Chapter 31
The opening ceremony was over in the morning, and the classrooms were noisy with students leaving with their bags after the farewell speeches.
Everyone seemed to be stuck in the summer vacation mood, talking with their friends, “Let's go play,” “Let's go shopping,” “What are you doing now? “What are you going to do now? and “What are you going to do now?
I was about to go out into the hallway with Ichika when I spotted Hanamiya-san in the hallway.
She was holding her bag, peeking into the classroom, and looking in my direction, so I guessed she had something to do with me.
I asked Ichika to go home first, and then rushed to Hanamiya-san's side.
Mariko, I'm sorry about this morning!”
She probably noticed me returning to the classroom alone and was apologizing for that.
I shook my head as Hanamiya-san clasped her hands in front of her face and bowed her head repeatedly.
I shook my head.
I'm really sorry …… for forcing you to go with me.”
I said, “It's okay, it's okay! When I'm with Ki-kun, you don't have to worry about me!
But I'm really sorry …….
The actual “I'm sorry” is a very important part of the process, and it's something that I've been trying to do for a long time.
I said to Hanamiya-san, “I told you that I put priority on your guesses, didn't I? I suddenly had a thought that popped into my head as I called out to her, “Mashiro-chan.
Mashiro-chan. Then, will you do me one favor?
Say anything!”
I opened my mouth, smiling at Hanamiya-san, who raised her head vigorously and looked at me.
I want you to take my picture!
At first Hanamiya-san looked blank at my words, but gradually a smile appeared on her face and she stuck her thumb out so that I could see it. She replied, “With pleasure!
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My nervousness increased with each step up the stairs.
As we ascended to the third floor, where the first-year students' classrooms were located, and up the stairs that led to the top of the third floor, Hanamiya-san turned her face toward me and asked, “What's up with the picture all of a sudden?” I asked.
I was going to ask Mashiro-chan to recreate the game. She nodded her head in agreement and said, “Leave it to me! I'll recreate it perfectly! He then tapped his chest with his palm.
I'm counting on you, Mashiro-chan!”
As I walked up the last flight of stairs, I looked at the door in front of me and took a deep breath.
This is the second time I've been to this place.
The first time was when I first met Toraga. Until now, I thought that was the first and last time.
I had avoided this place so as not to disturb the heroine, Hanamiya-san.
Before the summer vacation, I thought that Hanamiya-san liked Toramiya, and I was jealous and envious of an opponent I couldn't beat.
And yet, now he is trying to go to the rooftop while talking with Hanamiya-san.
They say you never know what life has in store for you, but you really don't know what's in store for you. With a small smile on my face, I put my hand on the doorknob to the rooftop.
As I opened the door and stepped out, the wind blew through the air and shook my hair. Holding my hair in my hands, I stepped toward the center of the rooftop and looked up at the blue sky, remembering a still from a game I remembered from a previous life.
On this rooftop, the heroine meets Toraga, talks with him, sees him in various forms, and is confessed to him.
To others, it is just a school rooftop.
Still, for me, this school rooftop was special and a place I longed to be.
I really wanted to take pictures of Hanamiya-san.
But I wanted to take pictures on the rooftop because I thought I would never have a chance to go to the rooftop unless I did this.
When I realized that I was on the rooftop, tears naturally started to flow.
The tears were flowing down my cheeks and falling to the ground one after the other according to gravity.
It seems that my feelings for the rooftop were greater than I had expected.
As I gazed at the sky with my tears still streaming down my face, I heard the sound of a camera shutter clicking away. I heard the sound of a camera shutter.
I looked over to see Hanamiya-san pointing her cell phone at me with an apologetic look on her face and saying, “I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry for crying all of a sudden.”
Wiping her tears with the back of her hand, she went to Hanamiya-san, took out her cell phone from her breast pocket, smiled broadly to erase the somber air she just had, and pointed her cell phone at Hanamiya-san, “Then let me take a picture! He pointed his cell phone at Ms. Hanamiya, saying, “Let me take a picture!
I believe it was around here, wasn't it?
Hanamiya-san stood where the still of her and Toramasa talking on the rooftop was taken.
