The Guy Who Messed Up Is Gradually Doing His Best - Chapter 51

The shop requires coordination with other grades and classes, so it’s just a preference. My first choice was the crepe shop, my second choice was the hot sandwich shop, and my third choice was the fried potato and mini-fried chicken shop.

By the way, the takoyaki, okonomiyaki, and yakisoba that were in my mind (though I hadn’t said it out loud) were in the minority opinion. It was probably the kids from the sports club who were a bit disappointed.

The fourth period is physical education. This time, unlike the usual joint classes of Class A and Class B, it will be a joint class for the entire grade. Apparently, in the future, physical education classes will only be joint classes for the entire grade on the days I attend.

At the end of the first period of homeroom, I was called by Niiyama-sensei and heard.

It’s a bit of a tricky situation, but it seems like everyone wants to take classes with me (the male student). I heard this from the teacher before.

And I also remember saying that if there was anything I could do to help, I would, so I thought it would be a bit further down the line, but it came up sooner than I expected. That’s the kind of feeling I have.

The reason it became physical education is that in other subjects, the curriculum and pace vary depending on the subject teacher, making it difficult for me to attend classes in other classes.

In that regard, it seems that the physical education classes were very convenient because Katou-sensei was overseeing the entire first-year class, and there were no such issues.

For me, it’s much easier and more comfortable to attend PE classes in the gym or on the field after everyone has moved there, rather than going to another class alone.

This time, I changed into the gym storage room and hurried to the playground.

——Huh!?

Even though the pre-bell had just rung, everyone had already lined up by class, and I received quite a few stares as I walked past.

“I apologize for being late,” I said, bowing slightly, and hurriedly lined up at the very back of my class.

When the class bell rang, Katou-sensei stood in front of everyone. By the way, Katou-sensei had also arrived before I did, and she was probably talking to the club members she was in charge of. Her voice was loud enough that I could hear it from the back. She was talking about the club activities with those kids the whole time.

“Today will be the first joint class for all first-year students. Therefore, this time, with the aim of deepening our friendship, we would like to split into male and female groups and do some folk dancing.”

Huh, folk dance!? I was surprised by the suddenness, but I was even more surprised by the many voices saying, “Yay!” in joy.

“The song we’ll be dancing to is the same as the one for the sports festival, ‘Hiku Tea Mata.’ I think we’ll go through it about three times, and then we’ll switch the male and female parts and dance it three more times. Only Gouda-kun will stay in the male part.”

When they nod in response, everyone immediately starts playing rock-paper-scissors. The winner takes the female part, and the loser takes the male part. I can hear enthusiastic shouts like “Whoa!” and “Hya!” but let’s pretend I didn’t hear them.

“Ta, Taketo-kun, please take care of me.”

My first partner was the class chairperson, Saori-san. Even though she should have gotten used to me a bit when I held her hand, her face turned bright red and she looked down.

After that, we walk slowly until we form a circle, and when Katou-sensei plays the music, the folk dance begins, and everyone starts dancing at once.

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We took a break at the point where the male and female parts switched and finally entered the third round.

——Just a little more.

The reason I think that is because during the folk dance festival, everyone is quite close to each other, and there are moments when I unintentionally touch their bodies, which makes me feel nervous continuously. Physically, I’m totally fine, but the mental fatigue…

——Hmm?

The next person… I remember well. When she won the race and I approached to hand her the winner’s flag, she snatched it from me and glared fiercely.

“I’m sorry.”

Since I might touch her hands, I apologize in advance. But it ended up being pointless, and the moment I touched her hands, she glared at me sharply.

Her face was bright red. The moment I thought she must be really angry, she suddenly collapsed towards me, so I instinctively hugged her from behind.

“Are you okay?”

No response. For some reason, she had lost consciousness. It’s really not allowed, but I’ll secretly use healing.

“Mm, mm…”

I quickly noticed and our eyes meet but,

“Umm, Taketo-kun.”

She loses consciousness again. Huh, what does that mean? Healing again.

“Mm, mm…”

This time she regained consciousness, but with her face still flushed and dazed, I’m worried if she’s okay.

“Are you okay? Can you stand on your own?”

“I met Taketo-kun in my dream. I’m so happy.”

When I tried to let go of the hand I was supporting, she hugged me instead, and I hesitated about what to do, but since the surroundings started to get noisy, I thought this was bad and gave her some relaxation since she was still dazed.

“Ha!”

Relaxation was the right choice. The power returned to her previously vacant eyes, and she glared at me again.

I shouldn’t be happy about being glared at, but right now, it’s actually helpful.

“Um.”

I thought she would at least say something, but surprisingly, she just glared at me and bowed her head.

After that, she finished her gym class without any particular issues, but just a moment ago, she was surrounded by a few girls.

So, as for me, it turns out that Katou-sensei found out I used telekinesis, and now I have to go to the staff room after lunch…