Volume 25 Chapter 6 Part1 (1/2)

The neeek brought annoying rumors

”… student council elections”

”I knew Touko-san would … ”

”She's so reckless”

Each individual whisper was quiet, but when they were all added up it ht's TV shows, so loud it could be heard out in the hallas far less irritating

That said, if she were asked if she'd rather be insulted directly, then she'd probably say no, since that caot fed up with pretending to ignore them, she could always confront them directly

(So moronic)

If only recess would end soon Touko turned a page of her book And with that, she felt depressed that her own ti to waste

If the words on the page had made their way into her brain then she wouldn't have called it a waste of ti and concentrate on her book when her na whispered around

So, regardless of whether she took in the words or not, when her eyes reached the last row of text she turned the page By keeping up her, ”I don't care at all about the rumors,” act, Touko was at least able to retain some of her pride

(Ah)

Noriko returned to the classroom and walked past Touko's desk After the election, she would look at Touko as though she had so she wanted to say, but she hadn't yet said anything

Has she finally given up?

That was to be expected Touko was just paying for her own mistakes

She was frankly a to be seen with her

She still felt an empty hole in her chest

Touko understood that this was her reward for picking apart the threads that bound theether, one by one

Why was it that she always did this sort of thing?

If she was just a bit more honest, she probably wouldn't hurt herself and others as much

”Hey, is that any way to be talking about one of your classmates?”

The loud voice coht Touko back froroup classroom

”Aren't you ashaether to spread malicious rumors?”

The moment she realized that the conversation was about their behavior towards her, Touko instinctively turned around Expecting Noriko to be the speaker

But she rong Noriko was sitting at her desk, a short distance away, also staring in amazement at the center of the commotion

”Don't you think it's a bit late to be the good little girl? Last week, you were saying you wanted Touko to lose the election too”

The uing parties had, indeed, been in agree Touko, they were both the sa