As the final exam approaches, the learning atmosphere in Grade 2 Class B has become increasingly intense. Even during the lunch break, everyone ate in a hurry and was immersed in studying.
Only the two people in the last two rows by the window didn't notice the atmosphere at all.
Although they were eating a bento, the two of them had a candlelight dinner.
"Izumi, would you like some tea?"
Kyoko Shiratori raised her thermos cup and asked.
"Oh, thank you."
Izumi Toru took the thermos cup from her hand, deliberately found the water-stained side of the cup, and then raised the cup and took two sips.
This deliberate behavior made Shiratori Kyoko immediately blush with embarrassment.
"What, why is this like this?!"
"Huh? Are you unhappy because you're not satisfied with indirect kissing?" Izumi Toru asked, pretending to be surprised.
"That's right, that's not true!"
The girl hurriedly grabbed the thermos cup from his hand and let out a "hum".
Izumi Tetsu just looked at her with a smile.
The pretty face that glows with joy and shyness is a rare beauty in the world.
Shiratori Kyoko felt a little embarrassed by him, so she hurriedly found a topic.
"Izumi, did you know? I heard that Discipline Committee member Sakurai-san hasn't been to school for a long time."
"Yeah, I know."
Shiratori Kyoko was stunned for a moment.
"You? Don't you usually pay attention to these things?"
Izumi Toru lowered his head and glanced at the results of the girl who was preparing food for him even though she had a foot injury, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart.
He pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Because I imprisoned Sakurai-san, so she can't come to school."
Shiratori Kyoko blinked.
Izumi, did you imprison Sakurai-san, the disciplinary committee member?
Suddenly, she covered her mouth and laughed.
"What...why are you making me laugh...really..."
"No. I'm serious about it."
Although Kyoko Shiratori didn't believe what Toru Izumi said, she still cooperated and stopped smiling, pretending to be serious and asked: "Okay, okay. So, Izumi, who is talking seriously, what is your purpose of imprisoning Sakurai-san?"
Woolen cloth?"
"Let me think about it," Izumi Toru put down his chopsticks and held his chin in thought for a while.
Kyoko Shiratori also put down her chopsticks.
She held her chin in her hands, looking at Izumi Toru's face that became more beautiful because of her serious thinking, and thought to herself: Izumi, who is thinking seriously about how to deceive me, is also very handsome.
After a while, Izumi Toru clapped his hands to calm down the girl who was in a daze because she was so obsessed with watching.
"I've thought it through."
"Really, really? What is it?"
"She was being hunted by the Yakuza and had nowhere to go, so she hid at my place. But, she didn't know that I was with the Yakuza.
I am imprisoned in the name of protection.
By the way, she had no choice but to fall in love with me, and finally made up my mind to abandon her in order to please another girl.
Tell me, am I completely bad?"
Shiratori Kyoko looked at him [talking nonsense seriously] and nodded seriously.
"Yes, Izumi is a big bad guy!"
Izumi Toru glanced at the silly girl with a smile on her face and curled her lips.
"how about you?"
"What?" Shiratori Kyoko couldn't understand what he said for a moment.
"I am so bad, what are you going to do? Should you call the police? Or should you distance yourself from me, or should you turn a blind eye?"
"I……"
Izumi Toru stretched out his hand to stop the girl who was about to respond immediately.
"Don't be so anxious to give me the answer. Think carefully, if I am really a bad person and did the bad things I just did, what would you do?"
Izumi Toru's attitude was so serious that Shiratori Kyoko couldn't help but become serious.
She frowned and thought for a while.
"If...that's really the case, I, I will be angry."
Izumi Tetsu lowered his eyes.
"Really? Sure enough, it's because of doing bad things..."
Shiratori Kyoko shook her head.
"No, it's not because Izumi did something bad."
Izumi Tetsu was stunned for a moment.
"What's that for?"
The girl slowly touched his face with her hand.
"Because Izumi did something I didn't like, so I will be angry. I will be angry at the person who forced Izumi to do it, I will be angry at Izumi for doing it even though I don't like it, and...I will be angry at myself."
"Why are you angry with yourself? You didn't do anything." Izumi Toru grabbed the girl's hand and pressed his face into her warm palm, reluctant to leave.
"That's why I'm angry. When Izumi encountered difficulties, I didn't know anything and couldn't help. I just got angry. It's because I didn't do anything that I felt so useless and that's why I got angry.
It’s my own anger.”
As he spoke, Shiratori Kyoko's mood began to feel low.
She really didn't know how she could help.
Contrary to her, Izumi Toru felt the warmth in his chest spread little by little, reaching all the way to his limbs.
He took a deep breath.
"Don't worry, even if you are stupid and useless, I still like you!"
"Huh? What is this?"
Shiratori Kyoko pouted to express her dissatisfaction, but she was not very angry in her heart.
She knew that Izumi Toru's words were just a joke, so she only had to remember the last sentence.
If you like it, that's enough.
Then, Izumi Toru said something again.
This made it impossible for her to pretend to be angry anymore.
"You just need to stay by my side, which is the greatest help to me."
Shiratori Kyoko's mind was swaying, and she was in a trance. This was because she felt his dependence, which gave rise to a happy dizziness.
She is very happy.
So, she picked up the food in her lunch and stuffed it into Izumi Tetsu's mouth.
"Eat now."
The joy in his voice could not be hidden at all.
Izumi Toru puffed out his cheeks and kept chewing the food.
Although Shiratori's cooking is far inferior to her mother's, it is much better than Sakurai Ruiko's.
However, I can do anything and don’t choose!
He lowered his head and took a big mouthful of rice.
Kyoko Shiratori looked at Izumi Tetsu eating deliciously and felt hungry herself.
Just as she was about to imitate his movements to cook rice, she suddenly thought of something.
"Izumi, did Amakusa-senpai help prepare the bento boxes in the past few days?"
Izumi Toru shook his head, pointed to his lunch box and said, "No, it's Sakurai-san. You forgot, I imprisoned her in my room, these are all rent."
Shiratori Kyoko rolled her eyes at him.
"I haven't had enough fun yet. Sakurai-san hates you so much and even prepared a lunch for you. It's really..."
"Ah, because I am a bad guy. Intimidation and inducement are my best skills."
"Huh? Isn't what you are best at lying to girls?"
Izumi Toru raised his eyebrows, while Shiratori Kyoko stuck out her tongue playfully at him.
"Hey hey hey!"
He looked at the slightly charming smile on her face and couldn't help but said: "Such a silly girl must be easy to deceive!"
"So, you who lied to me must take responsibility." Shiratori Kyoko picked up a piece of food again and put it to his lips, "Open your mouth."
"Ah-woo!"
Be responsible?
I like this statement.
Izumi Toru thought while enjoying the feeding service of Shiratori Kyoko.