My Classmate Whom I Helped Seems to Be Mentally Sick, So I've Been Trying My Best to Hide My True Identity, But It Seems Like I've Been Found Out - Chapter 23

Mifune-san is——

“Good morning, you two.”

Upon arriving at the school, immediate trouble ensued.

Saki Mifune was waiting for us at the main gate.

Naturally, I braced myself.

However, surprisingly, Sumire Murasaki returned her greeting with a smile.

“Good morning, Mifune-san. Let’s give our best in the club activities starting today.”

“Oh, so you’ve decided to let me join.”

“Yes, of course. We’ll start the reading club activities right away today. By after school, think about a book you’d recommend.”

Sumire Murasaki said confidently and proceeded into the school building first.

Then Mifune followed her without saying anything to me.

I left a bit of a gap, and when I couldn’t see the two of them anymore, I slowly headed to the classroom.

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Lunch break.

Naturally, I was heading to the home economics preparation room.

Of course, not voluntarily.

I had received about ten LINE messages before lunch break started.

【It’s lunch break, soon…】

【Do you remember the location of the home economics preparation room properly?】

【I’ll buy bread again today.】

【I wonder if Saki Mifune is planning to come during lunch break too?】

【Class will end soon.】

And so on.

I understood that I had to come to the club room as soon as it was lunch break, so I hurriedly headed there.

I was worried that I might run into Saki Mifune along the way, but fortunately, that didn’t happen.

If it came to entering the club room with Mifune, it wouldn’t be strange if a knife or so flew out from inside.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, heading to that club room was now the top priority, so I walked quickly to where Sumire Murasaki was waiting.

“Excuse me…”

“You’re late, Takizawa-kun. What happened? Why are you so cautious?”

“Ah, no, nothing…”

“Saki Mifune came a while ago.”

“Huh, she was here?”

“Why, did you want to see her?”

“No, that’s not it. But, she left so easily?”

“Yes. We properly discussed the future, so don’t worry. More importantly, are you going to eat some bread?”

“Ye…yeah, I’ll have some.”

Even though Mifune was just here, Sumire Murasaki seemed rather in high spirits.

Had they warmed up to each other, or did they settle some matter?

Well, either way, it’s a good thing.

While there were many suspicious points about Saki Mifune, and she was a being to be wary of, on reflection, her joining means I don’t have to worry about spending after-school hours alone with Sumire Murasaki, so it could be said to be rather welcome.

There are various anxieties remaining, but if things go well, there might also be a moderately enjoyable after-school life.

I was thinking such an optimistic thing, probably because Sumire Murasaki was always smiling and calm.

The peaceful lunch break ended without a hitch, and the calm afternoon passed peacefully.

After school.

Today, Saki Mifune did not come to the club room——