Uesugi Sakura listened to all this, still unsure of what to say.
But as he listened to Mr. Imanishi describe her expressions, her actions, a feeling called anticipation suddenly arose in his heart.
He seemed to have found traces, proof of her existence.
...
"Mr. Imanishi said you were naughty at school, what's that about?"
"I wasn't naughty!"
"It's about you hiding the books."
Aei pouted, complaining a bit: "It's their fault, they stepped on the little bugs I was raising."
In elementary school, there's often an activity for kids to raise plants or small insects.
This could be considered a semester's hard work; those two boys stepping on the bugs was like uprooting the plants, so no wonder Aei disliked them.
"Is your brother going to smack your butt when you get back home?"
"No, what you did was right."
"That's good~"
Next, they went to Chiaei's middle school department.
Compared to Aei, there was no need to worry about Chiaei, the classic model student.
