifth hour is English class, right? Let's start with English."

"Okay, okay. Let's get ready."

Sajou-san answered quickly, and started getting ready. She took out the necessary textbooks and notes from the drawer, as well as the question bank I gave her last time in the midterms, and opened them all on the table.

"In that case, almost starting to read from the progress here."

"I know. If I don't understand anything, I'm just asking you.”

After speaking, Sajou-san began writing a bank of English questions.

In fact, like a normal lunch break, Sajou-san is the type to completely ignore other people's views. The hot girl who initially thought she was just playing around suddenly started enthusiastically reviewing her homework during her lunch break, which must have made others think it was some kind of bad luck sign. But Sajou-san can always do it her own way, and even if there are a lot of surprised eyes around her, it's totally inappropriate. This part of the character might be the reason why I accidentally got along with Sajou-san.

I had nothing else to do today, just playing community mobile games as usual, and waiting for Sajou-san to finish writing the question bank.

At this moment──

"Otakushima-kun, how should I translate this sentence? I don't understand."

To show his subject, she suddenly moved her body upwards. A sweet citrus scent wafted from Sajou-san's body – wait, that's not true, I have to study this topic carefully.

"Ah, this question—the correct answer is "How do you plan to celebrate Christmas this year"."

"I see~~ How are you going to spend it?"

"Ah? No, that's the only translation of this sentence. Just that."

I turned my face to emphasize that the translation of this sentence was not followed, and a grinning Sajou-san appeared in my eyes.

"What are you doing?"

A faint smile appeared on the sexy girl's face.

Okay, since you want to fix me, I'll play with you.

"I'm planning to spend some time with my blonde girlfriend."

I showed a triumphant expression that I had seen through the other party's tricks a long time ago.

To be honest, if I answered it in English, it would be more interesting in the context of this dialogue, but I definitely wouldn't understand the point of explosion when I came to Sajou-san, which is a shame.

What's more, I don't know how to speak my English.

However, in the next second, Sajou-san almost felt like she was electrocuted, hastily jumped off the chair and away from me.

"Are you, are you an idiot, Otakushima-kun? In this situation, it makes sense to say, "I want to spend time with Himuro-san"! But, in the end, you said that you wanted to go with me-don't think about it, wait for the next life!"

She scolded me with a slight blush.

It was clear that Sajou-san herself was the first to mention a lunch date or something, but now she was really excited when someone said she was really excited. Isn't this very unfair?

"Ah~~ so annoying, because Otakushima-kun said strange words that made me lose focus. I want to rest for a bit."

"Ah, are you resting? You only wrote three questions."

"You suck. The reason is because of you, Otakushima-kun. Shut up and shut up."

An angry Sajou-san dropped her head on the table, took out her phone and started surfing the Internet.

At this point, I can only wait. With part-time experience, I sighed and waited for Sajou-san's mood to improve.

Was there only the last ten minutes left on the lunch break? There seems to be no way to continue today's review.

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At the beginning of the student council activities that day, the curtain was opened against a very heavy atmosphere.

"..."

Himuro-san, who was already sitting down, was browsing with piles of printed paper in both hands, and only glanced at me for a moment, but quickly returned to the material she had just seen.

...Is that my illusion? Himuro-san today, the look in your eyes looks scarier than usual, right?

She felt very unhappy. I tilted my head in confusion at Himuro-san's appearance, while sitting in the vice president position.

Although there was a lot to attend to, I first came to prepare for the activity, and waited to ask her when I had time, so I turned on the computer's power switch as soon as I sat down.

"...By the way, Tajima-san──"

However, Himuro-san let out a sound almost simultaneously. She still maintains the posture of holding a stack of papers in her hands, and then turns her stressed face to me.

"Today you guys look really happy, you had a lunch date with Sajou-san right?" (This is this, how is this ah Tajima-san? What are you doing with Sajou-san this afternoon?)

"Hah?"

"Don't play dumb. I've heard from Sajou-san's friends in our class. Besides, this is the strongest circumstantial evidence that people who gather together every day are acting separately today." (At first they went to Class B and came back suddenly. Because I was suspicious, so I strained my ears and listened to them. But, it turned out to be a date?)

Himuro-san on the surface sneered.

However, the voice of her heart… had turned into an uncontrollable mad horse—

"...Those guys, even after returning to their own class, keep making those jokes?"

I felt a headache and muttered under my breath. I didn't expect that after that I became a laughing stock again, and luckily, it happened at the place where Himuro-san was. In short, I need to correct this misunderstanding as soon as possible, before her inner voice completely collapses and begins to weaken my mental strength.

