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Then she looked delighted. As if she had accumulated a lot of things, she began to tell me stories.
And when I saw that, I thought to myself.
Yes, later. I’ll definitely try ‘later’.
They said that they would eat it after safety was secured with Kurutta.
***
Chin-
“Kurutta.”
“? Why?”
After parting ways with Morish*ta, I went straight to the barn and handed Kurutta a piece of chocolate.
“Try this.”
“?”
Then he looked at the chocolate I gave him and was puzzled. I told him, just in case he noticed something like that.
“It was given to me by a pretty girl.”
“Oohhhhh!!!!!www”
Then, fortunately, he got excited, and he put the chocolate right into his mouth.
And.
“Keek-. Cuck-cuck-cuck.”
“… ….”
The figure of the guy who starts biting the crab foam.
“… ….”
I almost got into trouble.
“After….”
I’m sorry for her, but I’ll have to deal with it somehow as soon as I get to her house.
It would be a big deal if someone else ate it.
As I let out a sigh of relief, he immediately began to vomit and run to the bathroom.
“Woo-wook-wook-“
The last image of the guy running like that was as if he was calling me a traitor.
“… ….”
I’m sorry, but I didn’t lie to you?
It was me who decided to be a little brazen.
***
Time passed, and finally it was time for the closing ceremony.
“… ….”
Hmm…
And I haven’t received any chocolate from Iinazuke yet.
Judging from his behavioral pattern, I predicted that he would definitely do it before the end.
It was an unexpected appearance.
Well, what I was worried about was the result of returning to dancing, so in a way, it was fortunate.
“Today is here! Everyone did a good job~!”
Time passed, and finally the closing ceremony came to an end with the teacher’s words.
And then I started going home with Iinazuke.
Just in case, I tried to pay attention in case there were still a lot of people right after the funeral, but the guy just smiled and didn’t do anything.
“… ….”
And in the end, even when she reached the house like this, she didn’t take any action. She was just smiling and talking as usual.
“After….”
I guess the reason she didn’t give it to me was probably because I had so many chocolates. As Najimi Osana showed, she felt that she was worthless if she knew that others had given so much besides herself, and she was quite disappointed.
It’s just that he doesn’t express himself, but since I’ve seen him since I was young, I could tell that he’s quite depressed right now.
No matter how much I think about it, the guy who never comes to the conclusion that he did it for me, who doesn’t want to receive it in a crowded place, was a bit nasty, but in the end, I figured out the situation and decided to reach out to him first.
As I always say, he is more than a childhood friend to me. So he was like a child, and I didn’t really want to see him like this.
I stopped her and held out her hand to her.
“I want to eat yours, can you give it to me now?”
“Eh?”
“Can’t you?”
When I asked again, she was momentarily taken aback by her unexpected question and only then began to carefully look at her bag.
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“I want to eat quickly.”
“Ah, yes….”
And then, at my urging, she slowly put her hand into her bag and handed her chocolates to my hand.
“… ….”
Then I looked at the chocolate. The shape of the chocolate was the same heart shape as me. He started giving it to me when I was in the 4th grade of elementary school, so it could be said that it was the 7th heart-shaped chocolate I ever received.
Come to think of it, back then I was just annoyed to give it to people in crowded places, but now that I think about it, I don’t know how much trouble that young guy must have gone through to make it, so it looked really special.
She handed me her chocolates and I looked at her for a while, but instead of thanking her, I immediately opened her wrapper and started tasting her chocolates.
“Mm, that’s delicious.”
By telling my honest impressions.
“… ….”
Because I haven’t eaten any chocolate yet. Because I don’t even like chocolate.
It was the first chocolate I tasted today, and it was my own sincere compliment.
“Thank you, Haiseki-kun!”
“… ….”
Fortunately, she seemed to like her too.
***
The next day.
“…?”
“Ahahahaha… Actually, I was going to give it to you yesterday, but I missed the timing because the kids seem to be giving too much….”
Sato Ichika came to me out of the blue and handed me chocolates with a shy face.
“Since I usually get a lot of help, it’s hard to say it’s a return, but it’s still a gift? Uhhh ah! Yes, Friendship Choco! Since it’s Friendship Choco, there’s no need to feel burdened?”
According to her words, it’s something like a return for the usual help. And friendship choco. So, since it is given to close friends, there is no need to feel burdened.
