Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsu no Ma ni ka Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken Chapter 197 – Cultural Festival and Service Practice

Preparations for the cultural festival proceeded successfully under Itsuki's lead.

Part of the reason was that it was their second year doing so, and everyone was used to it. More importantly, the boys and girls of this class were clearly united for selfish purposes.

They were naturally busy, as they had to tend to their studies and prepare for the festival, but Amane was numb to the hustle, and felt strangely fulfilled.

"Oy, there's a mistake on the flyer. Redo it before it gets sent for printing. How can we make a mistake on the school address?"

"Where's the tablecloths? I heard they're bought but I can't find them!"

"Our profits will drop if we buy it at usual price..."

The students finished their assignnts, and Amane and others heard the buzz while being guided on how to serve their custors.

"...Fujimiya-kun, erm, smile."

"...Smile."

"Too stiff, too stiff."

The girl in charge was a part-tir at a cafe, Ayaka Kido, and she was giving a wry smile at Amane, who was giving a fake smile.

It was not that Amane could not smile, but to her, his smile was a little rigid.

"Hmmm, just smile as you usually do. A forced smile makes it stiff and unnatural. Relax a little more."

"But that's how I am since I'll be serving custors."

"Just think of the custors as potatoes."

"Potatoes"

"Amane-kun, you can assu them as eggs."

Mahiru, who too was being guided, quipped jokingly.

She understood that Amane liked eggs, given their interactions over the past year or so, but Amane did not want to smile at custors like they were egg dishes, and it did not matter to him.

This isn't the problem,so Amane thought, but he deliberately chose not to retort since Mahiru looked so happy, and scratched his cheek.

"Anyway, many people say that it's better for you not to force a smile, make it normal. Try and get him to relax."

"Who said I look better when I look natural?"

"...The girls in our class? I heard that's the feeling they get whenever they see you with Shiina-san."

"I don't feel comfortable to be seen."

"You're not flexing?"

"I'm not."

How's that deliberate?Amane glared at Itsuki, who stared back dumbfounded with athis guy has no self-awarenessimplication. "Shut up." Amane retorted.

Mahiru blushed a little, and showed a faint smile. She gave him a comforting, bashful look, and her face was a little redder, so it seed she had so self-awareness. To be precise, she might have finally noticed it, given her personality.

The other girls led by Kido started nodding away.

"I think you're most relaxed when you're with Shiina-san, Fujimiya-kun."

"What's that about...?"

"Well, the aura or sort."

"Hm?"

"Sotis it feels like that."

Amane was clueless, but it seed Mahiru had so inkling as she tried to hide her own sha.

Her eyes contained so sha, and along with so uneasiness. Kido noticed it, and started laughing, waving her hands to deny it.

"Don't worry don't worry Shiina-san, I have a boyfriend. I'm not interested in stealing soone else's."

"Th-this is not what I am worried about..."

"You don't have have to hide it. You're worried that your boyfriend is attracting attention, right? I'm more interested in muscular ones though, and Fujimiya-kun is too skinny for to consider."

"You're making it sound like I'm a beansprout."

Amane assud that he had gained so muscle mass, so the 'too skinny' left him in so despair. Itsuki had once boasted that Amane had more muscles, but it might be hyperbole compared to how the latter was once like.

"...A-Amane-kun is not a beansprout. His skin is a little white...but erm...o-once he removes his clothes...he does have so muscle."

"Oh, so he looks amazing when he strips?

"You're making it sound wrong! Don't say anything that they'll misunderstand, Mahiru!"

"...But they are sturdy."

"Alright now, you'll be the one embarrassed later."

Amane hoped that she would realize that whatever she said would have implications, that she had seen and touched his body.

In fact, they rely clung onto each other in swimsuits, and it was nothing indecent per say, but it would not be strange for these words to be understood as sothing else. Mahiru did ntion that Amane was gentlemanly, and everyone probably knew that they did not do it.

Mahiru quieted down once Amane said so. Feeling relieved, Amane looked around, and there were warm stares around.Tch,he clicked his tongue, mainly at Itsuki.

"Eh, why are you giving that look?"

"Your smile annoys ."

"You're pushing too much bla onto . Alright, stop flirting and start practicing."

Amane left his issues aside, and clicked his tongue at Itsuki again as the latter prompted him once again. He then gave Kido a displeased look, and Kido laughed.

"I know you two are really close, don't worry. Just smile and serve the custors. Your gestures are gentlemanly anyway, so you should be fine as long as you follow what I taught you."

"I don't think I'm ever elegant."

He did not think he was a brute, but he did not feel that he was elegant anyway. He was perplexed to hear her say this, but Mahiru smiled understandingly.

"I suppose it is because of your parents' influence, Amane-kun. They are very graceful."

"I can't call mom that, but she doesn't do anything to cause discomfort."

"So you spent ti with Fujimiya-kun's family, Shiina-san"

"K-Kido-san..."

"Sorry sorry."

Amane frowned at a giggling Kido, which caused her more amusent. Thus, he and Mahiru ended up basked in the warm smiles of many the entire ti.

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