After half a while.

Kato Yusuke looked away and responded: "...I'm sorry, I don't understand what you are talking about."

Sayu's heart skipped a beat, and there was a hint of disappointment in his brows. He lowered his eyes with some restraint, and just meditated for a while.

"Then...do you know the name Iwanami-san?"

"If you have anything to say, just say it." Yusuke Kato said bluntly, looking aimlessly at the store.

Gudu...

Sayu swallowed, clenched the skirt on her thighs with both hands, and raised her head carefully.

"...It may be a bit presumptuous for me to say this suddenly, but..."

She took a shallow breath and said softly: "I seem to have seen you in my dream..."

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she felt as if she suddenly became transparent and as light as a feather.

The young man didn't say a word and looked a little careless.

Sayu couldn't tell anything from the profile of his face, so he had to continue talking.

"You may not believe what I am about to say next, and it may also cause trouble to you. Even I don't quite understand the reason... However, many strange things suddenly appeared in my head."

"In my dream, a boy named Iwanami spent the summer of my second year of high school with me..."

"He has short black hair, is very tall, and has the same outstanding appearance as you. He is very popular with everyone."

"Then, he changed my life..."

The girl made the opening remarks like this, her eyes filled with memories.

After pausing for a few seconds, she slowly continued.

"...At the beginning, I didn't know him. Although we were classmates in the class, we never even exchanged a word."

"I haven't paid attention to him, so he must have not paid attention to me either. Having said that, because of his handsome appearance, there should be many people paying attention to him."

"There were several small groups in the class at that time, but I was not in any of them. Rather, I was a completely marginalized character at that time."

"Neither interfere with others, nor let others interfere. Live a stable life every day, just like the air."

"Because of my family, I have never been able to integrate into campus life, but this kind of thing has no impact and I can accept it."

"Things have been going well before...

But I was like this, but because I rejected a confession from a popular boy in the class, I was targeted by a girl who liked that boy, and I was isolated.

Not only that, my friend Yuko was bullied because of my relationship..."

As if remembering something bad, the girl's eyes cast a shadow.

At this time, the waiter happened to come over.

"Excuse me, this is a two-point Americano coffee and matcha latte, please use it slowly~"

As the other party said this, he elegantly placed the hot drink in front of the two of them, then turned and left.

"..."

The interrupted Sayu held the mug with both hands, took a sip, relaxed slightly, and unconsciously whispered: "It's so sweet and delicious..."

Kato Yusuke's eyes flickered and he lowered his head to drink coffee.

The conversation continues.

"...At that moment, Iwanami-san spoke to us."

A look of sadness appeared on the girl's face.

Partly nostalgic and partly weird.

"That person was really incomprehensible. Not only did he come to contact me and Yuko despite the strange looks from the whole class, he also pretended to know everything, which made me upset."

"Obviously he is completely different from us.

He doesn't need to worry about others, he can laugh and fool around as much as he wants, and even if he occasionally has a dispute with someone, he can quickly reconcile.

It is impossible for people like him to understand how we want to live a normal life."

There was a sense of depression and anger in his tone.

"Especially that person doesn't know how to keep a distance from others. He just steps into other people's warning zones without authorization. He is an rude and annoying person."

"Every time I talk to him I get angry, and he always does impulsive and random things without caring about other people's feelings."

"Even if I made it clear that I wanted to draw a clear line, he would still look like he didn't care and come to talk to me regardless of anything."

Sayu said this.

…

For example, one day.

"Actually, I want to become friends with Ogiwara-san, is that okay?"

"Why? There shouldn't be any benefit to you from contacting us."

"That's not right.

There is nothing more important to me than you, so are you willing to agree to my request?"

"abnormal!"

Obviously they were not even friends, but he was so rude and even ate his own lunch rudely.

Faced with his frivolous attitude, she just couldn't restrain her harsh tone and became quite stubborn.

From that day on, she maintained her indifferent attitude and stayed away from that person.

For example, one day.

"Ogiwara-san, Class 2, Class 3, I like you! Are you willing to become friends with me on the basis of dating?"

Even though she wanted to completely cut off the relationship, the other party still kept getting closer and even openly confessed to her in front of all the teachers and students in the school.

She didn't quite understand why the other person was obsessed with her. It was obvious that that person had too many choices.

However, she wasn't going to agree to it.

For example, one day.

"Are you being targeted by Yu Yue?"

"Don't be so nervous, it's okay."

"is that so?"

"I'm telling you, you're showing this expression again, can't you have some confidence in me? If I say it's okay, it will be okay."

I really don't understand that person.

It's obvious that he has been targeted by troublesome people, but he is still so carefree.

She is so irritable because she doesn't understand.

No one had ever treated her with that attitude before.

It was like he was trying to tear away the strength she had built up, and made her rely on him in a self-righteous way.

... He simply didn't understand how she had been protecting her friends.

It's so annoying, so annoying.

She really hated people like him the most.

The excitement for others that she thought she had given up long ago made her heart beat fast.

For example, one day.

"Did you let those people from the football club get in touch with Yuko?"

"That's right. After all, if you want to be accepted by a circle, it will be more conducive for Yuko to be recognized by others if those with higher status give priority to guidance and example."

"...Have you thought this way from the beginning?"

"Instead of relying on you to protect her alone, don't you think that helping her build up her confidence and improving the environment is the right way to go?"

"I'm not denying this kind of thing...but..."

"But this is something you can't do from your perspective, so you can only choose to fight... Is this what you want to say?"

With just one word, that person stepped into the soft place in her heart.

Especially when the other party said everything right, it made her even more angry.

She felt that her past life had been completely denied.

But at the same time, somewhere in her heart she couldn't help but be excited about it.

Turns out someone noticed.

It was the other party who made her discover that she actually didn't like herself like this.
To be continued...