Chapter 46: The Angel and the New Semester (1/2)

The new semester started, but there was no drastic change.

Everyone spent the winter vacation as they wished, but the changes were not as drastic as they were during the summer vacation; nobody went for a major change in image, and the faces in the class remained unchanged.

Amane sat quietly at his seat, observing the class that was noisier than usual, only to be approached.

“Yo Amane, feeling fine?”

“Thanks to you.”

Itsuki arrived at the classroom later than Amane did, still the same as usual.

They never met since Christmas, but he was still having the usual frivolous smile.

“Did you have a good New Year?”

“…Well, sorta.”

“Why so hesitant? Any progress made?”

“Seriously, what progress…not that, nothing happened.”

He could not say that nothing happened. Neither wanted it, but Mahiru spent the night at Amane’s place. He could not say this however.

He could easily imagine Itsuki telling Chitose about this, and both of them leering and teasing him.

Other than that, his parents dropped by for Hatsumōde; but that probably could count as nothing.

“…Hmm?”

“Nothing happened.”

“Well, I’ll take it as it is then.”

Amane was annoyed by the leer, but he let it be, finding it a hassle to retort.

Time to talk about something else…so he looked around the classroom with such a thought, but nothing special actually happened.

The girls were all gathered around the prince of their batch, Kadowaki. Neither his slightly perturbed look in the middle of them all changed, nor did the plain old jealousy of the boys gathered around them.

“Looks like nothing changed at all.”

“Well, that’s Yuuta for you. Same old, same old.”

Amane was just observing out of boredom alongside Itsuki, who had no interest in other girls as he had a girlfriend, giving a wry smile at Yuuta’s popularity. They then looked around.

“Speaking of which, I heard that Shiina-san has a boyfriend.”

A few girls were huddled together, and upon hearing their conversation, Amane stiffened.

“Ah, Lisa said that. She was holding hands with a boy during Hatsumōde.”

“She did she did. Maybe Shiina-san isn’t interested in anyone because she has a boyfriend?”

“I heard that he’s rather good looking, but he never showed up at school. I wonder if he’s from another school.”

Perhaps it was just him, but it seemed all the stares in class were gathered upon the talking girls. Even that Yuuta appeared to be pricking his ears towards them.

Only Itsuki’s stare was directed towards Amane.

“Say Amane.”

“I don’t know.”

“I haven’t said anything.”

“Nothing to do with me.”

“Alright now.”

Itsuki gave a wry smile at Amane’s soft denial, and suddenly lifted the latter’s bangs.

“Well, you keep it hidden, but you have a nice face.”

“Coming from you, I think you’re just teasing me.”

While Itsuki appeared to be lighthearted and have a frivolous vibe, he might be considered handsome .

And to Amane, a handsome lad telling him that felt sarcastic.