Suspension Bridge Effect

In the school medical room.

"How's it going, Tachibana Sensei?"

Standing by the bed, Akira watched the school nurse, Tachibana Chizuru, check on Shinju's condition.

On the way to the medical room, Shinju is again unconscious.

Pulling the stethoscope from Shinju's chest, Chizuru said without changing her expression.

"This girl is fine, she went into a minor shock, which caused her to faint."

"That's good news."

Akira breathed a sigh of relief.

"You are her boyfriend? You look worried about her."

Walking to the seat, Chizuru said flatly, and looked at the male student in front of her with an indifferent expression.

"We're just classmates."

"Hmmm..."

Chizuru narrowed her eyes, and didn't ask any further.

(No wonder Tachibana Sensei is nicknamed [Absolute Zero Tachibana], apparently it's not a false rumor.)

From the beginning Akira brought Shinju, and Chizuru always looked calm.

Akira had heard Tachibana Chizuru was called [Absolute Zero Tachibana] because of her cold and expressionless attitude towards students.

"How long are you going to stand naked. Get dressed quickly and also grab the girl's uniform, she'll catch a cold later. I'll help put her on."

Chizuru waved her hand making a shooing motion.

"Excuse me."

Akira lowered his head slightly, then left.

He's not afraid of catching a cold, but that doesn't mean Shinju is the same.

It's still class time. If he didn't, Akira would attract attention for walking around in only shorts.

First, he returned to the swimming pool, and reported the situation to Machio.

After that, Machio gave Akira permission to leave first. After all, he had already done his part. Then he asked Miharu to take Shinju's school uniform in the women's locker room, and Akira himself put on his uniform.

Back at the medical room, Akira gave the uniform to Chizuru.

"You go out first, I'll help her get dressed. Also, don't peek."

Chizuru gave a warning look.

"During my life, I have never peeked." Akira said so proudly.

Since childhood, he bathed with the Nakano family's quintuplet girls. Plus, he had sex with Miku. So there was no need for him to satisfy his desires by peeking at clothed women.

"Oh."

Chizuru responded flatly, pulling the curtains to cover the bed.

Leaving the room, Akira closed the door, saw a vending machine not far from him, so he went there and bought Pocari Sweat.

"You are so worried about that girl, you like her?"

Skadi's voice sounded directly in Akira's mind.

"If in front of the choice of like or not, then I choose like."

Leaning against the wall, uncorking the bottle, he took a sip of his drink as he answered via [Thought Communication].

"You are always forthright, that trait is Sétanta-like."

"Oh, didn't Skadi say you weren't Scathach. Then why suddenly say the name Sétanta?"

The corners of Akira's lips curled into a mischievous smile. He knew Skadi didn't like being associated with Scathach, so he often teased her this way.

Sétanta, by the way, is the great hero Cú Chulainn of Celtic and Ulster mythology. In FGO, in his youth, he was summoned as a Saber Class.

Like a bee whose nest is disturbed by someone, Skadi was a little angry.

"Do not address me simply as Scáthach. I am not her."

"I am me, she is she. We are both different."

Akira realized he was a bit over the top, and he immediately apologized.

"Sorry, I won't do it again."

"Hmph! You always say that."

Then Skadi sulked, and ignored whatever Akira said.

(I made her angry... After school, I would buy her favorite ice cream.)

Akira thought of a method to get Skadi to forgive him.

"Student, you may enter."

Chizuru's voice sounded outside.

Throwing empty cans into the trash, Akira slid the door, open and entered the room, where he saw Shinju wearing her uniform.

"Your name?" asked Chizuru.

"Nakano Akira is from class 1-A, and she is Inui Shinju from the same class as me."

Akira also told Shinju's name.

"Take care of this girl until she wakes up. The principal called me. I leave her to you."

Chizuru took off the white coat, and placed it on the chair.

"Understood."

Akira nodded in agreement.

Before exiting, Chizuru turned around and gave a warning.

"Oh, right. Just because there's a helpless girl in bed, you can't do anything perverted to her, otherwise you'll be expelled from school."

"I will remember it."

"That's good."

Feeling that the man in front of her wasn't lying, Chizuru left with peace of mind.

The medical room became quiet, Akira took a stool and sat near the bed.

"[Universal Sense]."

His perception covered a 25 meter radius around the medical room. This wasn't the limit, it was just that he felt this was more than enough. After confirming that there were no surveillance cameras, he took out his cell phone from [Storage Magic].

Turning on the phone screen, Akira put the Bluetooth earphones in his ears and started watching anime to pass the time.

...

One episode of the anime ends, Akira is about to watch the second episode, but he cancels his intention when he sees Shinju starting to wake up.

"Um... Where am I?"

Shinju's mind was a bit dazed because she had just woken up.

"Good morning."

"Good morning."

Shinju answered subconsciously, and seeing a boy nearby, she asked confused.

"Nakano-kun? Where is this?"

"School Medical Room, you don't remember drowning before."

"Sink..."

Reminded by Akira, the previous memory appeared in Shinju's mind. She remembers that when she was swimming, her legs suddenly cramped, plus she had shortness of breath due to the tightness of the swimsuit on her chest, which made it difficult for her to breathe.

In a panicked state, she swallowed a large amount of swimming water, and before that she fainted. She saw the figure of a man who had saved her.

Remembering it all, Shinju sat down, then thanked him.

"Thank you, Nakano-kun for saving me."

"Equally, fellow human beings must help each other." Akira said casually.

"Nakano-kun is really good." Shinju smiled.

"You must be thirsty, drink this to restore your body fluids."

Opening the can, Akira gave Shinju the unopened Pocari Sweat.

"Thank you very much."

Thanks again, Shinju took the drink. When their hands accidentally touched, a blush appeared on her face, and she looked away to hide her embarrassment.

(She's blushing from the mere touch? Looks like she's been hit by a drawbridge)

Judging Shinju's embarrassed reaction, Akira made a guess in his mind.

Even though he admits that he has a handsome face, that doesn't mean he's so narcissistic that he thinks he'll make a girl fall in love at first sight.

The most logical reason is that Shinju is in a suspension bridge effect state.

The suspension bridge effect is a psychological phenomenon that occurs when a person crosses a suspension bridge and then sees a person of the opposite sex. Her feeling of fear while crossing the suspension bridge makes her heart beat fast. Then it made her mistake the feeling for love.

That's what Shinju now feels, Akira's impression in her heart rose a few points.

*Ding...Dong*

The recess bell rings.

"It's break time. I'm fine already, Nakano-kun must be hungry after gym class. You can go, I'm fine on my own."

Shinju said gently.

"Okay, I'll go first."

Akira is not an ignorant man, Shinju gently drives him away. Rising from the chair, he left the school medical room.

After a few seconds of Akira's departure, Shinju covered her face with her hands.

"Ahhhh... What a shame, I hope Nakano-kun doesn't think I kicked him out."

Every time Shinju saw Akira, it was as if she saw Soma, her favorite anime character. Therefore, she rarely interacts with him, because she often misbehaves.

"But Nakano-kun is really similar to Soma-kun... His kindness is the same. If Onee-chan saw him, she would be shocked."