The Classmate Who Is Adored by Everyone Smiles Teasingly Only at Me-Chapter 5Volume 2 .12 - Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween! 12
“Thank you for the food! Please make one again next year!”
“The chocolate cake was delicious!”
“Make a ten-tier cake next time!”
Sōma was really happy when the children said these things with smiles at the time of farewell.
It was good that he did it. It was good that he worked hard.
He felt this from the bottom of his heart.
“…it wasn’t just me who worked hard.”
Chika had also put in a tremendous effort. Probably even more than Sōma, who had just made the cake.
He made sure to lock the door of the meeting place properly while thinking about treating her to a cup of coffee or something as a reward.
Chika, who had changed her clothes earlier, was waiting in the nearby children’s park.
There was no one else around but her sitting on a bench under the streetlight, and the park was very quiet.
“Sorry to keep you waiting. You worked hard today. After all those sweets, don’t you feel like having some coffee? I’ll treat you, so let’s have a modest celebration at the convenience store.”
He called out to her, but there was no response.
“…Chika?”
Something seemed off, and as he peered into her downcast face, he saw that she was peacefully asleep, breathing softly with her eyes closed.
“Sleeping while sitting up? That’s kind of amazing.”
‘Well, I guess it can’t be helped.’
She had been tirelessly working on her cosplay costume for the past week, and today, she was non-stop with preparations and hosting duties.
It was no surprise that a girl who would get exhausted from just a few kilometers of running would doze off after continuing to push herself to do something for the first time in her life.
He thought about waking her up, but as he watched her peaceful sleeping face, he felt it would be too cruel to disturb her.
“Guess I’ll wait until she wakes up.”
He continued to gaze at Chika’s sleeping face.
“…This might be the first time I’ve seen her sleeping face.”
He reached for my smartphone, tempted to take a photo as payback for her taking photos of him sleeping.
However, as he watched her, his hand’s trajectory shifted from my phone towards her instead. He gently swept away the hair that veiled her face like a curtain so he could see her face more clearly.
The streetlight shone down, making her cheeks begin to glow with a pearl-like radiance.
She was just sleeping in her usual uniform. Yet, she looked so beautiful.
Not in her boldly revealing casual clothes.
Not in her negligently open-chested pajamas.
Not in her sporty running gear that outlined her body’s shape.
Not in her scanty and erotic magical girl cosplay.
It was her most familiar, most ordinary, most commonplace school uniform.
Yet, Chika looked the most beautiful right now.
It was as if an angel who flitted around the world had descended for a brief respite to rest her wings.
Amidst the artificial halo of light, she alone sparkles as if sprinkled with stardust.
“…you’re beautiful.”
He murmured so without realizing it.
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“――you’re beautiful.”
The moment she heard those words, Chika’s heart leaped.
Chika wasn’t really asleep.
She had been pretending to sleep, wanting to see Sōma’s surprised face.
She just wanted to play a little prank.
That was all she intended.
Yet, it was Chika who ended up being surprised.
Why? How come? What does this mean?
Questions popped in her head like bubbles.
She was surprised at her own surprise.
She couldn’t understand why she felt her heart racing just from being called beautiful.
For Chika, ‘beautiful’ and ‘cute’ were familiar words. She had been told them so many times by her parents. Her friends also kept saying them.
She had heard them so much from others that it almost became annoying.
She was tired of hearing them. They no longer made her happy, nor did they surprise her.
It was supposed to be that way, or so she thought…
The words murmured by Sōma shook Chika’s heart more than any “beautiful” she had been told by anyone before.
Her heart pounded so strongly that her body trembled.
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This was an experience she had never had before in her life.
Why? How come?
She could only be bewildered by her own heartbeat.
No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t understand.
She started to dislike herself. To not even understand something like this…
She even felt irritated by the beating of her heart.
――But still.
She secretly smiled, careful not to let Sōma notice.
Such a thing had never happened to the Chika who had only been adored until now. It must be a mystery that occurred because she was with Sōma.
If that’s the case, then surely she will continue to meet parts of herself she never knew.
Because Chika and Sōma have a cooperative relationship, and they will always be together from now on.
“――Ah, you’re finally awake.”
“…Good morning.”
She slowly opened her eyes and pretended to yawn as if she had just woken up.
“I’m sorry. I fell asleep.”
“Don’t worry about it. You must be tired.”
When he said that with a smile, a twinge of guilt pricked her heart.
“Um, oh right, aren’t you hungry? Let’s get something to eat at the convenience store. I’ll treat you.”
“A convenience store is fine, but didn’t you just stuffed yourself with cake? You’ll get fat.”
“Hmph.”
She had wanted to treat him to something as an apology for pretending to sleep, but she was taken aback by his rude remark.
“It’s okay. If that happens, I’ll just go on lots of walks with Sōma-san. By the way, what color would you like for your collar?”
“Wait, walks? That kind of walk?!”
Seeing Sōma make a disgusted face, she couldn’t help but giggle.
‘Yeah, I definitely wanted to be with Sōma-san forever. After all, being with him is so much fun.’
Chika might not have understood herself very well as to why, but that feeling was genuine.