I nodded my head, thinking of the still of the two of us leaning against the fence, looking at the rooftop at dusk.
The sky was blue, but this was definitely the location of the still.
As if remembering the distant past, I pointed my cell phone at Hanamiya-san and took a few pictures, and we looked at them together.
I looked at the photos together.
Hanamiya-san winked at me and said, “Well, I'm the heroine! and winked at me.
I feel like I'm cosplaying the heroine of Kimiharu while still alive.
Surely ……!”
I can't even see this uniform without looking like a quality cosplay outfit. ……
That's what I thought too! Schools are sacred places now!
I'm sure you're right! Every day is a pilgrimage to a holy place!
The two of us talked about this and decided to take pictures again, this time just taking pictures of Hanamiya-san on the rooftop without regard to stills or anything.
During the photo shoot, Hanamiya-san jokingly struck a sexy pose, so I took a shot of that too, shaking my shoulders.
If Ki-kun and Mr. Hanamiya become in love, I will give this picture to Ki-kun as a present. I smiled as I secretly thought to myself.
When the folder of photos was filled with Hanamiya-san, we thought it was time to call it a night. We put our hands on the door to leave the rooftop, talking about how we were going to leave. At that moment, the rooftop door opened by itself.
It seemed like this had happened before ……. I stared at the white shirt of the uniform in front of me, thinking about this, and then turned my head upward.
Toraga has a surprised look on his face reflected in his vision. When his surprised eyes met mine, my brain recalled the first time I met Toraya.
At that time, Toraya was on the rooftop and I was where he was standing now.
It's the other way around.
It's the other way around.”
The words I muttered to myself and Toramasa's words were combined.
The meaning of the words were exactly the same. I was so happy to see him and I naturally thought of the expression on his face.
The most important thing to remember is that the best way to get the most out of your money is to make sure that you are getting the best value for your money.
The change in facial expression and distance is different from that time. The way I treat him and our relationship has changed a lot in the past few months, but the feelings of love haven't faded away.
I was standing right next to the door, and Kii-kun followed suit, stepping onto the rooftop.
I noticed that Ki-kun was behind Toramasa, and I hurriedly apologized to him.
Ki-kun was standing behind Toramasa, and I hurriedly apologized to him. Ki-kun waved his hand toward me and ran after Hanamiya-san, who was trying to escape to the corner of the rooftop.
My heart skipped a beat and the sound became so loud that I was afraid Toramiya could hear my heartbeat.
I gently turned my gaze to Toraya, and he looked at me as if he was peering into my face.
Why were you crying?”
I touched my cheek, but it was not wet, and I wondered what Toramiya had seen that made him realize I had been crying.
No, but I didn't think it was …….
As I was thinking what to say and wondering what to say, Toramasa took out his cell phone from his pocket and showed me the screen.
The person in the picture was definitely me, and as I had expected, it was a picture taken by Hanamiya-san.
Surprised at when I had sent the picture to Toramiya, and embarrassed at the fact that my picture was on Toramiya's phone, I said, “Please erase it,” as I clasped my hands together, but he immediately replied, “No, I don't want to.
I looked at Toramasa with a look of despair on my face and he shook his head. When I wrinkled my brow and pouted my lips to show more despair, Toramasa laughed at me, saying, “You look funny. Toramasa's smiling face is wonderful.
So, why were you crying?”
“I can only say that I was …… moved. ……
“Moved?”
“Yes,……Toramasa-san is often in this place, so I was so moved that I just cried,…….
I'm not lying. The reason is that the game is about Tiger Masters, and Tiger Masters is actually on this rooftop a lot.
The most important thing to remember is that you can't just go to the store and ask for a discount on a new product or service.
I thought something was wrong.”
I shook my head and replied, “Tears of emotion,” as the words were mumbled but certainly directed at me.
Toramasa's hand stroked my hair, scooped it up and hung it over my ear, and the touch of his hand on my ear caused a strange sensation that made me feel even more red in the face.
I shifted my gaze from Toramasa's face to the white shirt of the school uniform in front of me, and my hand unconsciously moved to touch Toramasa's shirt with my index finger and thumb.
The material of the shirt felt on the belly of the fingers seems to reach directly to the brain.
