Chapter 108 Last Day of School

I climbed a slope surrounded by the cherry blossom trees and passed through the school gate.

A whole year had passed since I first came to this school. The number of students passing through the gate was considerably less because the third-years had graduated earlier this month.

Id stopped walking while looking down, so changes like this were noticeable to me.

Yo, Maehara! Good morning!

! M-Morning

Well, I may have changed a bit, but I still couldnt get used to the teachers loud greeting.

By the way, Id heard rumors about him moving soon, I wonder if its true?

Yo, Maki.

Morning, Nozomu.

I entered the classroom, took my seat and fist bumped Nozomu. Since the beginning of the semester, he became my seatmate.

The seating order was decided by lottery as usual, but

(Front)

Me Nozomu

Umi Nitta-san

Amami-san

Somehow the seating order ended up like this.

I was thankful that Umi was seated behind me and Nozomu beside me because he was the only boy among the classmates that I could talk casually with. With Nitta-san and Amami-san nearby, my circle of friends was basically all here which made me feel a little giddy.

Where did Yuuchin and Umi go, Rep? You werent with them this morning? Is it a lovers quarrel?

What lovers quarrel? Amami-san overslept so Asanagi went to her house to knock some sense into her, so I went ahead.

Both Nitta-san and Nozomu knew that Umi and I were dating, but we still havent announced it to the rest of the class, so we referred to each other by our family names whenever we were at school.

However, since we were practically inseparable at school, I think everyone had more or less figured out that we were dating.

As a result of that, no one tried to confess to her (and got rejected) anymore. But I had to bear with their gazes of jealousy every single day, it was annoying.

Well, I got used to it now at least.

Yo, Maki, tomorrows spring break, do you have any Never mind, youre just going to flirt with Asanagi for the whole break, right?

I wish I actually havent made any plans for spring break, what about you?

Baseball.

Of course.

It seemed like the baseball club planned to practice without rest during the break. It wasnt that surprising since they were quite a formidable team and I heard that they were one of the favorites for the upcoming tournament.

Because of the grueling schedule, the members of the club couldnt afford to care about anything else, including girls. I heard that some of them werent particularly amused about it, but it wasnt like they could do anything about it.

I love baseball, you know? I love watching it, I love playing it My dream is to be a pro player, so I have to practice a lot to realize it

Right, arent you the ace now? Becoming the ace when youre still a freshman, youre cracked, man.

Thanks, but you know While I love baseball, seeing you flirting right beside me is making me have second thoughts. Seriously dude, Im jealous of you I want a girl too

My bad

This semester had events like Valentines Day and White Day.

This guy, despite his popularity, only got a single 10-yen chocolate from Nitta-san for Valentines. (Umi and Amami-san dont give out chocolates).

What about me, you ask? Well, lets just say that Nozomu might consider killing me if he found out.

You say that, but you rejected her confession back at the graduation ceremony, didnt you, Seki? Youre just reaping what you sow.

Ugh! Nitta, you How?

Hehe Did you think you could keep a secret from this great me?

Nitta-san, elaborate.

Back at the graduation ceremony, his former club manager confessed to him, I dont know the details since I was just passing by, but I saw him bowing to her, so I assumed that he rejected her.

Nozomu, elaborate.

I-I was surprised, you know? I-I mean, she was the idol of the baseball club

As expected, there were girls who were interested in him. Also, since the girl confessed to him on the day of her graduation, it was obvious that she was serious about him.

Despite that, Nozomu still rejected her.

That was my first time receiving such an earnest confession Honestly, I was shaken up, but I already decided to love only one person

He directed his gaze to Amami-sans empty seat.

You still havent moved on, Seki? What a waste, you should just give up on her and go out with that cute senpai

S-Shut it! Shes my first love okay? It isnt that simple! A-Also, dont you dare tell Amami-san about this

Shell find out even without me telling her. Anyway, Rep, this is your chance to brag about Yuus choco Mmph!

Nitta-san, shut up.

I threw my gym bag toward her face to shut her up, but it was too late.

Oi, Maki Didnt you say that you only received chocolates from Asanagi back on Valentine?

Uh Amami-san gave me some, but they were leftover chocolate Asanagi, Amami-san and Nitta-san made chocolates together and they gave the leftovers to me, it wasnt a big deal

Lies, Yuuchin and I bought chocolates from the store and we gave them to Ow!

Shut up for a second.

What the hell was she doing? Jeez.

Anyway, since White Day was on the weekend, I managed to give them my homemade chocolate to return the favor.

Maki~ Can you accompany me to the toilet right now? Its okay, you wont die, dont worry~

I-I dont feel like going right now, so cant you just go alone?

My effort of resisting him was futile, of course. He wrapped his thick arm around my shoulder and sealed my escape route.

Good morning!~ Phew, I made it in time!~ Huh, Maki-kun? Seki-kun? What are you guys doing?

Nothing~ Were just thinking about going to the toilet together, right, Maki?

Help me

I sent an SOS toward Umi, who was standing right behind Amami-san, but

U-Uhh Good luck, Maehara

She took a glance at Nozomu and just gave me a wry smile.

Alright, Maki, lets go. I want you to tell me everything about the chocolates you got from those three. In detail.

Have mercy

My school life became considerably livelier than it was a few months ago. But I realized that today was the last day of the school year.

Will my life stay the same in the next school year?