213 – After party
Today was a breathless day.
However, after receiving the report card of the overall overall ranking at the end, all the tiredness disappeared in many ways.
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“”Thank you!””
After all the schedules of the Sports Festival were over, we gathered at the all-you-can-eat restaurant and toasted our drinks by raising our glasses high above our heads.
“Keuheum! Everyone worked hard today playing in the sports meet! You guys are eating with the prize money you won, so eat and drink to your heart’s content! The teacher will pay for any shortfall!”
“Thank you! Sir!”
“I’ll eat well!”
It is the age to be in full swing.
Boys and girls all ate the meat with joy, probably because they worked hard all day.
“Here’s some more meat!”
“Can I have a drink too!”
Additional orders are being placed here and there at the table, and the employees are running around like crazy.
I happened to sit next to Yamada, the homeroom teacher, and asked Yamada.
“Teacher, aren’t you overdoing it?”
No matter how much money you receive from the first prize, everyone knows that teachers’ salaries are not much.
“This is fine. And it’s for feeding the kids, so don’t spare it.”
But Yamada smiled as if nothing was wrong and patted my shoulder with the palm of his hand.
“You are the main character of today’s contest. So eat the most today.”
“…I still think so.”
I was deeply moved, but trying not to show it, I put the meat Yamada had grilled into my mouth.
Maybe it’s because it’s protein eaten after a long workout, and it literally tastes like honey.
At that time, Satoru, who was eating at the same table, asked.
“Sir, can I order an a la carte menu?”
“What?”
Yamada shows a visibly agitated figure.
However, Satoru ignorantly pointed to the menu he wanted with his finger.
“The upper ribs look delicious.”
“…No, of course.”
The beer mug in Yamada’s hand shakes like an earthquake.
No matter how you look at it, it seemed like he was mentally shaken, but Satoru, who received permission, raised his right hand without hesitation and said.
“Boss! One more prime rib here!”
“Ah! That’s mean! Give us the same one too!”
“This table too!”
And the additional orders poured in as if they had waited.
It’s not often that you come to an all-you-can-eat menu and order a separate menu, but it’s human psychology that if one person orders it, it’s like dominoes.
In an instant, Yamada’s face turned pale at the length of the receipt, but Satoru smiled and began to place the meat on the empty grill.
This guy obviously did it knowingly….
***
After the storm had passed, when everyone came out with happy faces, only Yamada came out with a teary face.
Well, it’s self-sufficient, but it’s a bit pitiful.
Because the cost of the meal alone was close to 100,000 yen.
Even excluding the 50,000 yen that our class received as the first prize, it would be quite bloody.
At that time, Satoru, who was walking while grinding his teeth, spoke.
“Ah! I ate well! But it’s a bit unfortunate to part like this.”
Hearing that, one of the hard-nosed trio, the mood makers in our class, said.
“So? Shall we go to karaoke as a group?”
“Karaoke? Not bad.”
It feels like taking a typical dinner course.
After the first meat restaurant, the second is a karaoke room.
However, I felt that it was a pity that other people did the same, and one by one they agreed with that opinion.
As soon as it became the mood to go for the second round, Yamada quickly sorted things out.
“Then let’s do this. Let’s go to those who want to go home and those who want to go to karaoke. We have to go to school tomorrow too, so don’t hang out until late.”
“Eh~ The teacher is coming too!”
“I have to go home and prepare for tomorrow’s class!”
Girls clung to her and begged her to go with them, but Yamada firmly refused and took a taxi home, probably because she was afraid to use a dump tank.
With the leader gone and only the students remaining, the atmosphere became more chaotic than before.
Obviously only drinks, but everyone feels like they’re drunk.
“Kim-kun! Are you going with Kim?”
“Huh? Uh uh.”
To be honest, it’s hard for her to adapt when a girl who doesn’t normally make eye contact suddenly talks to her in a friendly way.
After agreeing to go for the second round, we all headed to a karaoke room in the downtown area.
***
“Kim-kun this way!”
As there were many people with us, we split into two teams and entered the room.
