Chapter 1 - Reunion (Part 11)

[Hoshimiya's POV]

"Kyaa ...... what should I do? I can't even see Kuromine-kun's face properly. ......"

It's currently the evening after finishing dinner. I made a sound while soaking in the bathtub.

My face is hot, not because of the bath water, but because of my emotions.

"I feel like I'm being hugged."

I clearly remember what happened after the horn sounded.

I could remember the feeling of being hugged by Kuromine-kun, his breathing, and his heartbeat.

It was the first time in my life that I had been hugged so tightly by someone of the opposite sex.

"Kuromine-kun, you ...... took a stand and protected me. That's also reflexive...."

Even if it was a misunderstanding, it doesn't change the fact that he risked his life to protect me.

"I'm very, very nervous. ......"

I put my hand on my own chest and checked my pounding heart.

I drowned myself in the hot water up to my mouth, unable to hide my confusion at my first feelings.

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[Yono's POV]

As I was exhaling and looking at the bubbling water surface, I wondered what this feeling was.

This happened right before the horn sounded.

"Uh, Riku-chan?"

I came to the city to gather with my friends and stopped when I saw my precious childhood friend.

I wanted to run towards her immediately, but I stopped when I saw Ayana-chan next to Riku-chan.

The two were walking side by side, so close that their shoulders were almost touching, and they looked very familiar.

"......A-What? Isn't ...... there nothing between you and Ayana-chan...........?"

And just as the horn sounded, Riku-chan hugged Ayana-chan......!

"────!"

I was shocked. The shock hit my chest as if I was stabbed with a knife.

"Why, why, why......? You said nothing happened with Ayana-chan......."

---- Riku-chan is a liar!!!!!!

I couldn't think of anything and just looked at their backs in amazement.

Chapter 1 - Completed