33 – Class differences
Eat lunch.
It was just that, but somehow I felt like my status had risen.
If I was Student A before, no one knew about its existence, but now I feel like I’m a sidekick to the main actors and their faces.
“I didn’t hide it today.”
He exclaimed as he opened the lid of his lunchbox.
The lunchbox that Haruna prepared was not filled with rice like before, and it was not filled with emotions.
“That… that’s just… !”
Haruna shouted in bewilderment.
“Come on, you’re kidding!”
“Wahhahahahaha… ! Were you guys that friendly?”
Yuki looks at us alternately and smiles.
We were on the roof.
It was the scene of the next day after returning home from field training.
Haruna brought my own lunch, and I became a member of them having lunch with them.
“But Haru-chan….”
“Huh?”
“Why isn’t there one more sausage in the lunch box over there?”
“It’s because of my mood~”
“Is that so?”
I picked up chopsticks while watching Yuuki, who was barely making ends meet with the number of side dishes, and Haruna, who flinched. I wish I could become friends with them like this.
“Eh, eat quickly. It will cool down.”
“Yes… Thanks Haruna.”
She smiled and handed me a thermos.
He’s pouring tea into a paper cup and staring at me.
As she puts her side dish into her mouth, she makes eye contact with her as she gazes at her uncomfortably.
“Yes… delicious.”
“Really? I’m glad~”
As if she heard what she wanted to hear, Haruna smiled like a flower.
“What is it, Haru-chan? I don’t even care about that.”
“Yuu-kun eats well, right? Just thank you for taking care of me in the first place.”
“Eh~”
That’s right.
To make a lunchbox for your childhood friend every morning. What kind of trouble is this
Besides Yuuki, even mine.
Even if cooking was a hobby, I was worried that it would be too difficult. She looked satisfied.
“Don’t worry too much about that. I often rehashed leftover side dishes from last night…. It’s not like I cook something new every time….”
When I asked about that, Haruna waved her hand and said.
“Yes, yes. How many people can taste the dishes made by Haru-chan? Minsu, you were chosen.”
“I see.”
“Yes. You’re lucky~”
Yuki made fun of me and acted friendly even to me, who had just started talking. In this environment where both Haruna and Yuuki welcomed me casually in that way, they moved their chopsticks with an indescribable feeling.
“By the way… ….”
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Yuuki looked around and opened her mouth.
Originally, their lunch members were Haruna, Yuuki, and Eri.
The senior was not here.
“It’s a big deal for Eri-nee too.”
As Yuuki said, we knew why she wasn’t here.
I found out about it when I went to school the day after the battery training was over. News about the soccer team has already spread throughout the school.
It wasn’t anything else, it was news about a crime.
The news that the gang that committed such a thing was the soccer club and that Matsuda Sakai seemed to come as quite a shock to the students.
And the person who cleared them of their crimes was their classmate Eri Takase.
That’s how it was.
Should I say the hero of justice that I didn’t want to be?
“Did you see Yuu-kun?”
“Yes. I wasn’t kidding. Now surrounded by students….”
When Yuuki heads to her 3rd year classroom to call for Takase-senpai, it is said that her classroom is already full of her many students.
After the crime of the soccer club was revealed, Eri Taka, who broke it, was away with her field training. Her students’ curiosity piled high and exploded the day she returned to her school.
“With this, another Takase Eri legend will be created.”
Yuki said while giggling.
“Don’t you say that to your sister?”
“I know, I know. Just mentioning the number 1 million makes me flinch.”
A 100 of 100 cuts.
Obviously Takase-senpai didn’t like to mention it.
Yuuki seemed to be trying to make fun of her with her mischievous expression.
“By the way, that’s great. Unbeknownst to us, sister solved that case by herself.”
“Yes… That’s great.”
“I’ll give you a hint. We could have helped with something.”
“Yes, I see…” .”
Knowing the inside story, Haruna and I silently listened to Yuuki grumble.
Haruna had already heard from me, and she even informed me in advance that news of the soccer club had spread widely within the school.
“Ah… Haru-chan was once called by Sakai, right? How was it then?”
“Huh?”
“You even received a confession. Wasn’t that completely dangerous?”
“Yes… I am… that… I declined.”
“It’s fortunate~ What would have happened had we been together as is.”
How can it be?
I’m in front of you right now.
Haru, who is clumsy in lying, I was at a loss and she looked at me.
Nothing to hold back.
She smiled silently, meaning that everyone makes mistakes and that you don’t have to worry about the past. She hung her head, embarrassed.
“She’s a busy noona. I won’t be able to hang out with you for a while.”
Yuki said while putting down the lunch box.
“Haru-chan, you ate well.”
