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Chapter 5 - How they know each other

Hiyori POV

In the same time when Ichinose is talking to Verdeus. In a corner of a cafe far from where Ichinose was.

I don't know what feeling this is.

Currently, I am sitting at a cafe table close to the bookshelf.

This cafe is very spacious, no matter how you look at it, it is very different from a typical cafe.

I took a book from the shelf and read it.

Einstein's theory of relativity.

I don't know why I'm reading this, however.

That's right, I just wanted to forget what I was thinking for a moment.

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, second-year student from class D.

When did I first know him?

That's right, back then in the library, he helped me grab a book from a higher shelf, our meeting was like what happened to the plot of a classic teen novel.

Fufu ...

Even though I was in a state of confusion, thinking about it somehow calmed me down.

Ayanokouji-kun is my friend, he is my book-reading friend. We used to spend our time together talking about books and various things.

Ayanokouji-kun ...

I know he is an extraordinary person.

He directly received recognition from Ryuuen-kun. Ryuuen-kun himself is a person who will not just accept words or advice from others.

Unless his head was hit harder by someone stronger than himself.

Since when did I start thinking about it more often?

He is a close friend of mine, I always wanted to meet him, and spend more time with him.

I'm happy seeing him as the opposite sex, I'm happy that I'm like any other girl.

He is a smart and mature person, his existence is a mystery to me.

I know he will be the most dangerous enemy for my class. Just like Ayanokouji-kun, my class is something important to me. I got the feeling that Ayanokouji is a very dangerous enemy.

And it is proven, I've seen his prowess firsthand some time ago.

He manages to bring victory to his class in a very amazing way. He managed to see into his enemy's plans with ease and took advantage of one small mistake and reversed the victory for his class. He is like a character in certain mystery and psychology genre novels.

Also, there was a part of him that was really scary.

At that time.....

He used his own friend, in the worst possible way ...

And that sentence, he said, somehow showed his true self.

I feel goosebumps....

And now, fear started to emerge, I felt scared to be close to him.

And on the other hand, I feel bad for not knowing him well. All this time I just thought we were close friends, all I know is that he has the same hobbies as me.

Now...

I do not know....

As I buried my head in my lap, a sound like a cup being placed on the table was heard.

I looked ahead and it was Verdeus-san who placed my ordered coffee on the table.

"Thank you."

I smiled lightly at him and started drinking my coffee a little.