Komari Chika secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw he had no intention of pressing further.
She rummaged through her schoolbag, pulled out a cream bread roll, and began to eat it.
The courtyard temporarily fell silent.
After a while, Imaizumi Keita finished his simple lunch, but his stomach still felt empty.
He glanced at the small figure beside him, who was engrossed in her bread, and spoke.
"Um, Komari."
"Hm?"
Komari Chika looked up in confusion, her cheeks slightly puffed out from the food in her mouth.
"That looks delicious."
Imaizumi Keita pointed at the bread in her hand, a gentle smile on his face. "Can you share a bite with me? I'm a bit hungry too."
"Eh?"
Komari Chika paused her chewing.
She looked at Imaizumi Keita, then at the bread in her hand which had a large bite taken out of it, a hint of conflict appearing on her face.
Th-this... I've already eaten it...
To-to give him... something I've already eaten...
Th-this is too... too impolite...
And... it feels like... an indirect kiss...
Her cheeks flushed, and for a moment, she didn't know how to react.
Seeing her conflicted expression, Imaizumi Keita finally couldn't bear to tease her any further.
"Just kidding."
He was about to say this when he saw Komari Chika tear the unfinished bread roll into two halves from the clean middle section.
Then, she offered the half she hadn't bitten to Imaizumi Keita.
Imaizumi Keita looked at the half-bread she offered, then at her tightly clutched clothes, a hint of surprise appearing on his face.
He didn't refuse any longer, reached out, took it, and took a large bite.
It was a very ordinary cream bread roll, the kind most common in convenience stores, and its taste could even be described as somewhat cheap.
The two quietly shared the same bread.
Just then, Imaizumi Keita's phone in his pocket vibrated slightly.
He took out his phone, unlocked the screen, and a new message from Shioyaki Lemon popped up.
"Kin-chan! You and Anna are both gone! Did you two make up and sneak off together?!"
Every line exuded a gossipy vibe.
Imaizumi Keita smiled at the message, his fingers rapidly tapping on the screen.
"No. I just left the classroom and was wandering around the school."
After the message was sent, the reply from the other party popped up a few seconds later.
"Oh—is that so! I thought you two had made up."
"Speaking of which, track and field team training doesn't start until late afternoon, and I have nothing to do today, so boring. Kin-chan, are you free now? Can you accompany me to wander around the school?"
Seeing her energetic invitation, Imaizumi Keita didn't hesitate.
"Sure. I'm at the bench in the courtyard now, just come over."
Not long after the message was sent, a gust of wind accompanied by footsteps approached from a distance.
"Yahoo! Kin-chan!"
Shioyaki Lemon, with her sports backpack, appeared at the entrance of the courtyard in a vibrant manner.
She immediately saw Imaizumi Keita sitting on the bench, and... Komari Chika beside him.
"Oh?"
Shioyaki Lemon's face showed a hint of surprise. She quickly walked over, curiously glancing back and forth between the two.
"Classmate Komari is here too."
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