They hadnât seen each other for a few weeks, and yet they were reunited as if they had been separated for decades.
âStarting today weâre sophomores, right?â
âThatâs right.â
They were holding hands as they walked to school, having such an innocent conversation.
âI hope we can be in the same class.â
âThatâs right⊠come to think of it, there will be a class shuffle.â
When Arisa told him, Yuzuru suddenly realized.
In the second year, the classes will be completely changed.
If that happens, thereâs a good chance that Yuzuru and Arisa will be in different classes.
âYou forgot?â
âNo, well⊠I guess the correct answer is that I wasnât really conscious of it. Iâm getting a little nervous.â
But just because they are in different classes doesnât mean they will be separated or anything.
In the first place, it is not possible to talk during class timeâŠ
It doesnât matter if itâs the same class or not, as long as they can talk to each other during breaks.
âIf the New Yearâs prayers work⊠then Iâm sure weâll be in the same class.â
ââŠyeah, thatâs right. Thereâs two peopleâs worth after all.â
I hope we can be together again this year.
The two of them remembered that they had prayed for such a wish at the shrine.
In the meantime, they arrived at the school.
Yuzuru and Arisa picked up the papers distributed near the shoe boxes.
On it were the details of this yearâs class placement.
The result wasâŠ
âOh, itâs the same class.â
âItâs the same.â
They were in the same class.
Relieved, Yuzuru and Arisa patted their chest.
â⊠Ayaka-san, Chiharu-san and Tenka-san are also in the same class.â
âSoichiro and Hijiri are also in the same classâŠâ
They looked for the names of their closest friends and realized.
They were all in the same class.
ââŠdo you think itâs a coincidence?â
âI wonder?ăI think itâs a âŠcoincidence.â
However, no part of it can absolutely be called a coincidence.
The high school that Yuzuru and his friends attend is a private school.
And Takasegawa, Tachibana, Uenishi, and Satake had donated a considerable amount of money.
Itâs hard to believe that they would put pressure on something as unimportant as this, but itâs possible that the administrators made some kind of discernmentâŠ
(No, naturally not..)
In the first place, the school is not operated only by donations from Takasegawa and Tachibana.
Ordinary students are also important âclientsââŠ
There was no reason to give Yuzuru special treatment.
So itâs probably just a coincidence.
HoweverâŠÂ Letâs assign close friends to the same class.
It is quite possible that the teachersâ had such intentions.
âWell, Itâs fine in any way. Letâs go, Arisa.â
âYeah.â
The two of them began to walk.
âŠ.As expected, it was on school grounds, so he was careful not to hold hands with her.