CH 41

Wow, seriously.

”Hey, she is doing another magazine shoot today. That Karen.”

”Heh, but Karen is really hot these days. She’s a reader model, but she’s so popular she’s about to surpass the exclusive models.”

(読モ, Reader model, an amateur model who appears in fashion magazines. An exclusive model is a model with an exclusive appearance contract .)

”I know. Karen is cute and all, but… but honestly, she wasn’t very popular as a reader model until a while ago. It’s like that time before she was popular was a lie. But now she’s really booming.”

”Yeah, yeah. Since she changed her style, she’s looking really good. It’s no exaggeration to say that she’s an influencer for all of us high school girls. She talked to me a lot when we were on field trips.”

”Hmm, I heard they broke up. I’m sure it’s because of Todo. I’m sure of it.”

That’s lucky.

I see. Karen’s off today.

Maybe it’s just a problem that’s been postponed, but I’ll take it as a good thing that I have a better chance of having a peaceful day. Good!

That’s the first super good news of the morning.

But Karen sure seems to be on a roll these days.

I don’t know much about what she’s been up to since I came back to this body, but I think I saw a pretty big feature on her in a magazine that Kana buys regularly.

(His sister, not Kanna)

Really, I think it’s pretty amazing, considering my desperate period. I think it was around that time that I almost broke up with her…

I remember it was really hard at that time.

Especially once, when I got emotionally attached to Karen in a way that was out of character, I thought it was over. I yelled at her unconsciously.

Well, for some reason, our relationship started to work out the other way around there… I don’t know why.

”But the accessory Karen wears. She doesn’t wear that one thing in the magazine. Why is that? I want one too, but she never tells me the brand.”

”Well, it’s the only thing she has left, isn’t it? It’s the only thing he gave her. It must be precious.”

”Hmm? But Karen broke up with Todo, right? She broke up with him, yet still wearing that accessory. Isn’t that strange?”

”That’s true… “

You’ve been wearing it for a really long time. That gift.

Ever since I gave it to you for your birthday.

Is it important to you?

And that day was very hard for my self-control.

I managed to hold it together, but mainly because of my reason…

I know I shouldn’t think about that night, but I still can’t help thinking about it…

”Okay, today we’re going to change seats during this homeroom period of the first period, just like I told you before. I’ve made up a lottery, so each of you can draw your own.”

What does that mean? Seat change?

I see. It’s about time that we periodically change seats.

The teacher hands the box that contains the lottery papers to the girl who sits in the front left seat from the platform.

I’d like to sit in the back this time.

I want to be at the back of the classroom, on the far left. Well, it doesn’t matter where I sit.

”Hey, Sota. Draw two tickets, two tickets.”

And then I hear some idiot whispering from the seat diagonally to my right, but I ignore him.

Or rather, I ignore it until he gets down on his knees and apologizes.

Tokia, I will never forgive you.

If only you, if only you didn’t take a break, I’d still be safe…

Damn… What’s with that hateful smile?

That was fast. It’s already my turn to take the ticket.

Please. I’ve been so unlucky lately.

Just a good seat, please! Just a good seat!

Come on! Special seat!