Now a hundred and one points

　　The messy glasses and plates had been completely emptied, and all the long tables with dinner plates were taken down, and the lively atmosphere changed.

　　Folk music sounded melodious in the square, and beside the bonfire, were two circles of teenagers and girls in tracksuits.

　　They dance to the beat, and their stilted, classic dance moves are filled with youthful vigor.

　　Asada Shinichi's first dance partner was Uesugi Fuutarou.

　　Dance partners are a random draw, lucky to dance with whoever can dance with you before the music stops.

　　Obviously, Shinichi and Fuutarou aren't having much luck, and Fuutarou runs into each other at the start.

　　Both of them put on dead faces and danced weakly.

　　Shinichi raised his hand, and Fuutarou spun randomly.

　　"If the posture is not correct, points will be deducted."

　　"You can be quiet."

　　Ten seconds later, they brushed each other away with disgust on their faces, and it was finally the next couple's turn.

　　It was a girl in a white lab coat, Shinichi remembered that she was chatting happily with Rizu and Fumino during dinner.

　　"I'm Sekijou Sawako." For some reason, she seemed very hostile towards himself, "You're Asada Shinichi, right? Fellow… Fellow educator Ogata Rizu!"

　　Shinichi asked her to turn around, her pace was steadier than Fuutarou's, but she clearly wasn't paying attention to the dance.

　　"I don't know what you think of Ogata Rizu, but forcing her to study liberal arts, which is supposed to reach the highest attainments in science, will only subject her to more hardships and obstacles. Haven't you thought about this?"

　　(Ah, looks like I met another troublesome girl.)

　　Shinichi said something lightly.

　　"That's what she wants to do, does it have anything to do with us?"

　　"Hmph, I knew you would say that..." Sawako swayed to the dance, "After chatting with them yesterday, my mind changed, so I won't argue with you about this."

　　"But I want to tell you first, Ogata Rizu is me—"

　　Shinichi suddenly shook her hand with difficulty, twisted her waist and exerted some strength, and threw her at the next person.

　　"Wow, bastard!"

　　"Change your partner, please go."

　　Shinichi didn't bother to look at her, so he immediately grabbed the next partner's hand.

　　It was a girl with small and delicate hands.

　　Rizu nodded at him.

　　"Shinichi-san, please teach me more."

　　"...Ah, please give me your suggestion." Shinichi started dancing with her.

　　 Sekijo glared from the side, her gaze so intense it hurt. But Shinichi pretended not to see her, who cares what she thinks.

　　"Forest School, I'm so excited." Rizu said while moving her steps slightly, "If I judge the success of an event from the happiness index, it is 60 points, and the event you organize is 80 points."

　　"Too bad it's not 100%, but thank you." Shinichi laughed.

　　"...And now." Rizu glanced at the hands together, and said in a low voice, "One hundred and one points."

　　She was too busy talking to notice her footsteps, she tripped, her body leaned forward, and Shinichi quickly caught her.

　　Rizu's head rested on Shinichi's chest, hearing his heart beating fast, her cheeks immediately became hot.

　　Her legs were a bit weak, but she still struggled to get up quickly.

　　"Wait, sorry, this is force majeure..."

　　"It is nothing." Shinichi supported her shoulders, then ignored the fiery eyes of Sawako who touched Rizu's head.

　　"I'm fine, but when you dance with other people, remember to be careful, don't let anyone harass you... If anyone dares to do this, tell me immediately, I'll finish it as soon as possible."

　　"Hmm…Um, don't worry, the possibility of the same thing happening next time is absolutely zero."

　　Rizu nodded with a flushed face, her whole body was tense and she didn't dare to look at him, she always felt her heart beating three times faster than usual. Though if it did triple, she might have to be sent to the hospital.

　　It's just that happiness is happiness, why is there still a bit of unhappiness? Her tone is so soft...

　　Sure enough, people's hearts are very complicated, and this kind of contradictory emotions need to be studied again...

　　Shinichi drives Rizu away.

　　The next one… He couldn't tell if it was scripted setting or a bad luck joke, or just pure luck. After all, he had a hunch that the next person he would dance with would be Fumino.

　　Then the next few might be quintuplets?

　　Of course, even though he thought this way, he didn't show it, and held Fumino's hand.

　　The touch of hugging her on the tour bus came back to him, and Shinichi adjusted his slightly irregular breathing.

　　"Asada-san? What's wrong with you?"

　　Shinichi said calmly, "It's nothing."

　　"Liar, you were in a daze from the start."

　　"If you're in a daze, you won't be able to dance."

　　"When you are in a daze, your eyes will be blank. Dance is purely based on physical reactions, right? You can't fool me," Fumino explained.

　　Shinichi was silent.

　　It didn't take long for Fumino to realize that something was wrong.

　　She thought that after the conversation in the afternoon, the atmosphere between them would become awkward, and it would take a little time to readjust...

　　It's embarrassing right now, but what about this ambiguous atmosphere? It always gets worse!

　　(Wait, by the way...)

　　(Asada-san just hugged Ricchan and now you're flirting with me so smoothly, how can you be so good at smooth relationships you bastard!)

　　Shinichi felt his hand being held a little hard.

　　"What's wrong with you?"

　　"It is nothing." Fumino smiled kindly, and recited Shinichi's increasingly long nickname in her heart.

　　"Liar, you put on a face that you want to throw me into the bonfire as kindling."

Shinichi changed his partner.

　　Removing his hand, Fumino remembered something.

　　"By the way, for tomorrow's team competition, Sekijou-san and the three of us are in the same group… That's the girl you danced with in front of Rizu."

　　Shinichi rolled his eyes: "This really isn't good news, she seems to have a lot of opinions about me."

　　Fumino smiled: "Ahaha, I'll tell you the details tomorrow... Goodbye."

　　"See you."

　　Shinichi saw her holding hands with his next partner, um, it was a woman.

　　So, he looked back and was silent for a few seconds.

　　"Hi, Ishigami!"

Ishigami's whole body trembled, his expression ugly.

　　"What's with your smile? Disgusting ..."