The Present Or Future

No way!

A few days have passed, Mayumi would not want to have permission to enter her school because her legs are not healed yet. But when the break came in, Akihiro asked Haru about Mayumi's condition before she left class

"Uhh, I don't know either. I haven't seen him lately. But it should be getting better now"

"I wish it was like that too"

"Hee... Tumben you're paying attention to Mayumi. Is there anything between you?"

"Haha, there's no!"

"Then how about we see him at home?"

"We? Just the two of us?"

"No, you can take Rin too. Or maybe the whole class is better"

"That's a good idea, I can take my girlfriend along with us. But I can't guarantee that we can take all our classmates. You know because it's too sudden for them"

"Well, no problem. We can take them to see him tomorrow"

"So with you, we only come there 4 people right?"

"No, maybe 5 people. I want to bring one more girl"

"Hee... Is that not your new boyfriend?"

"God! Indiscriminate. The girl I was referring to was the library guard girl"

"Wait a minute, is he close to Mayumi?"

"I don't know either, but she'll definitely come if I take her"

"Ah, okay. I'm handing the girl over to you. Then I'll go first. I don't feel good if my girlfriend waits for me too long" Akihiro said before leaving Haru

As usual, Haru heads to the library to bring Izanami his lunchbox to eat together. There Izanami is already doing some of his tasks. Seeing Haru coming, Izanami immediately greeted him with a warm smile

"Hey Haru, how are you today?"

"Haha, fine as always. Thank you for asking," Haru replied with a smile back. Though actually Haru's mentality is really not okay for today

It is almost at its limit. And when he saw Izanami's innocent smile, he knew that for now he should not think like that

"So, what are you really working on?"

"This? This is nothing. I'm just practicing what I just taught you"

(This kid is really diligent. I don't know why this girl chose this place over hanging out with her friends. But asking him only offended him)

"Good, then why don't you take a break and eat first before continuing? Maybe it will restore your spirit a little bit," Haru replied

"Haha, if it's your making. Not a little more, but a lot!"

The two of them ate Haru's hand-made provisions voraciously. Finished with his food affairs, Haru asked Misaki. "Oh yes. Are you busy when you get home from school?"

"Going to school? Maybe not, what's wrong?"

"You know the girl that came with me back then? He's sick today. Well, even if it's been a few days actually"

"Oh, the girl? Her name is Mayumi, right? Does it hurt hard?"

"Luckily not, his leg just sprained a few days ago. So he may have a little trouble walking. So some of our friends would like to see him later when we get home at school. Do you want to come too?"

"Of course I'm coming! I was quite familiar with him at the time, even though we only met for the first time. So where do we meet?"

"Good, that's the answer I want to hear. Then I'll call you if we want to go"

"All right! I'll wait, hehe"

After that, Misaki again opened her book and went back to look at the page containing the problems provided. Not wanting to bother him, he played games on his smartphone for a few rounds. Not for a moment, his younger brother Izanami sent him a message to meet him immediately behind the school

Not knowing what his sister wanted, he just followed her. Before that he asked Misaki for permission first because there was business, then immediately headed to the back of the school

Arriving there, as his sister said. He was there waiting in the back yard of the school. Seeing Haru, he frowned slightly due to Haru's slightly late arrival

"You're old!"

"Yeah. Forgetit. By the way, I'll be late for home. You know, I had a workout about an hour after I got home"

"Ah, okay. It just so happened that I was also late for wanting to see my friend after coming home"

"Oh, really? Too bad then. I thought you were gonna watch me"

"Actually I want to, but I'm worried that people will find out that we're brothers. You don't want that to happen, do you?"

"Hmmpph, if I wanted to, you'd be causing trouble again"

"Well, I didn't say that. Oh then, how about we go home together later? You're late for home too, aren't you?"

"Eh? Y-yeah, ji-if you force the hell maybe that's okay"

"Good! Be passionate about your training. I'll let you know when I get here"

"Hmpph, without you even saying that I would be excited to know!" Said his sister then left Haru alone there

(Wait, that's all? Why didn't he just say it in a message?)

Not wanting to make Misaki wait for him for too long, he returned to the library. There, of course, still see Misaki with her duties. Seeing Haru coming and sitting in front of him, Misaki then asked. "Where are you from?"

"From the back yard of the school" Haru replied, while tidying up his lunchbox. Accidentally, his food spoon fell under the table. Looking at Misaki's shoes, he realized one thing that surprised him

Haru told Misaki in a serious tone. "Regarding that, I hope you didn't tell anyone"

Misaki was surprised by Haru's tone of speech. "Eh, what are you saying?" Ask Misaki again

"You were following me right on the way to the schoolyard?"

"Wait? What's up!? Why you?"

"Easy, that can be seen from the amount of things you're working on. For someone like you, you should be able to do 2-3 math problems. But what I see is, you haven't even answered 1 question"

"Y-yes. I've been trying to work on it, but it's really hard. You know how long it takes to find the answer"

"It's difficult? But I see only a few scribbles on the paper next to you. If it's really hard, your doodles should be almost full. That is, you get out of this place and go somewhere"

"Ok, okay. You're right, I left this place. But I only came out because I went to the toilet for a while. And I'm back in this place"

"No, you're wrong. You were following me at the time. Proof, your sleeves are still dry. There's no way you can go to the toilet without touching the water at all. Besides, if you really want proof. It's all under your shoes"

"Wait... Don't tell!?"

Misaki then raised her legs slightly and peeked at him. And what was under his shoes was dry sand still stuck to his shoes

"Have you seen? There's no way your soles have sand if you're just going to the toilet. That sand you can only get if you walk outside the building. Especially behind the school that was filled with sand," Haru's response was still with a serious gaze

"No! I don't know anything about your sister! I'm serious!"

"How did you know that the girl I met was my sister? From the beginning I never mentioned that the girl was my sister"

Misaki gets further cornered because she accidentally says what really should not be said. Feeling unable to avoid him anymore, Misaki finally admitted her actions

"I-I'm sorry. I'm just curious about the people you met"

"Let me guess. You must have thought that this person I met was the same person from my old Junior High School"

(He knows that far!? How come?) Misaki Thought

"Wait on! You know what I think too? How is it possible!?"

"Hey, relax. It actually all started with you looking at my secret records. The note is about how to communicate with others. I know you saw it because before I left my notebook, the page was different when I saw it again. It means someone's holding my book. And back then in this room there was no one else but you"

Haru continued. "Because Mayumi once said everything about my past. That means someone told him. And the only person I think about right now is you Misaki"

Misaki was just speechless hearing what Haru had just said to her. He did not know that his secret was revealed so quickly. He doesn't know what to say now

"Look, I don't hate you. But please, don't spread it if I have a little sister at this school. I just don't want to disappoint him"

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