"Since you listened to my advice yesterday, did you change the object of your pursuit to Sajou-san? Well, that's none of my business. It's just that you confessed to me enthusiastically the day before, but today it seems the weather in the mountains is the same as changing. It's the first time I understand what does it mean to turn into admiration when humiliation exceeds a certain level." (It must be because of that? Yesterday I said the wrong thing was a fatal excuse… Oh, please don't hate me!)

"Misunderstanding, this is a misunderstanding. Sajou-san only asked me to help her review her homework—"

"Oh, is that so? I happened to see you when I was passing by your class. I happened to see you and her next to each other, as if you two were already very close." (Don't try to lie to me! There must be something wrong. I obviously trust Tajima-san a lot, so I made a special trip to class to make sure. The result—haha, I can only despair...)

Hah? Her, when did she come to take a peek?

"In that case, it was because Sajou-san wanted to show me the problem, so I came here."

"I've heard rumors, I heard that you have made a promise together for Christmas, right? How sweet, obviously there are more than six months from now, wouldn't know what would happen under those circumstances."

Is this also part of the reason for her anger?

(Such an agreement is invalid. Because I had pre-ordered it on Christmas Day. I will never allow it, absolutely impossible to share it with anyone else!)

For some reason, the voice of her heart made me feel that there was a guard dog in front of me, making a low growl, preparing for the illusion of a fierce battle.

Why don't I know that my Christmas Day has been booked by Himuro-san?

She still had a cold and indifferent expression—even so, the hand holding the stack of papers was strange. You can see that the hand is shaking slightly and rapidly. This is for me who can hear the truth. I always find it a bit funny…Though I do feel a little sorry for the other party.

"It's just a coincidence of the English sentence translation. If you don't believe me, you can ask Sajou-san, then you'll soon find out that even lunch dates are just a joke."

"Huh? It turned out to be such a coincidence. It's a very interesting coincidence."

She looked at me with scorn and sarcasm. So that sentence is also true...

……Oops, is Himuro-san really that angry this time?

"I'm busy reading the proceedings, can you stop talking to me next?"

Himuro-san's gaze returned to the printed paper, as if she didn't want to say more.

Himuro-san herself asked me to raise the bar now... But instead of arguing, how to make her feel better now was the key.

No, wait a minute.

She says she will be busy reading the proceedings. Isn't that ridiculous? After all, piles of paper—

"Yes, that means Himuro-san, may I say the last word?"

"...What?"

"It's nothing... Is what you just held in your hand really a process record? It just look like a pile of blank printed paper..."

"Hah...?"

The moment she heard correcting me, Himuro-san was suddenly taken aback, and remained motionless with her half-opened mouth expression. At the same time, her hand that was holding the paper was also released, and a large amount of paper floated in the air.

Those who saw it at a clear glance, it was completely empty.

It is very difficult to make excuses for this situation. Time passed silently for a while.

Frankly, because she saw the scene where the other girls and I seemed to be very close coupled with the fact that the two of them were discussing the most important festival for her male and female friends, she was suffering from excessive blows and was really dealing with student council affairs. This would be a rather tragic situation in the future.

"…Listen, looks like I'm too tired. Let's go have some tea and catch our breath."

After using this trick, Himuro-san quickly took action.

She took out a two liter bottle of tea from the fridge near the counter in the back, then found a cup from the shelf in the back left, and took it to the central reception area to start pouring the tea.

Seeing his series of actions, I suddenly thought of something.

This was probably the first time in history that Himuro-san showed such obvious inner turmoil.

Anyone who saw it would surely feel suspicious. This must be the first time she would show such obvious flaws.

Before that, no matter how I attacked her, her appearance was always relaxed. While there are still some subtle differences, they are all to the extent that you need to pay great attention to them.

What is the main reason for this change? If you look back on this past week-I can draw tentative conclusions.

From my initial confession until recently, all of my actions were generally classified as "chasing girls"—it's just that this afternoon today, coincidentally, I reached a state of "attracting girls".

In other words, it was much easier to ignite cold emotions in Himuro-san than to make her happy, much easier to trigger her sense of crisis.

Facing the feeling of emptiness that gradually drifts away from her lover, can she bring the restlessness and anxiety to Himuro-san, and succeed in getting her to express her emotions. If you start from the two points of "angry" and "jealousy" and look back at her behavior today, don't you think her expression is actually quite rich?

Maybe this could be some kind of intensive therapy, maybe worth a try?

"Himuro-san, I haven't finished talking about the topic just now—"

I said to Himuro-san who was sitting down to drink tea, and she immediately replied with a displeased expression:

"...What?" (No, no, I don't want to hear about it. I don't want to know about your good scandal!)

"Even though the scene was a complete misunderstanding, from other people's eyes, we really look like we have a relationship?"

"So what?" (Right, it looks suspicious! There must be a lot of classmates whispering by now. But this is weird, the two of us have been alone for more than a year, so why isn't anyone helping us spread the rumors? Damn, it must be somewhere wrong !)

