Chapter 69 Annoying Presence, Go Away!

Annoying Presence, Go Away!

“Okay. The bell has rung, so that’s it for today….”

As the bell rings, the class 2-6 homeroom teacher closes with a few simple words and leaves the classroom.

And as the bell fades away, the classroom becomes lively and noisy. The chatter and laughter of the students fill the room.

In such a noisy classroom, Sou quietly prepares to go home. As he prepares, he thinks about how he doesn’t want to run into Fujita on his way home. In his heart, he hopes that they won’t meet. Sou’s fear of Fujita remains unchanged. It’s his experience in middle school that makes him feel that way.

By the way, Seira is nowhere to be found in the classroom. She seems to have gotten sick during lunch and is lying in the infirmary.

“Hey, Sou! Want to go home together?!”

“Hey Sou-kun~ I missed you~”

Then Haruki and Mizuki, who are in a different class, enter through the back door of the classroom and walk over to Sou’s desk.

“Yes, just a moment. I’ll get ready right away.”

Still thinking about Fujita, Sou can’t keep Haruki and Mizuki waiting, so he speeds up his preparations. He packs his student bag with writing materials, textbooks, notebooks, etc., and then he’s ready to go.

“Looks like he is ready.”

“Come on! Let’s go, Sou-kun!!”

Seeing Haruki and Mizuki’s happy expressions, Sou gets up from his seat.

"Well, then, shall we go?”

“Oh! Haruki-chan, you’re too fast!”

With one hand holding a school bag, Haruki and Mizuki use their free arms to cling to both of Sou’s arms.

Sou held his school bag in his right hand, so it got caught on Haruki’s body.

“Uhh? It’s a little hard to hug him. Sorry, but could you please carry my school bag on your back? Mizuki, can you help me a little?”

“Eh~ This is such a good chance to have Sou-kun all to myself….”

As if to refuse Haruki’s request, Mizuki holds Sou’s arm even tighter than before.

“Ugh… You’re monopolizing Sou. Fine. Get away from him.”

Was she extremely jealous? Or was she envious?

Haruki pulls Mizuki away from Sou when she doesn’t listen obediently.

“Ugh. Haruki-chan is so mean.”

Forcibly pulled away from Sou, Mizuki puffs up her cheeks in dissatisfaction, narrows her eyes, and looks only at Haruki.

Meanwhile, Sou quickly puts his school bag on his back.

“It’s Mizuki’s fault for not helping. Besides… I couldn’t let you monopolize Sou all by yourself.”

Her cheeks blushed a little, and with a weak voice, Haruki clung to Sou’s arms again and held him. Her arms were stronger than before.

“Ugh… I wonder why Haruki-chan is monopolizing Sou-kun.”

Mizuki asks Haruki with a big smile, although her eyes aren’t smiling at all.

“Well, since Mizuki monopolized Sou earlier, it’s only natural that it’s my turn next, right?”

Without any remorse, Haruki leans closer to Sou.

“Mo. I don’t think so.”

With her cheeks puffed out, Mizuki clings to Sou’s free arm in a show of defiance.

“Oh, what’s the difference?”

Clash, clash, clash.

Haruki and Mizuki’s eyes collide, and sparks fly.

“Hey, you two. Won’t we go home soon? If this goes on, we’ll never get anywhere.”

Sou timidly calls out to Haruki and Mizuki, who are clashing with each other.

Haruki and Mizuki quickly react to his words, and as they clash and stare at each other, their eyes are drawn to Sou’s face.

“If Sou says so.”

“If Sou-kun says so.”

Haruki and Mizuki reluctantly agree with Sou’s words.

“Shouldn’t we go now?”

Sou steps forward without waiting for an answer.

Haruki and Mizuki follow him.

The three of them leave the classroom of class 2-6 together.

When Sou steps out into the hallway, he sees Fujita in front of class 2-6, as if he has his sights set on him.

When Sou first saw Fujita’s figure, he was startled and trembled. He is still afraid of Fujita.

But Haruki and Mizuki quickly noticed the change in Sou and put their arms around him to calm him down.

“It’s okay, Sou. There’s nothing to be afraid of.”

“Sou-kun. We’re here. Don’t worry.”

With a voice that only Sou can hear, Haruki and Mizuki speak words of comfort to Sou.

Meanwhile, Fujita finds Haruki and tries to call out to her as he did before. But!

“I told you before, right? Don’t get involved with me anymore. And don’t get involved with Sou. And don’t show your face in front of us again.”

“Sorry~ We’re busy. Can you please not talk to us?”

Without giving Fujita a chance to speak, Haruki and Mizuki push him away. They hold Sou’s arm as if to protect him and walk down the hallway. As if to leave Fujita behind.

“What!? Wait!! I haven’t said anything yet!”

As they walk away, Fujita tries to stop them by yelling.

“It’s okay. Just ignore that guy.”

“That’s right.”

“Uh, yeah.”

But his efforts are in vain. Haruki and Mizuki told Sou to ignore him. The girls had no intention of dealing with him either.