Vol 5 Epilogue (1/2)

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Epilogue - You Should Be Able to Extend Your Reach Anywhere

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I firun to lessen as well I had finished everything I had needed to do in the span of the Hoshi+gaya Cup The finish line wasn’t very far off any I walked haphazardly towards the shrine’s eentle decline

I passed beneath the back approach’s ht path to the end, so I assuh I still continued to worry, I stopped htly closed ain, and I suddenly noticed a fa around, I saw Satoshi+ leaning on a nearby lantern, arms crossed

Before I could even open my mouth, he called out to me

“Hey How should I put this… the walls have ears, you know?[1] The General Committee vice-president heard that a pair of students left the course and decided to co them down himself”

So someone saw us, huh? Not only that, but to think they even politely notified the committee

“Pretty iuess this spot”

“Of course, considering the alleyway that ere told the pair walked doas the exact path I told you about myself, Hōtarō”

Was that so? I couldn’t really re for the street myself, so that was probably the case

“Are things going to get annoying then?”

Hearing this, Satoshi+ shrugged

“I came here to take care of it myself, didn’t I?”

“As long as you aren’t a police officer”

“Then I’ll be revenue officer Or did you want me to properly reprimand you, perhaps?”

He said this without sounding a for my answer

“So how did it go?”

After retracingvarious stories over a 20 kiloo? This was my conclusion

“She’s not going to join”

“I see”

Satoshi+ looked like he had expected it, but he let out a sardless

“That’s unfortunate,” he said

He then sized me up from behind

“It looks like you know the reason why she won’t join at least”

“What makes you say that?”

“If you didn’t, Hōtarō, there wouldn’t be any reason for you to talk with her in person If it’s alright, would youit with me?”

I couldn’t nod, however I couldn’t tell him Ōhinata’s reason, nor could I tell him the truth behind why she had denounced Chitanda and feared her to the point of avoiding her Even if it was Satoshi+ fukube, I felt conflicted Possibly noticing my hesitation, Satoshi+ started to walk ahead of me

“I won’t force it out of you At any rate, let’s just walk If you don’t hurry up and pass the finish line, I’ll never be able to leave”

I stood next to Satoshi+ as he pushed histhe stone-paved road just like we had done shortly after starting frorounds

Just like he had promised, Satoshi+ didn’t push the issue That was probably why I couldn’t re at least one s spill from my mouth

“The proble to do with us”

The thing that Ōhinata feared was from her past, and her friend currently went to a different school The proble entirely unrelated to Kah School