I think it's just your attitude.

"Even if it's a joke, since someone would spread rumors about me and Sajou-san, that means I'm a match for her. I'm also a little happy that a sexy blonde girl like Sajou-san is mistaken for a lover. Well. For some reason, I've always thought of her as a lover. strange--"

"That is, are you going to her now?" (Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, a sexy blonde girl is the key. As long as I have all the advantages, the time spent with me will be the happiest. Hehe, I finally understand. The rest is just thinking about how to make myself sexy——)

"Please do not do that."

Even if it's not against school rules, if the student council president of this school dyed her hair blonde because of me, it would cause a lot of trouble. The previous ponytail fuss was nothing if not handled properly, it could turn into a huge riot that swept across the entire school. I have to stop him quickly.

"But I just said it yesterday, uh.. my favorite is Himuro-san."

"Your taste is still the same which makes me feel really bad." (Okay, I accept this sentence! So much! Very good, worthy of being my future husband. Don't worry, I also like Tajima Aito the most.)

Her appearance was a cold sigh reminiscent of harsh winter weather, but within the bones there was a truth sweet as candy. At the same time, Himuro-san, who was showing both sides, seemed to be celebrating something, and squeezed the cup in her hand excitedly.

I decided to reset the situation. Let's start the war again from this place.

"But Kimishima Academy students actually like to talk about who is dating whom, or who is after whom. Because of this topic there are many misunderstandings or missed fates, and even a lot of trouble arises because of this topic."

"That's right, it is really outrageous. But being influenced by these few things doesn't mean that you don't really trust the other party? I can't understand this behavior at all."

Hah...? This time I'm pretty sure that she wasn't speaking sincere words.

In short, I try to continue the conversation.

"Basically, most of the rumors circulating at the beginning were more positive, but if you feel good about it, you will easily suffer a huge loss."

"Hey, as long as you are human, you can easily fall into that type of trap, right? If true, it's all about liking other people, and trying to forgive as much of the impulsive emotions as possible."

"Yes, yes..."

Sure enough, I still didn't hear her inner voice. This is what I want to say.

"After that, I will continue to make appointments with Sajou-san… ahem, I mean to study together."

Even though it was just a joke, I don't want to mention this a second time, and Himuro-san might suddenly cough because of this.

"Yeah, at least I'll study together until the final exam."

"Is that true? In that case, you should be careful about how you deal with it, avoid excessive etiquette, and don't overprotect the other party and allow the other party to generate unexpected expectations."

"Okay, okay… Even though it's unlikely to happen… but I'll keep that in mind."

All of the above are her true words. But why did it turn out like this?

The feeling of "absolutely impossible!" Himuro-san before was obviously very excited, but now suddenly became indifferent - like dealing with other people's stuff.

"Phew. Enough rest."

Himuro-san was drinking tea leisurely on the spot, she glanced at me at this time.

"I want to keep things, but if you want a drink, can I pour it for you first?"

"Oh, okay. Sorry to bother you then.”

"Hehe, you owe me once."

Himuro-san took out my exclusive cup from the shelf and poured the tea, then came back here.

I initially thought that using the chase technique wouldn't work, so I turned to the tug-of-war technique to shorten the distance, but this project seems to be a flop. If it doesn't work for me to use it again, then give up.

"Well, if Sajou-san took the initiative to confess to me, I would probably agree with her under the influence of the atmosphere at that time. She really looks really cute."

Clang!

Something broke and made a loud noise.

"Hey Himuro-san, are you okay?"

I hastily rushed to Himuro-san, standing still in surprise.

In front of Himuro-san's line of sight, it was my exclusive cup that fell to the ground and broke.

"...Looks like I just slipped my hand in." (What happened just now? Why did you say that all of a sudden?)

"No need to explain, are you hurt?"

"You don't have to scream that loud. I can hear you too. I'm fine, you don't see the wound at all." (Don't worry about any injuries. Tajima-san, what did you say just now?)

The expression on Himuro-san didn't change at all, only gently twisting the wrist.

"Besides, I have to apologize to you. Now I'll pour you another cup of tea." (That must have been a lie just now, right? It was just a small joke, right?)

After that, Himuro-san quickly walked over to fetch the teacup.

Then-

She actually started pouring tea into the cup that had become rubble.

"Oh, weird? The cup used to hold more tea." (Didn't Tajima-san just say that he likes my type the most? Then, what if Sajou-san confessed to you and you still want to agree? Ah ah ah ah! Give me a hard refusal from the other side ah ah ah ah ah!)

I was silent—but now was not the time to freeze.

In the real world, tea gradually spreads and accumulates on the ground.

"Hey Himuro-san! What are you doing Himuro-san?"

