That did seem to be the natural thing to do after he said hers looked good so
Mutsuki smiled bitterly at his careless suggestion and he took the apple cinnamon that Machina’s lips had touched
Ahmyes it is good
Machina did not seem bothered as she took a bite
It would be weird if he focused on it too much so Mutsuki made up his mind and
took a bite
Do you like it
Y-yes It’s good You can really taste the cinnamon can’t you
He feigned calm and scolded himself for trying to find the flavor of her lips within
the apple and cinnamon
(I’ve gotten a lot more daring)
Until the spring he would have been too embarrassed to do anything He smiled bitterly at the thought
It had been less than half a year since then and he thanked the Serpent’s Eye
power for allowing him to grow like this
Fujita and Miss-and Ibekusa You’re together
They ran across Shirohara Ren
She called out to them but she also could not look them in the eye after the previous kissing incident
It could be hard to tell when he mostly interacted with her as FeTUS’s Lavriel but she was popular as the Student Council President A lot of friends were following
her as she went around inspecting things
Hey hey Ren is this the Fujita boy you’re always talking about
He’s so cute
The third years surrounded him Mutsuki had intended to just greet her without intruding much but he was trapped now
Hmm I thought Ren wasn’t interested in boys at all but this is the exception huh
But I understand how she feels This looks like just the kind of boy she’d fall for
Ever since his experience with Micha Mutsuki had trouble around older girls so he was overwhelmed while completely surrounded like this With as popular as Ren was it was apparently well known that he had been hanging around with her Machina and Ren were left outside of the circle of girls
I do not recommend letting others know about your contact with Fujita
I-I know that I didn’t mean to let anyone know It just kind of came up in conversation
Machina’s tendency to completely shut out others was a problem but this seemed to be a problem as well
Where are Jiyuuni and the others
At the play We are on our way to watch it
Oh right I’ll be patrolling around but you keep him safe Miss E
They left no opening as FeTUS members
By the way that crepe looks good
Have a bite
Yes Ahh
Ren took a bite of the blueberry crepe that had originally been Mutsuki’s
Apparently Saya and Sakae were not the only ones overly excited about the cultural festival
They walked around ate and enjoyed themselves
That was all there was to do for those like Mutsuki who had finished their jobs in the preparation phase but the students performing had to take today especially seriously
‘Wh-where is the crosswalk ’
Ange was the most prominent example as the lead in the play
She’s kind of nervous
Mutsuki watched from an audience seat a short distance away Machina nodded in the seat next to him
But that is not a problem It is not enough to affect the performance
RightBreak a leg Ange
It was a short traffic safety play
But even if it was short it was nerve-racking when someone he knew was performing He quietly cheered her on
It was the standard story of Ange who was playing an elementary school girl breaking the traffic rules having a scary experience and learning the importance of the rules But the effort that went into it behind the scenes made it a moving performance for Mutsuki It was already hard to find a girl willing to play the part so Ange may have been the perfect choice since she took any job seriously The play was performed twice in the morning and thrice in the afternoon People had enjoyed the two morning performances so there were more people there for this afternoon one It was not exactly a play worthy of a standing ovation but rumors of the lead girl being cute were spreading through the high school Oh yeah Ibekusa you adjusted Ange’s costume didn’t you
Ange had moved off stage for now so he whispered to Machina
Thanks I could have done it but Ange wouldn’t have asked
Everyone had been in charge of making adjustments to their own costume Ange could not sew so she had let Machina do it That had probably happened while
Machina was helping with her nighttime training
They were enemies but those two were training together and looking at clothes together
You sure are getting along well with Ange
There was no response that time
As a FeTUS member she may not have been able to say any more Still it made him happy enough that she did not deny it
Oh right You were with her last night weren’t you Ange was acting a little weird when she got back so did something happen
Oh Ange is back
The play’s lead was back so he focused on the stage again
He failed to notice Machina hanging her head next to him
There were still two more performances so Mutsuki only waved to Ange as the curtain lowered and then they moved to the music room
It was approaching time for the performance by Silvia the band Lucia was helping
Unlike Ange Lucia had insisted Mutsuki come watch so they showed up early and got a good spot