Opening Ceremony
“Heyo, Kazunari, we’re in the same class this year too”
“Renya, I will be in your care. Or should I say; you are in the seat in front of me as usual huh”
“I mean, there’s nobody who fits between you and Oohashi, right”
“That is true”
I talk to Renya while thinking something like, ‘this makes it the third consecutive year huh’. I survey the class, and there are people whom I was in the same class with previously here and there, so it looks like I’ll be able to have a fun time.
“It is until the afternoon today, right?”
“Uh-huh. It ends after we have the opening ceremony and we’re given all kinds of documents”
“In that case, shall we go back and eat”
“Did you forget your lunchbox?”
“Yes. I left it at home even though I went through the trouble of making it”
“How rare for Kazunari to be carelessー”
I wonder if it is because I was reading a book last night and went to bed late. I guess I have to be careful.
“Leaving that aside, Renya, did you make sure to finish your homework?”
“Uguu……”
“……I am not going to show you, alright?”
“Don’t do this to meーー!!!”
As I am brushing off Renya, who is clinging onto at me in tears, the door to the classroom opens, and Yae comes in. We are both acquainted, but I immediately take my eyes away without particularly greeting her or anything; since I do not want my relationship with her to be found out after all.
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“Well then, that’s it for today. There will be tests from tomorrow onwards, so make sure to studyー. Also, we’ll be deciding the duty representatives, so come up with three candidates. Okay, dismiss!”
It was time to go back after finishing the boring opening ceremony, and the HR(Homeroom) where we introduced ourselves. Nevertheless, because there are also a lot of people who have club activities in the afternoon, there is quite a number of people remaining in the class and having lunch. There is only the option of going home for me since I forgot my lunchbox at home though.
As I am getting ready to go home while thinking, ‘I wonder what duty I should be the representative of’, somebody taps my shoulder. I turn around and Yae is standing there holding a package.
“Kazu-kun, your lunchbox. You forgot it”
“Ah, Yae. Thank y……ou……?”
I took it reflexively, but then I remember the situation we are currently in. Inside the classroom, a large number of classmates, I am handed a lunchbox from Yae……what derived from this was……
“Hey, Kazunari. Let’s have a little talk”
an interrogation by my classmates.
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“Defendant(Kazunari), what do you have to say for yourself?”
“We have a proficiency test tomorrow, so let’s dismiss, shall we? Or should I say; the Judge ought to do his homework, right”
“Shu, shut up! More importantly, it’s, why did Nakamatsu-san bring Kazunari’s lunchbox!”
That is no way to treat your homework and test, right. We are final year students, alright? Well, I didn’t seriously think that they will dismiss though.
“For the time being, I’ll ask frankly. Are you guys dating?”
I suppose it is impossible to hide it anymore now that it has come down to this. It is a miracle that we managed to hide it for two years, and it is not surprising for this to happen at any time after all. I shall tell them the truth properly so that I can convince them.
“No. We are not dating”
