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In response to Natsuement, ent to our positions At times like this, Natsume somehos some leadership

In the lawn of the open space in the park, there is i is standing as the goalkeeper Around hiure, Aikawa-kun and Hayashi-kun as four defenders With the exception of Kyouya, the other three are in the group that has no confidence in their reflexes To put it bluntly, they’re in the group that genuinely don’t want to play soccer, I guess Although Natsust them are those that didn’t do it That’s why they were assembled as defenders As defenders, they just have to act as a hen our opponents attack, and otherwise they can do whatever

I’ood reflexes, but when it comes to sports like this he prefers unobtrusive positions I think it’s a waste, but since it’s Kyouya’s oish I can’t say anything

But well, while thinking such things, the ga class whose name I don’t know dashed past my side Oh crap There’s no referee for a start, so it’s not like there’d be a whistle blown to begin the ga attention properly to notice theat what’s behind ave chase The opponent is dribbling with the ball, so if I run at full power I should be able to catch up Or, so I thought, but I couldn’t catch up Though Aikawa-kun is blocking the way in defence, since he’s basically just standing there, he’s easily passed Then, a shot at goal is taken Ogi desperately leaps at it, and soht at the very start

「Don’t mind it」

「Sure Was he perhaps our school’s ace?」

Tsushii? Yeah, that’s the ace」

I thought so That wasn’t the onna lose badly huh

Contrary toclass ended with a 3-3 draw Ogi’s desperate defense of the goal i’s miraculous succession of fine saves, I’oal count

Also, one other reason was because the match duration was shorter than I had expected Since ere playing, we hadn’t actually decided on the duration of thesoccer until we ran out of time But, a person ounded, and that naturally led to the ain He unintentionally received an opponent’s shot with his face, and got a nose bleed Fortunately, it doesn’t seeone over to where sensei is

The MVP of this i We totally depended upon you I won’t forget your gallant figure But saying that, although it’s the case that Ogi stood out aoals were scored shows just how strong the attacks were The ones who stood out in offense in our class, were the two forwards of Natsu to a sports club, their reflexes are just way too good Showing off those inherent reflexes, they even scored a goal with a counter-attack

The one who scored the second goal was Maki Shuuto In other words, “shoot” Despite that, he’s a member of the baseball club He also has the stereotypical baseball club close-cropped head

「Shoot, Shuuto!」

「Shuuto, shoot!」

「Shaddup!」

While such an exchange was going on, Maki fired a shot at the opponent’s goal that shook the net It goes without saying that he did it with a certain sense of desperation Finally the third goal I’lad to say, was one that even I was able to be involved with Since it’s not like ood, it’s rare that I’m able to take on roles like this The ball that I lofted in frouess you could say that I assisted Natsuoal a s uess this side of him is what attracts others to him I became happy unintentionally

「Ahh, so tired」

「Good job」

Kanata is sitting down on a wooden chair, co around chasing after the ball, he’s built up that ue it see had happened He devoted hi in his position ent on the attack after all However, considering the whole match, there were many occasions when our side was under attack, so Kyouya should also have run around a lot accordingly Despite that he’s not even sweating I think this fro or so hard not to stand out, I wonder ould happen if this guy really got serious? I’ a ood?」

「It’s just by chance」

Kanata is gazing at me with a resentful look Even if I’ else to say other than that assist was just by chance

「Shun, so just the best bits huh」

「Ahh Maybe that’s it」

Even Kyouya is saying it now

「Hey, have I really been doing such things?」

「In ga the best parts, kinda like you’re shrewd, or hboring class were irls in our class and the neighboring class atching at least」

Although I had noticed that the girls watching were cheering, were those actually aimed at me as well? If that’s the case then it makes me happy, but I think it’s likely that rather than oal i my shoot

「Weren’t those for Natsuuess the ht, Kanata didn’t deny it either It’s sad to say, but compared to my ordinary appearance, Natsu been around hiant attitude of his, but when seen frouy It’s reasonable to appreciate his good looks, according to Hasebe who sits next to ant type in an otoh he seeirls centered on Shinohara-san, there’s no sense at all that he’s going to get a girlfriend Froirls, Natsume seems to be the type where it’s fine to be a friend but not anything e to consider that Natsuht to say that with irlfriend

「I wish I could have shown off to Wakaba-san too」

「You haven’t given up on Wakaba-san yet?」

Kanata recklessly confessed to Wakaba-san, the irl in the whole year or rather the whole school, and was completely rejected in return He hi, and on the surface it seeiven up doesn’t that prove he’s acting as if nothing had happened?

