Kiruyin gently called out to Ichinose to talk about so stuff, which made her friends giggle and others turn their heads. Ichinose just rolled her beautiful eyes and stop for him to catch up.
He was walking in the last row, behind the girls. There was a chance that he might get called out as creep. He had his phone up for defence with a Webnovel website open and his ram tabs clean as Baboons ass.
With Ichinose's extra layer of protection, it was ready for mati- cough! Cough! Cough! Cough!
~Please Wait. We are experiencing some technical difficulties. We will be right back.~
After nearly having a heart attack in his kidneys with such horrifying thoughts, Kiruyin put away his phone and started walking with Ichinose. They were a bit behind the group.
Their murmuring echoed in the hall way while Ichinose and Kiruyin walked in silence. His face was straight as his asymmetric fingers. But internally, he was trying to calm down.
After a while, he leaned towards Ichinose.
"Ichinose-san, how is everything going with everyone?"
Ichinose, who was walking with a small smile her face turned to look at him and her smile widened.
"Glad you asked Sakiho-kun! Even though it is just the third day, we are already much ahead of everyone! I believe we will not lose cla- I mean we will get all the points... hehe~. Sorry ~. Sorry~."
She almost slipped but changed her statement with Kiruyin's sharp, piercing gaze. She apologised with a slight blush on her face which made him look ahead. He took a deep breath to calm his inner turmoil.
'Beautiful girls are really beautifully dangerous..'
"Nene~ do you think those two are dating? Look how close they seem?"
"Mm! Honami-chan is even blushing and smiling gleefully! Wonder what they are talking about?"
In the front, a group of girls whispered amongst themselves. And from this distance, Kiruyin would have missed it if not for the fact that he wanted to distract himself.
"... Your friends have quite the imagination..."
"Come again?"
"...Nothing. But anyway. The reason I pulled you over. We should stick to that. So, how is everything going?"
Ichinose looked at Kiruyin in suspicion before looking ahead and said,
"Well~, since the time you mentioned to follow everything we have learned until now, we have decided follow the core behavioural trio!"
Excitement was evident in her voice. Kiruyin listened to her in silence. His mouth a bit agape.
"...Your really a genius Ichinose-san."
"What genius? If I was one, Then I would have been able to figure everything out within hours like you~. Hehe~."
"No. I meant social genius. I haven't thought of following the trilogy when I said follow everything you learned. I just meant the classroom. Not outside. Heck, I didn't even knew you could volunteer for work like that..."
He said with a self desipricating tone.
"My~My~ so humble Sakiho-kun ~. Being too much of a humble man can seem like arrogance instead you know~?"
Ichinose said with an teasing edge. Kiruyin pursed his lips because that is true. But since his initial question has been answered, it was time for the most important question to he asked.
"Why are we going to the library Ichinose-san? Don't we have like, have club fair to attend just few hours away?"
"Eh?"
She seemed to be confused and answered without turning to look at him.
"That's true. But we are just going there to familiarise ourselves with the library ~."
"... So basically chat and not study?"
"For the most part, yes. That's the plan."
"Again, why the library? What kind of sick person chooses library to chat with a whole room full of people?"
Kiruyin looked at Ichinose with incredulous expression. He couldn't understand if his understanding of society of too low or if Ichinose's understanding was too high. He didn't understand whose fault is it.
(A/N: Mine because I forgot about the club fair on the second day...)
"What's with that face Sakiho-kun? Are you thinking something bad?"
"... No?"
'Caling you stupid inside my head isn't thinking bad is it?'
He thought. Feeling normal, but Ichinose wasn't moved but didn't press.
"By the way, instead ofgoing in with such groups to chat, have you thought about creating smaller groups?"
He asked, trying to change the subject. He felt like he was losing IQ points with every heart beat.
"We already have that. Your part of my study group. Did you you not check the the group chat Sakiho-kun?"
"..."
Kiruyin had no reply to that. But he again felt like it was completely and utterly meaningless for them to go to the library.
Marching like soldiers only to chat? What kind of nonsense was that? Isn't that more embarrassing than farting in the public?
"... Maybe... we should go to gymnasium-1 early or allow everyone do their thing? Like enjoying themselves?"
"... Sakiho-kun... you really didn't read anything did you? It was planned and voted by everyone. Instead of everyone scattered around, we will gather in one place and chat among ourselves while studying lightly. Sigh~. What am I gonna do with you~."
"Hey don't sound like my mom!"
Kiruyin feigned offended. They were outside of the school and making their way to the library.
Ichinose and Kiruyin walked side by side in silence
He checked his phone and noted that there were still one hour before the events start.
