Katarai Shono lay lifelessly on the green field.
Hayato shook his hand, then said to Nanao Akane:
"Let's go."
"…Huh?" Nanao Akane said.
"Hm? Not going back together?" Hayato asked.
"C-Can we go back together?" Nanao Akane countered.
Hayato found it strange:
"If I wasn't here to find you, why would I be in this place?"
"Weren't you just passing by?"
"…" Hayato looked at her as if she were an idiot.
Although this green field wasn't far from the school gate, it was still a bit of a distance, and it wasn't directly on the way to the school gate. Who would just happen to pass by a place like this?
Nanao Akane also realized it.
"But how did you know I was here?"
"Nonsense, you just posted a picture on social media ten minutes ago."
Nanao Akane's face flushed.
Indeed.
The reason she posted the picture was actually to let Hayato discover it, but in her opinion, the probability was almost negligible. She never thought Hayato would come looking for her…
B-Because…
"You didn't even reply to my message…" Nanao Akane whispered.
"You didn't reply either," Hayato said.
Nanao Akane was stunned for a moment, then quickly pulled out her phone.
Because she hadn't received a reply, Nanao Akane had fallen into a state of self-abandonment.
She couldn't even be bothered to look at her phone.
When she pulled it out now, sure enough, Hayato had indeed sent her a message.
"At the Soccer Team?"
…And, thankfully, she had always saved Hayato as "He" in her contacts, not his real name, otherwise it would have been quite awkward.
Thinking of names, Nanao Akane became a bit unhappy again. She pouted, a little sour:
"…Don't you have to go to the Kendo Club today?"
"Didn't go."
"Then why are you coming out so late?"
The dismissal times for each class should be about the same.
"Teaching someone how to correct papers," Hayato smiled. "First place."
Do you understand the value of that? Huh?
"Boy or girl?" Nanao Akane quickly asked.
"Girl."
"I knew it! Who is it?!"
Hayato recalled that the timid girl had given him a hair tie before and had also spoken up for him during physical education class. This time, after getting first place, she was also the first to congratulate him.
But, who was it again?
"I'm sorry, I really can't remember her name," Hayato said.
Moreover, the girl had asked about the application questions on the back of the test paper, and he hadn't even seen the name written on the front.
"Anyway, she definitely knows your name," Nanao Akane mumbled softly. "Unlike me…"
Hayato looked at Nanao Akane's muttering expression, thought about it, and came up with an excellent solution:
"Then you stay here, I'm leaving."
"No!"
Nanao Akane immediately hugged Hayato's shoulder: "Don't you dare—"
What's wrong with this guy? Doesn't he know that when a girl is angry, she needs to be comforted!
"What exactly do you want?"
"What can I want, hmph~ After all, I only found out your name today~~" Nanao Akane said.
It's like when you ask a girl, "Are you angry?" and she replies, "No, you go be busy," and you go be busy, and then the girl comes back mournfully and says, "You only know how to be busy, I'm not even in your heart."
Hayato's blood pressure was rapidly rising.
"Get to the point, stop playing these games," Hayato glared at Nanao Akane.
His eyes held a hint of impatience, a touch of ferocity, and the rest was pure indifference.
Nanao Akane, being looked at like this, slightly brought her legs together and twisted her body.
…It's been a long time since I've seen such eyes, so cool…
She loosened her grip on Hayato's arm, only lightly holding a corner of his sleeve: "…T-Then I just want a little compensation, just a little…"
"Hm? What kind? Tell me," Hayato said.
Nanao Akane was about to speak, then she felt several gazes focusing on her. She turned her head to look.
It was the members of the Soccer Team and Kushiro Arisa, all watching the two of them.
Especially Arisa, who was smiling like some auntie.
After being discovered peeking, they quickly turned their heads away.
Some began to comment on the nice weather.
Some started grumbling about how much homework they had.
And some, to ease the awkwardness, began to pat their teammates' butts.
Nanao Akane quickly pulled Hayato and scurried away, finally running behind the spectator stands, to a place with a high wall as cover.
Then Nanao Akane let go,
"A-Anyway, it's just… about telling me your name so late… You, you have to compensate me."
"It's just a name."
Hayato didn't understand. What's the big deal? A name is just a code. I can be called Lin, you can be called Lin, everyone can be called Lin. Shouldn't the focus be on the person behind the code?
"Names are very important!" Nanao Akane stared directly into Hayato's eyes, her azure eyes filled with determination.
She was doing quite well, but her little ideas were also quite unique. Hayato found it a bit incomprehensible, so he said, "Alright, alright, important, important."
"Perfunctory…"
"Then what do you want?"
"T-Then you have to promise me." Nanao Akane's cheeks flushed a bit, and she didn't quite dare to look directly at Hayato's face: "…F-From now on, you'll call me by my name."
"Hm? Akane?"