「Well, you know, I’ve given up coht」

「Kanata」

For so hi us play soccer anyway!」

As if he was ignoring Kyouya’s voice, Kanata laughed it off casually Besides, while Kyouya froith annoyance for a o buy so you want?」

「Okay, some kind of fizzy drink then please」

「Tea forunco away Or rather, not as if I did run away

I don’t knohat had happened between Kanata and Kyouya regarding Wakaba-san, but it seems that it’s more complicated than I had realised As his friend I want to encourage Kanata with his love, but it looks like he himself isn’t serious about it Perhaps, it’s that aspect which has angered Kyouya? At any rate, while he hiuess it’s better not to stick my nose in

While I headed towards the place with the vending uess A bit ahead ofdown Since it was in a place with so a book while under a tree decorated with autumn leaves, was like a perfect picture As if she was fro that There’s three figures lurking near Wakaba-san Shinohara-san, Iijima-san and Tonooka-san When Shinohara-san confessed to the senpai that she loved, she was refused because he was in love with Wakaba-san Out of resent Wakaba-san inspiteful I can’t hear what she’s actually saying, but Shinohara-san’sintensely In the moment when I worried about whether to step in between the directly stared at, Shinohara-san faltered However, that was only for an instant, and when she seeain, the two behind her calmed her down

It was clearly written on the faces of Iijima-san and Tonooka-san that they felt it was too risky Wakaba-san is beautiful So, being stared at expressionlessly by such a beautiful person, is scary to be honest Combined with the otherworldly ambiance about her, anyone stared at by her feels a sense of dread That’s also the reason why people keep their distance froirl

Shinohara-san was stopped by her two friends, and gave up on what she was about to say in frustration She left the place looking sullen Iiji flustered The only one reain as if nothing had happened

So not to be noticed by Wakaba-san, I quietly passed through behind her Once I couldn’t see Wakaba-san anyh of relief To be honest, I’ with Wakaba-san Somehow, I can’t believe that she’s a human like us It’s like she lives in a different world I don’t think I should say this about the person my friend loves, but she’s somehow scary Certainly her appearance is that of an incredibly beautiful girl, but she’s always expressionless However, I feel bad about not being able to do anything when seeing her being bullied Nowith bullying I’ently stepped in between the sense of justice after all

While having fallen into such self-loathing, I arrived at the vending ht at the point of taking a can out froan “ack” Because that’s the one person who I’ with than Wakaba-san Rihoko Real Horror Girl, or Rihoko for short I don’t knoho came up with it, but that’s how she’s called The most isolated person in the class

Rihoko noticesme a sullen look she made to leave I silently watched her leave – or so I had intended

「Roast potato flavour?」

It ritten in big letters on the can that Rihoko was carrying: sweet potato and roast potato flavour “Unbelievable”, is hoould describe my impression Certainly roast potato is delicious, but for a can of juice that’s hopeless It’d definitely be disgusting It’s true that occasionally vending o out of your way to buy one? Because it’s autuht just popped out fro, Rihoko responded that it was unusual Even though she never uess unusual things do happen

「It’s the first tinore that for now, I decided to respond with so?」

I want to ask, then why did you buy it? I stop uely

「When I see so new like this, it unconsciously makes me want to buy it」

With a pssht sound, Rihoko opens the can and drinks it Her throat moves and she ss the liquid inside

「Yuck!」

So, just because so that’s obviously disgusting?

「Ah well, but it’d be a shah」

While I watch her in mute amazeether and insert so s and things that are not Roast potato flavour, chestnut flavour, persimmon flavour, ht? Rihoko, despite all that, you avoided the oddest seasonal item Just because it’s autus? I ignore the seasonal type drinks, and buy a cola and tea Finally, I bought the persimmon flavoured one When all’s said and done,I came back by a different route to avoid Wakaba-san When I returned, for soathered, and had attracted some of the boys When I spoke about the seasonal ite machine, we held a rock-paper-scissors tournao buy and drink one of the the victiht the hazardous materials known asit down You’re a good guy

「Hey, don’t kill me」

「So, what’s your iain」

For so drink that Kanata had left, and eventually everyone drank so The persiht, had a curious taste It’s not that I couldn’t drink it, but it definitely couldn’t be called delicious It was hard to describenoise about such various things and then we headed towards thepoint In the end we sis from time to time isn’t so bad