Volume 2 - CH 14

I open the door to the rooftop, dash down the stairs, and down the hallway.

At this time of the day, he must be there.

I see the room where the person I’m looking for is.

Oh, I’m just in time!

However, someone comes out of the door of the room.

Oh, no, someone has already come before us. Could it be that there are other students in the room?

I start walking slowly a little before the female student comes out of the room.

I started to walk slowly, just in front of the female student who came out of the room.

As I pass the student, she calls out to me.

“Tendo, Tsukasa-kun, is it?”

I had never heard that voice before. Who was it?

I stopped walking and turned toward the voice.

A female student with a shortcut. I probably haven’t seen her before, and I don’t remember hearing her voice.

She’s a pretty girl in her own right, but her slightly frowny eyes seem a little cold somehow.

Is she from another class?

Yes, I am. Who are you?”

She takes a few steps closer to me and looks into my face.

It’s a little close….

“Hmm, such pathetic guy…”

I’m sorry about that. I don’t have time for this.

“What’s up? I’m going if you don’t have anything else to do.”

“Well, well, well. It won’t take long.”

What’s she thinking?

Does she even know who I am?

“I don’t have time for this. If you want to talk, make it quick.”

“Well, make it quick. You and Nadeshiko have been getting along well lately, haven’t you? Do you know anything about her weaknesses or secrets?”

What is this person saying? Did I just hear it right?

“I’m sorry. I don’t know what you mean. I don’t know Himekawa-san well. She’s just been giving me study sessions lately.”

“It’s not for free. I’m going to pay you something for it, okay? Do you know anything about her?”

After saying that, she began to lift the hem of her skirt.

The skirt gradually rolled up. There is no one around. Should I just stare at her like this?

“I’m sorry. I really don’t have time. If it’s about Himekawa-san, please look elsewhere.”

“I see… I’m sorry, but if you know something, let me know.”

She put her skirt back up, turned around, and walked away right in front of me.

What the hell was that all about?

I have more important things to do than that.

I have to meet him as soon as possible.

I opened the door to my room and looked around inside.

There he is! There he is! By coincidence, no other students are there.

Chance has arrived!

“Sensei! I have something I need to discuss with you!”

The teacher turned around, his stomach still tummy tummy-tapping, the buttons of his shirt screaming.

“What is it, Tendo? Come for a taping?”

“No, my finger is fine now. Thanks to you, it’s all better now.”

“That’s good to hear. You should refrain from strenuous exercises or anything that will overuse your right hand.”

There is no such thing as overworking the right hand. I only use it to hold a pen when I study!

“Sensei, I have more important things to discuss with you than that!”

“That’s unusual, you’ve changed your tone. If it’s something I know how to do, I’ll talk with you about it.

I sit down on the chair in front of Kuma-san and talk to him seriously, looking him in the eye.

Oh, I was asked for advice on a story about a friend of mine–“

I don’t want to give out real names here, such as mine or Himekawa’s. I was embarrassed that it was about me, so I withheld the names.

That we were a group of four men and four women, one man, and one woman, and one of them started a relationship without telling the other members of the group.

And that I do not want to destroy the relationship between the four of them.

How can the man and woman maintain their current relationship and continue to associate with each other? ……

“There are quite a lot of things that can go wrong between a man and a woman. If we assume that those four people want to stay together for a long time to come, then maybe they should talk about it honestly.”

“Won’t that jeopardize the relationship if they talk about it?”

“If they do something, there will definitely be repercussions. If they are friends, they can talk about love, exams, and family matters, can’t they? You could talk about your dreams and try to work towards something together. If the relationship is so strong that it can be severed by a problem between a man and a woman, then that relationship will also be severed when something happens in the future, and can we really call that a best friend?”

Even I can understand what Kuma-san is saying.

If you want to live in peace, just do not move, do not act, and just live your life indifferently, as I did in the past.

Then I have nothing to lose and I don’t have to think about it.

But now I am different from before.

I am in love with Anri, and the time I spend with Takayama and Sugimoto has become my precious time.

I am afraid of losing them. But it has become so important to me that I don’t want to lose it.

I’m sure that guy is scared. I think he thinks that he might destroy their current relationship with his own hands if he loses it.

“Tendo, would you look at this teacup?”

In Kuma-san’s hand, there is a slightly distorted teacup. But for some reason, the teacups fit perfectly in his hands.

“This, Sensei made and baked this. Clay from the soil. I made the shape, and I redid it over and over again, dozens of times. Finally, the fire was lit and this shape was created.”

A teacup spun in Kuma-san’s hand. Why are you talking about teacups?

“I think that relationships between people also break down many times, start over, fight many times, make up many times, and then get to know each other. After spending years and years together, don’t they finally build a relationship with each other?”

“If you have a falling out, can you ever make up?”

“If you can call them true best friends (together), then they will be inseparable. Could you please tell him that?”

“What I’m afraid of is not breaking up the relationship. What I’m really afraid of is that I won’t be able to trust him anymore. Trust and believe in them until the end.”

I got up from my chair and left the infirmary.

As I was about to close the door, Kuma-san put something in my hand.

Here, Tendo, I’ll give you this. Drink it later.”

In my hand was stomach medicine.

“Why this?”

“I don’t know. I just felt like my stomach was hurting.”

A man who can do it, Kuma-san.

I somehow understood the secret of his popularity.

From the infirmary, I hurry back to the classroom.

After the test is over and we finish watching the movie, we’ll talk.

I’ll be honest about everything. I’ll tell Takayama and Sugimoto.

I’m sure Anri will talk to Sugimoto.

At that time, I’ll talk to Takayama together.

Whether our relationship will be broken or not, no one knows.

No one knows. But I believe in Anri, Takayama and Sugimoto.

It may be a convenient story. It may be selfish.

But I have now decided that I am prepared to confide everything to them, no matter what the outcome may be.

TLN: Sorry for not releasing the past few days. I was too tired from classes and dealing with fever symptoms, but now I’m back.