Love, Dreams, Friendship

I don't want to decide

About a month after the reception ceremony, the atmosphere of the classroom that had drifted somewhere began to calm down. The group had already begun to be decided, and it became possible to understand who was what type and who was close to whom.

Nao, unlike the others, naturally spends time in groups, and his seat is behind.Miyashita Kaori, from the same Junior High School as Kaori Rei Aramaki, is, And the same brass band with ReiAika Hirose Aika I came to be with.

None of the four, including Nao, were the prominent type, nor were they too reserved. Basically, he has a bright, honest, and serious personality. From the teacher's point of view, it was a group of four people that were very easy to interact with.

In addition, there are also groups with diverse colors, such as groups that are slightly prominent in Yancha, groups that are crowded with gymnastics groups, groups that are quiet and quiet, and others.

Meanwhile, Atsushi did not belong to any group and kept his distance from the surroundings. He had only exchanged the minimum necessary words with his surroundings, and always had cold eyes without changing his facial expression.

The classmate stopped actively engaging with Atsushi like that and gradually stayed away from him. Although not a secret, each group often talks about Atsushi, not least the group with Nao.

"Aika, are you talking to Hasumi-kun?"

Aika shook her head at Kaori's question. Aika sat in the chair next to Junto, but the words she said after registering were a word or two, and it was just a "Good morning" greeting".

"Didn't Kaori speak in club activities?"

"Hmm, I think that's the minimum requirement."

Kaori is a manager at a baseball club and has more opportunities to interact with Atsushi than any other classmate, but she rarely exchanges words with Atsushi.

"But, if it's not a common topic, is it?"

Rei, who was listening to the stories of the two, said calmly. Rei had no chance to get involved with Atsushi, and he hated men from the start, so I don't care what kind of person Atsushi was.

"That's right, Hasumi-kun has an aura that doesn't come close from all over his body, or he makes an invisible wall..."

Kaori nodded and listened to Aika's words. After hearing that, Rei agreed, "of course."

"I wonder if he's a cold person."

"Hm. Maybe it's not good."

"Even at the baseball club, only Kimura can understand. It was because Kimura had a friendly personality."　

While listening to his third story, Nao suddenly recalled the face of Atsushi, whom he would meet earlier. Nao himself has not been able to speak to Atsushi since he greeted her at the entrance ceremony with an introduction from Masaki. After all, the truth of the memories within me has not been confirmed.

All I remember was Junto, who spoke happily while showing a gentle smile. It was an unimaginable expression of Atsushi's current atmosphere. Maybe it's a mistake in my memory, but now that I haven't confirmed it properly, I still don't want to give an answer as to what Junto is like. Therefore, it naturally interrupts the story of three people who try to conclude that Atsushi is a cold person.

"... Hasumi-kun is not that kind of person."

Nao who was silent from earlier, suddenly said a word, and the three were surprised to see Nao's face. Seeing the reactions of the three people, Nao was astonished at himself who said those words unintentionally.

"Oh, sorry. I don't know much about Hasumi-kun, but .. I just think so ..."

"Also, as Kaori said, Masa-kun is indeed friendly, but not everyone is okay. I don't make friends with people who have bad personalities or people who have to stay away.... So maybe Hasumi I'm sure she's a nice person, not a cold person as everyone's rumored."

The three people who heard Nao's words remained shocked. Nao was worried he said something strange and looked at his third face, but his third eye did not lead to Nao but slightly behind Nao. As Nao wondered, I felt someone pass behind me.

And Nao lost his words as he looked at the person sitting next to Aika without saying anything. Nao and his friends gather around Aika-ya's chair, explains Atsushi who sits behind Nao.

Where did you hear ...

Nao suddenly felt his face heat up. I glanced at Atsushi, but Atsushi didn't seem to care about this and prepared for class.

I'm not slandering myself, but I feel sorry for saying something I know, even though I didn't get along well. However, I don't know how far Junto has listened to his words, and I think it's strange to apologize.

Nao, who felt awkward for not knowing what to do, left the place, leaving only "I'll go back to my seat." The three of them could only say "yes" because of Nao's awkwardness.

After Kaori and Rei returned to their seats following Nao, Aika, who was sitting next to Atsushi, noticed Atsushi's situation and blinked, but especially when Atsushi said something, Atsushi I've never seen this.

As for Nao, the awkwardness and apology for Atsushi had not gone away, and I was sown for a long time, so I could not concentrate on the class at all that day.

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Atsushi thinks while preparing for club activities in the clubroom of a baseball club after school. Masaki hesitates to talk to her when he sees Junto, whose expression has not changed, but the atmosphere is a little different.

"... Hey, Kimura."

Masaki was surprised when Atsushi spoke to me when I thought of stopping talking to him for a while. Moreover, Junto was not used to talking to me, so I was even more surprised. Atsuto continues the story without showing any pretense that he cares deeply about Masaki's appearance.

"Tell your childhood friend, Mamiya-san."

"Eh? For Nao?"

Masaki was even more surprised by Nao's sudden name.

　

"... Thank you." Thank you."

Atsuto said it without changing his expression at all, and went to the training ground, leaving Masaki as Kyoton.

"……what is it?"

Various surprises continued and Masaki could not tell the difference. However, inevitably I thought about it, so as soon as I got home from club activities, I decided to go to Nao's house and listen to her story while telling Atsushi's words.