Going back with the group
-After school.
A few dozen seconds after the teacher finished greeting the students and left the classroom.
“I’m here to pick you up!”
The door opened vigorously, and with such a voice, a beautiful girl with a strong wild spirit came into the classroom.
The classroom was filled with silence as if time had stopped, and everyone was looking at the beautiful girl standing at the entrance of the room with a big smile on her face.
And some of the boys were glaring at me with a resentful look in their eyes.
Of course, it was Rin who came …….
I am sure she has been told many things by many people, but she has come to open up and keep moving forward, and she shows no signs of stopping.
She is straight to the point, and I really have a lot to learn from her.
“… Rin. That’s too fast ….”
“Oh, I’m sorry. Kotone-chan…….”
A little later, an out-of-breath Fuji-san also appears.
The class is suddenly becoming more and more colorful. Kenichi looks at me with admiration, while I still feel jealousy and hatred…….
Well, this is inevitable.
Two people who originally live in different dimensions.
Beauty and the Beast…… or in my case, a stray dog.
“Look, don’t think anything funny, Towa’s bride is waiting for him, so let’s go.”
“Who’s the bride……. Don’t read my thoughts so precisely.”
I sighed at the supernatural perceptiveness.
Glancing at Rin at the entrance, she says, “Ehehe~, I’m your bride~” and wiggles her body happily as she puts her hand on her cheek.
Rin’s reaction as always……, but isn’t it amazing that she can even pick up voices from the edge of the classroom ……?
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The four of us walk down a familiar road.
Thinking about it, this is the first time the four of us are going home together.
I usually felt like Rin would catch me trying to rush to my part-time job, well, or maybe Rin would just come to my part-time job later to eat donuts.
“…… Kenichi. I’m going shopping with Rin today.”
“Oh, okay, that’s good. Buying all the supplies you need to get ready for the sports festival?”
“……Yes.”
For some reason, Fuji-san is not speaking and has a sad expression on her face.
I mean, before we get to that…
“Do we have any equipment to buy for the athletic festival? Athletic shoes or ……?”
“””…………Eh?”””
“What …… is with that face?”
Rin and the other two were stunned with a look of disbelief.
Then they all sighed and looked at me.
“Well, it’s Towa, so it’s no wonder you don’t know about it…..”
“…I don’t think …………. Tokiwagi-kun has any grasp of school events or anything, he’s a chicken.”
“No, it has nothing to do with chicken.”
“Towa-kun …”
“Don’t look at me with that pitiful look in your eyes …….”
I sigh.
No, because I’ve never been interested in school before, so I don’t grasp that kind of thing …….
I mean, Rin.
I’m not crying, okay?
I don’t need a handkerchief right away, okay?
I slump my shoulders and tell everyone, “Just tell me anyway.”
Rin giggles at that.
“We have an inter-class competition at the athletic festival, so we are making cheering flags for the classes. So we go to the store to buy materials for that.”
“I didn’t know there was such a thing.”
“I hear it’s a lot of fun every year. The class competition is for each grade, and it gets pretty heated, so everyone is really into it.”
“Ah, that’s why Fuji-san looked so sad~.”
If it was a class competition, Kenichi and I, Rin and Fuji-san would be in different classes.
It would be hard to cheer for Kenichi during the class competition, and I guess she didn’t like that.
When I looked at Fuji-san, she looked at me with a regretful look in her eyes as if she wanted to say something to me.
“You’re …… cheeky, …… even for you, Tokiwagi-kun.”
“No, no, no, I’m just telling the truth, no need to be embarrassed….”
“…… What?”
“That’s what Kenichi said.”
The sharp look from Fuji-san scared me and I promptly sold Kenichi out.
Suddenly contradicted, Kenichi was being confronted by Fuji-san.
……Sorry, Kenichi.
I don’t think I’ll ever be able to pull off the trick of making fun of Fuji-san.
“Oh, Towa-kun, you can’t do that. Kotone-chan will take you seriously if you say things like that.”
“Don’t worry. It’s all a reward for me.”
“A reward?” Rin tilted her head cutely.
When she saw the two smiling faces, she seemed to be convinced.
“By the way, Towa-kun, you had another part-time job today, right?”
“Well, as usual.”
“I understand. I’ll prepare dinner.”
“You’ll be all right today? It’ll be rather late at night.”
“I don’t mind as long as you lead a healthy life. …… I’m worried about Towa-kun’s housekeeping skills because they’re catastrophic.”
“I’m not trusted! I’m not going to settle for cup noodles and Jell-O just because Rin ain’t around, am I?”
“I doubt it. …… I think you are thinking of eating instant rice instead of cup noodles…….”
“………… Haha.”
A dry laugh escapes from my mouth.
Then Rin’s eyes sharpened and she stared at me.
“…… Towa-kun?”
“Yes.”
“Let me know when it’s time for you to come home from your part-time job. Is that okay ……?”
“Hey……”
Lukewarm eyes are being cast at me from the side.
Recently, even quibbles, even precautions I put up in advance are broken through without question…….
I’m not sure I can outwit Rin at the earliest possible level.
No matter what I do, she’s always trying to get ahead of me as if she knew what the future would bring…….
“…. Chicken will be on his butt in the future…….”
“I know, right? But I’ve heard it’s just as good to be on your butt, you know? I’ve heard that makes for a better marriage.”
“…… I’ll do my best. I’ll be strong.”
“No, in Kotone’s case, moderation…….?”
“…… I have to buy a whip.”
“Uh, Kotone-san? You must be joking……?”
“…… Can be bought for 2,000 yen. The price is reasonable.”
Kenichi’s face turned pale and his shoulders trembled.
And then he looked at me with eyes that seemed to be asking for help.
His eyes reminded me of a chihuahua.
Ah, I can’t help it.
Well, he’s always helping me……
I looked Kenichi in the eyes and nodded.
“Fuji-san, I want you to give Kenichi a firm go! They say it makes him more into it.”
Kenichi is a true masochist, so I’m sure he’ll be fine.
He’s even rewarded by pretending to be a good guy.
I’m sure he’s just acting, but he’s desperate right now.
“…… Rin. I’m going shopping. I have more things to buy, so I have to hurry.”
“Oh, wait! Well then, Towa-kun and Kato-san, if you’ll excuse me.”
Rin hurriedly chased after Fuji-san, whose eyes had changed hues and gone off to go shopping.
Perhaps it was because of the polite bow, but the distance between her and Fuji-san had widened.
Well, being Rin, she would catch up with her soon without any problem.
As I watched them until their backs were out of sight, Kenichi hunched his shoulders from behind.
“Towa~, you said unnecessary things.”
“Yeah?”
“Ah. That face, you’re not even aware of it. …… Oh well, that’s okay, I can see the cute Kotone that way.”
Is she a dominatrix after all? ……
He’s smiling so much …….
Oh, but one thing I’m worried about is that Rin won’t be influenced by Fuji-san to …… do the same thing, right?
That’s what I’m really scared of…….
“I’ll go with you then. Come on, Towa, you’re going to do it, right?”
“Yeah, I’ll do it. I’m counting on you.”
“I wish you would just admit it and get comfortable, you really have a troublesome personality.”
“Shut up ……. It’s not that simple.”
“Huh. Well, I know what you’re thinking.”
Kenichi looked dumbfounded and hunched his shoulders.
However, his expression was happy and smiling.
