Communication

Futaba was looking at the crowd then saw Shishio, who was surrounded by a lot of beautiful girls. She wasn't sure why, but she felt like they were so dazzling, and it felt like they were in a different space from where she was standing.

Futaba had an appointment with Shishio to go to Sakurasou to adopt a cat. She had texted with him last night, and she only needed to wait for him in front of his class, but somehow she hesitated, wondering whether someone would talk about her when she approached him.

Still, Futaba decided to encourage herself, but she didn't expect Yukinoshita, the popular girl in the 2nd grade, to come to Shishio's class, which caused a commotion. She might be an outcast, but it didn't mean that she didn't know the situation at the school, but even so, she had a feeling who Yukinoshita wanted to meet, and as expected that Yukinoshita came to meet Shishio.

Looking at Shishio, Yukinoshita, and Nana, who were talking to each other, even though Futaba couldn't hear what they were talking about, she could feel that they were different from her, which somehow made her hate herself.

The crowd started to gather, and Futaba was pushed to the side. Still, she didn't fight the flow, only aimlessly following it until everyone opened a path when they saw Shishio walking out with Nana and Yukinoshita.

Beautiful girls always attract attention, and the appearance of Shiina also attracted a lot of people.

Futaba was standing among the crowd and wondered whether Shishio would notice her. She became dejected and depressed when he walked away, but then she was stunned and secretly felt a bit happy since she didn't expect him to notice her.

Their eyes met each other, and somehow she could tell that he was about to greet her. However, she could tell that when he greeted her, many people would glance at her, and it made her uncomfortable, so she also hoped that he wouldn't greet her, which somehow made her feel contradictory.

Futaba waited for a moment, but she wasn't sure why Shishio didn't say anything, and she felt her phone vibrate. She took out her phone, and she didn't expect to receive a text from him.

Shishio: "I'll be waiting for you at the entrance of the school."

Futaba sighed in relief, but at the same time, she hated herself, who couldn't change and couldn't move away from her comfort zone.

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Shishio didn't know what Futaba thought since he needed to explain why Yukinoshita was here. "Well, let's not stop here, or we'll block the path."

They nodded, listening to his words.

Shishio looked at Yukinoshita and asked, "Senpai, do you want to go back together?"

Looking at the number of beautiful girls who looked at her, Yukinoshita shook her head and said, "No, I'll go back on my own." Ignoring their gazes, she left directly while reflecting on herself that she shouldn't be so impulsive in the future. However, she stopped for a moment and said, "Oga-kun, don't forget the photo!"

"You don't need to worry." Shishio nodded then walked away with the girls. He glanced at Miu, who somehow looked away in a blush. He had to admit that this senior was so cute that he wanted to kiss her again, but he knew that it wasn't the time for that.

"So Yukinoshita has visited you to ask you to take a picture?" Saki asked.

"Yes." Shishi nodded.

"Wait, Shishio-kun, do you have photography skills?" Ritsu asked in doubt.

"Senpai, this guy's photography skill is top-notch," Nana said without hesitation.

Saki also nodded since she had to admit that Shishio's photography skill was very amazing.

"....." Ritsu stared at Shishio and wondered how many talents this guy had, and somehow she thought that sometimes God was too unfair, right?

Yukinoshita, who had walked away, turned her head again and looked at Shishio's group, who talked to each other and couldn't help but frown slightly. She shook her head and walked away without hesitation, ignoring the feeling in her heart at this moment.

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They walked out of the school, and as usual, Nana, Mea, and Maiko went their separate ways. After they said goodbye, they usually would go back immediately, but this time Shishio and Miu slowed down their steps so they could talk with each other for a moment.

"You're not going to hide from me, Senpai?" Shishio asked.

Miu looked at Shishio, and somehow, her feelings were extremely complex at that moment. She had heard from both Saki and Nana, and at the same time, she also knew about Shishio's problem who couldn't say "I love you" to someone. She thought for a bit, biting her lower lip, and said, "Shishio-kun, how about we talk to each other next week? With the two of us? For now, I want to sort out my feelings first." She was afraid that she would be moved by her impulsiveness, which was why she wanted to stay from Shishio for a moment, at least, until next week to sort out her feelings since she didn't want to regret this relationship. She could openly say that she was happy with this relationship.

Miu also wanted to help him and she was also curious why Shishio couldn't say "I love you" to someone. She knew that she wanted him, but she felt a bit complicated when she thought to share him with a lot of girls. It might be easy if she could give up on him, but she knew that she didn't want that since she knew clearly what was she felt toward him.

Shishio looked at Miu for a moment and nodded. "Yes."

"Thank you." Miu nodded with a smile before she went back since her home was on a separate way.

Looking at Miu, who was walking away, Shishio shook his head, then walked toward Saki, Shiina, and Ritsu, who was waiting for him at the entrance of the skill, then heard Ritsu's question.

"Why are we waiting here?" Ritsu asked.

Saki and Shiina also looked at Shishio curiously.

"I had told you before that someone wanted to adopt a cat, right? Now that person is going to come with us to Sakurasou," Shishio said. He then looked at Saki and asked, "Saki, do you want to visit, Sakurasou?"

"Eh?" Saki was surprised, but then she asked, "Can I?" In truth, even though she knew that Sakurasou was known as a den of weirdos, her boyfriend was living there, so of course, she was curious about that place.

