She just remembered to put her change into the vending machine and pressed for a can of ice-cold cola.
After picking up the cola, she thought for a moment and then put in the corresponding coins again.
He had leverage over her; if she didn't bring him a drink, he would probably get angry.
So, she took out another can.
She first opened her own can and took a sip.
Then she tiptoed behind Hayato.
"Hey!"
She pressed the icy can against his cheek, intending to startle him.
"Oh, thank you." Hayato didn't look up, still staring at the pages of the ancient history book. He casually took the cola, his expression so calm that it barely changed.
Shiina Chizuru felt bored.
Tsk, this guy never seems to get startled. I really want to see what he looks like when he's surprised... And then, in the next second, Shiina Chizuru saw it.
Hayato's lips parted slightly, his pupils contracted, and he looked at the blue can in his hand with a hint of bewilderment.
"W-what's wrong?" Shiina Chizuru, on the contrary, became scared.
Hayato then looked at the red soda can in her hand.
"You did that on purpose?"
"P-purposefully what?"
"...No, it's nothing."
Hayato said, then casually put the blue can aside.
If this girl hadn't already drunk from it, he could have swapped with her. Since it was already opened... he didn't mind, but this girl would probably make some unnecessary trouble, and he wasn't particularly thirsty anyway.
"Do you know why Pepsi Cola is called Pepsi Cola?" Hayato asked.
Shiina Chizuru shook her head.
"Because it's placed there as a decoration, so it's called 'Baishe Cola' (Decorative Coca-Cola, a pun on Pepsi)," Hayato said.
The implication was that it was useless except for decoration.
Would you think your wallpaper tastes good?
Answer: No.
Shiina Chizuru obviously didn't understand Hayato's well-intentioned explanation. Her mouth twitched slightly, thinking what a lame joke this was... But explaining a lame joke is even more boring than the joke itself, so she didn't say anything more.
Besides, her mood wasn't focused on that.
She stayed by Hayato's side; he read ancient history, while she gazed at the green field.
Given her height, it was difficult for her to discern anything from the wall of people.
So she returned her gaze to Hayato.
"...If you're here to see the models, I advise you to squeeze in and take a look soon. It's almost dark, and by the time the models finish work, you won't get to see them at all."
"It's fine," Hayato said with a faint smile. "There'll be a chance when they finish work."
"...You're not planning to wait until they finish work and then go hit on them, are you?" Shiina Chizuru's eyes widened. "They're famous Tokyo models; they won't pay attention to a country bumpkin like you..."
When she said the term "country bumpkin," she quickly bit her tongue, afraid that Hayato would get angry.
But he still calmly turned the page.
"They're not at the level of famous models; they're just newcomers," he said slowly.
"...You usually read fashion magazines, huh?" Shiina Chizuru said. But then again, to use the words of the class's fangirls, this guy was the type of stylish man who was'so cool he'd make water flow'.
"Almost never," Hayato said. "And I won't go looking for her... How about this, I'll make a bet with you: when they finish work, she'll come looking for me... Do you believe it?"
Seeing Hayato's faint smile, and the way he spoke as if he were an old acquaintance with the model, Shiina Chizuru found it extremely annoying.
She wrinkled her nose: "Hmph, I don't believe it..."
"Maybe it won't even take until they finish work," Hayato said indifferently.
As if in response to his words, a voice came from the center of the green field.
"Alright, let's take a short break—if the two of you need anything, go take care of it, and you can also grab a drink." After the Female staff called out, the crowd, primarily composed of Hachijojima High School students, parted like the Red Sea, automatically making way for the models.
Immediately after, Shiina Chizuru saw the long-legged, black-haired beauty walk out of the crowd with a cold expression.
Almost the moment she stepped out, she stopped.
Then her pupils trembled violently twice.
Immediately after, as if she had discovered something, she turned her head at lightning speed,
looking towards Shiina Chizuru's direction... to be precise, she looked towards Hayato.
Shiina Chizuru was instantly stunned.
Because she saw Hayato slowly waving, about to say something.
The black-haired beauty immediately turned back, then ran away as if facing a formidable enemy.
—Damn it! How is he here! I'm dead, I'm dead!
Kobayashi Ayaka screamed in despair in her heart.
"..."
Hayato was completely frozen, even forgetting to lower his hand.
Huh, huh?
Ayaka-senpai? Your junior just boasted! Are you really going to give him no face!?
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