With 14 people in each room, it was completely full.
Naturally, everyone sat huddled together on the sofa, and some lively children were the first to pick up the microphone and start singing exciting dance songs.
I happened to be sitting next to Rika, and when I saw the band on her forehead, I asked cautiously.
“Rika, is it okay for you to fall down in the morning?”
Then, Rika, who had only been fiddling with her smart phone, responded with a flurry of surprise.
“Huh? Uh, I’m fine. It’s not that big a wound.”
When he said that, he smiled brightly, but it seemed that he was deliberately wearing an exaggerated smile because he was worried that I would be worried.
“…….”
I looked at Rika in silence and then opened her mouth.
“I’m sorry.”
“Huh? What? If it’s because of the wound, I’m really fine?”
“Besides that, not being able to treat you like you normally would.”
Rika scratched her cheek and put on a troubled expression, as if she finally understood what I meant.
She It’s probably a tricky subject to talk about, even from her point of view.
How much more so in a situation where there are a lot of people listening now.
Fortunately, it seemed like Rika and I were talking to each other overshadowed by the loud music. It seemed that they were only thinking about it, but it was obvious that they would think it was strange if the conversation between the two of them got longer while everyone was playing together.
Because of the strange rumors circulating in the academy, there is a perception that Rika is my girl.
She must have wanted to say something, but she muttered in her mouth and suddenly spoke in my ear.
“Ryu-chan, can we go outside for a while and talk?”
I looked at Rika with a surprised expression.
But I soon knew that that method was the best, so I followed her obediently.
Rika, who got out of the room like that, took me to the deserted emergency exit.
When the two of them were alone, Rika put her hand on her waist.
“Ryu-chan, you seem to have misunderstood something from before, so I’ll talk briefly.”
Then he looked at me with a serious expression and said.
“It is true that Ryu-chan rejected my confession at the amusement park. But I have no intention of pretending to be a tragic heroine by dragging on with just that much work.”
“…….”
“I didn’t necessarily think that we should be girlfriends from the beginning. It’s just fun being around Ryu-chan, so maybe I confessed because I wanted to monopolize it before someone else took it away.”
I moved my lips to say something, but then shut them tight.
Because I couldn’t think of anything to say.
Soon, Rika looked straight at me with her characteristic green eyes and said.
“I know what Ryu-chan is worried about, but I wasn’t hurt by the rejection of my confession. So you don’t have to be too careful with your assumptions.”
It’s bold.
I could describe the current Rika with just one word.
Clearly, her original character must have been a mischievous character like a goblin.
However, I thought her personality had changed because the way she showed up in front of me was as innocent as ever.
But it must have been my misunderstanding.
Even though she clearly said that Rika, who she now stands in front of me, has someone she likes, she still doesn’t let go of her attachment to me.
I wonder if I’m obsessed with it.
A child named Rika is a girl who can become clever as long as she wants.
“Take care of me like before.”
At her earnest request, I involuntarily nodded her head.
Where did it go wrong?
I asked myself, but I couldn’t find the answer.
***
After a short conversation, we went back to our room and hung out with our classmates.
I glance at Rika’s profile as she sings as if nothing had happened.
Looking at it now, my jawline has become a bit slimmer than before.
I said I didn’t mind being dumped by me at an amusement park, but I’m probably lying.
Lost love brings so much pain that even one can’t help it.
I knew it well because I had experienced it before.
However, Rika, who experienced setbacks, did not give up, but chose to try again.
Perhaps she intends to keep liking me.
Even though she had clearly stated before that she had a crush on her, she was quite provocative.
My head gets complicated when I think about the future.
Reality is not a cartoon.
Because harem is a concept that cannot exist in common sense.
If you don’t literally change the law, you have to choose one person in the end.
If that were the case, I would probably pick the president.
That’s why I was even more worried about Rika.
She couldn’t even imagine how she would react when she, who had already been rejected once, was rejected again.
In the midst of everyone laughing and chatting and enjoying themselves in the exciting atmosphere unique to karaoke, only I grabbed my sore stomach and began to think about the future.