Delivery Boy and Masked Girl - A delivery boy discovers the secret of a beautiful gal at his delivery destination. - Chapter 29: Change Of Seats And Yuuga’s Pre-Test Cram Session.

Change Of Seats And Yuuga’s Pre-Test Cram Session.

“Ahh, morning Yuuga-chi.”

As soon as I reached my seat, a small storm hit me.

“Guess I’ll be your neighbour now, let’s get along—-.”

“Huh…”

Yesterday after school, the seat change that we drew last week took place as planned.

I was placed in the second row from the back by the window, which is generally considered a good seat.

That’s all well and good, but the girl to my right, Minai Ayami, was full of energy, as expected.

Yesterday she had been whispering, and now she didn’t even seem to care about her surroundings anymore.

“Sighs are no good, you know.”

“Happiness has fled.”

“No, it’s the other way around. If you sigh, happiness will run away. Happiness means I will run away, right?”

“Huh… Huh….”

“Hey—! No more sighs!” Minami smiled and laughed.

What kind of tension is this from the very first morning?
I can’t imagine what the future holds.

“Morning Miorii~~!!”

“Morning Yuuga-chan.”

As I was putting down my bag, feeling helpless, I heard another lively voice at the entrance of the classroom.
It seemed that Shizuki had just arrived at school.
While exchanging a few words with the girls, Shizuki approached me.
Naturally, our gazes met perfectly.

Shizuki put her bag on the seat behind me and sat down on a chair.

What’s more to this was, Shizuki and I were seated in front of and behind each other.

That’s not to imply that I don’t care, but I can’t help but feel that fate is playing a trick on me.

There was Minai next to me and Shizuki behind me.
Even though I’ve got to sit by the window, I feel uncomfortable.

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The morning classes were over and it was lunch time.

I yawned and put the bread I had bought between the break of classes and my English textbook on my desk.

Our final exam is coming up soon, so I’ll have to stop reading manga during lunch break for a while.

Well, I don’t really have anything to read at the moment.

“Uwaa. Yuuga-chan, do you study during recess too?”

Minai, whose charming face was distorted in disgust, called out to me from beside.

Minami was spreading a cute lunch box on the desk and for some reason she was turning her body towards us.

“Test is around the corner, that’s why.”

“Hmm, Hmm? I can’t hear youuu.”

“I see.”

If she can’t hear me, it’s no use.
Now then, I’m going to concentrate on my studies.

“Heyyyy–! That’s not fair, Yuuga-chi! You’ll be impatient if you study!”

“If you are impatient, then study.”

“No, no, no, no!”

What’s happening…
I didn’t know she was so unreasonable and selfish.

“Don’t study!”

“Are you an idiot?”

“Then teach me tooー!”

“No.”

“Why not? You’re good at it, aren’t you?”

“I’m not really good at it, and teaching isn’t really my thing.”

“Comeon!! It’s okayー!”

Minai exclaimed sadly and then began to eat her lunch with vigour.
It’s like a cat chewing on a piece of food.

“If I get a failing grade, it will be your fault, okay!?”

“If it makes you feel better, I’ll gladly sacrifice myself.”

“Noーー!!”

Oh man.
Anyways, her grades were in the red mark right?

I don’t like to teach.

I don’t like teaching because I’m too busy taking care of myself to take care of others.

And if I don’t… this girl might…

“Sup! Yuuga!”

“….”

He came…

The uninvited guest, Senba Haruomi, came towards us with a booming face, holding up a plastic bag.

By all accounts, it is a troublesome situation.

“Ohhh, Senba-kun!”

“Hmm? Ohhh, Yuuga’s all alone again!”

Haruomi took the liberty of sitting down in the seat in front of me and looked at Minai curiously.

Minai on the other hand, looked at Haruomi and me in turn, and snorted.

It’s a complicated combination.

Moreover, due to the various circumstances combined, I feel like I’m attracting more attention than usual.

It was obvious that quite a few people were glancing at me.

I mean, don’t say “again” or anything else that’s unnecessary…

“Nice to meet you, Senba-kun.”

“Yuuga, who is this beautiful girl?”

“Cutie Minai Ayami!  At your service!”

“Ohh, heyy, Minai Ayami-chan.”

“I’m a friend of Hasumi-kun. Please be kind to me, Senba-kun.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah, I guess so.”

Even if I denied it, Minai would probably complain anyway.

Besides, I’m not going to deny it any longer.

“Hmmm. Will this mean that Yuuga will finally evolve from being a loner?”

“Yes, yes. I’ll take care of you, Yuuga-chi.”

“Oh, my. I’m happy for you, Yuuga-chi.”

Haruomi briefly glanced at me and immediately smiled at Minai.

I think he meant to say, “Explain it to me next time.”

I feel like the situation is getting more and more complicated.

I guess I should better take action on this as soon as possible.

“By the way, Yuuga, we’ll have another study session!”
Haruomi suddenly said what I had feared.

“Hey, we’re not talking about that right now.”

“Ehhh, what what??”

This is not good.

“I knew you’d do something like that! Oh, no! I’m out of the group!”

Interrupting my words, Minai summoned like a child.

Haruomi, I hate you…

“It’s the usual Yuuga’s pre-test cram session. Would you like to join us too, Minai-chan?”

“I’m coming!”

“Don’t decide on your own. I’m full by myself.”
It was hard enough just to keep up with Haruomi’s studies.

“Oh, I see. ….I’m sorry, Senba-kun, but you’ll have to give up this time.”

“What the hell? I wanted to be friends with you, too, Minai-chan.”

“I’m sorry. So, Yuuga-chi, when do you want to have the study session?”

“No, I’m not participating.”

At Haruomi’s nonchalant tsukkomi, Minai exclaimed in admiration.

Now I understand.
I knew I couldn’t hold these two guys together.

“It’s okay, Yuuga. Try it, it’ll be fun.”

“It’s only fun for you guys…”

“Yay! Let’s get together this weekend! I’ll make a group!”

Minami said with great enthusiasm, and before I knew it, he had created a message group called ‘Yuuga-chi’s pre-test cram session’.

The momentum of the group pushed me over the edge, and I was accepted as a member.

“Now I can avoid red marks too!”

“Me too!”

So darn noisy…

….I have no choice.

It’s too much for me to handle, but I’ll do it.

If I study more than usual from now on, I’ll be able to keep my grades up.

When I looked at the other side of the classroom, I saw the members of the Flashy Gals looking at me with curious eyes.

For a moment, my eyes met with Shizuki’s, who was among them.

The expression on Shizuki’s face immediately faded as she looked away. I felt that she seemed to be in a strange, unhappy mood.