Shishio looked at Ritsu and Shiina, then asked, "What do you think?"

"OK." Shiina nodded and didn't think too much.

Ritsu had a complicated feeling toward Saki, but she wasn't rude enough to reject her either. She then nodded and agreed. "Yes." After all, Sakurasou wasn't her house, and everyone was free to play as long as they didn't do something shameless or dirty.

Even Shiro-san, a genuine pervert, could enter Sakurasou, so Ritsu didn't see a reason to stop Saki.

Saki thought for a moment and remembered that Shishio's aunt lived in Sakurasou. "Your aunt is living there too, right?"

"Um." Shishio nodded and said, "She's the manager of Sakurasou, after all."

Saki wanted to ask something again, but she heard someone approach them.

"So - sorry to make you wait..."

Saki, Shiina, and Ritsu then turned their heads and saw a beautiful girl with a slightly shorter height but with a huge chest came toward them with a cold yet slightly nervous expression. Even so, she was beautiful, with her hair tied in a ponytail.

"No problem, we didn't wait for a long time, Futaba-san." Shishio smiled gently and said, "How about we go to Sakurasou now? Is that alright?"

After a moment of a daze when she saw Shishio's smile, Futaba nodded without hesitation. "Yes."

Futaba glanced at Shiina, Ritsu, and Saki, and she had to admit that she was slightly intimidated since she was short. It could be said that among the five of them, she was the shortest, she was even shorter than both Ritsu and Shiina, and it might also be the reason why even though her breasts were huge, it caused her to look quite fat.

"Right, I need to introduce you to each other." Shishio then introduced them. "She's Futaba Rio. She is the one who wants to adopt a cat."

"Hello." Futaba nodded and didn't say much since she was a bit nervous.

'Is that all?' Shishio sighed inwardly and only realized that the four girls around him had trouble with communication. He didn't think too much then started to introduce Ritsu, Shiina, and Saki. "She's Kawai Ritsu. She's 2nd year, and she's the same tenant who is living in Sakurasou."

"Hello." Ritsu nodded and also didn't say much.

"Hello, Senpai." Futaba nodded and didn't expect Ritsu to be in the 2nd year, but knowing that Ritsu was also living in Sakurasou, she didn't feel surprised that they knew each other.

"She's Shiina Mashiro. She's a freshman like us, but she's in the art department," Shishio said.

"You can call me Mashiro," Shiina said while looking at Futaba.

"...." Futaba wasn't sure why, but she might have seen the purest girl that she had ever seen in her life. However, when she heard Shiina's name, she couldn't help but frown and asked, "Sorry, have I seen you somewhere, Mashiro-san?"

Shiina tilted her head and stared at Futaba, wondering whether she had seen her somewhere, but her memory had always been so good, which was why she was quite confused by Futaba's question. "Hmm... a few days ago? On the bread food truck?"

"....." Futaba.

"Well, Futaba-san, it is normal for you to notice her since Mashiro is relatively famous in the world of art," Shishio said.

"World of art?" Futaba thought for a moment, then suddenly she exclaimed. "Shiina Mashiro? The genius painter?"

Shiina was confused, but Shishio gave Futaba a nod. "That's her."

"....." Futaba.

"Well, let's continue our introduction." Shishio then introduced Saki and said, "She's Kawasaki Saki. She's also the 2nd year, similar to Ritsu-senpai. By the way, the four of us are members of the literature club, so if you want to join, you can join anytime."

Saki only nodded, but then she kept looking at Futaba and thought that Futaba wanted to adopt a cat because Futaba wanted to have a chance to talk with Shishio.

Futaba wasn't sure why, but she felt Saki's stare was a bit scary, so she only nodded. However, when she heard his invitation, she shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, but I have joined a science club."

"Science club? Is there such a club in the school?" Shishio asked curiously.

"Of course." Futaba nodded and said, "You can visit it if you want. I'll treat you to a coffee there." She thought that it might be good to invite him to the science club since that way, she could talk with him privately.

Shishio wasn't sure about the connection between science and coffee, but he didn't think too much and continued to talk with everyone. He was very good with conversation so even if the four of them had trouble with communication.

Before long, they arrived at Sakurasou, but two people seemed to argue with each other in front of the entrance.

"Wait! Didn't you say that you like me?"

The voice of the man was so loud that it caused the girls to frown.

"Let me go..." The girl's voice was very feeble while trying to get away from the man that held her.

"What's with you!"

"Oww, it hurts!"

Shishio raised his eyebrow and called her out directly. "Sayaka-san."

Sayaka, who was being entangled by a man, turned her head quickly, and when she saw Shishio for a moment with excitement, but her expression quickly changed into distress, and there were tears in her eyes.

"O - Oga-kun..."

Her voice was so sweet and soft mixed with some fear that it would cause anyone who saw her to feel sympathetic, but in Shishio's ears, it was almost sickening.

With a very nimble movement, Sayaka escaped from the man, came to Shishio, directly pushed the girls around him and held Shishio's arm while hiding on him.

"..." Saki, who was being pushed, wanted to kick Sayaka directly at this moment.

"He - Help me, Oga-kun..." With teary eyes, Sayaka asked.

Shishio's lips twitched, and he knew that this girl had brought herself trouble.