Chapter 167 - Within and Outside of Expectations (2/2)

“It’s nothing.”

Even though we’ve just broken up, Seiji-kun somehow looked a little refreshed.

“As expected, this is how it is. What Rei-chan realized was probably…”

He continued to talk to himself as he left the room.

The sound of the door closing felt eerily loud as the preparation room returned to silence.

I felt mentally tired, causing me to lean back into my chair. I don’t have any appetite, so let’s daze off for a bit.

Just as I was thinking that, the door slid open.

I was wondering who it was when Sana-chan appeared.

“…”

A bunch of tears could be seen around her eyes, and her mouth was formed into a frown.

“Is something wrong?”

“Sana just happened to see Nii-san walking down the hall, and thought it was weird. He looked nervous, or anxious… That’s why Sana came here.”

She probably heard it. The conversation we just had.

“Sana-chan, eavesdropping isn’t very polite, you know?”

“Be quiet!”

Sana-chan walked over, and then raised her hand. A dry sound, like the popping of an inflated room rang from my cheek.

“Ouch!”

My cheek became hot, and a numbing pain spread from it. I finally realized that I had been slapped.

“Why did you break up with Nii-san!”

“You have nothing to do with it, Sana-chan!”

“I do! After all, Nii-san was crying!”

Crying? However, that didn’t look to be the case—

“The moment the door closed, He walked down the hall crying—he immediately entered the bathroom.”

“B-but that isn’t a reason to hit me!”

“It was a promise! With Nii-san! If you made Nii-san cry, I would hit you!”

I grabbed the hand which she had raised to hit me once more.

“Such a selfish promise—”

“You’re the one being selfish! Making Nii-san sad at your own whim—Sana will definitely never forgive you!”

“What do you know, Sana-chan!?”

“Sana doesn’t have any interest, so that’s why Sana doesn’t know! You’re perfectly beautiful like some sort of announcer, always smiling, and capable of doing anything! I’ve always hated that part of you from the start!”

“That’s what being a ‘teacher’ means!”

“That doesn’t matter! Sana might not have any interest, but Sana at least knows that you ran away from Nii-san’s feelings!”

Once again, this girl… stabs at the core—

“Because of love, you’ll break up. I don’t want to hide my thoughts from Seiji-kun, so—”

“You’re just using that supposedly adult-logic as a way to armor yourself as you hurt Nii-san. Using an excuse like that as a shield, is something that only works in 2-D!”

We fought for an extended amount of time.

Due to the door being left open, our screams could be heard from the hallway.

“What happened?”

A teacher, who had sensed that something was wrong came into the room, and pulled Sana-chan off.

“Let go! Let go of me! Sexual harassment! That woman is—”

Sana-chan flailed about as she was pulled out into the hallway, and was taken to another room by a counselor.

“Hiiragi-sensei… what’s wrong? What exactly happened…?”

“Ummm…”

If I were to tell them what happened, I wouldn’t be able to avoid explaining how it came to be. At worst, Sana-chan could be suspended. It might even affect her grades. The moment that she hit me wasn’t witnessed by anyone.

She would never say anything that would cause problems for Seji-kun. I trust her for that. That’s why, I’ll believe in Sana-chan.

An emergency staff meeting was held, and all afternoon classes throughout the school became self-study.

“It’s all my fault. Sanada-san did nothing wrong…”

Sana-chan continuously refused to talk. When asked about the situation, I told them that it was my fault, and gave a bunch of lies before asking for Sana-chan’s forgiveness.

Because of that, Sana-chan’s situation ended with just a warning.