3rd day out of the 4 days of the school trip. Haruo woke up early so that they can enjoy this day to the fullest, now that their group is complete, they shouldn't have any worries whatsoever.
"Well, what should we do?"
Said Haruo as he looked at Shun and Ryu deep in sleep. The Area was quiet, judging solely from it, Fumiko and Miraa is asleep as well. Otherwise, Fumiko would've stormed and barged into their room by now.
Instead of sitting there, waiting or waking them up, Haruo decided that he should let them sleep. He went outside the Hotel for an early walk in the beach, the warm breeze, the relaxing sounds of waves, the heat of the sun, everything was all on optimal setting, it almost felt like he was living in the perfect simulation.
As he walked through the hot sand, barefoot, his mind was clear of anything. His problems, his responsibilities... Not until he saw Ren. He remembered that he had work to do for Ren. Upon seeing him, he just stood there, nowhere to hide on, until the devil finally saw him and approached him.
Crap, what do I do?!
Haruo thought to himself as he was panicking inside, wanting to keep slacking off.
"Hey, Haruo!"
"W-What is it, Prez?"
Haruo frustratedly asked.
"How are you doing? I haven't seen since the first day."
"Y-yeah. I'm doing just fine."
Haruo replied with an awkward smile.
"Perhaps you're hiding because of the 'Work' stuff? I was just messing with you, Man. The cleaning the plane part, I didn't think you would actually clean the plane, how convenient."
"Anyways, It would be disgraceful to pass my work onto another, right? Don't worry about it. And also, I heard you got jumped by Shun, correct? Don't mess with him, he has been practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Karate since we were in Middle School."
"Wow. News really do travel fast, I'll keep that in mind. But why do you even have work in a school trip?"
"Beats me..."
They bid farewell to each other and Haruo's early walk in the beach continued.
As he continued to walk, kicking stones along the way. He saw Airi, admiring the beauty of the Sea.
"Yo."
"Oh! H-Hello, Haruo."
Airi replied with a trembling voice.
I wonder why she's always so nervous? All I did was say "Hi".
"I-it is okay for you to move around already?"
"W-WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M MADE OF?! GLASS?!"
Airi's "concerned" words triggered Haruo. Though, he knew his body was fragile and his back was still aching— not as much as that time Shun slammed him onto the ground, but perhaps that is why he got mad.
"I-I'm sorry! I-It's because I heard bones cracking when you got absolutely destroyed by Shun-san and spent the whole day lying down on a bed!"
Said Airi as she was purposely teasing Haruo's at this point, mocking his weak physique.
"Hey! You didn't have to put it like that!"
He exclaimed followed by Airi's giggles.
She and Haruo talked for a little while, until finally, he continued his walk. The resort was huge, therefore, he could just explore the entire shore until his group wakes up. However, he still needs to save energy for their group activities later on.
As he was walking, Haruo saw Hana walking with... a man! Hana also saw Haruo at the distance and panicked. She gestured Haruo to hide. That instantly gave him the wrong Idea about Hana and the other guy. The man was wearing a white plain shirt and red trunks with white stripes. He was fairly tall, slightly taller than Haruo much like Karima.
That guy... What is he doing with the main heroine?!
Haruo, the stupid kid he is, ignored Hana's warnings and approached both of them. Hana couldn't help but put her palm on her face out of disappointment.
"Y-yo, Hana! O-oh? And w-who might you be?"
Said Haruo as his voice trembled upon the immense pressure of the man's presence alone.
"Who's this guy?"
The man asked.
Hana heaved a sigh, knowing that she had no choice but to introduce them to each other.
"Haruo, this is Miyazaki. Miyazaki, this is Haruo."
Hana made their introduction as fast as possible, so they can also move on faster.
"Nice to meet you, Haru— H-hey!"
Hana grabbed Miyazaki's hand, seemingly frustrated and dragged him away as fast as she could.
Haruo was left in utter shock, he couldn't even blurt a single word out. All he could do was fall to his knees from what he just witnessed.
