The case where I was gradually getting buried in the heavy love of my childhood friend who had miraculously recovered from their illness was perfect! - Chapter 40 : She is kind of similar to Rion

Chapter 40 : She is kind of similar to Rion

During the break between classes, I stood in front of the bulletin board where the results of the proficiency test were posted.

Many students, including classmates, had already checked their results, so currently it was less crowded compared to the morning.

“…As expected huh.”

As Aizawa-sensei had mentioned, the names of the top ten students in each class were listed. Our class’s top scorer was, of course, Rion… huh?

“…498 points?”

By the way, we took the test in five subjects, each out of 100 points, making a total of 500 points. In other words, Rion made some minor mistakes to end up with this result.

“No, no, just making only one mistake is pretty impressive in itself.”

Considering it’s Rion we’re talking about, getting a perfect score is a given. I don’t see it from the perspective of expecting her to get full marks; rather, it’s because she’s Rion.

“Hey, hey, fancy meeting you again in a place like this!”

“…Saijo-san?”

Saijo-san, who usually had friends around her, came and tapped me on the shoulder. It was a bit unusual for her to be alone, but I raised an eyebrow, wondering what she wanted.

“Rokudo-kun, are you curious to see the results too?”

“Yeah. I did hear the results, but it was too crowded in the morning.”

“That’s true.”

…Her expressions change so easily, and I found that really cute. However, I couldn’t help but notice the way Rion looked at Saijo-san, as if finding something amusing, which RIon had mentioned earlier to me.

‘I don’t understand Saijo-san’s peculiarities… but if Rion says there’s something, then there must be.’

“Unfortunately… Our class we couldn’t make it to the top!”

It was close… It was true that we were neck to neck, but it wasn’t the second class that had given us a good competition, it was the third class.

“I couldn’t get the sweets tickets or free meal tickets… sniff.”

She put her hand on her eye to mimic crying in a way that was too obvious… um, is this a setup for a joke? Even though she’s not really crying, there are people whispering as if I made her cry, but let’s ignore them. There are indeed sweets tickets in my pocket.

‘… Honestly, I don’t really need them personally.’

There are some tempting menu items, but it’s not like I absolutely have to have them. As for the free meal tickets, it reduces the burden on my mom to some extent, and, as I mentioned before, the cafeteria food is famous for being delicious!

While it’s something that’s been communicated to our class, the transfer of tickets, such as sweets tickets, between students is allowed, and exchanges can be made for something in return.

“Rokudo-kun!”

“Y-yes?”

I was suddenly called out in a loud voice, which startled me. 

Saijo-san was looking up at me from quite a close distance… well, she’s cute and beautiful, but that’s there is to it.

“Didn’t you talk to Tohsaka-san before?”

“Yeah.”

“I thought so back then…”

Huh?

For a moment, just a moment, Saijo-san’s atmosphere changed… but it was indeed just a moment, and then Saijo-san said,

“Is Rokudo-kun Tohsaka-san’s prince?”

“…What?”

“So, it’s really true! Is Rokudo-kun Tohsaka-san’s prince?”

What is she talking about?

Am I Rion’s prince? After being called the princess’s knight, now it’s the prince… seriously, I don’t want this because it’s embarrassing.

“Is that not it?”

“No way I look like a prince.”

“…Hmmm.”

What is she thinking…?

“Saijo-san, are you… somewhat spiritual type?”

“Are you trying to say I’m an airhead?”

“Yeah.”

“I can’t believe it… Even though my friends often say that, I can’t quite accept it.”

Ah, I see…

Even so, during this conversation, she showed various expressions… I wonder how many emotions she displays?

In the midst of it, though it might be rude to her, I thought.

‘… I really don’t understand what this girl is thinking. It’s kind of creepy.’

“What’s wrong? Why do you have such a mysterious expression? Did I say something strange?”

“…No, I don’t think you said anything strange.”

Creepy… It’s definitely creepy.

However, I feel like this creepiness, whatever she’s thinking, is something I’ve felt from Rion as well. 

‘In other words… She has something in common with Rion.’

I don’t know what that is, but ultimately, we don’t have much connection, and it’s pointless to worry about it. Nevertheless, whether it’s Hiroki-kun, and now even Azumi-san, there are too many extraordinary people.

“Seriously, this is like a whole new world for me.”

“Huh?”

“Forget about it, I didn’t say anything.”

“What do you mean by ‘a whole new world’?”

“You clearly heard that, right?”

“I can clearly hear you at this distance. But isn’t suddenly talking about a different world a bit too spiritual, Rokudou-kun?”

“…..”

Certainly, if I, who had been reincarnated, were to be called a spiritual being, I guess that’s true. Saijo-san has really sharp observation skills.

“Let’s get back to the topic… I see. So, you’re like a prince for Tosaka-san.”

“I told you to stop saying it like that.”

“Fufu~♪ It’s fun teasing you.”

I can’t stand this girl…

After that, without getting into any complicated discussions, we quickly returned to the classroom.

“Welcome back, Nagi-kun.”

“Yeah…”

“You seem tired. How was your talk with Saijo-san?”

“Did you happen to see it?”

“Just a glance.”

As if it’s her own seat, Rion was casually sitting in my chair. Well, I’ll leave that for now. It seems Rion saw us when we were conersing.

“I don’t really get it… it felt kind of eerie.”

“I told you, didn’t I? Observing can show you interesting things.”

“But Rion, you don’t know what that interesting thing is, right?”

“Yes. I have no idea.”

“…..”

“Just a little, there might be something similar to me.”

Those words were a confirmation of what I felt. However, even thinking about it again, I couldn’t figure out what could be similar between her and Rion… I thought about it for a moment, but still couldn’t understand.

“Oh, right.”

“What is it?”

Let’s put Saijo-san aside for now. I really wanted to ask about the scores I saw on the ranking list earlier.

“Rion, did you get only one question wrong?”

“Ah~… yes. Unfortunately, I didn’t get full marks in all subjects.”

“It’s amazing enough that you got everything else right… What did you do wrong?”

“I made a mistake on a trivial question. I can’t believe I messed up on such a simple kanji reading problem.”

“Kanji…?”

Hey, isn’t that quite unusual? By the way, it wasn’t about writing kanji; it was about reading them.

“It’s this one.”

The word was ‘beloved’…The question was about how to read this. It’s a bonus question that seems too easy, and it’s actually harder to get it wrong. In fact, when this question came up, I thought it was too easy.

“At that moment, I got distracted by some random thoughts. I truly regret this.”

[T/N : We totally know why she got it wrong, as expected of her I guess?]

Well, Rion making a mistake on such a question was a bit amusing.

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