73 Conflic (1/2)

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”Welcome back Kauyza-kun!” Kurumi whose smile was like the sun to the boys of class 5-B called out to Kazuya who seemed to have garnered a bit of enmity.

Kazuya was not a stranger to this because this was what the past Kurumi caused him to experience during his time in middle school in his past life. It was fortunate that not every boy from the class realized that they were getting attracted to this weird and troublesome girl but that was the least of his concerns at this moment.

”…” Tomoyo had released her presence unconsciously which made Kazuya feel a slight chill. It was rare for this girl to show any emotion, much less hostility.

He could understand her being frustrated because he too had grown used to this girl sitting on his right side. He would have this quiet robot girl side beside him rather than this seemingly nosy and talkative girl who would only disrupt his learning.

As Kazuya thought of a solution, Tomoyo wasted no time and moved towards her seat. She stopped right beside Kurumi and stared at her while waiting for her to move.

”Hmm?” Kurumi tilted her head looking a bit puzzled. Maron on standby and was ready to move if ever there was a need to. ”Siroyuki Tomoyo-san right? I'm pleased to meet you, my name is—”

”Move” a soft but mesmerizing voice suddenly silenced those who were whispering around. Everyone couldn't believe what they had just heard and turned to look towards the pony-tailed girl who they had never heard speak before.

”(This is a bit interesting)” Kazuya who was about to step in stopped. He did not expect Tomoyo to speak at a time like this.

”Huh?” Kurumi was confused at the atmosphere including everyone's reactions. One moment, the people all seemed to pay no mind to where she was sitting but the moment this girl spoke, it seemed like they were all expecting her to transfer as if it were the natural thing.

From what Kazuya knew, these two never really had anything to do with each other in his previous life. They were like two sides of the same coin. Kurumi was like a sunflower whose personality was bright and radiated with a smile while Tomoyo was a moonflower who remined quiet, elegant and bloomed only when the presence of moonlight.

Their paths crossed in this lifetime which could only be said that with their personalities, it was quite a surprising turn of events. The only similarity they both had in their past lives were their connection to Kazuya who was the one observing by the side this time.

”My seat…” this confirmed to all those who were still skeptical about whether they heard anything or not. All of them assumed that Tomoyo was as she was called, a robot girl who didn't have the ability to speak. They did not realize that this robot had been experiencing an upgrade after she met and hung out with Kazuya.

”Oh… I finally get it but… didn't you know that this pin gives us the right to sit anywhere?” Kurumi didn't plan on giving the only seat that was next to Kazuya away. Although she did hear Tomoyo, from the reports she received, Tomoyo had been said to be a quiet girl aside from her beautiful voice, Kurumi thought that this was not a big deal.

”…” Tomoyo heard it but remained unmoved. The coldness around her began to expand as both of them had no intentions of yielding.

”Not necessarily” Takaya wanted to break the tension. ”A person from S class only has the priviledge to ask for a seat they want to occupy whenever they choose a class to attend. The real occupants do have the right to refuse” he explained. He has been a member of the class for years so he was already very familiar with the rules.

”This…” Kurumi was a little surprised. Takaya helped her out earlier and didn't expect him to favor Tomoyo over her, she felt a little embarrassed.

”Alright everyo… huh?” Miyamoto entered the room and immediately felt tension in the room. It came from an unexpected source as there never had been an incident with Tomoyo but he immediately realized what was going on as soon as he saw the girl sitting in her seat.

”G-good afternoon sensei. I'm a newly transferred student and wanted to attend class here but…” Kurumi greeted Miyamoto who just arrived awkwardly and glanced towards Tomoyo who was still waiting for her to move out of the way.

”Ah the new S class students. The teachers have already received a notice about it” Myamoto acknowledged their presence. ”You are free to attend this class id you want but please do not forget to follow the rules”

Kurumi and Maron were speechless. They both didn't expect that even the teacher would be on Tomoyo's side. They heard about how things worked at the school and it had been accurate, there had been no incident where a student from S class did not get what they wanted because the students had been tactful enough to let them have their way.

”Y-yes…” She turned away and instead sat down gloomily in the empty seat in front of Kazuya's. This left Takaya with no choice but to move to the seat beside Tomoyo. She tried taking a glance at Kazuya who moved to take his seat after their teacher had arrived but what she saw shattered her fantasies of the events that should have happened today.

*pat pat*

Kazuya patted the head of the girl sitting beside him as if praising her for successfully making Kurumi vacate the seat beside his. She felt envious of this and felt even gloomier because she was supposed to be in Tomoyo's position.

Maron who was also watching from behind them couldn't help but frown. This scene reminded her of the past where three of them hanged out together. Even though he lost his past memories, his old habits were still present but they were directed towards a new person. She felt that he was being too insensitive and if they weren't in class, she would have already tried to teach him a lesson.

Kazuya on the other hand didn't mind the two's gazes. He was feeling quite good because of the unexpected actions of this robot girl. She let out her voice in a manner that could be heard by various people. It was an achievement that came out of the blue yet it was an achievement nonetheless.

Miyamoto looked at the situation and couldn't help but shake his head with a sympathetic smile over Kazuya. This student of his has learned a lot for the past two years and given gave him a bunch of scenarios. However, those didn't include this kind of situation and he focused more on telling him about dealing with a single woman. He didn't think that he would have to experience this at this age.

”(Sorry Kouzuki-kun. I thought you didn't even need to think about this kind of thing this early)” he felt a little apologetic because these children are going to be in conflict while the person causing it will most likely deal with it in the wrong way.

Though Miyamoto who proclaimed himself as Kazuya's teacher when it came to women held on to a bit of hope. His student has changed through the years and he was not as nervous when dealing with the Kazuya anymore. He was more approachable than he was and although he still talked like someone who was older than he was at times, he had been growing to be more sensitive towards what he should say in a situation.

Classes went through as intended in the afternoon. Kazuya spent most of his time reading different kinds of books as always and Tomoyo sat silently beside him and listened to the class. It was only after the final chime had rung that there was another change.

*grab*

Tomoyo grabbed Kazuya's hand immediately after the signal to class sounded. Kurumi who was still feeling gloomy breathed in deeply only to turn around to a scene where Kazuya left the room while holding hands with girl who had been getting in the way of their reunion from the beginning.

Kazuya didn't mind getting pulled along because he had already gotten used to this. Tomoyo would do this whenever there were people trying to invite them over to their clubs. This would let him not deal with Kurumi at the moment so he did not object to the robot girl's actions.

”Are you going with me to the Karate club?” he asked her after they slowed down and he was set free.

*shake shake*