While Akatsuki was nervous, Mizuto turned and saw someone familiar. Still, he was as calm as ever and greeted this person. "Good morning, Oumae-san."
Unlike before, Kumiko didn't tie her hair in a ponytail and just let her wavy hair flow. Still, she was hesitant at first, but she couldn't help but greet him since it surprised her to see someone other than Yume stand by his side.
After the first day of school, although they didn't talk much, they still greeted each other occasionally. Their class might be different, but they were in the same year, so it was inevitable that they met each other. Moreover, he was good at small talk, so they often had common conversations such as teachers, lessons, and many other things.
As for the concert band, Kumiko wasn't even sure whether Mizuto would join, and he never talked to her about this matter, so neither of them conversed about the concert band since their high school life didn't revolve around this club. Still, watching Akatsuki by Mizuto's side, she just couldn't control her curiosity.
Akatsuki also looked at Kumiko, showing her curiosity and wondering who this girl was.
Still, it might be a habit of every woman in the world to check each other's bodies, so Kumiko and Akatsuki glanced at each other's chest and saw similar gentle slopes; it was like an eureka sparked before them.
'Ah.'
The moment when their eyes met, they felt like they were long-lost friends. It was like kindness was born the moment they met.
Before Mizuto even took the initiative to introduce them, Akatsuki said, "My name is Akatsuki Minami. What's your name?"
"My name is Oumae Kumiko. Nice to meet you, Minami-san."
"No, please call me, Akatsuki. Can I call you Kumiko, too?"
"Please."
"....."
Mizuto watched what happened before them in silence, wondering whether they knew each other. "Did you know each other or something?"
"No, but I feel like we can become great friends."
"Yes, I feel like that too."
Whether Akatsuki or Kumiko knew the cruelty of high school life, especially in terms of growth.
Kumiko was fine since the only intimidating girl she had seen was Yume, whose body was just well-developed and perfect.
However, Akatsuki was different since she had always been surrounded by two friends whose bodies were devilish-like. Whether it was Yume or Reina, all of them gave her pressure. After all, while she wasn't as flat as an asphalt street, what she had was nothing but gentle slopes. Compared to the beautiful mountain in the distance, hers were just miserable.
If there was something that she was confident about, then it was the fact that she was cute enough that she could even seduce Mizuto.
Still, Mizuto felt weird about their close relationship, but while he had an idea why they became so close, he didn't want to check his doubt since he knew that girls had this strange sense where they noticed when someone thought rudely about them, especially toward their chest.
If he made a comparison, the women's feelings toward their curvy were similar to the guy's feelings toward their penis size, so probably, it was the reason why Akatsuki and Kumiko could become friends so easily.
"It's great that you two can become friends. Do you want to walk with us, Oumae-san?"
"Ah, no, it's troublesome if I walk with you," Kumiko subconsciously said, and she quickly realized what kind of mess up she had done.
"...." Mizuto.
However, Akatsuki laughed so hard. "Hahaha..."
"Ah, please, don't misunderstand. I-I..."
"It's okay. I know that you have a bad personality. You don't need to act like a good girl."
"...." Kumiko.
"Also, over there, don't keep laughing."
"It hurts... my belly hurts..." Akatsuki, who kept laughing, felt like her entire body ached, especially when she had just lost her virginity.
"That's why I told you to rest."
"What's wrong? Are you sick or something, Akatsuki?" Kumiko asked worriedly since she could feel that Akatsuki was slightly pale, but for some reason why, it felt like Akatsuki was quite erotic.
"Ah, no, I am fine. I am probably just tired." Akatsuki smiled gently as she answered Kumiko's question.
"But like what he told you, you should go to the infirmary if you don't feel good."
"I know. He will take care of me, after all, right?"
"Yeah."
"...."
Was it her imagination that their relationship seemed so close?
It was like they were lovers somehow.
Kumiko felt a bit confused, but she felt like it was quite troublesome to ask this question. Moreover, there was something that she wanted to ask. "By the way, Irido-kun, can I ask you something?"
"If it is something that I can answer, then sure."
"Well... does Kousaka-san talk about me?" While Kumiko was nervous, she still asked the question that had been weighed in her mind.
"Kousaka-san?" Akatsuki was surprised and asked, "Do you know Reina?"
"Ah, do you know Kousaka-san, Akatsuki?"
"Of course, we are classmates."
"Really?" Somehow, Kumiko felt a bit jealous as she was the only one who wasn't in the same class, but she also felt relief since she wasn't in the same class as Reina, considering she wasn't even sure how to face Reina.
"So, what's wrong with Reina?" Akatsuki asked curiously.
"Well... did she ever talk about me or something?" Kumiko asked nervously, but somehow, Mizuto and Akatsuki only looked at her weirdly. "Wh-what's with that gaze?"
"No."
"Yeah, she didn't even mention your name as long as I remember."
Their answer was in an instant.
"...." Kumiko.
Was she the only one who was troubled by that time?
While Kumiko felt complex, Mizuto somehow noticed a familiar figure who stood in the distance, watching them in silence. It felt like his heart was tightened for some reason, but he could still greet her like he usually did. "Huh? Yume? What are you doing by standing there?"
Yume, who was being noticed by Mizuto, somehow panicked, but then she calmed herself and approached him calmly. "How was yesterday?" She wanted to ask about his business and also the parking lot, which somehow he had bought.
"I will talk to you when I get home later."
"Okay." Yume nodded since she felt that this conversation wasn't good enough to be talked with many people around them. Still, like the most natural thing, she held Mizuto's hand, then subconsciously looked at Akatsuki's direction. "Good morning, Akatsuki-san."
Akatsuki also showed a gentle smile and greeted Yume cheerfully, as usual.
"Good morning, Yume-chan~!"
Yume raised her brow and wondered whether what she saw was just an illusion. Frankly, she had seen Mizuto and Akatsuki standing side by side before. She thought that they just happened to meet due to coincidence and wanted to greet them, but she stopped when she saw how close they were. It felt like her heart was so torn when she saw how close Mizuto and Akatsuki were. They were like lovers, and their relationship seemed far closer than his relationship with her.
At that time, she couldn't even walk; her time stopped, and she was on the verge of crying, but when she saw Kumiko appear, she realized that everything was just her imagination, especially when he could greet her like before, and they also held hands like usual.
Taking a deep breath, Yume thought that she was such a jealous girl that this jealousy was almost so scary that she was afraid that she might scare him, but then, she couldn't help it since she just loved him so much and she didn't want to lose him anymore. Still, somehow, she noticed the strangeness on Akatsuki's body.
"Are you fine, Akatsuki-san?"
Yume wasn't sure, but she felt like Akatsuki was quite different for some reason.
"Ah, I don't really feel good, but I should be okay."
"Ah, really? If you don't feel good, then please tell me, okay?"
"Um, thank you, Yume-chan."
Still, Akatsuki subconsciously glanced at Yume, who held Mizuto's hand firmly, without letting it go, as if announcing that he was hers. Yet, even so, her smile didn't break.
Being surrounded by Akatsuki and Yume, who had started a conversation, Mizuto felt a headache. Still, as he turned his head, he somehow noticed Kumiko, who had run away.
"......"
His lips twitched, and he thought that a woman was really troublesome.