After….
I almost felt the burden of the chocolate she gave me, but after her words, I relaxed and told her.
“Ah~ hahahaha! Is that so? I can’t give you this. Thank you though.”
“Yes, yes!”
Then she smiled contentedly.
“Eh~ Ichikachi, really~? You never gave it to another man, Ichikachi.”
As she was having her conversation with her like that, her gyaru friend who was nearby approached her and said to her.
“Noisy, Nemu-chan.”
“Eh~ that’s too much~. And if the one you gave to me was small, why is the one you gave to another guy so big? Ichikachi, you can’t be shy right now-“
“Sorry! I’ll go first! Nemu-chan, let’s go quickly!”
Then, Satou started dragging the child named Nemu away in a hurry.
The child, who was speechless because of Sato, looked at me and said while being dragged away.
“The food made by Ichikachi is absolutely delicious, so you have to eat it all? Hi-Hi.”
“Huh? Oh, yes.”
… He was a very strange child.
***
Time passes just like that.
The final exams have finally passed, and spring break is just around the corner.
And today. I got a class assignment from my homeroom teacher.
[Shujinkoo Haiseki/ 2nd Year B Class #23]
As shown in the placement chart, the class assignment I received was the 2nd year B class.
Actually, this was a different class from the one in which the original story took place. In the original work, even in the second year, Class 2-A was the main background class. Perhaps Toyoda would have been assigned to Class A as well. Of course, the other main heroines would have been the same.
Actually, I deliberately didn’t go to class A because I asked the president. I had contacted him separately and asked him to avoid that half. Then, the chairman seemed puzzled, but as soon as it was my request, he readily accepted it.
The reason why I didn’t go to the same class as the original work was simple.
It was because I didn’t want to increase my karma anymore.
According to the assumption that I already consider to be a fait accompli, the moment the case of the original work is solved, it becomes a catalyst for the heroine to fall in love with that person.
And that detonator explodes at the slightest chance and throws me into an abyss from which I can’t escape in the name of love.
Although there was (presumably) another existence called Sasaki Yuuna, this could be said to be my theory for now.
And in class 2nd year A, which is the background of the original work, Riko Igiris, Yuuna Sasaki, who are considered dangerous because they have already solved the case, and other heroines who have already been late or have not solved the case were all assigned. As a bonus, it was also a place where you could meet Toyoda Hina, who often came to see Toyoda.
So, for me, who doesn’t want to increase karma anymore, it’s like a landmine in many ways.
So, in the line of not having to transfer schools, it was the best choice for me to have separate classes like this.
Anyway, for that reason, I went to another class, and I felt satisfied after receiving the assignment.
As I was smiling and feeling satisfied, Toyoda, who was sitting next to me, asked me for half.
“Shujinko-kun, where are you assigned to your class?”
Instead of an answer, I showed him the layout chart.
“Hey….”
Then, Toyoda put on a sad expression. Toyoda said to me in a timid voice.
“I’m in class A, hahahaha…. Regretful. But it’s right next door, Shujinkoo-kun. Let’s go back and forth often from now on.”
“… ….”
Obviously, dodging land mines was a good thing, but having to part with friends like this also had a bad point.
“After….”
After sighing for a while, I spoke to Toyoda.
“It is unfortunate. Yes, let’s get along well in the future.”
If it was normal, I would have cringed inwardly for saying it sounded like an anime tone, but today, as I felt somewhat lonely, I didn’t really think about anything.
“After….”
I sighed again and started packing my bag. At the time of distributing the assignment table, the ceremony had already ended, so there were already some children who went out.
As I was packing my things, Osana Najimi turned to me and said.
“That… I’m in class A too… It’s not particularly sad, but it’s sad nonetheless! Joy!”
“… ….”
If it was her usual, I would have ignored her, thinking about what to do with her at this point, but for her today, I decided to be a little lenient with her.
“That’s right, it’s a pity, Najimi.”
“Eh, eh? To?”
Then, she looked embarrassed.
“… ….”
Anyway, it’s like the 2nd year, maybe even the 3rd year. Compared to now, in the same class, he was a guy who rarely ran into me. It would be nice to be called by name once in a while.
After I called her by name, I left her lost in her spirit for a moment, and I started leaving school with Nazuke Ii.