Chapter 33: Normal Day

Knock*

Knock*

Knock*

Akira knocked on a luxurious wooden door, above which there is a painting with the name "School Principal".

"Come in." A stern yet soft voice of a middle-aged man came from behind the door.

"I beg your pardon" - exclaimed Akira and entered the principal's room with Mashiro beside him.

"It's been a while since Principal Hojo came." - Akira said hello, bowing slightly towards the Principal of Seimei High School.

"Hello, Akira-kun, have you changed your mind and want to join the art department?" Director Hogo said with a gentle smile.

"Sorry, but I don't want to join the art department right now. I've come to help my cousin complete her transfer papers and tell you that we want to transfer to Sakura Sou." - Akira politely declined Principal Hogo's offer, telling him his goal.

"Your cousin?" - Principal Hojo asked puzzled, but he knew who Akira meant when seeing Mashiro standing silently next to Akira - "Ah, excuse me, why did Shina-san notice you?"

"Do you know Mashiro, Director Hugo?" Akira asked with a raised eyebrow, because although Mashiro was very popular outside Japan, she wasn't very well known in Japan.

"Ha-ha-ha, despite my appearance, I'm a fan of painting, so I know for sure who Shiina Mashiro is in the art world," Director Hojo replied with a slight laugh at Akira's question.

"We've gone off topic, please have a seat first," Principal Hojo said, pointing to the couches and walked over to his desk and picked up a few papers.

Akira picked up all the papers and started reading them carefully to make sure there was no mistake or fraud in them.

Although Akira knew the manager Hojo, it was not strange for those in positions to try to exploit others, especially talented people like Mashiro, so Akira had to be careful before he allowed Mashiro to sign anything.

"..." - Principal Hojo didn't say anything and just looked at Akira with a simple smile.

"Here, you can sign it," Akira said as he handed the papers over to Mashiro after making sure there was no problem with them.

After handing over the transfer papers to Mashiro, Akira starts checking the dorm papers.

After making sure that there were no problems, Akira signed and Mashiro handed over the papers that I had signed without any hesitation even without seeing the content of the papers.

"Please excuse me, Director Hugo" - Akira bowed slightly towards the manager after handing over the papers and left with Mashiro after taking the papers Chihiro needed to transfer them to Sakura-sou.

"Be careful on the way" - Manager Hugo waved at them with a kind smile.

"Now let's go to Chihiro-sensei's office," Akira said, looking at Mashiro.

Mashiro nodded and followed behind Akira without saying anything.

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"I beg your pardon" - Saying this Akira and Mashiro walked out of Chihiro's office and were on their way home to go to Sakura Sou.

Fortunately, Sakura Sou, the school, and Akira's apartment were in the same neighborhood, allowing him to move between them easily.

"We'll go to Sakura Sou to see our rooms and settle in," Akira said, looking at Mashiro.

"Will Akira and I be together?" Mashiro asked with her usual deadpan face.

"That's right, we'll be in the same house, but we each have our own room," Akira replied, patting Mashiro on the head a little.

"Sorry, I did it unconsciously" - Akira apologized and quickly withdrew his hand because it was rude to touch a girl's head like that even if she was his fiancée.

It's true that Akira knew that Mashiro was his fiancée after flashbacks and his movement now was a habit he had when he and Mashiro were playing together.

"It's okay, and I like her. It's been a while since Akira patted my head," Mashiro said in a flat voice, but Akira could tell she was happy.

"But has Akira changed from yesterday?" Mashiro asked, looking at Akira curiously, because she hadn't even imagined that yesterday Akira would pat her on the head.

"Can you tell?" - Akira asked with a raised eyebrow, not expecting Mashiro to notice this.

"Hmmm, the current Akira looks like he's relaxed and refreshed" - Mashiro said as she could see that she felt his steps lighter as if a load had been lifted from his shoulders.

"I really can't face you" - muttered Akira as he looked into Mashiro's innocent eyes and then spoke - "That's right, I managed to solve a problem that was bothering me."

After this small talk, the two of them walked together quietly as they headed towards Sakura Sou.