<h1>Chapter - 44</h1>
<h1>A Summertime Test (3)</h1>
 
This morning after getting up from a heavy dream I got ready for school.
 
I left my home and while closing the front door I noticed that Natsuno-san &amp; Akitsu-san weren’t here today.
 
It was not like I was expecting them to be everywhere and always around me with the umbrella’s effect.
 
But it felt a little lonely.
 
On the other hand, it also meant that now that I don’t have to be wary of Akitsu-san, going to school felt a lot more relaxed, since I was walking by myself.
 
“……….Eh?”
 
But on the way to school, I saw something unusual. Some distance ahead of me, behind a vending machine on the side of the road.
 
Was a little girl in her school uniform hiding while looking in a direction opposite from school?
 
Isn’t that?…… Class Rep, what is she doing?…….
 
A short petite body with a long ponytail. I couldn’t see her face, but that is definitely Natsuno-san.
 
But why is she hiding?
 
Tracing the direction of her gaze, I followed it to see what she was looking at. On the main street were a sparse bunch of students heading to school.
 
But isn’t that―
 
That’s…….Akitsu-san!
 
Roughly 20 to 30 meters in front of Natsuno-san. There was a lone girl in uniform who stood out glamorously from the rest. A voluptuous body whose hair was fashioned into a side tail; it was none other than Akitsu-san.
 
Her wide hips and thick thighs accentuated her butt figure, when watching her figure from the back, one could say her strides were erotic.
 
But why is Class Rep hiding and tailing Akitsu-san. Aren’t they best friends? I wonder if I should just ask.
 
Wondering what I should do, I snuck up right behind Class Rep, to ask.
 
“……Good Morning, Natsuno-san”
 
“Hyaaaaaaa!?”Natsuno’s body jolted in surprise at my greeting. Her flabbergast expression of shock had turned my way.
 
“Sa-Saino!?…….”
 
“Yeah. Yo……So what are you up to?”
 
“Eh, uh, I………I, ah Saino just hide!”
 
Class Rep just pulls me into the back of the vending machine she was hiding behind. And after looking back in Akitsu-san’s direction, sighed in relief.
 
“That’s great, looks like we haven’t been found…….”
 
“……………Um, Natsuno-san why are you following Akitsu-san?”
 
Looking in the direction of Akitsu-san walking away, I prod Class Rep with curiosity before she could leap her way through again.
 
Coughing to clear her throat, Class Rep answered my question in a meek voice trying not to sound weird.
 
“Well, she’s been acting strange lately. It looks like she’s having a lot of fun. And she’s a lot more lively than usual……”
 
“So you’re trying to find out the reason why? But isn’t that a good thing that she is happy?”I asked a common question.
 
“Mm, that’s…… It’s, it’s not like I don’t want her to be happy. It's just that I want to know why….. it’s for her sake too…..”
 
While staring at me, Class Rep muddles her words towards the end, replying inaudibly. Looking at her appearance and actions, I can kind of figure out why she was tailing Akitsu-san.
 
It’s a bit over speculative on my part, but I think Class Rep suspects her best friend has fallen in love with me.
 
Thinking about it more, there are various things that come to my mind. It all started when we shared the umbrella treasure with each other and not to mention she was enthusiastic about going to school with me yesterday morning.
 
Thinking back at Akitsu-san’s actions, one could think she’s taken an interest in me. Adding onto that, she was having a lot more fun in those respects.
 
…..But in truth, she was just curious and wanted to uncover my secrets.
 
She only spent about 10 minutes under “The Umbrella of Intertwining Fate” with me, so I can’t really deny that she has some feelings.
 
“Don’t you think you are overthinking this whole thing? Maybe you are worrying a little too much?”
 
“Wh-why, what do you mean by that?”
 
“No, well, actually it’s……….”
 
“…………”
 
Class Rep stares at me intently. Her eyes questioning me, as I couldn’t respond back easily to her. Her expression turns uneasy as she watches me. It’s become more troublesome to deal with than I initially thought.
 
……How should I calm her down? There’s not much I can explain to her, but……
 
I like Natsuno-san. If I tell her that, maybe it would blow away Class Rep's anxiety.
 
But since I’ll be continuing to get involved with other girls in erotic ways, making such a confession is too risky.
 
It’s not like, I don’t like her.
 
But how do I say these kinds of things?
 
I was trying to think of the right things to say. But nothing came to my mind immediately, as if it could have been that easy. I couldn’t say I wasn’t interested in Akitsu-san either.
 
But while I was brooding over what I should be saying, a great idea came to mind.
 
Come to think of it, that item should be good for a situation like this.
 
Holding onto Class Rep's hand, I took her in the opposite direction from school…..Making my way towards a certain house.
 
“Eh, Eeh?”
 
Class Rep leaked a puzzled reply, she didn’t resist my abrupt actions either and instead followed along.
 
…..I couldn’t tell her ‘I like you' out loud.
 
But with that item, I could say it as many times as I wanted.
 
“Nightmare inducing Bell”
 
With that, I should be able to give Class Rep a sweet wet dream at my home.
 
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