episode_0275

“I brought one because Jeff was so exhausted.”

Shine speaks in a very light voice.

When I furrowed my eyebrows at the words, “I just brought it,” she shut her mouth.

As if he wasn’t going to say anything more than that.

You shouldn’t doubt whatever Shine shows you.

We must accept Shine as it is.

It was a promise that Rain and I made with Shine.

I nodded.

“Thank you…”

Although I couldn’t use this item because I was wearing a bracelet, Shine’s words that she had brought it for me were enough to impress me.

I rolled the solid stick around in my hand and eventually stuffed it into my pocket.

As we exited the warp field and walked down the hallway, Rain asked me a question.

It was quite cute how he came closer and his eyes sparkled as if he had been holding back his curiosity until now.

“Jeff. Jeff. What were you planning on doing with that?”

I rolled my eyes at her question.

Since Amy got in trouble and the plan went awry, there was no need to hide it.

After hesitating for a while, I opened my mouth and spoke to Rain.

I was thinking of going out.

Although he didn’t explain exactly why he was trying to leave, Rain’s face turned pale at the mere mention of leaving.

“I was going to go out?”

“Yeah.”

“Oh, Amy must have gotten in trouble!”

Lane shivered and screamed as she remembered the punishment Amy would give her if she left.

He looked like a chick, flapping his arms wide open.

I patted her head as if telling her not to worry.

“Don’t worry, Rain. I’m wearing the bracelet right now. I can’t go out.”

The idea of trying to get out of school was based on the premise that I could use my abilities.

Now that I was cut off from little Amy because of the bracelet, I felt like I was drowning, unable to move my arms and legs.

It’s all Amy’s fault.

I stared at the bracelet and waved my arms wildly.

Doing this didn’t make the bracelet fall off, but it did make me feel a lot better.

Go down the hallway, towards the teachers’ office where Shandroy is, and show your face to him.

She, who had been wrestling with a pile of documents, greets us warmly.

After greeting her, I head to the classroom.

Coming to school was always a repetitive routine.

Just before I entered the classroom, Shine gently grabbed the hem of my clothes.

“Jeff.”

“Huh?”

“If you could take off the bracelet, what would you do?”

Shine’s words had a strange feel to them.

Does that mean you can really take off the bracelet?

Or is this just a question you ask because you’re curious about my thoughts?

I tilted my head, unable to guess what she meant.

First of all, there was no way Shine could take off this bracelet.

This was something only Amy could solve.

I raised my arm in front of her and jingled my bracelet.

A total of three bracelets made a clanking sound.

At first glance, it looked like an ordinary fashion item, but it really was something of a horror item.

“Are you saying that Shine can solve it?”

“Then?”

I didn’t take my eyes off Shine’s answer with any suspicion.

I’m all grown up now.

This was Shine’s induction newspaper right now.

It’s just a process of checking to see if I’m still having bad thoughts.

If I were to reveal my true feelings here, she would surely punish me severely.

“I won’t go out. I’ll just stay still like Amy said.”

“Really?”

Shine nodded to my answer and went into the classroom.

I looked at her back with a vain gaze.

Really? Can you really solve it?

I stood there blankly, thinking about the bracelet, then shook my head and entered the classroom.

In the familiar classroom, Appleton and Shine Lane were already sitting in their usual seats.

I was worried that he might be angry because I unilaterally broke my promise, but fortunately, Appleton was acting as usual.

“Hello. Appleton~”

Appleton, my dear friend.

As she was the first friend I made here, her significance to me was very special.

I wanted to give her some special time, but circumstances didn’t allow for that.

“Oops. Jeff!”

Appleton greeted me warmly as usual.

After exchanging brief greetings as usual, we sat down.

As I was watching Appleton’s expression and waiting for an opportunity to apologize, Appleton looked at my arm and his eyes lit up.

“Bracelet?”

“Ah, this…”

I put my arms behind my back at Appleton’s words.

Since it was a bracelet for suppressing abilities, I was a bit hesitant to show it to others.

But Appleton forcibly pulled my arm away and began to examine the bracelet closely.

“It’s really pretty!”

“Really…?”

“Yeah, it suits you well. The atmosphere changed just by wearing the bracelet.”

Appleton speaks with great excitement.

She finally took the camera out of her bag and pointed it at me.

In that situation, my body begins to react.

As I jumped up from my seat and took a stance, Appleton clicked the camera shutter repeatedly.

All the newly taken photos were sent to Shine’s cell phone.

***

I always think about it, but school classes are boring.

It was so boring.

To the point where I can’t stand it unless I take a nap.

As lunchtime approached, the moment I got up from my seat to eat lunch, Appleton started packing his school bag.

