Chapter 44 - Rooftop (1/2)

Rooftop

*Pinponpanpooon*

“2nd year class B Sanada-kun, 2nd year class B Sanada-kun. Please come to Hiiragi’s office in the staff room. I repeat—”

The school wide announcement came out after the first morning class.

*zawa zawa* Everybody in class looked at me

“Hey, Sanada. What did you do?”

My neighbor, Fujimoto asked me happily. This guy, he’s expecting me to be in trouble. I’m sorry, but it’s definitely not that.

Rather, why was that broadcasted within the school? In the end, after what happened over the weekend, we didn’t end up contacting each other. Today’s announcement must be a solution to that, right?

After being called out by the goddess, I immediately make my way towards the staff room, find Hiiragi-chan, and walk to her side.

“Sensei, what did you called me for?”

When I called out to the working Hiiragi-chan, she raised her head.

“Geez, it’s not sensei, but Haru—ka, san….”

She’s already broken down in the morning! I realized it midway, and made a panicked face. It’s good that her voice was not too loud and the staff room is empty, so no one found out.

As usual, I pull over an empty chair that was beside me.

“I need… to talk to you… about club… activi… ties.”

She’s so close to being completely gone that she’s talking like a robot!?

“About club activities?” I asked, puzzled as I sat down in the prepared chair.

“It’s about today’s activities.”

After starting off by speaking, she finished her words in writing.

[Today, let’s eat lunch together, just the two of us!!]

It’s payback for being unable to spend time together over the weekend! Moreover, she’s being very forceful about it!

“No, but, about activities today…”

“Wh-what about it…? Do you have problems with it?”

Looking at me so sadly is such foul play. I give up. It isn’t like I don’t want to spend time with her either.

“Alright.”

“Also, after school, let’s prepare for our next activity by heading out to go shopping.”

“Understood.”

“I’m looking forward to it ♪”

Hiiragi-chan who’s mood was suddenly improved, casually held my hand under the desk. Hiiragi-chan continued the conversation on top, but even when I tried to stand up at a good time, she never let go of my hand until the very last moment. She finally let go of my hand when the chime rang, and slipped something into my pocket.

I insert my hand into my pocket as I make my way to the class. There was a note in it.

[Come to the rooftop during lunch break, okay?]

Rooftop? Is something there?

“Sanada. Your face says that you’re not satisfied. Was she angry? I be she was angry. Hiiragi-chan. You’re hated by her now, right?”

First things first, I gave Fujimoto, who asked happily, a punch the shoulder with all my strength.

“Oof… If it’s with your left hand, maybe you could do it, the world is…!”

“Shut up.”

Dazing off in class, and lazily answering the questions that came my way, it became lunch. I texted Sana, telling her that I had business during lunch, so I won’t be going to the home economics room.

While taking caution of my surroundings, I head to the rooftop. I grabbed the door handle and tried to turn it and open the door, but it was locked tight as I expected. Tilting my head a bit, I see a person’s shadow on the other side of the frosted glass. Or rather, that was Hiiragi-chan’s silhouette .

“Password?”

“What password?”

“A-ah! … Who is Sanada Seiji-kun in love with?”

“Eh? That’s the password?”

The shadow was nodding furiously. More importantly, you don’t need a password if you know that I’m the only one that will come.

“Umm… There person that I’m in love with, is Hiiragi Haruka-san.”

“Kufuu… T-that’s too much…”

Is she getting shy, embarrassed? The shadow was writhing around in agony. You wanted me to say it, didn’t you!?

“V-very well…”

*kachin* The door was unlocked, and I finally arrived out onto the rooftop.

“Oh you, Seiji-kun…”