'Why would they go the a library!?'
Kiruyin felt like someone was violently violating his mental peace inside him.
'Fuck! I don't know anymore! We are not going to the fucking library!'
He swore and looked at Ichinose beside him with eyes blazing with determination to prevent Class-B from going to the library.
"Ichinose-san! Since we are going to chat, why don't we go to some marry place? Where we all can chat without restraints? Like the place in front of the sea? Have drinks and staff? My treat?"
"...Why do you sound so desperate? Sakiho-kun?"
Ichinose looked at Kiruyin with narrowed eyes. Conspiracy theories forming in her mind.
"What do you mean why!? Don't you think that's fucking embarrassing!? Going to the the library right before a school event? Don't you think the everyone will look at us and think 'Oh! Look at Class-B~! Going to the library to read with less than an hour at hand! Diligent students ~~ wow~~'. That's honestly the only fuckin reason we need to not go!"
Kiruyin was hissing near Ichinose who stared at him like he has grown a second head. Her initial evaluation of him completely shattered and started to reformed into something new.
Kiruyin knew what was going through her head but he didn't care anymore. He completely and utterly abandoned his 'Good boy goody two shoes persona' like his parents does to him every vication saying bullshits like short on money.
He knew that he was going to get into the spotlight. He didn't trust himself enough to belive he can. Since that was the case, he decided to fuck worry and fuck his instincts screaming- wait. Since it is his instincts, doesn't that mean he is willing to fuck himself?
GAY~~!!
Kiruyin scratched the initial idea and kicked his instincts instead.
'Your honour! I drop kicked this child IN self defence!!''
He argued internally when the voice in his mind was trying to guilt trip him. But he was resolute in his decision and the wheels have already started to turn.
His instincts told him(bruh) that this is a High risk, high reward decision, so he needs to thread carefully.
After few seconds of mental gymnastics, Kiruyin looked back at Ichinose again.
"... Which on is the real you?"
She asked quietly. Feeling the slight gloom in her voice, he decided to give her some reassurance.
"Listen Ichinose-san! This is the real me. As for why I did what I did before? That was for survival-"
"I don't belive you."
"... Okay. Then? How about I just felt it was bothersome to talking to people?"
"I will belive you this time..."
"Great! As I was saying, I feel comfortable with this class now. And I've been watching everyone and everyone is nice and all, so it doesn't really effect me anymore. Satisfied? Now LET Us Go! Tooo a different place other than library ~~."
He said flatly which Ichinose didn't react immediately before she smiled with genuine delight before hopping towards others.
Kiruyin was left frowning.
'Why do I feel like I've been played?'
"Everyone! Sakiho-kun suggests we go to a different place to chat! And that he will threat us with drinks!!"
Hearing Ichinose's excited voice, the whole class turned to look at Kiruyin who was stading there like a gigachad, hands inside his pocket, taking the gaze of many and felt nothing- which is a lie.
'Fahhh!!! Arrrrghh!!! I regret it!!! I regret!! I understand why you were screaming danger!! Instincts my child!! I'm sorry!!!'
He was feeling instant regret of his choice. But the milk was already spilled so he can do nothing other than to just go home and cry himself to sleep. Or at least try to, if not for the annoying voice in his mind laughing at him and replaying all the instances where he trying to play goody two shoes.
~A Few Inches Later~
Everyone readily agreed and decided to chat near the sea side of the campus. There is a vending machine as well.
The wind softly blew. Carrying the slty sent of the ocean. Seagulls screamed in the distance. The sun was slowly setting towards the horizon.
Kiruyin was standing in front of the vending machine with Ichinose. She taking everyone's order and handing the drink they wanted to them.
Everyone in Class-B was very considerate at first because of the truth about points they knew. They just wanted water and many nothing at all.
But Kiruyin just showed them his balance and their eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
"Holy hell Sakiho-kun!! How do have over 1 million points within just three days!? Did you go and robbed people!?"
Susybaka exclaimed.
"Well, kinda. I made bet with senpais of chess, go and Shogi club with points and earned this much. Now ~ now~ everyone ~. No need to be shy~ when I'm treating you or I will feel poor~."
With that, everyone praised Kiruyin and gathered around him to ask various things. Kiruyin answered patiently. With all the praises, his lips couldn't help but experience another magnitude 15 earthquake.
Ichinose from the side looked extremely satisfied. Like she finally paved way for a kindred spirit. Though, in her heart, she decided to confront Kiruyin regarding his points. She was curious about the details.
As the Class-B chatted, the time for the club fair arrived and they made their way to gymnasium-1.