Chapter 38
I spent Sunday at home with my family, texting with Toraga, and Monday morning.
I woke up a little earlier than usual and left early for school.
I was the first to enter the classroom, put my bag on the desk, and headed for the balcony. I took my earphones and cell phone out of my pocket and put them in my ears while playing one of my recent favorite songs and looking out at the school yard where several students were walking around.
I don't mind spending time relaxing while looking for Toraga.
I like watching more and more people walking around the schoolyard, looking for Toraga among them, and looking for my friends.
It makes me realize that everyone lives in this world and each one of us is different.
As I pass the time with my gaze downwards, holding my hair in the occasional breeze, I see a girl with a conspicuous hair color running towards the school building.
Her long golden hair was shaking as she ran toward the school building.
Even from a distance, I could see that the people around the girl were also looking at her to see what was going on.
Before entering the school building, the girl looked up and shifted her gaze to me, who was looking at the schoolyard from the second floor balcony.
I am not sure if our eyes met or not. But I could tell by her reaction that I was in her line of vision.
Mashiro-chan raised the hand that was not holding her bag on her shoulder and waved at me, and I waved back with a smile that came naturally to me.
Mashiro-chan disappeared into the school building, and I looked around the schoolyard again, looking for Toramasa, and after a while I was tapped on the shoulder.
I took off my earphones and looked in the direction of the tap, and there stood Mashiro, breathing on my shoulder.
Good morning, Mashiro-chan.
Mariko, good morning! Wait a minute, I'll get my breath back now.
'I'll be fine. What's wrong? Did you have something to do?
No, I just wanted to see you.
If you say anything too cute, I'll attack you.
“No, you're so naughty.”
The actual “I'm not a fan of the way you look at me, but I'm not a fan of the way you look at me,” she said.
Mashiro-chan said, “What are you making me say? I was so surprised to see Mashiro-chan standing next to me and looking at the schoolyard together.
I looked at her and said, “Congratulations, Mariko,” to which she replied, “Thank you.
I'm already okay, so now I'll just help everyone else to be in love with each other.
That's reassuring.
So don't hesitate to tell me if there's anything I can do.
I'll be counting on you then.”
The topic then turned to how far Toramasa and I had come, and when I reported that we had reached the end without hiding it, Mashiro-chan said, “What? I reported that we had reached the end, and Mashiro-chan rolled her eyes at me.
What? Eh! You mean you realized you were in love, confessed, went out with him, and did it just like that! You ran up the stairs to adulthood all at once!
I ran up the stairs in a dash.”
'Haaaaan! I feel like …… I'm going to change the way I look at him. …… The man who turned Mariko into a woman… …… Ero… I'm so embarrassed.
I'm so embarrassed.”
The actual “I'm not a fan of the way you look at it, but I'm not a fan of the way you look at it either.
The person was tall with black hair brushed back. The other students keep a bit of distance from him when they see him, so there are no people around him. So I recognize him immediately.
I put my hand on the balcony fence and leaned forward to look at the schoolyard. Mashiro-chan spoke to me with a smile in her voice as she poked me in the arm, “You found me properly today, captain.
Too good looking, I'm dying, Captain Mashaku.”
I blinked as little as possible to get a good look at Toraga, and I looked at him as if he were burning into my eyes.
He really is wonderful. I can't make out the expression on his face, but the way he looks from afar is really cool. Why is he so good looking? Is it the way he walks? The atmosphere? The aura? Isn't it amazing how cool he looks walking around even though you can't see his face? Someone that good looking is about to enter the school and take classes under the same roof? Wow, that's amazing. I've imagined that many times before, and each time I'm impressed.
As I stared at Toraga, I suddenly noticed that he looked up and saw me.
I told him the other day that I was watching Toraga from the balcony, so he noticed me today. ……
I was so happy that Toraga was looking at me. I'm so happy I want to jump up and down and express my happiness with my body.
I love you, I love you. I love you. I am happy to see Toramasa. Just seeing Toramasa, just seeing Toramasa alive makes today another good day.
As soon as Toramasa disappeared into the school building, I headed for the third grade hallway with Mashiro.
I peeked into the classroom where Toramasa was, and saw him as Mashiro-chan looked for Endo-senpai.
Toramasa was sitting on a chair with his cheekbones in front of him, his eyes fixed on me, and the corner of his mouth slightly turned up. I like you.
Rei-chan isn't here.”
I looked around the classroom when I heard Mashiro-chan's voice and sure enough, Endo-senpai was gone.
I'm sure Saionji isn't here either, is he?
Yes, but I'm sure she'll be here soon.
The most important thing to remember is that you should never forget your own personal information. How do you know?
No, I'm not! Koyo-kun always knows when he's coming!
“Isn't it great that you know the time?”
“Not great, not great! Because you always come at the same time, of course I remember!
“I'm glad. I'm glad you were thinking about me enough to remember the time.
The first thing you need to do is to make sure that you have a good understanding of what is going on in your life.
The actuality of the fact that the actual time is actually a lot more than a couple of minutes, the actual time is actually a lot more than a couple of minutes, the actual time is actually a lot more than a couple of minutes, the actual time is actually a lot more than a couple of minutes.
