Chess Tournament Finals - Part 4

I had won enough matches to fulfil my deal with Kimura-kun, so I wasn't too interested in continuing to try during the finals.

There were more students gathered in the area than usual. It seemed that they were all quite interested in the grand final, although it wasn't going to be a very interesting match. After a little while, I decided to take my seat, facing my opponent, Hasegawa Mio.

"You know, Ayato, ever since we were released, I've wanted to see you again."

"I'm not that interesting."

"Oh, but you really are~ no one else has been able to make me excited like you used to."

"Just don't say anything like that when there are other people around."

"People ended up getting the idea that I'm just aloof, but the reason is that nothing interested me. Nothing was capable of making me feel something."

"Don't put too much hope in me."

"No one knows you better than me, Ayato~"

The time was 12:00 pm, and our clocks began running.