Chapter 1902 Silliness

Chapter 1902 Silliness

Luckily enough, no one dared to defy our warnings and wandered off somewhere during patrol. Rather than that, Juri and I saw groups naturally forming with a mix of boys and girls.

They went off on a walk to sightsee what the hill could offer them during the night while also sharing each other’s experiences and having a laugh about it.

Just looking at who’s standing close to someone, it’s easy to figure out those who already have good chemistry. And likewise, some were avoiding someone like a plague they didn’t want to deal with.Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

It goes both ways. Those persistent in chasing after someone even if the other party already expressed their interest could be seen from both boys and girls.

While, there's a possibility for new couples to form with some of them today, those who’d hate each other or start avoiding someone would also rise in number.

It's not that much of a stretch to believe that it can happen during this kind of trip. Letting the students spend a night close to each other would always have this kind of happening.

Among them, ‘the 3 days, 2 nights’ field trip was the most notorious when it came to it.

Rather than short breaks like we were having throughout the day, students of mixed genders would mostly form groups to explore a place together for a day or two. At night, bold ones would sneak into their crush’s room to play games and more if they somehow got into the mood.

Obviously, on these kinds of occasions, the opposite could also happen. Couples could break up over something so small like a misunderstanding or drift away from each other.

I've seen that happen even though I tried to opt out of the trips as much as possible. As I recall, I also stole someone during one of the school trips that I failed to evade.

The girl was obviously not among those who sought me out and waited for me.

I could still remember her features. She's short. Maybe only at the same height as Ria and Aya. However, her body was already mature enough for boys to fantasize about her. Much like Anzu-nee, I guess? Ah no. That woman was just naturally petite.

For a closer comparison, she's like Setsuna-nee. Her development went to other places other than her height.

If there's one thing that I could point out to be unique about her... it should be her naturally quick feet that could run like a frightened bunny. She's not part of the Track Club like Aika though. She's not fond of tiring herself out to the limit.

When I stole her, she was more like Edel who'd take every chance she could get to be wrapped in my embrace. She’s like a body pillow you wouldn’t want to let go of. I remember falling asleep while hugging her.

However, most of the time, she'd sprint out of my embrace when her guilt overcame her.

“Eh. I don’t mind telling you about my stories but asking you will be no fun, Ruki. Furthermore, doesn’t that sound inappropriate? I don’t like to suddenly hear something that can evoke jealousy in me.”

“Jealous? You? Juri... all this time, you’ve taken everything with a smile. And most times, you’re only acting to draw my attention to you. I’m even starting to wonder if you’re ever going to get jealous at all.”

That’s how it is with her. Instead of being jealous, she was even praising me all the time regardless of reason.

“Is that so? You’re wondering why... I see. It must be trifling for you.” Slowing down our footsteps here, Juri then rested her head on my shoulder while dropping her hand back to overlap with mine. The path ahead of us was illuminated by the lampposts but from how it appeared to be devoid of any other soul, the atmosphere around us also became solemn.

After a while, Juri continued, “Okay. I’ll tell you. I’m still feeling guilty, Ruki. Even if you’re in a complex relationship as you stated, I still inappropriately inserted myself between you and Satsuki-chan. Maybe until I overcome that feeling, I will be incapable of feeling jealous. Envy maybe. But jealous, no.”

Yeah. Right. It's always the guilt. But they’re not wrong in feeling that way...

“You girls... You should also call me out about it. I’m just as guilty as you. Don’t let me get away with everything just because I’m shameless.”

Upon saying that, I pulled Juri to my front, conveying more of my emotion through our eyes. But Juri didn’t even blink or falter.

Instead, she looked more pleased at how I acted. Soon after that, she put her hand on my cheek, caressing it delicately like she would caress something very important to her.

“No wonder you’re always being called an idiot by Satsuki-

chan. Haven’t you noticed? You’re carrying a lot of guilt already, silly Ruki. There’s no need to add on that.” Pausing for a while there, her eyes then suddenly moved to the side, switching focus to someone else, “Am I right? Haruko-chan?”

“Indeed. Hubby is having his bout of self-deprecation again, huh? Looks like you’re just in time...” Coming out from behind the tree, Haruko gracefully stepped out with her crossed arms. She’s sporting an entertained smile. Most likely, she heard a huge chunk of our conversation.

“You look refreshed, Ruki. Who did you take a shower with?”

Taking a few steps forward to reach us, she raised her hand and cupped the other side of my cheek before moving it to my hair that’s still a little moist from the shower we’d taken.

Behind her, I saw Himeko, Mina, and even the orange-haired girl Yuika-senpai

Looks like the Poem Appreciation Club is complete. As for Shizu, she’s most likely with Arisa and Izumi.