Suddenly, a voice called out to him, and he trembled involuntarily.
“…you don’t have to be that surprised”
“N-no, I’m sorry. …good morning, Nagiri-san.”
The one who approached Yuzuru was a tall, slender, beautiful girl.
It was Tenka Nagiri.
“Yes, here. I’m always indebted to you. It’s obligatory though.”
“Ah, thank you very much.”
It seemed that she had come to give him obligatory chocolate.
Yuzuru gratefully accepted the chocolate from Tenka.
“… Who is that from? It’s not from Arisa-san, is it?”
She said as she looked at the pretty wrapped box that was left on his desk.
According to Ayaka’s testimony, Ayaka and her friends made chocolates together …so they must know the boxes and packaging for the chocolates that each of them made.
That’s why she was able to find out that it belonged to someone other than the four of them at a glance.
“No, I don’t know. It was inside my desk… It doesn’t say who sent it.”
It may be inside the packaging…
There was no letter or message of any kind, at least not on the outside.
“Chocolate from a stranger… What if it’s not store-bought?”
“…No comment.”
“Well, I guess so. I think that’s normal. Your safety comes first.”
Tenka, guessing from Yuzuru’s reply, patted Yuzuru on the shoulder as if to comfort him.
“It’s tough being a popular guy.”
“I’m not as popular as you. I’m sure many boys would love to have your chocolate.”
It goes without saying that Tenka was also a very beautiful girl and is very popular among boys.
The level of her appearance was on par with Arisa, Ayaka, and Chiharu (of course, Yuzuru thinks Arisa is the absolute best).
Many boys would love to have chocolates from Tenka.
…In fact, the boys in the class seemed to be looking at her a little more sharply.
“…I’m not a good cook. I don’t think it’s that good because it’s not as good as Ayaka’s, to be honest.”
“The important thing is not the chocolate itself, but who gave it to you, and with what intention.”
In that sense, chocolates from an unknown sender were a little difficult to handle.
For now, Yuzuru decided to put away the chocolate from the unknown sender and the chocolate from Tenka in his bag.
Then he asked Tenka.
“Have you already given them to Hijiri?”
“Eh? …W-why did Hijiri-kun’s name come up?”
“No, it’s nothing personal.”
When Yuzuru said that, Tenka turned her head away from him.
“…C-classes are about to start.”
“Ah yeah. Good luck to you, too.”
“…It’s not like I need that or anything.”
After saying that, Tenka walked away from the classroom as if she was running away.
Now, it was lunchtime.
After finishing his lunch with Soichiro and the others, Yuzuru came back to the classroom.