Chapter 40: After Class
“Yo yo yo yo yo—”
The dismissal bell rang, and Sato Shinichi stood up, took out his bento box from his drawer, and prepared to walk towards the front of the classroom.
However, an exaggerated shout sounded in his ear, followed by a bunch of arms that appeared out of nowhere, locking his throat, twisting his hands, and tying his legs, directly hoisting him up and carrying him out of the classroom.
Feeling the sudden crowd of classmates around him, Sato Shinichi smiled helplessly, raised his bento box to prevent it from falling to the ground, and let them carry him out of the classroom.
“Hey hey hey, Shinichi, is what you said to people earlier true? You and Kazumi Shimizu…”
After cheerfully carrying Sato Shinichi out of the classroom, Asada Sobakada jumped out and looked at Sato Shinichi in disbelief, asking.
“Ah… that…”
Sato Shinichi scratched the back of his head awkwardly. Although Kazumi had agreed to let the news out, he felt it was not appropriate to reveal it in front of Asada Sobakada, the ultimate gossip.
“Let’s go, let’s go, who wants to talk to you, you big gossip? We’ll ask!”
Seeing Sato Shinichi’s troubled expression, Hirayama Shin took Asada Sobakada to the back and looked at Sato Shinichi kindly, continuing to say.
“Shinichi, it’s okay to tell us. If Asada spreads this news again, we’ll all help you beat him up!”
“Uh… yes.”
Seeing their enthusiastic appearance and looking at Asada Sobakada, who was kept outside the crowd and was sticking his head out to listen to the news, Sato Shinichi smiled helplessly and finally replied.
“Ohhhhhhhhhh!!”
An enthusiastic roar erupted from the crowd, as if someone had won a million-dollar lottery, causing passing students to instinctively move away from this group of inexplicable boys.
“You, you, you, you mean, you and Kiyomizu-san did that at her house?!”
Taking advantage of everyone’s surprise at this matter, Asada Sobakada pushed through the crowd and stuck his head out, asking excitedly, as if he himself were the person involved.
“No!!”
“We only confirmed our relationship not long ago, how could we do such a thing!”
He instinctively denied it, and Sato Shinichi quickly explained. He didn’t care about his own reputation, but he absolutely could not let Kiyomizu-san be criticized by others at school because of him.
The other classmates, who had come back to their senses, first punched Asada Sobakada and threw him out again. Yoshida Jyo then continued to ask.
“Then when did you and Kiyomizu-san get together?”
Boys of fifteen or sixteen years old are always particularly curious about matters of the heart. Even if it doesn’t happen to themselves, they are especially eager to investigate clearly.
Students who can enter Raishikoku, a top domestic high school, are generally superior to ordinary students in terms of quality. Asada Sobakada, a sharp-tongued and indiscreet guy, is an exception. At least, others consider the feelings of others to some extent in their words, and at least they wouldn’t ask such embarrassing questions in person like Asada Sobakada.
“Around last Wednesday…”
Yoshida Jyo’s question was not too excessive, and given his good relationship with these classmates, Sato Shinichi replied.
However, the feeling of being surrounded by a group of people was indeed a bit subtle.
“Oh— so this is why you haven’t been eating with us lately. Hurry up and tell us, is the reason you brought your bento box to eat lunch with Kiyomizu-san?”
Hearing Sato Shinichi’s answer, Hirayama Shin looked enlightened. Only now did he understand why his little brother had suddenly stopped eating with them. It turned out he had found another girl!
“Hahahaha, yes, yes.”
Sato Shinichi replied awkwardly. This kind of behavior did indeed feel like abandoning friends for a lover, but at that time, he had directly abandoned them, who usually ate together, without even thinking about it.
“I want to eat lunch with my girlfriend too!”
“Sato Shinichi, you’re great! You’re so fast, do you have any experience to share with us?”
“Shinichi, are girls’ hands soft?”
Seeing Hirayama Shin take the lead and the atmosphere no longer as awkward, other boys also chimed in with their questions.
Speaking of which, these academically excellent students had not had any contact with this matter before high school. They were only in their first year of high school. Although their restless hearts were becoming increasingly eager, it was not yet time to make a move. At this time, when a senior who had achieved results jumped out, their gossip skills were absolutely comparable to those of girls.
Sato Shinichi struggled to cope with his classmates’ enthusiastic questions, but even Sato Shinichi himself was a novice. He hadn’t done anything. He could only say that he had chased Kazumi Shimizu by sheer luck. They both had good feelings for each other, so they successfully got together. But if you asked him to give any methods for chasing girls, he had none.
“By the way, Shinichi, do you want us to help you talk to the girls about your relationship? Otherwise, if it spreads among the girls, I’m afraid it won’t be good for Kiyomizu-san.”
Seeing Sato Shinichi exchanging so-called experiences with other boys, Yoshida Jyo asked with a smile.
“Yes, yes, thank you for your trouble. I don’t care about myself, I’m just afraid that the girls will spread it poorly…”
Hearing Yoshida Jyo’s answer, Sato Shinichi’s eyes lit up. He had been thinking about how to handle the girls, but if this matter were left to Yoshida Jyo, who had always had a good relationship with the girls, it would be much smoother.
“Excuse me, thank you.”
Suddenly, a cold female voice came from outside the crowd. The people around them instinctively stepped aside, and a short-haired girl in a school uniform with a cold expression walked in.
Her indifferent expression showed no trace of emotion. Although she was small, her aura that kept people at a distance made them hesitant to approach.
Kazumi ignored the strange gazes around her and walked directly to Sato Shinichi, who was surrounded by the crowd. She looked like she had not reached the bruised and swollen appearance she had imagined.
She took Sato Shinichi’s right hand and then looked up at the unfamiliar faces around her and said faintly.
“Sorry, everyone, we have other things to deal with. We’ll talk about today’s matter another time.”
Then, with Sato Shinichi completely bewildered, she pulled his hand and walked out of the crowd.
