Aren’t You Too Sweet Salt-God Sato-San?

Without giving any second thought, I turn around to look and,

[Woah!?]

I couldn’t help but let out a scream.

The reason is Satouu-san shaking and trembling with a record-breaking unprecedented “redness”.

What’s wrong? Did she finally realize what she’d done?

I thought this at first but apparently I was wrong.

She pointed to her other hand with the fingers of one hand, and then said,

[That, hand is…….]

[Hand…..?]

When I looked downward,I finally realised.

My right hand was holding her bright red left hand in a tight grip……

[!? Ah, I…I am sorry!]

I took my hand away as quickly as I could.

Satou-san with a face like having a fever looked at the palm of her hand.

Ugh……..even though I was crazy about running but suddenly grabbing the hand must have been creepy, right…..!? dammit……my hands didn’t sweat right?

When I was struggling with this, I noticed that

[Ugh……..]

What in the world is going on here?

The face of Satou-san, which was flushed so much until now, turned pale in an instant, and this time she looked down with a face that seemed to start crying.

The change was so sudden that I could not help but feel confused.

[Ah…wait Satou-san, what’s the matter…?]

[*Sniff*……………..]

Even if I ask, She just groaned like a cat while holding her tears down.

Was holding hand forcibly so unpleasant to the extent that she started crying?

In the empty corridor, as I waited for her to speak, Satou-san’s voice trembled.

[……. Sorry, Oshio-kun…….as expected, suddenly asking to exchange mine was a bad idea…….]

Ah, that one.

[No! It’s not like I didn’t want to.]

I managed to appeal to Satou-san, who was looking up at me with her upturned eyes, with a gesture to say, [I don’t think that way at all.]

[…….But Oshio-kun, when I asked you to exchange Mine, didn’t you deny that in an indirect way?…….]

Ah I see, that’s the catch huh………..

[No, that was just because I was embarrassed to exchange them in front of everyone……]

[…..But didn’t people exchange mines in the classroom…..?]

[Ugh…….]

I once again groaned.

Satou-san, you seem to have a slight airheadedness or maybe communicative disorder………..

Well, anyway!

[It’s not bad, but rather I’m happy.]

I’m honestly happy that Satou-san suggested exchanging contact information with me, and that’s my honest and true opinion.

Of course I’m happy, I’m so happy that I’m in heaven.

[Really…….?]

Satou-san asks me with an anxious expression, just like a puppy wet in rain.

No Matter how many times she asked, the answer was the same.

[Really. let’s share.]

I take out my phone from my pocket.

Hereupon, her face broke into a smile, which blossomed like a flower blooming in the spring.

She shook her head innocently, like a child.

“…ugh!……”

Being hit by her innocent smile creates an extra misunderstanding in me.

Ahh, I’m like a child.

Satou-san told me earlier it’s for sharing pictures we took yesterday.

All the high school girls nowadays exchange it normally, besides Satou-san said she hope for a friend. I was just happy to be selected as one.

So don’t misunderstand..

She just smiled a little and said to exchange Mine, don’t get misunderstood like——Perhaps Satou-san like me, ok?

[………. This is my id, can I get it registered?]

[All right]

Whether she knew what I was thinking or not, Satou-san sniffed and began to operate her own phone while staring intently at the screen of the phone I held out to her.

I felt my heart tighten as I stared at her, but I managed to keep a smile on my face so that she wouldn’t notice.

She who is known as “Salt god Satou-san” is finally trying to change on her own accord.

She is making an effort to break out of her thick shell and make friends.

I’m just a stepping stone, a “first friend,” nothing more, nothing less.

If I reveal my feelings for her here—– she’ll be very annoyed.For that reason……

*Buzz*

My phone buzzed with a dumb voice, informing me of Satou-san’s friend request.

[Yay! I did it]

Satou-san reports it to me, looking very happy.

I smiled at her as a friend.

It might not be possible right now.

I can’t touch her beautiful hair, put my hand on her slender body, or gaze at her sunflower-like smile as long as I want.

——–But my bad, I haven’t given up on you one bit.

I’m not going to give up on my first love, which comes only once in a life just because of this, don’t look down on highschool students.

I’m going to make you aware of it, I’m going to have you look back.

So now, first of all, start from friends.

[Finally done, Satou-san.]

With that said, I added her to my “friends ” list in Mine.

Not long after that, there was a silly sound, and my phone received a message from mine which reads,

You’ve received a new message from Satou Koharu.

[…………?]

I wondered, and opened the Mine app.

There was a cute Pomeranian icon on the screen, probably from owner Satou-San.

There was a speech balloon extension that read.

[Will you go together with me to drink tapioca milk tea after school?]

As I finished reading the message, I received another stamp with a deformed Pomeranian covering his face with his front paw.

Satou-san also hide her bright red face with her phone, just like the Pomeranian in the stamp

[……………]

I wonder how long I can continue to be a mere “friend” in front of such a cute creature.

After that, we went back to the classroom, and I dare not tell you how much attention we got from everyone.

…………I mean, I don’t want to remember.

it would only make me want to die of shame and no one would benefit from it.

But I’ll tell you this.

When I returned to my seat, Misono Ren, who seemed to have just finished eating his croquette bread, tapped me on the shoulder and said,

[You’re doing great.]

That’s all he said, and went back to his seat instead.

He’s stupid, he’s witless, but he’s definitely my best friend.

And so the boring class was over, and it was time for the long-awaited after-school activity.

Satou-san and I, under a barrage of stares, hurried out of the classroom and then we arrived there.

[As usual, it’s terribly long line]

I let out my voice in admiration when I saw the long line stretching to the sidewalk like a snake, not just inside the store.

I’ve always looked at it from a distance, but I never thought there will come a day where I will be part of it……you never know.

The name of the store is “Tea bar”.

It’s the only tapioca milk tea store in town, and people line up every day.

[Hey, Oshio-kun, it’s Tapioca milk tea! The one they’re talking about! It looks really good!]

[Calm down Satou-san.]

She seemed to be completely excited in front of the line, her eyes glittering, and she was sniffling incessantly.

………..It’s like a child being brought into a toy store.

[But the line is pretty long, are you okay?]

[I’m fine! I can’t go home after coming this far.]

Without changing, Satou-san continued to sniffle like a kettle or something.

But halfway through, She stopped moving as if she had noticed something.

[…….I’m sorry, Oshio-kun kun. Its my bad to keep you with me to company in line]

Satou-san said so while feeling downhearted.

She is upright in a strange place. I let out a sigh, turn around on my heels,

[Let’s get in line quickly, I’m thirsty.]

And walked to the end of the line.

Satou-san rolled her eyes once in surprise, then hurried to follow behind me.

[Oh, Oshio-kun, there’s a splendid long line.]

[That’s what I said earlier. It’s alright, since we have come this far, ee will not go before trying it.]

[But..]

[I’d like to try it too, the much talked about tapioca milk tea! Besides—–it’s for Satou-san.]

The two footsteps that had been overlapping with a flapping sound suddenly became one.Thinking it was a little strange, I turned around my back only to see Satou-san with a puzzled expression.

[…….?What’s wrong?]

[Because……just now, Oshio-kun kun said it’s for me….]

[I said that, so?]