Ki-kun looked at us with a “Is this really such a surprise? Ki-kun tilted his head and looked at Mashiro-chan. You look so cute today,” he whispered in a sweet voice.
Good morning. …… If you get any closer, I'll bite you.
If it's Mashiro-chan, you're more than welcome.”
'You dominatrix ……
Oh? Well, well, well, well? The other day, I was in a hurry to get out of the car, but I didn't want to go back to the car.
Last time she was fine with being touched by Ki-kun, but now she says she'll bite if you get too close. ……
And I'm sure she said she was acting like a game heroine in front of Ki-kun, but it seems like she's speaking plainly….
While I was thinking about this with Mashiro-chan threatening Ki-kun and Ki-kun smiling happily, Ki-kun suddenly shifted his gaze toward me.
I stuttered and blinked, not expecting him to look at me.
Ki-kun stared at me, then with a face similar to the smile he had given Mashiro-chan, he said, “Congratulations,” patted me on the head, told Mashiro-chan, “Wait here for a minute,” and walked into the classroom.
I'm sure the congratulations were in response to her going out with Toraga.
Saionji Koyo. In the game, she is one of the players and Toramasa's childhood friend. I was so moved that I burst into tears, not expecting to be congratulated by that person.
I think Saionji-senpai is also cunning in this way.”
I'm not sure what to do with the rest of my life, but I'm sure I'm not alone.
I know, I know it's awesome!”
I know! I wanted to punch her in the face so hard. It's so cool, I want to punch him out as hard as I can. ……
I don't know how much I want to punch him out, but I can really feel how you feel, Mashiro! I'll listen to you a lot later!
Thank you …… so much …….”
The actual “I'm not a fan of the newest technology, but I'm not a fan of the newest technology, either.
When I called out to Mashiro-chan, “I'm here,” another person appeared from behind Ki-kun. The moment I saw him, I clung to Mashaku-chan and said, “Oh no, oh no, what am I going to do, my heart is going to be crushed. I don't know what to do,” I whispered to Mashiro-chan in a rapid whisper.
Mashiro-chan looked up when she heard my muttering, and when she looked at Toramasa standing behind Ki-kun, she said in a slightly higher voice than when she spoke to Ki-kun, “Toramasa-kun! Good morning!” and then in my ear, “We try not to talk at school, right?” He asked me.
Shaking my head at his words, Mashiro-chan turned her body to Toramasa and said, “Toramasa-kun, it's been so long since we've seen each other outside of lunch! What's wrong?” He spoke to her.
He said, “I was brought here by …… Huang Yoru.”
I brought her here because Toraga looked bored. …… Mariko, this guy is my childhood friend Toraga. He has a scary face and a bad mouth, but he's not that bad of a guy.
Ki-kun looks at me and introduces Toramasa.
Not knowing how to respond to this sudden turn of events, I looked at the three of them and then shifted my gaze to Toramasa and said, “Nice to meet you ……? I called out and bowed my head.
Wait, wait a minute. I was so upset. What should I do? The only words that came out of my mouth were, “What should I do?
Not knowing what to do in this situation, I took out my cell phone, pressed a button with a shaky hand, and said to Toraga in front of me, “Good morning! You look great today! What should I do? I sent a text message to Toraga in front of me.
Then Toraya pulled his cell phone out of his pocket.
Toraya looked at his phone for a while, scratched his head roughly, typed some words, and put his phone back in his pocket. At the same time, a text message arrived on my phone.
Don't look at me and talk to Hanamiya.
I read the text and shook my head while looking at my phone. I put my phone away and started a little conversation with Mashiro, trying not to look at Toramiya as much as possible.
It is difficult to avoid looking at Toraya when he is so close to you. ……
The first thing to do is to make sure that you are not in a situation where you are not going to be able to see the other person.
The first thing you need to do is to make sure that you have a good understanding of what you're doing and how to do it.
I really want to make eye contact with him right now, to touch him, to talk to him.
But I can't have that kind of luxury. I should never have been able to spend time in such close proximity at school.
The first time I looked at Ki-kun, who was talking with Toraga, Ki-kun noticed my gaze and turned to me.
I bowed my head in gratitude. Ki-kun smiled back, waved his hand in front of his face, and continued talking with Toraga again as if nothing had happened.
As the four of us continued to spend time together, I heard two cheerful voices from behind me saying, “Good morning! I heard two cheerful voices from behind me.
I turned around to see Endo-senpai and Tanaka-senpai walking side by side toward us.
Marilyn! I told you on the phone, congratulations!
Congratulations, Mariko! Here's a present for you.
Endo stroked my hair and Tanaka handed me something.
The first thing I did was to check what was given to me and it turned out to be the drink I had said I liked the other day.
I'm not sure if it's the same thing. Thank you, Yayoi!
You're welcome.”
Tanaka-senpai then smiled showing her white teeth and said, “I think Ai and Shiori will be here in a little while, so wait here a little longer,” and put the candy with the stick in her hand in her mouth.