This means that instead of taking out the lunch box from the bag, you start packing your bags.

As I tilted my head at the sight, Appleton noticed my gaze and answered.

“Today is the day I go to see my dad, so I decided to only take morning classes.”

“Really?”

“Yeah!”

Appleton looks excited at the thought of meeting his father.

The sight of that girlish figure brings a smile to my face.

As we watched her in silence, Appleton, who had packed his school bag, waved at us.

“I’ll go first! Next time, please invite me to Perman’s castle!”

“Yeah!”

Next time for sure.

As I nodded vigorously with that thought in mind, Appleton quickly walked out of the classroom.

As I stared silently at Appleton’s empty seat, Shine patted my back and said.

“Let’s go eat.”

“Yeah…”

There were always four of us eating lunch at school, but now there are three.

So the three of us headed to the restaurant.

A space crowded with many students due to the weather.

The smell of various foods mixed together stimulated my appetite.

As I was looking through the menu, gulping down the saliva that filled my mouth, a light hand gently touched my clothes.

Knock knock – I knew that touch was Shine’s.

So naturally I reached out and grabbed her hand.

A hand that digs between the fingers and clasps them together.

However, I couldn’t help but stop moving because of the feeling in my hand.

be small.

It was a little smaller than Shine’s hand.

It was soft.

Shine’s hands were soft, but the skin on these hands felt a bit more delicate.

“Senior. You’re bold.”

A soft voice digs into my ear.

At that strange longing, I flinched and stepped back, my clasped hands tightened, and I dug my hand deeper.

The black hair that came towards me with a whoosh, and the red eyes underneath it staring at me.

I could smell a faint scent of raspberries.

The moment I was startled by the sudden appearance of Prin, Shine moved.

Her hand lightly reaches out and releases the hand she’s holding onto.

The hand that had been released so naturally was now holding Shine’s hand.

Shine walked towards me and tried to block Prin.

However, due to the strange movements of the continuing Prince, Shine and I ended up surrounding Prince.

Shine looked puzzled at the sight of her squeezing in through the gap, like a small cat.

“Hello, seniors.”

As always, Prin greeted us politely.

Even though they were students, the way they treated each other with politeness and respect was almost like the way they treated adults.

Shine moved again, blocking Prin’s path and asking.

“What are you here for?”

“I came to eat.”

“Then let’s go eat.”

Despite Shine’s cold tone, Prin smiled softly.

cute.

It was so cute.

If only Shine hadn’t been there, if no one was around to see her, I would have definitely hugged Prin because her small figure looked just like a doll.

“I want to eat with my seniors, if you don’t mind…”

“Excuse me.”

Shine’s answer cuts off Prince’s soft words.

Despite the cold response, Prin couldn’t hide his faint smile.

I gently pulled on the collar of Shine’s shirt and asked her a question in a small voice in her ear.

“Hey. Shine. Why are you doing this? You weren’t like this before.”

Yes, that’s right.

When he first met Prin, Shine accepted him.

It was Shine who even allowed me to sit next to her.

Shine frowned at my words and shook her head.

It’s a shame, but there’s nothing we can do about it.

I nodded, thinking so.

Since Shine had refused, the dinner with cute Prince was all but over.

“I’m sorry, seniors. Then, enjoy your meal.”

Despite Shine’s sharp words, Prin stepped back and apologized.

Prince walks away quickly.

Shine stared at Prin for a long time.

“Hey. Shine. What’s wrong?”

“Prin came to you because he knew you were wearing a bracelet.”

“This…?”

“Yeah.”

At Shine’s words, she raised her arm and jingled her bracelet.

Then, Rain, who had been listening quietly from the side, nodded and said.

“Shine’s right. Prin hasn’t taken his eyes off Jeff’s arm since we got here.”

“Were you watching that?”

“Princess is suspicious.”

I touched my cheek at Rain’s words.

I was so helpless, unable to use my abilities.

Rain felt like he couldn’t even feel Prince’s gaze, so his self-esteem was falling.

As I rubbed my cheeks with a gloomy expression, Rain came over and patted my head.

Even though I was short, I had to walk on tiptoe.

It was of no comfort.

After finishing lunch, I headed to the classroom.

Rain fell into a nap, caressing his bloated belly, while Shine opened a book.

It looked like he was trying to study.

As I was looking at Shine, resting my chin on the desk with that thought in mind, she said.

“Jeff.”

“Yeah.”

“Don’t walk around alone today.”

“Why?”

“You’re wearing a bracelet.”

“Bathroom too?”

“Yeah.”

I shook my bracelet at Shine’s words.

The way it made a small, jingling sound was very annoying.