Volume 45Chapter 2 Part6 (1/2)
Part 6
”Oi, Ike I investigated the Katsuragi case”
”Seriously? You're pretty good, Ayanokouji I' that, Ike praisedso a little doubt about ho Ike had evaluated me internally, I reported the situation to him
”Unfortunately, I couldn't find out who fro it to” That's not quite true To be irl he could possibly be giving it to No ure it out
In the same school year, there is no one with that birthday date However, I couldn't think of any student in the other school years as well
In this case, wouldn't the person we're thinking of in a co shocked, Yamauchi raised his head
”This is badI knew this would happen Just who is Katsuragi going to give his present to?” Rather than joy or excitement, Yamauchi insteadas if he's understood so
”Hey, Kanji Didn't you think Valentine's was hell back in middle school?”
”W-hat are you saying all of a sudden? Sure, it was tough for me But what about it?”
”Basically isn't this a sort of extension of thatthat guy, I think he could have bought it for himself”
”Surely no---n-no it could be possible That baldie doesn't seem like he'd be popular”
The two of them seemed to be convinced after that brief, hard-to-understand exchange But still, it was a development that I had never expected and so I decided to ask a question
”Are you saying he bought himself a present for his birthday?”
”What else could it be, Ayanokouji” They glared atthat aside, normally one won't buy themselves their own presents, would they? Of course I did consider that he ree Like eating so he wants But in this case, I don't think that's applicable
He went out of his way to get a package a girl would like, cos and the chocolate inside If he simply has that much of a sweet tooth, it would have suited him better to buy it in a different form
”You seriously don't get it?”
”unfortunately” I replied
”No i doesn't seeht? But still, he is the leader of Class A”
I' any comments on that statement
”That means he must be rather prideful He would definitely want to make others around him think he's popular In other words, it's an act”
”It ht for hiiven it to him, that's what it means”
Theywith the conclusion they reached, since both Ike and Yareement
”I also did the saot it froirl in the school”
”Hearing it like that doesn't it sort of feel, hollow?”
”Isn't it obvious? Of course it feels hollow, but it's better than the crushi+ng despair of not getting any” He got angry It seems for Ike, events like Valentine's and birthdays truly are huge events
”By the way Haruki, you were also in the same boat weren't you?”
”Huh? No, I'irls, you know?” Yamauchi replied to Ike