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Chapter 2 â The Trigger \nVolume 1\n<hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-wide">\nAs soon as the second-period class was over, Nishikawa and Fujisaki came to my seat. As it turns out, they had some thoughts about Enam-sanâs behavior in class today. I made my way to the stair landing as I had done before.\n
As soon as I reached the landing, I bowed my head.\n
âSorry!ăBoth of you!ăI left without permission last week.â\n
In the end, I hadnât been able to apologize until now. In the morning, I pretended that I hadnât noticed that they had come to school. I was afraid to go and apologize.\n
âNo, itâs fine!~ Donât worry about it, Naochi.â\n
Fujisaki nodded at Nishikawaâs words.\n
âItâs totally fine. I was a little surprised, but you were acting out of consideration for Enami-san. I donât think you have to apologize so much.â\n
I was relieved that neither of them seemed to be angry. They may have had some inner feelings, but they didnât seem to be at a level that would damage our relationships.\n
âIâm so sorry!ăI wonât let that happen again. âŚ.. By the way, wasnât Enami-san mad at you after that?â\n
Nishikawa and Fujisaki looked at each other.\n
âIâm not sure about that either.â\n
Fujisakiâs face was a little puzzled.\n
âThatâs right. Risa-chan left right after that, too.â\n
âEh?â\n
So thatâs what happened. But if thatâs the case, doesnât that mean sheâs angry?\n
As if sensing my question, Nishikawa immediately answered.\n
âI donât think she was mad at you. I know because I talk to her a lot. When sheâs angry, her brow wrinkles more and she clicks her tongue more bluntly.â\n
âClicking tongueâŚâŚâ\n
But still, I can easily imagine it with Enami-san.\n
âThatâs what I am telling you, she didnât do that. Risa-chan was thinking about something after that. Then she suddenly got up from her seat as if she was in a hurry. She left her bag and phone behind as if she wasnât completely there at the moment.â\n
ââŚâŚWhat does that mean?â\n
I donât get it.\n
âThatâs my line!ăI delivered the bag and the phone to Risa-chanâs house, but even then, she just replied with a simple âahâ or something like that, like she was thinking about something else the whole time.â\n
The mystery deepened further and further. I thought she was just angry, but I wondered if there was something in her heart that was troubling her.\n
âAnd when I came to school today, I found out this⌠Sheâs not late, sheâs looking ahead in class, sheâs answering the teacherâs questions seriously, and I donât know what the hell is going on!â\n
Well, usually, those actions are quite normal.\n
But even Nishikawa, who is supposed to be closest to her, doesnât understand. If sheâs not angry, her behavior toward me is first of all puzzling.\n
âI feel the same way. I was surprised by many things today. I donât know why the teacher thanked me, but I didnât do anything special.â\n
ââŚâŚâŚ.I wonder if it was a whim or a sincere conversion. If itâs the former, I can still understand, but if itâs the latter, is it because of me?â\n
âI think it probably is.â\n
Iâm afraid that I have no idea what Enami-san is thinking. Iâm the only one whoâs being watched. It didnât seem like she was giving Fujisaki or Nishikawa any strange looks.\n
âIn any case, I guess weâll just have to keep an eye on Risa-chan. Iâll ask around, but donât get your hopes up too much.â\n
Thatâs right. I think itâs best to leave it to Nishikawa for now. Itâs no use for me to be thinking about it.\n\n
Lunch break.\n
Me, Saito, and Shindo were sitting around the desk eating our lunch as usual. After that, Enami-san didnât look at me for a while. However, she seemed to be taking her classes seriously, and even when I peeked at her once in a while, she was still looking at the blackboard in front of her.\n
âThat was unsettling.â\n
Saito said, rolling a dried plum seed on his tongue. Naturally, the topic was Enami-san.\n
âI didnât expect her to suddenly become so serious. You donât think that Shiroyamaâs call before had any effect on her, do you? She looked furious when she came back to the classroom, and she didnât seem to listen to the teacher very well.â\n
ââŚâŚ I donât care about that delinquent. Itâs not a big deal anyway.â\n
Shindo didnât seem to like Enami-san very much either. The same was true in the morning, but when the subject of Enami-san came up, he was blatantly disgusted.\n
Saito nodded his head in agreement.\n
 âWell, itâs not our concern. We have to be careful not to get involved.â\n
With that, he picked up his chopsticks and froze. His eyes seemed to be looking over my head and further back.\n
âWhat is it?\n
Eventually, Shindo froze, looking in the same direction as Saito. I was curious, so I looked back behind me.\n
ââŚâŚehâ\n
There was Enami-san. She was standing there silently, looking down at us.\n
ââŚâŚâ\n
I couldnât help but clam up. I donât know why these things keep happening to me.\n
Enami-san said.\n
âHeyâ\n\n
The words were directed at me.\n\n
<hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-wide">\nTN: well, Iâm still in a good mood. So I thought Iâll just finish this chapter with the remaining 2 episodes\n\n