Chapter 832 - Transfer Student (2/2)
”But Houki, you can see that both of them are very close, right?” Haru said.
”........”
Houki was silent while looking at the interaction between Ichika and Rin.
”Now that you mention it, you don't know her?” Haru asked.
Houki shook her head and said, ”No, I've moved during 4th grade before and I've never seen that girl.”
”Then, she's also a childhood friend and might transfer to Ichika's school after you've transferred.”
”C - Childhood friend?!” Houki felt a crisis and held her heads with both of her hands.
Haru looked at this girl and felt her reaction felt a bit funny. ”Now, what you need to do is to decrease the gap between the two of you. You've been separated for several years and there might be some awkwardness between the two of you. Even if you want to return to the same relationship as you've had before in the past, it is pretty hard when you're considering that you've been separated for a few years.”
”T - Then what should I do?”
Houki didn't know what to do, but she had a feeling that Haru knew about the answer.
Everyone was looking at Haru at that moment. They didn't expect him to be very skillful at the matter of the heart.
”Hmm... it might be difficult for you, but do you want to do it?” Haru asked.
”Yes! Please tell me!” Houki nodded and believed in Haru's words. She knew that Haru was very dependable and even if she didn't want to admit it this guy was better than Ichika in some areas.
”Date.”
”Date?!”
No one knew that suddenly that almost all of the girls in Class One had gathered on Haru's table in the cafeteria.
Cecilia didn't care about that since her mind was thinking about the ”date” which had just been mentioned by Houki.
”D - D - Date?!” Houki blushed and felt a bit panicked.
”It's an activity where two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a prospective partner in an intimate relationship,” Haru explained since he was afraid that this girl didn't know the meaning of date.
”I know about that! I'm asking why I need to go on a date with him?!” Houki asked with a blush on her face.
Haru looked at the fl.u.s.tered face of Houki and had to admit that Ichika was really lucky that she had fallen for him, especially.... he shook his head and entered ”zen” to erase the dirty minds on his head.
”You don't want to have a date with him?” Haru asked.
”W - Well, I don't mind if he asks me....” Houki was shy, but she didn't mind it. She twirled the end of her hair and seemed very cute at that moment.
”But do you think that it is possible for him to ask you for a date considering his personality?” Haru asked.
”...........”
Houki was dejected when she thought about Ichika's personality and knew that guy wouldn't invite her on a date no matter what. She couldn't imagine a day where he personally invited her for a date.
Cecilia looked at Houki and somehow felt a bit sympathetic towards Houki.
”Haru, isn't there something that you can do for her?” Cecilia asked.
”I've given her advice and she only needs to ask him for a date.” Haru couldn't give any solution besides telling Houki to be brave with her feelings.
”B - But I've never been on a date before and I've never asked someone for a date!”
Houki looked at Haru hoping that he had a solution for her.
Haru thought for a while and said, ”Then, you can only do one thing.”
”What?” Houki was excited when she found a solution for her.
”Training.
”Training?”
”Yes, the same as kendo. You need to train every day to become better. It is the same as a date. You need to train first, before the real thing, at least, you won't do something shameful during a date.”
”Training, huh?”
Houki nodded and thought that it was reasonable, but she found out one problem.
”But who can I train with?”
Houki looked at Haru since she knew that she needed two people for the ”date” training.
”........”
Haru felt a bit strange when Houki was looking at him and asked, ”Well, do you want to do it with me?”
”Is that alright?” Houki asked and her expression turned into cheerful at this moment.
”Why not? Let's do it before the Inter-Class Tournament.” Haru nodded.
”......”
Cecilia was dumbfounded by their side and complained. ”Why do both of you have to go on a date?!”
”It's not a date, but it is training!” Houki reminded Cecilia. Her expression was serious when she mentioned about training since she thought that it was the only way for her to get close to Ichika.
”B - B - B - But...” Cecilia looked at Haru at this moment with a teary expression.
Looking at Cecilia, Haru could only pat her head and whispered, ”Let's go to my room later. I'll cook you something.” He told her in low voice since he was afraid someone might hear their conversation, but that seemed he didn't need to worry since everyone was in shock when they heard that Haru and Houki were about to have a date.
”Eh? Is that alright?” Cecilia wanted to go to Haru's room, but it was hard to ask him since she was afraid of him thinking that she was a naughty girl or something. She also missed the food which they made together, but she suddenly realized something. She observed her surroundings, and sighed in relief that they hadn't heard their conversation since he whispered in low voice to her earlier.
But at the same time, she thought that it was a good chance for her to ask him for a date too.
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Ichika and Rin sat next to each other talking about what they were doing to each other.
”So you're not the Class Representative of Class One?” Rin asked. She wanted to ask him for a duel or training since she wanted to make her relationship with him better.
”Yeah. I don't have a personal IS. Even if I want to train using an IS, I can't do that,” Ichika said.
”Hmm...” Rin thought for a while and said, ”Then, why don't you borrow an IS from the academy? They might lend you one.”
”Eh? Is that possible?” Ichika was surprised.
”Of course, idiot.” Rin sighed at Ichika and looked in Haru's direction. ”So the Class Representative of your class, is that guy?”
”Yes, Kasugano Haruka. His IS is very strong and you need to be careful if you fight him during the Inter-Class Tournament.”
Ichika remembered the duel between Haru and Cecilia which had turned into one side battle. He knew that Haru was very strong, and might even reach the level of his big sister even if he didn't want to admit it.
”I won't lose to him!” Rin was confident in her ability and said, ”But they're sure noisy, what are they talking about?”
”Well, how about I bring you there? I'll introduce you to everyone!” Ichika smiled and pulled Rin to introduce her to everyone.
Rin didn't mind and thought that it was good to know her opponent first.