"Akimoto Mafuyu!"

"ah?"

After being called on by the math teacher in class, Mafuyu rubbed her eyes and looked up from the desk. There were still marks on her face from being pressed while sleeping. She rubbed her face and felt more energetic.

Other students in the class chuckled.

The teacher looked at her with a look of disdain and rapped her knuckles on the blackboard.

"Come up here and solve this formula."

The junior high school-level mathematical formulas on the blackboard are not difficult for her. Mafuyu can also understand that the model student brought up by the teacher suddenly changed his temperament and surrendered. This contrast is indeed difficult to accept, but he only chooses to sleep.

The interruption was not done once or twice, from which we can see the young teacher's secret mischief.

Mafuyu sighed, stood up on the podium slowly, and wrote down the correct answer with clear steps and clear ideas without giving the other party any room to find fault.

"Mafuyu-san, I don't know what happened that caused you to become like this," the teacher looked at her with a complex expression, "You have a very good mind, and I don't want you to waste your talent like this. Do you understand?"

Mafuyu has been told this so many times that his ears are almost numb.

The students in the audience felt very uncomfortable. Is it still considered a waste to be ranked first in the exams every time?

"Yes, yes, I understand, Teacher Asai."

"...Go back and go to bed next time. I will call you again."

Mafuyu just wanted to ask this passionate teacher to show his respect.

——

"No, I think Mr. Asai is quite nice. Maybe he cares too much about Mafuyu-chan... Speaking of which, why is Mafuyu-chan the only one on duty? Where are the other students?"

After school, Tusei came to Mafuyu's class as usual to wait for her. The distance between their homes was quite far, but there was still a distance that they could walk together. Mafuyu saw Tusei being picked on by Fujii several times, so she simply suggested that the two of them walk together for a while after school.

On this day, there were only two people, Tusei and Mafuyu, in the empty classroom. The windows were wide open, and the shouts from the playground could be heard.

"I have no choice but to escape my duty twice. I was caught and punished today."

After cleaning the floor, Mafuyu moved the table back to its original position, then straightened up and moved around.

"Want me to help you?"

"Farewell, it's almost done. Just wait for me."

Tusheng sat in Mafuyu's seat, propped up his chin, and stared blankly at her busy work.

The native and the "good student version of Mafuyu" whom everyone talks about have met several times. At that time, it was the general election of the student council president. Mafuyu accompanied the candidate members to the class to promote it. The gentle and quiet little girl came to the stage.

The few words he spoke were also spoken softly, but other than that, there was no other impression in his mind.

When she went to the staff office to pick up test papers for class tests, she would occasionally hear teachers lamenting that in the past, Mafuyu was obedient and serious and treated teachers politely, but unlike now, she dared to sleep openly during class time.

But Tusheng was only familiar with the current bad version of Mafuyu, but he felt that she was more vivid because she was lazy, tired, and liked to talk big words and act smart.

In April this year, not long after the new school year started, Tusheng was blocked by Fujii and three others at the shoe cabinet. They would not let him change out of his indoor shoes or let him leave. Just when Tusheng was feeling troubled, the man shouted

"Let that girl go, come at me if you need anything!" The girl jumped out from the side to save herself in an exaggerated manner.

He was saying all sorts of meaningless words in such a loud voice that even the natives felt ashamed.

But if it hadn't been for that incident, the students in the two classes might not have had the chance to meet each other until graduation.

After Mafuyu finished cleaning, the two of them went downstairs together and opened the shoe cabinet to change shoes, but they saw Mafuyu stopped.

"What's wrong?"

The native put the indoor shoes into the cabinet, turned around and saw Mafuyu still standing by the cabinet, and couldn't help but ask aloud.

"...No, it's nothing," Mafuyu said with a subtle expression, "I'm just a little sad that there are still people using this old-fashioned method..."

"Um?"

"Sorry, Habu, I suddenly remembered that the textbook was still on the desk. You should go back first without waiting for me." After saying that, he turned around and left.

Tusheng opened his mouth and said, "I'll go get it with you." Before he could say it, Mafuyu's back disappeared around the corner.

Talking about forgetting her textbook... According to Mafuyu's character, she wouldn't even care if her schoolbag was forgotten at school. On the contrary, it was like she had a change of attitude today, and she suddenly started to love studying.

Tusheng looked at Mafuyu's shoe cabinet and saw water slowly seeping out from the gaps.

——

It’s not that Mafuyu doesn’t love learning. Like eating and sleeping, it’s something that needs to be done throughout her life. There’s no way to say she doesn’t love it. She just prioritizes things. In short, learning is not the first thing in her heart.

Speaking of which, she was less frightened than anything else, she just found it interesting.

There was only one wet shoe left in the shoe cabinet, and the words "Come to the pool" were written on a small card standing on the side.

You thought it was a samurai duel, and you launched a tactical provocation. If you weren't worried about the native being still around and didn't want her to be involved, Mafuyu would have complained on the spot.

Fujii stood at the edge of the swimming pool, following Mafuyu as he walked in.

The school's swimming pool is not open 24 hours a day. The gate is surrounded by barbed wire, and it is difficult to open it freely except for swimming lessons and club activities.

"Fujii-san, did you break the door lock?" Mafuyu asked worriedly. She didn't want to be held responsible later.

"I'm a member of the swimming club." Fujii frowned and answered simply.

"Oh, spare key." The swimming club of Mafuyu School is pretty good. I heard that they often participate in competitions and get better rankings.

Mafuyu looked around.

"Don't look, I'm the only one here." Fujii saw what Mafuyu was thinking.

"I said, Fujii-san, can you give me back my other shoe?"

"..."

"We don't have any deep hatred, right?"

"..."

"Fujii-san, can you please stop staring at me without saying anything? There is no one else here, and I always have a premonition that I am going to be killed by Fujii-san..." Mafuyu rubbed his arms, and the night breeze blew, which really made his whole body feel a little...

Chill.

However, Fujii looked at her coldly, with the same disgust in his eyes as before.

"...Give me your phone, delete the recordings and photos, and I will return the shoes to you," she said.

Oh oh, so it’s because of this.

"To tell you the truth, I deleted the recording a long time ago and the photos are lies to you. Does this make you feel at ease? Can you return the shoes to me? I'm still waiting to go home and take a shower." Mafuyu said, crossing his arms.

Fujii didn't move, obviously he didn't believe what Mafuyu said.

"Fujii-kun, I think Habu is harmless to humans and animals and has never provoked you," Mafuyu sighed, "Why bother her everywhere? Isn't it faster to do sanitation tasks yourself? Find someone else.

Is Trouble so happy? Or is it because someone you like confessed his love to her, so you are dissatisfied and want revenge? I feel like you don’t want to be such a petty person."

Fujii looked at her with an unchanging expression, showing no intention of communicating.

When faced with this situation, Mafuyu had no choice but to reach out and grab it. Fujii was about 1.67 meters tall, and there was a gap of nearly ten centimeters between her and him. Besides, with his thin arms and legs, how could he compare to her who was in the water all day long?

Swimming exercises your body.

"I said, Fujii-san, if you are so hostile to me, could it be that you like Habu and hate him because of love?" Mafuyu simply laughed and joked.

However, at this moment, Fujii's expression changed for the first time.
Chapter completed!