"…!" Nanao Akane looked up, staring at Hayato in disbelief.
He said it! He really said it! And he didn't seem shy at all… He just said it!
"Mm-hmm." Nanao Akane nodded vigorously, her face beaming with joy: "I'll call you by your name too."
"Okay."
"…No."
Nanao Akane said again, shaking her head: "No! It can't just be a name… I want to call you by a nickname."
She had originally thought that "name" would be enough, but Hayato's nonchalant attitude made Nanao Akane somewhat push her luck.
She wanted to go further, all the way!
"Nickname?"
"Like, An Jiang?" Nanao Akane tilted her head, thinking of something cuter.
She sought Hayato's opinion.
Hayato smiled brightly: "Go to hell."
It was just too disgusting.
"Then, then what should I call you? Kobayashi Jiang?"
Hayato sighed. He really wasn't interested in these things. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly had an idea:
"Lin. You can call me Lin," Hayato said.
"Lin? How do you write it?" Nanao Akane asked.
Hayato wrote the character for "Lin" (forest, composed of two trees) on her delicate, outstretched palm.
"Lin from Kobayashi? Does it have any special meaning?" Nanao Akane quickly asked.
"No," Hayato said.
Nanao Akane was a bit unhappy. If it had no meaning, then this nickname was meaningless, wasn't it?
Just as she was about to speak, she heard Hayato slowly say: "It's just more important to me."
Nanao Akane was slightly stunned, then her red lips trembled for a moment. She wanted to say something, but in the end, she said nothing.
She just smiled and nodded: "Mm, okay."
Then she began to joyfully wriggle her body: "Lin… Lin-chan, hehe, guhehehehe…"
"Don't add 'Jiang' to everything," Hayato said.
"Hmph hmph~ 'Jiang' is cuter!" Nanao Akane said, wrinkling her nose. "Oh right, oh right, quickly change the contact name in your phone too, quick, quick!"
"Alright, alright," Hayato said helplessly, pulling out his phone.
How should he put it? Since he was already here, right?
As Hayato pulled out his phone, Nanao Akane's head leaned over, trying to get a little peek at his contacts.
And so, she saw,
The name "Ayaka-senpai."
What, what, what.
Nanao Akane immediately felt dissatisfied. So he had already been calling people by their names for a long time, this guy—
But, Ayaka-senpai probably wouldn't call him "Lin-chan," would she?
Nanao Akane felt a small surge of secret delight.
Then she glanced slightly.
Hayato was still modifying her contact name.
Deleting "Nanao" from "Nanao Akane."
Even though Hayato was tall, Nanao Akane was also a relatively prominent type. The height difference between them was at most half a head.
Nanao Akane only needed to lift her chin slightly to see his pale profile, the high bridge of his nose, and his thick, curtain-like eyelashes.
And, his very calm, slightly upturned, thin lips.
Lips.
Lips.
Lips.
Nanao Akane swallowed.
…Lips.
"Okay—" Hayato was about to speak.
When she saw Nanao Akane's head charging towards him.
"?"
Hayato subconsciously retreated, but behind him was the cold wall.
After his back hit the wall, his lips were covered by a warm, soft sensation.
A little moist, like sweet jelly.
Nanao Akane! Did she want to be a hero for a moment or a coward for the rest of her life!?
Akane loudly questioned herself.
Then she came to the conclusion that if she died, she died, she wanted to be a hero!!
The change in name was very satisfying, but Ayaka-senpai also had it.
The name Lin-chan made people happy, but after all, it was just a name.
Leaving her own mark on his lips! That's what it was! The way to carry out the royal road!!
So, Nanao Akane went all out!
After the girl's burst of courage, she was filled with regret.
What, what if he hates her?
Wouldn't she not even be able to be friends after doing this?
Wuu, wuu waa waa waa waa, as expected, she was too bold, can she, can she apologize now and say "I'm so sorry" to say goodbye?
Just as Nanao Akane's heart was filled with thoughts of retreating, wanting to immediately retreat and give a "Honto ni sumimasen" farewell.
Her lips were invaded by something, and then her teeth were pried open.
That thing was also stirring together with her tongue.
Nanao Akane's body suddenly felt weak.
Eh…eh? Wai, wait? What's going on?
She just wanted to steal a kiss, how could this kind of development happen?
N-no good.
Her strength seemed to be sucked away along with her saliva.
Nanao Akane was at a loss, her legs slumped down like mud.
Immediately after, a hand went around from the front, the palm supporting her back, so that she would not fall to the ground.
And the thing messing around in her mouth was continuing to mess around.
Air, air—
Nanao Akane could feel her face burning hot, even without a mirror she could only know what it had already turned red.
At the same time, then a hand first tore off the bow tie on her neck, and then began to probe towards the area of her chest.
Air, air—help—
Nanao Akane felt like she was about to suffocate.
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