"Hmm? What do you mean by how I handled things?" I tilted my head to the side."I know you wanted to save Ito-san but there should have been better ways to do that. You didn't need to resort to such a horrible method!" She was running out of breath. Her face was red as a tomato."If there were any other methods, then why didn't you think of it and acted upon it?""Huh?""I only came to this school sometime back. But you were here from the start. right? It's been two years now. If there were any good methods then why didn't you use them? Why didn't you save her?"She had no counterargument. How could she forget that? How could someone like her or any other student blame me for what I did?"You of all people, don't have the right to say anything to my methods. You didn't even try to do anything so there's no way you have any right to raise objections to my methods."She ground her teeth in frustration. As someone who didn't do

Shizuku Aina's POV:"Yes. I am doing fine." She was on the phone talking with one of her friends from school. She was asking whether Aina had any troubles since she had just recently moved out of the school dorms."No need to worry. Yes. Bye."She entered her room after disconnecting the phone. Then she sat down on the sofa which she had taken a liking to.It has been about a week since she moved out of the dorm to live with her parents and siblings.It was Friday.The exams for the second year were already over and she was sure she would get the first position this time as well. It was not overconfidence. At this point, this had become a routine for her.She was, at the moment, alone at her new house.Her elder sister had gone to a friend's house though Aina was sure it was not just a friend. Her mother was probably getting her body massaged at some massage center. And as for her father, he was busy at work and would

You are probably well aware of this feeling.Imagine you are completely lethargic. You don't have the energy to say anything, do anything. Heck, you don't even want to breathe. And you don't have the energy to die. The most irritating part? You don't know the reason why you are feeling this way at all!I was walking leisurely on the stairs with the destination being the third floor.While I was thinking that the school should install a lift for days like today, someone called my name."Good morning, Kageyama.""Good morning. Why are you so full of energy this early in the morning, Yamamoto?" Slightly jealous of the sheer amount of vitality he was exuding, I asked in an irritating voice."Huh? That's my question? Why don't you have any vigor? It's just the first day of the new term and the prospects don't seem that good for you.""Whatever.""Ha-ha-ha." For some reason, he started to laugh loudly and it grated on my ears. I coul

After resting for two whole periods, I was feeling a bit better.When I returned to the class, Yamamoto asked about how I was feeling. He was joined by Nakamura and Ito. Seems like Yamamoto had told them about what had happened.I assured them that it was nothing serious and they didn’t need to worry.Aina did look at me once but must have concluded that I was fine while I was talking with Yamamoto and the others. So she didn’t ask me outright.One more period was left. I got through without much problem.I was packaging my things to head back home when Aina called out to me, “You are looking fine.”“Yes, I am. No need to worry.” Oh? She actually was worried about me? How nice of her.I got up with the bag slid over my arms. She looked at the bag and then at me. With an expression that said she wasn’t understanding what I was doing, she asked. “Where are you going?”“E

By the time I had finished shower and having dinner, it was already seven in the evening. The days have started getting longer and although it was getting dark there was enough light to see things in our close surroundings. Resting my hand on the railings of the veranda and looking at the nightlife and night vision of Tokyo after dinner had become something of a routine for me. This was, for me, the best part of every day life. As I was drowning in the tranquility of this darkness, the phone in my pocket suddenly vibrated. I was already annoyed at the fact that the message that was just sent to me had disturbed my peaceful moment, but when I looked at who the sender was I was even more irritated. Without even checking the content of the message, I put my phone back in my pocket. It continued vibrating for about eight more times. Usually, she would give up after I didn’t respond fpr five minutes but today, she was acting weirdly stubborn.