Mid Semester Exam (2)

　　"As for the location, go there to eat and read during the day, and head to the study after school."

　　Putting his embarrassment aside, Shinichi said so. Although his words were somewhat unclear, Furuhashi understood.

　　"That place~"

　　"Yes, that's the place." Shinichi smiled. "Even though it's a bit far, it's quite quiet and the surroundings are beautiful. Reading is more comfortable and efficient than a classroom or atrium."

　　Until now, Shinichi no longer had any exclusive ideas about that place, namely the Sakura Pavilion, and even recently he rarely ate there.

　　Because of the relationship between the committees, he would go to school meetings during the day, or gather with the quintuplets in the conference room or cafeteria, discussing official affairs over meals. On the other hand, he directed Furuhashi and Ogata to look for it, so the two of them now knew the location of the Sakura Pavilion, plus Miku, the three of them could go there at any time, so it wasn't exclusive anymore.

　　In the end, Shinichi began to feel that the problem of reading alone was no longer the same as before.

　　But now, he thought that he would bring a group of young girls. Furuhashi and Ogata, the Nakano quintuplets, even Chika and Hayasaka. To have a picnic under the Sakura Pavilion, chatting, playing around, seemed to be a good choice.

　　Of course, if Nariyuki and Fuutarou wanted to join in on the fun, Shinichi could bring along two rare friends, just to melt away the embarrassment of being the only man.

　　Wait, then, better just summon the entire Student Council and everyone who could be called friends in this school.

　　Now the secret base is no longer a secret, just share it and make it a meeting place for friends.

　　Such a scene must be very happy...

　　It's only been a month since his 2nd year of high school, but his mind and life have changed so much, really...

Furuhashi opened the phone.

　　"Sakura Pavilion... I went there several times, but I never met Asada-san."

　　"Eh?" Shinichi looked at her and said, "Why are you looking for me there?"

　　"Ah!" Furuhashi came back to her senses, only to realize she had slipped her tongue again. "Ahahaha, it's nothing! I went there occasionally to see the view, and I found there really was no one there! It's like a secret base."

　　Facing Shinichi's strange gaze, Furuhashi's face blushed slightly, lowered her head and tapped on the cell phone.

　　"Okay, that's the schedule... From Monday to Wednesday, we'll have a study lunch session at the Sakura Pavilion, and after school we'll gather in the study room... I'll tell Ricchan about this later, what else does Asada-san have?"

　　Shinichi pondered for a moment. He knew the progress of the two of them very well, and a teaching plan had already been prepared.

　　As for the rest...

　　"Remember to bring your stationery and printed flyers for you last time. Other than that, there shouldn't be anything else that needs to be said."

　　"Yes." Furuhashi smiled at Shinichi, "Then Asada Sensei, for the sake of the midterms, please don't be merciful to these three people?"

　　"Ha, you sure are ambitious..."

　　"Needless to say, my Spartan education method is no joke, so don't run away when the time comes."

　　"Don't worry, that's what I said, but it doesn't feel like Sparta every time." Furuhashi sighed and whispered, "Oh, Tsundere..."

　　"Ah, sorry I was wrong! I shouldn't have told the truth! Stop tapping my forehead~"

　　Itsuki walked to her seat.

"Good morning, you guys have a good relationship in the morning."

Furuhashi was surprised, and looked back guiltily.

　　She easily brushed aside Shinichi's finger strike and adjusted a panicked expression on her face.

　　"Itsuki-san, good morning!"

　　Only praising their relationship from a "a classmate with good relationship" aspect, Itsuki stared at her rosy face.

　　"Good morning, what's up?"

　　"Ahem, nothing, nothing." Furuhashi turned her head, and subconsciously touched the twintail on her cheeks, with a complicated expression.

　　Though she doesn't show it when confronting Shinichi, she does care deeply about the fact that he showered at Nakano's house on the night of the fireworks display, and even stayed over at the house in the end.

　　But she wasn't in a position to ask, and she didn't know where to ask, so she could only pretend to forget what happened that day, while carefully observing Shinichi's expression, trying to see something out of him.

　　Of course, because Shinichi believed that she had a tacit agreement with him to ignore the matter, she found nothing.

　　Thus, during the chat, she had been waiting for Itsuki's arrival. Maybe a member of the Nakano family can remove Shinichi's perfect disguise.

Furuhashi almost forgot about it.

　　But now...

Furuhashi took out a textbook, picked up a pen, and pretended to be preparing to study seriously, but secretly watched the two of them start chatting.

　　Even if they really saw something, for example, the atmosphere between them became ambiguous, or the intimate behavior suddenly increased, what could Furuhashi do?

　　Dunno, but it's better than pretending to ignore it.

　　Even if she could only watch, she wanted to know more about her and get closer to him.

　　Until she can make a choice in despair, or choose to forget everything.

Furuhashi thought so, and she suddenly realized that it was related to Ogata, her best friend.

　　Completely irrelevant.