I was about to go to class, so I shook my head at Tanaka's words and decided to stay in this hallway for a little while longer.
The hallway is filled with three of the mob's most distinctive characters, Toramasa and Ki-kun, members you don't see often. The stares of the third-year students who have been coming to school since a few minutes ago are piercing and painful.
As we were hiding behind the backs of Endo and Mashiro-chan, Honda-san and Suzuki-senpai were running toward us, just as Tanaka-senpai had said they would.
Congratulations Mariko!”
Suzuki-senpai clung to Ms. Honda's back and spoke to her with a red face.
As if to continue with her words, she said, “Thank you for the very happy report. I was very encouraged” and bowed politely to Mr. Honda.
The two of you seem to be a blessing. He then turned his gaze toward Toramasa and stared at him for a while.
Kurotetsu-san is really tall up close, isn't he?
I nodded my head vigorously in agreement.
Soon after, the chimes rang out in the school building, and everyone went to their respective classrooms.
I left with Mashiro and Honda-san to return to my second grade classroom.
I'm not sure how much I'm going to be able to do with the money, but I'm sure I'm going to be able to do it.
……I felt strongly that I wanted to call him tonight.
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The most important thing to remember is that you can't just go out and buy a new pair of jeans and a new pair of jeans and a new pair of jeans and a new pair of jeans and a new pair of jeans.
I had a test coming up, and even though I knew I couldn't go on like this, I just couldn't get motivated to do it.
The only time my brain worked was when we talked about the school festival.
The gymnastics festival is not over yet, but the school festival starts right after the gymnastics festival, so I have to start preparing for it now or I won't make it in time.
Today, we were talking about what our class would do for the school festival, and it looked like our class would decide on a fair if everything went smoothly.
We were going to have a ring toss, cotton candy, crepes, water balloon fishing, and a little spot to take pictures.
The haunted house and coffee shop were very popular and competitive.
If the game is played as planned, Mashiro's class will probably be the coffee shop, so it will be almost impossible for our class to have a coffee shop.
What are you going to do in Toraga's class?”
It's nighttime, when it's completely dark outside. I asked Toramasa on the other end of the phone as I spun around in the chair in my room.
He said something about a movie theater.
A movie theater? Are you going to make the classroom completely dark and play movies?
I heard so. It was voted for because it would be easy.
The reason for this is because many people in Toraga's classroom are a bit mischievous, and he nodded his head while muttering, “I see,…….
So, the homeroom teacher of Toramasa's class, Mr. Kumagai, is a physical education teacher who is the strictest in the school, has a scary face, and is famous for wearing green boomerang pants to pool class.
Did Kumagai-sensei agree with that reasoning?”
“He said he was relieved that the presentation was more decent than he expected.”
I wonder what kind of relief …… Kumagai-sensei was imagining. ……
I don't know.
The first thing to do is to make sure that you have a good understanding of what is going on in your life.
The stories are really nothing to talk about, but the reason I find them enjoyable is because the person on the other end of the phone is someone I like.
While I am on the phone with Toraga, I am connected to him, so it is fun. However, I am gradually getting sleepy.
I've already eaten dinner and taken a bath, so all I want to do now is sleep.
I got up from the chair and sat down on the bed, and after shaping the pillow with one hand, I lay down on the bed.
Toramasa's voice is so soothing.
When I said that without any context, he replied, “Only you can say that.
I'm sure there are others. Because Toramasa-san's voice is so good.
I see.
He has a good voice, he's good-looking, and he's kind. When you have all three, who wouldn't fall in love with you?
Sometimes I wonder if what you see and what I see are the same.
“They are the same. It is an undeniable fact that Toraga-san is the best-looking man in the world.
You really haven't changed.
You really don't change. From the moment I met Toraga, until now, I have only said what I thought.
……
That's right.
The actual “I'm not a fan of the way you look at it, but I'm not a fan of the way you look at it either.
I like this feeling of resisting the urge to fall asleep.
I like the feeling of trying to stay awake, opening my eyelids and fighting against them closing.
I'm sorry if I fell asleep, Toraga-san.
I don't care. I'm getting sleepy listening to your voice too.
I'm …… glad you said that.
When we first met ……, your phone calls saved my life many times.
You told me you couldn't sleep well. ……
You've been helping me ever since then.
I'm glad I could be of help to you, Toraga, thank you.”
I'm the one who should be thanking you. I'm the one who should be thanking you.
The voice of the person who is on the other end of the phone is also very clear.
I think it's time for me to end the call.
I guess so.
Good night, Toramasa. I love you.
“Yeah, good night.”
The room was quiet as soon as he hung up the phone. The first thing to do is to make sure that you have a good understanding of what you are doing and how to do it.
Even in my dream, I felt like I had met Toraga. ……
The next morning, I woke up and muttered to myself in my sleepy head and smiled to myself.
Remembering the content of my dream, I changed into my school uniform, looked at the picture of Toramasa in my cell phone, and smiled again.
I love this ordinary, everyday life so much.
Hopefully, this everyday life will continue forever. ……
Wishing for the future that I can't see, I headed to school today.
