The streets after the rain were scattered with drifting pink cherry blossoms.
On the road, large and small puddles shimmered with a faint light, bearing the fallen cherry blossoms, reflecting everything in the world.
However, not everyone enjoys this fresh and aesthetic scenery.
As soon as he stepped onto the campus, Fuyumi Sasaki, who had a keen sense of perception, heard a low curse.
"Fuck, why does it have to rain, now I have to sweep the school all day again."
Following the voice, he saw a middle-aged man with a medium build and unshaven beard, dressed in a dark blue cleaning uniform, wearing a matching duckbill cap, holding a broom, and muttering under his breath.
Since there was no one else between the two of them, the moment Sasaki stopped and turned his head to look.
The cleaner, who was diagonally opposite him, also noticed him.
Looking at the old and sinister face, Sasaki subconsciously felt a sense of disgust in his heart and frowned unconsciously.
This sense of unfounded disgust was very similar to the young man named Kamisaka Kyousuke he had seen upon waking up.
Just annoying for no reason.
With this puzzlement over his feelings of disgust, he couldn't help but take a few more glances at the cleaner.
And noticing his gaze, Kitou Masami, who looked at the young and handsome boy, with a very upright figure in front, also felt a sense of repulsion in his heart.
But under Sasaki's rather cold gaze, his hands and feet felt stiff and cold all over, like a rabbit being watched by a hawk.
This palpable sense of dread, as if facing a natural predator, made him just hastily glance at Sasaki, then bowed his head and turned away.
After he turned around, Sasaki, who couldn't figure it out but was paying attention secretly in his heart, went straight to the teaching building.
Bang—
After closing the locker door, just as Sasaki finished changing his shoes and was about to go upstairs.
A series of extremely light footsteps, as if tiptoeing, came from behind him.
Smelling the familiar delicate fragrance that slowly approached, Sasaki's mouth slightly curved, deliberately dawdling on the spot, delaying for a while before preparing to take steps to leave.
But just as he was about to move, a pair of plump, soft hands reached from behind and gently covered his eyes.
Though no words were spoken.
The familiar fragrance surrounding him, and the two heavy melons pressing against his back, unmistakably revealed the identity of the visitor.
"Hmm…"
Deliberately not answering, he waited until the idiot, who was weighing his feet, could no longer support himself and leaned completely on himself.
The blindfolded Sasaki then leisurely answered: "Is it Yukiha?"
As soon as he finished speaking, an extremely aggrieved cry came from behind him.
"Hmm~"
Turning around, looking at the idiot, Chifuyu in front of him, hanging her head low, fiddling with her slender white fingers, looking extremely aggrieved and downcast.
Sasaki reached out and flicked her forehead.
"Which friend's little fool are you from?"
Hearing Sasaki calling herself a fool, Tsukimi Chifuyu puffed up her face in dissatisfaction.
Just as she was about to open her mouth to refute, the boy pinched her face.
"Umm eh~~"
Hearing her adorable cry, Sasaki, with a smile, continued: "You're the little fool from the Sasaki family, huh."
Since Sasaki had included the word "friend" in his previous inquiry, Chifuyu Tsukimi didn't think there was anything wrong with this sentence.
Not to mention her focus was not on this.
Shaking her head and stepping back slightly to dodge Sasaki's hands, that were kneading her cheeks, the girl continued to puff up her creamy little cheeks, muttering under her breath.
"Is Yukiha also your friend?"
As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Chifuyu Tsukimi felt something was wrong.
This tone of grievance didn't sound like a question between friends.
And who Sasaki makes friends with is his own business.
She had no right to interfere.
But just now, she had asked him to guess, and yet he mentioned a stranger's name.
Even though she had already given him a hint.
Obviously, she had made an exception to give him a reminder.
And to think that just yesterday...
Chifuyu Tsukimi couldn't help but care about the feeling of having high expectations but being disappointed.
That's why she blurted out the question.
While she was thinking about whether she should find a topic to discuss this question.
Those familiar warm hands touched her head again.
"Do you want to meet her?"
Blinking at Chifuyu Tsukimi who looked up at him, Sasaki smiled and said, "Yukiha is my sister. She will probably come to visit me in a few days. Do you want to meet her?"
"No, no, no~" After hearing his answer, her pupils widened instantly like a cat's, and she shook her head while frantically waving her little hands.
Although it's quite normal for friends to visit each other.
But Sasaki's tone of leading his girlfriend to meet his family really scared Chifuyu Tsukimi.
Although she didn't mind getting closer to Fuyumi, meeting the family was another matter.
Obviously, she had never been to Takagi-san's house.
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Not surprised by the rejection of idiot Chifuyu, Sasaki raised his head at her.
"Let's go, back to class, we can talk on the way."
This was the entrance hall of the teaching building.
There were many students changing shoes here.
Though not many students arrive at this time.
But to avoid generating rumors between him and Chifuyu that could affect her relationship with Takagi.
It's better not to stay here too long
Walking up the stairs, Sasaki thought about the guessing game she had just played and chuckled.
"Chifuyu can actually play that kind of game~"
Faced with Sasaki's teasing, Chifuyu Tsukimi scratched her tender face and tilted her head unnaturally.
"Because I haven't tried it before. When I saw other people playing it, I was very envious and always wanted to try it."
After saying that, she blinked her big eyes, looking quite nervous at Sasaki, who was smiling at her.
"Will Fuyumi think I'm childish?"
"Not at all. But as a punishment for not saying Chifuyu's name right away, you can play any game with me in the future."
Nodding lightly, Sasaki blinked at Chifuyu Tsukimi.
"Really? Fuyumi is so nice." After hearing his words, Chifuyu Tsukimi's big bright eyes suddenly lit up.
She took Sasaki's arm with great joy and shook it left and right.
"Listen to me." Seeing her squinting eyes and smiling softly, like a kitten, the boy flicked her forehead to tell her to listen carefully.
"Hmm?"
"I can play any game with Chifuyu in the future, but doesn't Chifuyu also want to agree to a condition for me?"
"Okay." Not rejecting the idea of Sasaki having a condition, the girl readily agreed.
"Not even going to ask what it is?"
Hearing idiot Chifuyu respond so decisively, it was Sasaki's turn to be surprised.
This time, idiot Chifuyu's eyesight rarely came online, so after seeing his surprise, she explained the reason in a low voice.
"Because Fuyumi is my good friend."
Speaking, she glanced at Sasaki carefully, then turned away.
Chifuyu Tsukimi's face was red and she blinked rapidly.
"If it's Fuyumi's condition, I can agree to it, it's okay."
"Um..."
Seeing the idiot Chifuyu speaking in an incredibly shy tone, saying seriously that she could agree to any of his requests.
Sasaki, who originally wanted to tease and bully her, felt his heart beat violently and was instantly stuck.
After all, for any boy, hearing a girl, braving her shyness to say seriously that 'she can agree to anything you ask for', has a huge impact.
Even though you know her words don't contain any ambiguous meanings.
And because of that, you wouldn't want to tarnish her sincerity with some colored joke.
So, swallowing the teasing words he had on the tip of his tongue, Sasaki then gently stroked her hair, stating his condition.
"From now on, don't wait for me in the entrance hall anymore, okay? It's cold there right after it rains."
Saying that he reached out and caught the idiot Chifuyu's little hand, which was as smooth as jade but as cold as ice.
With his perception, he could naturally detect that the direction of her footsteps was not from outside the building.
And since she wasn't walking with him,
He easily guessed that she had arrived at the entrance hall before him.
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'It turns out...he knew...'