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Chapter 3 – First Year High School\nVolume 2\n<hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-wide">\n\n
“…um”\n
A small voice. If I didn’t concentrate, I might have missed it.\n
“What’s wrong?”\n
I acted as if nothing had happened. She might have just arrived here a few minutes ago. As much as possible, I don’t want Fujisaki to see what was on her desk.\n
“Ookusu-kun… That …”\n
“How long have you been there, Fujisaki …?”\n
“… From when Ando-kun was approached by Ookusu-kun”\n
My bad premonition was right on the money. If she had heard about it from the beginning, it would mean that everything I had tried to hide was now exposed.\n
“I see…”\n
I opened my palm. There was a piece of the quiz book that I had just collected. Fujisaki also seemed to know what was there, and apologetically lowered her eyes.\n
“I’m sorry. It was my fault that things turned out the way they did.”\n
“Don’t make me say it again. It’s not Fujisaki’s fault. It’s all because of this guy Ando. But I don’t think he’ll harass you anymore.”\n
What’s done is done. It’s also possible to talk to Noguchi-san about the situation and ask her to buy it again.\n
“I didn’t want to show too much to Fujisaki. Did I show him a bit too much leniency?”\n
Fujisaki shook her head.\n
“You might have seen him, but he ran off. He left his racket there, shall we mess around with it?”\n
She was still shaking her head.\n
“I see. Well, let’s just get this over with and get out of here.”\n
“… Yeah.”\n \n
I threw away the piece of paper in my hand and went back to Fujisaki’s desk. There is a tattered book haphazardly placed there. I couldn’t just throw it away, so I decided to put it in a plastic bag. I’ll take care of it at home.\n
In the meantime, Fujisaki was standing by my side, watching me. She hadn’t said much since a while ago. I guess she was so apologetic that she couldn’t even speak.\n
As I got my bag back on my back, Fujisaki grabbed my blazer. Looking at her hands again, I realized that they were very small. If I wanted to shake it off, I could, but I couldn’t, so I stood there.\n
I asked.\n
“…what’s up?”\n
I thought maybe there was something she wanted to say. But she couldn’t say it out loud. I decided to wait patiently.\n
Eventually, Fujisaki said,\n
“Thank you.”\n
Her voice was muffled and hoarse.\n \n
“I didn’t do anything to deserve your thanks.”\n
“You did. I don’t think I could have done it if I had been alone. You’ve helped me a lot.”\n
“That’s the point. I’m also always indebted to Fujisaki. It’s normal for me to help out a little.”\n
“…Weren’t you scared?”\n
“…no, I wasn’t. Since it was man to man, there was no need to be so afraid.”\n \n
If I had to say, the only thing I was afraid of was that I would go berserk again. I was really glad that I didn’t show that in front of Fujisaki.\n \n
“Are you okay…?”\n
“Not really, I guess.”\n \n
Fujisaki hadn’t made eye contact with me since a while ago. I don’t know if it was the setting sun or not that made Fujisaki’s face look a little flushed.\n \n
“… Fujisaki?”\n \n
Fujisaki, who kept looking away, seemed to be somewhat nervous. I didn’t know what to do, so I couldn’t move.\n \n
Fujisaki said quietly.\n \n
“You know, Ookusu-kun…”\n
“Hm?”\n
“You see…”\n \n
She was trying to say something, but she couldn’t get the words to go beyond that. I could tell that she was trying to say something important. I didn’t know exactly what it was, though.\n
I wondered how long it had been. Without saying a word, Fujisaki took her hand away from the hem of my blazer. Then she stepped back and looked up.\n
The expression on her face had already returned to her usual Fujisaki self.\n \n
“… What’s wrong?”\n
“… No, it’s nothing.”\n
“Hmm. Okay.”\n \n
Fujisaki smiled shyly.\n
Fujisaki and I got back into our usual groove and walked home, talking about trivial things as usual.\n
The thought of Ando and the harassment had already disappeared from our minds.\n
Fujisaki smiled happily. I felt a sense of relief as I laughed with her.\n
At last, the hardship was over and I could go back to my normal life.\n
That was enough, I thought.\n\n
＊　＊　＊\n\n
–About a year has passed since then.\n \n
Fujisaki and I are now in the same class. We both became class chairmen and had more opportunities to be together, just like when we were on the library committee.\n \n
But that’s another story–\n\n
<hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-wide">\nTN: And here we are folkes, end of the past chapter… And that’s how Fujisaki fell in love with him… I am actually glad that it’s not just a crush from daily interactions, but affection blossomed from actions… 😉\n\n
<figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><figcaption>IMPATIENT MTL READER</figcaption></figure>\n<hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-wide">\n\n
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