I thought to myself, “…… Toramasa-san looks great in his school uniform after all.”
I thought deeply.
My gaze naturally moves to Toraya's face as if following his hand.
Is it just the uniform?”
I replied with a smile, “Of course it's cool to wear something other than seifuku,” he asked jokingly, not in a sulky way.
Toramasa smiles at my words in an amused manner, and even I begin to enjoy myself.
The casual conversation I have with Toraya makes me feel happy. People rarely come to the rooftop because Toraya and his friends are there, but even so, it's not as if no one ever comes. The rooftop of the school. Someone might see us. And yet, right now I feel extremely calm, and I wish that this time could last forever.
The feeling of love cannot be contained in my heart. A crack appears in the box of feelings on the verge of bursting.
I love you. I love you. I love you so much that I wonder why I love you so much.
I wish I could convey my feelings of love just by making eye contact without having to say it out loud. I wish I could convey Toraga's feelings just by making eye contact. ……
Then I could understand the way Toraya treats me and the meaning of his words.
Does Toramasa like me? Or is he just trying to fool me into thinking he likes me?
What does that smile mean? Is it like a pet? Is she like a sister? Or does he see me as me?
What did you mean when you kissed me? Is it true that you want to kiss me?
I want to know, I want to know how Toraga feels. I want to know, I want to know Toraya more deeply.
As I look at Toramasa, my thoughts are filled with questions and feelings of love for him.
I don't want to rush you, but I want to know you as soon as possible. ……
The first thing you need to do is to make sure that you have a good understanding of what you are doing and how to do it.
Her silver earrings gleamed.
As I put my finger on the earring, I heard the sound of a camera snapping, and I reflexively turned my head to the direction of the sound.
I turned my head to look at Hanamiya-san, who was pointing her cell phone at me.
Ki-kun was holding Hanamiya-san from behind and mimicking vomiting as he turned his head to the side.
I think I did a good job.
Hanamiya-san said, smiling and giving me a thumbs-up.
Confused, I somehow pulled my cell phone out of my pocket, pointed the camera at Mr. Hanamiya, took a picture, and gave him a thumbs-up.
I took a picture and gave her a thumbs up.
Why are you taking a picture too, Mariko? I asked Ki-kun to cover my embarrassment, “Saionji-senpai, do you want a picture of Mashiro-chan? I asked Ki-kun to cover my embarrassment.
I said, “Yes, I want it!
Mariko-san!
Ki-kun's eyes lit up and Hanamiya-san approached me to stop me.
Hanamiya-san tried to stop me somehow, but Ki-kun prevented him from doing so, and I exchanged contact information with Ki-kun and said I would send you a picture later. I will send you a picture later,” he said, giving me a thumbs-up.
After that, a game of tag was held between Mr. Hanamiya, who was trying to grab my phone, and me, who was running away while protecting my phone, but it didn't last long due to the summer heat.
I did not dare to say that I had not originally intended to send sexy poses.
After that, the four of us talked on the rooftop for a while and then went home.
Hanamiya-san and Ki-kun left the rooftop together, then me, and finally Toraga.
As I walked alone down the hallway with no students in sight, I remembered the fun we had just had, and as I headed home, I received a text message from Hanamiya-san.
A present! and attached was a picture of me and Toramasa taken by Hanamiya-san.
My heart beat quickly, and for no reason at all, I stood up and looked around the room, hiding my cell phone, even though no one was there.
I hastily saved it and sent a text message of thanks to Hanamiya-san, and as I looked at the picture with a relaxed expression on my face, I remembered that it was the first two shots of me and Toramiya ……. My body was aching with happiness and embarrassment as I remembered that this was the first time I had taken two shots with Toramiya.
I was so happy and embarrassed that my body was aching with joy.
I felt as if I had entered a two-dimensional world, and I almost cried with joy.
I couldn't believe that I was standing shoulder to shoulder with Toramasa, who originally existed in the two-dimensional world, on the other side of the screen, but even here in the third dimension, I could touch him, talk to him, and spend time with him.
I am happy. ……
I thought quietly to myself as I looked at Toraya and myself with happy smiles on our faces in the photo.
