The school day had finally come to an end, and the atmosphere felt heavier than usual. For Kouhei, it had been a weird, exhausting day that seemed to drag on endlessly. Trouble followed him like a shadow. The sharp glares from the boys felt like needles piercing into his back every time he walked past, while the lingering stares and sudden approaches from the girls made it impossible for him to relax.
He honestly had no clue how he'd managed to survive until dismissal. Somehow, he'd gotten through with only a few real problems, but that didn't make it any easier. Being constantly surrounded, hemmed in by girls from every direction so much that he couldn't even move forward, was one thing—but the situation with Tsuchiya Shion earlier only made it worse. If he forced himself to see all of this as something "normal," then maybe he could fool himself into thinking it had been just another school day.
