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 52

Temptation

“Hayate-kun, won’t you go home with me?”

Sumire said this during lunch break.

We are currently hiding behind the school building, eating our lunch together.

It’s a homemade lunchbox from Sumire.

“Hmm? Let’s go home together after club activities are over.”

“That’s not what I mean, I mean right now.”

“Skipping school, you mean?”

“Yeah, is that bad?”

“……”

I’ve never skipped school in my life.

No matter how much a cute girl invites me, I don’t have the courage to do something as irresponsible and conspicuous as that.

“Sorry, I can’t do that…”

“Don’t you want to be with me?”

“It’s not that, it’s just—”

“You’re saying you’d leave me to go home alone even if I’m not feeling well?”

“You’re not feeling well?”

“Yes. That’s why I want to tell the teacher and have you take me home.”

Since the day we spent the night together, Sumire has begun to act more spoiled and selfish.

The ‘mentally unstable’ side she’s always shown seems to be exploding now.

But, I’m also somewhat pleased by her affections.

My feelings are beginning to be taken away from me.

“…Just for today, then.”

“Really? Then I’ll go tell the teacher. Come with me.”

Things got a little complicated after that.

It was normal for Sumire to leave early because she wasn’t feeling well, but when I said I would go home early with her to take her home, naturally, there were some objections.

And then there was a commotion in the staff room, with teachers appearing who speculated about our relationship and even wondered if Sumire was faking her illness.

However, one veteran teacher took our side, asking what we’d do if something happened while she was going home alone, and somehow the discussion was settled.

We left school.

We walked out of the main gate with confidence, and just as I was about to head towards her house, she for some reason, started walking towards the station.

“Um, where are you going?”

“There’s a Momo-nyan event near the station. I want to take a little detour and check it out before going home.”

“Won’t we get picked up by the police if we’re in our uniforms?”

“It’s okay.”

‘Because Hayate-kun will protect me.’

Sumire said this with a smile as she pulled my hand; she looked very happy.

For me, this was the first time I’d ever been relied upon like this.

Forgetting that we had skipped school, we headed together to the station.