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"Hey, Haruo! Didn't you say we were going to have fun doing activities until asthma hits us?"
Said Ryu as he tried to convince Haruo to get up while Shun was still sound asleep.
"Shut up. It's all over now, just go and have fun without me." said Haruo, underneath the sheets covering every centimeter of his body.
Ryu was unsure what happened, but it must've been real bad for Haruo to make him act like this.
"Fine then. I guess I'll just have to tell Hana-kaichou that you didn't want to see her."
"..."
Haruo remained Silent. Ryu knew the usual Haruo would've stood up, faster than the speed of sound.
"So this is about her, huh?"
Said Ryu in a teasing tone.
Ryu could hea.r Haruo's muffled sniffles underneath the sheets He tried his best not to laugh even though It was hilarious for him.
"You've grown soft, dude."
Said Ryu
Upon hearing Ryu's words, he lifted the upper part of the sheets, revealing his face.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"I mean, back like a couple of months ago. You're like, Anti-social and even though gossips about you spread throughout the school, you pay no attention to any of them. Now, you're soft as a marshmallow, dude."
"Well. You do have a point. You are pardoned from the teasing you did."
Said Haruo in a tone of a proud king.
"Thank you, your majesty."
Ryu replied as he stood up and gently bowed at Haruo.
"But it's not like I've wanted this, I've always wanted to stay the same old me. Even I, myself don't know what's going on."
Said Haruo as he sat down removing the sheets covering him completely.
"I understand... It's love!"
"What... Do you mean?"
Haruo confusedly tilted his head whole looking at Ryu.
I know that's bullshit. What I want is a Harem, and I'm certain why I'm acting like this is because someone that is supposed to be in my Harem is getting stolen.
Haruo thought ot himself.
"Imagine, a female friend flirting with another guy."
Haruo immediately thought of Miraa, being lovey-dovey with Ryu. She was the only girl that he genuinely thought of as a friend, and nothing more.
"Seems fine. I would go as far to support you guys."
"What?"
"What?"
Both of them were confused of each other's crap.
"Next, I want you to imagine the one you love flirting with another guy."
Haruo thought of Hana and the other guy faster than a heartbeat. He felt a mixture of Anguish, Sorrow and Gloominess. Instead of telling Ryu what he felt, he instead rubbed his forehead using his hand.
"You felt gloomy, right? That is Love... Love..."
"You didn't have to say it twice, you creep."
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"That was Haruo, right? The Haruo you've been telling me all-day long on LINE?"
The man that Haruo saw earlier asked Hana.
"Was that okay? Running of like that? He might get the wrong Idea."
"I know, I know..."
Hana replied as she was biting the Nails of her thumb with stress obvious from the way she's talking.
"It's all your fault! All your fault! Everything would've gone smoothly if you weren't here!" Hana exclaimed waving her arms up and down.
"Chill, Prez. I only came here to relax and have fun, not to cause trouble. Besides, why won't you let me meet him? I bet we'll get along!" Said the man.
"That's exactly the reason why I don't want you to meet him! Your perverted deeds and actions are beyond the scale! He's a good boy, and I don't want someone like you going near him!"
"Yeah, yeah."
He replied while looking outside the window of the room they were in.
"Hey. What are you looking at anyways? You keep glancing outside." Hana said as she crossed her arms.
"Students in Swimsuits."
"How could you say something like that with a straight face?"
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"Hey."
Said Haruo, lying down in his bead, staring at the ceiling, waiting for Shun and the others to wake up.
"What?"
Ryu replied, also lying down on his bed, staring at the ceiling, waiting for Shun and the others to wake up.
"I might've thought of a plan that'll reveal Hana's feelings for me."
Said Haruo with the most bored-looking, uninterested face ever.
"Oh? That's great. How would you do it?"
Said Ryu with the same expression as Haruo
"I'll talk to Sereka-nee via phone. I'll handle the rest. I don't have the energy to explain."
"Oh? That's great."
"Yeah, it's great."