Tannin Wo Yosetsukenai Buaisouna Joshi Ni Sekkyou Shitara,

Chapter 2 volume 3

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The change came suddenly.

Next sunday.

I was in a depressed mood.

Last week, I went home to escape. I think it's a very irresponsible thing to do. I left the place in a mess after showing my ugly figure. After that, both Nishikawa and Fujisaki must have been surprised. I'm sure they both don't understand what's going on.

For Nishikawa, I felt bad for having asked for her cooperation and then squandered it

.

For Fujisaki, I feel guilty for breaking my promise to cooperate with him.

I didn't know what kind of face I had to make when I met him. It seems I have received messages from them in my messaging app, but I was too scared to see them. Over the weekend, I wondered what to do.

When I got to the classroom door, I took a deep breath.

Calm. Maybe they both don't care.

Then I put my hand on the sliding door and opened it at once.

A scene as usual. Half of the students were already in the classroom, and I could hear them chatting. The morning sun shone through the lace curtains.

It was business as usual. It should be the same as usual. But then I thought.

Something has gone wrong.

It's not that I hear strange sounds or see strange things. It was just that as I stood in front of the entrance and was about to step inside, as usual, a strange feeling landed on my mind soundlessly as if falling from the sky.

Of course, I'm more nervous than usual. I was worried about the fact that I messed up last week and exposed my ugly self to my classmates in a way that I shouldn't.

But it's not just that. There's something else, something more important.

I looked around the class.

The front seat is near the window, where I usually sit. As I retraced from there, I found a student sitting in a chair that was usually empty.

Risa Enami's.

Regular late arrivals. The prettiest girl in class. She was a cold-hearted woman who did not take anyone seriously.

He sat comfortably in class before the start of the school day.

The morning sun shone on him, and he narrowed his eyes, looked out the window, put his hand on his cheek, and looked bored.

This is the true nature of my discomfort.

–Eh? Wh why?

Surprisingly, since the beginning of the second semester, he had never been on time to school. Forgetting what was bothering me earlier, my mouth was gaping.

My classmates also glanced at Enami-san as they chatted. I felt a strong sense of unease that Enami-san was in the classroom in the morning. It was supposed to be a normal thing, but I felt as if something incredible had happened.

As I stood there for a while, I felt a pat on my shoulder.

I turned around and saw Shindo. And I asked, blinking repeatedly.

"Hey, what do you see in the back seat by the window?"

"Hmm?"

Shindo also turned his gaze to Enami-san. Eh? Shindo also looked at Enami-san.

"'That's rare....... That brat was here on time, wasn't he? "

"That's right. Yeah, that's what it looks like for you, too. "

Apparently, I'm not wrong.

I wonder how long it's been. Come to think of it, I don't think he's on time at all these days.

Not just lately, but I wouldn't say that.

"Well, it's none of our business. Nothing good will come of being involved with that delinquent."

"Oh yeah."

We each took our seats, trying to avoid looking at Enami-san as much as possible. It seems that Nishikawa and Fujisaki have not arrived at the school.

I already wondered about Enami-san even after I sat down. I just challenged him to come to school last week. I knew he was going to be late, so I didn't realize it when I entered class.

I'm appalled.

I took out my study materials from my bag. I took a pen to study on my own, but the mysterious pressure coming from behind me made me lose attention. Enami-san must have noticed my presence as I sat down. I'm sure he's angry. And the pressure I now felt from behind me must have been Enami-san's angry gaze.

I try my best not to notice it and look through the problem book. Normally, I should be able to handle this, but my eyes slipped. The simple integral problem seems so far away.

Still, as I struggled to move my pen, I suddenly felt the presence of someone beside me. I wonder who that is. When I looked up, I was so surprised that I lost my voice.

For some reason, Enami-san was standing there. He looked at me and said,

"Good morning."

His face is expressionless. And he looked at me sharply.

"Huh?"

Whahuh? Did he just greet me? It's Enami-san. Wh why?

But I can't read his emotions. I had no choice but to reply.

"G, Good morning.?"

Hearing those words, Enami-san returned to her seat. I turned around and made eye contact with Shindo. Shindo seemed to be surprised as well, his mouth pursed and his head tilted.

Maybe it's a prank. If I didn't think so, I wouldn't be able to withstand the feeling of fear.

–However, this is just the beginning.

#Connected