I hastily stopped Himuro-san from the side, folded my arms behind Himuro-san to pick up the bottle, and lifted the mouth of the bottle up. I was close to Himuro-san's body, as if I was holding her shoulder, the fragrance was different from Sajou-san's, with a touch of elegance. Even though half of my thoughts were against the will, I finally managed to stop Himuro-san.

"...Anyway, calm down. Even though you have a lot to say, let's start by calming down."

"Hmm...? Calm what? I'm so calm now? Ah, you, you dare to hug me all of a sudden!"

Himuro-san, who lost her mind again, elbowed my body away—

"It hurts! Wait a minute—hey, hey, stop Himuro-san! The consequences of doing that will be very serious."

"Shut your mouth, you pervert!" (Please, please don't misunderstand. I, I definitely don't hate you because you hugged me. It's just that something happened so suddenly that I was shocked… Uhhhhhhhhhhhh!)

As a result, she radiated intense hostility on the surface, as if she didn't care what she did to me, like a thug, and smashed the tea bottle with only a small amount of tea left straight into my face.

※ ※ ※ ※ ※

After regaining her composure in Himuro-san, she finally looked depressed and silent as if she realized that she had committed a heinous crime. After obediently admitting to me that I was wrong, I began to clean up the mess she had caused with me.

Cleaning the tea-soaked floor, picking up the broken cup and taking it to the landfill for disposal—in the process, we remained silent. If you wanted to describe a scene from this action sequence in one sentence, it would have to be "hell shame."

When all the work is done, there is not much time left for school.

It is now possible to return to the student council office reception area to rest and announce that "this is all for today".

Even though I barely dealt with student council business all day, it felt pretty bad - but there was no point in complaining, so I just closed my eyes and rested my mind.

Honestly, I don't want to do anything else today.

By the way, the tea stains on my clothes are pretty obvious, but I'll be home later, so I don't need to rush to change them.

"…Tajima-san, I'm really sorry for what happened just now. This time I can finally serve you tea."

A frustrated Himuro-san stood beside the chair I was sitting on, handing out the visitors as if to test my mood.

Now she says I'm sorry thirty times today.

"Thank you, thank you. You don't have to apologize anymore."

Actually, I felt that I was just doing too much. Looks like I'll have to think about it carefully...

I took the teacup and drank it all in one breath. To be honest, so many things happened today, tiring...

"..."

Himuro-san holds her cup and stares at how I rest.

"That, Tajima-san..." (In order to apologize well, I, I have to say it. Besides, besides, I, I, and we are in love with each other—)

"Well, what's the problem?"

Hey, he thinks What to say to me? What if they both love each other?

"Tomorrow is Saturday" (Yes, yes, I have to take the initiative to step up. If I continue to stay the same, I will only be a cold and stubborn woman. I am jealous of my boyfriend without permission, and to vent my anger. Bottle-scattered bottles. If we don't use this time to try to turn things around and show the fact that we actually love each other, Tajima-san will lose his temper and fall into Sajou-san's arms instead!)

"Yes, yes!"

"The weather hasn't been sunny for a long time. I suggest you can wash and dry your clothes and clean the room on Saturday." (Tomorrow, let's go buy new mugs together!)

"..."

"..."

"I, I know. I will definitely do what you suggest."

"Yeah, just do it. As long as you clean your clothes and room, your dirty heart will become a little more normal." (Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I messed up again... because I was too nervous to say...)

In this situation... how should I react...?

Ignoring my confusion, only Himuro-san, who was still calm on the surface, returned to her seat.

"By the way, tomorrow your trip schedule is to wash and clean. To be more precise, the weather is sunny and you have to wait until the afternoon, and you can wait for that time to start." (Give up and be done! In short, make sure the other party is free tomorrow.)

"That's it, then I'll leave it to you."

"Well, I plan to start cleaning tomorrow afternoon as well." (Hey, we'll clean together♡ ——No! Why did I actually arrange the cleaning work? Well, at least this can ensure that Tajima-san will stay at home. The rest use LINE to send messages and finish meetings. Finish shopping together... complete the promise!)

Himuro-san just finished speaking, and then sat back down in the student council president's seat.

………………………

Anyway, I have to stay home and wait for tomorrow. This must be remembered.

Five days have passed since Nanna gave me the ability to hear Himuro-san's truth. As for whether the distance between the two sides has narrowed, it is honestly difficult to judge.

Whenever I think I've found the answer and I want to take a big step forward, it can almost be said that there will be an unexpected outcome that will punish me... I'm tired, and life is very hard.

But I already know the answer. We both hope to be boy and girl friends with each other. Only the answer to the joy of love and the place where we will finally arrive is certain.

The only thing left was how to finish it smoothly—

in short, once you have the answer, it is enough to find the formula in reverse.

Certain magic formulas will tell me the order of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, which will make the relationship between two people develop significantly in one breath.