“Yes….”
“What, Minsu, are you still there? Would you like me to eat some instead?”
She said it was okay to Yuuki who asked playfully and moved her side dish to her mouth.
Haruna pretended not to know Yuuki, her childhood friend, although it seemed difficult for her to remain calm. Even Yuuki didn’t notice that, and only grumbled.
I think I know why these two are childhood friends.
After lunch, I come down to the classroom.
He said he was in a hurry to go to the bathroom, and Yuuki ran down the hall in a hurry. When Haruna and her were left, I looked back at her.
“…… Haruna.”
I asked her who was nervous throughout her meal.
“Are you okay?”
It was a time when they ate between Haruna, who was always cautious, and Yuuki, who didn’t care at all and only talked about herself.
“Yes… ? What?”
“You were always frozen. What are you worried about?”
“No… Rather than worry….”
Actually, I thought I knew why Haruna was hardened.
“Some… I was nervous. We… You decided to reveal it today.”
“Sure.”
I decided to reveal it when Takase-senpai and Yuuki gathered during lunchtime.
That we became lovers.
But Takase-senpai couldn’t come. Postponed.
Haruna seemed to have cared about it the whole time.
“Do you need to hurry? You can reveal it slowly later.”
“Yes… That’s right.”
No big deal.
After tidying up like that, Haruna lowered her head and gave her a relieved smile.
“By the way, Haruna.”
“Huh?”
“Are you free this weekend?”
“……… ….”
After a moment of dazed expression, she nodded her head vigorously.
“Yes, yes!”
“Then come with me….”
“Yes, I will!”
“No, you haven’t even mentioned it yet….”
As if she had waited, she immediately agreed and made an appointment with me.
After sending her back to her classroom, she had a brief visit to her room and they separated.
The destination is not there. It was a 3rd grade classroom.
It was easy to find the classroom where Takase-senpai was.
It was because I could see many students gathered from far away.
I’m sure some of them are members of a fan club. Other than that, students who are curious about the case or members of the newspaper club. Students flocking to watch the commotion, etc….
Takase Eri was literally a school entertainer.
It was famous even before that, but it became the center of the topic even more with this incident.
She manages to stick her head through the crowd of students to find her senior figure.
The senior sitting in the seat was interviewing a member of the newspaper club.
If this is the case, it will be on the news tomorrow morning.
To the point of laughing, I tried to get out of the seat, frightened by the heat towards the seniors and the crowding noise.
If I hadn’t asked Takase-senpai, would I be the one sitting there right now?
No, it wouldn’t have been that bad.
The reason why there are so many students right now is because the target was Eri Takase.
The ace of the prestigious Sakuraba Academy in athletics.
A school idol who is famous not only for his achievements, but also for his sculptural appearance and outstanding charm.
Because Eri Takase subdued the criminal organization hiding in the school… That’s how it gets attention.
Looking at her from such a distance, she suddenly realized the difference between her and me.
To the point that the little excitement I felt at the battery training ground quickly cooled down.
***
“…… Lunchtime is coming to an end soon.”
“Oh, then can I ask you one more question? This is the last one!”
“………… Huh.”
As I nodded, the member of the newspaper club asked about my future plans.
Any activity plan?
I don’t have anything other than going to school, focusing on schoolwork, and working hard in club activities.
As if there was some great schedule.
“I am preparing for the upcoming competition.”
“I see! For the goal of winning the gold medal, he is working hard day by day, sweating blood and practicing hard! Well sir!”
“…………….”
Anyway, I like it.
If only it was done quickly.
As the members of the newspaper club withdrew, the bell signaling the end of the lunch break rang at the same time.
At that sound, students from other classrooms begin to withdraw.
I bet he won’t come until after school.
I was worried, but it seemed like there was nothing I could do about it for the time being.
“……… Are you the manager?”
While watching the students slip away like a tide, I found a familiar face.
In front of my classroom… Could it be that you came to see me?
Get up from your seat.
“Oh, do you have something else to say?”
“No, that’s not it… I am….”
Move your body. I saw the manager disappear across the hallway. Reach out among students leaving the classroom.
I don’t know why he came all the way here.
If you came to see me….
“Mae, manager…. Wait for a sec… !”
As I managed to get out into the hallway, many students were already scattering with me.
“Ah… ….”
At the same time, I couldn’t even see him.
Since the bell has already been rung, I can’t go looking for him.
I came back to my seat and couldn’t concentrate in class because I was nervous.
What’s going on?
Do I have any business?
I’ll see you after school anyway, but the waiting time to get there made me impatient.
It’s not like I can’t see him forever.
Sorry about the short gap, I continued to wait for after school.