This is the curse of the little match girl!

　　People with big hearts can hardly stay angry.

　　Chika has a big heart, at least a lot bigger than Kaguya.

　　It wasn't just anger, what happened just now was being abandoned by her who had always been running wild on the road of happiness.

　　The wave of apologies ended, and soon she returned to her usual carefree and cheerful appearance, humming an unusual but good tune all the way, and dragging Shinichi to a hidden corner of the school.

　　Shuchi'in Academy is so big that it has no boundaries, and it's a great place to get dirty. This kind of thing everywhere.

　　Of course, with Chika looking around like a thief, Shinichi certainly wouldn't think that she was here to have an affair with him.

　　"There are no cameras here, and there is no need to worry about fires. This is a great place to quietly set off fireworks!"

　　Chika dragged a half-filled bucket of water from the bushes.

　　Fireworks once lit should not be thrown away. It is better to immerse it in a bucket to prevent the gunpowder from re-igniting. When finished, put it in the trash bag.

　　It seemed she had planned to set off fireworks here, and even filled a bucket with water first... Shinichi noticed that there were a lot of fallen leaves in it, and must have been here for several days.

　　He didn't know why, but now he had no warning about Chika.

　　Obviously not too long ago she was still playing dead in the student council room, could it be that she had gotten used to her brain circuits like a mountain road?

　　"...Fujiwara Senpai, it's written in the school regulations that setting off fireworks at school is prohibited."

　　However, Shinichi is also a member of the student council who must comply with school rules.

　　"As long as you don't get caught, it's not a violation of school rules~"

　　Chika, who is also a member of the student council, answered it frankly.

　　Shinichi turned his face away, really couldn't stand witnessing the heinous incident at school... Then he helped her put the bucket in the middle of the concrete floor, and took all the leaves inside.

　　After finishing the preparations, Chika reached into the bushes, took out a bag of fireworks.

　　"It was agreed to play beforehand, but unfortunately everyone is busy, so we can't come together… Well, it's fine if it's just Asada-kun , I've been looking forward to it for a long time!"

　　All the fireworks were scattered on the ground, Chika threw away the empty packing bag, Shinichi took it and put it in his pocket, so he could use it to store the finished fireworks later.

　　"It's still early, wouldn't it be fun to set off fireworks? Fireworks don't expire, so why the rush to light them?"

　　Shinichi helps her sort out the fireworks.

　　Chika doesn't mind, as long as she can set off fireworks.

　　"Hehehe, no problem~ Humans are creatures that will do it when they want to do it!"

　　She looked at the pile of fireworks with bright eyes, reaching into her chest to pull out a matchbox.

　　... Wait, chest?

　　Shinichi stopped fiddling with the fireworks, and stared at her plump chest in amazement, his face full of horror.

　　Under his horrified gaze, Chika didn't notice, and took out a second matchbox from the middle of her chest, and handed it to Shinichi.

"Oh, I panicked when I heard that Sensei was going to check my school bag today. After all, the lighter would have been confiscated… Luckily, I reacted quickly and hid it while going to the toilet!"

　　Shinichi didn't want to complain anymore, took the lighter which was still a little warm.

　　He always felt that this thing would spontaneously ignite at any moment, was this an illusion?

　　Not interested in watching his expression, Chika raised two fireworks.

　　"Let's play this first!"

　　Shinichi took one of them, lit a match.

　　The flame flickered slightly, then went out

　　He swiped it a second time, and the second match sank to the bottom of the water.

　　Chika's mouth twitched, for some reason she suddenly couldn't laugh.

　　Shinichi's expression became more dignified, the third match, the fourth match, and the fifth match——

　　Die one by one without exception.

　　He stared at the lighter in Chika's hand.

　　The corners of Chika's eyes twitched, cold sweat poured down, and she took a shaky step back.

　　"This kind of bad feeling... Could it be..."

　　At this moment, she recalled a past painful experience.

　　Since Shirogane Miyuki is a sports idiot, she helps his practice volleyball. As a result, when her mind and body were about to collapse, she ended up raising the president into a child who "plays volleyball well".

　　Since Shirogane is a musical idiot, she helps him practice RAP. As a result, when her ears and soul were about to collapse, she finally survived and trained the president to become a "spiritual rapper".

　　And those memories seem to be repeating themselves at this point.

　　(Haha, thinking about it like this, clumsy people like the president and Asada-kun really are everywhere... Nonsense!)

　　(Why is he so clumsy that he can't even light a match! This is no longer a handicap like a sports idiot, is this a curse?)

　　(There's a curse on Asada-kun! He must have secretly burned the picture book of the little girl who sold matches when he was little, that's why he got the curse for not being able to light a match!)

　　(Hmm, that must be it, Asada-kun is a special person...)

　　Chika patted her chest, comforting herself.

　　Shinichi glanced at her, then at the few matches he had left in his hand and said nothing.