It was a bright morning when Kazuki heard a knock on his door.
Knock knock knock!
"Oi, Kazuki! Let's walk to school together!" came a cheerful voice from outside.
It was Aira.
Kazuki sighed, opened the door with a small yawn.
"…Whatever."
And just like that, the two of them walked to school side by side.
On the way, they saw Suguru slurping hot ramen at a roadside stall like he was in heaven.
"Slurp! This ramen hits the spot!" Suguru exclaimed, eyes sparkling.
Kazuki raised an eyebrow. "You're eating ramen this early? Won't your stomach explode?"
"Relax, bro. My stomach's been trained to god level," Suguru replied proudly.
Aira, walking behind them, watched their interaction.
"They're so close… No no, stop thinking weird things!"
When they arrived at school, Kazuki sat at his desk like usual.
Today's class? P.E.
Which meant one thing: the perfect chance for Kazuki to show off.
"Nice! Time to flex a little," he smirked.
Out on the field, warm-up began. While everyone was stretching…
Aira snuck up behind Kazuki… with a fake cockroach in her hand.
"Alright, time to make my move," she whispered.
She tossed it right at him.
Plop!
"What the—?! EWWWW!!"
Kazuki screamed and bolted across the field like the wind.
Everyone stared in awe.
"Whoa… he's fast!"
Even Fujimoto-sensei was impressed.
"Incredible! That speed's worthy of a pro athlete!"
Aira facepalmed. "Ugh… this backfired hard."
Then came soccer practice. Kazuki was picked as striker.
His skills? Legit.
Suguru passed him the ball. Kazuki charged forward.
But… slip!
He stepped on a banana peel (thanks to Aira's earlier prank).
FLIP! Kazuki accidentally pulled off an epic somersault—
BOOM! GOAL!
The class went wild.
Aira, again, facepalmed. "Ugh… why does everything make him cooler?!"
After class, Kazuki and Suguru were chilling in the cafeteria.
"So, when you gonna get a girlfriend, bro?" Suguru asked, biting into a donut.
"Tch. Who'd want me? But hey, I'm cool, good-looking, and fearless," Kazuki said with that smug face.
Suddenly, Aira popped up and sat right next to them.
"Can I join? What are you guys talking about?"
Kazuki glanced at her. "…Nothing."
Aira pouted. "Hmph."