A Scared Crybaby

　　"Come up. I'll come back after changing clothes. I also have to prepare for the barbecue party in the evening."

　　Shinichi saw the serious look on his face when he said this, and passed her by without a sound.

　　Shinichi stood there for a while, until his cell phone vibrated again, then he regained consciousness and moved towards the door mechanically.

　　Instead, Hayasaka stopped, turned around, and stared at his back.

　　Shinichi stood under the door panel, grasped the stair railing with his hands, and started climbing after half a second.

　　He wanted to say something, but when the figure of a certain person flashed in his mind, he couldn't speak, he felt very uncomfortable, and he didn't know why he felt uncomfortable.

　　Maybe it's better to sunbathe and swim.

　　When such thoughts arise.

　　The sound of footsteps quickly approached him, and a soft body pounced on him.

　　Shinichi stopped climbing and his breathing stopped for a moment.

　　Hayasaka hugged him tightly from behind, her hands resting on his chest.

　　Her head rested against his shoulder blades, and her golden hair clung to his not-so-wide shoulders, tickling Shinichi's ears.

　　"...Sorry, it seems that's not enough."

　　Just lying is not enough.

　　(I really want to hug him like this.)

　　(I wish time would stop like this.)

　　(Because this is the first person I like.)

　　(Because this is the figure I want to hug from then on.)

Not long after, Hayasaka let him go.

　　Both fell silent, one looking at the floor and the other at the stairs.

　　Hayasaka didn't blame him why Shinichi didn't speak when she was like this. After all, she was the one who told him not to pay attention and forget about it when he came out, so she didn't need any response.

　　No matter what her expression was, Hayasaka touched her hot face, ran towards the end of the hall, left the door open, and returned to the underground base.

　　This time, she decided not to look back.

　　△

　　Kaguya's slightly regretful voice came from the phone, and she said guiltily.

　　"Hayasaka, I'm sorry. I was holding Rui-chan back, but Fujiwara-san suddenly intervened, and the result... Otherwise, you could have stayed alone with Asada-kun for a few more hours. I gave you an order of barbecue. Tanaka and the others will prepare..."

　　"It's not your fault," Hayasaka leaned against the wall with her cell phone, and said softly.

　　"I know very well that he can't immediately respond to other people's feelings just because they like him. In that case, he must have had many girl friends. This is the advantage."

　　"Not rejecting others is his biggest weakness, he is indecisive!" Kaguya couldn't help but say, "Like the president, he will refuse politely and properly no matter who is chasing him except me..."

　　She spoke softer and slower, because she knew saying words like that right now would hurt Hayasaka.

　　Hayasaka shrugged, "If he had someone he really liked, he probably wouldn't come here. On the contrary, I was quite lucky. It feels good to have good memories."

　　After a moment of silence, Kaguya stuttered in surprise.

　　"Beautiful memories? Did you do it and you still don't want to let him take responsibility!?"

　　Hayasaka's face turned red, covering her chest and screaming at the cell phone in panic.

　　"I wasn't the one who did it! We just went on a jet ski together. Perverted and erotic Ojou-sama, don't think about dirty things all day long!"

　　"Your statement could easily lead to misunderstandings! You can't blame me…"

　　Hayasaka chatted with Kaguya for a few more words, and deliberately used "When will you deprive the president of his innocence" to regain control of the conversation.

　　"Truly?"

　　Kaguya's voice sounded low, with a very gentle tone.

　　"You already have a hard time meeting that person… Do you really want to be so timid?"

　　Hayasaka was silent for a long time.

　　Her eyes filled with moisture and soon turned into tears, sliding across the corners of her eyes and wetting the ground.

　　"I don't want to either..."

　　The cellphone with the loudspeaker turned on was placed on the floor, Hayasaka squatted down while wiping her tears with the back of her hand while crying and sobbing.

　　"Anyone who falls in love is willing to give up. I also want to hug him and never let go, but there's no other way! Damn... Wuwuwu..."

　　"Stop crying, you haven't fallen out of love. Wouldn't it be better to start chasing him now? I'll help you too." Kaguya comforted her and hoped that this would make her feel more relaxed.

　　The things that are depressed and entangled can almost be cured by crying... That's what the book said, she hopes so.

　　When she knew that Hayasaka had found someone she liked, Kaguya's mood became very complicated.

　　She must have viewed matters between herself and Shirogane the same way at first, right?

　　Kaguya could only sigh, Hayasaka was still crying there, she was really different from usual.

　　After all, this is her true character, the most real and vulnerable version of herself.

　　"Stupid Kaguya... I just feel sad because I can't do it no matter what. Do you think it's easy to like someone... It's good when two people are in love, bastard... Wuwuwu..."

　　Kaguya sighed in helplessness.

　　"Hayasaka, you are such a scared crybaby."

　　"You are still scolding me! I want to go on strike, I want to go to sea on a motorbike, woo woo woo..."

　　"Ah, okay, okay, how troublesome..."

　　△

　　When Shinichi saw Hayasaka... She was wearing a full-face black helmet, which didn't match the butler's uniform at all.

　　The outside explanation was that she accidentally hit her head and covered her face with a helmet to avoid worrying... Shinichi still didn't believe her.

　　Kaguya is even stranger. Even though she was glaring at him with dissatisfaction, as if she was looking at a bastard who deceived many girls and made girls cry, Shinichi somehow didn't feel that his life was in danger.

　　What actually happened?

　　"Asada, come here and process the ingredients together."

　　Hearing Shirogane's call, Shinichi threw away his doubts, he was afraid that getting along with Hayasaka would be awkward now, and he didn't plan to ask what was going on, so he walked into the kitchen.

　　After changing into her swimsuit, Rui, wearing home clothes, followed him and joined the crowd busy in the kitchen.

　　In the afternoon there was a barbecue party with a surprise.