I Became Friends with the Second Cutest Girl in My Class Chapter 220: Birthday for the Two of Us (2)

Chapter 220 – Birthday for the Two of Us (2)

I managed to get through the morning events. And now it was right around noon.

Since there was nothing left for to do, I would have loved to go ho right away and embrace the spirit of sumr vacation, but that wasn’t going to happen.

Because I still had so business to take care of with Umi.

[Asanagi: I’m almost done, so wait for at the school gate. We should go shopping after this. You know, to buy a cake and stuff.]

[Maehara: ‘Kay. Ti to look for a good place to sit.]

After replying to Umi’s ssage, I put on my shoes and slowly made my way to the school gate. Normally, we would just et up at Umi’s classroom, but she wasn’t there today.

I sat down under the shade of the multipurpose building near the school gate and looked around aimlessly.

The temperature was higher than it was in the morning and it would only get hotter, but this place in particular was cool. Probably because of the large trees nearby. That made this place perfect for waiting for soone. But, the multipurpose hall was the most popular place to visit during recess because this was the gathering spot of the light music club, so normally this place would be crowded. That was why loners like wouldn’t stick around here normally. Thankfully, because it was sumr vacation, everyone went ho as soon as their business was over, so there was no one loitering around the area.

“Is Umi not here yet?”

The words escaped my mouth.

Until last year, I’d never waited for soone like this. Anxiously waiting for soone, feeling lonely when they weren’t by my side, both were feelings I’d never felt. In fact, I would be glad to go ho by myself as soon as I could. Let alone waiting for soone, it would be a blessing if no one were to talk to at school.

But look at now, I changed this much just because of a single girl– As I was grinning while thinking about that, I heard heavy footsteps in the distance, approaching .

“Hm? Is that you, Maki? Why are you grinning like that? Did sothing good happen?”

“Nozomu? Uh… Nothing happened, I was just thinking about sothing… What are you doing here? Are you skipping practice?”

“We’re taking a short break. The weather is too hot, so we have to take breaks. I have so electrolyte tablets with , want so? Gotta stay hydrated, you know?”

“Sure, give one.”

I took a tablet from Nozomu and popped it in my mouth. It had a lemon flavor.

“Uegh… What’s this… Salty– No, it’s sour…”

“Haha, right? A kohai gave this a while ago, the taste was a surprise for too, that’s why I was wandering around. I wanted to share this taste with soone.”

“And then you found , huh? Well, the strange taste is gone already, it’s actually not so bad… Yeah, it’s kinda sweet… Mm, it tastes good.”

“I know, right? The taste is surprisingly addictive. Want another one?”

“Sure. Thank you.”

The loner of the class and the ace of the baseball club. At first glance, we had nothing in common, but we found so things that we both enjoyed as we hung out more.

After all, he had a life outside of baseball. He had music that he liked, he had a favorite food, a crush and so on.

Students our age tended to build walls based on appearances, differences in clubs, personality and so on, but at the end of the day, we were all just children attending the sa school.

Nozomu didn’t live in a different world than mine.

That goes for everyone. We lived in the sa world.

“…Ah, look at this, Maki. They’ve decided on the lineups for the competitions.”

“Yeah. Umi’s helping the student council out, so we’ll probably hear the details from her soon.”

“Asanagi is?… Did the new student council president drag her into doing it? Nakamura-san, right? That girl seems to have quite a strong personality.”

“Yeah. Well, apparently, their work was harder than expected, so for the ti being, Umi and a few others are going to help her out.”

That was why I was waiting for her here.

The new student council was still short-staffed due to the lack of interest of the student population overall. So even though Tomoo-senpai managed to rope Nakamura-san in to replace her, they were still unable to assemble enough mbers for the council. In the end, Nakamura-san had to ask Umi and her other close friends for their help.

Like Nozomu said, she had a strong personality, but at the sa ti, she was also a good person that Umi and I were indebted to. If possible, neither of us would reject her if she asked us for help.

Well, now that I’ve explained the situation, let’s get back to the topic.

“Amami-san and I are in class 10 over here, Umi… Here, with class 11, Nitta-san would be in class 7, so here, and you are in class 4… Yeah, as expected, you got separated quite far.”

“Our class is filled with captains and vice-captains of the sports club so it’s a given, but still… Ugh…”

He let out a deep sigh. His class’ board wouldn’t be near ours.

Depending on the area, there was a chance that he could spend more ti with Amami-san if he put in so effort, but after seeing this, I understood why he was disappointed.

This guy might be more single minded than when it cos to love.

“If only I was in the sa class as Amami-san… I will do my best in everything… Studies, club activities, na it! But I’m not… Haah… Maki, comfort , please…”

“By the way, we’re planning to go to the pool after Obon, are you in?”

“Thank you for telling , Maki. I’ll risk my life to go.”

“Alright, hope to see you there.”

The problem was that he was more cash-strapped than I was.

Well, if he was this motivated, I should just leave him be.

“Alright, I’m feeling better now, so I’ll be going back to practice. See you later, Maki. Have a nice birthday with your precious girlfriend.”

“I’ll be doing that even without you telling . See ya, have fun.”

We fist bumped each other before he left. And just as he left, I could see Umi approaching from a distance.

Perfect timing.

“There you are, Maki… You look happy, did sothing happen?”

“Nothing. I was just thinking that having a friend was nice… Oh, I have electrolyte tablets, do you want so?”

“Hm? Sure. Feed … Ahh~”

I threw the tablet Nozomu gave into her mouth. Just like , she imdiately frowned after tasting the tablet.

“Upp… W-What is this… So sour… Maki??”

“Haha, as expected, everyone reacts the sa the first ti they taste it. Try licking it, it’ll taste better eventually.”

“…You’re right. Mm, we should buy so more of these when we’re shopping. Actually, I should buy so for Yuu and Nina too.”

“Nice idea.”

Waiting for soone was boring and lonely, but if it was like today, I wouldn’t mind it as much.