They were being invited to movies, amusement parks, summer resorts and whatnot.
“…How can y’all go out in this heat?”
My mumbled voice dissipated in the chatter of the classroom and the noise of the cicadas from the outside.
Really, what kind of energy drink do you guys drink?
In a classroom with no air conditioning, the students were excited about the holidays coming up which was a few days away, and the time continued to pass.
In the midst of all this, Kirasaka was still staring at the paperback she had brought with her.
In the hot classroom, she read the book in a cool manner.
I’m not sure if she noticed or knew it all along, but when I was looking towards her, she muttered.
“It’s hot already… If you stare at me like that, I’m going to get a heat stroke.”
“You can’t get heat stroke from a human gaze.”
Is there laser coming out of my eyes?
The expression on her face is not as convincing as her words.
I tried to avert my gaze from her, but she continued the conversation.
“I just want to make sure …you’ll be at the clock tower at seventeen o’clock on the weekend, right?”
“Don’t go on deciding my schedule without my consent! …I didn’t promise you anything for the weekend.”
There are no plans according to my brain calendar.
In other words, I’ll spend my time peacefully at home.
I quickly denied Kirasaka’s remarks as if I had some other work to do.
I guess she already expected this response and didn’t even move her line of sight.
However, her next words were not directed at me, but at someone else.
“That’s right, Kanazaki-san.”
“Minato-kun! You are free this weekend, right!?”
…That’s strange.
Shizuku, who was supposed to be surrounded by the students in the center of the classroom, is now leaning forward with her hands on my desk.
Moreover, she said something to me that sounded like “You are free this weekend”, didn’t she?
Before I could answer, Shizuku said what would be the name for this arc.
“Let’s go to the fireworks festival!”
Fireworks festival…
So, summer has finally arrived in this rural town.