Chapter 226 - Entrance Exam and Valentines Day [23] (1/2)

226. Entrance Exam and Valentines Day [23]

When I opened the door to the rooftop, there was the figure of the president dressed in winter uniform.

With one elbow on the railing, she gazed at the horizon with a melancholic expression.

The figure illuminated by the sunset was so beautiful like a painting.

「I’m sorry to have kept you waiting, president.」

As I said so with the letter in my hand,

「Ara, you’re early. Good evening, Allen-kun.」

She smiled softly and walked straight towards me.

If it isn’t my imagination, there was strong “resolve” reflected in her eyes.

There was none of the anxiety and fear seen for the past month or so.

It looks like she has completely overcome it.

「As written in the letter, I came alone, but… What can I do for you?」

「Fufu, about that… Here, take this.」

The president held out a small box that she was holding in her right hand with great care.

It was a small, white box with a pretty ribbon wrapped around it.

「This is…?」

「Valentine’s chocolate. A present from onee-san.」

「I see, thank you very much.」

It seems that she was waiting under this cold sky to give this.

「This is a chocolate cake I made wholeheartedly. I am sure you would find it delicious enough to want more.」

「Ahaha, I look forward to it.」

「Can you tell me what you think of it next time?」

「Yes, of course.」

In this way, the curtain closed on Valentine’s Day between the president and I.

After that,

「……」

「……」

Without anything else to talk about, we fell silent.

From the schoolyard, you can hear the happy voices of the students who have finished club activities.

The cold winter breeze stimulated my ears, and at the same time the afterglow of the sunset shone on my body.

We were both silent, but it didn’t feel strange or unpleasant.

It was a pleasant silence that the two of us simply enjoyed the “taste of winter” together.

After a few more minutes passed since then,

「…Nee, Allen-kun.」

The president called my name in a charming voice.

It was a very attractive whisper that seemed to enter straight into the depths of my heart.

「Y-Yes. What can I do for you?」

While feeling my heart beating faster, I answer calmly so that my voice does not break.

「That chocolate… Do you think it is obligatory or genuine?」

The president whispered so, looking me straight in the eye with her clear eyes.

「W-Well…」

From an objective perspective, this is definitely “obligatory.”

The other party is Sie Arcstria. The eldest daughter of “House Arcstria”, which is the authority of the Ringard Imperial Kingdom.

A dropout swordsman from Goza village like me could never match up to her.

So, in common sense, the possibility that this chocolate is genuine is zero.

(But the fact that she went out of her way to ask me that… No, no, it can’t be true, right?)